Programme Index

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Tinga Tinga Tales

Series 1

Episode 25: Why Flamingo Stands on One Leg

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Flamingo stands on one leg so she does not take up space at the waterhole. Show more

Big and Small

Series 2

Episode 16: Play Date

Duration: 10 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Big has written his first play. Small is unhappy with the role that Big has given him, so he swaps with Ruby. However, Small eventually realises that he made a mistake. Show more

Contributors

Voice of Big and Small:
Lenny Henry
Voice of Twiba and Ruby:
Imelda Staunton
Director:
Wayne Moss
Producer:
David Collier
Puppeteer:
Todd Doldersum
Puppeteer:
Jason Hopley
Puppeteer:
Jamie Shannon

Nuzzle and Scratch: Frock and Roll

Episode 18: Cheerleaders

Duration: 20 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Puppet alpacas Nuzzle and Scratch now work at Frock 'n' Roll fancy dress shop. Nuzzle and Scratch cheer on the local basketball team. Show more

In the Night Garden

Series 1

Episode 86: Sad and Happy Tombliboos

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Tombliboo Ooo is building a tower of bricks, but Tombliboo Eee knocks them over. Ooo is upset and starts to play sad music. Show more

The Pink Panther Show

Lucky Pink, Shooting of Caribou Lou and Pink in the Clink

Duration: 20 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Classic animated shorts featuring the Pink Panther, including Lucky Pink, Shooting of Caribou Lou and Pink in the Clink. Show more

Contributors

Voice of The Inspector/Deux Deux:
Pat Harrington Jr
Director:
Hawley Pratt
Director:
George Singer
Producer:
Friz Freleng

Coast

Series 4 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 21: Holy Island

Duration: 6 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Mark Horton is on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, reliving the first Viking raid on our shores. He hears how the Norsemen galvanised the warring Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Show more

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Flog It!

Series 8

Episode 34: Monmouth

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Antiques series. In the Welsh town of Monmouth, expert Charlie Ross is excited by an Austrian bronze and a Sri Lankan bracelet. Paul Martin heads into the Forest of Dean. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Series Producer:
Carole Lochhead
Director:
Gareth Luxton

Pointless

Series 3

Episode 16

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Osman
Executive Producer:
Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer:
David Flynn
Executive Producer:
Tom Blakeson

Eggheads

Series 12

Episode 31

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Dermot Murnaghan hosts the show in which teams from all over the UK take on probably the greatest quiz team in Britain, made up of some of the country's top quiz champions. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Barry Simmons
Participant:
Pat Gibson
Participant:
Judith Keppel
Participant:
Chris Hughes
Participant:
Kevin Ashman
Participant:
CJ de Mooi
Participant:
Daphne Fowler
Executive Producer:
Michael Mannes
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin
Series Producer:
Rob Dean

Great British Menu

Series 6

Episode 34: Wales Dessert

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

It's the last chance for the chefs from Wales to impress, as now the one with the lowest total score from across the week will leave the competition. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Tanya Gottlieb
Executive Producer:
Nicola Moody
Participant:
Aled Williams
Participant:
Gareth Jones
Participant:
Hywel Jones

Business Nightmares with Evan Davis

Episode 3: Disastrous Decisions

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

With top business leaders including Sir Martin Sorrell and Sir Gerry Robinson, Evan Davis analyses deals that spelled disaster and projects that backfired. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Evan Davis
Presenter:
Evan Davis
Executive Producer:
Dominic Crossley-Holland
Executive Producer:
Dominic Crossley-Holland
Series Producer:
Ruth Shurman
Series Producer:
Ruth Shurman
Producer:
Richard Bee
Director:
Richard Bee

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Series about a murder investigated by both cops and criminals. Bede finds himself in charge of the cartel, while Gabriel defies orders to stop investigating the Wratten murder. Show more

Contributors

Jonah Gabriel:
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Patterson:
Richard Lintern
Gatehouse:
Stephen Rea
Julie Bede:
Lesley Sharp
Jay Wratten:
Rafe Spall
Maurice Crace:
Malcolm Storry
Segeant Foley:
David Schofield
Laura Gabriel:
Clare Calbraith
Andy Dixon:
Tobi Bakare
Julie's Nurse:
Anjela Lauren Smith
Turkish Man:
George Savvides
Mrs Dixon:
Sharon D Clarke
Marshall:
Samuel James
Ross McGovern:
Tobias Menzies
Robert Beatty:
Sean Gilder
Alison:
Agni Scott
Photographer:
Lara Rossi
Writer:
Hugo Blick
Producer:
Johann Knobel
Producer:
Hugo Blick
Director:
Hugo Blick

The Review Show

Review Show Special: British TV

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

In a Review Show special, Kirsty Wark and guests including Peter Bazalgette and Daisy Goodwin discuss the future of television. Can the medium survive another decade of upheavals? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Wark
Participant:
Peter Bazalgette
Participant:
Stephen Armstrong
Participant:
Daisy Goodwin
Participant:
Heather Croall

BBC Two Northern Ireland

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