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Debra is being chased by a mystery man and begs Whitney for help, in the first visit of the week to Albert Square.

Stacey's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic as her quest to discover who Max is seeing grows ever-more obsessive. Meanwhile, Max and Tanya are growing closer.

Debra is played by Ruth Gemmell, Whitney by Shona McGarty, Stacey by Lacey Turner, Max by Jake wood and Tanya by Jo Joyner.

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Dee Purnell (Anna Friel) is leading a double life

Anna Friel stars as single mother Dee Purnell, who would do anything for her two boys, as Jimmy McGovern's powerful, award-winning drama continues. Six months ago, Dee moved into the street in a bid to get Jack and Luke into Saint Peter's School from rough Denton Green, where Jack is being bullied so badly that he wets the bed.

Moving into the school's catchment area has meant taking on a bigger mortgage and, to make ends meet, Dee works weekends at a sauna in Bolton in addition to her weekday job at a DIY store. Working as a prostitute in the sauna is only for another six months; just until she's cleared the mortgage arrears and the boys are in Saint Peter's.

However, when Dee's boiler completely packs up in the middle of winter and handsome plumber Mark arrives to fix it, he convinces her to start dating him, although she knows she shouldn't. Mark is a single dad with a 12-year-old football-mad girl, Megan, who is already at Saint Peter's.

Mark is great with Jack and Luke and adores, Dee but when he introduces Dee to his father, Joe, he recognises her from the sauna. Dee knows that she has to finish with Mark.

Joe viciously warns her off Mark, sickened by the thought that she is near his son and grand-daughter. Dee, who has started to fall in love with Mark, tries to break it off, but he won't give up easily and wants to know why she's pushing him away.

When Saint Peter's refuses to take her boys, Dee, more than ever, needs a shoulder to cry on. She has sacrificed so much for her children and is not going to let them down now...

Written by Jan McVerry and Jimmy McGovern, this week's episode of The Street stars Anna Friel as Dee Purnell. Jack is played by Jordan Hill, Luke by Sam Lenthall, Mark by Daniel Mays, Megan by Chelsea Cowper and Joe by David Bradley.

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Sue Perkins and Giles Coren go back to 44BC to sample the culinary delights of Ancient Rome

Senator Giles Coren and vestal virgin Sue Perkins travel back to 44BC–80AD for a journey through the early days of Ancient Rome, as the culinary history series concludes.

Accompanied by chef Valentina Harris, the Supersizers reside in a magnificent villa with views of the city and a marbled kitchen. Valentina prepares a range of exotic dishes, including the hugely popular but putrid smelling garum sauce – made from rotten fish innards. The Supersizers also discover the origins of pizza and pasta, while sampling their predecessor, popular snack lagana, on a visit to the Colosseum.

After Giles attempts to become a gladiator and Sue takes on the role of Queen Cleopatra, the intrepid duo resolve to conquer the small island of Britannica. Arriving at Dover Beach, the pair sample British oysters while Sue becomes Boudicca and Giles enjoys a freezing cold bath.

Pining for their slaves, the pair retreat back to Rome for the final banquet of the series. Joined by actor Kenneth Cranham, historian Adrian Goldsworthy and foodie Angela Pagano, the gallant Supersizers end their adventures smothered in a sea of rose petals.

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A reticent Avon readies his troops for a seemingly endless war against Marlo, as the third series of the acclaimed US police drama concludes.

Meanwhile, as the detail works towards the top rungs of the Barksdale organisation, McNulty reassesses his pursuit of Stringer Bell and the path he's chosen for himself.

While Royce continues to grapple with Amsterdam, Burrell offers a deal to minimise the fallout, even as Colvin's idea becomes public knowledge.

Carcetti's ambition becomes obvious to his friend and fellow councilman Tony Gray, even as Gray has disclosed his own political plans.

Cutty struggles to keep his young boxers off the corners, as he and Fruit cross paths once again. Bubbles offers his view of the world, both as it is and once was.

Wood Harris plays Avon, Jamie Hector plays Marlo, Dominic West plays McNulty, Idris Elba plays Stringer Bell, Frankie R Faison plays Burrell, Aidan Gillen plays Carcetti, Chad L Coleman plays Cutty and Andre Royo plays Bubbles.

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Veteran Stop-The-War campaigner Hetty is having the time of her life

A coming-of-age film with a difference, The Time Of Their Lives, part of BBC Four's Grey Expectations season of programmes dedicated to understanding life's twilight years, is a portrait of three of the oldest residents living in the Mary Feilding Guild, a home for the active elderly in North London.

Rose is a former sex therapist and a newspaper columnist since the age of 100; Hetty, at 102, is a veteran Stop-The-War campaigner, while Alison, 87, was once a reporter for the Daily Worker and a card-carrying Communist.

Together, the three women share their passionate concerns about everything – from terrorism and global warming to sex, death and the meaning of life – while quietly negotiating the final years of their lives.

Surprising, poignant and at times very funny, The Time Of Their Lives reveals the everyday mystery of how very elderly people experience life and the intense challenges that old age brings.

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Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee continue to inspire the imaginations of younger viewers with another week of fun and adventures on Show Me Show Me.

Every week day on CBeebies, Chris and Pui, joined by toys Tom, Stuffy, Miss Mouse and Teddington, bring objects and ideas to life in their magical playroom in the sky.

On Monday, elephants and trumpets take centre stage as Chris and Pui look through the telescope to watch baby elephants playing in the mud. The toys play a game of hide and seek, but Miss Mouse gets stuck in a trumpet. Will Teddington get her out?

On Tuesday, the toys want to play shopping and make their own shop in the playroom. Then it's time to look at clocks – cuckoo clocks, grandfather clocks and a clock for Miss Mouse to run up...

On Wednesday, kings, queens and the seaside are the order of the day. King Chris and Queen Pui dress up as royals and make thrones. The toys, meanwhile, do like to be beside the seaside, but what should Humpty take to sit on? Not a wall – he might fall off.

On Thursday, there's a fishy feel to the playroom as the gang look at fish and jewels. Children can learn how to make a sparkly fish that flips and flaps and then take a trip with Mo MoBot the robot to look for things that sparkle and shine.

The final visit of the week to the playroom sees Chris and Pui explore all things wiggly. Looking through the telescope reveals twisting, turning snakes, while Miss Muffett tries spaghetti. Will she like it, or will it frighten her away?

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CBeebies Bedtime Stories – Nature Tales Ep 1/5

Monday 20 to Friday 24 July

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Springwatch presenter Chris Packham reads this week's CBeebies Bedtime Stories.

The stories, A Toad Abode, A Seagull Surprise, Hibernating Hoglets, Lazarus The Ladybird and Bernie The Busy Bee, feature members of the popular CBeebies Green Balloon Club, which has successfully introduced children to a range of environmental, conservation and wildlife-related issues.

In the first story today, Gus the toad is looking for a home far away from the busy road, and away from tabby cats Tammy and Tibby, who are sometimes too busy to spot him in the grass. When Skipper the bouncy dog almost lands on Gus, a surprising solution is found to the toad's search for a safe home.

BBC Learning, in partnership with the popular CBeebies Green Balloon Club, is calling on youngsters to go outside during their school summer holidays and do one thing for nature.

Green Balloon Club Week features themed events and planned activities from 25 July to 2 August. Young children, their parents and carers will be inspired through story-telling to do something for nature, such as baking for birds, creating a log pile, making a bug hotel or planting seeds.

Information about local events will be available soon at bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces, along with free activity sheets, including Green Star certificates and the Nature Tales stories themselves. Read by BBC newsreader Huw Edwards, all the tales can be collected from Monday 20 July by downloading them as audio or as illustrated text from the website. The programmes will also be available on the CBeebies iPlayer for seven days after transmission.

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