Tuesday 29 May 2012
Programme Information
Network TV BBC Week 8: 20-26 February
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Let's Dance For Sport Relief
Let's Dance For Sport Relief
Presented by Claudia Winkelman and Steve Jones, the popular primetime entertainment show returns to BBC One with a host of stars eager to step into their dancing shoes in aid of Sport Relief.
Over four fabulous weeks, celebrities from the worlds of comedy, sport and television perform famous dances in a bid to be crowned champion of the dancefloor by viewers.
Names including Katy Brand, Rufus Hound and Shappi Khorsandi represent the world of comedy, alongside some of the nation's favourite Grumpy Old Women, Jenny Éclair, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph and Susie Blake. Also taking to the dance floor are sporting greats such as footballers Peter Shilton and Rodney Marsh and snooker legends Willie Thorne and Dennis Taylor.
This year's contestants will be judged by an all-new and exciting panel that changes each week. The panel of three will predominantly feature faces from the world of comedy and celebrities who performed last year. Together, viewers and the panel will vote for their favourite dancers to go through to the final. Comedians confirmed so far for the panel are Jack Dee and Frank Skinner.
Who goes through and who gets a chance to compete in the final will be down to the public and the panel. The final will see six celebrity acts dance with the hope of being crowned the Let's Dance For Sport Relief champion on Saturday 13 March. Proceeds from the voting will go to Sport Relief.
Last series, comedian Robert Webb's unforgettable rendition of Flashdance ... What A Feeling won over viewers in their droves and took him to glory. Who can follow in his Flashdance footsteps and rise to the Sport Relief Challenge?
Each week, viewers will also be treated to special guest performances featuring acts from the world of pop and West End musical theatre.
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One of the world's most prestigious film awards ceremonies, the British Academy Film Awards, returns to the BBC.
Among those battling it out this year at the Royal Opera House, London, are three very different films, all leading the field with eight nominations each. The highest-grossing blockbuster of all time, James Cameron's Avatar, will be up against the critically acclaimed British drama An Education and thriller The Hurt Locker, based on soldiers in war-torn Iraq.
For the second year, the BBC's exclusive coverage will begin with a half-hour special red carpet show on BBC Three. Presented by George Lamb from the bustling backdrop of Covent Garden, the "access-all-areas" prelude features the arrivals of A-list nominees and big-name guests, and will go behind the scenes of the build-up to one of the UK's most star-studded annual events.
The action then transfers to the magnificent Royal Opera House auditorium for full coverage of the ceremony on BBC One.
Hosted for the fourth year by Jonathan Ross, and attended by some of the greatest film talent from the UK and around the world, awards will be given for excellence in production and performance plus special awards bestowed for outstanding achievement.
Last year's big winners were Kate Winslet and Mickey Rourke, who picked up the best actress and best actor awards respectively. But the biggest success of the night was the British hit Slumdog Millionaire, which earned an impressive seven awards, including the best film prize and best director for Danny Boyle.
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Presented by George Lamb from the bustling backdrop of Covent Garden, London, this "access-all-areas" prelude to the British Academy Film Awards, one of the world's most prestigious film awards ceremonies, features the arrivals of A-list nominees and big name guests.
The programme goes behind the scenes of the build-up to one of the UK's most star-studded annual events.
Among those battling it out at the Royal Opera House this year are three very different films with eight nominations each. The highest-grossing blockbuster of all time, James Cameron's Avatar, will be up against critically acclaimed British drama An Education and thriller The Hurt Locker, based on soldiers in war-torn Iraq.
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Network TV BBC Week 8: Saturday 20 February 2010
BBC ONE Saturday 20 February 2010
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Dan Walker previews the weekend's football action. Manchester United have the chance to put a bit of pressure on their title rivals as they face Everton in the lunchtime kick-off.
Arsenal host Sunderland, who beat the Gunners in the reverse fixture last November, while Chelsea visit Wolves.
The last 16 stage of the Champions League is now in full swing and there is a chance to reflect on how Manchester United and Arsenal fared last week, as well as an assessment of Chelsea's chances when they visit former boss Jose Mourinho and his Inter Milan side on Wednesday.
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Athletics – UK Indoor Grand Prix
Jonathan Edwards hosts live coverage of the Aviva Grand Prix from Birmingham.
The indoor athletics season is now in full swing with the world championships in Doha just weeks away, making for a star-studded field at the National Indoor Arena. Among the British athletes competing are world heptathlete champion Jessica Ennis, who tackles the 60m hurdles and long jump, and world 800m bronze medallist Jenny Meadows.
World triple-jump champion Phillips Idowu is also in action and comes up against former world and Olympic champion Christian Olsson, from Sweden. Other international stars taking part include double Olympic champion long-distance runner Keninisa Bekele and world 100m gold medallist Carmelita Jeter, who will be aiming to win the 60m for the second year in a row.
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Gabby Logan introduces today's football results with reports from all the Premier League matches as well as the other big games taking place around the country.
Arsenal are looking to avenge their defeat at Sunderland earlier in the season and West Ham and Hull do battle at Upton Park, while both Celtic and Rangers are in the Scottish Premier League action today. There is also reaction to the lunch-time kick-off match between Everton and Manchester United.
Garth Crooks, Martin Keown and Gary Pallister are in the studio to offer their expert opinions on the day's action.
Digital viewers can watch Final Score from 2.30pm until 6pm by pressing the Red button on their remote controls.
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There are two new faces in the Emergency Department this week, as the medical drama continues. Robert Boulter arrives as a handsome young doctor who ruffles May's feathers; and Hotel Babylon's Raymond Coultard plays Dr Matt Strong, who has his heart set on Zoe. Meanwhile, a bereavement counsellor gets more than he bargained for from Adam.
May is distracted when a handsome stranger turns up in Holby on a motorbike but, when she sees him in cubicles later, she is her usual snooty self. When the stranger reveals himself as Dr Kieron Fletcher, a young research doctor who's hoping to apply for the fellowship, May is seriously unimpressed. Kieron turns out to be a more than capable colleague, but just what is sparking his unusual interest in Jordan?
Relaxing after work with a glass of wine, Zoe contacts Jordan to bury the hatchet and offer her full support now that he's head of the ED. But a bottle later, Zoe is horrified to realise that she's left a stream of messages about their relationship on Jordan's answer machine. The next day, fending off the attentions of her admirer, Dr Matt Strong, Zoe is determined to erase the machine before Jordan hears her drunken ramblings.
The ED team, especially Alice, are worried about Adam's increasingly erratic behaviour but their concern is only adding to his problems. Reluctantly, Adam attends counselling to talk through his difficulties but, when the counsellor provokes Adam to get a response, the first session doesn't go quite to plan...
Robert Boulter plays Dr Kieron Fletcher, Laura Aikman plays May, Raymond Coultard plays Dr Matt Strong, Sunetra Sarker plays Zoe, Tristan Gemmill plays Adam, Michael French plays Jordan and Sam Grey plays Alice.
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Gary Lineker presents highlights from all of today's matches in the Premier League.
Reigning champions Manchester United were aiming to do the double over Everton for the third time in four years. Sunderland inflicted a surprise defeat on Arsenal when the sides met in November, so Arsene Wenger's team were looking for revenge today. Wolves fans would have been nervous ahead of today's match with Chelsea, given that the Blues have scored 14 goals in the teams' previous three meetings, including a 5-0 victory on their last visit to Molineux. Tony Pulis took his Stoke side to face his old club Portsmouth, while relegation rivals West Ham and Hull met at Upton Park.
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BBC TWO Saturday 20 February 2010
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My Life – Tough Kids Ep 1/6
My Life is a new, issues-led single documentary strand from award-winning CBBC, which follows the lives of extraordinary children from across Britain, each with their own unique and personal story to tell.
The series kicks off with Tough Kids, which follows 12-year-olds Jordan, Sam and Daniel from Coventry as they become part of the first-ever group of children to tackle the Tough Guy assault course in Wolverhampton. A gruelling endurance test attempted by thousands of adults each year, the course includes obstacles such as Tiger's Teeth, the Somme Surprise and the Stalag Escape. Each of the children has their own personal reasons for wanting to complete this rite of passage to adulthood.
Tough Kids follows the stamina, grit and determination of these three boys who are determined to finish the daunting course.
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Dr Aleks Krotoski concludes her investigation into how the world-wide web is transforming society by looking at its effect on users, and how it is changing the way people think and relate.
The past five years has seen the meteoric rise of social networks such as MySpace, Bebo and Facebook. Aleks explores what impact this new way of connecting humanity has on the younger generation, for whom it is becoming second nature.
The film features exclusive interviews with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook's co-founder and Obama campaign web guru Chris Hughes, as well as the web's key pioneers including Bill Gates, Al Gore and the inventor of the web himself, Tim Berners-Lee.
It also reveals astonishing facts about how Britain is becoming a Facebook nation. There are 23 million active users right across the country – with Sunderland the nation's Facebook hotspot.
The film charts how the web does more than merely connect people with each other. The essence of the web is in linking data, and for some this liberates the minds of web users because they can now leap from subject to subject in the vast virtual library. Yet critics like Baroness Susan Greenfield worry that this very quality may in fact be overloading people's minds and causing more distraction.
Aleks puts these competing ideas to the test. She joins forces with scientists at University College London in a pioneering experiment to find out if the web is rewiring people's brains.
Each of the four programmes is the result of a groundbreaking production process that invited web users themselves to help shape the series at: bbc.co.uk/digitalrevolution.
The Virtual Revolution is produced in partnership with the Open University.
CD3
Heroes – Once Upon A Time in Texas Ep 8/19
Time slips back three years and familiar and lost faces resurface, as the high-octane US drama continues. Hiro travels back in time to save the love of his life, but his mission is complicated by the interference of Samuel and he receives surprising help from a villain. Elsewhere, the company man's relationship with his partner is revealed.
Masi Oka plays Hiro, Jayma Mays plays Charlie, Robert Knepper plays Samuel, Zachary Quinto plays Sylar, Jack Coleman plays HRG and Elizabeth Rohm plays Lauren.
Heroes is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
MO
Network TV BBC Week 8: Sunday 21 February 2010
BBC ONE Sunday 21 February 2010
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Gabby Logan presents live Championship football from Ashton Gate as automatic promotion-chasers West Brom meet play-off contenders Bristol City, who are looking for their first victory over the Baggies in 15 years.
West Brom won the reverse fixture 4-1 at The Hawthorns last November and have performed well away from home this season. City, no doubt still smarting from a 6-0 home drubbing by Cardiff in January, will have to be at their best today.
With the stakes rising as the season enters its final two months, the pressure is on both sides to keep winning and keep their promotion hopes alive.
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Lady Adelaide returns to Candleford as the period drama based on Flora Thompson's novels continues.
The locals are rehearsing for their annual production of St George and the Dragon. They long to perform the play for their squire, but their letter to Sir Timothy in London has gone unanswered.
Twister, meanwhile, is in Queenie's bad books. He's refusing to relinquish the role of St George to a younger man, and an exasperated Queenie has moved out of their cottage and set up home in the woods.
When Dorcas hears that Sir Timothy has finally returned, she waits nervously for him to come to the post office. As the days go by, and he doesn't arrive, she decides to pay him a visit. She finds not Sir Timothy, but Lady Adelaide. A tense meeting between the former rivals for Sir Tim's affections leaves Dorcas none the wiser as to his whereabouts.
Laura, meanwhile, has been called back to Lark Rise to help nurse her father, who is confined to bed with an injured back. Being back at home is unsettling for Laura – she's reminded of her humble beginnings, and worries that she is not worthy of the sophisticated Daniel. Pearl only exacerbates the problem by encouraging Daniel to play hard to get. Minnie, though, is thrilled at being allowed to deliver mail in Laura's absence.
With the play fast approaching, and still no sign of Sir Timothy, Dorcas becomes increasingly concerned that all is not well in the squire's household. And when she hears rumours of a mysterious correspondence between Lady Adelaide and a man in London, it only fuels her anxiety. Finally, Lady Adelaide arrives to announce that the squire will not be returning, and Dorcas persuades her to attend the play in his place.
While rehearsals for the play are in full swing, Queenie is enjoying the independence and solitude of her new home in the woods. But when she hears that the Lark Risers are struggling to cast a dragon to play opposite Twister's St George, Queenie seizes the opportunity to teach him a lesson once and for all.
Lady Adelaide dutifully accompanies Dorcas to the play, and afterwards, in an emotional confrontation between the two women, the mystery of the missing Sir Timothy is solved, and Dorcas and Lady Adelaide finally put their past history to rest.
Lady Adelaide is played by Olivia Grant, Twister by Karl Johnson, Queenie by Linda Bassett, Dorcas by Julia Sawalha, Laura by Olivia Hallinan, Daniel by Ben Aldridge and Minnie by Ruby Bentall.
Lark Rise To Candleford is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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BBC TWO Sunday 21 February 2010
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Adrian Chiles presents the final word on the weekend's action in the Premier League, including highlights from all of today's fixtures including Liverpool's visit to Manchester City. The teams drew 2-2 at Anfield earlier in the season but the Reds have not lost on their last four visits to Eastlands, including coming from two goals down to win 3-2 thanks to an injury-time Dirk Kuyt goal last season.
Tottenham's 9-1 thrashing of Wigan at White Hart Lane in November was one of the most astonishing results of the season, but today the Latics had their chance for revenge at the DW Stadium.
There was a battle of the claret and blues when Aston Villa hosted Burnley while Birmingham were looking to complete the double over Fulham when the sides met at Craven Cottage this afternoon.
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BBC THREE Sunday 21 February 2010
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Mitchell is devastated when he discovers the truth about Lucy and the vampire massacre, in the penultimate episode of the drama about three housemates who happen to be a werewolf, a ghost and a vampire. He and Daisy swear revenge – in style.
Meanwhile Nina returns, presenting George with the most difficult decision of his life. There are big decisions for Annie, too, as she contemplates whether it is now time for her to pass on.
Nina tells George and Annie about Jaggat and Kemp's facility and tries to persuade them to go along with her. Will they agree to put their fate in the hands of the strangers? And has Mitchell turned bloodthirsty for good this time?
George is played by Russell Tovey, Annie by Lenora Crichlow, Mitchell by Aidan Turner, Nina by Sinead Keenan, Lucy by Lyndsey Marshal and Kemp by Donald Sumpter.
Being Human is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's high definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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Network TV BBC Week 8: Monday 22 February 2010
BBC ONE Monday 22 February 2010
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The Mitchells are finally back in the Vic and Roxy is determined for the family to relax and get back to normal, in the week's first visit to Albert Square. But things are not quite as smooth as Roxy would like and Shirley snubs Phil after he offers to buy her a drink.
Lucy sneakily takes the day off school. Despite Jane telling him to trust his daughter, Ian tracks Lucy down and finds her in a clinch with Leon.
Meanwhile, Zainab finds Syed and Christian together in the Masala Unit and the three argue. When the boys storm out, the door locks behind them and Zainab is trapped inside. Her cries for help are unheard and she begins to feel the first pangs of labour.
Roxy is played by Rita Simons, Shirley by Linda Henry, Phil by Steve McFadden, Lucy by Melissa Suffield, Jane by Laurie Brett, Ian by Adam Woodyatt, Leon by Sam Attwater, Zainab by Nina Wadia, Syed by Marc Elliott and Christian by Johnny Partridge.
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BBC TWO Monday 22 February 2010
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Peter Taylor explores the measures the British Government is taking to counter radicalisation in the UK, as he concludes his investigation into the terrorist threat from young Muslim extremists radicalised on the internet.
Sir Norman Bettison, Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, believes that the threat will be present for many years to come: "I think this is generational... I think we woke up as a society in 2005 to the idea that people were prepared to commit suicide and carry out atrocities in Britain because of the perversion of an ideology. I think it's a generation of treatment to prevent the infection spreading, and I think that that will take us probably 20 years."
The Government is spending £140m on a policy called Prevent. Travelling across the UK, Peter looks at what Prevent means in practice and how it's attempting to head off the violent extremists in their tracks. He speaks exclusively to "Kasim", a man who took his own journey to Pakistan – to the very heart of violent jihad. He almost lost his life in a US drone strike before he renounced violent extremism. "Kasim" doesn't see any change on the horizon:
"I don't think anything has changed... I go to the mosque, I don't hear anybody talking about, you know, jihad, radicalisation, how to prevent it. I think they're just following in the footsteps of the previous generation."
After the 7/7 bombings, the Government needed to act decisively to prevent violent extremism and stem the growth of Generation Jihad. But Britain's Muslims, whose support is essential for Prevent's success, are far from united behind the strategy. Many feel they are being unfairly targeted and stigmatised. The risk is that, far from rejecting Generation Jihad, Government intervention may drive more young British Muslims to join it.
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Nurse Jackie – Healthcare And Cinema Ep 12/12
Kevin invites Jackie for a midnight rendezvous, where he plans to surprise her with a new diamond ring, as the critically acclaimed US comedy about a strong-willed nurse in a New York City emergency room concludes.
Dr O'Hara asks Jackie to help her admit her mother, who is flying in from London, and Jackie promises to be there. The movie critic wakes up from his coma and finds that his taste in movies has completely changed. After spending all day drinking in Kevin's bar, Eddie makes a scene at All Saints Hospital, and threatens to tell everything.
Desperate for a fix and panicked because she can neither go home nor stay at the hospital, Jackie takes three vials of morphine from Pill-O-Matix and collapses.
Nurse Jackie is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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CBEEBIES Monday 22 February 2010
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More hairy, spiky, fast, brave and upside-down stories based on African folk tales and the Tinga Tinga art of Tanzania feature in this vibrant new series from the producer of the award-winning Charlie And Lola, with voices from some of Britain's most illustrious stars.
On Monday young viewers can discover why Hippo has no hair. There was a time when Hippo had lots of hair, so she was always harrumphingly hot. All Hippo wanted to do was to splosh in the waterhole, but this was forbidden... water was for fishes. But when a spark from the fire sets light to the end of her hairy tail, Hippo galumps through the bush towards the waterhole. Splosh! When Hippo surfaces she has not a single hair on her hide, and from that day on she is allowed to stay in the cool pool waters.
Tuesday's prickly tale tells why Porcupine has quills. Once Porcupine had the softest coat in all of Tinga Tinga... and Jackal wanted it. Despite warnings from all the animals, Porcupine allows Jackal to invite her to his cave to keep out of the rain. Porcupine takes off her coat to allow it to dry, but while she sleeps naughty Jackal runs off with it. When she wakes Porcupine is covered in lots of tiny ant bites and they itch and itch and itch. Tortoise suggests Elephant squeeze some milk from the milky quill bush... but Porcupine can't wait and runs into the quill bushes to relieve her itching. Crash! Porcupine emerges covered in spiky quills but she is delighted, as no beast will ever come near her sensitive skin again.
Wednesday reveals why Hare hops. Hare was one of the speediest animals in Tinga Tinga but none of the other animals wanted to race with him because Hare always won and it was becoming boring. Then one day, slow but clever Tortoise decides to challenge Hare. Hare can't believe his luck, but Tortoise wins – and then wins again! When Hare realises that it's not such fun being on the losing end, Tortoise finally lets Hare hop past the finishing line in first place. Well, it's not good to win all the time...
Thursday's adventure tells why Lion roars. Lion had lost his roar, but Flea tells Lion that if Lion dares to enter the Great Cave of Tinga Tinga maybe he will find it. Lion plucks up courage and confronts the Great Cave. He roars with all his might; an even bigger roar comes back, but Lion stands strong. He roars again and an even bigger roar comes back. Lion's very own echo; he has found his roar! From that day on Lion always roars with pride, showing any beast who's the real king of Tinga Tinga.
Finishing the week is Friday's fable telling why Bat hangs upside down. Bat used to fly all over Tinga Tinga, saying "Boo!" to all the animals and giving them a fright. Nothing could be more fun for Bat. But one day Bat went too far... and the animals decided to give him a dose of his own medicine.
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Network TV BBC Week 8: Tuesday 23 February 2010
BBC ONE Tuesday 23 February 2010
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Zainab is trapped in the Masala Unit experiencing labour pains, in the second visit of the week to Albert Square. However, the rest of the family are serving food at a function and nobody is picking up her messages for help.
Christian, meanwhile, is on his way to give the expectant mother a piece of his mind and hears her cries for help. Despite her protestations, he comes to her aid.
Elsewhere, Dot says a tearful goodbye to her granddaughter, Dotty, as the girl's real mother comes to collect her.
Wanting to get her niece, Zsa Zsa, back into school, Shirley's meeting with the headmaster turns sour when she launches a verbal attack and accuses him of writing the girl off unfairly.
Zainab is played by Nina Wadia, Christian by Johnny Partridge, Dot by June Brown, Dotty by Molly Conlin, Zsa Zsa by Emer Kenny and Shirley by Linda Henry.
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Thandie and Ric's relationship seems to be back on track this week, as the medical drama continues. Thandie's brother, Moses, arrives – he has Aids and only days to live – and asks Thandie to help him die. She eventually agrees – only to realise that this has hastened the end of her marriage to Ric. She later declines a job offer from Michael and leaves Holby.
Maria, meanwhile, is determined to get closer to George and asks him to lunch with her parents. However, he snubs her and says he's busy. His continuing ribbing of Nicky comes to a head with George admitting he is bisexual. Realising he's not at all serious about their relationship, Maria tells George it's over.
Elsewhere, Joseph tries to build bridges with Faye and asks her to go on holiday, but she turns him down. Realising how hurt he is, Faye tries to make it up to Joseph but, as he tries to kiss her, she pulls away and leaves him to contemplate the future of their relationship.
Ginny Holder plays Thandie, Hugh Quarshie plays Ric, David Gyasi plays Moses, Hari Dhillon plays Michael, Phoebe Thomas plays Maria, Joseph May plays George, Alan Morrissey plays Nicky, Luke Roberts plays Joseph and Patsy Kensit Healy plays Faye.
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In mourning over the loss of one of their own, and with a new strain of the virus set to take hold, the Family find themselves battling on all fronts, as Adrian Hodges's drama charting the struggles of a handful of survivors in a post-virus apocalypse concludes.
The Family convene in the ruined Lab – with a new strain of the virus loose, the scientist's work to find a vaccine is more important than ever. But Abby's only concern is to find her son, Peter, glimpsed briefly beyond the confines of the Lab.
Al, believing that he has nothing left to lose, volunteers himself to test the vaccine. Meanwhile, Whitaker, surviving off the serum culled from Abby's blood, continues to hamper the Family's plans with lies and deceptions – leading the group to the abandoned airbase for a final showdown with the mysterious Landry.
Abby is played by Julie Graham, Peter by Jack Richardson, Al by Phillip Rhys, Whitaker by Nicholas Gleaves and Landry by Patrick Malahide.
Survivors is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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BBC TWO Tuesday 23 February 2010
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So far in this series Professor Iain Stewart has looked at how four natural geological forces have shaped human history. In this final programme Iain explores a completely new force; humans. No longer at the mercy of the planet, human beings have had a major impact on Earth.
Iain travels to Indonesia where he discovers the aftermath of a catastrophic mud volcano. A village close by now lies entombed in solid mud; all that is left is the roof of a mosque. This eruption was unique, as it was the result of a devastating geological accident caused not by the planet, but by mankind.
This eruption is a symbol of our geological muscle, but also a sign that human power over the planet often lacks control. But human impact on Earth goes back much further than one might think, and what's more, it has not always been negative, as Iain finds out when he visits the Rocky Mountains in Canada. Scientists say that 10,000 years ago the planet was set to begin a long, slow cooling which would have meant that today we should be on the verge of a new ice age. It didn't happen; this is the ice age that never was. This great escape was made possible by one thing: farming. This was the beginning of our role as a force of geology.
Iain explores how the human race has intervened in the soil and water cycles. It's an intervention that sometimes backfires but also a story that speaks of our great ingenuity in bending nature to our will. Today man has created an alternative human version of the planet's water cycle, where five times as much water is held in man-made reservoirs as flows in all the world's rivers.
Man's power to alter natural cycles can be traced back to one single resource: oil. Iain visits the Tar Sands – an oil-mining operation that demonstrates our dependency on this fuel. The by-product of this dependency has been a dramatic increase in levels of greenhouse gases. Today they're higher than at any time in the last 15 million years and it's causing Earth to warm.
Today we're no longer at the mercy of the planet – people have the potential to take conscious control, and ensure that our impact on Earth works to our own benefit.
LK
BBC THREE Tuesday 23 February 2010
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Luzon, an island in the Central Philippines, is the venue for the third leg of the contest, as five female athletes from the UK continue their challenge of a lifetime – to travel across the globe and compete against some of the most remote tribes on Earth.
The athletes, Joni, Alex, Lesley, Anna and Natalie, face the harshest week of their lives as they learn the discipline of stick fighting in a remote martial arts training camp.
Kali is a martial art with blades, sticks and hand-to-hand fighting, which is traditionally performed by Filipino women as a form of defence while their men are away hunting. Kali is all about resilience and technique and, in order to fight well, the athletes must be both spiritually and physically strong.
The girls are tutored by Kali master Rommel, who sets them initiation trials which they must first pass before training can begin. The training itself is a set of gruelling exercises which will push them to their limits and they must demonstrate that they have the strength and will to fight even after they are exhausted.
After two days of training, however, all the girls are in agony and Joni is reduced to tears when an old sports injury resurfaces and it looks as though she may have to bow out of the competition.
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BBC FOUR Tuesday 23 February 2010
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Writer, actress and comedian Sharon Horgan takes on travel writer and presenter Benedict Allen this week, in the final episode of We Need Answers.
As usual, Mark Watson hosts, Tim Key is in the question master's chair and Alex Horne provides expert analysis from a booth as the two contestants battle it out.
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Network TV BBC Week 8: Wednesday 24 February 2010
BBC ONE Wednesday 24 February 2010
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Damages Ep 1/13
Glenn Close returns in the third series of the drama set in the high-stakes world of New York litigation, following the turbulent lives of revered and reviled New York litigator Patty Hewes and her bright and ambitious young protégé, Ellen Parsons.
Ten months after the UNR lawsuit, Patty is the court-appointed trustee representing the victims of financier Louis Tobin's $70bn Ponzi scheme. With Ellen having left to work as an assistant DA prosecuting drug crimes, Patty's immediate challenge is to keep her angry and destitute clients from seeking their own revenge as she sorts through mountains of complex paperwork in search of any ill-gotten gains that Tobin stashed away.
And squaring off against Patty is Leonard Winstone, an attorney charged with protecting the Tobin family from the aggrieved investors. Meanwhile, Ellen embraces her new job as she tries to get drug dealer Donnie Rhyne to turn against his suppliers. However, while his lawyer, Ted Fratto, insists he isn't interested in a deal, a death threat prompts Rhyne to offer to trade his drug boss' identity for his freedom.
As she tells Tom Shayes that she wants to add his name to the firm, Patty questions Marilyn Tobin about how her husband confessed to his crimes during Thanksgiving dinner. Claiming no knowledge of the fraud or any money Louis may have hidden, Marilyn insists that she and her son, Joe – who alerted the authorities to the illegal scheme – would like nothing more than to make the fleeced investors happy. Meanwhile, as Tom uses a chance meeting to tell Ellen that Patty would love her to come back to the firm, Joe Tobin ends up in a fight with an angry investor Patty sent to provoke an assault. And though Joe refuses when his mother asks him to speak with his father, he presses her for the identity of the person Louis called as he admitted to his crimes.
Ignoring Winstone's advice, Joe Tobin secretly meets Patty to give her the phone number of the mystery person his father called, though Joe claims to know nothing of any hidden assets. As Joe is unwittingly spirited away to a meeting with his father, Ellen receives a box of her personal effects from her old law office that includes an expensive gift from Patty. Finally, Louis warns Joe against talking too much about the case as he reveals that he has, in fact, stashed away some cash to provide for the family once he's sent to prison.
Patty Hewes is played by Glenn Close, Ellen Parsons by Rose Byrne, Leonard Winstone by Martin Short, Marilyn Tobin by Lily Tomlin, Tom Shayes by Tate Donovan and Joe Tobin by Campbell Scott.
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BBC FOUR Wednesday 24 February 2010
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Mad Men – Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency Ep 6/13
The award-winning US drama set in an advertising agency in the early Sixties continues this week, as the London office reorganises Sterling Cooper. When it is announced that two executives from the London branch will arrive the following day, Cooper speculates that Don will be offered a dual post in New York and London.
Betty, meanwhile, is worried about Sally's hostility towards newborn Gene, named after her late grandfather. Later, Betty and Don argue whether Sally is simply jealous or frightened.
As Joan prepares to leave Sterling Cooper, her husband gives her some bad news – the executives from London's reward for Lane's efforts in New York are unappreciated. At Joan's leaving party, someone's negligence on a mower is disastrous for one member of staff.
Elsewhere, Don meets Conrad Hilton, whom he met at the country club party, and pitches for the Hilton account. Connie, however, chides him for not setting his sights higher than the account.
Robert Morse plays Cooper, Jon Hamm plays Don, January Jones plays Betty, Kiernan Shipka plays Sally, Ryan Cutrona plays Gene and Christina Hendricks plays Joan.
This episode of Mad Men also stars Elisabeth Moss as Peggy, Vincent Kartheiser as Pete, Michael Gladis as Paul, Aaron Staton as Ken, John Slattery as Roger Sterling, Eric Ladin as William Hofstadt, Crista Flanagan as Lois Sadler, Jamie Thomas King as Guy and Ryan Cartwright as John Hooker.
Mad Men is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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Network TV BBC Week 8: Thursday 25 February 2010
BBC ONE Thursday 25 February 2010
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While Albert Square welcomes the newest member of the Masood family, Masood himself is under suspicion in a case of stolen post, as the drama continues in Walford. Masood's colleagues search the house and find a parcel, which he assures them is waiting to be delivered. However, he is still asked to go into the office for a more formal discussion.
Syed is angry with Amira for taking the Pill despite their attempts to conceive. Amira, claiming that she is not ready for the responsibility of a child, stands accused of not being dedicated enough to the marriage. Syed is not sure that he can stay married to a woman that he cannot trust.
When Jordan's dog, Sugar, starts sniffing around Trina's tree, Lucas tells Jordan that he must keep the dog away. When Lucas finds the boy digging under the tree he shouts at his son, who promises to stop the dog from going near the tree again. Later, Lucas takes Sugar for a walk out to the lake and returns to tell the family that the dog has run away.
Masood is played by Nitin Ganatra, Syed by Marc Elliott, Amira by Preeya Kalidas, Jordan by Michael-Joel David Stuart and Lucas by Don Gilet.
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BBC TWO Thursday 25 February 2010
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Jamesie is turning 60 and he and Rab are starting to feel their age, as the comedy featuring Govan's most celebrated philosopher concludes its current run.
However, they're not as old as Maggie yet and barmaid Camille asks them to watch over her before the night nurses arrive. The unlikely carers do their best to keep her spirits up and Rab racks his brains to offer crumbs of comfort. A bottle of liquid morphine just about manages to keep Maggie listening to Rab's ramblings.
Meanwhile, Jamesie is dogged by disaster as he attempts to buy her a last fish supper. Dressed as a tiger and collecting for charity he hits the pubs to drum up the funds. Govan donations to the charity are enough to get Jamesie to the chip shop, but he meets trouble on the way out. After beatings and barkings, he tries to make it back before it's too late.
Tony Roper is Jamesie, Gregor Fisher is Rab, Jan Wilson is Maggie and Cora Bisset is Camille.
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Award-winning radio journalist Gary Bellamy this week visits the Festival of Soul, Spirit And Mind as he continues his travels around Britain looking for the answer to what's gone wrong with society. He finds abundant faiths at the festival, from the Church of the Absent Lord to a church for animals, plus the ubiquitous Bellamy's Babes, who show the devotion of true zealots.
He continues his one-sided discussion with the strangely mute pupils of Newcastle's Bernard-Atwell School; and meets aggressive Australian bar owner Nicky Ambrose.
Rhys Thomas is Gary Bellamy, with fellow stars Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Lucy Montgomery, Simon Day, Rosie Cavaliero and Felix Dexter sharing the other roles.
SM4
BBC THREE Thursday 25 February 2010
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With four couples remaining in the ballroom dancing competition featuring wheelchair-users and their celebrity partners, choreographer and star of Strictly Come Dancing, Brian Fortuna, and his professional partner Kristina Rihanoff step up the training.
Brian introduces ambitious and dangerous trick moves to the routines, pushing the contestants to their limits. This week two couples perform the Viennese Waltz, while the other two pairs take on the Paso Doble.
As the competition hots up the gloves are off and tensions rise between the contestants. Last week, early favourites Simone and Hollyoaks actor Kevin Sacre escaped the dance-off and this week they are determined to do better, but an argument between Simone and Brian threatens to throw them off track.
Can actress and singer Michelle Gayle and her partner Harry pull off an ambitious move in time for the performance? And Diana and Olympic swimmer Mark Foster must impress the judges with their version of the Paso Doble – but, as the dance that got Mark eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing in 2008, will it be up to scratch this time?
Once again the couples face the judges: Strictly Come Dancing's James Jordan, reigning champion Ola Jordan and paralympic athlete Ade Adepitan. They are looking for the best dancers to represent the UK at the Wheelchair Dance Sport European Championships in Tel Aviv.
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Network TV BBC Week 8: Friday 26 February 2010
BBC ONE Friday 26 February 2010
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Six Nations Rugby – Wales v France
John Inverdale presents live coverage of Wales versus France as the 2010 Six Nations reaches its halfway point.
Twelve months ago, these two teams met in Paris in the first-ever Friday night match in the Six Nations and the experiment is being repeated at the Millennium Stadium this year. Wales will be hoping for a different result, having gone down 21-16 to the French in 2009, but neutrals will be hoping the match is just as exciting as last year's thrilling and atmospheric encounter at the Stade de France.
Raphael Ibanez and Jeremy Guscott offer their expert analysis in the studio with match commentary coming from Nick Mullins and Jonathan Davies.
Six Nations Rugby is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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BBC TWO Friday 26 February 2010
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Monty Don puts three more rookies through their paces as they follow their dreams of training to be blacksmiths.
The humble smithy was, for centuries, the most important place in the village and it was the craft of the blacksmith – more than any other – that, during the industrial revolution, transformed Britain into the great workshop of the world.
Market trader Dominic Branch, 37; museum educator Gill Fewings, 47; and architectural illustrator Hugh Gallagher, 41, take up their places as enthusiastic beginners in a 300-year-old forge in Humberside to learn this ancient craft.
It takes four to five years to train properly as a blacksmith. During their six-week course, the trainees learn the foundations of the craft – from how to forge precision decorative panels to making their own tools.
They are instructed by Don Barker, the first working blacksmith in 200 years to be appointed to the court of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths. He's made ironwork for the Royal Family, Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral.
Monty explores the importance of blacksmithing in history and joins in an experiment to test the same method the Romans would have used to smelt iron ore. The trainees learn how to make everything from nails to scrolls and from latches to chisels. Finally, they put all they've learnt into practice to both design and forge, unassisted, to make some decorative fixtures for the front gates of three local residents.
Can they pull it off and impress not only their clientele but also Bob Hobbes, the only living Gold Medal holder of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths?
BR/LS2
Germaine Greer, Ed Byrne and Jon Richardson are locked away in the media-free zone that is The Bubble for three days, as the comedy quiz, hosted by David Mitchell, which plays on the fact that some news stories are so hard to believe one would think they’d been made up for a joke, continues.
The three celebrity contestants are shown a series of news reports or images from TV, newspapers and celebrity gossip magazines and must identify the true stories from the fakes. Because they’ve been away and out of touch – just like when you come back from holiday – they’ll believe almost anything.
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CBBC Friday 26 February 2010
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A visit to a fortune-teller brings ghostly predictions for the future, as the young warriors continue their quest against evil in the CBBC martial arts action-adventure-drama series, which mixes CGI and live action.
Master Wu predicts that they will shortly encounter ghost dogs, their dreams will come true and that they will have to enter the Labyrinth of Lost Spirits. Bo's doubts are soon proved wrong when the predictions come true. While Jen and Vicky's dreams materialise before their eyes, Martin, Trix and Bo apparently enter the Labyrinth of Lost Spirits. But all is not as it seems and they must work out where they really are in order to get the piece and find their lost friends.
Master Wu is played by Junix Inocian, Bo by Jessica Henwick, Jen by Alicia Lai, Vicky by Lil' Simz, Martin by Karl Rogers and Trix by Gilles Geary. This episode also features Burt Kwouk as the voice of Shen, Benedict Wong as Li and Tom Wu as Hwang.
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