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Clare Balding presents live coverage of the second Carnegie Challenge Cup semi-final from the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, between outsiders Wakefield Wildcats and Hull FC.
It's been 45 long years since Wakefield last won the Challenge Cup. Their coach, John Kear, however, has twice taken "unfancied" teams to the final in the last decade, going on to lift the trophy on both occasions. He was the man in charge of opponents Hull FC when they defeated Leeds in the 2005 final, one of three successes for the Humberside outfit.
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Tribal Wives – Mentawai Tribe In Indonesia Ep 6/6
Sunday 27 July
10.00-11.00pm BBC TWO
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Andy joins the Mentawai tribe
in the last programme of the
series
The series in which six modern Western women live for nearly a month with six different tribes all over the world concludes with doctor Andrea's visit to an Indonesian island.
The Mentawai live deep in the jungle on a remote island off the coast of Indonesia. They are a monogamous tribe where the women are tattooed and sharpen their teeth. Their lives are dominated by the spirit world and male "sikerei", or witch doctors, watch over the village.
Living with them for nearly a month is 38-year-old Andrea, known as "Andy".
Andy is deeply driven. She is a doctor specialising in dental sedation. She has run marathons, rowed for her university and fenced for Britain. But in her cluttered and successful world, she seems to have forgotten herself.
Among the Mentawai, high-flying Andy is adopted as a daughter of the tribe. Fascinated by their views on medicine and their profound connection to the spirit world, Andy throws herself into life as a Mentawai woman and is forced to revaluate what success means.
Please note: This episode of Tribal Wives was originally billed in Week 30 Programme Information on Wednesday 23 July at 9pm.
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| BBC THREE Sunday 27 July 2008 |
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Trexx
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Sunday 27 July
10.45-11.15pm BBC THREE
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It's time for the BRAs – the British Rap Awards – and the hot ticket event of the year for any self-respecting, hip-hop wannabe. Trexx and Flipside are going to be there and it's their time to hog some limelight, as the comedy continues. Ollie and Brilliance have it all planned – the boys can get "papped" by popping up behind the real rap stars as they arrive.
B-ICE decides wearing "street" isn't cool enough for this year's event. So, despite Chinaza's advice to the contrary, he decides to go "gutter". The clothes he swaps with a "street brother", down on his luck, have the sweet smell of success. Well, they certainly have something about them that doesn't smell right.
Trexx and Flip decide to arrive in style and set off in a limo. The only problem is that budget issues mean it's shared with a particularly rowdy hen party.
Later, abandoned on the streets, they find themselves with no clothes and no tickets to the BRAs. Have they missed their chance of fame?
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| BBC FOUR Sunday 27 July 2008 |
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BBC Four's Proms coverage continues with Olivier Messaien's monumental La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ.
Composed in the mid-Sixties, it marked Messiaen's return to writing for voices after a break of 17 years.
The work is inspired by Christ's transfiguration as reported in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke: the moment when he is suffused with light, speaks with Moses and Elijah and is named the Son of God. The huge score, with seven instrumental soloists, a choir of 200 and a vast orchestra, is one of Messiaen's most imposing and powerful creations, a fervent expression of his passionately held Roman Catholic faith – and a highlight of this year's Proms Messiaen Centenary celebrations.
Presenter Suzy Klein is joined to discuss the work by composer Robert Saxton, who was present at its UK premiére.
Thierry Fischer conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the BBC Symphony Chorus, the BBC National Chorus of Wales and Philharmonia Voices with soloists Dénes Várjon (piano), Adam Walker (flute), Julian Bliss (clarinet), Sonia Wider-Atherton (cello), Colin Currie (xylophone), Adrian Spillett (marimba) and Richard Benjafield (vibraphone).
Digital viewers can press the Red button for programme notes during the performance.
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