Programme Index

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Tinga Tinga Tales

Series 1

Episode 7: Why Warthog Is So Ugly

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Once Warthog was really rather handsome, but the animals grew tired of his boasting. Show more

Small Potatoes

Episode 14: Marching Band

Duration: 3 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 6 months

Animated series about a group of singing potatoes. There is nothing like a marching band - the Small Potatoes lead a parade of musical instruments in a rousing anthem.

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Josh Selig
Director:
Josh Selig
Assistant Director:
Julain Kauffmann
Producer:
Melanie Pal
Writer:
Jerry Bock
Writer:
Josh Selig
Music Director:
Jeffrey Lesser

Mr Bloom's Nursery

Series 2

Episode 5: Goldileaves and the Three Veggies

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Gardener Mr Bloom welcomes a team of young helpers, who tend to his plants and produce. The children learn how to plant peas. Show more

ZingZillas Zingbop

Series 1

Episode 20: Moving House

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The ZingZillas and DJ Loose show ZingBoppers how to dance to this episode's ZingBop song, Moving House.

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

Duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Western. 1832: Two Kentucky mountaineers find there's more than the elements to contend with after they join a trading expedition. Show more

Contributors

Deakins:
Kirk Douglas
Romaine:
Buddy Baer
Jourdonnais:
Steven Geray
Poordevil:
Hank Worden
Streak:
Jim Davis
Director:
Howard Hawks
Producer:
Howard Hawks
Director of photography:
Russell Harlan

Racing from Aintree

2012

13/04/2012

Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Day two of the Grand National meeting and it is Ladies' Day. Two Grade 1 races feature on the card - the Melling Chase and the Sefton Novices' Hurdle. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clare Balding
Participant:
Rishi Persad
Participant:
Mick Fitzgerald
Participant:
Richard Pitman
Participant:
Richard Dunwoody
Participant:
John Parrott
Participant:
Gary Wiltshire
Commentator:
Jim McGrath
Commentator:
Ian Bartlett
Commentator:
Darren Owen
Executive Producer:
David Tippett

Perfection

Series 1

Episode 25

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

General knowledge quiz show hosted by Nick Knowles. One thousand pounds is up for grabs in each game but only by achieving absolute perfection will contestants win the prize. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nick Knowles
Series Producer:
Ed De Burgh
Series Producer:
Andrew Musson
Executive Producer:
David Young
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin
Executive Producer:
Michael Mannes

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Series 6

Episode 15: Charlie Ross v Katherine Higgins - Showdown

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Charlie 'The Charmer' Ross and Katherine 'The Great' Higgins face their greatest challenge yet - the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown. Show more

Eggheads

Series 12

Episode 160

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Jeremy Vine 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

Presenter:
Jeremy Vine
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 7

Episode 5: Scotland Judging

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Chefs battle for the chance to cook an Olympic banquet. The two remaining chefs cook their entire menus for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nicola Moody
Executive Producer:
Nicola Moody
Series Producer:
Tanya Gottlieb
Series Producer:
Tanya Gottlieb

Mastermind

2011/12

Episode 28

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

John Humphrys puts the questions to five more contenders in another semi-final. Subjects include the US Masters and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Humphrys
Series Producer:
Jon Kelly
Executive Producer:
Caroline Roberts-Cherry

Gardeners' World

2012

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

This episode provides advice about how to sow different sizes of seed and what aftercare they need. Monty reveals how he stocked the beds in his walled garden with summer colour. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Revealing the stories behind historic buildings rebuilt in new locations. A fully working coal-fired Edwardian fish and chip shop has been reconstructed at Beamish Museum. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama. A modern-day cowboy forms a relationship with a rebellious young woman, much to the anger of her father. Edward Norton and Evan Rachel Wood star.

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama about a woman who is estranged from the violent husband who can't give her up. When their fraught interaction comes to a dramatic conclusion, her life takes an odd shift. Show more

Contributors

Yella Fichte:
Nina Hoss
Barbara Gunthen:
Barbara Auer
Yellas Vater:
Christian Redl
Dr Gunthens Tochter:
Selin Bademsoy
Sprenger:
Wanja Mues
Schmidt-Ott:
Michael Wittenborn
Prietzel:
Joachim Nimtz
Friedrichs Anwalt:
Peter Benedict

BBC Two Northern Ireland

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