What’s On BBC Two Today Saturday 7 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on BBC Two today.
06:30
Hey Duggee
S04E01
Norrie reflects on her first day at the clubhouse
06:35
Hey Duggee
S04E02
Snail is thrilled to be moving house
06:45
Supertato
S01E01
Evil Pea takes over the Tato Tower HQ
06:50
Shaun the Sheep
S06E14
Bitzer and Shaun try to ensure the dance competition is run fairly
07:00
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
S02E16
Dennis and Walter’s competitiveness spirals
07:10
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese
S02E01
Gramps hears how Mum and Dad almost did not get married
07:25
The Football Academy
S01E01
Teddy and Miles play in their biggest tournament of the year
07:55
The Dengineers
S07E01
A Strictly Come Dancing den for ballroom dancer Harry from Dudley
08:25
Operation Ouch!
S12E01
The doctors put the strength of human hair to the test
08:55
Newsround
Current affairs reports
09:00
Blue Peter
An adventure in Iceland
09:30
Deadly Pole to Pole
S01E17
Steve Backshall visits Guyana in South America
10:00
Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family
S01E02
Chris Packham narrates the documentary revealing wild dogs’ secrets to success
Chris Packham narrates the documentary revealing wild dogs’ secrets to success and their incredible strategies for survival, from leaping jackals and sneezing African wild dogs to grey foxes that climb trees
11:00
World’s Weirdest Events
S01E08
An underwater lake and a salmon cannon
Chris Packham presents more amazing facts and fun, discovering the secrets behind mysterious holes in the Russian tundra, finding an underwater lake and meeting the creator of a cannon built especially for salmon
12:00
The Hairy Bikers Go Local
S01E01
Dave Myers and Si King bring together local restaurants and food suppliers
Dave Myers and Si King travel the country on a mission to bring together the best local restaurants with the most innovative local suppliers. Each week, the duo base themselves in one stunning region, meeting with local chefs in the hopes of inspiring them to find new ingredients from producers that they can showcase on their menus. In the first episode, Dave and Si head to Penarth, South Wales, where they meet a father and daughter team at their restaurant, Home, before heading out to find potential new suppliers that can offer the pair ingredients of the highest quality for their eight-course tasting menu
13:00
Dunkirk
Second World War adventure, starring John Mills
1958 – Drama, War
Soldiers are separated from their comrades-in-arms during the Dunkirk evacuation and face a terrifying journey to safety. A heroic lance corporal takes charge, aiming to lead the platoon to sanctuary while those around him panic. Second World War adventure, starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Robert Urquhart and Bernard Lee
15:10
Meet the Moose Family: Natural World
S35E03
The story of a mother moose bringing up her calf in the Canadian Rockies
The nature documentary tells the story of a mother moose bringing up her calf in the wilds of the Canadian rockies. Many challenges lie ahead for the mother and son, not least from the threat of the hungry bears and wolves that live nearby. Film-maker Hugo Kitching sets out to follow the duo through the four seasons, although things take an unexpected turn later in the year with the discovery of a third moose
16:10
Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job
S01E01
Amanda Holden and Alan Carr create a luxury holiday home
Amanda Holden purchases two dilapidated apartments nestled in the sun-kissed hills of rural Sicily, intending to raise them from their ruins and create luxury holiday homes. The hope is that she and workmate friend Alan Carr to make a huge profit they can donate to charity. After arriving at the crumbling property for the first time, the piles of rubbish and abandoned junk suggest to both that that this visit will be no holiday
16:40
Flog It!
S15E15
Making a profit at auction
17:35
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Drama, starring Lily James
2018 – Romance, Drama, History
In London, 1946, author Juliet Ashton’s career has taken off but she is not enjoying promoting her detective stories to eager audiences on a book tour. When she receives a letter from a Guernsey pig farmer inviting her to attend a meeting of his literary society, she eagerly accepts. What Juliet discovers about her new friends and their secrets leads to her staying on the island much longer than she planned. Drama, starring Lily James, Tom Courtenay and Katherine Parkinson
19:30
Dad’s Army
S04E05
Walker is accused of treason
Walker is accused of being a fifth columnist for smuggling Italian PoWs out of camp at night, but he claims to be patriotically furthering the war effort – while lining his own pockets at the same time. Comedy first broadcast in 1970, starring Arthur Lowe and James Beck
20:00
Rod Stewart at the BBC 2
Archive performances by the singer
A second collection of archive appearances by the singer, featuring clips of recent appearances and exclusive live shows, as well as rarely seen BBC performances of hits including Tonight’s the Night, It’s a Heartache, Have I Told You Lately and Sailing
21:00
Rod Stewart: Reel Stories
The singer talks to Dermot O’Leary about his life and career
The singer talks to Dermot O’Leary about his life. From Abbey Road to the Royal Albert Hall and Motown to Maggie May, Dermot takes Rod back to his childhood cinema to relive moments from a career spanning six decades
21:30
Rod Stewart Live at Hyde Park
A 2015 concert by the singer for Radio 2’s annual Festival in a Day
A concert by the singer that closed Radio 2’s annual Festival in a Day, held in September 2015 in London’s Hyde Park. Featuring a selection of hits from his back catalogue including Angel, In a Broken Dream, The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) as well as Faces classics including Ooh La La and blues standard Rollin’ and Tumblin’
22:35
Imagine – Rod Stewart: Can’t Stop Me Now
S2013E03
The veteran rocker looks back on his long career
The veteran rocker invites Alan Yentob to his LA home to conduct an interview, in which Stewart looks back on a career spanning almost 50 years. He discusses working with acts like the Steampacket and Jeff Beck in the 1960s and his time with the Faces, whose offstage antics became legendary – as did the frontman’s affairs with a string of famous women. His solo career propelled him to superstardom with songs such as Maggie May and Sailing, and while the 1980s proved to be less successful, his constant reinvention has given him a lasting career. Having more recently become known as a singer of American standards, he talks about recording Time, his first album of new material in almost 20 years
00:00
Rod Stewart at the BBC
A selection of the singer’s performances
A tribute to the singer’s career with a selection of his performances and interviews at the BBC. Songs include Sailing, You’re in My Heart, I Don’t Want to Talk About It and Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? Plus, Handbags and Gladrags from Rod’s set at Glastonbury in 2002, his cover of Dorothy Fields’ classic I’m in the Mood for Love and a song from his Radio 2 concert in May 2013
01:00
Old Grey Whistle Test: Rod’s Christmas Concert:
A 1976 gig at London’s Olympia
A concert at London’s Olympia recorded on Christmas Eve 1976, featuring performances of Maggie May, Sailing, Tonight’s the Night and I Don’t Want to Talk About It. With a introduction to the original programme by Bob Harris
02:05
The Producers
Mel Brooks’ comedy, starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder
1968
A crooked Broadway producer and his neurotic accountant discover they can make a fortune by putting on a play that closes on opening night, then pocketing the unspent budget. The duo set out to put on the worst show of all time – a tasteless little number called Springtime for Hitler written by a deranged former Nazi. Mel Brooks’ comedy, starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder and Kenneth Mars
03:30
The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild
S01E01
Following a major construction project at Claridge’s
Documentary following a major construction project at Claridge’s, revealing the engineering challenges involved in digging out a five-storey basement, adding four new floors to the top of the hotel and creating London’s most expensive penthouse. In the first edition, Donegal miners work 24 hours a day to tunnel under the hotel by hand, while hotel manager Eugene tries hard to ensure loyal guests like David Walliams, Christian Louboutin and Damien Hirst remain undisturbed by the work going on above and below them
