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Luke, Clyde and Rani fight their most fearsome enemy yet – Sarah Jane Smith – in the second episode of this two-part, alien-busting adventure.

As the Judoon fleet approaches Earth, it's a race against time to stop Androvax. But with Genetech's technology on the rampage, and Rani's parents taken prisoner, can anything stop the Army of the Infinitesimal?

Luke is played by Thomas Knight, Clyde by Daniel Anthony, Rani by Anjli Mohindra and Sarah Jane by Elisabeth Sladen.

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The Armstrong & Miller Show

Friday 16 October

9.30-10.00pm BBC ONE (Schedule addition 30 September)

Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller return to BBC One with a new series of their Bafta-nominated comedy sketch show.

Viewers are treated to a plethora of new characters this series, as well as some returning old favourites.

Among them are the two street-talking WWII pilots, who are back discussing their self-esteem issues; Dr Tia, The White Devil, a self-important ex-pat in Africa who roams the back roads of Botswana saving lives and marvelling at the dignity of "these people"; Dennis Lincoln Park, an accident-prone culture buff who searches for the most valuable art works in the history of civilisation; Jilted Jim, who desperately tries to make friends with the honeymooners in Hawaii, despite his wife not being there; Brabbins and Fyffe, the filthy alter-egos of Flanders and Swann, who continue to sing jolly little songs about surprising objects; and Howard The Weirdo, who pushes people to the limits with his bizarre revelations.

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Gary Numan's 1979 appearance on Top Of The Pops heralded the invention of synth-pop

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, is the subject of this documentary film, which continues BBC Four's ongoing assessment of popular music's most significant movements.

Welcome to a time when there where no guitars and no drums – just synthesisers. In late-Seventies Britain, musical heroes of the day were a young bunch of post-punk pioneers, obsessed by Kraftwerk, Kubrik's Clockwork Orange and British author JG Ballard. Around the country, acts like early Human League, The Normal, Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle and Joy Division were synthesising the sound of the future against the backdrop of a bleak, concrete, high-rise Britain.

Despite their pioneering sounds, none of these acts met with much recognition until 24 May 1979, when the future of British pop finally arrived in the form of a punk who loved sci-fi and played the synthesiser. Most impressively, Gary Numan was on Top Of The Pops and, with songs like Cars and Are Friends Electric?, he ushered in the synth-pop era. As Britain shrugged off the austerity of the late Seventies and entered the Eighties, with a shift to the right, synth-pop became the new soundtrack.

As well as Numan's success, Daniel Miller's fledgling indie label, Mute, produced huge synth acts, including Depeche Mode and Yazoo. And, across the country, fringe post-punk bands such as Ultravox, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and a revamped Human League stepped out of the pages of the NME and onto the front page of Smash Hits.

Eighties progressive synth-pop became increasingly formulaic, lacking the invention of its original pioneers. However, by 1983, acts like the Pet Shop Boys and New Order would show fans that the future of electronic music lay in dance music.

The film features interviews and music from a host of artists and industry figures, including Daniel Miller, Richard H Kirk, Martin Gore, Vince Clarke, Andrew Fletcher, Philip Oakey, Martyn Ware, Gary Numan, Bernard Sumner, Alison Moyet and Neil Tenant.

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The fearsome Vikings and noisy knights are among the medley of returning favourites, as the critically acclaimed and Bafta-nominated comedy sketch show continues.

In addition to familiar faces, this episode introduces some new characters, including the Dung Beetle family and a rather unusual deer club.

In North Barrasay, Ross reveals his latest science project about climate change; Jasmine and Prudith take a ride on public transport and decide a bus journey will cost £1,000; Timmy's mum tries to find another enterprising way to beat the school run; and the noisy knights invigilate an exam.

Sorry I've Got No Head features the comedy talents of Marcus Brigstocke, Mel Giedroyc, David Armand, Anna Crilly and James Bachman.

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