What’s On BBC Two Today Saturday 25 February 2023
A full run down of everything airing on BBC Two today.
06:30
Hey Duggee
S04E15
The squirrels learn how to achieve their ambitions
06:35
Hey Duggee
S04E16
The squirrels see a rainbow and want to make their own
06:45
Supertato
S01E08
The Veggies are shocked when they meet a turnip at the deli
06:55
Shaun the Sheep
S05E03
Shaun and Bitzer play cricket
07:00
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
S02E23
Dennis and Walter are paired up against their wills
07:15
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese
S02E08
Boy and Girl become rival magicians
07:25
The Football Academy
S01E08
Jamie gets a chance to bond with his team at an overnight camp
07:55
The Dengineers
S07E08
A space for a massive fan of rollercoasters
here he can celebrate his passion, create new coasters, and share his love of rides with his friends.
08:25
Operation Ouch!
S12E08
The doctors reveal that the liver is an enormous energy storage system
08:55
Newsround
Current affairs reports
09:00
Blue Peter
With author and illustrator Dapa Adeola
09:30
Deadly Pole to Pole
S01E29
Steve and the crew visit the South Georgia islands
Steve and the crew visit the South Georgia islands, where they see some enormous battling elephant seals and a bizarre underwater crustacean. The presenter also walks among one of the largest colonies of king penguins in the world – and gets a rare chance to swim with them
10:00
Serengeti III
S03E05
Nalla the elephant finds a smart solution to quench everyone’s thirst
Baby hippo Mafuta is in crisis. His pod has been taken over by a marauding male and his mother must take him far away from the river. Kali the lioness tries to dig the warthogs out of the den, but there’s an unexpected twist when the rest of the pride gets involved. As the land dries, the lake becomes a place of refuge for the thirsty herds – but as things go from bad to worse, Bakari leads the baboons in search of better foraging, while Nalla and the elephants set off in search of water
11:00
Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon
S02E05
Stacey coaches the Smith family through a mammoth declutter
Stacey coaches the Smith family through a mammoth declutter as their possessions are laid out in a warehouse as though it were an art installation they discover 207 loose nappies, 145 Punjabi suits and 24 old toothbrushes amongst other things. Things get emotional as Raaj lets go of some of her late sister’s belongings whom she lost to Covid two years ago. Carpenter Rob works hard to make their three bedroom hose fit six people and Dilly creates a brand-new larder while reorganising the kitchen
12:00
Rick Stein’s Cornwall
S03E03
Rick visits Europe’s largest tea plantation
Rick visits Europe’s largest tea plantation, on the banks of the River Fal, bakes a simple yet sumptuous fruited tea loaf and travels to Penzande, where he enjoys an invigorating dip in the UK’s largest outdoor seawater lido. He also finds out how Cornwall inspired Charles Dickens and how the county found its way into A Christmas Carol
12:30
The Band Wagon
Musical comedy, starring Fred Astaire and Jack Buchanan
1953 – Comedy, Music, Romance
A has-been Hollywood dancer and a pretentious producer form an uneasy alliance to stage a song-and-dance spectacular. However, the latter’s bizarre ideas soon spiral out of control, while the former loathes the ballerina cast opposite him. Musical comedy, starring Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan and Cyd Charisse. Songs include That’s Entertainment and Dancing in the Dark
14:20
Marvellous Musicals: Talking Pictures
A celebration of cinema’s finest musicals
Celia Imrie narrates a celebration of cinema’s finest musicals, featuring archive BBC interviews with some of the genre’s biggest stars and directors from Hollywood’s golden age of star like Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire to the modern-day triumphs of La La Land and The Greatest Showman. The programme also explores the connection between box office and music charts, and looks at how stars like the Beatles, Elton John and Abba saw their songs cross over to record-breaking sensations of the silver screen
15:05
A Hard Day’s Night
Musical comedy, starring the Beatles
1964 – Music, Comedy
The Beatles, harassed by their manager and Paul’s grandfather, embark on a train journey to London for a TV show, but find themselves dogged by all manner of problems, including the inevitable overexcited fans. Musical comedy, starring the Fab Four alongside Wilfrid Brambell, Victor Spinetti and Anna Quayle. Songs include Can’t Buy Me Love, Don’t Bother Me and the title track
16:30
Final Score
A round-up of this afternoon’s football results
17:25
Flog It!
From Haddon Hall in Derbyshire
Paul Martin is joined by experts Michael Baggott and Caroline Hawley on a visit to Haddon Hall in Derbyshire, where the team picks out a selection of interesting antiques and collectibles to be sold at a local auction. Michael finds an impressive scent bottle, and Caroline gets a glimpse into the past by looking through a stereoscopic viewer. Paul also looks around the property, and meets the current owner, Lord Edward Manners
18:15
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
S10E16
With broadcasters Mark Radcliffe and Edith Bowman
Broadcasters Mark Radcliffe and Edith Bowman put down their mics and battle it out to pick up some profit-making collectables and curios. Antiques experts Paul Martin and Natasha Raskin Sharp are along for the ride as they roar around the roads of the Midlands in an iconic DeLorean and a classy-looking Rover
19:15
Universe
S01E02
Professor Brian Cox examines the hunt for extra-terrestrials
Professor Brian Cox examines the hunt for extra-terrestrials, which has become a matter of serious scientific inquiry over the last few decades. Vivid animation based on data from the most successful planet hunter of them all, the Kepler space telescope, brings new worlds into view – puffy planets with the density of polystyrene, unstable worlds orbiting two suns and thousand-degree, broiling gas giants with skies whipped into titanic winds
20:15
P!nk Live in the Piano Room
The singer performs with the BBC Concert Orchestra
21:00
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Documentary about the singer
Documentary about of one of the most versatile female singers of the 20th century, and one of the most successful recording artists of all time, but who had to retire in 2011 due to Parkinson’s disease. The film tells Linda’s story through her own words and music, as well as interviews with fellow musicians Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Aaron Neville
22:35
The Old Grey Whistle Test
A 1976 performance by Linda Ronstadt
Bob Harris introduces a performance by Linda Ronstadt from the New Victoria Theatre, London. Songs include Lose Again, That’ll Be the Day, Love Has No Pride, Silver Threads & Golden Needles, Willin’, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, When Will I Be Loved, Crazy, The Tattler, Lo siento mi vida, Love Is a Rose, Hasten Down the Wind and The Tracks of My Tears. First aired in November 1976
23:25
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou
The careers of Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
How Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris’s careers took off in the 1970s with very distinct takes on country music, before they came together to collaborate on a successful album in 1987. The artists talk about uniting as harmony singers, focusing on how their alliance made them pioneers in bringing different music worlds together and raising the game for women in the country tradition. Narrated by KT Tunstall
00:25
Emmylou Harris’s 10 Commandments of Country
S07E05
A performance by the American musician
A performance from Los Angeles by the American musician, highlighting the rules she believes make a great country song. Each track illustrates one of her 10 commandments, with a short introduction to explain why it was chosen and what element of the genre it best represents
01:25
The Old Grey Whistle Test Special: Emmylou Harris
A performance by the country star from 1977
A one-off concert by country star Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band recorded for the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1977, including performances of Luxury Liner and Tulsa Queen
02:05
What We Do in the Shadows
S01E01
Pilot episode of the spoof documentary, starring Matt Berry
Pilot episode of the spin-off from the movie in which a documentary crew follow the lives of three vampire housemates in New York. Ottoman warlord Nandor, British dandy Laszlo, seductive Nadja, tedious “energy vampire” Colin, and human servant Guillermo receive a visit from their dark lord, who demands to know why they have yet to conquer the United States. Starring Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak and Natasia Demetriou, and written and directed by the original movie’s stars Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement
02:30
What We Do in the Shadows
S01E02
The vampires get involved in local politics
02:55
What We Do in the Shadows
S01E03
The fragile truce between vampires and werewolves is tested
The fragile truce between the vampires and Staten Island’s werewolves is put to the test, and only a trial by combat can resolve matters. Colin Robinson finds romance with a new co-worker, who can match him for her ability to spread misery. Arj Barker (Flight of the Conchords) guest stars as the leader of the gang’s lycanthropic rivals
03:20
What We Do in the Shadows
S01E04
The housemates try to make a deal with a powerful vampire king
The housemates venture into Manhattan to try and form an alliance with a powerful old friend, who has risen to become the king of the city’s vampires. Laszlo dons his most sinister hat for the occasion, despite Nadja’s protests that it is cursed, while Guillermo is left feeling unappreciated by his master
03:40
What We Do in the Shadows
S01E05
Laszlo is captured by animal control officers while in bat form
While Laszlo is transformed into a bat, he is mistaken for a real one by animal control officers, and needs his housemates to come to the rescue. Nadja gives in to temptation and seeks to be reunited with the reincarnation of her former lover
