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Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

In suburban America in the 40s, nine-year-old Ralphie is coping with life, classmates, bullies, teachers and parents, but his mind is really set on a major Christmas present.

Contributors

Schwartz:
RD Robb
Miss Shields:
Tedde Moore
Scot Farcus:
Zack Ward
Director:
Bob Clark

Genres

Formats

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 9 days

The last four chefs cook for some of the UK’s top food critics. Only three can progress to the final, so they need to cook the best food of their lives. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gregg Wallace
Director:
David Crerar
Series Producer:
Katie Attwood
Series Producer:
Linda McCarthy
Series Editor:
David Ambler
Production Company:
Shine TV

Duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Big-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Broadway hit. The stories of familiar fairy tale favourites intertwine as the characters look to secure their happily ever after. Show more

Contributors

Baker's Wife:
Emily Blunt
Cinderella:
Anna Kendrick
Cinderella's Prince:
Chris Pine
Rapunzel's Prince:
Billy Magnussen
Jack's Mother:
Tracey Ullman
Little Red Riding Hood:
Lilla Crawford
Lucinda:
Lucy Punch
Cinderella's Mother:
Joanna Riding
Baker's Father:
Simon Russell Beale
Director:
Rob Marshall

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 5 months

Family comedy from the performers of Horrible Histories. Young Bill Shakespeare leaves Stratford to follow his latest dream, to be a playwright in London. Show more

Contributors

Bill Shakespeare/Lord Burghley/English Messenger:
Mathew Baynton
Earl of Crawley/Croydon/Juan Domingo/Sausage/Dmitri Alexandr:
Simon Farnaby
Anne Hathaway/Molly/Spanish Courtier/Body Collector:
Martha Howe-Douglas
Christopher Marlowe/Gabriel Montoya/Cynical Jester:
Jim Howick
Sir Francis Walsingham/Lope Lopez/Ian:
Laurence Rickard
King Philip II of Spain/Earl of Southampton/Grubby Thief:
Ben Willbond
Queen Elizabeth I:
Helen McCrory
Sir Richard Hawkins:
Damian Lewis
Francis Drake:
Justin Edwards
Sir Walter Raleigh:
Rufus Jones
Ramon/Sergeant:
David Crow

Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

on BBC Two HD

A gentleman crook and a master safe-cracker attempt the first moving train robbery, targeting a British Army payroll on its way to the Crimea. Starring Sean Connery. Show more

Contributors

Edward Pierce/John Simms/Geoffrey:
Sean Connery
Robert Agar:
Donald Sutherland
Miriam/Madame Lucienne/Brigid Lawson:
Lesley-Anne Down
Edgar Trent:
Alan Webb
Henry Fowler:
Malcolm Terris
Inspector Sharp:
Robert Lang
William Williams:
Wayne Sleep
Emily Trent:
Pamela Salem
Elizabeth Trent:
Gabrielle Lloyd
Captain Jimmy:
Brian Glover

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Frank Sinatra stars in an action-packed World War II story about Allied prisoners who stage a mass breakout from an Italian POW camp and commandeer a train. Show more

Contributors

Colonel Joseph L Ryan:
Frank Sinatra
Director:
Mark Robson
Major Eric Fincham:
Trevor Howard
Gabriella (as Raffaella Carra):
Raffaella Carrà
Sergeant Bostick:
Brad Dexter
Captain Costanzo:
Edward Mulhare
Private Ames:
James Brolin

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Series 11

Episode 17

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 9 months

The Repair Shop’s Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch team up with experts Tim and James. They discover rare tiny toys in Birmingham and a very long church pew in Wolverhampton. Show more

Dad's Army

Battle of the Giants

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 11 months

Captain Mainwaring tries to get out of attending a big church parade when the Home Guard are ordered to wear their medals from previous conflicts.

Contributors

Captain George Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Arthur Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jack Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private James Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Joe Walker:
James Beck
Private Charles Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Frank Pike:
Ian Lavender
The Vicar:
Frank Williams
Producer:
David Croft

Richard Osman's House of Games

Festive House of Games

Week 1: Wednesday

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Clare Balding, Ivo Graham, Ugo Monye and Su Pollard test their general knowledge skills for a special festive show in Richard Osman's House of Games. Show more

University Challenge

Christmas 2022

Durham University v University of York

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 12 months

Alumni of Durham University face graduates of the University of York in the third match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Show more

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

Vienna Blood

Series 3

The God of Shadows

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Max applies his neurological expertise to the case of a retired soldier, Captain Steiner, who is convinced that he is cursed and tortured by vengeful spirits. Show more

Contributors

Max Liebermann:
Matthew Beard
Oskar Rheinhardt:
Jurgen Maurer
Rachel Liebermann:
Amelia Bullmore
Mendel Liebermann:
Conleth Hill
Leah Liebermann:
Charlene McKenna
Clara Weiss:
Luise von Finckh
Commissioner von Bulow:
Raphael von Bargen

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 5 months

Hugh Grant tells the story behind his success, after being honoured with the Best Actor award at the Baftas for his performance in Four Weddings and a Funeral. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Sandra Bullock
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Curtis
Line Producer:
Louise Meager
Interviewed Guest:
Colin Firth
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Frears
Interviewed Guest:
Hugh Grant
Commissioning Editor:
Pinki Chambers
Interviewed Guest:
Nicholas Hoult
Interviewed Guest:
Paul King
Executive Producer:
Clare Brown
Interviewed Guest:
Marc Lawrence
Executive Producer:
Katherine Allen
Interviewed Guest:
Ang Lee
Interviewed Guest:
Andie MacDowell
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Weitz
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Weitz
Production Company:
Whizz Kid

Dan Snow traces the development of Britain's railways, from the beginnings of a true national network in the late 1830s through to the end of the 'railway mania' in 1847. Show more

Dan Snow traces the development of Britain's railways from the late 19th century to the outbreak of World War II. During this time the railways changed the economy profoundly. Show more

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