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unusual facts about BBC 2



Anagrams of Desire

The book examines Carter's five radio plays, her two film adaptations, The Company of Wolves (1984) and The Magic Toyshop (1987) and discusses the critically neglected television documentary The Holy Family Album (1991) and the BBC 2 Omnibus documentary about Carter: Angela Carter's Curious Room (1992).

British Urban Film Festival

The 2010 festival marked BUFF's 5th anniversary with the screening of 'Sus', based on the original stageplay written by Barrie Keeffe and starring Clint Dyer (who also co-produced the movie), Rafe Spall (who went onto star in the BBC 2 drama series 'The Shadow Line', Ralph Brown ('Withnail and I', 'Huge') and Anjela Lauren Smith ('Babymother', 24 Hours in London).

Council for National Security

Anonymous proxy servers through which Thai internet users could access a blocked webpage were also blocked, as were websites from BBC 1, BBC 2, CNN, Yahoo News, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The Age, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Yale University Press containing articles about King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Go-Jos

The troupe were formed by Jo Cook, who had been a member of the ‘Beat Girls’, who appeared in a weekly pop show on BBC 2 called The Beat Room.

Naga Munchetty

In the Christmas 2012 episode of Celebrity Mastermind broadcast on BBC 2 on 2 January 2013 Munchetty beat her nearest competitor by five points with a score of 28, with her specialist subject The Ryder Cup 1979–2012.

Noel Sharkey

He is best known to the British public for his appearances on television as an expert on robotics; including the BBC 2 television series Robot Wars and Techno Games, and co-hosting Bright Sparks for BBC Northern Ireland.

Roy Ward Baker

He contributed interviews to several DVD extras, such as those with "The Saint", "Randall & Hopkirk - Deceased" and took part in the 2007 BBC 2 documentary series British Film Forever, and in Mark Gatiss's October 2010 BBC 4 series, A History of Horror, in which he gave his final recorded interview.

The Tomb of God

The book became the focus of a BBC 2 Timewatch documentary "The History of a Mystery" shown in September 1996, in which the authors faced difficult questions over their theories.

The World of Beachcomber

They were mostly shown on the new BBC 2 channel, which broadcast in colour using the 625-line PAL standard.


see also

Alison Light

She broadcasts frequently on BBC radio and television; in 2012 she was consultant for a three part BBC 2 documentary series, Servants: the True Story of Life below Stairs, in part a response to the hugely popular Downton Abbey series.

Bob Godfrey

He appeared on a number of programs and documentaries on animation over the years, including the BBC 2 documentary The Craftsmen and the documentary series Animation Nation, shown on BBC Four in 2005.

Jules Hudson

Working initially for Discovery Channel, he then moved to Channel 4's Time Team, BBC 2's Horizon, and three military history series for the BBC's Richard Holmes.

Rough Guides

Initially part of Janet Street Porter's DEF II strand, alongside Rapido and Jovanotti's Gimme 5, the show outlasted the 'yoof-TV' strand and became established in BBC 2's early 1990s evening schedule.

The Nutt House

However, all eleven of the produced episodes were broadcast on BBC 2 in the United Kingdom where Police Squad! was making a comeback thanks to the success of The Naked Gun.

Tony Forsyth

Other TV appearances include a guest spot in ITV's drama series Heartbeat as Ian Clayton and playing opposite Selina Cadell in Screenplay broadcast on BBC 2 in 1992.