Programme Index

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The Trials of Life

Episode 12: Continuing the Line

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Available for years

David Attenborough examines the lengths creatures will go to in order to make babies - to continue the line by passing on genes is the ultimate triumph. Show more

The Private Life of Plants

Episode 2: Growing

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Available for years

David Attenborough continues his incredible journey into the world of plants. Remarkable time-lapse photography reveals how new leaves fight for a place in the sun. Show more

Rachel Khoo demonstrates recipes for classic French cuisine. She puts her twist on the classic French cassoulet, makes steak tartare and bakes a pistachio and goat's cheese cake. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rachel Khoo
Executive Producer:
Stuart Cabb
Executive Producer:
Will Daws
Director:
Ed St Giles

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

A compilation of great moments from nearly a hundred MGM musicals. Numbers include Eleanor Powell in her classic challenge dance with Fred Astaire. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Fred Astaire
Participant:
Gene Kelly
Participant:
Elizabeth Taylor
Participant:
James Stewart
Participant:
Bing Crosby
Participant:
Judy Garland
Participant:
Debbie Reynolds
Participant:
Mickey Rooney
Participant:
Frank Sinatra
Participant:
Eleanor Powell
Participant:
Clark Gable
Director:
Jack Haley Jr

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 53 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

A Cole Porter-scored musical remake of Ninotchka, in which a beautiful Soviet girl is sent on a mission to Paris and falls for an American film producer. Show more

Contributors

Steve Canfield:
Fred Astaire
Ninotchka Yoschenki:
Cyd Charisse
Peggy Dayton:
Janis Paige
Brankov, Commisar:
Peter Lorre
Vassili Markovitch:
George Tobias
Bibinski, Commisar:
Jules Munshin
Ivanov, Commisar:
Joseph Buloff
Peter Ilyitch Boroff:
Wim Sonneveld

Formats

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Kieran Long and Piers Taylor take on ambitious projects. A couple want to transform their chaotic warehouse apartment into a tranquil family home. Show more

QI XL

Series L

Episode 4: Levity

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Stephen Fry looks at levity, levitation and lights with Josh Widdicombe, Sue Perkins, Frank Skinner and Alan Davies.

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Fry
Panellist:
Frank Skinner
Panellist:
Sue Perkins
Panellist:
Josh Widdicombe
Panellist:
Alan Davies
Director:
Ian Lorimer
Producer:
John Lloyd

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Romantic comedy starring Uma Thurman. When a radio agony aunt advises one of her female listeners to break off her engagement, the jilted fiance decides to get his revenge on her. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Griffin Dunne
Dr. Emma Lloyd:
Uma Thurman
Patrick Sullivan:
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Richard Bratton:
Colin Firth
Wilder Lloyd:
Sam Shepard
Carolyn:
Brooke Adams
Greta Bollenbecker:
Isabella Rossellini

BBC Two Scotland

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