Programme Index

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Our Lives

Series 2

The Pope and I - Our Lives

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

As Pope Francis prepares to visit Ireland this August, this documentary explores people's relationship with the Holy Father and how it has changed over the decades. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Des Henderson
Producer:
Julie Forbes
Executive Producer:
Ed Stobart

Family Cooking Showdown

Series 2

Episode 11

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Competitive food show. In the incredibly tough Taste It Now Make It challenge, the families must recreate a Catalan fish stew. Show more

Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge

Series 1

Episode 8: Final

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Food producers with fledgling businesses test out their products. In the grand final, the seven heat winners fight it out for the title best up-and-coming artisan. Show more

Great British Menu

Series 13

Episode 45: Banquet

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Culinary competition. In the grand finale, the winning chefs cook their dishes at a banquet for the heroes of the NHS, and one chef is crowned Champion of Champions. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Tom Clarke
Series Producer:
Claudine Parrish
Director:
Phil Ashton
Series Editor:
Genevieve Welch
Production Company:
Optomen

Natural World

2018-2019

Episode 3: Super Fast Falcon

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 9 months

Nature documentary. The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on earth - it can reach speeds of over 200mph. But what does it take to be a high-speed record breaker? Show more

Great Indian Railway Journeys

Series 1

Episode 4: Lucknow to Kolkata

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

On a rail journey from Lucknow to Kolkata, Michael Portillo charts a course through India's history from The East India Company to the dawn of independence. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 14 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Classic whodunnit. While on a Nile steamer, detective Hercule Poirot investigates the death of an heiress who had stolen her best friend's fiance and crossed other passengers. Show more

Contributors

Hercule Poirot:
Peter Ustinov
Louise Bourget:
Jane Birkin
Mrs Van Schuyler:
Bette Davis
Colonel Race:
David Niven
Jacqueline De Bellefort:
Mia Farrow
Mrs Salome Otterbourne:
Angela Lansbury
Miss Bowers:
Maggie Smith
Linnet Ridgeway:
Lois Chiles
Mr Ferguson:
Jon Finch
Rosalie Otterbourne:
Olivia Hussey
Manager of the Karnak:
IS Johar
Andrew Pennington:
George Kennedy
Dr Bessner:
Jack Warden
Barnstaple:
Harry Andrews
Rockford:
Sam Wanamaker
Composer:
Nino Rota
Director of photography:
Jack Cardiff

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 8 months

Agatha Christie's murder mystery. Detective Hercule Poirot sets out to discover the truth behind the death of a stage star at a resort hotel on an Adriatic island. Show more

Contributors

Hercule Poirot:
Peter Ustinov
Daphne Castle:
Maggie Smith
Christine Redfern:
Jane Birkin
Arlena Marshall:
Diana Rigg
Rex Brewster:
Roddy McDowall
Patrick Redfern:
Nicholas Clay
Myra Gardener:
Sylvia Miles
Odell Gardener:
James Mason
Sir Horace Blatt:
Colin Blakely
Kenneth Marshall:
Denis Quilley
Director:
Guy Hamilton

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Hand-drawn animated film based on the award-winning book by author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, telling the true story of Raymond's own parents Ethel and Ernest. Show more

Contributors

Ethel Briggs:
Brenda Blethyn
Ernest Briggs:
Jim Broadbent
Raymond Briggs:
Luke Treadaway
Teenage Raymond Briggs:
Macready Massey
Producer:
Ruth Fielding
Production Company:
Lupus Films

University Challenge

Christmas 2018

Episode 6: Sheffield University v Manchester University

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Sheffield University, with Lord David Blunkett and Paul Mason, face Manchester University, with David Aaronovitch and Matt Allwright. Show more

Contributors

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

Playful, moving portrait of Raymond Briggs, told through interviews with Raymond, animation illustrated by Chris Riddell, and contributions from friends and admirers. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Raymond Briggs
Interviewed Guest:
Nick Park
Interviewed Guest:
Andy Serkis
Interviewed Guest:
Posy Simmonds
Interviewed Guest:
Steve Bell
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Assistant Producer:
Amy Cameron
Production Manager:
Claire McCluskey
Production Coordinator:
Susan Scott
Animator:
Ross Hogg

QI XL

Series O

Episode 9: O Christmas

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Sandi Toksvig hosts the QI Christmas special, with Jason Manford, Romesh Ranganathan, Holly Walsh and Alan Davies. Learn how to wrap an awkwardly shaped present. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sandi Toksvig
Panellist:
Alan Davies
Panellist:
Jason Manford
Panellist:
Holly Walsh
Director:
Ian Lorimer
Production Company:
FremantleMedia

Duration: 2 hours

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Jools sees in 2019 with Michael Buble, Jess Glynne, Nile Rodgers, George Ezra, Marc Almond, Rudimental, Yola Carter, and the Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards. Show more

Glastonbury

2017

Episode 114: Best of Glastonbury 2017

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

Highlights from the 2017 Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, including a reminder of some of the big performances, stories and moments from the weekend's events. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jo Whiley
Presenter:
Mark Radcliffe
Executive Producer:
Alison Howe
Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper

Radio 1 at Reading and Leeds Festival

2018

Episode 1: Highlights

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Huw Stephens introduces highlights from some of the many artists performing on the Main and Radio 1 stages at this year's Reading Festival. Show more

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