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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Exploring the social history of America through its primetime television. Alan Yentob looks at heroes and the often slender line that separates them from the villains. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 5 months

At the height of the Cold War, insurance lawyer James Donovan takes on the job of defending captured Russian spy Rudolf Abel, not knowing that this sets him on a path to East Berlin. Show more

Contributors

James Donovan:
Tom Hanks
Rudolf Abel:
Mark Rylance
Mary Donovan:
Amy Ryan
Thomas Watters Jr.:
Alan Alda
Wolfgang Vogel:
Sebastian Koch
Francis Gary Powers:
Austin Stowell
Doug Forrester:
Billy Magnussen
Joe Murphy:
Jesse Plemons
Carol Donovan:
Eve Hewson
Writer:
Joel Coen
Writer:
Ethan Coen

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Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

A celebration of 50 years of comedy on BBC Two, from The Likely Lads and Not Only... But Also in its first year in 1964, up to W1A and Rev. today. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Joanna Lumley
Producer:
Sean Doherty
Director:
Sean Doherty
Executive Producer:
Saurabh Kakkar
Participant:
Ricky Gervais
Participant:
Eric Idle
Participant:
Michael Palin
Participant:
Terry Jones
Participant:
Alan Alda
Participant:
Vic Reeves
Participant:
Bob Mortimer
Participant:
Rebecca Front
Participant:
Alexei Sayle
Participant:
David Mitchell
Participant:
Robert Webb
Participant:
Catherine Tate
Participant:
Bill Bailey
Participant:
Ian Hislop
Participant:
Sarah Millican
Participant:
Dara O Briain
Participant:
James Corden
Participant:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Participant:
Armando Iannucci
Participant:
Prunella Scales
Participant:
Charlie Brooker
Participant:
Paul Whitehouse
Participant:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Participant:
Graeme Garden
Participant:
Bill Oddie
Participant:
Jeremy Dyson
Participant:
Mark Gatiss
Participant:
Steve Pemberton
Participant:
Reece Shearsmith

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Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Dramatic critique of the modern media with John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman. A disgruntled ex-employee attempts to get his job back by taking over a building at gunpoint. Show more

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Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Romantic comedy about an advertising executive who acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking, and tries to use this power against his new female boss. Show more

Contributors

Nick Marshall:
Mel Gibson
Darcy McGuire:
Helen Hunt
Dan Wanamaker:
Alan Alda
Alex Marshall:
Ashley Johnson
Morgan Farwell:
Mark Feuerstein
Dr JM Perkins:
Bette Midler
Erin the File Girl:
Judy Greer
Sue Cranston:
Ana Gasteyer
Flo the Doorwoman:
Loretta Devine
Producer:
Gina Matthews
Producer:
Bruce Davey
Producer:
Nancy Meyers
Director:
Nancy Meyers

Duration: 2 hours, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning biopic charting the life of eccentric film director Howard Hughes over a 20-year period. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett. Show more

Contributors

Howard Hughes:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Katharine Hepburn:
Cate Blanchett
Ava Gardner:
Kate Beckinsale
Noah Dietrich:
John C Reilly
Juan Trippe:
Alec Baldwin
Ralph Owen Brewster:
Alan Alda
Professor Fitz:
Ian Holm
Errol Flynn:
Jude Law
Faith Domergue:
Kelli Garner
Jack Frye:
Danny Huston
Johnny Meyer:
Adam Scott
Roland Sweet:
Willem Dafoe
Producer:
Graham King