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Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

The true story of the WWII bombing of the Ruhr dams in Germany, and the invention by Barnes Wallis of a dedicated bouncing bomb to enable them to do the job. With Richard Todd.

Contributors

Wing Commander Guy Gibson:
Richard Todd
Doctor BN Wallis:
Michael Redgrave
Group Captain JNH Whitworth:
Derek Farr
Mrs Wallis:
Ursula Jeans
Committee Member:
Frederick Leister
Committee Member:
Laidman Browne

Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One London

Ocean-going action in which a profiteering fisherman kills the pregnant mate of a killer whale and becomes the target of the grief-stricken creature's craving for vengeance. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes

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

Star-studded adventure yarn following the travels of Victorian gentleman Phileas Fogg as he attempts to circumnavigate the globe in only 80 days. Show more

Contributors

Phileas Fogg:
David Niven
Princess Aouda:
Shirley MacLaine
Passepartout:
Cantinflas
Inspector Fix:
Robert Newton
Denis Fallentin:
Trevor Howard
Andrew Stuart:
Finlay Currie
Mr Foster:
John Gielgud
Hesketh-Baggott, Employment Agent:
Noel Coward
Producer:
Michael Todd
Writer:
James Poe

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

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

World War II drama. A small group of agents is sent on a vital mission to destroy a Nazi V-2 rocket base in Holland. Their aim is to prevent flying bombs from falling on London.

Contributors

Lt. John Curtis:
George Peppard
Prof. Lindemann:
Trevor Howard
General Boyd:
John Mills
Duncan Sandys:
Richard Johnson
Robert Henshaw:
Tom Courtenay
Phil Bradley:
Jeremy Kemp