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Duration: 30 minutes

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

The series celebrating the story of BBC Two concludes with a look at more recent highlights, including comedy classics The Office, The League of Gentlemen and Goodness Gracious Me. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Patricia Llewellyn
Participant:
Mark Thompson
Participant:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Participant:
Michael Jackson
Participant:
Stephen Poliakoff
Participant:
Jane Root
Participant:
Reece Shearsmith
Participant:
Steve Pemberton
Participant:
Jeremy Dyson
Participant:
Anne Robinson
Participant:
Ian McNeice
Participant:
Simon Schama
Participant:
Janice Hadlow
Participant:
Matt Lucas
Participant:
Jeremy Clarkson
Participant:
Mo Mowlam
Participant:
Ricky Gervais
Producer:
Mark Turnbull
Executive Producer:
Caroline Wright

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

Genres

Open Book

Richard Flanagan

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Richard Flanagan on why he had to write about the Thai-Burmese Death Railway, a celebration of the cult author Robert Aickman, a tip from Peter Straus and all about Self-Help. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Richard Flanagan
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Straus
Interviewed Guest:
Jeremy Dyson

The League of Gentlemen

Series 1

Episode 2: The Road to Royston Vasey

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Black comedy about small-town life. We meet Pop, the godfather of sweets and crisps, and Hilary Briss, a butcher with something sinister in his sausages.

The League of Gentlemen

Series 1

Episode 3: Nightmare in Royston Vasey

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Black comedy about small-town life. Mr Chinnery has an accident with a tortoise. Benjamin is appalled by his aunt and uncle's eating habits. Show more

The League of Gentlemen

Series 1

Episode 4: The Beast of Royston Vasey

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Black comedy series about small-town life. The schoolchildren get a visit from the incompetent Legz Akimbo Theatre Company. Show more

The League of Gentlemen

Series 1

Episode 5: Love Comes to Royston Vasey

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Black comedy series about small-town life. It seems that Mike and Cheryl may have made a mistake in allowing Geoff to be their best man.

Duration: 1 hour, 1 minute

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

The League of Gentlemen return to the stage for their first UK tour in over 12 years with their live show, featuring all the familiar faces from Royston Vasey. Show more

Front Row

The League Of Gentlemen, Gina Yashere, Jenny Eclair, Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

As The League of Gentlemen returns we ask how much has the climate for comedy changed? With Mark Gatiss, Jeremy Dyson, Gina Yashere and Jenny Eclair. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Mark Gatiss
Interviewed Guest:
Jeremy Dyson
Interviewed Guest:
Gina Yashere
Interviewed Guest:
Jenny Eclair
Interviewed Guest:
Roger Luckhurst
Interviewed Guest:
John Fairley

The League of Gentlemen

Anniversary Specials

Episode 1: Return to Royston Vasey

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Familiar faces return to Royston Vasey, settling old scores and digging up some old friends - with more bad blood than an abattoir with septicaemia. Show more

The League of Gentlemen

Anniversary Specials

Episode 2: Save Royston Vasey

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Comedy series. Royston Vasey is facing a threat more terrible than anything it has faced before - boundary changes that will erase the town from the map forever. Show more

The League of Gentlemen

Anniversary Specials

Episode 3: Royston Vasey Mon Amour

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

The local authorities, the local paper and the local police all play their part in Royston Vasey as the developing situation reaches its earth-shattering climax. Show more

The League of Gentlemen

Series 1

Episode 1: Welcome to Royston Vasey

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Black comedy series set in a remote town. Outsider Benjamin arrives. Ben's friend Martin visits the Local Shop and the unfailingly strange Tubbs and Edward. Show more

Night Waves

Sound of Cinema: Landmarks - The Innocents

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

A Landmark edition recorded at the British Film Institute as part of the Sound of Cinema season: Matthew Sweet and guests examine the British gothic horror classic The Innocents. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:
Susie Orbach
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Frayling
Interviewed Guest:
Jeremy Dyson
Producer:
Laura Thomas
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Wyngarde
Interviewed Guest:
Clytie Jessop

Killing Eve

Series 2

I Hope You Like Missionary!

Duration: 41 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Eve and Niko confront each other about their future. Is Niko at breaking point? Show more

Contributors

Eve Polastri:
Sandra Oh
Villanelle:
Jodie Comer
Carolyn Martens:
Fiona Shaw
Konstantin:
Kim Bodnia
Niko Polastri:
Owen McDonnell
Amber Peel:
Shannon Tarbet
Executive Producer:
Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

Available for 6 months

Horror film. Professor Philip Goodman, famous for debunking hoaxes and ghost sightings, is given a dossier of three terrifying, unsolvable cases by his hero. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Andy Nyman
Professor Goodman:
Andy Nyman
Mike Priddle:
Martin Freeman
Tony Matthews:
Paul Whitehouse
Simon Rifkind:
Alex Lawther
Mark van Rhys:
Nicholas Burns
Betty (voice):
Derren Brown
Peggy van Rhys (voice):
Jill Halfpenny
Director:
Jeremy Dyson
Director:
Andy Nyman

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

Andrew is joined by David Davis MP, secretary of state for exiting the EU, as well as Caroline Lucas MP, co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest:
David Davis
Interviewed Guest:
Caroline Lucas
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Gatiss
Interviewed Guest:
Reece Shearsmith
Interviewed Guest:
Steve Pemberton
Interviewed Guest:
Jeremy Dyson

Pointless Celebrities

Series 7

Episode 6: Comedies

Duration: 50 minutes

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

Celebrity edition of the quiz, featuring Nigel Planer, Doon Mackichan, the Chuckle Brothers, Adil Ray, Kevin Eldon, Nerys Hughes and Jeremy Dyson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Osman
Participant:
Nigel Planer
Participant:
Doon Mackichan
Participant:
Barry Chuckle
Participant:
Paul Chuckle
Participant:
Adil Ray
Participant:
Kevin Eldon
Participant:
Nerys Hughes
Participant:
Jeremy Dyson
Executive Producer:
Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer:
James Fox
Executive Producer:
Richard Hague
Executive Producer:
Michelle Woods
Executive Producer:
Dom Waugh
Series Producer:
John Ryan
Production Company:
Endemol Shine UK

Tracey Ullman's Show

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Comedy sketch show. Sally Preston MP runs her first constituency surgery topless, Dame Judi Dench breaks into a cinema and Dom pitches an idea for a weather app. Show more

Contributors

Taxi Driver:
Aaron Neil
Mrs Markham:
Gwen Taylor
Flustered Man:
Dave Lamb
Kay's Mum:
Joan Linder
Various:
Jason Forbes
Various:
Zahra Ahmadi
Old Model:
Vivien Kent
Cinema Goer:
Emily Atack
Nurse:
Amy Dunn
Signed Model:
Laura Dale
Stunt Man Horseman:
Zack Roberts
Stunt Woman:
Annabel Canaven
Hospital Patient:
Jamie Demetriou
Writer:
Andy Riley
Executive Producer:
Tracey Ullman
Executive Producer:
Myfanwy Moore
Executive Producer:
Ben Farrell

Tracey Ullman's Show

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Comedy sketch show. It is Carole Middleton's turn to look after Prince George for the day, and Dame Maggie Smith makes her bid for an action movie franchise. Show more

Contributors

Kay's Mum:
Joan Linder
Michael Middleton:
Geoffrey McGivern
Equerry:
Kim Wall
Newsreader:
Fiona Bruce
Cynthia:
Tala Gouveia
Radio Presenter:
Jason Forbes
Car Owner:
Jamie Demetriou
Page 3 Activist:
Jennie Dale
Walker:
Aaron Neil
Sally's Daughter:
Abbie Vena
Writer:
Andy Riley
Executive Producer:
Tracey Ullman
Executive Producer:
Myfanwy Moore
Executive Producer:
Ben Farrell