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Perfection

Series 5

Episode 33

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:
Claire Capaldi
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin
Executive Producer:
Michael Mannes
Executive Producer:
Zoe Tait

An Island Parish

Series 8 - Sark Winter

Episode 2: Busy Hands are Never in Want

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Series following the community on the island of Sark. Without any tourist trade in January, islanders must do what they can to make ends meet. Show more

Wanted Down Under

Series 9

Episode 20: Suckling Family

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Series in which families try out life overseas. Having left his birthplace of New Zealand for his wife, Courtenay now wants to return home for good. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nicki Chapman
Assistant Producer:
Raphaelle Boland
Series Producer:
Simon Miller
Executive Producer:
Paul Connolly

Eat Well for Less?

Series 1

Episode 1: The Booth Family

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Gregg Wallace and Chris Bavin help families across the UK eat well for less. Gregg and Chris have their work cut out for them with the Booth family in Lancashire. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 6

Episode 20: Oakham to Cambridge

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

On the final leg of his journey from west Wales to East Anglia, Michael Portillo begins in Oakham before heading east to Stamford and on to Cambridge University. Show more

Daily Politics

04/03/2015

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn present live coverage of Prime Minister's Questions and are joined by transport minister Claire Perry and shadow communities secretary Hilary Benn. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Neil
Presenter:
Jo Coburn
Interviewed Guest:
Claire Perry
Interviewed Guest:
Hilary Benn
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Farron
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Reckless
Interviewed Guest:
James Delingpole

Regional Variations (2)

The A to Z of TV Gardening

Shorts

Episode 4: Letter D

Duration: 4 minutes

on BBC Two HD

A look at some of the BBC's most popular gardening programmes and personalities, presented by Carol Kirkwood. Carol explores subjects that all begin with the letter D. Show more

Cagney and Lacey

Series 4

Episode 2: Heat

Duration: 46 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama series about a pair of female cops. Mary Beth is taken hostage by a psychopathic gunman in a railyard.

Contributors

Detective Christine Cagney:
Sharon Gless
Detective Mary Beth Lacey:
Tyne Daly
Lieutenant Bert Samuels:
Al Waxman
Detective Mark Lumbly:
Carl Lumbly
Harvey Lacey:
John Karlen
Detective Victor Isbecki:
Martin Kove
Sergeant King:
Lance Henriksen

Frozen Planet

Episode 1: To the Ends of the Earth

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

David Attenborough sets out on an extraordinary journey across the earth's polar regions, exploring the Arctic and Antarctic. Show more

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Series 1

Episode 4: Have a Break, Take a Husband

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Classic comedy series with one-man disaster area Frank Spencer. Frank and Betty go away for a second honeymoon. Can it be as disastrous as their first?

Three Up, Two Down

Series 2

Episode 1: Major Inconvenience

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Sitcom about in-laws forced to share a flat below their children. Daphne looks forward to finding a kindred spirit in her new neighbour.

Contributors

Angie Tyler:
Lysette Anthony
Nick Tyler:
Ray Burdis
Daphne Trenchard:
Angela Thorne
Sam Tyler:
Michael Elphick
Major Giles Bradshaw:
Neil Stacy
Wilf Perkins:
John Grillo

Hi-de-Hi!

Series 4

Episode 2: It's a Blue World

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Sitcom. Ted Bovis is offered the chance to hire an artistic but explicit film to show to the male campers.

Contributors

Jeffrey Fairbrother:
Simon Cadell
Ted Bovis:
Paul Shane
Gladys Pugh:
Ruth Madoc
Spike Dixon:
Jeffrey Holland
Mr Patridge:
Leslie Dwyer
Fred Quilly:
Felix Bowness
Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves:
Diane Holland
Sylvia Garnsey:
Nikki Kelly
Inspector Sutcliffe:
Ian Collier
Director:
John Kilby
Producer:
David Croft

Flog It!

Series 7

Episode 39: Edinburgh

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Paul Martin and the team visit Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. Experts James Lewis and Adam Partridge look for hidden treasures and Paul visits Scottish Parliament. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Participant:
Adam Partridge
Participant:
James Lewis
Series Producer:
Pete Smith
Executive Producer:
Tom Ware

Regional Variations (4)

Party Political Broadcasts - Liberal Democrats

BBC Two HD
BBC Two England

Party Political Broadcasts - Liberal Democrats

BBC Two Scotland

Party Political Broadcasts - Welsh Liberal Democrats

BBC Two Wales

Wild on Water

Episode 6: Killard Nature Reserve

Duration: 4 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Karen Patterson joins naturalist Rory Mellon as she enjoys the natural beauty on the shore of Strangford Lough, at Killard Nature Reserve. Show more

Two Tribes

Series 2

Episode 13

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Richard Osman presents the fast-paced quiz show where what contestants have in common is just as important as their general knowledge.

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Osman
Executive Producer:
James Fox
Executive Producer:
Richard Hague
Executive Producer:
Michelle Woods
Executive Producer:
Dominic Waugh
Series Producer:
Eve Winstanley

Eggheads

Series 11

Episode 139

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

General knowledge quiz in which teams from all over the UK battle to beat the Eggheads, some of the country's top quiz champions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Vine
Participant:
Barry Simmons
Participant:
Judith Keppel
Participant:
Chris Hughes
Participant:
Kevin Ashman
Participant:
CJ de Mooi
Participant:
Daphne Fowler
Series Producer:
Rob Dean
Executive Producer:
David Young
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery. During Victoria's reign extraordinary women gradually changed the lives and opportunities of their sex. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

This World

Surviving Sandy Hook

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two HD

Investigative documentary following three families involved in the Sandy Hook shooting, as they try to make sense of the tragedy and find a way to move on and rebuild their lives. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Jezza Neumann
Producer:
Sarah Foudy
Series Producer:
Sarah Waldron
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Executive Producer:
Brian Woods

Regional Variations (2)

Let's Play Darts

BBC Two HD
BBC Two Scotland
BBC Two Wales
BBC Two England

Spotlight

Silence of the Supergrass

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Vincent Kearney investigates why informer Gary Haggarty has not testified against anyone, more than five years after he became a supergrass. Show more

Contributors

Regional Variations (2)

Reinventing the Royals

BBC Two HD
BBC Two Wales
BBC Two England

Let's Play Darts

for Comic Relief 2015

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Comic Relief darts tournament. In the last quarter-final, Bob Mortimer teams up against Roisin Conaty and Richie George with darts legend Andy 'The Viking' Fordham. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gabby Logan
Participant:
Roisin Conaty
Participant:
Sean Lock
Participant:
Lee Mack
Participant:
Bob Mortimer
Participant:
Martin Offiah
Participant:
Richard Osman
Participant:
Liza Tarbuck
Participant:
Tim Vine
Participant:
Martin Adams
Participant:
Darryl Fitton
Participant:
Andy Fordham
Participant:
Bobby George
Participant:
Richie George
Participant:
Ted Hankey
Participant:
Deta Hedman
Executive Producer:
Peter Holmes
Executive Producer:
Ruth Phillips
Executive Producer:
Andrew Westwell
Series Producer:
Karen Murdoch
Production Company:
Zeppotron

Regional Variations (2)

Reinventing the Royals

Episode 2: Succession

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Two-part documentary. Steve Hewlett examines how growing up in the spotlight has affected Princes William and Harry, and their attitudes to the media. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Modern Times

BBC Two HD
BBC Two Wales
BBC Two England

See Hear

Series 34

Episode 29

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Magazine for the deaf and hard of hearing. Memnos Costi revisits four deaf children. Which secondary school should they attend? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Memnos Costi
Participant:
John Smith
Series Producer:
William Mager
Executive Producer:
Roger Farrant

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