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Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) begins a new adventure

Investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith, one-time companion to The Doctor, embarks on a new two-part story, written by Joseph Lidster.

Rani investigates strange rumours about a demon living in a funfair at the seaside. What she finds there, however, is far more alarming than that and she makes a decision that affects not only her future, but also the futures of all those she cares about...

Far in the future, in 2059, an old Rani remembers the day when her whole life went wrong. As her younger self investigates mysterious disappearances at an abandoned funfair, she sets into motion a chain of events which unleash the terrible powers of the alien Eve.

Sarah Jane Smith is played by Elisabeth Sladen and Rani by Anjli Mohindra.

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The Culture Show Ep 1/8

Thursday 22 October

7.00-8.00pm BBC TWO (Schedule addition 14 October)

• www.bbc.co.uk/cultureshow

A new series of the Culture Show kicks off at the London Film Festival, presented by award-winning double-act Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo.

Running from October 14 to 29, this is now the UK's biggest film festival, showcasing 15 world premières and 300 films of every kind. Mark and Simon and an audience of film fans pick out the highlights, including the UK première of The Road, based on Cormac McCarthy's novel, and Men Who Stare At Goats, starring George Clooney. Guests include Michael Palin, who talks about his life in films, and David Morrissey, who discusses his directing debut, Don't Worry About Me.

Mark also looks at the future of intelligent films – movies with things to say, for grown-ups. The multiplex box office might be booming but Mark asks what's really happening beyond the mega-budget blockbusters aimed at a teen audience.

With newspapers in long-term decline and shedding critics by the day, Toby Young – hoping to survive as a critic – looks at whether expert, informed critics have any future. He asks whether the critic is doomed in this Blogosphere Age and is joined by a clutch of top critics to speculate, criticise, opine and argue.

Also in today's programme, Miranda Sawyer takes the temperature of the art world at the Frieze Art Fair, which takes place from 15 to 18 October. She asks what effect, if any, this on-off recession is having on the boom-bust world of contemporary art.

There's also a look at what could be the surprise hit of the year. Colin, a Zombie movie, was allegedly made for just £45 and is now set for a UK-wide release in time for Halloween.

There's music too, with one of the top performances from the Electric Proms.

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Home Time Ep 6/6

Thursday 22 October

10.00-10.30pm BBC TWO

• Press pack

As the girls wake up from a boozy sleepover, consumed by hangovers, Gaynor receives a nasty shock, in the concluding part of Home Time, the comedy-drama co-written by and starring Emma Fryer.

Gaynor has been invited to a school reunion. Whether she goes or not, she's finally going to have to face up to all the rumours about why she went away and what went wrong. Becky, Mel and Kelly tear a strip off the Coventry gossip grapevine when they rally to their friend's need, but a fire threatens the reunion. Then there's a shock as Gaynor reveals the secret she has been keeping about her time away...

Gaynor is played by Emma Fryer, Becky by Kerry Godliman, Mel by Hayley Jayne Standing and Kelly by Rebekah Staton.

Home Time is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.

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