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Thursday 10 Dec 2009

Programme Information

Network TV BBC Week 18
Highlights 2-8 May 2009

Martin Shaw as Inspector George Gently and Lee Ingleby as John Bacchus

Inspector George Gently – Gently With The Innocents

Sunday 3 May See Week 18 Unplaced BBC ONE

Martin Shaw returns as Sixties police detective George Gently, who begins a new series of investigations with a harrowing murder case centred on a former children's home

Moto GP – Spanish Grand Prix

Sunday 3 May on BBC TWO

BBC Sport presents live coverage of the Spanish Grand Prix as the 2009 Moto GP season arrives in Europe. Reigning champion Valentino Rossi will be looking for his sixth premier class victory on the Jerez circuit

Poetry Season – A Poet's Guide To Britain

Bank Holiday Monday 4 May on BBC FOUR

Owen Sheers begins his exploration of six great poetic works about the British landscape with the story behind William Wordsworth's classic 1802 poem Upon Westminster Bridge

All The Small Things

Tuesday 5 May on BBC ONE

Debbie Horsfield's uplifting drama starring Sarah Lancashire and Neil Pearson reaches its conclusion with the North West Choral finals approaching and the rival choirs feeling the tension

Manon

Friday 8 May on BBC FOUR

The Royal Ballet performs one of its great showpieces, a production of Manon, starring Tamara Rojo in the title role with world-famous dancer Carlos Acosta as her lover Des Grieux

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BBC Week numbers throughout 2009 will differ from those of other broadcasters. We have made changes to the BBC Picture Publicity and BBC Press Office websites so that we refer to "BBC Week Numbers" and, wherever possible, actual dates.

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