Tuesday 29 May 2012
Programme Information
Network TV BBC Week 41
Highlights 10-16 October 2009
Life
Monday 12 October on BBC ONE
Narrated by David Attenborough, Life explores the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive (CBBC also goes behind the scenes of the BBC Natural History Unit’s landmark new series, in Inside Life)
Around The World In 80 Days
Tuesday 13 October on BBC ONE
Six pairs of celebrities race against the clock in an ambitious global relay, re-enacting the epic odysseys of Phileas Fogg and Michael Palin, and raising money for this year’s BBC Children In Need Appeal
The Armstrong & Miller Show
Friday 16 October on BBC ONE
Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller introduce viewers to a host of new characters as they return for a new series of their Bafta-nominated comedy sketch show
Synth Britannia
Friday 16 October on BBC FOUR
BBC Four tells the electric story of a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the fringes of musical experimentation to the centre of the pop stage
BBC Switch – The Well
Saturday 10 October on BBC TWO
Award-winning "godfather of young adult fiction" Melvin Burgess's interactive digital drama thriller comes to BBC Switch on BBC Two
Rugby League – Super League Grand Final
Sunday 11 October on BBC TWO
Clare Balding introduces highlights of the grand final at Old Trafford, as the 2009 Super League season reaches its climax
Harper's Island Unsolved
Sunday 11 October on BBC THREE
A behind-the-scenes exclusive with the cast and creative team from the intriguing US TV series
The Marchioness – A Survivor's Story
Tuesday 13 October on BBC ONE
Marking the 20th anniversary of the Marchioness disaster Jonathan Phang, who organised the party on the dredger Bowbelle, reflects on the events of that night and the effect it has had on his life
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Thursday 15 October on BBC ONE
More alien-busting adventures as the BBC Children's drama series from creator Russell T Davies returns with Elisabeth Sladen and a special appearance by David Tennant
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