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| BBC ONE Tuesday 18 November 2008 |
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Today's visit to the Midlands-based medical drama sees the fist day of Vivien's trial. Ronnie is waiting for her outside the court but, as a vulnerable Vivien approaches, she sees her attackers, Ryan and Lee, arriving and loses her nerve. Ronnie convinces her she must continue and they prepare themselves for court.
After the prosecution presents their opening statement, Vivien takes to the stand. Vivien gives a guarded, factual, but very unemotional account of the assault which concerns her barrister as she is not coming across as a sympathetic witness.
During lunch, Ronnie tells Vivien that she needs to speak from the heart to have the best chance of securing a conviction. Despite a crisis of confidence, Vivien returns to court and delivers an emotional account, holding the courtroom spellbound. But Vivien is apprehensive about her cross-examination by the defence tomorrow.
Vivien is played by Anita Carey and Ronnie by Sean Gleeson.
VW
Archie tells Sean to keep away from the hospital and the baby, in tonight's visit to Walford, while Roxy is devastated that Sean hasn't made the effort to turn up. Elsewhere, Linda reprimands Christian over his lifestyle.
Archie is played by Larry Lamb, Sean by Rob Kazinsky, Roxy by Rita Simons, Linda by Lynda Barron and Christian by John Partridge.
JM3
Ric reveals the revamped Keller Ward and theatre, which is put to the test immediately as a member of the party collapses and needs treatment, in tonight's episode of the medical drama. But the new equipment doesn't work and Ric has to perform without it, much to his embarrassment.
Elsewhere, Daisha is more confused than ever about whether or not to have her son adopted. Faye doesn't understand Joseph's strong bond with Daisha and her newborn baby.
Meanwhile, it's Rachel Baptiste's first day at Holby City. Unfortunately, her first shift on Keller doesn't go well, but she finds new friends in Maria and Sam.
There's also a tragic accident in the hospital when anaesthetist Jamie messes around with the defibrillator...
Ric is played by Hugh Quarshie, Daisha by Rebecca Grant, Faye by Patsy Kensit, Joseph is played by Luke Roberts and Rachel Baptiste by Ayesha Antoine, Maria by Phoebe Thomas, Sam by Tom Chambers and Jamie by Dominic Colchester.
JM3
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| BBC TWO Tuesday 18 November 2008 |
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Horizon – the BBC's flagship science strand – continues its exploration into the fine line between mental illness and sanity, in the concluding episode of this two-part special.
There are 10 volunteers, half have psychiatric disorders, the other half doesn't – but who is who?
In the first programme, three leading experts in mental health successfully identified volunteer Dan as having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). But they mistakenly chose Yasmin as the person they thought was least likely to have a psychiatric disorder. The process of observation turns out to be far harder than any of them expected.
The volunteers have already spent three days at Hever Castle facing a series of challenges. In this episode they turn their hand to orienteering and take part in a virtual reality experiment at the London Institute of Psychiatry. The events are designed to explore the character traits of mental illness and ask whether the symptoms might be within all of us.
The programme explores some of the ideas behind a seminal Seventies experiment by Dr David Rosenhan – where sane patients faked symptoms to gain admission to psychiatric hospitals. It was an experiment which transformed the way in which mental illness was diagnosed.
Investigating the labels associated with psychiatric disorders, the programme questions people's perceptions and preconceptions of what mental illness is.
Today, around one in four people in the UK has a diagnosis of mental illness at some point in their lives. For many, simply being called "mentally ill" is a heavy burden as it can bring profound social stigma, leaving some patients outcast all their lives.
More information about this Horizon special can be found on the BBC Headroom website at bbc.co.uk/headroom. Launched in May 2008, Headroom aims to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health and de-stigmatise the mental illness problems which face up to one in four of the population, including anxiety, stress, depression and nervous breakdown.
LG
Mark Kermode and Lauren
Laverne return for a new
series of the programme which
celebrates all things cultural The Culture Show is back for a new winter run on Tuesday evenings, with an extended programme on Fridays, covering a range of subjects from a celebration of Motown to the genius of Picasso. The series kicks off with a mix of classical art and music, a masterpiece of British cinema and a rock diva.
Andrew Graham-Dixon is in a campaigning mood as he launches himself into the controversial debate about the future of two works by Titian in the National Gallery of Scotland, currently on loan from the Duke of Sutherland. The Duke has offered the first painting, Diana And Actaeon, to the gallery for £50m. If they can't raise the money by the end of this year the paintings may be sold abroad. Andrew believes the money must be found to buy these extraordinary paintings and to keep them on public view, but in these financially difficult times, it's a controversial point of view.
Mark Kermode celebrates another kind of masterpiece: it's 25 years since Local Hero was released, and Mark takes director Bill Forsyth back to the village of Pennan on the north coast of Scotland. Pennan doubled as the fictional village of Ferness, tempted by the lure of millions from a US oil company in exchange for the development of their idyllic coastline. Mark brings together the cast and crew of one of the best-loved British films of all time to examine the enduring appeal of this bitter-sweet, prophetic film.
Mark also reviews the pick of the week's new movies, including Ridley Scott's Body Of Lies starring Russell Crowe, and Waltz With Bashir – an animated documentary into the horrors of the 1982 Lebanon war.
Lauren Laverne meets style icon, musical innovator and diva Grace Jones, who is back with her first new album in 19 years, Hurricane. With a reputation for fantastic, dramatic and flamboyant performance, what will happen when Lauren meets Grace?
There's also a stunning performance of the Revolutionary Etude by Chopin: Cameron Carpenter is a virtuouso, maverick organist whose playing is a physical performance in itself, with Fred Astaire-like footwork. He looks like David Bowie fused with Mozart and is a hugely gifted and serious musician. He has to be seen to be believed.
The Culture Show Uncut can be seen on Friday 21 November at 11.35pm and features all of tonight's programme plus: Martha Wainwright in Edinburgh to take on the Busking Challenge; and Mishal Hussain talking to Ari Folman, the writer and director of Waltz With Bashir.
MJ
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