BBC Two’s Festive Archive
A full stocking of TV treats from BBC Two Christmases past
The Hairy Bikers' Twelve Days of Christmas
A madcap journey through the verses of one of the most popular Christmas songs.
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Christmas – The Hebrides—The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh Ranganathan spends a week visiting the isles of Skye, Harris and Lewis.
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The Bountiful Sea—Life in the Freezer
Looks at how the abundant wildlife survives some of the hardest conditions on the planet.
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Life in Polar Bear Town with Gordon Buchanan
Gordon Buchanan discovers what life is like in the 'polar bear capital of the world'.
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Gone Christmas Fishing 2020—Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, Christmas Specials
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse return to Bob’s childhood home of Middlesbrough.
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Christmas Special—Motherland
It’s the mother of all Christmases as the gang attend Amanda’s festive soiree.
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Christmas Special—Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat
Nigella has food from near and far, including Linzer cookies and pomegranate cocktails.
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Chris and Michaela: Under the Christmas Sky
Chris and Michaela unearth nature's greatest celestial wonders and winter wildlife.
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Christmas Special—Goodness Gracious Me
The Coopers sit down to their Christmas dinner.
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Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice
Professor Alice Roberts reveals the natural history of the woolly mammoth.
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Sixty Years of Carols from King's—Carols from King's
On its sixtieth anniversary, Juliet Stevenson narrates the story of Carols from King's.
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Episode 1—Snow Cats and Me, Series 1
Gordon Buchanan helps rehabilitate captive lynx back to the Russian wilderness.
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Nan's Christmas Carol—The Catherine Tate Show
In a comic retelling of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Nan receives some unexpected visitors.
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The Devil of Christmas—Inside No. 9, Series 3
Austria, Krampusnacht 1977. Who has been good and who has been bad this Christmas?
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Christmas—Remarkable Places to Eat
Michel Roux Jr takes Fred to his favourite British city, Bristol, for a Christmas treat.
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Lot No 249—A Ghost Story for Christmas
Can experiments bring the breath of life to the horrifying bag of bones, Lot No 249?
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Christmas Special—The League of Gentlemen
Vicar Bernice has an unforgettable Christmas Eve when she listens to tales from the locals
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Christmas Special—Rev., Series 2
Christmas is the busiest time of year for a vicar and it's Adam's first Advent in London.
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Life on the Edge—Wild Scandinavia, Series 1
On Scandinavia’s wild, unpredictable coast, only the tough and the resourceful survive.
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1963: The Big Freeze—Winterwatch
Chris Packham takes a look at the worst winter of the 20th century in 1963.
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Reindeer Family and Me
Gordon Buchanan meets the Sami people and the animals they hold so close - reindeer.
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Millennium—Gimme Gimme Gimme
It's New Year's Eve 1999, but no-one has turned up to Tom's Millennium party.
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Snow Babies
Caroline Quentin narrates a tale of animals born in some of the coldest places on earth.
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Episode 1—Great British Menu, Christmas
Eight former GBM winners compete to cook canapes and starters for a special festive feast.
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