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A deadly trap awaits The Doctor (David Tennant) and Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen)

Sarah Jane has met Peter Dalton and wants him to become part of her life, as the adventure series continues; perhaps he could become a father to Luke. But Clyde suspects that Peter is hiding a secret or two, especially when he and Rani find an empty house where Peter says his home should be.

The Doctor makes a spectacular return on the happiest day of Sarah Jane's life but a deadly trap is awaiting them all.

As the strands of a clever and careful plan come together, can even a Time Lord save Sarah Jane on the day of her arch-enemy's greatest triumph?

Sarah Jane Smith is played by Elisabeth Sladen, Peter Dalton by Nigel Havers, Clyde by Daniel Anthony, Rani by Anjili Mohindra and The Doctor by David Tennant.

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Ryan disturbs Ronnie who is deep in thought in tonight's visit to Albert Square. He manages to cheer her up but, after some harmless flirting, she backs off and warns him to steer clear.

At Janine's, Ricky hands Ryan a birthday gift and a mystery card for Janine and invites them to the Queen Vic for drinks later. Once Ricky has left, Janine comes out of hiding and admits she does not like birthdays. She opens her card and coyly smiles, suddenly seeming upbeat about the day.

Ryan is played by Neil McDermott, Ronnie by Samantha Womack, Janine by Charlie Brooks and Ricky by Sid Owen.

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Mark Kermode and Lauren Laverne have all the latest news from the arts world

With a special focus on the visual arts, Lauren Laverne presents a packed edition of The Culture Show from The Glasgow School Of Art, which is celebrating the centenary of the opening of its remarkable home.

With contributions from some of the School's best-known graduates, including Muriel Gray, Peter Howson and David Shrigley, The Culture Show tells the story behind Charles Rennie Mackintosh's acclaimed building and looks at the influence the School has had on British culture over many decades.

Art critic Matt Collings is in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam to view an extraordinary exhibition, showcasing the artist's seldom-seen letters alongside some of his most acclaimed paintings, drawings and sketches. The exhibition, which comes to the Royal Academy in London in January, will be the biggest and most revelatory survey of the life and work of Van Gogh to come to Britain for 40 years.

Meanwhile, at the National Gallery, Andrew Graham-Dixon reviews The Sacred Made Real, a landmark exhibition of religious art from the Spanish Golden Age. Created to shock the senses and stir the soul, it includes masterpieces by Velazquez and Francisco de Zurbaran, alongside "hyper-realistic" lifelike and shocking sculptures of Christ and the saints.

Journalist Matthew d'Ancona talks to Harold Evans, former editor of the Sunday Times (from 1967-1981), whose new autobiography, My Paper Chase – True Stories Of Vanished Times, has just been published. Evans talks about his career in print and his hopes and fears for the future of the press in Britain as the Murdoch-owned Sun appears, again, to be shaping British politics.

With Halloween coming up on Saturday 31 October, Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo and an audience of movie addicts debate the pros and cons of movies with a Halloween theme, from The Nightmare Before Christmas and Donnie Darko to ET.

There's also a special musical performance featuring some famous ex-students from The Glasgow School of Art.

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The Restaurant

Thursday 28 October

8.00-9.00pm BBC TWO (Schedule addition 14 October)

• www.bbc.co.uk/restaurant
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Raymond Blanc is on the hunt for a couple to back in a new restaurant venture

The Restaurant opens its doors for a third series, as world-renowned chef, Raymond Blanc, along with partners David Moore and Sarah Willingham, is on the hunt for a couple to back in a new venture. This time, all three are investing their own money in the winners' restaurant, so the stakes are high from the off.

For the nine couples picked to take part it is an opportunity to change their lives for ever, and among the pairs ready to prove they have the recipe for success are best friends, husband-and-wife teams, a mother and son and Army colleagues.

But with the restaurant industry going through tough times, it's going to be harder than ever for the couples to prove they can succeed. Called to Bristol to meet Blanc they are introduced to the world of the high street restaurant.

They are given just one hour to cook a dish that sells their culinary skills as well as their vision for a restaurant. They need a strong partnership and a restaurant pitch that stands out if they are going to make it through.

Some couples impress but others crack under the pressure and a shock announcement proves no one is safe.

Only the best will go on to the next stage and move one step closer to the prize.

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Defying Gravity Ep 3/13

Thursday 28 October

9.00-9.45pm BBC TWO

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Ted (Malik Yoba) is ordered to return to Pod 4

Taboos are broken and lines crossed as the personal and professional relationships on the spaceship Antares and on Earth continue to intensify, as the futuristic American adventure series continues. Meanwhile, the unseen power behind the mission begins to create both cellular and psychological transformations among the astronauts, who are on a mysterious six-year international space mission through the solar system.

Profoundly disturbed by his experience in Pod 4, Ted is ordered to return there by his wife, Eve – a demand which tests their marriage. Despite Rollie's awareness of a previous romantic relationship between Ted and his wife, Jen, he makes a risky decision in asking her to provide Ted with the support he needs. Zoe and Donner also find themselves trying to resist a deepening attraction to each other.

Back at the Control Centre, flight surgeon Claire is shocked to discover that all of the astronauts appear to have a set of identical gene variations, something that is virtually impossible. On the Antares, an apparent system malfunction shuts down the Venus Lander tests – something seems to be overriding the programming. And, in a flashback to their training days, the astronauts stage a contest involving their libido inhibitors (HALOs). This leads everyone to a strip club, where Nadia outdoes the professionals with her dancing skills.

Malik Yoba plays Ted Shaw; Karen LeBlanc plays Eve Shaw; Ty Olsson plays Rollie Crane; Christina Cox plays Jen Crane; Laura Harris plays Zoe Barnes; Ron Livingston plays Maddux Donner; Maxim Roy plays Claire Dereux; and Florentine Lahme plays Nadia Schilling.

Defying Gravity is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.

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Wonderland – The British In Bed

Thursday 29 October

9.45-10.30pm BBC TWO (Schedule addition 14 October)

Danny and Irene review their relationship in Wonderland

Observational documentary series Wonderland returns to seek out the people and places that offer a glimpse of today's Britain usually hidden from view.

The series begins with The British In Bed, a film in which seven couples talk with disarming frankness about sex, infidelity, love and marriage. Safely tucked up in their own double beds, these couples reveal what they feel about each other and offer an insight into what makes and breaks a relationship.

There are revelations for the contributors, too – one couple's love is reignited and another's relationship starts to founder as the truth comes out...

Miriam (74) and Alf (84) have been married for 48 years and have two children. Alf was a Kindertransportee, evacuated from Germany to Britain when he was 14. Miriam is Dutch by birth and was sent to Bergen-Belsen with her family when she was a small child. Their comedic double-act of banter and bickering belies a much deeper bond linked to their dark past. Here are two people who don't shout their love from the rooftops, but who just can't bear to think of life without each other.

Jessica (53) and Chris (49) have been together for 27 years. They have three children, two cats, one dog and a bird. Jessica and Chris are like chalk and cheese – Chris is a scientist at Birmingham University while Jessica is artistic and has a part-time job in adult education. The hectic routine of family life has prevented Jessica and Chris from communicating meaningfully for years, and they say the conversation they have on camera is the first true heart-to-heart they have ever had.

Rumy (48) and Peter (67) have been married for four years. Rumy has two grown-up daughters by her previous marriage, but this is Peter's first taste of life as a husband. They describe their meeting seven years ago as a modern-day version of My Fair Lady – Rumy was selling flowers by the side of the road, having left Bulgaria a month previously, and every time Peter drove past her he would smile or have a kind word for her. It would be difficult for any relationship to live up to such a fairytale beginning...

Khadijah (17) and Tariro (18) are both converts to Muslim. They met at college less than a year ago and got together as a couple in January. They recently discovered that Kadijah is pregnant with twins and are both struggling to come to terms with this development in their new relationship.

Dean (21) and Sam (23) have been living together for the past nine months. Sam is doing a course in IT and he is also working at a fast food restaurant in Birmingham. Dean has just finished training as a mental health nurse. They're currently sharing a flat with Dean's dad but plan to set up home together when they can afford it. They have known each other for four years and were friends for a long time before they got together.

Harsimrren (26) and Jujhar (28) are deeply spiritual and involved in the Sikh community. Harsimrren is finishing her PhD and Jujhar works in IT. Having told her parents that she didn't want to marry, Harsimrren spotted Jujhar as he walked into the temple where he was helping her father. She knew immediately that he was "the one" and, after a period of negotiation between the two families, the two were finally married.

Irishman Danny (76) fell in love with Irene (74) the moment he saw her at a dance in Birmingham. After 52 years of marriage, they still adore each other. She has successfully battled cancer and he has diabetes.

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