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Love in the Countryside

Series 2

Episode 6

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

In the final episode, Sara helps Welsh shepherd Ioan get a leg up the love ladder, and vet George and equine dentist Victoria are both in the grip of a dating conundrum. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sara Cox
Executive Producer:
Jenny Midl
Series Producer:
Emma Jones
Director:
Eddie Lewis
Production Company:
FremantleMedia
Production Manager:
Anna Gordon
Line Producer:
Lucy Butler

Genres

This Farming Life

Series 3

Episode 5

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

The Rodgers face a final TB test. Animals arrive at Lynn and Sandra’s croft. Raymond is kept guessing by his surrogate sheep and a calving boom starts at Kirsty and Aimee’s farm.

Contributors

Series Producer:
Jane Fitzgerald
Executive Producer:
Jo Roe
Production Manager:
Sam Breslin

Race Across the World

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 4 months

As five teams become four, they are more focused than ever on reaching Singapore. They journey across the deserts, mountains and Silk Road cities of Central Asia to Uzbekistan. Show more

Race Across the World

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 4 months

The four remaining teams enter the People’s Republic of China. After nearly a month on the road together, budgets are running low and emotions are high. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
John Hannah
Series Editor:
Stephen Day
Executive Producer:
Stephen Lambert
Executive Producer:
Mark Saben
Director:
Rob Fisher
Executive Producer:
Tim Harcourt

The Planets

Series 1

The Godfather: Jupiter

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 27 days

Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the other planets. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Series Producer:
Gideon Bradshaw
Production Manager:
Evih Efue
Production Coordinator:
Toby Keeley
Assistant Producer:
Katy Savage
Director of photography:
Julius Brighton

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

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: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

The first three critical months are when animal babies have to rapidly get to grips with their new family and the challenges of environment that surrounds them. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Dramatised biography of the young Jane Austen, chronicling her romance with a young Irishman and how the experience came to have an influence on her writing. Anne Hathaway stars. Show more

Contributors

Jane Austen:
Anne Hathaway
Tom Lefroy:
James McAvoy
Mrs Austen:
Julie Walters
Reverend Austen:
James Cromwell
Lady Gresham:
Maggie Smith
Cassandra Austen:
Anna Maxwell Martin
Eliza De Feuillide:
Lucy Cohu
Mr Wisley:
Laurence Fox
Judge Langlois:
Ian Richardson
Henry Austen:
Joe Anderson
John Warren:
Leo Bill
Lucy Lefroy:
Jessica Ashworth
Mrs Lefroy:
Eleanor Methven
Mrs Radcliffe:
Helen McCrory
Writer:
Kevin Hood
Producer:
Douglas Rae

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Adaptation of the Jane Austen classic about a privileged young woman's misguided attempts at matchmaking. Show more

Contributors

Emma Woodhouse:
Gwyneth Paltrow
Mr Knightley:
Jeremy Northam
Frank Churchill:
Ewan McGregor
Harriet Smith:
Toni Collette
Rev Elton:
Alan Cumming
Mrs Weston:
Greta Scacchi
Jane Fairfax:
Polly Walker
Miss Bates:
Sophie Thompson
Mrs Bates:
Phyllida Law
Mr Weston:
James Cosmo
Mr Woodhouse:
Denys Hawthorne
Producer:
Steven Haft

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 5 weeks

Paul and Bob travel to the picturesque River Usk in Wales, where Paul’s father first taught him to fish as a child. They discuss their respective childhoods and reflect on their own family lives. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Bob Mortimer
Participant:
Paul Whitehouse
Executive Producer:
David Brindley
Production Manager:
Sue Davies
Producer:
Luke Holland
Series Producer:
Stephanie Fyfe
Director:
Will Yapp
Executive Producer:
Lisa Clark
Production Company:
Owl Power TV

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 5 weeks

Paul and Bob brave the wild lakes of Essex in search of the mighty carp. They visit a beauty clinic to see if there are any suitable treatments available to re-capture their youth. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Bob Mortimer
Participant:
Paul Whitehouse
Executive Producer:
David Brindley
Production Manager:
Sue Davies
Director:
Will Yapp
Executive Producer:
Lisa Clark
Production Company:
Owl Power TV

Mountain Vets

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

With the spring rush over, the vets have more time to enjoy the rewards of the job. Maurice checks on some otter pups, Daisy saves a cow's life and Miriam heads to a country fair. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Kevin Murphy
Series Producer:
Sara Woodford
Executive Producer:
Amanda Murray
Production Company:
Rare TV
Producer:
Dominic Coyle
Director:
Dominic Coyle

University Challenge

Christmas 2019

Royal Holloway v Sussex

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

It’s match five of the Christmas quiz for distinguished alumni. In the Royal Holloway team are ceramics designer Emma Bridgewater and TV historian Fern Riddell. Show more

Contributors

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

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

An enchanting dramatised Christmas treat. A she-wolf must flee her pack and embark on a dramatised perilous journey through the Alps in search of a new territory and a new life. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

After a series of violent murders, well-meaning Inspector Kildare is tasked with finding the killer and follows the trail through the seediest and most intriguing parts of Victorian London. Show more

Contributors

Inspector Kildare:
Bill Nighy
Lizzie Cree:
Olivia Cooke
Dan Leno:
Douglas Booth
Constable Flood:
Daniel Mays
Aveline Ortega:
Maria Valderde
John Cree:
Sam Reid
Karl Marx:
Henry Goodman
George Gissing:
Morgan Watkins
Augstus Rowley:
Paul Ritter
Mr Greatorex:
David Bamber
Inspector Roberts:
Peter Sullivan

QI XL

Series Q

Quizmas

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Sandi Toksvig hosts the seasonal quizmas quiz with Alan Davies, Sara Pascoe, Johnny Vegas and Josh Widdicombe.

Contributors

Presenter:
Sandi Toksvig
Panellist:
Alan Davies
Series Producer:
Piers Fletcher
Director:
Diccon Ramsay
Series Producer:
John Lloyd
Production Company:
FremantleMedia
Panellist:
Sara Pascoe
Panellist:
Johnny Vegas
Panellist:
Josh Widdicombe

NFL This Week

2019/20

27/12/2019

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

The results are in and only a week remains in the NFL regular season. Mark Chapman, Jason Bell and Osi Umenyiora analyse the week 16 action and see who might be on their way to Super Bowl glory. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Chapman
Presenter:
Jason Bell
Presenter:
Osi Umenyiora
Series Editor:
Rob Williams
Director:
Ian Finch

Home Is Where the Art Is

Series 1

Episode 14

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Nick Knowles challenges three talented artists to create beautiful artworks for people they've never met. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nick Knowles
Featured Artist:
Paul Dunkerley
Featured Artist:
Lucie Ann Trickett
Featured Artist:
Charlotte Newson
Series Producer:
Zoe Thorman
Executive Producer:
Dympna Jackson
Executive Producer:
Pam Cavannagh

Reggie in China

Series 1

East Meets West

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

In this final episode, Reggie Yates visits Chengdu, meeting artists pushing government censorship to its limit, and to Shanghai, where Communist east meets decadent west. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Reggie Yates
Executive Producer:
David Glover
Executive Producer:
Clare Handford
Executive Producer:
John Douglas
Production Company:
72 Films
Production Manager:
Tom Cross

Seven Worlds, One Planet

Series 1

North America

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

North America - a land of change where pioneering animals make the most of surprising opportunities. Show more

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