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Gardeners' World

2023

Episode 18

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 4 months

Monty harvests his spuds and sows seeds for autumn veg. Adam Frost meets a couple who’ve created a garden on the exposed chalk hills of the Yorkshire Wolds. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Monty Don
Presenter:
Adam Frost
Presenter:
Sue Kent
Executive Producer:
Gary Broadhurst
Series Producer:
Sharon Fisher
Production Manager:
Ash Morris

Beechgrove Garden

2023

Episode 17

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Head gardener Scott Smith heads for the Picket Fence Garden to check on the roses. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Scott Smith
Presenter:
George Anderson
Director:
Clare Booth
Executive Producer:
Harry Bell
Series Producer:
Graham Mitchell

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Clive submerges himself in the famous hot springs of Saturnia and joins Italy’s last surviving cowboys, known as the Butteri, to learn how to lasso and barbecue the perfect steak. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Myrie
Director:
Des Henderson
Series Producer:
Lucy Wedlock
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Executive Producer:
Ed Stobart
Production Company:
Alleycats Films

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 14

Felixstowe to Norwich

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 3 months

Michael Portillo continues his rail exploration of the east of England, starting on the seafront of Felixstowe and finishing in the plate glass campus of the University of East Anglia. Show more

Impossible

Series 6

Episode 31

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 7 months

The quiz show where players must avoid the Impossible answer to stay in the competition. 21 people begin the week but how many of them will survive to face the £10,000 Question?

Contributors

Presenter:
Rick Edwards
Executive Producer:
Lynn Sutcliffe
Executive Producer:
Hugh Rycroft
Production Company:
Mighty Productions Ltd

Mastermind

2020/21

Episode 11

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

John Humphrys hosts another heat of the classic quiz. Tonight's specialist subjects are Kenneth Williams, UK hit singles 2000-2004, Ada Lovelace and the Rugby World Cup. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Humphrys
Producer:
Chris Jones
Executive Producer:
Jimmy Mulville
Executive Producer:
David Young
Production Company:
Hat Trick Productions

Great British Menu

Series 14

Scotland: Starter and Fish Courses

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Three of Scotland’s finest chefs do battle. Gordon's dish, Fleetwood Mackerel, is a risky combination of raw mackerel and porridge. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Avril Beaven
Series Producer:
Perjit Aujla
Executive Producer:
Sarah Eglin

World's Sneakiest Animals

Series 1

Episode 1: Staying Alive

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Chris Packham meets the animals using devious tactics and sneaky tricks to survive, from illusionist zebras to vanishing geckos and shape-shifting cuttlefish. Show more

The Farmers' Country Showdown

Series 7

Royal Welsh Show - Pigs

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Pig farming couple Morgan and Tasha, along with experienced exhibitor Amanda, face the heat of competition and soaring temperatures with their animals at the Royal Welsh Show. Show more

Only Connect

Series 19

Antiphons v Drop of Red

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 2 months

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three devotees of choral music come up against a team of red wine connoisseurs. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Siân G Lloyd
Producer:
Nick Martin
Production Company:
RDF Television

University Challenge

2023/24

Birkbeck v Oxford Brookes

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 4 months

The first round of the quiz competition for teams of university students continues. Birkbeck, University of London faces Oxford Brookes for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Contributors

Presenter:
Amol Rajan
Narrator:
Roger Tilling
Producer:
Clare Parody
Production Manager:
Laura Kennedy
Executive Producer:
Peter Gwyn
Production Company:
Lifted Entertainment

Earth

Series 1

Green

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 3 months

Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned the Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Packham
Director:
James Tovell
Line Producer:
Raewyn Dickson
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Executive Producer:
Rob Liddell

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 8 months

The story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg – then a struggling attorney and new mother – who faces adversity and numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights throughout her career. Show more

Contributors

Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
Felicity Jones
Martin Ginsburg:
Armie Hammer
Dorothy Kenyon:
Kathy Bates
Erwin Griswold:
Sam Waterston
Jane Ginsburg:
Cailee Spaeny
JIm Bozarth:
Jack Reynor
Professor Brown:
Stephen Root
Director:
Mimi Leder

Countryfile

Wild Fires

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 4 months

In the aftermath of one of the biggest fires to ever engulf the UK countryside, Joe Crowley and John Craven explore the impact of increasing wildfires. Show more

Money for Nothing

Series 14

Episode 3

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 2 days

Sarah Moore explores Beaconsfield recycling centre, determined to save quality items from being crushed. Show more

Contributors

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

Our Lives

Series 7

The Girl Who Sails with Her Breath

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 4 months

Natasha can’t use her arms or legs, but she’s determined to sail the Atlantic. Her dad invents a way to control a boat with her breath, and the family set out across the world. Show more

Contributors

Production Manager:
Claire Hamilton
Executive Producer:
Emma Wakefield
Director:
Will Shears
Production Company:
Lambent Productions

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