Bbc Two TV Series - Page 14
Top of the Pops Reloaded
2005
Top of the Pops: Reloaded is a weekly children's music show broadcast as part of the Saturday morning CBBC schedule on BBC Two. It was based on the show, Top Of The Pops, following on from its predecessor Top of the Pops Saturday. It was shown on BBC Two at 11am on Saturdays and repeated at 6pm on the CBBC Channel on Sunday. Presenters included Fearne Cotton, Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes. The show also regularly featured Radio 1 DJs JK & Joel. From episode twelve onwards, a new feature was introduced where digital viewers could press their red button to access a different choice of music. Richard Oliff was the first ever 'Dad-Dancer' to be featured on the show, performing to Mylo's Doctor Pressure.World's Most Dangerous Roads
2011
star 7.1Celebrities drive on some of the most dangerous roads around the world, tackling impossible conditions to reach their goals.ScreenPlay
1986
star 6Screenplay was a drama anthology television series, broadcast on BBC between 1986 and 1993. Numerous episodes were produced including one named "Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Islands" starring Robbie Coltrane as English writer Samuel Johnson who in the autumn of 1773, visits the Hebrides off the north-west coast of Scotland. That episode was directed by John Byrne and co-starred John Sessions and Celia Imrie.The Great Interior Design Challenge
2014
star 7The search for Britain's best amateur interior designers. Working in a variety of architectural styles, the contestants have three days to impress both the judges and the homeowners.dinnerladies
1998
star 7.4Dinnerladies is a BBC sitcom written by and starring Victoria Wood that chronicles the antics of a group of workers in a canteen in the north of England. Bren tries to maintain a semblance of order in amongst the chaos, while dealing with the canteen supervisor, slightly sex-obsessed cancer sufferer Tony. Dolly and Jean are the bickering menopausal older women, always at odds but best friends beneath it all. Then there's thick-as-two-short-planks Anita, and the terminally uninterested Twinkle, more concerned with having a good time than anything else. Making up the motley crew are military man handyman Stan, all rules and regulations, and ditzy Philippa, who never seems to get anything right.Summer of Rockets
2019
star 6.5Samuel, a Russian-born Jewish inventor who specialises in the development of hearing aids, is tasked with a secret mission by MI5 to use his technological expertise to contribute to western Cold War efforts. Following the tensions of the space race and the first hydrogen bomb test, Samuel's efforts factor in to the emergence of the modern world.Celebrity Eggheads
2008
Celebrity Eggheads
2008
Celebrity special of the general knowledge quiz in which teams from across the UK battle to beat the formidable EggheadsHow TV Ruined Your Life
2011
star 7.6How TV Ruined Your Life is a six-episode BBC Two television series written and presented by Charlie Brooker. Charlie Brooker, whose earlier TV-related programmes include How to Watch Television, Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and You Have Been Watching, examines how the medium has bent reality to fit its own ends. Produced by Zeppotron, the series aired its first episode in January 2011.Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
2008
Two teams of celebrities search for antique bargains and put them up for auction, with the help of two antiques experts.Time Commanders
2003
star 8.3Contest in which teams fight each other in virtual reruns of the world's greatest battles.Battle of the Sexes - In the Animal World
1999
The sexual behaviour and intriguing reproductive strategies of the animal world.The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
star 8.1Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and his wives. Keith Michell ties the episodes together with his dignified and magnetic performance as the mighty monarch.The Great War
1964
star 7.9A milestone 26-part history of the First World War, conceived to mark the 50th anniversary of its outbreak.Lightning
2021
Lightning
2021
Six plucky contestants compete across six rounds testing their general knowledge, quick thinking and speedy reactions whilst our ruthless spotlight patrols the studio. The contestants’ motivation in each round is simple: stay out of the light and you’ll be alright! In each nerve-shredding round, contestants aim to pass the dreaded light from themselves onto a rival of their choice by correctly answering a question but only viewers at home can see the ticking clock, and whoever gets caught in the light when the time runs out at the end of the round is struck by lightning and eliminated from the game. Each week of five shows starts with six contestants who, whenever they are knocked out, return to play again on the next episode. The contestant who manages to make the endgame in a show plays for the chance to win up to £3,000, but regardless of their success or failure, they leave to be replaced by a new player in the following episode.Mum
2016
star 7.4A comedy about a mother at a milestone in her life. We follow her and her family through a year of new beginnings as she rebuilds her life following the death of her husband. Mum is joined by her supportive life-long friend Michael. Through a year of new beginnings she rebuilds her life surrounded by her family: son Jason and his girlfriend Kelly; her brother Derek and his new partner, Pauline; and her in-laws.Too Much TV
2016
star 4.5If you don't know what to watch – watch us! We'll tell you what is new and what is going to be good on TV this week. Telly legends, celebrity guests and TV insiders join us in studio to share what they're watching now and their favourite TV shows from the past. We'll take you behind the scenes of TV's biggest programmes and meet the people who make the best TV out there. Dramas, comedies, quizzes, soaps... No matter where or how you like to watch your TV shows, don't watch anything till you've watched us!Wonders of the Universe
2011
star 7.9Professor Brian Cox reveals how the fundamental scientific principles and laws explain not only the story of the universe but also answer mankind's greatest questions.Let's Play Darts
2015
Frank Skinner's Opinionated
2010
star 8Frank Skinner is joined by two fellow comedians and a studio audience to unpick the week's most talked-about news stories.Rutland Weekend Television
1975
star 5.6Comedy sketch series purporting to show the programming of a low key regional television service. Written by Eric Idle of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' fame. A popular feature was the music of Neil Innes (one time member of the eccentric Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band), especially his Beatles parody The Rutles. They later featured in their own film: 'The Rutles (All You Need Is Cash)'.
