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Masood confides in Jane about his concern for Zainab, in tonight's visit to Walford.

Meanwhile, Nick and Dotty conspire to make Dot's life a living hell; Heather gets a break working with the Brownies; and Phil's drinking puts him in a compromising situation.

Masood is played by Nitin Ganatra; Jane by Laurie Brett; Zainab by Nina Wadia; Nick by John Altman; Dotty by Molly Conlin; Dot by June Brown; Heather by Cheryl Fergison; and Phil by Steve McFadden.

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Tom's father, Ken, asks Ric to give his son a second chance, as the medical drama continues. However, Ric lets slip that Tom used to be a drug addict. Later, Ken collapses at the wheel of his car and dies.

Tom later confesses that he was the one who gave the fatal drugs to Ric's son, Leo, and leaves Holby City for good.

Meanwhile, Mark is forced to sleep on the sofa in his flat as Daisha and Lalaine have taken over. Lalaine brings baby Joe in with suspected meningitis and Daisha realises she can't cope without her sister's help.

Later, Joseph thinks his sister, Sophia, is trying to persuade Faye to have a big wedding. Joseph wants a simple service but eventually they agree to compromise.

Ken is played by Ian Mercer, Ric by Hugh Quarshie, Tom by Jalaal Hartley, Mark by Robert Powell, Daisha by Rebecca Grant, Lalaine by Rhoda Montemayor, Joseph by Luke Roberts, Sophia by Sophie Ward and Faye by Patsy Kensit.

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Esther finds herself in competition with Michael again when, unbeknown to her, her choir members enter themselves for the North West Choral heats, as Debbie Horsfield's uplifting drama continues. Ringleaders Olive and Jimmy keep their cunning plan from Esther as long as possible, knowing that competitions are the opposite of what her new choir stands for. The shared intrigue brings Olive and Jimmy closer, although any possibility of romance is halted when Olive overhears some malicious gossip and shuts out all her friends – especially Jimmy.

Meanwhile, Michael is enjoying the freedom of his new life with Layla until she excitedly announces that she would like them to start a family. To add to his woes, Layla's plan to produce the perfect baby is overheard by his teenage daughter, Georgia, who isn't impressed.

Olive eventually comes clean about the competition and, to everyone's amazement, Esther agrees to take part, on one condition...

Determined to scupper her rivals, Layla resorts to dirty tactics. Despite Layla's efforts, Esther shines, which does not go unnoticed by Michael or Jake, who hints that he has feelings for her. Flattered, Esther stops in her tracks when she later sees Jake and Layla embroiled in an intimate conversation. Still raw from Michael's betrayal, Esther is wary – has Layla trashed Esther's new romance, before it has even begun?

Esther is played by Sarah Lancashire, Olive by Melanie Kilburn, Jimmy by John McArdle, Michael by Neil Pearson, Layla by Sarah Alexander, Georgia by Jo Woodcock and Jake by Bryan Dick.

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BBC HEADROOM
Georgia's Story – 33 Stone At 15 Ep 1/3

Tuesday 21 April

10.35-11.25pm BBC ONE

• www.bbc.co.uk/headroom

BBC Headroom's campaign tackling the psychological issues surrounding conditions such as anorexia, bulimia and obesity kicks off on screen with a film about a severely obese teenager whose condition has put her life at risk.

BBC Headroom, the BBC's two-year health and well-being initiative, provides a raft of information and support about eating disorders on the Headroom website, distributing advice to doctors' surgeries around the country and providing an action line to help those affected by the issues raised. Georgia's Story – 33 Stone At 15 is the first in a series of three films, looking at our complex relationship with food.

"Growing numbers of people in the UK are affected by eating disorders and obesity and we want to draw attention to some of the extraordinarily complex psychological concerns around those disorders," explains Headroom campaign executive Nina Bell. "The aim of Headroom is to help people find a way through the problems thrown at them in everyday lives, not by suggesting a particular course of action but by helping them to unravel the complexities involved and assisting them to find their own way to better mental health and well-being."

At 33 stone, Georgia is one of the largest teenagers in the UK, but at just 15, she's too young for medication or surgery. Now Georgia is taking an incredible journey to transform her life to that of a normal, teenage girl. Spending nine months at the Wellspring Academy residential weight-loss school in the USA, Georgia will retrain her eating habits, develop an interest in physical activity and be given the chance to discover what makes her turn to food in the way that she has.

Georgia's Story – 33 Stone At 15 sees the teenager settling into boarding school in an unfamiliar country. She undertakes cognitive behaviour sessions, tries new physical activity regimes and develops a new relationship with food. Temptation beckons half-way through the course when Georgia comes home for a Christmas break. But will she grasp this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become the girl she desperately wants to be?

Advice, wellbeing guides and webcasts relating to eating disorders can be found at bbc.co.uk/headroom and an action line – 08000 933 193 – is available to offer callers advice about where to get support if they, or someone they know, has an eating disorder.

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Jeremy Stockwell, Jo Brand and John Amaechi continue their search for Britain’s best young Speaker

Broadcaster Kate Silverton steps out from behind the BBC Breakfast news desk to join judges Jo Brand, Jeremy Stockwell and John Amaechi in the hunt for Britain's Best Young Speaker. Featuring 14- to 18-year-olds, The Speaker sees tough-talking teens, class jokers and shy, sensitive types go head to head as they learn to talk publicly and passionately about the things that matter to them.

In tonight's episode, presenter Kate is mentoring the seven remaining contestants in the art of storytelling: "If you deliver it well, if you make it interesting, if you use good examples and if you have a good, strong beginning, middle and end, you're going to have a cracking story," says Kate. "And it's essentially the same whether you're broadcasting or public speaking."

Kate's first task for the hopefuls is a crash course in broadcast storytelling as they are each asked to present a 30-second piece to camera on either the art of letter-writing or the British weather. Some of the contestants struggle with the unfamiliar art of speaking to camera but there's worse to come as the main challenge is unveiled.

The following day each speaker must present a live news report and interview to camera from London Zoo, where two new initiatives are being unveiled. The contestants are faced with unfamiliar technology, constant talking in their earpieces and live animals and, although some shine, some buckle under the pressure.

Four will make it through to the next round automatically but the weakest three will have to speak again in front of the judges, with one losing their chance to be crowned The Speaker.

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At the time the first black Americans were registering to vote, new experiences are the order of the day for the men and women of Sterling Cooper, as the drama continues.

In Southern California, Don arrives a day before the aeronautics convention but the airline has lost his luggage. When he meets Pete, who wants to spend the day at the pool, Don instructs him to call his contacts. However, it is Don's work ethic which is put to the test when he meets a beautiful young woman, Joy. She convinces Don to drive with her to Palm Springs, where her European friends are hanging out in a large house. A few days later, still in Palm Springs, Don makes a call: "Hello. It's Dick Whitman," he tells the person on the other end of the line. "I'd love to see you. Soon."

Back in New York, Roger meets George Rothman, a divorce lawyer. "This is the life I was always meant to have," he says of his relationship with Jane. As George leaves, Duck drops by Roger's office and it is clear they know each other.

Duck requests to be made a partner at Sterling Cooper. Roger confesses to being at a loss to describe Duck's accomplishments, advising him to "make rain" if he expects to achieve his goal.

Later that week, Duck meets up with two British colleagues to enquire about openings at his old firm. Told there aren't any, he proposes that the company buy Sterling Cooper to increase its US presence. He says he can make this happen on these terms: he receives a finder's fee, is made president and gets control over the creative department.

Don is played by Jon Hamm; Pete by Vincent Kartheiser; Joy by Laura Ramsey; Roger by John Slattery; George Rothman by Alan Blumenfeld; and Duck by Mark Moses.

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The class is playing hide-and-seek in today's episode of the CBeebies animated series from the makers of the much-loved Shaun The Sheep, but no one wants to hide with the noisy Paxton, who keeps giving them away. Timmy helps Paxton by hiding him behind some hay bales, but they are so well hidden that, when it comes to snack time, no one can find them.

Stylised, bright and colourful with stories that are presented with charm, humour and bags of fun, Timmy's nursery world comes complete with messy play area, story corner and garden. It's the perfect place for a young lamb to start finding his place in the world.

Only on CBeebies, Timmy Time is Aardman's first pre-school series. Specially created for two- to five-year-olds, it combines the studio's world-class "stop motion" techniques with the colourful simplicity of classic pre-school animation.

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