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TV Highlights
Episode 1Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May investigate a famous Romanian road.
Series Catch-up
6. LebanonTeenagers Debbie and Daniel travel to Lebanon to spend a week with the Hajjar famil...
6 episodes Series Catch-up
6. InsectsSuper-slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.
6 episodes Series Catch-up
4. ScalextricJames attempts to build a three-mile-long Scalextric track at Brooklands in Surrey.
4 episodes Series Catch-up
4. The Seasonal Ingredien...The five remaining couples must use local produce to prepare dishes for a farmers m...
4 episodes Series Catch-up-
Thu, 19 Nov 2009
The panel in Leicester includes Phil Woolas MP, Chris Grayling MP and Nick Ferrari.
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5. Israel
Teenagers Gemma and Jack travel to Israel to spend a week with the Sha-ked family.
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6. How Long is a Piece of...
Alan Davies attempts to answer the proverbial question: how long is a piece of stri...
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Mars: A Horizon Guide
How the possibility of life on Mars has fuelled man's quest to visit the Red Planet...
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5. Birds
A slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the marvellous spatuletail hummi...
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4. Utah
Teenagers Hannah and James travel to Utah to live with the God-fearing Peck fami... (R)
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4. Having a Ball
The 1920s saw a housing boom, the creation of the BBC and the Wall Street Crash.
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Episode 8
Chris Packham and Kate Humble are in the Cairngorms to witness winter's arrival.
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9. Jonny and Ayca
Groom Jonny must organise every detail of his forthcoming wedding to Ayca by him... (R)
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4. Fish
A look at various fish species including sea dragon, fringehead and Hawaiian gob... (R)
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3. Mammals
How mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and by caring for thei... (R)
6 episodes Series Catch-up
Radio Highlights
Episode 5Keith was beginning to hate food and his excessive drinking was about to take its t...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire.
The History of SpartaMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta.
Episode 1Keith Floyd was one of the first chefs to become a celebrity.
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009
Films reviewed are Serious Man, Glorious 39, The Informant and The Twilight Saga: N...
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Episode 2
After a short-lived career in journalism, Keith decided to become a full-time cook.
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Episode 3
Having set up his restaurant in Bristol, Keith agreed to film a cookery slot for lo...
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2. Holidays
Pam Ayres gets away from it all. Helping her are Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whit...
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Episode 4
Keith's television career is revived when his agent calls with a three-series deal.
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009
HIV vaccine failure; a Russian science feud; private space rockets; mammoth extinct...
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009
Claudia Hammond asks Martin Seligman if we can all be taught to be happy.
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009
Bill Nighy, Stephen Poliakoff and Madness join Simon in the studio.
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Julia Donaldson
Kirsty Young's castaway is the children's author Julia Donaldson.
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9. The Dalrymples
Christopher Lee's vivid account of the impact of Britain's most powerful families.
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Brazil: Land of Opportuni...
Is Brazil the New Land of Opportunity?
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009
Russell Davies chairs the sixth heat of the perennial general knowledge contest.
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1989: A German Story
3. Westernising East BerlinJens Jarisch on the identity of several places in the former eastern sector of Berlin.
1989: Day by Day
47. 20th November 1989In Romania, Nicolae Ceausescu receives 67 standing ovations during a six-hour speech.
1989: Day by Day
46. 19th November 1989London ambulance workers continue their strike; New Kids on the Block reach number one.
1989: Day by Day
45. 18th November 1989In Prague, rumours spread that the police have killed a Czech student.
1989: Day by Day
44. 17th November 1989In Prague the police beat protesters as they call for the ousting of the Czech leadership.
1989: Day by Day
43. 16th November 1989South Africa's president announces that its beaches are to be opened to all races.
1989: Day by Day
42. 15th November 1989John Major gives his first Autumn Statement - City analysts predict gloom for the 90s.
1989: Day by Day Omnibus
6. Week ending 14th November 1989Hundreds of thousands of East Germans flood into West Berlin, as the Wall comes down.
1989: Simpson Returns
Episode 2John Simpson returns to Prague to speak to those who lived through the Velvet Revolution.
5 live Breakfast - Phone-in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009Shelagh Fogarty takes your calls on the day's big story.
5 live Breakfast - Phone-in
Thu, 19 Nov 2009After Thierry Henry's Maradona impression Nicky Campbell asks: is cheating ever justified?
5 live Breakfast - Phone-in
Wed, 18 Nov 2009Nicky Campbell asks: do you worry about letting your children on social networking sites?
5 live Breakfast - Phone-in
Tue, 17 Nov 2009Nicky Campbell asks: are we failing patients with dementia?
Adventures in Poetry - Series 10
2. To My Dear and Loving HusbandThe story behind one of the most tender and enduring of love poems.
Air An Rathad - Series 2
Episode 3Fiona and Murray swap four wheels for two at the Simmer Dim Motorbike Rally.
Alan Whicker's Journey of a Lifetime
4. Hong Kong and BeyondAlan completes the final leg of his journey by returning to Hong Kong. (R)
All in the Mind
Tue, 17 Nov 2009Claudia Hammond asks Martin Seligman if we can all be taught to be happy.
America this Week
Sun, 15 Nov 2009Including Jill Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama talking about public service.
Analysis
Divorcing EuropeWhat would happen if Britain chose to leave the European Union? Chris Bowlby reports.
The Andrew Marr Show
Sun, 15 Nov 2009Sophie Raworth with guests including actor Colin Firth and the Lebeque sisters.
Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
4. Having a BallThe 1920s saw a housing boom, the creation of the BBC and the Wall Street Crash.
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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
3. The Great WarBritain gets its first taste of total war, which transformed the lives of millions.
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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
2. Road to WarThe assassination of an archduke in Sarajevo sets in motion the wheels of world war. (R)
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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
1. A New DawnAndrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. (R)
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Anns a Gharradh (In the Garden)
Episode 9Calina and Eilidh revisit the best of the series in Barra, Islay and Tain.
Antiques Roadshow - Series 32
8. Bowes MuseumFiona Bruce and the team are in County Durham for a visit to The Bowes Museum.
Any Answers?
Sat, 14 Nov 2009Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
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