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Homes Under the Hammer

Series 18 Reversions

Episode 6

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Property renovation series. Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander look at a house in Congleton, a one-bedroom flat in Willesden and a former ambulance station in Port Talbot. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Biography of British film pioneer William Friese-Greene, who designed and patented a working cinematic camera. His life was dogged by hardship and lack of recognition. Show more

Contributors

William Friese-Greene:
Robert Donat
Edith Friese-Greene:
Margaret Johnston
Helena Friese-Greene:
Maria Schell
Maurice Friese-Greene:
John Howard Davies
Lord Beaverbrook:
Robert Beatty
Arthur Collings:
Eric Portman
May Jones:
Glynis Johns
Platform Man:
Cecil Parker
Assistant in Laboratory:
David Tomlinson
Bank Manager:
Emlyn Williams
Hotel Receptionist:
Kay Walsh
Police Officer:
Laurence Olivier
Maida Vale Doctor:
Leo Genn
House Agent:
Marius Goring
Industry Man:
Peter Ustinov
Nursemaid:
Sheila Sim
Broker's Man:
Stanley Holloway
Miss Tagg:
Renee Asherson
Company Promoter:
Roland Culver
Ethel Friese-Greene:
Janette Scott
Cousin Alfred:
Bernard Miles
Mrs Claire:
Joyce Grenfell
Maurice Guttenberg:
Frederick Valk
Official Receiver:
Michael Hordern
Sergeant in Storeroom:
Sydney James
Doctor's Housekeeper:
Thora Hird
Recruiting Sergeant:
William Hartnell
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Googie Withers
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Richard Murdoch
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Sybil Thorndike
Mrs Stukely:
Joan Hickson
Industry Man:
Peter Jones
Director:
John Boulting

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Available for 9 months

World War II drama relating the Battle of Britain through the eyes of the operations room of a Kent fighter station during the summer of 1940. Show more

Contributors

Group Captain 'Tiger' Small:
Jack Hawkins
Squadron Leader Peter Moon:
Michael Denison
Nadine Clinton:
Dulcie Gray
Pilot Officer 'Septic' Baird:
John Gregson
Squadron Leader Barry Clinton:
Cyril Raymond
Flight Lieutenant 'Batchy' Salter:
Humphrey Lestocq
Squadron Leader Bill Ponsford:
Andrew Osborn
Betty Carfax:
Veronica Hurst
Group Controller:
Ronald Adam
Aunt Tabitha:
Amy Veness
Pimpernel Pilot:
Russell Hunter
Company Sergeant Major:
Geoffrey Keen

Flog It!

Series 9 Reversions

Episode 10: Bangor

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Paul Martin is joined by experts Mark Stacey and Adam Partridge in the university city of Bangor, north Wales. Mark finds a silver purse and Adam values a French violin. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Participant:
Adam Partridge
Participant:
Mark Stacey
Series Producer:
Susie Staples

QI XL

Series M

Episode 2: Military Matters

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Quiz show in which the aim is to be interesting. Stephen Fry marshals military matters with Sheila Hancock, Jeremy Clarkson, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies.

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Fry
Panellist:
Sheila Hancock
Panellist:
Jimmy Carr
Panellist:
Jeremy Clarkson
Panellist:
Alan Davies
Director:
Ian Lorimer
Producer:
John Lloyd
Production Company:
Talkback Thames

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

Drama in which the comfortable life of a British journalist in pre-war Vietnam is threatened by the increasing violence, and the arrival of a young American aid worker.

Contributors

Thomas Fowler:
Michael Caine
Alden Pyle:
Brendan Fraser
Inspector Vigot:
Rade Sherbedgia
Director:
Phillip Noyce
Hinh:
Tzi Ma
Joe Tunney:
Robert Stanton
Bill Granger:
Holmes Osborne
General Thé:
Quang Hai
Phuong's Sister:
Pham Thi Mai Hoa
Director of photography:
Christopher Doyle

BBC Two Scotland

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