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Family Cooking Showdown

Series 2

Episode 10

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Competitive food show. The remaining families rustle up a family treat night meal, hoping to impress the judges enough to secure a place in the finals. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 6 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Comedy. A wealthy newspaper proprietor puts up a £10,000 prize for the fastest flight from London to Paris. His wager attracts a weird and eccentric collection of competitors. Show more

Contributors

Orvil Newton:
Stuart Whitman
Patricia Rawnsley:
Sarah Miles
Sir Percival Ware-Armitage:
Terry-Thomas
Colonel Manfred Von Holstein:
Gert Frobe
Pierre Dubois:
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Lord Rawnsley:
Robert Morley
Courtney:
Eric Sykes
Fire Chief Perkins:
Benny Hill
Richard Mays:
James Fox
Count Emilio Ponticelli:
Alberto Sordi
Brigitte/Ingrid/Marlene/Françoise/Yvette/Betty:
Irina Demick
Mother Superior:
Flora Robson
Neanderthal Man/Birdman/Inventors/Pilot/Airline Passenger:
Red Skelton
Captain Rumpelstoss:
Karl Michael Vogler
George Gruber:
Sam Wanamaker
French Postman:
Eric Barker
Colonel:
Fred Emney
Assistant Fire Chief:
Norman Rossington
Fireman:
Graham Stark
Harry Popperwell:
Tony Hancock
Trawler Skipper:
Maurice Denham
MacDougal:
Gordon Jackson
French Painter:
John Le Mesurier
Lieutenant Parsons:
Jeremy Lloyd
Countess Sophia Ponticelli:
Zena Marshall
Airline Hostess:
Millicent Martin
Italian Mayor:
Eric Pohlman
Tremayne Gascoyne:
William Rushton
Photographer:
Jimmy Thompson
Director:
Ken Annakin

The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas

Series 1

Episode 9: Showing Off

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The Hairy Bikers create mouthwatering festive dishes and get into the spirit of the season with special guest Russell Grant. Recipes include lobster mac and cheese. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon King
Presenter:
Dave Myers
Interviewed Guest:
Russell Grant
Executive Producer:
Carla-Maria Lawson
Executive Producer:
Pete Lawrence
Series Editor:
Will Knott
Series Producer:
Natasha Hayes
Production Secretary:
Joanna Poulton
Editor:
Alex Boyle
Assistant Producer:
Guy Arthur
Production Company:
Hungry Gap Productions

The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas

Series 1

Episode 10: Compilation

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

The Hairy Bikers create mouthwatering festive dishes and get into the spirit of the season with special guests: the Rev Kate Bottley and Jon Culshaw. Recipes include a stuffed turkey breast and legs. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon King
Presenter:
Dave Myers
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Bottley
Interviewed Guest:
Jon Culshaw
Executive Producer:
Carla-Maria Lawson
Executive Producer:
Pete Lawrence
Series Editor:
Will Knott
Series Producer:
Natasha Hayes
Production Secretary:
Joanna Poulton
Editor:
Alex Boyle
Assistant Producer:
Guy Arthur
Production Company:
Hungry Gap Productions

Duration: 1 hour, 47 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Lavish retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy that sees an illicit affair between two star-crossed lovers ignite a bitter rivalry between Verona's ruling families. Show more

Contributors

Lord Capulet:
Damian Lewis
Lady Capulet:
Natascha McElhone
Lady Montague:
Laura Morante
Lord Montague:
Tomas Arana
Prince of Verona:
Stellan Skarsgard
Friar Laurence:
Paul Giamatti
Count Paris:
Tom Wisdom
Capulet Servant:
Matt Patresi
Abraham (House of Montague):
Anton Alexander
Apothecary:
Leon Vitali
Director:
Carlo Carlei

Back in Time for Christmas

Episode 2: The 1970s, 80s and 90s

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

One family time-travels through six decades of festive nostalgia. The Robshaws discover how the race for a Christmas number one single was born. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Giles Coren
Participant:
Polly Russell
Executive Producer:
Emily Shields
Series Producer:
Abigail Priddle

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 11 months

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to the frozen north, deep inside the Arctic Circle, to meet the ancient Sami people and the animals they hold so close - reindeer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gordon Buchanan
Producer:
Anwar Mamon
Director:
Anwar Mamon
Executive Producer:
Roger Webb

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 11 months

Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan go on a Christmas adventure in search of some of nature's greatest celestial wonders and winter wildlife, unique to this time of year. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Packham
Producer:
Kim Maddever
Director:
Kim Maddever
Executive Producer:
Dan Kendall
Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd

Duration: 52 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Victoria Wood serves up a large helping of Christmas comedy, with an impressive list of celebrities appearing in a wide range of pastiches. Show more

University Challenge

Christmas 2018

Episode 1: Brasenose, Oxford v Bristol

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The Brasenose, Oxford team, including Kate Bliss and Tim Harford, face the Bristol team, featuring Misha Glenny and Iain Stewart. Show more

Contributors

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

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 11 months

A behind-the-scenes look at St Paul's during their busiest time of year, revealing the secrets of Christmas at the cathedral. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Katie Buchanan
Producer:
Emma Cleave
Production Manager:
Rita Cabral
Composer:
John Lemke

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 6 months

The true story of Miss Shepherd, an eccentric woman of uncertain origins, who 'temporarily' parked her broken-down van in writer Alan Bennett's London driveway for 15 years. Show more

Contributors

Miss Shepherd:
Maggie Smith
Alan Bennett:
Alex Jennings
Underwood:
Jim Broadbent
Ursula Vaughan Williams:
Frances de la Tour
Miss Briscoe:
Cecilia Noble
Mr Fairchild:
David Calder
Giles Perry:
Nicholas Burns
Lady Wiggin:
Selina Cadell
Theatre Actor:
Dominic Cooper
Market Trader:
James Corden
Man with Earring:
Russell Tovey
Man in Confessional:
Clive Merrison

Inside the Factory

Inside the Christmas Factory

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 11 months

In this Christmas special, Gregg Wallace visits a factory which produces a staggering two million tins of festive chocolate assortments a year. Show more

The Apprentice

Series 14

Episode 14: The Final

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The finalists must now launch their businesses by producing a digital screen and directing a TV advert, before pitching to Lord Sugar and a room full of industry experts. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Lord Sugar
Participant:
Karren Brady
Participant:
Claude Littner
Executive Producer:
Paul Broadbent
Executive Producer:
Paula Fasht
Series Editor:
Jo Harcourt-Smith
Series Editor:
Joe Wildman
Production Company:
FremantleMedia

The Apprentice: You're Fired!

Series 14

Episode 12: You're Hired

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Rhod Gilbert meets Lord Sugar's new business partner, the runner-up and Lord Sugar himself to discuss the tears, triumphs and most memorable moments of the past 12 weeks. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rhod Gilbert
Participant:
Lord Sugar
Series Producer:
Amanda Sangorski
Executive Producer:
Paul Broadbent
Production Company:
FremantleMedia

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