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At the police station, Jimmi helps a traumatised boy tell the police what he has witnessed, as the Midlands-set medical drama continues. The boy's father has been shot but, when Jimmi takes him to the hospital to see his father, an armed man kidnaps the boy. Jimmi has to tackle the gunman to save him.
Lily later tells an exhausted Jimmi that his anger and grief are affecting his work and that he needs a holiday.
Meanwhile, Heston becomes unsettled when he hears Lily making arrangements for Daniel to move in. Feeling competitive, he decides to hold a Halloween party at his house to welcome Lily to the practice. At the party, Daniel makes a play for Ruth while Michelle looks on, appalled.
Jimmi is played by Adrian Lewis Morgan, Lily by Seeta Indrani, Heston by Owen Brenman, Daniel by Matthew Chambers, Ruth by Selina Chilton and Michelle by Donnaleigh Bailey.
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Dani's House – Ghost Mutterer Ep 6/13
Friday 31 October
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There is a Halloween theme today as the comedy starring Dani Harmer continues, with high jinx and things that go bump in the night.
Dani is being a "Halloween humbug" and refuses to take little brother Max and his friend, Ben, trick-or-treating. The two boys plot their revenge, roping in Toby and Sam to help trick Dani into becoming a Halloween believer, by pretending the house is haunted.
A frightened Dani hires a ghost hunter to banish the ghouls but, when she realises she has been tricked, she turns the tables and spooks the others. The whole gang gets the shivers when they realise there is more to the ghost hunter than first meets the eye...
Dani is played by Dani Harmer, Max by Sebastian Applewhite, Ben by James Gandhi, Toby by Harry Culverhouse, Sam by Klariza Clayton and Esmerelda May Morton, the ghost hunter, by Philippa Peake.
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The American Future – A History:
What Is An American? Ep 4/4
Friday 31 October
9.00-10.00pm BBC TWO (Schedule amendment 20 October)
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Simon Schama looks at the bitter conflict over immigration, in the concluding part of his history of the United States.
Who should be allowed to enter America and call themselves an American has always been one of the nation's most divisive issues – and it continues to be so at this election. Simon traces the roots of this conflict to the founding of America.
The early settlers were themselves immigrants but they saw America as fundamentally a white and Protestant nation.
Simon looks at the key events that challenged this view: the annexation of parts of Mexico in 1848 that made 100,000 non-whites American citizens, the immigration and subsequent expulsion of the Chinese in the late 19th century, and the massive immigration from Eastern Europe during the industrialisation of the Twenties.
Each time there have been those who have insisted America must stay white if it is to stay true to itself, and each time they have been defeated by the sheer force of history.
John F Kennedy defined America as a Nation of Immigrants in 1964 and Simon argues that the candidacy of Barack Obama represents the final triumph of the vision of America as a multi-ethnic nation.
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Classical Legends – Nathan Milstein:
The Master Of Invention Ep 1/2
Friday 31 October
7.35-8.30pm BBC FOUR
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Nathan Milstein's career spanned a remarkable 73 years, one of the longest in the history of top-level violin-playing. In the first of a two-part film portrait – the second of which receives it first UK broadcast next Friday – film-maker Christopher Nupen follows the life and times of one of the finest violinists of the 20th century.
Milstein won the admiration, respect and affection of most international musicians of his time, beginning with the great Leopold Auer. At his first appearance in Auer's class in St Petersburg at the age of 11, Milstein's playing so astonished the great pedagogue that a rumour went around the conservatoire that he had fainted.
Milstein scrupulously avoided publicity throughout his career and it took three years to persuade this most reticent of musicians to agree to this film. The result is a precious record of unforgettable talent, breathtaking skill and true performing spirit, and also of the appealing character of a modest and honest man.
"Film can do something to preserve the personalities of our great performers in a way that no other medium is able to equal," says Nupen. "Records, books, radio and concerts may be able to do more for the art itself, but when it comes to remembering our artists, film can preserve the artistic persona in a way that the other media cannot match."
This film includes revealing interviews about Milstein, his life, career, music and friends, as well as extended sequences of live performance – including extraordinary footage from his last recital, given when he was 82.
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NEIL YOUNG NIGHT
In Concert – Neil Young
Friday 31 October
9.30-10.00pm BBC FOUR |
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Neil Young still rocking in the free world A night of programmes on BBC Four devoted to Neil Young begins with a classic BBC In Concert, first shown in 1971, in which Young plays guitar, harmonica and piano.
The concert features what Young at the time described as new songs – among others he performs Heart Of Gold, A Man Needs A Maid and Old Man – which went on to appear on his classic LP, Harvest.
Neil Young Night continues at 10pm with Neil Young – Don't Be Denied, a new BBC film charting his musical journey in his own words.
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NEIL YOUNG NIGHT
Neil Young – Don't Be Denied
Friday 31 October
10.00-11.00pm BBC FOUR |
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Neil Young is a resolutely private artist who rarely looks back and one of the world's great artists. He grants unprecedented access to the BBC for this film in which he traces his musical journey in his own words.
For five decades, Young's unbending dedication to the muse has created an awe-inspiring body of work – and put a few noses out of joint along the way.
This film was made from three hours of interview shot in New York and California and utilises previously unseen performance footage from the star's own extensive archives. It also features Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Nils Lofgren and James Taylor.
From his early transcontinental American quest for recognition, through the first flush of success with Buffalo Springfield to the bi-polar opposites of mega-stardom with Crosby, Stills and Nash and the soulful rock of Crazy Horse, Young's career has enjoyed many guises.
Perhaps his most famous period was as a Seventies solo artist whose albums became benchmarks. After The Goldrush, recorded in his Topanga Canyon home, and Harvest, part-recorded on his northern Californian ranch, saw Young explore the confessional side of song-writing. But, never one to rest on his laurels, he would continually change direction.
In the mid-Seventies, two of Young's closest friends died as a result of heroin abuse. What followed was music's answer to cinema vérité – Tonight's The Night was a spine-chilling wake for his dead friends. As the new wave arrived, Young was keen to explore new ideas. A collaboration with Devo on what became his art-house epic, Human Highway, saw the genesis of Rust Never Sleeps – Neil Young And Crazy Horse's requiem for the Seventies.
In the Eighties, Young explored different genres, from electronica to country; sometimes experimentally and sometimes mischievously – as in the case of Everybody's Rockin', the Fifties pastiche he made in response to his record company's plea for a commercially successful rock 'n' roll album.
In recent times, he has returned to trusted collaborators Crazy Horse and Crosby, Stills and Nash – but only when it has suited him. This film ends with Young still refusing to be denied – on tour in the USA with Crosby, Stills and Nash, playing anti-Bush songs to a Republican audience in the south.
Neil Young – Don't Be Denied forms the centrepiece of BBC Four's Neil Young Night, which includes the recent film CSNY – Déjà Vu and a classic BBC In Concert from 1971.
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NEIL YOUNG NIGHT
CSNY – Déjà Vu
Friday 31 October
11.00pm-12.30am BBC FOUR
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With the war in Iraq as its backdrop, CSNY – Déjà Vu, directed by Neil Young, finds David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Young himself embarking on their Freedom Of Speech 2006 tour of North America, accompanied by reporter Mike Cerre.
Part performance and part commentary, and featuring music from Young's controversial album Living With War, this final programme of the evening devoted to Neil Young also looks at events surrounding the tour in the 2006 election season.
The music features alongside news footage, archive material and audience reaction as the film examines the issues surrounding the integration of politics and art.
Music includes an a capella version of What Are Their Names?, Wooden Ships, Déjà Vu and Teach Your Children.
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