BBC Two

BBC Two is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964.

BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)

Fimbles

Series for young children in which the characters explore the magical valley around them

Series for young children in which the colourful characters Fimbo, Florrie and Baby Pom explore the magical valley around them

Fimbles: Snowman

15/04/2003

Snowman

CBeebies - Fimbles, Snowman

When the Fimbles find three snowballs they create their very own snowfimble.

Series for young children in which Fimbo, Florrie and Baby Pom explore the magical valley around them. The Fimbles find three snowballs and decide to make a Snowfimble.

Series for young children in which colourful characters Fimbo, Florrie and Baby Pom explore the magical valley around them. When the Fimbles find three snowballs they create their very own snowfimble, complete with topknot, stripes and twinkling fingers.

CBeebies

The UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes.

The UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes, dedicated to delighting and surprising its pre-school audience.

Teletubbies

Welcome to Teletubbyland! Join in the fun with Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laalaa and Po.

Welcome to Teletubbyland! Join in the fun with Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laalaa and Po as they learn lots of new, exciting things about the real world. Perfect for curious little minds!

Teletubbies: Carol Singing

25/12/1997

Carol Singing

Teletubbies - CBeebies - BBC

Children sing Christmas carols to the Teletubbies. Tinky Winky gets a star as a present.

Pre-school fun, fantasy and education with Teletubbyland's colourful inhabitants. Children sing Christmas carols to the Teletubbies. Tinky Winky is given a star.

Pre-school fun, fantasy and education with Teletubbyland's colourful inhabitants Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po. It's Christmas, and a group of children sing some Christmas carols to the Teletubbies. Tinky Winky opens his present to find a beautiful star inside, which the Teletubbies follow all over Teletubbyland. Where will it end up?

64 Zoo Lane

Cartoon series about Lucy, who lives next door to a zoo and is told stories by the animals

Cartoon series about Lucy, who lives next door to a zoo and every night is told a story by the animals

64 Zoo Lane: Series 2

64 Zoo Lane: Series 2: Episode 3: The Story of Hercule Moustache

Episode 3

Episode 3: The Story of Hercule Moustache

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Snowbert recalls the time he and Sidney took a walrus called Hercule Moustache on a trip.

Cartoon series about a girl who lives next door to a zoo and is told a story by the animals. Snowbert recalls the time he took a walrus on a trip.

Cartoon series about a girl who lives next door to a zoo and is told a story by the animals every night. Snowbert recalls the time he and Sidney took a walrus called Hercule Moustache on a trip across the North Pole. But all Hercule did was complain - until he got a very special surprise.

The Story of Hercule Moustache

Series 2

Cartoon series about Lucy, who lives next door to a zoo and every night is told a story by the animals.

Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks

Porcine adventures with Piggley Winks and friends.

CGI animated adventures of a group of farm animals growing up in an Irish village

Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks: Series 1

Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks: Series 1: Episode 18: Treasure Hunt

Episode 18

Episode 18: Treasure Hunt

Series 1

Treasure Hunt

CBBC - Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Series 1, Treasure Hunt

Piggley and friends accomplish their chores without actually realising they are working.

Mr Winks plants a treasure map that inspires Piggley and friends to accomplish their chores without actually realising that they are working.

Porcine adventures with Piggley Winks and friends. Mr Winks plants a treasure map that inspires Piggley and friends to accomplish their chores without actually realising that they are working.

CBBC

The BBC's multiplatform offering bringing the very best programmes to 6-12 year olds.

CBBC is the BBC's multiplatform offering for 6-12 year olds bringing the very best drama, entertainment and factual programmes to its young viewers.

Arthur

Animation following the adventures of the world's most famous aardvark.

Follow the adventures of the world's most famous aardvark, eight-year-old Arthur Read, and his family and friends.

Arthur: Arthur's Perfect Christmas

24/12/2006

Arthur's Perfect Christmas

Arthur - CBBC - BBC

Arthur worries that Christmas won't be as perfect as he hopes.

Animated adventures of a young aardvark. Arthur, DW and their family and friends are preparing for Christmas, but Arthur worries it won't be perfect.

Arthur, DW and their family and friends are frantically making preparations for the holiday season, including perfect gifts, perfect parties and perfect family traditions. Arthur soon discovers that perfection is hard to come by and worries that Christmas won't be as great as he hopes.

ChuckleVision

BBC One

Children's entertainment with the Chuckle Brothers

ChuckleVision: Series 19

ChuckleVision: Series 19: Episode 1: Et Tu Chuckle

Episode 1

Episode 1: Et Tu Chuckle

Series 19

Et Tu Chuckle

BBC One - ChuckleVision, Series 19, Et Tu Chuckle

Roman stonemasons Paul and Barry must foil a plot to kidnap the great Caesar.

Children's entertainment with the Chuckle Brothers. Paul and Barry are stonemasons in Roman Britain and must foil a plot to kidnap the great Caesar.

Children's entertainment with the Chuckle Brothers. Paul and Barry are stonemasons in Roman Britain. Courage is called for when they must foil a plot to kidnap the great Caesar.

SMart

Children's art show that turns everyday objects into exciting and easy-to-make pictures

SMart: Series 14

SMart: Series 14: Episode 16

Episode 16

Series 14

CBBC - SMart, Series 14, Episode 16

Mike, Mark and Kirsten make art big enough to be seen from space.

Mike, Mark and Kirsten make art big enough to be seen from space, gold-leaf clay sculptures and plastic bag prints. Also features TWF and the Fairly Odd Parents.

Mike, Mark and Kirsten make art big enough to be seen from space, gold-leaf clay sculptures and plastic bag prints. Also features TWF and the Fairly Odd Parents episode 'A Bad Case of Diary-Uh'.

Mark Speight, Kirsten O'Brien and Mike Fischetti present more arty tips and tricks

Hedz

Comedy sketch show for kids with a 'star-studded' cast.

Comedy sketch show for kids with a 'star-studded' cast. Favourite celebrities appear as never before - with bizarre personalities, wobbly bodies and giant heads.

Hedz: Series 1

Hedz: Series 1: Episode 8

Episode 8

CBBC - Hedz, Series 1, Episode 8

Robbie Williams takes the Queen into space, and Tiger Hood saves Billie Piper.

Children's comedy sketch show, featuring 'celebrities' with wobbly bodies and giant heads. Robbie Williams takes the Queen into space, and Tiger Hood saves Billie Piper.

Children's comedy sketch show, featuring 'celebrities' with bizarre personalities, wobbly bodies and giant heads. Robbie Williams takes the Queen into space, and Tiger Hood saves Billie Piper from the clutches of a ferocious Robin.

How We Built Britain: Episode 1: The East: A New Dawn

Episode 1: The East: A New Dawn

How We Built Britain

The East: A New Dawn

BBC Two - How We Built Britain, The East: A New Dawn

David Dimbleby goes on an architectural tour of Britain starting with the east of England.

David Dimbleby goes on an architectural tour of Britain. He climbs the tower of Ely Cathedral, explores great castles and learns how to build a medieval barn.

David Dimbleby journeys through Britain, and through 1,000 years of our history, to discover the buildings that have made us who we are. 

His journey begins in the east of England, in medieval times the richest place in Britain, and home to some of our most spectacular buildings. He climbs the tower of Ely Cathedral, explores magnificent castles, learns how to build a medieval barn, goes on a pilgrimage, experiences life in a great hall and learns how the Black Death turned England upside down.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

David Dimbleby discovers the buildings that have made the nation what it is.

David Dimbleby journeys through Britain, and through 1,000 years of its history, to discover the buildings that made the nation what it is.

Heston's Perfect Christmas Dinner

BBC Two - Heston's Perfect Christmas Dinner

Heston cooks a Christmas feast for guests including Richard E Grant and Sue Perkins.

Heston makes a Christmas feast for Terry Wogan, Kirsty Wark, Dara O Briain, Rob Brydon, Richard E Grant and Sue Perkins.

Heston makes a Christmas feast for Terry Wogan, Kirsty Wark, Dara O Briain, Rob Brydon, Richard E Grant and Sue Perkins. The guests are given mulled wine that is hot and cold in the same glass and edible Christmas baubles filled with salmon mousse. Then a panel is opened to reveal the dining table, nestled amidst a snow covered forest of Christmas trees. Via video link, Heston explains to his guests what they are eating, and the story of its creation.

Celebrity MasterChef

Celebrities scramble to compete in the kitchen. What culinary triumphs will they whisk up?

Celebrity MasterChef: Series 2

Celebrity MasterChef: Series 2: Episode 1

BBC One - Celebrity MasterChef, Series 2, Episode 1

Sally Gunnell, Martin Hancock and Emma Forbes try for the Celebrity Masterchef crown.

John Torode and Greg Wallace are looking for the country's top celebrity chef. Sally Gunnell, Martin Hancock and Emma Forbes take on two tests for a place in the quarter-final.

Chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer Greg Wallace are looking for the country's top celebrity chef. Sally Gunnell, Martin Hancock and Emma Forbes take on two tests for a place in the quarter-final, by cooking for the judges and for paying restaurant customers at Quaglino's.

Celebrities compete to win the coveted cookery competition title

Celebrity MasterChef: Series 2: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC One - Celebrity MasterChef, Series 2, Episode 2

Sue Cook, Jeff Green and Nadia Sawalha take on two tests for a place in the quarter-final.

John Torode and Greg Wallace are looking for the country's top celebrity chef. Sue Cook, Jeff Green and Nadia Sawalha take on two tests for a place in the quarter-final.

Chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer Gregg Wallace are looking for the country's top celebrity chef. Sue Cook, Jeff Green and Nadia Sawalha take on two tests for a place in the quarter-final, by cooking for the judges and for paying restaurant customers at The Rib Room.

Heaven Knows, Mr Allison

07/12/1997

BBC Two - Heaven Knows, Mr Allison

Romantic drama. A nun and a US Marine are stranded on an island during World War II.

Romantic drama about a Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II.

Romantic drama about a Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Under constant threat of discovery by a ruthless enemy, they hide in a cave and forage for food together. Their forced companionship and the struggle for survival forge a powerful emotional bond between them.

Sing Carols

23/12/2007

BBC Two - Sing Carols

John Anderson conducts an enthusiastic, thousand-strong choir from The Spires in Belfast.

Time to enjoy a feast of Christmas music as John Anderson conducts a choir from The Spires in Belfast. Includes choral groups Cadenza and Melisma and soloist Maureen Murphy.

Time to relax and enjoy a feast of favourite Christmas music, readings and carols as John Anderson conducts an enthusiastic, thousand-strong choir from The Spires in Belfast. Among those taking part are choral groups Cadenza, and Melisma and soloist Maureen Murphy. Organ Accompaniment is from Stephen Hamill.

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Wild

Series of wildlife and nature documentaries with access to never-before-seen footage.

Wild: 2007-08

Wild: 2007-08: Episode 3: An Otter in the Family: Part 2

Episode 3: An Otter in the Family: Part 2

2007-08

An Otter in the Family: Part 2

BBC Two - Wild, 2007-08, An Otter in the Family: Part 2

Philippa Forrester and her husband find Grace the otter is becoming aggressive.

Second in a two part series about Philippa Forrester and her husband Charlie Hamilton-James adopting an otter named Grace. Will Grace ever return to the wild?

Series in which Philippa Forrester and her husband Charlie Hamilton-James adopt an otter named Grace. 

Grace is becoming aggressive, so Charlie and the kids try to keep her entertained. But Grace is injured, damaging her chances of returning to the wild.

Series of wildlife and nature documentaries with access to never-seen before footage.

The Great Escape

04/11/2000

BBC Two - The Great Escape

Star-studded WWII classic about a mass escape attempt by plucky Allied POWs.

WWII classic about a mass escape attempt by Allied POWs from a supposedly escape-proof German camp. Their plan to liberate hundreds of prisoners soon runs into difficulties.

Star-studded WWII classic about a mass escape attempt by plucky Allied POWs from a supposedly escape-proof German camp. The escape committee's plan is to liberate hundreds of inmates and cause havoc throughout occupied territory. But their problems include concealing three tunnels from the guards and disposing of numerous tons of soil.

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

James May: My Sisters' Top Toys

James May: My Sister's Top Toys

BBC Two - James May: My Sisters' Top Toys

James May celebrates the toys from his sisters' toy box that made his childhood hell.

James May, stuck between his older and younger sister as a child, reveals how his toys were their hand-me-downs. He goes through the family toy box, rediscovering some classics.

James May celebrates the toys that made his childhood hell, as he opens the lid on his sisters' toy box. Sandwiched between elder sister Jane and younger one Sarah, many of their favourites he couldn't understand, or stand the sight of, or see the point of. This is both a tale of brotherly revenge, and the story from the other side of the toy room. 

Each toy prompts a story - a history told via archive, anecdote and the occasional obsessive collector or inventor. Dolls, dolls' houses, dolls' prams, Tiny Tears, Girls' World, Look and Learn, Major Morgan the electronic organ get the May inspection... and sisters Jane and Sarah dish the dirt on their brother and their toy memories. 

James blows up the Tree House Family, races in a converted Silver Cross pram, tries out his hair and make-up skills on Girls World, projects Spirograph on the side of the Royal Festival Hall, and appears in a Fuzzy Felt animated film... all jolly good clean fun.

Top Gear

The team push their cars and themselves to the limits in the world’s biggest motoring show

The team push their cars and themselves to the limits in the world’s biggest motoring show.

Top Gear: Series 10

Top Gear: Series 10: Episode 10

Episode 10

Series 10

BBC One - Top Gear, Series 10, Episode 10

Jeremy, James and Richard take the new BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG and Audi RS4 to Spain.

In the last show of the series, Jeremy, James and Richard take the new BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG and Audi RS4 to Spain for a thorough test of performance.

Jeremy, James and Richard take the new BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG and Audi RS4 to Spain. In a thorough test of performance, they find out which one has the best handling and which one makes you look like a hair gelled weasel. James tests the brand new Jaguar XF. Dr Who star David Tennant is the 'star in a reasonably priced car'. Plus, the boys make the ultimate Christmas present by turning a G-Wiz into a high performance radio controlled car.

More motoring hijinks, including guest appearances from Ronnie Wood and Jools Holland.

Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel

BBC Three - Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel

Richard Hammond meets childhood hero Evel Knievel, shortly before the stuntman's death.

Richard Hammond meets his childhood hero, Evel Knievel, shortly before the stuntman's death. They watch film of his attempted jump over 13 London buses at Wembley in 1975.

Richard Hammond meets his childhood hero, the legendary stuntman Evel Knievel just weeks before he died in 2007. Travelling to Montana in the mid-west of America, Richard discovers that Knievel's home town of Butte stills celebrates the achievements of its number one citizen with a bizarre stunt festival held in his honour.

Richard spends four days with the ageing seventies icon and comes to the realisation that there's a high price to be paid for a life lived dangerously. His hero has broken 40 major bones, fractured a further 400, has had a hip replaced, a liver transplanted and suffers from lung disease. 

Evel talks to Richard about the major events, motorbike jumps and crashes that shaped his life. Together they watch the extraordinary film archive of his attempt to jump over 13 London buses at Wembley Arena in 1975.

Richard also meets some of his hero's stunt rivals, including Debbie Lawler, known as the Flying Angel, who managed to beat one of Evel's records. But, Richard's attempts to get his hero to talk do not always go well. When faced with difficult questions, Evel prematurely ends one interview and in one hilarious scene Richard resorts to chasing him in a golf cart to get some final questions answered.

BBC Three

A multi-platform service for 16-34s, featuring comedy, entertainment and factual content.

The BBC’s multi-platform service for 16 to 34s, innovating with breakthrough comedy, stand-out entertainment, brave documentary and intellectual factual content.

Have I Got News for You

Comedy quiz show that grills celebrity contestants on the week's top stories and news.

Ian Hislop, Paul Merton and a who's who of hosts welcome a gaggle of guest panellists to find the funny in the week's big stories.

Have I Got News for You: Series 33

Have I Got News for You: Series 33: Episode 1

Series 33

BBC One - Have I Got News for You, Series 33, Episode 1

With guest host Jeremy Clarkson and panellist Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

Comedy quiz show based on the week's news, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Jeremy Clarkson and panellists Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Michael McIntyre.

Comedy quiz show that grills celebrity contestants on the week's news, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Jeremy Clarkson and panellists Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Michael McIntyre.

Comedy quiz show that grills contestants on the week's news

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