Tripping the Light fantastic
Joanna Lumley In The Land Of The Northern Lights
Sunday 7 September on BBC ONE See Week 37 Unplaced
Joanna Lumley travels across the Arctic Circle, in the far north of Norway and in freezing conditions, in pursuit of a lifelong dream: to track down the most beautiful light show on Earth
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PARALYMPICS 2008
The Opening Ceremony Live
The Opening Ceremony live on BBC ONE followed by coverage throughout the week on BBC TWO
Following a golden Olympics for Team GB, it’s now the turn of Paralympic GB. Clare Balding and Steve Cram host coverage from Beijing with expert analysis from Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson and Ade Adepitan
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Antiques Roadshow
Sunday 7 September on BBC ONE See Week 37 Unplaced
Fiona Bruce leaves the comfort of the BBC News studio to travel 10,000 miles, visiting some of the most beautiful parts of the UK, as she takes over as presenter of Antiques Roadshow
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Charley Boorman – Ireland To Sydney By Any Means
Sunday 7 September on BBC TWO See Week 37 Unplaced
Adventurer Charley Boorman sets off on his most daring journey yet, from his home in County Wicklow, Ireland, to Sydney in Australia, using any available means of transport, across three continents, 25 countries and covering more than 20,000 miles
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The Restaurant
Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 September on BBC TWO See Week 37 Unplaced
Raymond Blanc returns to share his culinary knowledge with the nine couples who battle it out to win the opportunity of a lifetime – to go into business with him and to open their own restaurant
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A Number
Wednesday 10 September on BBC TWO See Week 37 Unplaced
Tom Wilkinson and Rhys Ifans star in the screen adaptation of British playwright Caryl Churchill's stage play about family relationships, human identity and nature versus nurture
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Earth – The Climate Wars
Sunday 7 September on BBC TWO See Week 37 Unplaced
Dr Iain Stewart presents a three-part definitive guide to the history of climate change, beginning with a look at how the scientific community managed to get it so wrong in the Seventies
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BBC Switch On BBC Two – Scene Stealers
From Saturday 6 September on BBC TWO
BBC Switch's autumn schedule for teens launches with programmes including a new entertainment series in which two teenagers have to pretend they belong to a particular "tribe", beginning with hip-hop MCs (Greek, Revealed and Sound complete the quartet of programmes)
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Mercury Prize 2008
Tuesday 9 September on BBC TWO
Lauren Laverne is at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London for the live announcement of this year's Mercury Prize, to be chosen from albums by Adele; British Sea Power; Burial; Elbow; Estelle; Laura Marling; Neon Neon; Portico Quartet; Rachel Unthank & The Winterset; Radiohead; Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; and The Last Shadow Puppets
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Legends – Humphrey Lyttelton
Friday 12 September on BBC FOUR
Family, friends and colleagues pay tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton, the enormously popular musician, band leader and broadcaster who died earlier this year
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