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| BBC ONE Wednesday 7 May 2008 |
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Vivien (Anita Carey, left) and
Julia (Diane Keen) get an
unwelcome surprise at the
surgery The campus surgery is still closed by police investigating the mysterious death of the former university doctor, and Julia is fighting with Eva to try to get them to hurry up, in today's episode of the Midlands-based medical drama. She even tries to get Jimmi to sweet-talk her round, but Eva is in no mood to talk to Jimmi about the surgery – or their private life.
Elsewhere Stan, an elderly man in his seventies, suffers from asthma, meaning that he has to say goodbye to his only friend, Thomas the cat. He lies to Archie that he has done so, but when Archie discovers the cat still living there, he decides to help Stan make peace with his neighbour and find a way to keep Thomas nearby.
Meanwhile, Vivien makes plans to cancel all their campus patients for the next day, but Julia eventually gets the go-ahead to go in. Just as she thinks their luck has changed, she and Vivien arrive at the campus to see "surgery of death" sprayed across the doors in red paint.
Julia is played by Diane Keen, Eva by Angela Lonsdale, Jimmi by Adrian Lewis-Morgan, Archie by Matt Kennard and Vivien by Anita Carey. Roy Barraclough guest stars as Stan.
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The day of Philby's funeral arrives, and each of Philby's nearest and dearest prepare themselves to say goodbye, as the drama set in the Australian beach resort of Manly continues.
Bec is confounded when she discovers that Stephen's twin teenagers, Kyle and Kirsten, are on their way to Sydney. Their mother put them on a flight to see their dad, not realising that Stephen was on his way to Melbourne. Bec receives a less-than-warm welcome from the twins and, when Stephen's flight back to Sydney is delayed, she is left to fend for herself with two highly unimpressed teenagers. The twins make no secret of the disdain they hold for Bec; as far as they're concerned, she stole their father away from their family. They want nothing to do with her.
The gang's attempts to spend time with Tess and help her through her grief are blatantly blocked by Deborah, while Daniel's rudeness to Tess at the funeral incites Jarrod's fury and a confrontation ensues.
Bec is played by Renai Caruso, Stephen by John Atkinson, Kyle by Louis Hunter, Kirsten by Sam Weaving, Tess by Olivia Bonnici, Deborah by Diane Craig, Daniel by Aidan Gillett and Jarrod by Clayton Watson.
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| BBC TWO Wednesday 7 May 2008 |
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Dan
Cruickshank's Adventures In Architecture – Power
Ep 6/8
Wednesday 7 May
9.00-10.00pm BBC TWO
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Buildings as gigantic statements of power are the focus of this week's programme, as Dan Cruickshank continues his landmark architecture series. The fantasies of dictators, kings, sultans, warriors and the ruling classes are all exposed as Dan explores the world's palaces of power in Romania, the Middle East, the American South, Turkey and Kazakhstan.
Dan tells the story of Ceausescu's Palace in Romania, a colossal construction built by the 20th century's last Communist dictator. He then travels to the Middle East to see Marqab Castle in Syria, constructed by the Crusaders to vanquish Muslims.
In New Orleans, Dan explores an imposing plantation house which is in stark contrast to the slave cabins that it sits next to, and examines the living legacy of slavery. He also tells the history of the Topkapi Harem in Istanbul, a place where women, too, were slaves – but where they could also give birth to the country's next emperor. Finally, he visits Astana in Kazakhstan, the newest capital city of the 21st century.
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| BBC FOUR Wednesday 7 May 2008 |
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Brits love their cookbooks. Every year, people buy millions of them and treat the country's celebrity chefs like royalty. But where did it all begin? In this documentary, indomitable "one fat lady" and self-confessed medieval foodie, Clarissa Dickson Wright, tracks down Britain's oldest known cookbook. The Forme Of Cury is a 700-year-old scroll written during the reign of King Richard II from recipes created by the King's master chefs, and Clarissa investigates if this ancient manuscript may have influenced the way people eat today.
As Clarissa unravels recipes fit for a king – sourcing authentic ingredients, discovering gastronomic techniques from the time and cooking in a medieval kitchen to recreate this regal ancient fare – she reveals an historical portrait of the Middle Ages where the "sacred" boy King is surrounded by courtly intrigue and lush extravagance.
The huge variety of dishes that Clarissa finds in the book, from venison and beaver to pike and lampreys, indicates this really was the golden age of the omnivore. As she prepares the food in her medieval kitchen, using traditional cooking methods such as "parboyling", "bakyng", stewing and toasting – techniques not dissimilar to today – she wonders what the modern palate will make of the unusual combinations of sweet and spicy flavours.
Clarissa And The King's Cookbook, part of BBC Four's wide-ranging season exploring life in medieval Britain, is a culinary journey through medieval history, reawakening recipes that have lain dormant for centuries and uncovering some dishes that are still prepared and eaten today. Clarissa offers up a feast of flavours that, 700 years later, may still excite British taste buds.
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