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Bargain Hunt

Series 57

Entertainment Special

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Christina Trevanion looks back at the best entertainment-related items bought by past teams and watches some very famous theatre props fly at auction. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Joanne Dunscombe
Executive Producer:
Paul Tucker
Director:
Nick Denning
Director:
Lisa Evans

Antiques Road Trip

Series 21

Episode 20

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

In south Wales, it’s the last chance for Christina Trevanion and Serhat Ahmet to buy antiques, but they are distracted by an underground secret and plunge into a bog for fun. Show more

Mountain Vets

Series 2

Episode 5

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 11 months

Vet Jennie saves the life of a show chicken, Darren helps a pregnant cow avoid a caesarean section, and Maurice comes face to face with an exotic visitor. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Edward Hart
Executive Producer:
Francis Baker
Executive Producer:
Rory Wheeler
Narrator:
Adrian Dunbar
Production Company:
Rare TV

Mary Berry's Simple Comforts

Series 1

Yorkshire Coast

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 6 months

Mary visits Yorkshire's dramatic coastline, tastes seaside favourites and makes some crowd-pleasing bonfire food. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mary Berry
Executive Producer:
Karen Ross
Director:
David Crerar
Director:
Sarah Myland
Series Producer:
Alice Binks
Production Company:
Sidney Street Productions

Politics Live

14/12/2020

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Jo Coburn is joined by Dehenna Davison MP, Alastair Campbell, Camilla Tominey and James Harding to discuss the continuing Brexit talks, coronavirus and compensation for Windrush victims. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jo Coburn
Panellist:
Dehenna Davison
Panellist:
Camilla Tominey
Panellist:
James Harding

Head Hunters

Series 1

Episode 10

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Rob Beckett hosts the quiz show where contestants must decide whether they can win the jackpot alone or need to headhunt other players to supplement their knowledge. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rob Beckett
Director:
Chris Power
Series Producer:
Breid McLoone
Executive Producer:
Karen Smith
Production Company:
Tuesday's Child Television

The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas

Series 1

Episode 9: Showing Off

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

The Hairy Bikers create mouthwatering festive dishes and get into the spirit of the season with special guest Russell Grant. Recipes include lobster mac and cheese. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon King
Presenter:
Dave Myers
Interviewed Guest:
Russell Grant
Executive Producer:
Carla-Maria Lawson
Executive Producer:
Pete Lawrence
Series Editor:
Will Knott
Series Producer:
Natasha Hayes
Production Secretary:
Joanna Poulton
Editor:
Alex Boyle
Assistant Producer:
Guy Arthur
Production Company:
Hungry Gap Productions

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 8 months

Film drama. Determined to lead the first expedition to reach the South Pole, naval officer Scott assembles a team to try to beat a Norwegian attempt. Show more

Contributors

Captain RF Scott:
John Mills
Director:
Charles Frend
Captain LEG Oates:
Derek Bond
Dr EA Wilson:
Harold Warrender
Petty Officer 'Taff' Evans:
James Robertson Justice
Lieutenant HR Bowers:
Reginald Beckwith
Kathleen Scott:
Diana Churchill
Oriana Wilson:
Anne Firth
Lieutenant EGR 'Teddy' Evans:
Kenneth More
Chief Stoker W Lashly:
Norman Williams
Petty Officer T Crean:
John Gregson
Surgeon Lieutenant EL Atkinson:
James Mc Kechnie
Apsley Cherry-Gerrard:
Barry Letts
Bernard Day:
Christopher Lee
Herbert Ponting:
Clive Morton
Questioner:
Noel Howlett
Caroline:
Dandy Nichols

Flog It!

Series 14

Episode 20: Bowes Museum

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 8 months

Antiques series. Paul Martin presents from the Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle in County Durham, purpose-built to house the collection of Josephine and John Bowes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Series Producer:
Carole Lochhead

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Steve Cram, Lloyd Griffith, Jeanette Kwakye and Josie Long test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Osman
Panellist:
Steve Cram
Panellist:
Lloyd Griffith
Panellist:
Jeanette Kwakye
Panellist:
Josie Long
Executive Producer:
Tamara Gilder
Production Company:
Remarkable TV
Director:
John Smith

Mastermind

2020/21

Episode 9

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC Two HD

John Humphrys hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. Specialist subjects are John Singer Sargent, The Sopranos, Jane Austen novels and Nick Drake. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Humphrys
Producer:
Chris Jones
Executive Producer:
Jimmy Mulville
Executive Producer:
David Young
Production Company:
Hat Trick Productions

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Should you meddle with a classic? Nigella thinks that in the case of her crab mac’n’cheese, it’s a must. She also cooks up chocolate cookies, chicken with orzo and a rice-filled dessert. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nigella Lawson
Executive Producer:
Paolo Proto
Series Producer:
Martha Swales
Series Producer:
Laura Abrahams
Production Manager:
Matthew Cotton

University Challenge

2020/21

Episode 23

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Two more teams compete in the second round of the student quiz with the aim of making it through to the quarter finals.

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Hospital

Series 6

Episode 6

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

As Covid-19 levels rise again, the Royal Free London prepares to roll out a mass vaccination programme, but it faces a staffing crisis that in turn threatens vital cancer operations. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Jackie Waldock
Executive Producer:
Simon Dickson
Executive Producer:
Lorraine Charker-Phillips
Series Producer:
Emma Whitehead
Series Editor:
Mark Rossiter
Production Company:
Label1 Television Ltd

New Elizabethans with Andrew Marr

Series 1

A Brave New World

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Andrew Marr explores how Britain since 1952 has coped with the loss of empire, America's cultural and political hegemony, and the rise of a consolidated European superstate. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Period drama. Lord Mountbatten arrives in India to take the post of last Viceroy. A new servant arrives to work as one of Mountbatten's dressers, only to encounter a long lost love. Show more

Contributors

Lord Mountbatten:
Hugh Bonneville
Edwina Mountbatten:
Gillian Anderson
General Hastings Ismay:
Michael Gambon
Aly Rahim Noor:
Om Puri
Cyril Radcliffe:
Simon Callow
Muhammad Ali Jinnah:
Denzil Smith
Mahatma Gandhi:
Neeraj Kabi
Jawaharlal Nehru:
Tanveer Ghani
Lady Pamela Hicks:
Lily Travers
Archie Wavell:
Simon Williams
Duleep:
Jaz Deol

Countryfile

Black Mountains

Duration: 54 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Ellie Harrison and Sean Fletcher visit the Black Mountains on the border between Wales and England, and Joe Sugg competes in a hedge-laying competition. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Robert Rinder continues his journey, meeting a woman whose mother was arrested as a child by the Nazis, a man whose uncle was transported to Belsen and the last survivor of the Treblinka death camp. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 18 days

Four contestants are challenged to prepare a potato rosti brunch dish and tempura mussels with aioli. They then try to dazzle the judges with their signature dishes. Show more

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