BBC Two

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

BBC Two Northern Ireland

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: Hoppy Ball

20/10/2003

Hoppy Ball

CBeebies - Fimbles, Hoppy Ball

Rockit discovers that hoppy balls are very hoppy.

Series for young children in which colourful characters explore the magical valley around them. Pom finds a ball, and Rockit decides to hop on it.

Series for young children in which colourful characters Fimbo, Florrie and Baby Pom explore the magical valley around them. The Fimbles have a very special talent - they know when something is waiting to be found! Together with their friends Bessie, Rockit, Roly Mo and Ribble, every day is a new adventure. Hoppy balls are very hoppy, as Pom, Fimbo and Florrie find out when Rockit decides to jump on the hoppy ball that Pom's found.

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.

Tikkabilla

Daily magazine programme for preschool children

Daily magazine programme for preschool children, with songs, rhymes, surprise guests, animals and things to make and do

Tikkabilla: Series 3

Tikkabilla: Series 3: Episode 2: Bodies

Episode 2

Episode 2: Bodies

Series 3

Bodies

CBeebies - Tikkabilla, Series 3, Bodies

Bodies, noses, plubbles and sheepdogs with Simon, Sarah-Jane and Tamba.

Featuring songs, rhymes, surprise guests and things to make. Bodies, noses, plubbles and sheepdogs with Simon, Sarah-Jane and Tamba.

Magazine for pre-school children, with songs, guests, animals and things to make and do

Magazine programme for pre-school children, with songs, rhymes, surprise guests, animals and things to make and do

Step Inside

Join Twinkle, Chloe and Boris for a story in the magic house

Step Inside: A Duck So Small

20/12/2003

A Duck So Small

CBeebies - Step Inside, A Duck So Small

Boris tells a story about a duck who is teased by the other ducks because he is small.

The magic house invites viewers to join Twinkle, Chloe and Boris for a story. Boris tells a story about a duck who is teased by the other ducks because he is small.

The magic house invites viewers to step inside and join Twinkle, Chloe and Boris for a story. 

Boris tells a story about a duck who is teased by the other ducks because he is small, but teaches them that being little has its advantages.

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 24: Ferny Gets a Crush

Episode 24

Episode 24: Ferny Gets a Crush

Series 1

Ferny Gets a Crush

CBBC - Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Series 1, Ferny Gets a Crush

Piggley and Dannan think they know how to help a love-struck Ferny.

Porcine adventures with Piggley Winks and friends. Piggley and Dannan think they know how to help a love-struck Ferny get the attention of his schoolmate Millie.

Porcine adventures with Piggley Winks and friends. Piggley and Dannan think they know how to help a love-struck Ferny get the attention of his schoolmate Millie. While he appreciates that his friends are trying to help, Ferny learns that he is much better off trusting his own instincts.

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.

Pinky and the Brain

Pinky and the Brain: Third Mouse/The Visit

28/11/2005

Third Mouse/The Visit

CBBC - Pinky and the Brain, Third Mouse/The Visit

Pinky arrives in Vienna circa 1946 to search for his friend, The Brain.

Double bill of cartoon chaos with the megalomaniac duo.

Double bill of cartoon chaos with the anarchic duo. In The Third Mouse, Pinky arrives in Vienna circa 1946 to search for his friend, The Brain. In The Visit, both Pinky and The Brain have lost their ability to see in the dark due to being the subjects of numerous genetic experiments. The Brain decides to capture some ordinary field mice and clone their DNA code to restore his night vision - but finds that the mice he has captured are his parents.

Even Stevens

US sitcom about the sibling rivalry between perfect student Ren Stevens and her brother

US sitcom about the sibling rivalry between perfect student Ren Stevens and her class clown brother Louis

Even Stevens: Series 2

Even Stevens: Series 2: Starstruck

22/10/2002

Starstruck

Series 2

CBBC - Even Stevens, Series 2, Starstruck

Ren tries to distract Ruby from her obsession with the band BBMAK.

US sitcom about the sibling rivalry between perfect student Ren Stevens and her class clown brother Louis. Ren tries to distract Ruby from her obsession with a band.

US sitcom about the Stevens family and the sibling rivalry between perfect student Ren and class clown Louis, her younger brother. 

Ren tries to distract Ruby from her obsession with the band BBMAK, only to channel her affections towards Louis.

Sitcom about the relationship between a chronic over-achiever and a class clown

Basil Brush

Children's comedy series featuring the irrepressible Basil Brush and friends

Basil Brush: Series 5

Basil Brush: Series 5: Episode 4: Brush to the Future

Episode 4

Episode 4: Brush to the Future

Series 5

Brush to the Future

CBBC - Basil Brush, Series 5, Brush to the Future

Basil and Liam try out a bit of time travel.

Children's comedy series featuring the irrepressible Basil Brush and friends. Basil and Liam try out a bit of time travel.

Children's comedy series featuring the irrepressible Basil Brush and friends. 

Basil and Liam try out a bit of time travel. Will they manage to leave the past alone?

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 Missing Pal

28/12/2006

Arthur's Missing Pal

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One hot summer day Arthur discovers his beloved dog Pal is missing.

Animated series following the adventures of a young aardvark and his friends. One hot summer day Arthur discovers his beloved dog Pal is missing.

Animated series following the adventures of a young aardvark and his friends. One hot summer day Arthur discovers his beloved dog Pal is missing. With the help of Buster and his bag of tricks, Arthur and the rest of the gang from Elwood City are soon hot on Pal's trail. It will take the help of all his friends and family (and a little luck) for a mad dash against the clock to track down Pal before he is gone forever.

Pitt and Kantrop

Twelve-year-old Pitt and his pterodactyl pal Kantrop try to help their tribe

Prehistoric fantasy. Twelve-year-old Pitt and his pterodactyl pal Kantrop try to help their tribe.

Pitt and Kantrop: Savannah Academy

24/09/2006

Savannah Academy

CBBC - Pitt and Kantrop, Savannah Academy

Pitt, Mandas and Deena are sent to the prestigious Savannah Academy.

Children's prehistoric fantasy animation with 12-year-old Pitt and his pterodactyl pal Kantrop. Pitt, Mandas and Deena are sent to the prestigious Savannah Academy.

Children's prehistoric fantasy animation. Twelve-year-old Pitt and his pterodactyl pal Kantrop wander through the Stone Age wilderness and try to help their tribe. Pitt, Mandas and Deena are sent to the prestigious Savannah Academy.

Meerkat Manor

Documentary series looking at a family of meerkats living in the Kalahari Desert

Documentary series looking at a family of meerkats living on the edge of the Kalahari Desert

Meerkat Manor: The Good, the Bad and the Desperate

Meerkat Manor: Series 1: Episode 8: The Good, the Bad and the Desperate

Episode 8

Episode 8: The Good, the Bad and the Desperate

The Good, the Bad and the Desperate

BBC Two - Meerkat Manor, Series 1, The Good, the Bad and the Desperate

Flower's little band of seven struggle to find enough food to survive.

Documentary looking at a family of meerkats. Flower's little band struggle to find food to survive. The exiled Tosca has a change of fortune.

Documentary series looking at a family of meerkats living on the edge of the Kalahari Desert.

The Whiskers have split into two groups. Flower's little band of seven struggle to find enough food to survive. The exiled Tosca has a change of fortune until her mother returns.

Meerkat Manor: Series 1

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

Following the lives of a group of meerkats living on the edge of the Kalahari Desert

Who Do You Think You Are?

Celebrities trace their family trees, discovering surprises from their pasts.

Lost connections and unfamiliar histories are revealed as celebrities trace their family trees. Discover stories of courage, joy, sacrifice and resilience - everyone has a tale to tell.

Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 2

Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 2: Episode 2: Sheila Hancock

Episode 2: Sheila Hancock

Sheila Hancock

BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 2, Sheila Hancock

Celebrities trace their ancestry. Sheila Hancock discovers that her grandfather was a successful manager and guide for Thomas Cook's travel agents in glamorous Milan.

Series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past. Actress Sheila Hancock believed that her family's history was very boring. But she discovers that her grandfather was a successful manager and guide for Thomas Cook's travel agents in glamorous Milan, and that her great-grandfather was the superintendent of the Western Pumping Station, part of the Victorians' grand sewage scheme.

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Series in which celebrities trace their ancestry discovering secrets from their past

Series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

Victoria's Empire

Victoria Wood visits countries that used to be part of Queen Victoria's British Empire.

Victoria's Empire: India/Hong Kong/Borneo

29/04/2007

India/Hong Kong/Borneo

BBC Two - Victoria's Empire, India/Hong Kong/Borneo

Three-part documentary in which Victoria Wood visits countries that used to be part of the British Empire. Here, she visits India, Hong Kong and Borneo.

Victoria Wood visits countries that used to be part of Queen Victoria's British Empire. In Calcutta she takes a taxi through the city to see the extent of the British residue and discovers very well preserved Victorian buildings amongst the colours and textures of this marvellous city. She chats with Indian resident Toby Sinclair and discovers the intriguing way we learned local languages, and the legacy that will allow India to become an economic super power.

Then it’s up to Darjeeling, where British women would avoid the intensity of the Calcutta summers, and where taking tea wasn’t the only diversion in the long, often lonely, summer nights.

In Hong Kong, Victoria visits a vet to discuss the Chinese and British polar attitudes towards pets and gets her love life analysed by a fortune teller, before in Borneo, Victoria comes face to face with the descendent of a chief head hunter, a local solidified bird spit delicacy and a baby Orangutan’s first attempts at climbing.

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

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 12

Episode 12

BBC One - Celebrity MasterChef, Series 2, Episode 12

Four semi-finalists have to cook for three of the country's most respected food critics.

John Torode and Greg Wallace look for the country's top celebrity chef. The four semi-finalists must cook a two-course meal for three respected restaurant critics.

Chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer Greg Wallace search for the country's top celebrity chef. 

The four semi-finalists have to cook a two-course meal for three of the country's most respected restaurant critics, Charles Campion, Kate Spicer, and Jay Rayner. Tension and emotions run high as one of the contestants is sent home.

Celebrities compete to win the coveted cookery competition title

Celebrity MasterChef: Series 2: Episode 13

Episode 13

BBC One - Celebrity MasterChef, Series 2, Episode 13

The three finalists cook a meal for chefs including Michel Roux Jnr and Angela Hartnett.

John Torode and Gregg Wallace look for the country's top celebrity chef. The three finalists must cook a three-course meal at The Square Restaurant for several celebrated chefs.

Chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer Greg Wallace search for the country's top celebrity chef. The three finalists must cook a three-course meal at The Square Restaurant for chefs including Michel Roux Jnr and Angela Hartnett.

Identity

Identity: Episode 22

Episode 22

BBC Two - Identity, Episode 22

Featuring a Teletubby and a former milky bar kid.

Donny Osmond presents a game show in which contestants attempt to match up strangers with their identities to win big cash prizes. Featuring a Teletubby and a former milky bar kid.

Donny Osmond presents a new game show testing contestants' people-watching prowess

Donny Osmond presents a new game show testing contestants' people-watching prowess. Participants try to match up 12 strangers with their secret identities to win big cash prizes

Flog It!

Members of the public try to make money out of their antiques by taking a risk at auction.

Paul Martin and his team of experts invite members of the public to bring their antiques to be viewed and valued, with an option to sell at auction.

Flog It!: Series 4

Flog It!: Series 4: Episode 66: Stockport

Episode 66

Episode 66: Stockport

Series 4

Stockport

BBC One - Flog It!, Series 4, Stockport

Experts Nigel Smith and Thomas Plant value antiques brought in by the people of Stockport.

Paul Martin is joined by experts Nigel Smith and Thomas Plant to value antiques in Stockport. Paul also finds out how to be creative with recycled rubbish.

Paul Martin is joined by experts Nigel Smith and Thomas Plant to value antiques brought in by the people of Stockport. Paul also finds out how to get creative with recycled rubbish, and takes a trip down memory lane when he vists a drum-maker.

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

Paul Martin and his team of experts invite the public to bring their antiques to be valued

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

A drama series based on characters from a novel by David Cook

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Series 3

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Series 3: Episode 8: Helping Hansi

Episode 8: Helping Hansi

Helping Hansi

BBC Two - Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Series 3, Helping Hansi

A resident of a retirement home calls on Hetty's help.

Drama series about a 60-year-old private detective. A resident of a retirement home calls on Hetty's help.

Drama series about a 60-year-old private detective.

Drama series about a 60-year-old private detective, starring Patricia Routledge.

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