Fiona Fullerton

Nicholas and Alexandra

BBC Two

BBC Two is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964.

08/08/1999

BBC Two - Nicholas and Alexandra

Lavish Oscar-winning account of the Russian royal family's demise.

A lavish Oscar-winning production telling the story of the last Russian royal family in the days before the 1917 revolution and their bloody execution. Starring Michael Jayston.

Lavish Oscar-winning account of the Russian royal family's demise in the days leading up to the 1917 revolution. 

When Tsar Nicholas weds the German princess Alexandra, the marriage proves unpopular with the Russian people, a situation not improved when she has four daughters. When she finally bears a son, the infant's acute haemophilia can only be controlled by the powers of the fanatical monk Rasputin.

MasterChef: Series 9

MasterChef: Series 9: Episode 19

MasterChef

BBC One

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

Series 9

Episode 19

BBC One - MasterChef, Series 9, Episode 19

The semi-finalists must produce a fine dining menu for 12 former Bond girls.

Cookery competition. The semi-finalists must produce a first-class fine dining menu for 12 of the most iconic women in British cinema history, former Bond girls.

It is the semi-finals and the four remaining contestants enter the world of fine dining but before they do, they face a daunting task in the MasterChef kitchen; to cook for one of the most demanding Michelin-starred chefs in the country, Marcus Wareing. 

If that weren't enough, it's also an invention test. Given only 15 minutes to select their ingredients, the contestants have just 90 minutes to conjure up two exceptional dishes, consisting of one savoury and one sweet course. With such high expectations and an impressive reputation, not everyone measures up to Marcus's precise and exacting standards.

The semi finalists are then taken to the world-famous Savoy hotel, a London landmark which is the epitome of style and sophistication. They must produce a first-class fine dining menu for 12 of the most iconic women in British cinema history, former Bond girls. With Gregg hosting the opulent dinner, and John running the kitchen, the contestants have three hours to prepare a four-course dinner - comprising a starter, fish course, main course and dessert.

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