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Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The search for the country's 2017 culinary superstar continues. Monica challenges the chefs to create a unique sweet or savoury dish using fresh herbs. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Sean Pertwee
Executive Producer:
David Ambler
Executive Producer:
Franc Roddam
Series Producer:
Rachel Palin
Director:
David Crerar
Production Company:
Shine TV
Production Manager:
Claire Fletcher
Unit Manager:
Clare Elliot

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary featuring the work of stop-motion camera and special effects guru Ray Harryhausen. Including contributions from Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
John Landis
Participant:
Rick Baker
Participant:
Dennis Muren
Participant:
Terry Gilliam
Participant:
Peter Lord
Participant:
Phil Tippett
Participant:
Nick Park
Participant:
Peter Jackson
Participant:
Guillermo del Toro
Participant:
Ken Ralston
Participant:
Steven Spielberg
Participant:
James Cameron
Participant:
Robert Zemeckis
Participant:
Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Family Cooking Showdown

Series 1

Episode 7

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Competitive food show. Will the Bellamores, with their hearty, generous helpings, or the Bellamys, with their Persian-influenced recipes, impress the judges? Show more

Nadiya's British Food Adventure

Series 1

Episode 5: Yorkshire

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 9 months

Nadiya visits Yorkshire, where she lived for ten years. She meets Frank Powell, one of the area's last shore fisherman, and cooks him baked sea trout. Show more

Nadiya's British Food Adventure

Series 1

Episode 6: Scotland

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 9 months

Nadiya is off to Scotland. With forager Gary Goldie, she picks wild Scottish 'spices' like hogweed and sea arrowgrass and uses them to make bhajis and a spicy chutney. Show more

The Sweet Makers

Series 1

Episode 3: A Victorian Treat

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Four modern-day confectioners use original recipes to recreate a Victorian sweet shop. The sweet makers are in their own workshop in Blists Hill, Shropshire. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Andy Baxendale
Interviewed Guest:
Faye Prior
Interviewed Guest:
Diana Short
Interviewed Guest:
Cynthia Stroud
Interviewed Guest:
Paul A Young
Presenter:
Emma Dabiri
Presenter:
Annie Gray
Costume designer:
Heidi Miller
Director of photography:
Patrick Acum
Production Secretary:
Emma Marks
Production Coordinator:
Gemma Templar
Production Manager:
Emily Assael
Editor:
Sue Outlaw
Executive Producer:
Emily Shields
Series Producer:
Helen Nixon
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Romantic drama in which the love between a young Eurasian woman and a married American journalist survives against all the odds. Show more

Contributors

Mark Elliott:
William Holden
Dr Han Suyin:
Jennifer Jones
Humphrey Palmer-Jones:
Torin Thatcher
Adeline Palmer-Jones:
Isobel Elsom
Dr John Keith:
Murray Matheson
Anne Richards:
Virginia Gregg
Robert Hung:
Richard Loo
Nora Hung:
Soo Yong
Third Uncle:
Philip Ahn
Director:
Henry King

Natural World

2017-2018

Episode 5: Supercharged Otters

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Cameraman Charlie Hamilton James has filmed otters more than anyone else and now, through the eyes of three orphaned river otters, he reveals their survival secrets. Show more

Inside the Factory

Series 3

Episode 2: Pasta

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary series. Gregg Wallace is at the world's largest dried pasta factory in Italy, where they produce 150,000 kilometres of spaghetti each day. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gregg Wallace
Presenter:
Cherry Healey
Presenter:
Ruth Goodman
Executive Producer:
Alice Harper
Executive Producer:
Sanjay Singhal
Series Producer:
Amanda Lyon
Director:
Michael Rees
Producer:
Emma Pound
Producer:
Sam Bailey
Director:
Sam Bailey
Production Manager:
Sally Finigan
Production Company:
Voltage TV Productions Ltd

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 11 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

University Challenge

Christmas 2017

Episode 4: University of Leicester v UCL

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

A festive quiz featuring university alumni. The University of Leicester team includes Danielle Brown and the UCL team includes journalist Jeremy Bowen. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Series Producer:
Irene Daniels
Executive Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Director:
Tracey Rooney
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Six Robots & Us

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Following families as they welcome robots into their homes. Four-year-old Ethan meets Kaspar, a robot designed to help children on the autistic spectrum learn communication skills. Show more

Natural World

2017-2018

Episode 8: Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

David Attenborough is in the Swiss Jura Mountains to discover the secrets of a giant. Beneath his feet lies a vast network of tunnels and chambers, home to a huge empire of ants. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

Comedy. Local radio DJ and former talk show presenter Alan Partridge ends up in a siege when a disgruntled colleague decides to take the staff hostage. Show more

Contributors

Alan Partridge:
Steve Coogan
Pat Farrell:
Colm Meaney
Lynn Benfield:
Felicity Montagu
Side Kick Simon:
Tim Key
Jason Tresswell:
Nigel Lindsay
Janet Whitehead:
Anna Maxwell Martin
Detective Martin Finch:
Darren Boyd
Angela Ashbourne:
Monica Dolan
Dave Clifton:
Phil Cornwell
Danny Sinclair:
Dustin Demri-Burns
Steve Stubbs:
Sean Pertwee
Greg Frampton:
Karl Theobald
Director:
Declan Lowney

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary series examining the impact of four individual bombs during the Blitz. A look at the impact of the incendiary bomb that set fire to St Peter's Church, Bristol, in 1940. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Director:
Kate Misrahi
Series Producer:
Tim Kirby
Executive Producer:
Cate Hall
Executive Producer:
Francesca Maudslay
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

BBC Two Northern Ireland

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