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Tuesday 29 May 2012

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BBC ONE Wednesday 22 April 2009

Waterloo Road Ep 16/20

Wednesday 22 April
8.00-9.00pm BBC ONE
Janeece (Chelsee Healey) takes desperate measures
Janeece (Chelsee Healey) takes desperate measures

Much to the delight of the pupils, Waterloo Road's latest supply teacher, Jem Allen, cruises into the car park in her flashy car, as the drama about a Rochdale-based comprehensive school continues.

While Jem proves popular with staff and students, her upbeat attitude and glamorous lifestyle are enough to get right up Grantly's nose. Forced together on a school trip, their antagonism festers, and Grantly decides to call Jem's bluff by suggesting a detour to her house – expecting her to say no. To his surprise she agrees and, when she lets them into an impressive country house, Grantly has to concede defeat.

Only fact-obsessed Karla is suspicious of the inconsistencies in Jem's stories. Elsewhere in the house, the boys take advantage by tucking into a few bottles of champagne from the fridge, unaware that their irresponsible behaviour is setting them on a dangerous downward spiral.

Grantly discovers that it isn't Jem's house after all but, before he has the chance to gloat, Paul raises the alarm that Bolton has hit his head in the swimming pool. Grantly dives in to rescue Bolton.

Elsewhere, sick of the attention her breasts are getting, a confused Janeece takes desperate measures to appear modest. Finally, she decides that she won't feel better about herself unless she has her breast augmentation reversed and returns to the "real her".

Meanwhile, with the exams in full swing, Chlo realises how much motherhood is going to restrict the future she wants. She forces herself to admit to Donte that she isn't ready to be a mum – she wants to give the baby up for adoption. A stunned Donte walks out speechless, leaving a devastated Chlo alone.

Jem Allen is played by Daniela Denby-Ashe, Grantly Budgen by Philip Martin Smith, Karla by Jessica Baglow, Paul by Thomas Milner, Bolton by Tachia Newall, Janeece by Chelsee Healey, Chlo by Katie Griffiths and Donte by Adam Thomas.

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BBC TWO Wednesday 22 April 2009

The Speaker Ep 6/8

Wednesday 22 April
8.00-9.00pm BBC TWO

Former government advisor Alastair Campbell joins judges Jo Brand, Jeremy Stockwell and John Amaechi as the quest to find the nation's most talented, talkative teen continues.

The Speaker sees tough-talking teens, class jokers and shy, sensitive types between the ages of 14 and 18 go head to head as they learn to talk publicly and passionately about the things that matter to them.

Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former speech writer and director of communication, coaches the remaining participants in the art of persuasion. "For a good speech, the person who's delivering it needs to have absolute ownership of every word," says Alastair. "Light and shade, change of gear, tone, it's the speaker and the speech coming together and delivering a very clear, logical, persuasive argument in a compelling way."

Alastair's first act is to break down the techniques of one of the world's most powerful political speakers, Barack Obama. The participants had better take notice as they'll be asked to present a political speech to the public in Egham, Surrey, who will then vote for which speaker goes through to the next round automatically.

The hopefuls research their subjects and face rigorous cross-examination from a barrister, to see if their arguments hold weight, before standing up to put their fate in the hands of the people of Egham.

After facing their biggest challenge yet, five youngsters will make it through to next week's final round of challenges – but only one will eventually be crowned The Speaker.

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BBC FOUR Wednesday 22 April 2009

Mud, Sweat And Tractors – Fruit And Veg Ep 2/4

Wednesday 22 April
9.00-10.00pm BBC FOUR

Through three staples of the British landscape – apples, strawberries and tomatoes – the story of the revolution in the production of fruit and vegetables is explained, as Mud, Sweat And Tractors continues.

Charting Britain's 20th-century revolution in food production, this four-part series tells the story of man's relationship with the land and examines its impact on the lives of farmers and consumers. Intimate and touching home films, recorded at the time, provide a unique and largely unseen record of a century of revolution on the land.

Jonathan Hoskyns comes from a family of apple-growers in Somerset. His grandfather's home movies from the Thirties to the Seventies show how chemistry transformed the yields and how politics almost killed off the English orchards. Archive material filmed by the principal of Waterperry, a horticultural college near Oxford, shows how propagation techniques revolutionised strawberry growing in the Sixties, while two Jersey tomato growers, Peter Le Maistre and Stanley Payn, explain how their industry was transformed by the commercial glasshouse.

Mud, Sweat And Tractors is part of a season of programmes on BBC Four exploring how food gets from the fields to the kitchen table. It documents the revolution this process has undergone in Britain over the last 100 years and examines how the countryside has changed as a result.

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CBEEBIES Wednesday 22 April 2009

Timmy Time – Timmy On Wheels Ep 13/26

Monday 20 to Friday 24 April
9.00-9.10am CBEEBIES
12.30-12.40pm CBEEBIES

Timmy is having fun on the tricycle, in today's visit to the nursery, but Ruffy does not have much luck learning how to ride it. Timmy can't be bothered to teach him but, when he has difficulties riding a scooter himself, he learns that he should help others rather than ride away.

Stylised, bright and colourful, this animated series from the makers of Shaun The Sheep features stories presented with charm, humour and bags of fun. Timmy's nursery is set in a cosy farm building in gently rolling hills. 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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