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Coast

Series 5 (Shortened Versions)

Brittany (45min)

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Britain's bonds with its Celtic cousins across in Brittany are explored. Neil Oliver visits the province of Finistere, battered by some of the world's wildest waters. Show more

Heir Hunters

Series 12

Episode 20: Gallagher/Alan Hughes

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Maureen Gallagher's case reveals the hardships of Germans married to Brits during WWI and WWII. An heir to Alan Hughes's estate receives a surprise knock at the door. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Buerk
Series Producer:
Alison Vann
Executive Producer:
Lindsay Bradbury
Executive Producer:
Tim Quicke
Production Company:
Flame Television

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama starring Laurence Olivier as an egotistical vaudeville entertainer who considers himself a star but whose life is an untold failure. Show more

Contributors

Archie Rice:
Laurence Olivier
Phoebe Rice:
Brenda De Banzie
Jean Rice:
Joan Plowright
Billy Rice:
Roger Livesey
Frank Rice:
Alan Bates
Mick Rice:
Albert Finney
Tina Lapford:
Shirley Anne Field
Mrs. Ada Lapford:
Thora Hird
Soubrette:
Miriam Karlin

Genres

Formats

Getting the Builders In

Series 1

Episode 15

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Three teams of builders compete to win jobs. On offer are a bathroom in Farnworth near Bolton and some under-stairs storage in Cobham, Surrey. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Martin Dowd
Series Producer:
Barry Hecker
Production Company:
Reef Television Ltd

For What It's Worth

Series 2

Episode 20

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Antiques quiz show hosted by Fern Britton. Antiques expert Kate Bliss assists Fern as the three teams compete for the prize. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Fern Britton
Expert:
Kate Bliss
Executive Producer:
Karen Smith
Series Producer:
Gail Harman
Series Producer:
Barry Hart

Nature's Weirdest Events

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Chris Packham examines some of the world's weirdest natural events. He investigates canine commuters, killer sharks on a golf course and a town taken over by tumbleweed. Show more

Britain's Secret Seas

Episode 1: Giants of the West

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary series exploring the seas surrounding Great Britain. The team looks at Britain's largest fish, the basking shark, and giant spiny spider crabs. Show more

Money for Nothing

Series 4

Episode 6

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Junk makeover show. Upcycler extraordinaire Sarah Moore saves a car bonnet, an old wax jacket and a dated desk from the skip in Witley. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sarah Moore
Narrator:
Arthur Smith
Series Producer:
Martyn Bon
Executive Producer:
Michelle Friel
Executive Producer:
Jules Kean
Production Company:
Friel Kean Films Ltd

Eggheads

Series 20

Episode 24

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Jeremy Vine hosts the show where every day a new team of challengers take on what is probably the greatest quiz team in Britain, made up of some of the country's top quizzers.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Vine
Executive Producer:
Rob Dean
Executive Producer:
Andy Culpin
Production Company:
12 Yard Productions

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 7

Episode 16: Ashford to Sevenoaks

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain. Michael begins a new journey in Ashford, Kent, lending a hand at a state-of-the-art train maintenance plant. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

This time, the Hairy Bikers are in mainland France, in Provence. They begin their journey in Marseille, where the population is as diverse as the Mediterranean itself. Show more

Nadiya's Family Favourites

Series 1

Episode 3: Nothing in the House

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Nadiya's dishes are a fruit salad fattoush, ginger rice with spicy chickpeas, avocado pasta with peas and mint, and carrot cake pakoras with cream cheese dip. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nadiya Hussain
Expert:
Lynn Clark
Executive Producer:
Pete Lawrence
Series Editor:
Will Knott
Series Producer:
Natasha Hayes
Director:
Martha Delap
Production Coordinator:
Joanna Poulton
Producer:
Rosa Brough
Re-recording mixer:
Tom Knott
Camera Operator:
Rob Wicks
Camera Operator:
Tom Kirkman
Camera Operator:
Tim Pollard
Director of photography:
Danny Rohrer
Graphic Designer:
Robin Littlewood
Production Company:
Hungry Gap Productions

University Challenge

2018/19

Episode 3

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

In another first-round match, the students representing Pembroke College, Oxford, battle it out with Downing College, Cambridge. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Narrator:
Roger Tilling
Director:
Tracey Rooney
Producer:
Irene Daniels
Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Versailles

Series 3

Episode 9: The Tinderbox

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Period drama. Louis is dismissive of the pain his plans will cause others. Cardinal Leto is confident of making the king marry Isabella. Show more

Contributors

Louis XIV:
George Blagden
Philippe, Duc d'Orleans:
Alexander Vlahos
Bontemps:
Stuart Bowman
Fabien Marchal:
Tygh Runyan
Francois de Maintenon:
Catherine Walker
Chevalier de Lorraine:
Evan Williams
Princess Palatine:
Jessica Clark
Delphine, Duchesse d'Angers:
Marie Askehave
Guillaume:
Matthew McNulty
Cardinal Leto:
Ken Bones
Isabella Braganza:
Benedita Pereira
Bishop Bossuet:
Geoffrey Bateman
Colbert:
Steve Cumyn
Louvois:
Joe Sheridan
Writer:
Tim Loane

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Following workers across London over three years as they race to build an enormous supersewer on time and on budget. In this episode, construction begins in the heart of London. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Tom Swingler
Director:
Adam Hopkins
Executive Producer:
Tom Barry
Executive Producer:
Tim Wardle
Production Manager:
Clara Thomas
Producer:
Carla Grande
Production Company:
Raw TV

Genres

Matron, Medicine and Me

Series 2

Episode 1: Fern Britton

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Fern Britton returns to Stoke Mandeville Hospital to retrace the dramatic story of how the NHS saved her life after she was diagnosed with sepsis. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Kate Humble meets a husband and wife team who are diversifying their family dairy farm to produce the first salt in the famous spa town of Droitwich in over 100 years. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kate Humble
Composer:
Andrew Jones
Graphic Designer:
John Eddy
Graphic Designer:
Ian Richards
Colourist:
Katie Kemp
On-line editing:
Bernard Pearson
Re-recording mixer:
Matt Morris
Director of photography:
Cliff Evans
Sound Recordist:
Ed Bulman
Line Producer:
Richard Banks
Series Producer:
Debb Swindells
Producer:
Darren Coates
Director:
Darren Coates
Executive Producer:
Sarah Trigg
Director:
Jim Ashley
Production Company:
7 Wonder Productions

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