The price of oil
Burn Up
Wednesday 23 and Friday 25 July 9.00-10.30pm BBC TWO See Week 30 Unplaced
The stakes couldn't be higher as oil executives, environmental activists and politicians clash in a powerful two-part drama of love, commitment and divided loyalties, starring Bradley Whitford, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neve Campbell and Marc Warren
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John Barrowman – The Making Of Me
Thursday 24 July 9.00-10pm BBC ONE See Week 30 Unplaced
TV presenter, actor and musical star John Barrowman embarks on a journey of self-discovery, undergoing the latest psychology techniques, brain science and genetic testing to try to discover whether it was nature or nurture that shaped who he is
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Hadrian
Saturday 19 July 8.00-9.00pm BBC TWO See Week 30 Unplaced
Historian Dan Snow traces the footsteps of one of the greatest emperors, whose reign brought a period of unparalleled peace and prosperity to the Roman Empire
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Arena – Little Platform, Big Stage
Saturday 19 July on BBC FOUR
The BBC's flagship arts strand celebrates London's much-loved Routemaster bus, telling the story of five conductors who became the capital's entertainers, counsellors and lovers, in the first programme in a London Transport Trilogy
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BBC PROMS 2008 – Proms On Four: Folk Day
Sunday 20 July on BBC FOUR
Celebrating the influence of the folk tradition on classical music, the first-ever BBC Proms Folk Day features performances by fiddler Bella Hardy, guitarist Martin Simpson and 11-piece big band Bellowhead (Monday's Proms On Four marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of French composer Olivier Messiaen)
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