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Big Dreams Small Spaces

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Monty Don helps people create the garden of their dreams. This time, plans include a Norwegian garden complete with waterfalls to be fashioned out of a tiny back yard in Dorset. Show more

Countryfile

Cornish Coastal Christmas

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

It's Christmas, and Matt and Ellie are in the tiny Cornish fishing village of Coverack, helping the locals get the place set for the festivities. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 10 days

Multi-award winning historical drama about Sir Thomas More's refusal to acknowledge Henry VIII's break with the Roman Catholic Church. Starring Paul Scofield. Show more

Contributors

Sir Thomas More:
Paul Scofield
Lady Alice:
Wendy Hiller
Thomas Cromwell:
Leo McKern
King Henry VIII:
Robert Shaw
Margaret:
Susannah York
Richard Rich:
John Hurt
Duke of Norfolk:
Nigel Davenport
Will Roper:
Corin Redgrave
Cardinal Wolsey:
Orson Welles

Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

2007-16

Episode 214

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

James Martin takes a look back at some of the best moments from Saturday Kitchen. Including recipes from Bryn Williams, Bill Grainger, Rick Stein and Atul Kotchhar. Show more

The Culture Show

The Secret Life of Mary Poppins

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Victoria Coren Mitchell explores the complex life of Mary Poppins author PL Travers, looking at her 20-year battle with Walt Disney, whose 1964 film version she loathed. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Wartime drama. A small group of Royal Marines carry out a covert canoe raid on the docks of Bordeaux during World War II in a mission to destroy the blockade-busting Nazi ships. Show more

Contributors

Major Stringer:
Jose Ferrer
Captain Thompson:
Trevor Howard
Myrtie:
Dora Bryan
Sergeant Craig:
Victor Maddern
Marine Clarke:
Anthony Newley
Marine Ruddock:
David Lodge
Marine Stevens:
Peter Arne
Marine Lomas:
Percy Herbert
Marine Booth:
Graham Stewart
Marine Cooney:
John Fabian
Director:
Jose Ferrer

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

World War II tale based on a true story. As the Germans move closer to the secret of nuclear fission, saboteurs plot to stop the materials going into production. Show more

Porridge

Christmas Special: No Way Out

Duration: 41 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Christmas special of the classic sitcom from 1975. The festive season falls upon HMP Slade and finds the inmates planning a jailbreak. Show more

Contributors

Norman Stanley Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Mr MacKay:
Fulton Mackay
Mr Barrowclough:
Brian Wilde
Harry Grout:
Peter Vaughan
Warren:
Sam Kelly
Prison Doctor:
Graham Crowden

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Journalist Jenny Lernerat stumbles onto the biggest news story ever: a comet is on course to collide with Earth. Show more

Contributors

Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner:
Robert Duvall
Jenny Lerner:
Tea Leoni
Leo Biederman:
Elijah Wood
Robin Lerner:
Vanessa Redgrave
President Tom Beck:
Morgan Freeman
Jason Lerner:
Maximilian Schell
Beth Stanley:
Laura Innes
Dr Oren Monash:
Ron Eldard
Andrea Baker:
Mary McCormack
Sarah Hotchner:
Leelee Sobieski
Mark Simon:
Blair Underwood
Gus Partenza:
Jon Favreau
Producer:
David Brown
Director:
Mimi Leder

Dragons' Den

Series 13

Episode 10

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Budding entrepreneurs pitch business ideas to multimillionaires. The Dragons turn fifty shades of angry over a product that promises to banish grey hairs. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Evan Davis
Participant:
Deborah Meaden
Participant:
Peter Jones
Participant:
Touker Suleyman
Participant:
Sarah Willingham
Participant:
Nick Jenkins
Executive Producer:
Ceri Aston
Series Producer:
Darrell Olsen

Duration: 1 hour, 52 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Biopic. Drama based on the life of Joe Meek, the songwriter-producer behind the 60s hits Have I the Right, Just Like Eddie, Johnny, Remember Me and the unforgettable Telstar.

Contributors

Joe Meek:
Con O'Neill
Major Wilfred Banks:
Kevin Spacey
Heinz Burt:
JJ Feild
Mrs Violet Shenton:
Pam Ferris
Clem Cattini:
James Corden
Geoff Goddard:
Tom Burke
Chas Hodges:
Ralf Little
Patrick Pink:
Sid Mitchell
Billy Fury:
Jon Lee
Ritchie Blackmore:
Mathew Baynton
Lord Sutch:
Justin Hawkins
John Leyton:
Callum Dixon
Alan Caddy:
Tom Harper
Jess Conrad:
Nigel Harman
Larry Parnes:
Jess Conrad
Chauffeur:
Clem Cattini
Mr Brolin:
Chas Hodges
John Peel:
David Hayler
Sir Edward:
John Leyton
Stagehand:
Robbie Duke
Director:
Nick Moran
Backstage Manager:
Michael Sarne
Writer:
Nick Moran

Countryfile

Cornish Coastal Christmas

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

It's Christmas, and Matt and Ellie are in the tiny Cornish fishing village of Coverack, helping the locals get the place set for the festivities. Show more

Holby City

Series 18

Episode 11: Blue Christmas

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Troubled nurse Fran returns to Holby and is determined to get Jac's full attention. Sacha finds himself treating someone who bullied him at school. Show more

Contributors

Henrik Hansen:
Guy Henry
Dominic Copeland:
David Ames
Arthur Digby:
Rob Ostlere
Zosia March:
Camilla Arfwedson
Adele Effanga:
Petra Letang
Sacha Levy:
Bob Barrett
Oliver Valentine:
James Anderson
Morven Shreve:
Eleanor Fanyinka
Serena Campbell:
Catherine Russell
Adrian 'Fletch' Fletcher:
Alex Walkinshaw
Raffaello Di Lucca:
Joe McFadden
Cara Martinez:
Niamh Walsh
Guy Self:
John Michie
Essie Harrison:
Kaye Wragg
Jac Naylor:
Rosie Marcel
Fran Reynolds:
Carli Norris
Emma Naylor-Maconie:
Darcey Burke
Hugo Featherstone:
Daniel Flynn
Mr James:
Steve Furst
Producer:
Fiona Naylor
Director:
Karl Neilson

Kirsty Young takes a look at the history of the royal Christmas broadcast and how the tradition started by King George V in 1932 has found a place at the heart of Christmas Day. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Young
Participant:
David Attenborough
Executive Producer:
Claire Popplewell

BBC Two Northern Ireland

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