November 18, 2007 – 11:46 am
The epic story of planet Earth is told in a new, landmark series for BBC Two. Using spectacular images, illuminating science content and compelling narration, the series reveals how each one of the great forces, including volcanoes, ice, the ocean and the atmosphere, have played a critical and central role in the development of Earth since its birth 4.6 billion years ago.
Highlighting the major events that have shaped the Earth’s history and allowed life to flourish, presenter Dr Iain Stewart (Journeys From The Centre Of The Earth and Journeys Into The Ring Of Fire) visits some of the most remote places on the planet. The series follows him as he abseils into a lava lake in Ethiopia and cave dives in the underwater caverns left by the meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs. Read More »
November 18, 2007 – 11:44 am
Matchmaker Aneela Rahman gets to grips with Britain’s legions of unmarried 30-somethings and aims to find them a partner using the principles of a modern Asian arranged marriage, in this new, five-part series.
Aneela – a bold, no-nonsense, Glasgow-born Asian woman in her thirties – is living proof that arranged marriages work. She’s been married to husband Maqsood for around 15 years and has two children. Throughout the series, Aneela aims to share the secrets of her success and get an inexplicably unmarried – but desperate-to-be-married – Brit to the altar. She believes the key to successfully finding a life partner is through the principles of a modern arranged marriage in which compatibility is crucial. Only by matching up class, education, family background, life goals and earnings will it succeed. Read More »
November 15, 2007 – 10:31 pm
Fashionistas Trinny & Susannah, comedian Jo Brand and Alison Moyet join Graham Norton for this week’s The Graham Norton Show on BBC Two.
Jo famously became one of Trinny & Susannah’s first celebrity subjects.
She says of her makeover: “My mum saw the show and said I looked great, so I know I looked s**t!’”
Susannah says: “We didn’t fancy anyone more than Jo!”
Alison Moyet, asked whether she would submit to the T&S treatment, says: “Certainly not… I’m not into fashion. When do you get to knock it on the head? Why does everyone have to find me attractive? It depresses me. Read More »
November 14, 2007 – 5:56 pm
Jack Dee returns tonight at 9.30 on BBC Two, as Rick Spleen in the second series of the critically acclaimed comedy Lead Balloon.
Rick’s back and, as he will tell you, he’s on the way up: his career is going from strength to strength and he’s never been so popular. In other words, he’s still the same old self-deluded liar.
In tonight’s opening episode, Rick appears as a “Celebrity Oracle”, on day-time quiz show Trick Or Treat. Meanwhile, back at home, trouble is brewing as Magda (Anna Crilly), his surly Eastern European help, has finally handed in her notice.
November 5, 2007 – 10:57 pm
Francesca Annis, Dame Eileen Atkins, Sir Michael Gambon, Philip Glenister, Lesley Manville, Julia McKenzie, Imelda Staunton and Greg Wise are set to star alongside Dame Judi Dench in Cranford, a new five-part period drama created by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin for BBC One and written by Heidi Thomas (I Capture The Castle, Madame Bovary, Lilies).
Based on three Elizabeth Gaskell novels: Cranford, My Lady Ludlow and Mr Harrison’s Confessions, this witty and poignant story follows the small absurdities and major tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford during one extraordinary year.
Cranford in the 1840s is a small Cheshire market town on the cusp of change. The railway is pushing its way relentlessly towards the town from Manchester, bringing fears of migrant workers and the breakdown of law and orde Read More »
November 2, 2007 – 9:48 am
I have always felt that this show has been about for as long as I have, and give a year or so, I was right!
If you are a Jools fan, make sure to catch this special anniversary edition tonight on BBC Two at 11.35pm.
There is a a typically varied line-up, including Hard -Fi, Richard Hawley and punk legend Siouxsie Sioux.
October 29, 2007 – 3:47 pm
BBC Two’s satirical music series Never Mind The Buzzcocks is back with a brand new series next month.
Simon Amstell returns for his second series as host. His successful debut series won him the Royal Television Society programme award for Comedy Entertainment.
Amstell will once again be joined by regular team captains Bill Bailey and Phill Jupitus. Read More »
October 28, 2007 – 7:11 pm
Top Gear fans will be amused this week to see car fanatic Jeremey Clarkson trying to squeeze himself into the world’s smallest car, The Peel.
Richard Hammond also invents motor-home racing and the Ferrari goes to the test track.
Catch the show tonight on BBC Two at 8PM
October 27, 2007 – 1:24 pm
Fans of cookery goddess Nigella Lawson have been complaining about the chefs weight gain during her new series, Nigella Express.
Fans have been visiting the BBC’s Points of View website to complain about Lawsons expanding hips and calorific recipes.
One poster is quoted in the Daily Mail as writing: “There’s no beating about the bush - she’s a porker. And no wonder, when she was shovelling those candies down her neck the other night - before she got to her destination for dinner. What sort of an example is she with her weight and her appetite for high-calorie sweets and cream?”
I have come to the conclusion that some people haven’t got enough going on in their lives. People will complain to the high heaven about size zero models, and yet when a truly beautiful woman like Nigella Lawson puts on a few pounds they are up in arms. Get a life people, worry about your own weight and leave healthy, attractive women like Nigella Lawson alone.
October 20, 2007 – 8:44 pm
Falcon Beach is a new teen drama and is part of a new teen strand, BBC Switch On BBC Two. Falcon Beach has been acquired from Canada where it has enjoyed considerable success.
The drama centres on the lives and loves of Jason, Paige, Tanya and Lane in the beautiful, sun-soaked town of Falcon Beach. It is an addictive coming-of-age drama about young people, their passions, relationships, friends, families and enemies. Read More »
