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Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 2 months

Ben Fogle explores the ancient sea roads of the Inner Hebrides. He visits Iona, the cradle of Christianity, and learns how Columba’s legacy inspires people today. Show more

Earth's Seasonal Secrets

Episode 3: Winter

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 10 months

Andrew Scott narrates a special programme which celebrates winter and explores how animals and plants rise to the challenges it brings. Show more

A Very Country Christmas

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Ellie Harrison and Angellica Bell meet a Cornish choir, visit a donkey sanctuary and discover the history of Christmas cards as part of Advent preparations in Devon and Cornwall. Show more

Contributors

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

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

When food correspondent Carly gets a shot at her own show, she is sent to Angel Heights to help Grant open his diner and film it as a holiday special for her TV show. Show more

Inside the Factory

Series 5

Xmas Party Food

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Gregg Wallace is in Nottingham at an enormous party food factory where they produce 200,000 canapes every 24 hours. Show more

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys

Series 1

Episode 3: Talkeetna to Denali

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Michael Portillo heads for the Last Frontier of the United States. Michael travels north to explore the remote former goldrush settlement of Talkeetna. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Adaptation of Cole Porter's hit about a theatre company attempting a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Songs include So in Love. With Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson. Show more

Contributors

Fred Graham / Petruchio:
Howard Keel
Lilli Vanessa / Katherine:
Kathryn Grayson
Lois Lane / Bianca:
Ann Miller
Hortensio:
Bob Fosse
Cole Porter:
Ron Randell
Director:
George Sidney

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Classic Broadway musical. Nathan Detroit, a gambler in need of cash, bets Sky Masterson that he will not get Sarah Brown, who works at the Save a Soul Mission, to go out on a date. Show more

Contributors

Sky Masterson:
Marlon Brando
Sarah Brown:
Jean Simmons
Nathan Detroit:
Frank Sinatra
Miss Adelaide:
Vivian Blaine
Lieutenant Brannigan:
Robert Keith
Nicely-Nicely Johnson:
Stubby Kaye
Big Jule:
BS Pully
Benny Southstreet:
Johnny Silver
Harry the Horse:
Sheldon Leonard
Rusty Charlie:
Dan Dayton
Society Max:
George E Stone
Arvide Abernathy:
Regis Toomey
General Cartwright:
Kathryn Givney

Formats

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Series 2

Episode 7: Jessica's First Christmas

Duration: 51 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Classic sitcom about one-man disaster area Frank Spencer. Frank and Betty are looking forward to Christmas, especially the church's Nativity play.

University Challenge

Christmas 2021

Bristol v King's, Cambridge

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

It's the third match of the Christmas series for university alumni. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Narrator:
Roger Tilling
Series Producer:
Clare Parody
Director:
Tracey Rooney
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

The Hairy Bikers are back, travelling the north of England in search of great food producers and ingredients to create a delicious Christmas family feast. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dave Myers
Presenter:
Si King
Producer:
Rosie Pooley
Production Manager:
Cath Tudor
Production Coordinator:
Esme Horne
Series Producer:
Francois Gandolfi
Executive Producer:
Melanie Leach
Executive Producer:
Andrew Mackenzie-Betty
Production Company:
South Shore Productions

Inside the Factory

Series 7

Christmas Cards

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Gregg visits the Woodmansterne card factory in in Watford. It’s one of the largest greeting card companies in the UK, a family business sending out 35 million cards a year. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gregg Wallace
Presenter:
Cherry Healey
Presenter:
Ruth Goodman
Series Producer:
Nicola Lafferty
Production Manager:
Rachel Drew
Production Manager:
Samara Friend
Executive Producer:
Sanjay Singhal
Executive Producer:
Lucy Carter
Production Company:
Voltage TV

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

British drama. With the help of a generous stranger, the poor orphan Pip tries everything to win the heart of the rich, cold-blooded Estella. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Mike Newell
Miss Havisham:
Helena Bonham Carter
Magwitch:
Ralph Fiennes
Mr Jaggers:
Robbie Coltrane
Joe Gargery:
Jason Flemyng
Compeyson:
William Ellis
Herbert Pocket:
Olly Alexander
Wemmick:
Ewen Bremner
Mr Pumblechook:
David Walliams
Young Pip:
Toby Irvine
Young Estella:
Helena Barlow
Bentley Drummle:
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Sergeant:
Ralph Ineson
Mr Hubble:
Alan Rushton

Villages by the Sea

Series 2

Arnside

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers how traditional boat building shaped the beautifully preserved village of Arnside on the banks of the River Kent in Cumbria.

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 9 days

Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s Hospital perform a complex procedure to help a patient swallow again and remove a tumour that is threatening a patient’s vision. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Richard Bond
Executive Producer:
Jo Hughes
Executive Producer:
Ros Ponder
Series Editor:
Daniel Barry
Producer:
Emily Bunt
Production Manager:
Louisa Hatfield

Duration: 56 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 14 days

The semi-final stage continues with just eight chefs left in the running for the 2021 title. Tonight, four of them compete in a pop-up kitchen challenge. Show more

Duration: 56 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 14 days

The second group of four semi-finalists tackle the pop-up kitchen challenge. Show more

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