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BBC iPlayer highlights 29 February - 6 March 2020

Rachel Charlton

Assistant Publicist, Digital Communications

A quick round up of what's new this week on BBC iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.

Noughts + Crosses

Noughts + Crosses follows two young people, Sephy and Callum, who are divided by their colour but united by their love. Streaming from Thursday 5 March.

Ready Steady Cook

Cookery hit Ready Steady Cook returns with new host, Celebrity MasterChef finalist Rylan Clark-Neal. The new series will offer up fresh challenges to put the next generation of chefs through their culinary paces. Streaming from Monday 2 March.

The FA Cup Final

Showing the coverage of West Bromwich Albion vs Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur vs Norwich City, as well as the live games on BBC One - Chelsea vs Liverpool and Sheffield Wednesday vs Manchester City. The FA Cup Channel will also show classic matches in full, plus all the highlights and great goals from classic fifth-round games taken from the BBC archive. Available from Tuesday 3 March.

My Left Nut

Based on the award-winning stage play, My Left Nut is a coming-of-age comedy-drama about friendship, family, grief and testicles. Available from Sunday 1 March.

Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Returning for its eleventh series. important, contemporary issues - from homophobia in sport to prison tags and the nuances of redundancy - are woven into the stories of five ordinary people who have reach a crossroads in their life. Available from Monday 2 March.

Mrs Wilson

After the sudden death of ex-Secret Intelligence Service man Alexander, his wife Alison investigates when mysteries from her husband's past come knocking.

Plastic Surgery Undressed

Vogue Williams and Mobeen Azhar separate cosmetic surgery fact from fiction. Can watching an operation and speaking to experts help four people decide if surgery is right for them?

Hard Sun

A contemporary crime drama, set in a world that faces certain destruction. The series comes from the creator of Luther.

Lose Weight And Get Fit With Tom Kerridge

Tom Kerridge recruits 11 like-minded volunteers to join him on a two-month weight loss and fitness challenge.

Dracula

In Transylvania in 1897, the blood-drinking Count is drawing his plans against Victorian London. And be warned: the dead travel fast. Available until Monday 3 March.

Mary Beard's Shock Of The Nude

From the Ancient Greeks to the taboo-busting painters and sculptors of today, Mary gives a deeply personal take on naked bodies in art. Just why are artists so interested in nudity? What can art reveal about our own attitudes to the body? Available until Wednesday 4 March.

Keeping Rosy

When Charlotte learns that a less experienced colleague has been promoted at her expense, she hastily resigns, but cannot imagine that her world is about to fall apart when she takes out her repressed anger on her Polish cleaner. Available until Monday 2 March.

Rick Stein's Long Weekends

Rick Stein embarks on a series of culinary long weekends in search of food excellence and brilliant recipes, heading to markets, restaurants, wineries, cafes and bars. He begins his first adventure in autumnal Bordeaux. Rick arrives just in time for ceps and the judging of a local wine contest. Available on BBC iPlayer until Monday 2 March.

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