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Dani's House

Series 2

Episode 12: Christmas Special - Scrooge Tube

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 5 weeks

Surreal sitcom about an aspiring actress. Max is visited by a series of ghosts, who do their best to teach him the real meaning of Christmas. Show more

The Story of Tracy Beaker

Series 2 (15min Versions)

Episode 12: Christmas

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama series about a young girl and her life in a children's home. Bouncer is worried about missing out on Christmas so Tracy creates the ultimate festive experience.

Jinx

Episode 13: Cake Expectations

Duration: 25 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Comedy drama about a girl with a magical cookbook. Lulu has to do a presentation in class on a Victorian novel, but there's a problem: she hasn't read the book. Show more

Contributors

Lulu Baker:
Amber Beattie
Mike Baker:
Michael Nardone
Minty Le Bone:
Lucy Chalkley
Torquil Le Bone:
James Ainsworth
Penny Kilbraith:
Poppy Rush
Mrs Kilbraith:
Morag Siller
Director:
Angelo Abela
Director:
Angelo Abela
Writer:
Mark Oswin

Series

Jinx

Animal Park

Series 9

Episode 14

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Elvis the camel gets all shook up and the tigers go for a dip in their new pond. Kate Humble and Ben Fogle go behind the scenes at Longleat Safari Park. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kate Humble
Presenter:
Ben Fogle
Series Producer:
Joff Wilson
Executive Producer:
Annette Clarke
Executive Producer:
Chris Powell

Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Dramatised documentary featuring the coming of age of a young meerkat pup growing up in the Kalahari desert. Commentary written by Alexander McCall-Smith and told by Paul Newman. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Classic Hollywood musical. Top silent screen couple Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont face disaster when their latest movie is made into a talkie. Show more

Contributors

Don Lockwood:
Gene Kelly
Cosmo Brown:
Donald O'Connor
Kathy Selden:
Debbie Reynolds
Director:
Stanley Donen
Director:
Gene Kelly
Lina Lamont:
Jean Hagen
RF Simpson:
Millard Mitchell
Roscoe Dexter:
Douglas Fowley
Zelda Zanders:
Rita Moreno
Producer:
Arthur Freed

Formats

Duration: 2 hours, 3 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Colourful, historical epic in which two British soldiers (Sean Connery and Michael Caine) in colonial India venture to uncharted realms in search of wealth and power. Show more

Contributors

Director:
John Huston
Daniel Dravot:
Sean Connery
Peachy Carnehan:
Michael Caine
Rudyard Kipling:
Christopher Plummer
Billy Fish:
Saeed Jaffrey
District Commissioner:
Jack May

Private Life of a Masterpiece

The Adoration of the Christ Child

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Examining Filippo Lippi's Adoration of the Christ Child. Its beauty inspired Michelangelo and Botticelli, but it also conceals a personal story. Show more

A feast of Christmas carols by candlelight from the Choir of Winchester Cathedral. With performances featuring mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins and bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Tommy Nagra
Participant:
Katherine Jenkins
Participant:
Amanda Burton
Participant:
Joe McGann

Dad's Army

The Love of Three Oranges

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

A special Christmas episode from 1976. Three oranges are to be auctioned, and Captain Mainwaring is determined to get one for his wife. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Town Clerk:
Eric Longworth
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
ARP Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
Mrs Yeatman:
Oliver Mercer
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Director:
David Croft
Producer:
David Croft

Blackadder

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Seasonal comedy special. Christmas Eve, 1850. Ebenezer Blackadder is a decent, kind, generous human being - until he gets a glimpse of his loathsome ancestors.

Contributors

Blackadders:
Rowan Atkinson
Baldricks:
Tony Robinson
Queen Elizabeth I:
Miranda Richardson
Lord Melchett/Frondo:
Stephen Fry
Prince Regent/Pigmet:
Hugh Laurie
Spirit of Christmas:
Robbie Coltrane
Queen Victoria:
Miriam Margolyes
Prince Albert:
Jim Broadbent
Nursie/Bernard:
Patsy Byrne
Beadle:
Denis Lill
Mrs Scratchit:
Pauline Melville
Lord Nelson:
Philip Pope
Millicent:
Nicola Bryant
Enormous Orphan:
Erkan Mustafa
Enormous Orphan:
David Nunn
Producer:
John Lloyd
Director:
Richard Boden
Writer:
Ben Elton

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Michael Parkinson presents the John Wilson Orchestra in a celebration of festive musical treats from the golden age of swing, with special guest Curtis Stigers. Show more

Contributors

Conductor:
John Wilson
Participant:
Seth MacFarlane
Participant:
Anna Jane Casey
Participant:
Curtis Stigers
Executive Producer:
Oliver Macfarlane
Director:
Ian Russell

Miranda

Series 2

Episode 6: The Perfect Christmas

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Sitcom. Miranda and Stevie try to spend Christmas at the shop with Gary, Clive and Tilly, but a series of infuriating events lurk just around the corner. Show more

Contributors

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More 2010 News for You

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Compilation of the popular news quiz that looks back at the big news of 2010. With team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, and a variety of guest hosts and panellists. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary charting Ronnie Corbett's long career in comedy, featuring the man himself and the many comedians who admire him. Includes interviews with Miranda Hart and Rob Brydon. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Ronnie Corbett
Participant:
Miranda Hart
Participant:
Rob Brydon
Participant:
Stephen Merchant
Participant:
Bill Bailey
Participant:
Matt Lucas
Participant:
David Walliams
Participant:
Catherine Tate
Participant:
Reece Shearsmith
Participant:
Bruce Forsyth
Participant:
Michael Palin
Participant:
Ben Miller
Participant:
Jessica Hynes
Participant:
Jon Culshaw
Participant:
Kevin Bishop
Participant:
Tamsin Greig
Participant:
Stephen K Amos
Executive Producer:
Caroline Wright
Executive Producer:
Geoff Posner

BBC Two Northern Ireland

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