BBC Two TV Guide & Listings (New Zealand Timezone)

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BBC Two Schedule — Sun 16 Aug

1:25 AM

Who Do You Think You Are? — 01:25

Katarina Johnson-Thompson travels to The Bahamas and Miami in search of her ancestry. She discovers tales of resilience and courage during a period of shocking racial segregation.
Runtime: 1 hr
6:25 AM

Countryfile — 06:25

Adam’s Young Farmers: West Sussex
Adam Henson is in West Sussex with 26-year-old soft fruit grower Archie Evans, who took over the family business determined to put his own stamp on it.
Runtime: 1 hr
7:25 AM

Breakfast — 07:25

The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 min
9:00 AM

Prayer and Reflection — 09:00

Glasgow Central Mosque
Glasgow Central Mosque welcomes us for Jummah, the congregational prayer in Islam, observed every Friday.
Runtime: 30 min
9:30 AM

Top Hat — 09:30

It’s the tops! Fred and Ginger cheek to cheek
Classic Astaire and Rogers musical. An American in London falls for a girl who flees to Venice because she thinks he is already married. Songs include Cheek to Cheek and Top Hat.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 min i Available on iPlayer
11:05 AM

The Best Dishes Ever — 11:05

Speedy Cooking
Ainsley Harriott introduces classic recipes from some of the BBC's best-loved television chefs. The menu includes Nigella Lawson's sausage meatballs.
Runtime: 30 min
11:35 AM

The Great British Sewing Bee — 11:35

Episode 5
Week 5 is sports week, with the sewers creating swim shorts, teaming up to transform windsurf sails and using free motion embroidery on made-to-measure bowling shirts.
Runtime: 1 hr
12:35 PM

Superman IV - The Quest for Peace — 12:35

As the Daily Planet is taken over by a tycoon, Lex Luthor steals a strand of Superman's hair and partners with arms dealers to create Nuclear Man, a superhuman entity, to challenge the world order.
Runtime: 1 hr 25 min
2:00 PM

Cricket: The Hundred — 14:00

Final
Coverage of The Hundred 100-ball cricket tournament.
Runtime: 4 hr
6:00 PM

Cricket: The Hundred — 18:00

Final
Coverage of The Hundred 100-ball cricket tournament.
Runtime: 3 hr 30 min
9:30 PM

QI — 21:30

Theatrical!
Sandi Toksvig comes over all theatrical with Ed Byrne, Cally Beaton, Jack Dee and Alan Davies.
Runtime: 30 min
10:00 PM

The French Connection — 22:00

Gritty action drama in which a brutal maverick cop uses unconventional methods to break a Franco-American drug ring operating in New York. The film won five Oscars.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 min
11:40 PM

Bonnie and Clyde — 23:40

Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker achieve growing notoriety as they carry out a series of robberies with their gang in 1930s America.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 min
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What is on BBC Two tonight?

Tonight (Sunday 16 August) on BBC Two, you can watch QI, and The French Connection. Check the full schedule for more details.

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When does programming end on BBC Two today?

Today's programming on BBC Two ends at 01:30 (12:30 your time) with Bonnie and Clyde.

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