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A Very Country Christmas

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Ellie Harrison and Angellica Bell meet a Christmas tree farmer, a candlemaker and a woman who makes a traditional Scottish delicacy as part of Advent preparations across Scotland. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ellie Harrison
Presenter:
Angellica Bell
Producer:
Andy Twaddle
Director:
Andy Twaddle
Executive Producer:
Harry Bell
Executive Producer:
Brendan Hughes

Race Across the World

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 4 months

The teams head out of Copan Ruinas in western Honduras to their next checkpoint, Panama City. Having raced hard in the previous leg, leaders Jo and Sam are keen to experience more this time. Show more

Contributors

Composer:
Michael Burns
Production Manager:
Juliet Cole
Production Manager:
Katy Goddard
Production Manager:
Anna Wood
Producer:
Kathryn Burke
Series Producer:
Lucy Curtis
Executive Producer:
Stephen Day
Executive Producer:
Tim Harcourt
Executive Producer:
Mark Saben
Executive Producer:
Matt J Smith
Producer:
Niamh Kearney
Line Producer:
Maria Kennedy
Production Company:
Studio Lambert

12 Puppies and Us

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 10 months

Rescue dog Elina moves in with the Orchard family in Buckinghamshire after a 2,000 mile trip from Cyprus, where she was found abandoned on the side of the road. Show more

Contributors

Series Editor:
Rachael Barnes
Production Manager:
Julia Speed
Executive Producer:
Dan Barraclough
Production Department:
Emily Walton
Production Department:
Angela Oakhill
Commissioning Editor:
Abigail Priddle
Production Company:
RDF Television

Natural World

2019-2020

Meet the Bears

Duration: 8 minutes

on BBC Two HD

How bears across the world have overcome the challenges of life - from finding food and raising cubs to confronting rivals and habitat loss - all thanks to brains, brawn and amazing adaptability. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 11 months

Musical comedy. Time is short if playboy CK Dexter-Haven is to reclaim his former wife before she remarries. Cynical reporter Mike Connor is covering the wedding.

Contributors

Uncle Willie:
Louis Calhern
Mike Connor:
Frank Sinatra
Producer:
Sol C Siegel
George Kittredge:
John Lund
Liz Imbrie:
Celeste Holm
Tracy Lord:
Grace Kelly
CK Dexter-Haven:
Bing Crosby

Bargain Hunt

Series 57

Our Experts’ Top Buys

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two HD

To celebrate 20 wonderful years of Bargain Hunt, Natasha takes a look back at some of our experts' most memorable moments over the last two decades. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Paul Tucker
Series Producer:
Joanne Dunscombe
Director:
Lisa Evans
Producer:
Tim Holt

Nature's Weirdest Events

Series 2 (Cutdowns)

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Documentary series exploring bizarre and extraordinary natural events. Using footage taken by eyewitnesses, presenter Chris Packham reveals how these events occur. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 53 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Classic John Ford western. Believing the Comanche have abducted his young niece, embittered Ethan Edwards sets out to save her, accompanied by hot-headed Martin. But their long quest takes its toll.

Contributors

Laurie Jorgensen:
Vera Miles
Ethan Edwards:
John Wayne
Martin Pawley:
Jeffrey Hunter
Lars Jorgensen:
John Qualen
Charlie McCorry:
Ken Curtis
Mrs Jorgensen:
Olive Carey
Rev Capt Samuel Johnston Clayton:
Ward Bond
Director:
John Ford
Brad Jorgensen:
Harry Carey Jr
Mose Harper:
Hank Worden

Formats

Keeping Up Appearances

1994 Christmas Special

Duration: 48 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 2 months

Sitcom. Richard has an unsavoury foot infection. Meanwhile, a desire for a new kitchen gives Hyacinth an opportunity to perform some interesting experiments in the showroom. Show more

University Challenge

Christmas 2020

Manchester v Queen's Belfast

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

It’s the second match of the Christmas quiz, with two teams of graduates fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Narrator:
Roger Tilling
Director:
Tracey Rooney
Series Producer:
Irene Daniels
Executive Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Nigella indulges in a little kitchen-table tourism with food from near and far, including Linzer cookies, pomegranate cocktails, smoked salmon on black bread and Norwegian pork ribs. Show more

Contributors

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

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Marking 25 years since the creation of the Bridget Jones character, author Helen Fielding opens up her personal archive to tell the story of how Bridget Jones’s Diary came to be. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Helen Fielding
Interviewed Guest:
Renee Zellweger
Interviewed Guest:
Hugh Grant
Interviewed Guest:
Colin Firth
Interviewed Guest:
Jess Phillips
Interviewed Guest:
Candice Carty-Williams
Interviewed Guest:
Germaine Greer
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Curtis
Interviewed Guest:
Cherie Blair
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Coles
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Marr
Director:
Alex Harding
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Industry

Series 1

Pre-Crisis Activity

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 10 months

With RiF day fast approaching, Yasmin throws a supper club to allow the grads to let off some team. But with temperatures running high, surviving RiF isn’t their only concern. Show more

Contributors

Harper Stern:
Myha'la Herrold
Yasmin Kara-Hanani:
Marisa Abela
Robert Spearing:
Harry Lawtey
Gus Sackey:
David Jonsson
Eric Tao:
Ken Leung
Daria Greenock:
Freya Mavor
Kenny Kilbane:
Conor MacNeill
Clement Cowan:
Derek Riddell
Sara Dhadwal:
Priyanga Burford
Hilary Wyndham:
Mark Dexter
Rishi Ramdani:
Sagar Radia
Nicole Craig:
Sarah Parish
Usman Abboud:
Amir El-Masry
Director:
Mary Nighy
Writer:
Konrad Kay
Producer:
Lee Thomas
Executive Producer:
Jane Tranter
Executive Producer:
Lachlan MacKinnon
Executive Producer:
David P Davis
Executive Producer:
Ryan Rasmussen
Executive Producer:
Mickey Down
Executive Producer:
Konrad Kay
Executive Producer:
Joel Collins
Production Company:
Bad Wolf Limited

Genres

Industry

Series 1

Reduction In Force

Duration: 47 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 10 months

Reduction in Force (RiF) day is here. The grads pull out all the stops to secure their jobs and become permanent Pierpoint people. Show more

Contributors

Harper Stern:
Myha'la Herrold
Yasmin Kara-Hanani:
Marisa Abela
Robert Spearing:
Harry Lawtey
Gus Sackey:
David Jonsson
Eric Tao:
Ken Leung
Daria Greenock:
Freya Mavor
Kenny Kilbane:
Conor MacNeill
Clement Cowan:
Derek Riddell
Theo Tuck:
Will Tudor
Sara Dhadwal:
Priyanga Burford
Hilary Wyndham:
Mark Dexter
Jackie Walsh:
Caoilfhionn Dunne
Rishi Ramdani:
Sagar Radia
Bill Adler:
Trevor White
Nicholas Crendshore:
Richard Laing
Seb Oldroyd:
Jonathan Barnwell
Director:
Ed Lilly
Writer:
Konrad Kay
Producer:
Lee Thomas
Executive Producer:
Jane Tranter
Executive Producer:
Lachlan MacKinnon
Executive Producer:
David P Davis
Executive Producer:
Ryan Rasmussen
Executive Producer:
Mickey Down
Executive Producer:
Konrad Kay
Executive Producer:
Joel Collins
Production Company:
Bad Wolf Limited

Genres

The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Series 3

Christmas – The Hebrides

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 5 months

Romesh Ranganathan spends a week visiting the isles of Skye, Harris and Lewis, guided by local crofter Donald 'Sweeney' Macsween. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Donald MacSween
Executive Producer:
Emily Hudd
Executive Producer:
Morgan Roberts
Director:
Chris Cottam
Production Manager:
Lucy Cartledge
Director of photography:
Geoffrey Sentamu
Production Company:
Rumpus Media

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: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 24 days

Four semi-finalists are taken out of their comfort zone when they are given a world-class demonstration by Michelin-starred chef Aktar Islam. Show more

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