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| BBC ONE Tuesday 11 November 2008 |
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1918-2008 – NINETY YEARS OF REMEMBRANCE
The Last Voices Of A Generation
Tuesday 11 November
10.00-11.15am BBC ONE
www.bbc.co.uk/remembrance
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Of more than five million British men and women who served in the Great War, only three are still alive: Henry Allingham, Harry Patch and Bill Stone.
Broadcast live from the Cenotaph, the last three voices of a generation gather to remember friends and relatives who died in the most bitter and devastating fighting the world had ever seen.
Henry Allingham, now aged 112, saw action at the great naval Battle of Jutland and was a founding member of the RAF; 110-year-old Harry Patch saw his comrades die in the mud and trenches during the Battle of Passchendaele; and Bill Stone, 108, has memories of fighting in both the First and Second World Wars.
The programme is hosted by Huw Edwards with music from the Tri Service Band, comprised of musicians from the Army, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Marines, who performed with the London Welsh Male Voice Choir. There are also specially recorded readings from the battlefields of the Somme and Ypres.
At 11am, the three veterans will lead the country in two minutes silence for all those who have died in wars, past and present.
This programme is part of 1918-2008 – Ninety Years Of Remembrance, a special season of programmes on the BBC marking the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
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Archie meets Emma Lewis, a distressed young woman who confides in him about her relationship problems, in this episode of the Midlands-based medical drama. But as Archie gets drawn into helping Emma, she reveals that she has the body of her ex-boyfriend in the boot of her car. When Archie tries to calm her down and call the police, she puts both her own and Archie's life in danger.
George, meanwhile, is still exhausted and complaining about her rubbish holiday, so Julia suggests she takes more leave. But George is reluctant to plan another holiday, so Heston kindly insists that she and her family use his villa in Tuscany for free. When Archie, Melody and Daniel hear about Heston's generosity, they presumptuously start to plan their free holidays.
Lily wakes to find her neatly ordered house in a mess and the fridge empty, so she draws up a rota to keep Daniel in line. He has no choice but to go along with it.
Archie is played by Matt Kennard, George by Stirling Gallacher, Julia by Diane Keen, Heston by Owen Brenman, Melody by Elizabeth Bower, Daniel by Matthew Chambers and Lily by Seeta Indrani. Emma Lewis is played by guest star Hannah Tointon.
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Roxy discovers that Sean robbed Phil and Suzy's place, in tonight's visit to Albert Square.
Meanwhile Tanya's bail application is denied at the court hearing, and Jack learns the identity of a mystery witness.
Roxy is played by Rita Simons, Sean by Rob Kazinsky, Phil by Steve McFadden, Suzy by Maggie O'Neill, Tanya by Jo Joyner and Jack by Scott Maslen.
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Joseph is stuck in a lift with Daisha, who has gone into labour, as the medical drama continues. He successfully delivers a baby boy, but Faye feels insecure about how Joseph has connected with the birth of the baby, and how this has brought him closer to Daisha.
Elsewhere, Linden isn't happy when his proposal for a Flash Cooling Trial for trauma patients is turned down by the board.
Michael continues trying to avoid working with his wife, but is left with no choice when Jamie leaves him in a dangerous situation and Annalese has to step in.
Joseph is played by Luke Roberts, Daisha by Rebecca Grant, Faye by Patsy Kensit, Linden by Duncan Pow, Michael by Hari Dhillon, Jamie by Dominic Colchester and Annalese by Anna-Louise Plowman
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| BBC TWO Tuesday 11 November 2008 |
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Natural World – Titus: The Gorilla King
Tuesday 11 November
8.00-8.50pm BBC TWO
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A 33-year-old gorilla, whose bloodline dates back to the Rwandan band of gorillas originally studied by researcher Dian Fossey in 1967, is the subject of the first episode of the new Natural World series, Titus – The Gorilla King.
Forty years on, the programme looks back at the dramatic life story of this extraordinary animal. Titus's father was murdered in front of him by poachers, and he was abandoned by his mother in the subsequent chaos. His family had disintegrated and the young Titus should have died.
Using archive footage and testimony from the researchers who followed his progress and continue to observe his life, the incredible story of Titus's success and survival unfolds.
Ape conservationist Ian Redmond says: "He's an old friend – and I use the word deliberately. I would argue that if you share 97.7 per cent of your DNA with someone, as well as a relationship based on mutual trust and – if I read him right – pleasure in each other's company, the term 'friend' feels right."
The new series of Natural World, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this month, will continue to astound and surprise audiences with the diversity and wonder of the natural world, with films on the cuckoo, great white sharks, crocodiles and snow monkeys.
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