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| BBC ONE Tuesday 29 April 2008 |
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 Is Daniel (Matthew Chambers)
sleeping with Ellen? A barbarian and an elf warrior are in pursuit of a magical artefact, and also the hand of Elena the
elf princess, in the latest action from the drama set in a Midlands health centre.
The threesome are part of a live action role-play that is taking place in town, and they end up at
the Mill after Drongor, the barbarian, injures himself in the forest. When they cause havoc in the
surgery, Michelle comes to the rescue and helps the three of them sort out their differences.
Meanwhile, Julia waits on tenterhooks to see if they have the campus surgery contract. In the
staffroom, she is forced to sing Daniel's praises for his help the day before, but privately she
demands to know whether he is sleeping with Ellen after escorting her.
After a long day all is revealed... Champagne all round and a warm welcome to Ruth as the new
campus surgery receptionist.
Drongor the barbarian is played by Nicholas Clayton, elf warrior Mellas by Joseph Raishbrook, elf
princess Elena by Sinead Keenan, Michelle by Donnaleigh Bailey, Julia by Diane Keen, Daniel by
Matthew Chambers and Ruth by Selina Chilton.
SD2
The reunion turns from triumph to tragedy as one of the gang's own is found dead at sea, as the
sun-soaked drama series set in an Australian beach resort continues.
Having made a narrow escape from the blazing
Stavva-mobile and his pursuers, Addo arrives at the
school reunion late, shaken and desperate to avoid upsetting Stavva with the news about his beloved
car. But Stavva finds out anyway and searches out Addo for answers.
Stavva decides to spike Philby's new non-drinking policy in order to get him into the party spirit.
Philby discovers Stavva's antics and, enraged, challenges him on it. The reunion then heats up as
Daniel and his entourage make an unwelcome guest appearance, leading to a near head-on collision
between the two duelling brothers.
Bec announces to the group that she wants a new life with her old friends and is returning from south
of the border to live once more in Manly.
The following morning a drunken Stavva finds a very
hung-over Gabby asleep on the beach. As they
watch the sun rising on a new day they spot a group of onlookers at the water's edge – a dead
body is floating on the sea. It's the body of one of the gang – one of their best friends
– who was with them just last night...
Addo is played by Daniel Henshall, Stavva by Ryan Johnson, Philby by Dylan Landre, Daniel by Aidan
Gillett, Bec by Renai Caruso and Gabby by Sophie Katinis.
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 Ian (Adam Woodyatt) gets a call
about a girl in a run-down block
of flats Stacey despairs, appalled to see Gus held hostage – Sean is evidently going crazy – in
another dramatic visit to Albert Square.
Elsewhere, Roxy is consumed with guilt and afraid that Ronnie will see through her lies.
Meanwhile, Ian gets a call to go and see a girl in a run-down block of flats – could it be
Lucy?
Stacey is played by Lacey Turner, Gus by Mo George, Sean by Rob Kazinsky, Roxy by Rita Simons,
Ronnie by Sam Janus, Ian by Adam Woodyatt and Lucy by Melissa Suffield.
JM3
 Ric (Hugh Quarshie) discovers
Abra in an ambulance
outside Holby Ric is shocked to discover Abra in an ambulance outside Holby, as the medical drama continues. Ric
is not impressed by his return and spends the day hiding him from the rest of the staff. He
eventually agrees to put Abra up – but for one week only.
On searching for a nurse to become the new face of the Byrne charity, Lady Byrne appoints Daisha as
the ambassador for the foundation.
Connie and Michael continue their flirty rivalry, although Michael becomes concerned about the
assumptions Connie is making about him and Donna.
Ric is played by Hugh Quarshie, Abra by Adrian Edmondson, Lady Byrne by Jane Asher, Daisha by
Rebecca Grant, Connie by Amanda Mealing, Michael by Hari Dhillon and Donna by Jaye Jacobs.
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| BBC TWO Tuesday 29 April 2008 |
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Award-winning journalist Peter Taylor moves forward to Christmas Eve 1994 as his series profiling
four landmark terrorist attacks from the past 30 years continues.
As an Air France plane prepares to leave Algiers airport, four uniformed men enter the plane to
check passports. But they are not Algerian officials; they are members of the GIA, a notoriously
ruthless Islamist extremist group who have been slaughtering politicians, policemen and civilians
in a brutal civil war that has engulfed Algeria.
The hijackers demand to be allowed to leave immediately for Paris. The Algerian authorities play
for time. The French government's request for permission to intervene is denied. Two days later,
and only after the execution of three passengers, the Algerian authorities allow the flight to take
off.
Forced to stop to refuel in Marseille, the terrorists demand
27 tonnes of fuel to fly on to Paris.
By now, the French authorities have intelligence that the hijackers have no intention of landing in
the French capital. Instead, in a terrifying prototype of 9/11, they are planning to use the plane
as a missile and crash it into the heart of Paris.
The crisis is resolved when an elite unit of French commandos raids the plane. All the terrorists
are killed and, miraculously, all of the remaining hostages survive.
A new combustible form of terror had arrived: the power struggle within one country combined with a
new strain of Islamist extremism. The result is a commitment to a spectacular war on the
non-believer, a war that makes no distinction between guilty and innocent, combatant and civilian.
This terror was being exported to the territory of the enemy, from Algeria to France. But the
sacred war, or jihad, was about to intensify. Harnessed by al-Qaeda, it was about to spread in all
directions across the globe.
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| BBC THREE Tuesday 29 April 2008 |
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Having cracked the basics of a sewing machine, this week the intrepid sextet who are swapping
fashion shopping in the British High Street for actually making the clothes in the factories and
backstreet workshops of India, start work at Stylecraft, an export company in the suburbs of
western Delhi.
Manager Mr Aurore has just received an order for 2,000 blouses from a British company and the team
is going to be living and working alongside the local staff. Here, in a backstreet workshop, they
must stitch the blouses from start to finish, working 15 hours a day and literally sleeping by
their machines. And their inexperience will not gain them any leniency – they are to create
36 blouses between them in the three days they are in the workshop. Their local counterparts turn
out 20 a day each – for just 20 rupees (25p) a garment.
Richard, in particular, is struggling with his surroundings as all his perceptions about poverty
are challenged. Having grown up on a council estate in Peterborough, Richard has always believed
that hard work and determination will inevitably be a route to a better life. Talking to his Indian
co-workers, he discovers the harsh reality that life isn't always that straightforward. His
forthright views and strong outbursts put him at odds with the rest of the team. Can he hack it, or
is it time to go home?
But if they think a backstreet workshop in Delhi is hard, nothing will prepare the Brits for life
in rural India, picking cotton. After one blissful night in a hotel, where hot water and comfy beds
are the ultimate luxury, they set off on a 300-mile journey to Hariana, alongside the 1,000 other
migrant workers who flock to the harvest each year. Next stop, the cotton fields and the most
physically challenging job in the fashion industry.
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| BBC FOUR Tuesday 29 April 2008 |
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BBC FOCUS ON CHINA
Chinese School – Olympic Fever Ep 4/5
Tuesday 29 April
9.00-10.00pm BBC FOUR
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China's first Olympic games are on the horizon for the rural Chinese schools featuring in this
observational documentary series.
Xiuning county may be 1,000km from Beijing, but that hasn't stopped Olympic fever reaching its
schools. It's autumn and, with the heat of summer and exams behind them, it's time for the students
to hit the sports field.
With 3,400 students, Haiyang Middle School is the largest school in the county. School radio DJ Zha
Yujie has Western tastes, being a huge fan of Lewis Hamilton and JK Rowling. On sports day she has
to keep her cool to announce the teams and results. It's almost as exciting for her as the
forthcoming publication in Mandarin of the latest Harry Potter book.
At Ping Min primary school they're holding their first sports day ever. Young champion Dai Deli is
the fastest runner in school and determined to take gold at any cost.
This is the fourth programme in a revelatory five-part documentary series following a year in three
schools in the county of Xiuning in Anhui Province, China.
Focus On China is a pan-BBC collection of factual programmes examining China in its Olympics year.
The programmes, broadcast across radio and television, cover a range of factual topics: wildlife;
food; pop and classical music; sex; politics; dance; current affairs; education; Chinese history
and contemporary lifestyles.
In May, the BBC launches its Focus On China website pulling together all the BBC's formidable
expertise, knowledge and archive on China.
Chinese School is a co-production between the BBC and The Open University.
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