Programme Index

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Tinga Tinga Tales

Series 2

Episode 3: Why Wildebeest Stampede

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Wildebeest never used to stampede, until Tortoise tricked them into running away. Show more

Deadly Art

Series 1

Episode 21: Praying Mantis

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Jo and Nicola grab a whole load of junk from around the studio to make a 3D larger-than-life model of the deadly praying mantis, and show how to draw your own striking mantis too. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Backshall
Presenter:
Jo Dennis
Presenter:
Nicola Wood
Series Producer:
Ian France
Director:
Mark Reynaud
Executive Producer:
Elaine Bancroft

Deadly 60

Series 2

Episode 2: British Columbia

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 6 months

Wildlife series. Steve tracks the weirdest-looking fish on the planet, comes face-to-face with a giant Pacific octopus and goes kayaking with killer whales. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Backshall
Series Producer:
John Miller
Camera Operator:
Johnny Rogers
Camera Operator:
Simon Enderby
Sound Recordist:
Nick Allinson
Executive Producer:
Wendy Darke

Small Potatoes

Episode 21: We're All Potatoes at Heart

Duration: 3 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 2 months

Animated series about a group of singing potatoes. Potatoes from around the world celebrate the similarities and differences we all share.

Contributors

Mr Bloom's Nursery

Series 1

Episode 20: Tidying

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Gardener Mr Bloom welcomes a team of young helpers, who tend to his plants and produce. Raymond wants to play princes and princesses with Joan, but she's lost her tiara. Show more

Gigglebiz

Series 1

Episode 22

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 12 months

Sketch show. Nana Knickerbocker visits the optician, and Professor Muddles tries to explain magnets. Also with Dina Lady, loveable old rogue King Flannel, and the Gigglekids. Show more

ZingZillas

Series 2

Episode 4: Try a Triangle

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

A band of primate friends play music in their tropical island paradise. It's spring cleaning day on the island and the Beach Byrds have tidied Drum's drums away. Show more

Contributors

Zak (skin artist):
Jeremiah Krage
Zak (voice):
Michael Offei
Tang (skin artist):
Nick Chee Ping Kellington
Tang (voice):
Gary Jordan
Panzee (skin artist):
Sarah-Jane Honeywell
Panzee (voice):
Penni Tovey
Drum (skin artist):
Cecily Fay
Drum (voice):
Penni Tovey
DJ Loose:
Mark Jefferis
Gravel (puppeteer):
Matilda Rose Jefferis
Gravel (voice):
Josh Elwell
Granite (puppeteer):
Mark Jefferis
Granite (voice):
Gary Jordan
Beach Byrd (puppeteer):
Josh Elwell
Beach Byrd (puppeteer):
William Banyard
Beach Byrd (puppeteer):
Sheila Clark
Beach Byrd (voice):
Amaka Iyizoba
Series Producer:
Tony Reed
Producer:
David Collier
Production Manager:
Karen Knowles
Composer:
Banks and Wag

In the Night Garden

Series 1

Episode 88: Mind the Haahoos

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Children's programme. The Pontipines and the Wottingers are out for a walk in the garden when Mrs Pontipine spots the Ninky Nonk through her binoculars. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Musical comedy about a lonely Texas heiress in Paris who masquerades as a member of a model troupe on a luxury voyage in the hope of finding a man. Starring Jane Russell. Show more

Contributors

Mary Carson:
Jane Russell
Pierre Du Queene:
Gilbert Roland
Waco Mosby:
Arthur Hunnicutt
Myrtle Brown:
Joyce MacKenzie
Celeste:
Rita Corday
Annie Farrell:
Mary McCarty
Bill Harris:
Scott Elliott
Phil Barton:
Craig Stevens
Katherine 'Katy' Hodges:
Kasey Rogers
François, Ship Steward:
Steven Geray
Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Writer:
Mary Loos

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Wanted Down Under

Series 4

Episode 9: Campbell

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Families sample Australian life. The Campbell family from Falkirk are fed up with the cold and rain of northern Britain, so they want to sample life in Cairns for a week. Show more

Antiques Road Trip

Series 2

Episode 27

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

David Harper and Anita Manning begin the second leg of their journey. They head from Heathfield in East Sussex to Chippenham in Wiltshire. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Anita Manning
Presenter:
Anita Manning
Presenter:
David Harper
Presenter:
David Harper
Narrator:
Tim Wonnacott
Narrator:
Tim Wonnacott
Executive Producer:
Wendy Rattray
Executive Producer:
Wendy Rattray
Series Producer:
Paul Tucker
Series Producer:
Paul Tucker

Restoration Home

Series 1

Episode 6: Big House

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Following the restoration of crumbling properties. This episode features Big House, a building once known for its grandeur and influence. Can it be restored? Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Annette Clarke
Executive Producer:
Annette Clarke
Director:
Joff Wilson
Director:
Joff Wilson
Series Producer:
Joff Wilson
Series Producer:
Joff Wilson

The Hour

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama. It is Freddie's birthday and the effects of Tom's death are still being felt around the newsroom. Two huge news stories are breaking but Freddie has disappeared. Show more

Contributors

Freddie Lyon:
Ben Whishaw
Bel Rowley:
Romola Garai
Hector Madden:
Dominic West
Clarence Fendley:
Anton Lesser
Lix Storm:
Anna Chancellor
Angus McCain:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Isaac Wengrow:
Joshua McGuire
Sissy Cooper:
Lisa Greenwood
Jane Kish:
Jessica Hynes
Marnie Madden:
Oona Chaplin
Wallace Sherwin:
Ken Bones
Ruth Elms:
Vanessa Kirby
Peter Darrall:
Jamie Parker
Thomas Kish:
Burn Gorman
Pretty Actress:
Nelly Harker
Jemima Sherwin:
Kate Fahy
Club Waitress:
Jessica-Louise Abidde
Voice of Newsreader:
Laurence Kennedy
Writer:
Abi Morgan

Genres

Twenty Twelve

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Comedy series about the team responsible for delivering the 2012 Olympics. Ian and Siobhan have to deal with the problem of a charisma-free ex-athlete as Brand Ambassador. Show more

Contributors

Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Sally Owen:
Olivia Colman
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
Graham Hitchins:
Karl Theobald
Nick Jowitt:
Vincent Franklin
Dave Wellbeck:
Darren Boyd
School Receptionist:
Georgie Glen
Colin Turnball:
Stuart Nurse
Jason Topper:
Paul Hilton
Jane Owen:
Chizzy Akudolu
Narrator:
David Tennant
Director:
John Morton
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman
Martin Soper:
Nitin Ganatra
Receptionist:
Jimmy Akingbola
Ben Hooper:
Jalaal Hartley
Richard Watson:
Simon Scardifield

TOWN with Nicholas Crane

Series 1

Episode 2: Scarborough

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Series celebrating the forgotten world of the town. Nicholas Crane visits Scarborough and finds out what has happened to the town since its heyday. Show more

The Tudors

Series 3

Episode 6

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Historical drama. The hunt for Henry's new bride is on, but practical and political obstacles emerge. Cromwell pursues his own agenda, despite his past association with a heretic. Show more

Contributors

Thomas Cromwell:
James Frain
Charles Brandon:
Henry Cavill
Cardinal von Waldburg:
Max von Sydow
Sir Francis Bryan:
Alan van Sprang
Edward Seymour:
Max Brown
Anne Stanhope:
Emma Hamilton
Anne of Cleves:
Joss Stone
Sir John Hutton:
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
John Lambert:
Ben Price
Cardinal Reginald Pole:
Mark Hildreth
Lady Salisbury:
Kate OToole
Robert Aske:
Gerard McSorley
Mary Tudor:
Sarah Bolger

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