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Bargain Hunt

Series 62

Newark 11

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Natasha Raskin Sharp is in Nottinghamshire with experts Ben Cooper and Izzie Balmer and the teams. Natasha meets a world record holder to get to grips with the bagpipes. Show more

The Bidding Room

Series 4

Episode 1

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 8 months

Nigel Havers hosts as five dealers bid against each other to buy items brought in by the public, including a toy cafeteria truck, a surprising key and Victorian children’s clogs. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nigel Havers
Series Producer:
Rae Gilder Cooke
Executive Producer:
Claire Egerton-Jones
Production Company:
Ricochet Limited

A Countryside Summer

Series 1

Episode 13

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Paul Rose gets on his bike with a group of extraordinary cyclists, and Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin visit a colony of puffins in Pembrokeshire. Show more

Our Lives

Series 6

Trick Pony Club

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Jousting knights on horseback and gun-slinging, acrobatic cowboys. Behind the scenes with Scotland’s stunt horse team. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Jill Douglas
Executive Producer:
David Harron

Eggheads

Series 19

Episode 48

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

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

Made in Great Britain

Series 1

Episode 4: Pottery

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Exploring how Stoke-on-Trent dominated the global pottery industry, transforming from a collection of rural villages to a city that became the world capital of ceramics. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steph McGovern
Executive Producer:
Jo Bishop
Series Producer:
Dunk Barnes
Production Company:
DSP TV

Getting the Builders In

Series 1

Episode 7

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Three pairs of builders compete to win jobs. On offer are an en suite bathroom in Epsom and some bespoke wardrobes for a bedroom in Didsbury. Show more

Contributors

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

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Michael Scott uses 3D scanning technology to reveal the secrets of Cairo and ancient Egypt: from the Great Pyramid and a hidden Roman fortress to the Arabic citadel of Saladin. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 15

Episode 8: Jonnie Peacock

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 7 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Paralympic gold medal winner Jonnie Peacock looks back through the generations and ends up captivated by his four-times-great-grandmother. Show more

Flog It!

Series 12

Episode 18: Oxford 18

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Antiques series. This edition comes from Oxford Union, the most famous debating chamber outside of Westminster, where Paul Martin is joined by Will Axon and Mark Stacey. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Expert:
Will Axon
Executive Producer:
Kate Beetham
Series Producer:
Louise Hibbins
Director:
Linda Sands

The Farmers' Country Showdown

Series 5 (Shortened Versions)

Stroud

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Sisters Rowan and Lily create natural cosmetics from plants grown in their garden to take to Stroud Farmers’ Market alongside dairy farmer Jess and the produce from her cows.

Great Australian Railway Journeys

Series 1 (30-Minute Versions)

Sydney to Broken Hill – Part 1

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Michael Portillo explores New South Wales with his 1913 Bradshaw’s Guide. Beginning in the waterside metropolis of Sydney, Michael investigates the origins of the city as a penal colony. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Celebrities hunt for antiques across the UK. Comedian Russell Kane and presenter AJ Odudu take to the road with antiquers Phil Serrell and Margie Cooper. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Russell Kane
Participant:
AJ Odudu
Executive Producer:
Jim Regan
Series Producer:
John Redshaw
Production Company:
STV Productions

The Hotel People

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

The team continue their efforts to win back business. Eugene, aka ‘Mr Weddings’, is busier than ever with a boom in weddings. Today there is a damaged wedding cake to rescue.
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Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 4 months

Focusing on controversies from the recent past, David Dimbleby examines the way the BBC has dealt with power and how it has preserved its independence.

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Moving comedy drama about a young hairdresser (Julie Walters) who decides to better herself by enrolling at college. Based on Willy Russell's award-winning stage play. Show more

Contributors

Dr Frank Bryant:
Michael Caine
Rita Susan White:
Julie Walters
Director:
Lewis Gilbert
Rita's Father:
Godfrey Quigley
Bursar:
Pat Daly
Collins:
Kim Fortune
Executive Producer:
Herbert L Oakes
Producer:
Lewis Gilbert
Director of photography:
Frank Watts

Formats

Celebrity MasterChef

Series 17

Episode 8

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 4 months

The celebrities are set a culinary challenge by Asma Khan, owner and head chef of the critically acclaimed Darjeeling Express restaurant in London. Show more

Contributors

Series Editor:
Katie Attwood
Executive Producer:
David Ambler
Series Producer:
Linda McCarthy
Director:
David Crerar
Production Company:
Shine TV

Celebrity MasterChef

Series 17

Episode 9

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 4 months

It’s the third quarter-final, and the three remaining celebrities must cook a faultless two-course meal for former finalists Andi Peters and Megan McKenna and 2020 champion Riyadh Khalaf. Show more

Contributors

Series Editor:
Katie Attwood
Executive Producer:
David Ambler
Series Producer:
Linda McCarthy
Director:
David Crerar
Production Company:
Shine TV

Saving Lives at Sea

Series 7

Race Against Time

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

In Newhaven, the RNLI volunteers race to the rescue of two paragliders who have landed on an isolated stretch of beach and are now being swamped by the rapidly rising tide. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sarah Spencer
Series Producer:
David Mackay
Director:
Sunny Kang
Director:
Olly Rose
Production Company:
Blast! Films Ltd

BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

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