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Tuesday 29 May 2012

Programme Information

Network TV BBC Week 8
Highlights 19-25 February 2011

L-R: Anna Maxwell Martin, Peter Firth, Douglas Henshall, Charlie May-Clark, John Henshaw, Penelope Wilton, Katherine McGolpin and David Morrissey star in Andrew Davies's adaptation of South Riding

South Riding

Sunday 20 February on BBC ONE and BBC ONE HD

Anna Maxwell Martin and David Morrissey lead the cast in Andrew Davies's three-part adaptation of Winifred Holtby's 20th-century classic about a Yorkshire community in the Thirties that carries surprising and refreshing echoes of our own time

Mrs Brown's Boys

Monday 21 February on BBC ONE and BBC ONE HD

Brendan O'Carroll's comedy series, based on his stage show of the same name, follows Ireland's funniest and proudest mother, Agnes Brown (played by Brendan) – a foul-mouthed Dublin matriarch who interferes in the lives of her children and friends

Silk

Tuesday 22 February on BBC ONE and BBC ONE HD

Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neil Stuke, Natalie Dormer and Tom Hughes star in Peter Moffat's thrilling new drama series about the lives, loves and hard cases facing barristers on the front line of criminal law

Let's Dance For Comic Relief

Saturday 19 February on BBC ONE and BBC ONE HD

Colin and Justin, Ed Byrne, Rebecca Front and Russell Kane are among the first acts to take to the floor as Alex Jones and Steve Jones present a new series of the dance show that aims to make money for Comic Relief; the first show also features a guest performance from JLS

Books On The BBC – My Life In Books

Monday 21 February on BBC TWO

Anne Robinson hosts a daily new chat show which sees star guests discuss the five books they most love – and why – in the two-week run-up to World Book Night

Verdi – The Director's Cut/Othello

Saturday 19 February on BBC TWO

A powerful film traces the production of two very different Verdi works: Aida, performed on the spectacular floating stage at Bregenz, and the Birmingham Opera Company's production of Othello, which is shown in its entirety

Junior Doctors

Tuesday 22 February on BBC THREE

The lives of seven newly qualified junior doctors are followed as they leave behind five years of medical study and start their first jobs

Athletics – UK Indoor Grand Prix

Saturday 19 February on BBC ONE

With the indoor athletics season in full swing and the European Indoor Championships in Paris just weeks away, Jonathan Edwards hosts live coverage of the Grand Prix from Birmingham with a star-studded field expected at the National Indoor Arena

My Life

Saturday 19 February on BBC TWO

CBBC's issues-led single documentary strand returns with six more films, beginning with the story of three ballet-dancing brothers from Liverpool

Cycling – Track World Cup: Manchester

Sunday 20 February on BBC TWO

The Manchester Velodrome hosts the last of this season's Track World Cups, in which Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton and Bradley Wiggins are expected to race for the qualification points ahead of next month's World Championship in Holland

Scheduling information in Network TV Programme Information is subject to change.

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