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TV Guide for BBC Two on Friday 12th March 2010
| Time | BBC Two |
| 0 | 00:50 Heroes 9/19. Shadowboxing: Drama featuring people with superpowers. Claire tries to determine who is responsible for the attacks on Gretchen and Annie. Contains adult themes. [AD,S] |
| 1 | 01:20 The Culture Show Andrew Graham Dixon meets director Martin Scorsese to discuss his latest film Shutter Island and talks to artist Jenny Holzer as a major exhibition of her work opens. [S] |
| 2 | 02:20 BBC News BBC Two joins the BBC's rolling news channel, with bulletins on the hour and the headlines every 15 minutes. [S] |
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| 5 | 05:00 Around the World in 80 Faiths 2/3. Pete Owen-Jones presents clips from the series, including an interview with a young Baptist preacher in the USA and a high altitude meeting with Taoist monks in China. [S] |
| 6 | 06:00 Around the World in 80 Faiths 3/3. Pete Owen-Jones presents a selection of clips from the series including a visit to a Christian procession in Jerusalem, a fertility festival in the Philippines and a Sikh celebration. [S] |
| 7 | 07:00 Jakers: The Adventures of... ...Piggley Winks. CBBC. A Little Bit Something Extra! Extra!: The kids try to write news stories but Piggley and Ferny make up adventure tales instead. [S] 07:20 Clifford the Big Red Dog CBeebies. Jetta's Tall Tale: Following the exploits of the biggest, most beloved dog, his friends Cleo and T-Bone, and his owner Emily Elizabeth. Jetta acquires a pretend parrot. [S] 07:35 Brum CBeebies. Brum and the Rampant Robot: The adventures of a little car who lives in a motor museum. Brum saves a runaway toy robot from certain disaster and returns it to its relieved owners. [S] 07:45 Pinky Dinky Doo CBeebies. Tyler's Silly Shirt: Animation for young children in which Pinky uses her imagination to tell a story. Tyler learns the importance of 'being yourself' when a boy makes fun of him. [S] |
| 8 | 08:00 Arthur CBBC. April 9th: Animation following the adventures of a young aardvark and his friends. Everyone is shocked when a fire in the teachers' lounge forces the school to close. [S] 08:25 Newsround CBBC. Daily news magazine keeping young viewers up to date on the latest stories and events happening at home and abroad. [S] 08:30 Barney's Barrier Reef CBBC. 3/20. Slime, Snot and Guts: Barney Harwood and Gemma Hunt explore Australia's Barrier Reef. Meet the snottiest, slimiest and most gut-wrenching gang of the reef. [S] |
| 9 | 09:00 League of Super Evil CBBC. 20,000 Crunches Under the Sea: In an effort to foil Admiral Crunchwell's Crispy Cracks always crunchy guarantee, LOSE accidentally flood the entire city. [S] 09:15 Dennis & Gnasher CBBC. Masters of the House: Animation series. Mum attends a yoga retreat, leaving Dennis and Dad to look after the house for the weekend. [S] 09:30 Zigby CBeebies. Zigby's Swapping Day: The adventures of Zigby the Zebra and his friends. Zigby encourages everyone to swap their special possessions, but the day doesn't go quite to plan. [S] 09:40 Pinky Dinky Doo CBeebies. The Great Big Cheese Chase: Mixed media animation about Pinky Dinky Doo who loves to make up stories. Tyler wants cheese with his crackers but the cheese has gone missing. [S] 09:55 Pinky Dinky Doo CBeebies. Try It, You'll Like It Pretty Much: Mixed-media animation. When Tyler is reluctant to try a new food, Pinky tells him a story about how she judged a bake-off on an alien planet. [S] |
| 10 | 10:05 Louie CBeebies. Draw Me a Frog: Animated adventures of Louie and his friend Yoko. Louie has thrown his ball into the pond among the water lilies. How can he get it back? [S] 10:20 Ethelbert the Tiger CBeebies. Ethelbert and the Arctic Fox: Animation about a mischievous tiger cub. Ethelbert thinks he is great at hide-and-seek, but he meets an Arctic fox who teaches him to be even better. [S] 10:25 Ethelbert the Tiger CBeebies. Ethelbert and the Mountain Goat: Animation about a mischievous tiger cub and his many adventures on the other side of the magic waterfall. A wise old goat instructs Ethelbert. [S] 10:30 I Can Cook CBeebies. Savoury Bites: Katy invites young cooks to join her for cooking fun. They take a trip into the garden in search of chives, and have baking fun making delicious savoury bites. [S] 10:45 Guess with Jess CBeebies. How Can We Decorate a Christmas Tree?: Jess, the curious black-and-white cat, and his farmyard friends explore the world around them. It's Christmas Eve on Greendale Farm. [S] 10:55 Big and Small Songs CBeebies. Song 15 - Small's Treehouse: Preschool puppet show about two friends. Big, Ruby and Twiba will miss Small very much if he moves out to live in a treehouse. [S] |
| 11 | 11:00 Tinga Tinga Tales CBeebies. Why Frog Croaks: Stories telling how different animals got their distinctive parts. The birds trick poor old Frog into a singing duel, and his voice is reduced to a rebbit. [S] 11:10 Waybuloo CBeebies. Balancing: Animated series set in the magical land of Nara. Yojojo wants to show everyone his new trick of balancing a banana on the end of his tail. [S] 11:30 In the Night Garden CBeebies. Fall Down Ball: In a magical forest, colourful characters have adventures. The Tombliboos try to build a tall tower with their bricks but the ball keeps knocking it down. [S] |
| 12 | 12:00 Primary Class Clips 2/4. Art and Design - African Art: Series to support Primary Art and Design. BBC archive extracts show the diversity of African art, including its influence on Matisse and Picasso. [S] 12:15 Emotional Literacy 2 Tough Crew: Children's drama-documentary exploring the tensions of breaking up and making up with friends, from different points of view. [S] 12:25 Primary Class Clips 2/4. Art and Design - Painting: The second programme in a series to support Primary Art and Design. Clips from the BBC archive show different styles of paintings. [S] 12:40 Look and Read Captain Crimson - Take the Bull by the Horns: Literacy for seven- to nine-year-olds. Whizz takes Captain Crimson and the children for a supposedly quiet picnic in the countryside. [S] |
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| 14 | 14:00 Nature's Top 40 7/10. The countdown continues to find the UK's top wildlife spectacle. Entering the charts are boxing hares and leaping dolphins as Chris Packham reveals four more of nature's best shows. [S] 14:30 Castle in the Country 14/20. Gloria Hunniford uncovers a tale of prostitution from the archives, while John Craven hears of the family's fascination for the sea. Chef Matt Tebbutt uses the local apple crop. [S]14/20. In the second Castle in the Country location, John Craven and Gloria Hunniford explore the treasures in and around Berkeley Castle in the beautiful Cotswold countryside of Gloucestershire. Gloria uncovers a tale of prostitution and fakery from the Berkeley archives, while John hears of the family's fascination for the sea. Chef Matt Tebbutt uses the local apple crop to good effect in the kitchen, and Christine Bleakley finds a water feature to grace any garden. [S] |
| 15 | 15:00 Animal Park 10/15. Behind the scenes at Longleat. Kate Humble and Ben Fogle distinguish between the park's wildest animals, and one of the keepers catches up with elephants he used to care for. [S] |
| 16 | 16:00 Diagnosis Murder Resurrection - Part 2: Medical drama series. As Dr Sloan waits for the hospital to reopen, the bomber suspect resurfaces as a member of an anti-government group. [S] 16:45 Flog It! Kilmarnock: Kilmarnock plays host to the Flog It! team, with experts James Lewis and David Fletcher doing the valuation rounds at the Palace Theatre. [S] |
| 17 | 17:30 Pointless Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of. [S] |
| 18 | 18:15 Escape to the Country Cornwall: Property series. Aled Jones helps a couple with their family of 14 dogs and cats go in search of rural isolation in Cornwall with a budget of 500,000 pounds. [S] |
| 19 | 19:00 Celebrity Eggheads 10/10. Quiz show hosted by Dermot Murnaghan. Can a team of former Apprentice contestants, featuring James McQuillan, Philip Taylor and Tre Azam, win the cash prize for their charity? [S] 19:30 Antiques Road Trip 5/20. Antiques experts David Barby and Anita Manning are on their last shopping trip of the week, from Carlisle to their next auction in Leyburn, North Yorkshire. [S] |
| 20 | 20:00 Coast Severn Estuary to Aberystwyth: Nicholas Crane presents a journey around the coast of the UK. He sees the dramatic Severn Bore before moving on to the coast of South Wales. [AD,S] |
| 21 | 21:00 Mastermind Quiz show with John Humphreys. Subjects are the life and career of Lester Piggott, the Weimar Republic, the life and trials of Edward Marshall Hall, and Preston Sturges. [S] 21:30 Gardeners' World Gardening magazine. Toby Buckland plants climbing and rambling roses at Greenacre, while Joe Swift maintains the prairie border. Carol Klein has tips on growing irises. Also in HD. [S] |
| 22 | 22:00 Mastercrafts 5/6. Weaving: Three hopefuls who want to learn how to weave are put through their paces. The trainees must design and weave three metre lengths of fabric. Also in HD. [AD,S] |
| 23 | 23:00 The Bubble 4/6. Comedy news quiz with David Mitchell. Fresh from a media-free bubble, can Sue Perkins, Marcus Brigstocke and Julia Hartley-Brewer tell real and bogus news stories apart? [S] 23:30 Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Gavin Esler. [S] |