Bbc Two TV Series - Page 85
Gadzooks! It's All Happening
1965
A music variety series, meant to be a sequel to The Beat Room (1964).American Justice
2017
American Justice
2017
An exploration of the American justice system and the complications that arise during some particularly tough cases.Mary Berry's Simple Comforts
2020
Mary Berry explores the wonderful world of simple comfort food, bringing fuss-free recipes that can warm the cockles and lift the spirits.Working Lunch
1994
Working Lunch
1994
Working Lunch was a television programme broadcast on BBC Two which covered business, personal finance and consumer news between 1994 and 2010. The programme was first aired on 19 September 1994. It had a quirky, relaxed style, especially when compared to other BBC business shows such as World Business Report. In April 2010, the BBC announced that the programme was being cancelled at the end of July 2010. GMT with George Alagiah took its place in the schedule at 12:30 on BBC Two.Mary Berry - Cook And Share
2022
From Edinburgh to the Jurassic Coast, scallop diving to street food, Dame Mary Berry delights in adventure and celebrates the joy of being able to cook and share with others.Yorkshire Midwives On Call
2022
Expect drama, emotion and tender moments as we follow the work of midwives delivering babies in people’s homes.The Dick Emery Show
1963
star 8A British sketch comedy show broadcast on the BBC from 1963 to 1981, with frequent performers including Pat Coombs, Deryck Guyler, Roy Kinnear, Joan Sims and Josephine Tewson.A South American Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby
2011
Jonathan Dimbleby travels to South America to report on dramatic changes in one of the world's least understood continentsPolice under Pressure
2014
Examining British policing as forces up and down the country try to cope under the pressure of budget cuts.Places That Don't Exist
2005
Holidays in the Danger Zone: Places That Don't Exist is a five-part BBC Four series on breakaway states and unrecognised nations, devised, written and presented by Simon Reeve. The series producer was Will Daws. The producer was Iain Overton. The series took the team to little-known parts of the world including Somaliland, recognised as part of Somalia; Transnistria of Moldova; Taiwan; Nagorno-Karabakh of Azerbaijan; Ajaria, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia, all recognized by the United Kingdom as parts of Georgia. The programme and its team were awarded a One World Award in June 2005 for best popular feature.Spirits of the Jaguar
1996
star 8A look at the Indigenous Central American civilisations-Maya, Taino and Aztec-and the animals which influenced their cultureSicily: The Wonder of the Mediterranean
2017
Historian Michael Scott journeys through Sicily to find out how 3,000 years of conquest and settlement have shaped the identity of the island we see today.I, Caesar
1997
star 5Detailing the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, I, Caesar takes a fascinating look at the public and private lives of six key men who ruled ancient Rome: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero, Hadrian, Constantine and Justinian. Their careers were made up of bloody battles and tactical bribery, stunning innovation and profound corruption, dazzling rhetoric and vicious back-stabbing – and together they form a picture of the most sophisticated highs and most brutal lows of the Roman Empire’s inception, heyday and decline. Stretching at its peak, from the north of England to southern Egypt and from the west coast of Spain to Syria in the east, the Roman Empire included within its boundaries myriad people, cultures and climates.The Country House Revealed
2011
The Country House Revealed is a six-part BBC series first aired on BBC Two in May 2011 in which British architectural historian Dan Cruickshank visits six houses never before open to public view, and examines the lives of the families who lived there.What the Ancients Did for Us
2005
What the Ancients Did for Us is a 2005 BBC documentary series presented by Adam Hart-Davis that examines the impact of ancient civilizations on modern society.Billion Dollar Deals and How They Changed Your World
2017
In his latest book and this three-part series, investigative journalist Jacques Peretti strays into Adam Curtis territory. What if the way we understand our world is wrong, he wonders, and it’s not so much politicians who govern our lives but business deals done in secret, in the boardroom and on the golf course?Top Gear Motorsport
1995
Top Gear Motorsport
1995
Top Gear Motorsport was a British television programme, covering various forms of motor racing, broadcast on BBC Two from 1994 to 1998. It was a spin-off programme from the popular motoring series Top Gear. The programme was presented by former Formula One driver and Top Gear presenter Tiff Needell. Other presenters were Penny Mallory, Tony Mason, Steve Berry, Mark James and Bob Constanduros. The series covered a wide variety of motor racing categories, including the World Rally Championship, the British Rally Championship, British Formula Three, Formula Renault and Formula Vauxhall Junior, British Superbikes and Eurocars.India on Four Wheels
2011
star 7India on Four Wheels is a documentary shown in the UK on BBC Two where Justin Rowlatt and Anita Rani travel around India sampling the changes and problems that growing car usage has brought to the country in the last two decades.Rugged Wales
2012
Rugged Wales
2012
Iolo Williams explores the rugged landscapes of Wales, visiting places that have been enjoyed and exploited for centuries and where wildlife thrives.Cool It
1985
star 5Cool It is a British television comedy series which first aired on BBC Two between 1985 and 1990. It was a vehicle for the rubber-faced comedian Phil Cool. Whereas in 1985 there were irritating comedians, Cool was an "irritating impressionist" and would impersonate some of the most famous figures of the day. But these wouldn't be just vocal Impressions of the intended victims, they would be full-fledged and extremely accurate facial expressions too, with Cool being able to contort his rubbery features into a caricature semblance of whoever he was impersonating. Sometimes so uncanny was this facial transformation that he didn't need any sketch material or props to back him up and could rely solely on the transformation. Impressions ranged from political/important figures such as Robin Day, Roy Hattersly, Arthur Scargill, Neil Kinnock, The Pope and Ronald Reagan. To popular celebrities, comedians and musicians such as Mick Jagger, Bryan Ferry, Mike Harding, Terry Wogan, Billy Connolly, Clive James, Rik Mayall and h
