Tuesday 29 May 2012
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Network TV BBC Week 4: Unplaced
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BBC ONE Unplaced Week 4
in Frank McGuinness's moving drama
Julie Walters stars in a one-off drama inspired by the true story of Dr Anne Turner, from award-winning writer Frank McGuinness.
Having just witnessed the death of her husband, Jack, from an incurable neurological disease, Anne Turner is diagnosed with a near-identical illness. With determined rationality, Anne's answer is that once her illness has reached a critical point, she will take her own life ... but she needs her children's support.
The more Anne's son and two daughters struggle to gain consensus over their mother's desire to die, as they struggle to find another way through, the further they pull apart. From Jessica's silent recriminations to Sophie's stubborn practicality, the magnitude of the situation threatens to tear the family to pieces. Anne must also face the fury of her best friend, Claire, whose opposing views bring them into direct and vocal conflict.
Writer Frank McGuinness says: "As a doctor, Anne Turner lived and worked by her principles, and she chose to die by them. This film recognises that rare courage."
Edward Turner is played by Stephen Campbell Moore; Jessica by Lyndsey Marshal; Sophie by Liz White; Claire by Harriet Walter; Richard by Patrick Malahide; Jack by Will Knightley; and Mrs Savery, Anne's loyal housekeeper, by Michelle Fairley.
AF
BBC TWO Unplaced Week 4
It is estimated that there are now more people on the planet at risk from obesity-related diseases than there are suffering from starvation. Western society in the 21st century is eating itself into an early grave but, while the ranks of the overweight and obese are swelling, there is a significant proportion of the population who are apparently immune to this phenomenon.
Horizon – the BBC's flagship science strand – sets out to discover what is keeping these people thin. Are some people really able to consume as much as they like without becoming obese? If so, how do they do it?
Ten volunteers have agreed to eat double their normal intake of calories over four weeks to see how their bodies cope with a month-long chocolate, cake and fast-food frenzy.
The test is based on a 1967 experiment on Vermont State Prison inmates, in which medical researcher Ethan Simms recruited a group of prisoners to eat as much as they could until they had gained an extra 25 per cent of their original body weight. The reward was early release. Despite eating up to 10,000 calories per day, only six of the nine who took part succeeded. The experiment seemed to show that, however available and calorie-rich food is, not everyone will become overweight.
More than 40 years on, Horizon, with the help of Swedish scientist Fredrik Nystrom from the University of Linkoping, follows the volunteers over the course of the month to find out what is happening to the extra calories they are consuming, and why their bodies respond in such different ways.
Horizon also meets Professor Jane Wardle from University College London, who is exploring whether eating habits are genetic or learned, and Dr Nikhil Dhurandhar, who believes a virus could be responsible for some cases of obesity.
The programme asks whether obesity has an evolutionary advantage, if there could be a genetic basis to will-power, and whether people have a natural weight that their bodies strive to maintain, however much they eat or exercise.
KS
BBC THREE Unplaced Week 4
Being Human Ep 1/6
Three twenty-something housemates are united in trying to live normal lives, despite struggling with unusual afflictions: one's a werewolf, one's a vampire and one's a ghost, in BBC Three's sexy, witty and thrilling new series.
On first appearances, things seem to be positive and "normal" for the three friends. Ghost Annie is buoyed by the fact that she is finally starting to be seen by ordinary people, rather than just by her housemates. In an attempt to escape the guilt and self-loathing for his previous killings, vampire Mitchell has sworn off blood, determined to kick the habit. Even the neurotic and anxious George is in relatively good spirits, putting his monthly transformation into a rampaging werewolf to the back of his mind to focus on life in the new house-share.
But it's not long before their supernatural conditions catch up with them.
The vampire world won't leave Mitchell alone: he's harassed by leader Herrick and his side-kick, Seth. They ominously warn him that he cannot deny what he is, and should turn his back on humanity to return to the vampire fold.
George considers the house a sanctuary from his condition but promptly tears it apart when he is reluctantly forced to transform into a werewolf at the full moon.
Annie, meanwhile, is heartbroken when their landlord, her fiancé Owen, pays a visit and reminds her of everything that she has lost. After tricking Owen to come back to the house, Annie discovers that he's got a new girlfriend, ending any hope of her ever being with the love of her life again.
Elsewhere, Mitchell is finding it very hard to stay on the wagon. He arranges a date with a nurse, Becca, and it seems that pretty soon he'll be feeding again. George discovers where Mitchell is and races to save Becca – but will he get there in time?
Lenora Crichlow plays Annie, Aidan Turner plays Mitchell and Russell Tovey plays George. Being Human also features Annabel Scholey as Lauren, Jessica Harris as Becca, Dylan Brown as Seth and Jason Watkins as Herrick.
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Network TV BBC Week 4: Saturday 24 January 2009
BBC ONE Saturday 24 January 2009
Sue Barker presents highlights from today's action at the opening Grand Slam of 2009.
With the tournament taking place at such an early stage in the season, there is plenty of potential for upsets and the men's singles looks excitingly open.
Roger Federer is chasing a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title, but the Swiss player lost his cloak of invincibility in 2008 and started the season out of the world No.1 position for the first time in five years.
Rafael Nadal took the top spot from his rival but the Spaniard has never made it beyond the semi-finals in Melbourne. British hopes are high after Andy Murray began the year with wins over both players on successive days at an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi. He is brimming with confidence and is sure he can beat Nadal in Melbourne.
The ladies' singles also promises to be an open event, with four different players winning the four Grand Slam singles titles last year.
Digital viewers can watch live coverage of the Australian Open, every day, from 8.25am until 2pm, by pressing the Red button on their remote controls. Extended highlights are also available every day on the Red button.
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Total Wipeout continues with 20 more foolhardy contestants taking on one of the world's largest and most extreme obstacle courses. The purpose-built course in Buenos Aires has become a magnet for the fearless around the world. Viewers can discover how the UK's finest fare in tonight's programme.
Richard Hammond presents the action from the safety of the studio while Amanda Byram is track-side in Argentina to witness, first hand, the spectacular crashes and mud splashes.
The Qualifier kicks off in dramatic style with Clacton cabby Deano making it round the course in a respectable time – via the scenic route, of course. He set the target for wannabe RAF boy Daniel, who "flew" round the course – but in the manner of a penguin rather than an eagle.
Show four sees some of the fastest times of the series so far. The top three on the Qualifier all made it home in less than two minutes, with serious contenders Steve, James and Jodie all confessing to being competitive and strong-willed.
Two new elements are introduced to the Qualifier: the Rolling Logs and the Bubble Bath. The former claims its fair share of victims, with few making it across in a single attempt. The latter – a stack of huge, rubber doughnuts, filled with foam – sees most contestants coming straight off the trapeze and into the water. However, the odd competitor makes it in for an impressive finish.
Friends become enemies as night falls and the Wipeout Zone approaches.
RL
The competition to find the UK's entry for this year's Eurovision Song Contest is in its penultimate week, with four acts battling it out to see who will impress the public and mentor, composer and musical guru Andrew Lloyd Webber enough to make it through to next week's final. Their goal is to sing Andrew's new song at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow this May.
Between taking his Euro-hopefuls through their performances and overseeing their musical missions, Andrew has been feeling the pressure, too, as he tries to finish the song which he hopes will turn around the UK's Eurovision fortune.
Joining presenter Graham Norton and Andrew in the studio is former Strictly Come Dancing winner and songstress Alesha Dixon, who gives a master class performance of her own and offers her opinion and tips to the contenders.
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An old friend of Curtis's is brought into the Emergency Department, having being stabbed by Tony – the man who killed Curtis's brother. A wedge is driven between Curtis and Alice when Curtis refuses to talk to the police, as the medical drama continues.
However, when Curtis is later confronted with Tony, he has a dramatic change of heart and confesses everything. The police make an arrest but Curtis and his friends are left fearful.
Meanwhile, Zoe takes steps to foster Sharice, although she finds it difficult to communicate with the young girl. However, following some wise words from Jessica, the pair manage to connect and attend Abby's poignant funeral together.
Later, Adam is still finding it difficult to address his brother's worsening condition and turns away Jordan's attempts to help.
Curtis is played by Abdul Salis, Alice by Sam Grey, Zoe by Sunetra Sarker, Jessica by Gillian Kearney, Adam by Tristan Gemmill and Jordan by Michael French.
JM3
BBC TWO Saturday 24 January 2009
BBC Switch continues with its series of six, five-minute modern interpretations of a selection of Greek Myths.
The stories revolve around the lives of several teenagers living in the fictional village of Delphi, with a special appearance from top girlband The Saturdays as the Syrens.
The Fall Of Icarus sees love-struck Icarus frustrated. After a whirlwind holiday romance, he is now back home, stuck miles away from the girl of his dreams, wondering if he'll ever see her again. It's only when his dad surprises him with an unexpected present that he sees an opportunity for a reunion.
Viewers can watch Myths, explore the original Greek myths, get to know the characters and play the Myths quiz and games at bbc.co.uk/switch.
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It's time Trexx and Flipside showed some respect to B-Ice, his girl, Chinaza, and his "muscle", Tiny, as the comedy starring Pete Dalton and David Ajala continues as part of BBC Switch, following its run on BBC Three last year. When the wannabe hip-hop stars don't move from the seat that B-Ice was thinking about sitting in at Dr Chicken, Tiny is told to "send them a message". Moments later, Trexx and Flip's car blows up. Ollie is devastated – she calls the RAC and races back to tell Brilliance.
When she arrives, she discovers her best client is alive, if somewhat charred. Brilliance suggests that the boys stay "dead" while he organises a tribute gig to get a record deal with infamous producer Biggie Spect – even B-Ice is invited. In fact, B-Ice pens a special rap just for the occasion. Trexx and Flip just can't resist the temptation to attend the event and go dressed respectively in drag and a sailor's uniform. But who could predict that Tiny likes big girls or that Biggie Spect has a fetish for dead guys?
Pete Dalton (1Xtra BBC's Mistajam) is Trexx, David Ajala is Flipside, Tyrone Lewis is B-Ice, Emi Wokoma is Chinaza, Ashley Madekwe is Ollie, Tiny Iron is Tiny and Rich Fulcher (Bob Fossil of The Mighty Boosh) is Mr Brilliance.
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This fourth episode of the Scottish history series looks at a split that had its origins in a feud between two families and spilled out into a cultural divide between Scotland's Highlands and Lowlands.
Presenter Neil Oliver says: "In 15th-century Scotland, family was everything. This is the story of two of those families and how their fates were locked together. The rise of one meant the fall of the other. They were the Stewarts and the Macdonalds..."
As the 15th century began, the Macdonalds were well placed. They had backed Bruce and the rewards had flowed in the form of land, wealth and power. And, with this power and stability came a flourishing of the arts, with Finlaggan the heart of the Lordship of the Isles and Iona the soul.
The teenage King of Scotland, James Stewart, had been captured by the English, and Alexander, Lord of the Isles, had little to fear. Although devalued and humiliated, James was still worth a king's ransom, which the Scots eventually handed over when he was 30. On his return, he was a man in a hurry to impress on a grand European scale.
While James built a palace, Alexander eyed the mainland and the scene was set for a rivalry between the two camps which would continue for generations. But, despite the bitterness and brutality, the Stewarts clung to their crown and the use of Gaelic at court receded. Scots became the dominant tongue.
HM
Network TV BBC Week 4: Sunday 25 January 2009
BBC ONE Sunday 25 January 2009
Lark Rise To Candleford Ep 5/12
Time rests heavy on the residents of Lark Rise and Candleford as baby Annie stirs up emotions of days gone by and loves yet to be found, as the popular adaptation of Flora Thompson's childhood memoirs continues.
With Emma Timmins feeling the strain of feeding and clothing her family, Dorcas Lane offers to lend a helping hand – unaware of the consequences that her generosity will bring. The feelings baby Annie inflames for both Dorcas and Ruby Pratt become too much to bear. But, with the Timmins house empty, Robert and Emma embrace their new-found freedom.
Whilst the post office welcomes baby Annie, Thomas struggles to cope with the feelings which her presence brings. He must learn to accept his past and move on, if he and Miss Ellison are to have the future they so desperately long for.
James Dowland, meanwhile, is keen to continue the progress of modernising Candleford and hires the help of the young and self-assured Fisher Bloom. Laura is quickly taken with his arrival but feels uncomfortable and unable to let her true emotions show.
James and Dorcas also do their best to avoid the feelings that they so obviously share for one other.
Emma Timmins is played by Claudie Blakely, Dorcas Lane by Julia Sawalha, Ruby Pratt by Victoria Hamilton, Robert Timmins by Brendan Coyle, Thomas Brown by Mark Heap, Miss Ellison by Sandy McDade, James Dowland by Jason Merrells, Fisher Bloom by Matthew McNulty and Laura Timmins by Olivia Hallinan.
Lark Rise To Candleford is also being simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media. With up to five times more detail than standard definition television, HD gives you exceptionally vivid colours and crisp pictures to make Lark Rise To Candleford a truly cinematic TV experience.
GJ
BBC TWO Sunday 25 January 2009
Sue Barker presents highlights of the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships, which have been taking place in Helsinki. It's 15 years since Great Britain last won a gold medal at the European Championships, when Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won for the fourth and final time in Copenhagen. Scottish siblings Sinead and John Kerr have started the season strongly – but can they get on the podium?
As well as the Ice Dance competition, there's action from the pairs, men's and women's events, including the sensational 21-year-old Italian Carolina Costner, who is bidding for her third consecutive European crown.
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Ed Leigh and Graham Bell present a brand-new, all-action winter sports show, and begin the series in New Zealand, where they attempt a "Tyrolean Traverse" – a 100m crossing between two mountain peaks on a single piece of rope.
Supermodel and ex-Strictly Come Dancing contestant Jodie Kidd, who is an avid skier, also goes on the trip of a lifetime and heli-skis with Ed and Graham. While the untouched powder is exhilarating, Jodie discovers, first hand, the serious avalanche dangers of off-piste skiing.
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BBC FOUR Sunday 25 January 2009
As Scotland prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of its most famous sons, Robert Burns, writer Andrew O'Hagan asks what made this man one of the world's favourite poets.
To answer this, he sidesteps dusty archives, heading instead for the places which the poet once knew – and where the rhythms of life that fuelled his wild imagination still pulse.
O'Hagan adds: "What is it – 250 years after Robert Burns was born – that causes this man to stand at the centre of a whole culture? Is it sentiment; is it patriotism; is it commerce that makes Burns so universal? Or is it the work itself and the story of this extraordinary man who came from nothing to become the world's most representative poet, the writer who appears to stand for the universal values of humanity?
"The whole world has a claim on Robert Burns – his politics, his morality, his sense of sexual freedom. Yet the story of his life is still hidden out there in the landscape of Scotland, and the question, still unanswered, is: 'What in the world made this man so special?'"
From the Ayrshire of Burns's early years – its pubs, landmarks and people – O'Hagan travels to Edinburgh, where the poet was feted and, latterly, to Dumfries, where he spent his difficult last years.
It was to the literati, high society and the masons of 18th-century Edinburgh that Burns turned his attention, in a bid to boost his reputation and his income.
Upon his arrival, he was promoted as a genius in The Lounger, the literary magazine of its day. The great and the good lined up to proclaim Burns a literary star, naming him "the heaven-taught ploughman". O'Hagan questions this well-worn description, asks how Burns could have considered becoming a slave driver and sheds light on the poet's masonic connections, in this stimulating new appraisal of the "other" Bard.
HM
Network TV BBC Week 4: Monday 26 January 2009
BBC ONE Monday 26 January 2009
A smudge on a prefect badge puts pint-sized private eye Fletcher "Half" Moon and his detecting sidekick, Red, on the trail of criminal activity in an unlikely quarter, as the comedy-drama based on Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer's best-selling book continues.
It's a proud day for Moon's sister, Hazel, as she is sworn in as a junior prefect. More importantly, she'll now find it much easier to make sure that she is noticed by head boy – and school heart-throb – Nigel.
For Moon, a new investigation beckons as a mysterious note appears on his locker. It has a prefect's badge pinned to it, and is inscribed with the words "stop them". Closer examination reveals clues which suggest an illicit activity linked to Pupil Enterprise Week – but what?
While Red's brother, Herod, does a surprisingly roaring trade on his cake stall, the object of Hazel's affection, squeaky clean Nigel, soon has the finger of suspicion pointed at him over secrets from his past.
Detecting is everything to Moon. In search of the truth, he is willing to battle for the kids who can't fight for themselves – which is not always easy in the jungle that is the playground, where enemies lurk around every corner. But while Moon sticks to the rules, his crime-busting partner, Red, knows how to bend them.
Fletcher "Half" Moon is played by Rory Elrick, Red by Sebastian Charles, Hazel by Robyn Milne, Nigel by Ashley Lloyd and Herod by Marcus Nash.
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Janine is determined not to settle for anything but the top job at R&R, in the first visit of the week to Walford. Billy, meanwhile, is desperate to keep a job, but equally desperate to see his children.
Elsewhere, Jane and Denise are shocked to find a drunken Linda kissing Patrick, and Denise is surprised when she learns of Lucas's new job at the chippy.
Janine is played by Charlie Brooks, Billy by Perry Fenwick, Jane by Laurie Brett, Denise by Diane Parish, Linda by Lynda Baron, Lucas by Don Gilet and Patrick by Rudolph Walker.
JM3
BBC CBBC Monday 26 January 2009
All the children at St Hope's School are mysteriously turning into Japanese fighting fish, in this week's episode of the exciting secret agent series. The trusted teen spies need to find out how this happened, whilst keeping an eye out for a SKUL (Secret Kriminal Underground League) agent.
The M.I. High agents are protecting Dr Wallis, the inventor of The Mind Machine – a device that turns bad people good. However, the evil Grand Master has got wind of the device and wants to use it to turn good people bad, and sends a SKUL agent to capture Dr Wallis and his invention.
Ofsted, meanwhile, springs a last-minute inspection on St Hope's and Oscar worries that if the school closes there will be no more M.I. High. When Mr Richter, the inspector, arrives, Rose immediately becomes suspicious. Thinking he's the SKUL agent, she insists on accompanying him on the inspection.
When Mr Flatley and the kids start turning into Japanese fighting fish, it seems that someone has got to The Mind Machine and started to turn good people bad. But, as the machine is under Frank's watchful eye at HQ, they begin to wonder if the SKUL agent is somehow managing to operate it remotely. They must race against time to discover the agent and reverse the effects of The Mind Machine before St Hope's is closed down for ever.
The real Dr Wallis is played by Paul Shearer, the fake Dr Wallis by Simon Meacock, the Grand Master by Julian Bleach, Oscar by Ben Kerfoot, Mr Richter by Edward Halsted, Rose by Rachel Petladwala, Mr Flatley by Chris Stanton and Frank by Jonny Freeman.
VT
Network TV BBC Week 4: Tuesday 27 January 2009
BBC ONE Tuesday 27 January 2009
Janine thinks that she has sealed a deal for the R&R nightclub, in tonight's visit to Albert Square, but will her plans go up in smoke?
Denise, meanwhile, risks missing her surprise birthday party when she goes to Birmingham to talk to Yolande about Patrick. Will her wise words keep her two friends together?
Elsewhere, Zainab is outraged when Masood asks her to pose for some new advertising images.
Janine is played by Charlie Brooks, Denise by Diane Parish, Patrick by Rudolph Walker, Zainab by Nina Wadia and Masood by Nitin Ganatra.
JM3
Network TV BBC Week 4: Wednesday 28 January 2009
BBC ONE Wednesday 28 January 2009
Tom's feud with the Kelly family intensifies when he becomes convinced that Earl Kelly is leaving dead birds on his doorstep, as the drama set in a Rochdale comprehensive school continues.
To ease the situation, Eddie organises a falconry day at the school, but when one of the birds goes missing, there seems to be only one explanation – Earl has stolen the bird to get back at Tom and Eddie.
Determined that Waterloo Road can help the Kelly family turn themselves around, Rachel attempts to help Rose Kelly give up drinking and get a job, while trying to persuade Marley that he can't be responsible for the family for ever. Flick is also convinced that she knows what's best for Marley – it's being with her and competing for the post of Head Boy. Marley is not so sure, who would vote for him with his crazy family?
Meanwhile, romance is in the air at a school speed-dating event – can Fleur and Grantly finally bury the hatchet, and will Steph succumb to Dave's charms?
Rachel questions Melissa about whether her blossoming relationship with Eddie is moving too fast, but Rachel's joke about moving in together sounds good to Melissa, who asks Eddie.
Tom Clarkson is played by Jason Done, Earl Kelly by Reece Noi, Eddie Lawson by Neil Morrissey, Rachel Mason by Eva Pope, Rose Kelly by Elaine Symons, Marley Kelly by Luke Bailey, Flick Mellor by Sadie Pickering, Fleur Budgen by Lorraine Cheshire, Grantly Budgen by Philip Martin Brown, Steph Haydock by Denise Welch, Dave Miller by Tim Healy, Melissa Ryan by Katy Carmichael and Philip Ryan by Dean Smith.
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Gary Lineker presents highlights of some big midweek fixtures in the Barclays Premier League, including tonight's match at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Middlesbrough. Both sides need points for different reasons; Chelsea are chasing a third league title in five years, while Middlesbrough – who were thrashed 5-0 at their Riverside home by the Blues in October – are struggling at the other end of the table.
Elsewhere tonight, Everton hosted Arsenal with both sides bidding for European places next season. And at Ewood Park, Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce faced his former team Bolton in an eagerly awaited Lancashire derby.
There's also a round-up of all last night's goal action, including Manchester United's visit to West Brom and Liverpool's match at Wigan.
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Network TV BBC Week 4: Thursday 29 January 2009
BBC ONE Thursday 29 January 2009
Jack and Janine attempt to outdo each other in tonight's visit to Albert Square. But who will come out on top?
Bradley, meanwhile, finds a new friend but it's not quite what Max had in mind.
Jack is played by Scott Maslen, Janine by Charlie Brooks, Bradley by Charlie Clements and Max by Jake Wood.
JM3
Oakam village is under attack from animal rights activists, in this week's episode of John Sullivan's hit comedy. Llewellyn is one of their first targets when he is hit with a paint bomb, the village butcher is fly-postered with leaflets and even the local pub is under threat. All the local farming community is living in fear, so Boycie organises his staff into patrol groups to search Winderdown farm and protect it from attack.
Meanwhile, Tyler wants to borrow some money to buy new equipment for his band, Puddle Of Agony, but Boycie, brought up in the school of hard knocks, refuses to help. Instead, he challenges his son to stand on his own two feet and prove he is a businessman by raising the money himself. If Tyler can convert £10 from Boycie into £100 by the end of the week, then Boycie promises to cough up the full amount of £5,000.
This is no small task, however, when the local vicinity is being gripped by fear of animal freedom protestors. But Tyler sees an opportunity that will satisfy the animal activists, the band, the local inhabitants and himself – in fact, everyone but his dad.
The Green Green Grass stars John Challis as Boycie and Sue Holderness as Marlene and is created by John Sullivan, writer of Only Fools And Horses and Roger Roger. This fourth episode is written by Sullivan's son, Jim. Llewellyn is played by Alan David and Tyler by Jack Doolan.
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The team think it's their lucky day when the priceless Josephine love diamond falls into their hands, as the drama about a group of con artists continues. However, it turns out to be more of a curse than a blessing.
The jewel has been stolen to order by reclusive millionaire Toby Baxter, who collects love diamonds – gifts of love from some of the most eminent figures in history. He is determined to obtain the Josephine to complete his collection at any cost.
Baxter is rich, competitive and ruthless and he has only one love – his diamonds. With his prized gem missing, he soon gets notorious tracer Pinky Byrne on the case and it's not long before he's on the hunt for Mickey and his crew.
Mickey knows Pinky won't stop until he gets what he needs, so there's only one thing he can do to ensure the gang's safety – con Baxter. The team must create a believable web to trap him but, as he's a chess grand master and has an IQ above 220, so making a puzzle he can't crack won't be easy.
Despite Sean's misgivings, Mickey asks Emma to go into the lion's den and convince Baxter that the team has lost the necklace to a rival collector. Emma fears for her safety but, wanting to impress Mickey, she faces up to the challenge.
Mickey knows it's all in the detail and everything seems to be going to plan, until Emma slips up on her story – leaving Baxter questioning the facts and Emma in grave danger.
Toby Baxter is played by Patrick Bergin, Pinky Byrne by Mark Bazeley, Mickey Bricks by Adrian Lester, Sean Kennedy by Matt Di Angelo and Emma by Kelly Adams.
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BBC THREE Thursday 29 January 2009
The three bachelor princes from across the globe continue their quest for true love in Brighton this week, and must finally reveal their true identity to their chosen partners – but they've still yet to find them. And, when they do, they must ask their loved ones to join them in their kingdoms – and say goodbye to England.
Crown Prince Manvendra declares that he has fallen in love for the first time in his life with the most unlikely of suspects.
Sri Lankan Prince Remigius, meanwhile, looks set to defy half a century's royal protocol and announce that he has fallen for a "commoner".
And, from having no dates at all, Prince Africa Zulu of Onkweni Royal House, Zululand, South Africa, finds himself with the difficult task of choosing between two different women.
Narrated by Dawn Porter, The Undercover Princes follows the compelling antics of three very different royals on one extraordinary mission.
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Vodka, Homework And Me is an intimate portrayal of three young people, who talk about their alcohol misuse and the effect it's having on their lives. Filmed over the course of three months, it follows their progress as they try to stop drinking and come to terms with the reasons why they started.
Reece is 11 years old and had been drinking every other weekend since the age of 10. Using his pocket money to buy alcohol, he was secretly getting drunk in the local park and getting into trouble. His parents didn't know what Reece was up to until his step-dad, Gary, found him drunk in the local park.
Charlie, meanwhile, is 15 and started drinking three years ago. She says she was being bullied and that drinking helped her forget. Her drinking has steadily been getting worse, however, and is beginning to put a strain on her relationship with her mum.
The programme follows Reece and Charlie as they join the Glaciere Project – an extraordinary scheme based on a tall ship that teaches sailing and scuba diving, and has turned even the hardest of underage drinkers away from the bottle.
Dave Murray, who runs the Glaciere Project, is a reformed alcoholic and believes that any young person can be helped: "The project is all about taking people who everybody else says there's no chance of fixing, and fixing them." Anyone who goes on board the boat must obey a strict set of rules: there's no smoking; you must respect yourself and one another; there's no swearing and no alcohol. If anyone breaks the rules, they will be kicked off the boat.
Whilst on board, Reece and Charlie meet 16-year-old Ali, who's been with Glaciere for 18 months and is learning to become a scuba diving instructor. Ali first had a drink when he was 10 and, like Reece and Charlie, joined Glaciere once it started to become a problem.
After showing great progress, Dave invites Charlie and Reece on a trip to the Canary Islands. But, as they get ready to set off, budget cuts at the local council mean the trip is called off for them. The bad news proves a real test for both Reece and Charlie yet, even with alcohol adverts surrounding Reece, he manages three months without a drink and, despite the arguments with her mum, Charlie is fighting the temptation to drink again.
Viewers also meet Helen, who has drunk regularly since the age of 13. Now 25, she has alcoholic liver disease. If she doesn't stop drinking excessively she has a 50-50 chance of surviving to the age of 30. Helen is part of a worrying trend that, according to The Alcoholic Health Alliance UK, has seen the number of people with alcoholic liver cirrhosis in the UK almost double since the year 2000.
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Network TV BBC Week 4: Friday 30 January 2009
BBC ONE Friday 30 January 2009
Jack and Janine continue their game of cat and mouse, finally reaching a compromise, in the last visit of the week to Albert Square.
Elsewhere, Jane and Christian's exploits are revealed and battle lines are drawn, while Patrick is finding it difficult to move on.
Jack is played by Scott Maslen, Janine by Charlie Brooks, Jane by Laurie Brett, Christian by John Partridge and Patrick by Rudolph Walker.
JM3
BBC TWO Friday 30 January 2009
Pete Owen Jones's adventures continue as he embarks on the American leg of his religious odyssey, to find out why – when it comes to ritual – anything goes.
In this film, he discovers a dangerous side to the Bible Belt when he gets too close to the serpent handlers in the Appalachian mountains, before taking his seat at a table-tipping séance. He continues to challenge his own faith when he comes face to face with a miracle-working evangelist and a boy preacher. He then witnesses gay rites in California.
In Utah, he visits the Holy city of Mormonism and ventures into the wilderness to seek out religious outlaws who take many wives. Pete goes native in a traditional Navajo sweat lodge and visits a sect where mummification is alive and well. His journey across the most religiously diverse country in the world reaches an explosive climax in Nevada, when he joins 50,000 revellers to witness the ceremonial burning of a man.
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BBC FOUR Friday 30 January 2009
Folk America, BBC Four's landmark documentary series which tells the epic story of the American folk revival from the Twenties to the Sixties, continues with This Land Is Your Land, which covers the increasingly political side of folk following The Depression and the emergence of Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger.
In The Depression years of the Thirties, folk music became increasingly political. Conservative Texan John Lomax found convicted murderer Leadbelly in a Southern jail and put him on stage in New York. His music would never be mainstream and was never quite as pure and untouched by pop as Lomax believed. But it set a new agenda for folk music, redefining it as the voice of protest, the voice of the outsider and the oppressed.
Dustbowl drifter Woody Guthrie fitted that mould perfectly. The two teamed up with Lomax's son, Alan, Pete Seeger and Josh White – a band of brothers who believed "they could make a better world if they all got together and just sang about it". Their songs and their radical politics took them to high places of influence but also brought about their downfall in the blacklisting Fifties.
Contributors to tonight's programme include Pete Seeger, Rambling Jack Elliot, Tom Paxton, Roger McGuinn, Woody Guthrie's sister and daughter and Josh White's son.
BBC Four is also broadcasting a range of archive documentaries and sessions on American folk music around the series.
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