Today's Show: July

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Thursday 31 July

• Adder
Ten year old Mollie Hunter was bitten by an adder while walking through a Bournemouth nature reserve. We look at how you spot an adder and what to do if you are bitten.

• Gas
Millions of British Gas customers face paying a staggering 35% more for their gas. With electricity costs also up 9%, it could mean a family spending on average an extra two hundred and sixty pounds a year. The price hikes will take effect straight away.

• Luc Jacquet
Famous for writing and directing March of the Penguins, for which he won an Oscar in 2005. Luc has a new film, The Fox and The Child, already nominated for two 'Young Artist Awards' and anticipated as one of the surprise kids films of the summer.

• Rogue Restaurants
Every time we eat out we put our trust in the hands of the people cooking for us. Rogue Restaurants, a new show on BBC One tonight at 8pm, investigates dodgy restaurant chains.

Wednesday 30 July

• Harry Potter
'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince', the penultimate film in the series, is due to be released in November. We have an exclusive look this morning at the trailer!

• Missing Model
Kelly Knox is the winner of the BBC Three series, Britians Missing Top Model. A competition between eight girls with disabilities, where the winner gets a photo shot with Marie Claire magazine.

• Jaguar
The Lost Land of the Jaguar is a new three-part series for BBC One, where an international team of scientists, climbers and wildlife film-makers visit the Guyanese rainforest to search for the extraordinary animals that live there.

• Colin Jackson
In a new series,'The Making of me', three famous people ask why they are the way they are. Athlete Colin Jackson lets scientists loose on his body and even jumps out of plane to answer a question that effects us all.

Tuesday 29 July

• Young Singer/Songwriter
Forget being a paper boy or washing cars to earn money this summer, it seems more and more young people are raking in money from writing and composing songs.

• Cant read Cant Write
Can't Read Can't Write is a shocking and moving new series. Can the inspirational and award-winning teacher Phil Beadle succeed where other teachers have failed?

• Guyliner
THE first range of make-up just for men will go on sale on the high street next week. The range includes Manscara, and Guy-Liner.

• Buddy Greco
He's performed with Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Nat King Cole. His most famous single is 'The Lady is a Tramp', Buddy will perform at Ronnie Scott's later this week.

Monday 28 July

• Celebrity Masterchef
Liz McClarnon won the coveted title of Celebrity MasterChef 2008 on Friday night, after four weeks competing against faces from the fields of sport, music and show business.

• Bosses
New research into Britain's best bosses reveals that employees would prefer to have a boss who encourages professional development, rather than one who lets them leave early on a Friday.

• Gary Rhodes
Gary Rhodes has travelled across China for his new series - Rhodes Across China - which starts tonight 9pm on UKTV Food.

Friday

• Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace Summer Opening begins on Tuesday, and Breakfast is there with a sneak preview.

• Last Choir Standing
Suzi Digby, one of the judges from the hit show and David and Trevor Francis from the choir 'Revelation', discuss why the programme has been such a success.

• Gurinder Chadha
The director of Bend it Like Bekham and Bride and Prejudice began her career as a BBC news reporter. Her latest film, Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging is released today.

Thursday 24 July

• Ethiopia
Oxfam are launching a famine appeal for Ethiopia. As food prices rise immediate action is needed to avoid disaster.

• Fabulous at Fifty
Esther Rantzen joins us on Breakfast to talk about a new campaign to celebrate and guide people through turning 50.

• Roy Walker
The Catchphrase king is heading to Edinburgh to perform his stand-up routine.

Wednesday 23 July

• V Q Day
The number of people doing vocational courses has hit an all time high, with subjects such as healthcare, retail and business among the top choices. Today there are various events across the country to celebrate.

• Grease
Grease celebrates its 15th birthday in the West End this year. Breakfast talks to two of the stars of the hit stage show.

• Burn Up
Rupert Penry Jones stars in 'Burn Up'. The two part thriller follows oil executives,politicians and environmental activists as they collide in a run up to a global climate change summit.

Tuesday 22 July

• Lighthouse Bagging
The unusual hobby of lighthouse bagging - visiting as many lighthouses as you can and ticking them off your list, is on the increase.

• Cabarazzi
When London cabbie Dominic Shannon bought a camera for security he didn't expect to find himself taking over hundreds of photos of London life from the seat of his cab, now they are all part of an exhibition.

• Sir Ben Kingsley
Oscar award winning actor, Sir Ben Kinsley is starring in a new film, Elegy. He plays a college professor who falls in love with a young woman played by Penelope Cruz. The film is released in the UK on August 8th.

• The Human League
The English synthpop band who have sold an estimated 20 million records worldwide, are back on tour starting on 30th November at Glasgow's Academy.

Monday 21 July

• Obesity
Today is the first day of a residential weight loss camp for children from South Yorkshire. Rotherham Primary Care Trust is the first in the country to invest into such an intense and expensive strategy to tackle obesity.

• Tall Ships
More than 70 vessels from 30 countries have gathered in Liverpool docks for the start of the Tall Ships Race this week. One the largest fleets of Tall Ships is expected to attract 500,000 visitors to the city.

• Heir Hunters
BBC1 show Heir Hunters, follows the company in tracking down rightful heirs to unclaimed estates where wills haven't been made or where no known family exists.

• Roy Hudd
Showbiz veteran Roy Hudd is set to star in this summers Royal Festival Hall production 'The Wizard of Oz', taking on the role of the wizard as the famous musical returns to the stage.

Friday 18 July

• Learning to play
A new study says 85% of mums in the UK think that children are growing up too quickly - are children's prospects hampered because they don't know how to play by themselves?

• Extreme Cellists
The musicians plan to give a performance with a difference. They will carry their own cellos to the top of the tallest mountains in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland where on arrival they will give a recital, all in the name of charity.

• The Bachelors
They knocked The Beatles off the number one spot, stayed in the pop charts for 77 consecutive weeks and became the inspiration for Boyzone. The Bachelors, the first Irish boyband ever to storm the UK, are back with their greatest hits.

• Summer Films
The weather forecast for the summer looks gloomy, so cinemas are bound to be packed full. Jason Solomons, a film critic for The Observer, will take us through the summer's top films.

Thursday 17 July

• IVF
Soozi Rowbotham nearly died after IVF treatment when she contracted Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome. She set up a website were people with any illness can discover how other sufferers are coping.

• Big Veg Challenge
Charlotte Hume has a new book of recipes to get even the fussiest child eating their vegetables, based on her popular blog.

• Butterflies
Sir David Attenborough today announces a network of Butterfly Survival Zones in a bid to save some of the country's rarest species from possible extinction.

• Martha Wainwright
Martha is back with a second album, 'I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too', her second single from the album was released on Monday.

Wednesday 16 July

• Dragons' Den
What happens to the contributors after they go into the Den, are they successful if they don't take the Dragons money? The new series starts next Monday, 9pm on BBC Two.

• Thirties in Colour
What do we know about the 1930's? A new programme on BBC Four, tonight at 9pm looks at the world's treasuries of extremely rare colour documentary films.

• Diet on the Dancefloor
Sequins, sparkle and weight loss are all on the cards for the brand new series - Diet on the Dancefloor. The show aims to help overweight people shed the pounds through dancing.

• Crisps
The chef Heston Blumenthal is judging a new competition to pick a winning flavour of crisps created by a member of the public. The winner will see their flavour on supermarket shelves and receive �50,000 with royalties for the entire life of the product!

Tuesday 15 July

• Student Gems
As graduation season comes to a peak, students are being encouraged to make money using the skills they are learning at college. A new website puts youngsters who are at college in touch with small businesses.

• Rebecca Miller
The author and director has a new novel, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. The book is also being made into a film starring Winona Ryder, Robin Wright Penn, and Julianne Moore, due to be released in 2009.

• Space Tourist
Forget lying on a beach for your holiday, billionaire video game mogul Richard has gone in search of something more. He's set for a new adventure - in space! The millionaire flies to the International Space Station in October.

Monday 14 July

• World Class
Today is the launch of BBC World Class - an initiative to get as many schools as possible in Britain twinning with schools in China so both sets of pupils learn about each others culture

• Puffball
The award winning book Puffball by Fay Weldon has been turned into a film starring Miranda Richardson, Donald Sutherland and Kelly Reilly for which her son has written the screenplay. It is released on Friday 18 July

• Levi Roots
Levi is the most successful and best known Dragons Den contestant. He launched Reggae Reggae sauce on the show and now has a new book called 'Levi Roots' Reggae Reggae Cookbook'

• Nationality
An 85 year old woman has won a change in the immigration laws after a 20 year campaign against what she believed was gender discrimination

Friday 11 July

• Beach Polo
Polo on the beach is becoming increasingly popular in countries like the US and Dubai and now it's coming to the UK. Today and tomorrow there will be beach polo going on at the exclusive Sandbanks beach in Dorset

• Arlene Phillips
The Strictly Come Dancing judge is taking part in The Big Dance Festival, a national celebration of dance which will have events across the country between the 5 and 13 July

• Last Choir Standing
The new series whereby various choirs from around the country compete to be named Last Choir Standing is shown on Saturday's at 7pm on BBC One

• Jim Bowen
The former presenter of Bullseye will be starring in a new chat show Look At What You Could Have Won, appearing at the Edinburgh festival in August

Thursday 10 July

• Beatles
Imagine being 16...and ending up spending 8 days with John Lennon at the famous peace Bed-In in Montreal in 1969. That's what happened to Gail Renard. Today she is selling hand written lyrics to the song "Give Peace a Chance" - which Lennon gave to her, as part of an auction in London.

• Chris Addison
The star of award-winning The Thick of It, is now in brand new BBC sitcom called Lab Rats which starts tonight on BBC Two at 9.30pm

• Richard Fleeshman
The singer, songwriter and actor who came to public attention when he won Soap Star Superstar. His album Neon is out now, he releases his next single 'Back Here' on Monday and is due to tour with Elton John this summer.

• Cyndi Lauper
The singer is due to release her highly-anticipated new album 'Bring Ya To The Brink' on July 21st. Fans can also look forward to a tour coming in October, with dates in Manchester, Southampton, Birmingham, London and Glasgow.

Wednesday 9 July

• Landscape Photographer of the Year Award
The deadline for this year's Landscape Photographer of the Year Award is on 12 July. Charlie Waite is the competition's founder and wants everyone to pick up a camera and get snapping

• Jay Johnson
Jay Johnson is a Tony Award winning ventriloquist who is bringing his highly successful Broadway show The Two And Only to London's West End

• Make My Body Younger
George Lamb presents a new show on BBC3 called Make My Body Younger which looks to change the unhealthy lifestyles of those taking part in the programme. It is shown on Tuesdays at 8pm

Tuesday 8 July

• Gas safety on holiday
We're talking to the parents of the two British children killed on holiday in 2006, by a carbon monoxide leak from the gas boiler in their holiday chalet. The gas safety watchdog Corgi is running a campaign to get parents to pack a carbon monoxide monitor with an audible alarm when they go abroad.

• Recognising British wildlife
Most children cannot recognise common British wildlife, yet they can recognise non fictional aliens from shows like Dr Who, according to a survey by the National Trust

• Glynn Christian
The former Breakfast Time chef has a new cook book out, How to Cook Without Recipes

• Speech and language problems
A new survey has found that 50% of children in some deprived areas have speech and language problems but the provision of speech therapy in this country is considered patchy

Monday 7 July

• Memorial walk
A group of mothers who have lost sons in Afghanistan are starting a 100 mile sponsored walk from Pirbright to Duxford

• Victoria Hislop
Victoria Hislop's first novel The Island has sold over 1 million copies. Her new book The Return was released last week and is already proving very popular

• Hugh Bonneville
The actor is starring in a brand new drama for BBC One called Bonekickers about a dynamic team of archaeologists. It starts on Tuesday 8 July

• Celebrity Cash In The Attic
Gloria Hunniford is one of the presenters for a new series of Celebrity Cash in the Attic which starts today on BBC Two at 5.15pm

• Alesha Dixon
The Strictly Come Dancing winner is presenting a new BBC Three show Alesha: Look But Don't Touch which starts tonight at 9pm

Saturday 5 July

• Outdoor Lifestyle Show

Thursday 3 July

• Last Choir Standing

The quest to find Britain's best choir begins on Saturday 5th, 745pm.

• Navy

The Ministry of Defence is expected to sign contracts for the creation of the UK's biggest ever aircraft carriers. They'll be built in four shipyards around the UK, securing up to 10, 000 jobs.

Wednesday 2 July

• Alvin Hall

The finance guru has a new book out which helps explain the economy and the mechanics behind topics such as credit cards and fair trade. "Show Me the Money" is in the shops now.

• Seth Lakeman

The man making folk music cool - singer, song writer, volin player - Seth spoke to breakfast following the release of his new album this week called "Poor Man's Music."

Tuesday 1 July

• Eddy Grant

The singer has just released a greatest hits album and is doing his first UK tour in over 20 years. "The Very Best of Eddy Grant is in the shops now.

• Paul Heaton

Formerly of The Beautiful South, Paul is now going it alone and releases his first solo album, The Cross Eyed Rambler on 7th July.

• Models

A BBC three show embarks on a search for Britain's first disabled top model. You can watch the first episode of "Britain's Missing Top Model" tonight at 9pm on BBC Three.

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