Simon Cropper on Instagram: "🏃‍♂️🤣 Starting Blocks with Simon Pegg! From the surreal sketch comedy Big Train (BBC2, 1998–2002), this scene shows Simon Pegg being taught the basics of sprinting… but, in classic Big Train style, it quickly spirals into the absurd. Created by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews (the minds behind Father Ted), Big Train was famous for its bizarre, unpredictable sketches featuring a dream cast: Simon Pegg, Mark Heap, Kevin Eldon, Julia Davis, Amelia Bullmore, and Cath

St Michael's Mount on Instagram: "Did you spot St Michael’s Mount in the Christmas special of Gone Fishing with @realbobmortimer and Paul Whitehouse? If you missed it, you can still watch it on @bbciplayer or when it’s repeated on 29 December at 6pm on BBC2. @ted_gonefishing"

Madchester DJs on Instagram: "New Order at The Haçienda – BBC2 Riverside A proper time‑capsule moment — New Order being interviewed inside The Haçienda for BBC2’s Riverside, talking about working with electronic/hip‑hop pioneer Arthur Baker and the impossible task of trying to please every Joy Division fan. The band were right in the middle of reinventing themselves, pushing into new electronic territory while the world still clung to the shadow of Joy Division. Their honesty here is pure gold —

Mark Gatiss on Instagram: "A Ghost Story for Christmas: ‘The Room in the Tower’ by E.F. Benson. Christmas Eve, 10pm BBC2 @bbciplayer @bbcarts Hope you enjoy!"