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Programme Information
Network TV BBC Week 45: 7-13 November
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Network TV BBC Week 45: Saturday 7 November 2009
BBC ONE Saturday 7 November 2009
Clare Balding presents live coverage of France versus Australia at the Stade Charlety in Paris, as the round-robin stage of the inaugural Four Nations reaches its conclusion.
France, now coached by former St Helens and Great Britain scrum-half Bobbie Goulding, will have the home support behind them. However, they face a mammoth task against Australia, who are the top-ranked team in the world and will feel they have a point to prove in this tournament after losing the World Cup final to New Zealand last year.
Match commentary comes from Dave Woods and John Kear.
SB4
Uther is determined to wipe out magic in Camelot once and for all, as the magical family drama series continues. This time, no one is beyond suspicion. He summons the most dreaded witch finder, Aredian, to Camelot – a terrifying man who will stop at nothing to uncover sorcery.
Gaius impresses upon Merlin how much danger he is in but Morgana needs no such warning. She's certain that Aredian will see straight through her and that she'll be burnt at the stake. Can Merlin protect Morgana and Gaius without ending up in the flames himself?
Anthony Head plays Uther, Richard Wilson plays Gaius, Colin Morgan plays Merlin and Katie McGrath plays Morgana.
Charles Dance guest stars as Aredian.
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Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing, hosted by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, returns to the home of ballroom dancing this Saturday as the show is broadcast live from the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool.
The tension will be high and the atmosphere electric as the nine remaining couples take to the Tower Ballroom floor in the hope of impressing the judges and the viewers enough to stay out of the dreaded dance-off.
Following the performances, viewers will be able to vote for the couple they want to stay in the competition.
The two couples with the lowest scores when the viewers' votes and judges' scores are combined will find themselves in the dance-off and will dance again. The judges will then decide who they'd like to save and who must leave the competition.
There is also music from a special guest artist and Strictly's professional dancers perform a group dance.
Strictly Come Dancing is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
RB/IV/KS3
There are fireworks for the staff in more ways then one as the medical drama continues.
To the delight of the hospital staff in the Emergency Department (ED), Jordan returns but, this time, in an unfamiliar administrative role. Jordan is disappointed not to be on the front line but sparks are soon flying when he steps in to assist Lenny in treating bonfire-night casualties. A major incident at a pub, involving a box of fireworks, ensures that it's going to be a long, emotional night in ED.
One victim is a young anorexic girl, Fran. To her mother Jenny's consternation, she refuses to have a saline drip in case she puts on weight. Can the medical staff persuade her to accept treatment and talk to her mother about her problems?
Meanwhile, it's Jeff's first shift as a solo rapid responder but disaster strikes when, on his first call, he is attacked from behind and left bleeding. The blow to the head also leaves him disorientated and unable to remember exactly who attacked him. For some reason, the name coming to his mind is Alistair. Deeply concerned, Polly decides to pay a visit to Alistair's hostel, where she makes a horrific discovery.
Jordan is played by Michael French, Jeff by Matt Bardock, Alistair by Joe McFadden and Polly by Sophia Di Martino.
Jenny is played by guest star Annette Badland and Fran by Helen Mutch.
JM3
BBC TWO Saturday 7 November 2009
The young members of We're In Perfect Harmony are finding life off stage rather inharmonious, as the musical comedy series following the ups and downs of life in the Swann Family a big, raucous family who play as the house band on top chat show the Totally Annabelle Show – continues.
When Hadley, the bad boy of rock, is mugged by some girls, he wants to leave the band. It's left to younger step-brother Isaac to try to help him "man up". Aretha, meanwhile, enlists step-sister Toyah's help to beat rival Annabelle to the Teen-Style Queen award.
Hadley is played by Angus Harrison, Isaac by Matt Morgan, Aretha by Dominique Moore, Toyah by Naomi Battrick and Annabelle by Alice Henley.
VT
Marla and Jay get closer when they take an unexpected road trip as The Cut, BBC Switch's new, multi-platform soap with fast-paced storylines packed with plenty of drama for teens, continues.
Meanwhile, an important inspection looms over the café but will the stress make Toni snap?
Featuring a cast of rising stars and storylines suggested by teens, The Cut broadcasts online from Monday to Friday in five-minute episodes at bbc.co.uk/switch, with an omnibus edition on BBC Two on Saturdays.
Marla is played by Lara Goodison, Jay by Samuell Benta and Toni by Jessica Dickens.
ER
BBC Switch's new reality-based television drama for teens, which follows the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of a group of young "seasonaires" as they work and play in the party capital of the Alps, continues.
The drama is set in the exclusive French ski resort of Val D'Isere and, in the second episode, gossip girl Abi drops the bombshell to best friend Hari that Tom's ex-girlfriend is coming to visit him.
Meanwhile, Holly makes a decision about whether or not she can trust boyfriend Sam, who has been sending his ex-girlfriend romantic messages.
With the girls uncertain about their future relationships, the boys continue their mission to have fun on the slopes – with or without them.
ER
Rugby Union Live – Wales V New Zealand
John Inverdale is at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, where Wales host New Zealand in the opening weekend of this year's autumn internationals.
It's the first of four matches this month for Warren Gatland's side and there can be no tougher start than to face the might of the All Blacks. It's 56 years since Wales beat New Zealand, although they put up a good performance last year, leading 9-6 at half-time before the All Blacks got into their stride in the second half, running out 29-9 winners.
Joining John in the studio is Jonathan Davies and Jeremy Guscott, while match commentary comes from Eddie Butler and Brian Moore.
SB4
New Secretary of State Nicola Murray is stuck in a hotel bedroom in Eastbourne, with nothing but a laptop, a printer and a tiny kettle, as Armando Iannucci's political comedy continues.
She and Ollie are trying to finish her speech for the annual party conference and things are not going well. However, Glenn has brought in his secret weapon. Enter Julie Price: tragic widow, people's champion and regional photo opportunity. Is this the breakthrough they need, or the start of a "tug-of-Julie" with Malcolm Tucker?
Nicola is played by Rebecca Front, Ollie by Chris Addison, Glenn by James Smith and Malcolm by Peter Capaldi. Julie Price is played by Melanie Hill.
The Thick Of It is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
Digital viewers who press the Red button after the programme can find exclusive additional content. Exclusive features on key members of the cast and crew can also be found on the BBC Comedy blog, at bbc.co.uk/blogs/comedy.
JD/PA
Network TV BBC Week 45: Sunday 8 November 2009
BBC ONE Sunday 8 November 2009
William Garrow is now a celebrated barrister at the late 18th century Old Bailey, as the legal drama co-created by Tony Marchant and starring Andrew Buchan, Alun Armstrong and Lyndsey Marshal continues.
In his next case, he successfully defends a coachman accused by his master, the aristocratic, pompous Crespigny, of stealing a harness.
Across London, a man is knifing young ladies and the perpetrator is dubbed the "Monster" by the press and newspaper proprietor, John Julius, who takes a particular interest in the well-being of the attractive young ladies who've been attacked.
After the latest attack on Ann Porter, a young man, Renwick Williams, is accused and is arrested and sent to Newgate Prison. After a visit from Renwick's mother, Agnes Williams, and believing Renwick is innocent, Southouse encourages Garrow to defend him. Garrow soon learns that his defence of the Monster does not prove popular and his celebrity wanes.
Garrow and Southouse interview Renwick in Newgate and Garrow describes him as a lecherous libertine. The key to the defence is discovered by Southouse and a strange statute from 1721 which protects the damage of clothes by disgruntled weavers angry at the importation of cloth from abroad. The punishment for this crime is hanging.
Garrow makes quick work of proving Angerstein to be a lecher and when he cross-examines Ann, he proves that the reason she accused Renwick of the attack was because he had previously attempted to seduce her. She rebuffed Renwick's advances, branding him a "shop-man".
Despite Garrow's excellent defence, the jury finds Renwick guilty and it's up to Southouse to produce the statute from 1721 in a hurry. Garrow presents it to Judge Buller, who admits that as Ann accused Renwick of trying to murder her and not merely damaging her clothes, the statute makes the attack a misdemeanor and therefore not a hanging offence. Judge Buller refers the case to the 12 judges of England and Renwick's case is respited, meaning he will not hang.
Sir Arthur offers to accompany Lady Sarah to court and, after his reaction to the trial, Lady Sarah forces him to admit that his interest is for political reasons. During the trial, Garrow's friendship with Lady Sarah grows, a fact, which doesn't go unnoticed by her husband.
William Garrow is played by Andrew Buchan, John Southouse by Alun Armstrong, Judge Buller by Michael Culkin, Lady Sarah Hill by Lyndsey Marshal and Sir Arthur Hill by Rupert Graves.
GJ
Network TV BBC Week 45: Monday 9 November 2009
BBC ONE Monday 9 November 2009
Ronnie catches a soaking wet Owen in the sitting room looking at Danielle's picture, in the first visit of the week to Albert Square. She questions him about his feelings for Denise but Owen lies, denying he has any.
Peggy, meanwhile, is happy with the turnout for the Queen Vic's "happy hour", but this fades when she sees Archie. Causing a scene, she tells him that he isn't welcome.
Ronnie is played by Samantha Womack, Owen by Lee Ross, Denise by Diane Parish, Peggy by Barbara Windsor and Archie by Larry Lamb.
JM3
From the equator to the Poles, birds use ingenious ways to overcome the challenges of life. Everything revolves around their unique attribute – feathers.
Few go to greater extremes than the male marvellous spatuletail hummingbird, whose tail feathers are so long that it can barely take off. But still they perform extraordinary aerial displays.
Red-billed tropicbirds depend on speed and manoeuvrability to escape from piratical frigate birds, while red knots use endurance to migrate 10,000 miles every spring from their wintering grounds in Argentina to nesting sites in Canada.
Grounded for extended periods during nesting season, birds face the toughest time of their lives. Lesser flamingos build nests in highly caustic soda lakes while chinstrap penguins, which fish in the icy waters of Antarctica, make an exhausting climb up a volcano to feed their young.
Meanwhile, fish-eating great white pelicans have learned to supplement their diet with live gannet chicks.
Birds also use their feathers, together with colour, song and ingenuity, to attract mates. Male sage grouse advertise their virility by rubbing their wings against their chest feathers, making bizarre popping sounds. And the male Vogelkop bowerbird crafts a giant bower around a central sapling which he decorates to try to impress a female.
But perhaps the most dazzling courtship spectacle is of that of the lesser flamingo on Kenya's Lake Bogoria. In a sea of pink, up to a thousand birds promenade side by side.
This week's diary feature, Hide And Seek, follows cameraman Barrie Britton and assistant producer Stephen Lyle as they attempt to film the vogelkop bowerbird.
CBBC also takes a look behind the scenes of this landmark series in Inside Life. This week's programme looks at frigate birds.
Life is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
BR/LS2
BBC TWO Monday 9 November 2009
Miranda
Based on the semi-autobiographical writing of comedy actress Miranda Hart (Not Going Out, Hyperdrive, Absolutely Fabulous), Miranda started life as a TV pilot before becoming the critically acclaimed, Sony Award-nominated radio series Miranda Hart's Joke Shop, on BBC
Radio 2.
Despite blowing her whole inheritance on a joke shop and employing childhood friend Stevie to manage it, Miranda is desperate to fit in; a near-impossible task with her over-bearing mother, Penny's, constant attempts to marry her off.
When long-term crush Gary Preston returns from his travels, Miranda bumps into him and, anxious not to make one of her usual conversational cock-ups, talks all about her Olympic gymnastic achievements and her two children, Orlando and Bloom. Surely everyone ends up lying to impress when they're nervous, don't they?
After an impromptu "date" is planned, Miranda decides to "Trinny and Susannah" herself, and takes a trip to the new "bespoke" clothing store, Transformers, picking an outfit guaranteed to stop people calling her sir to her face.
A reluctant lunch with newly engaged Sloane Ranger school friends Tilly and Fanny leads to a wedding dress shopping bonanza and leaves Miranda looking like she's had a chiffon-based anaphylactic shock, witnessed by a delighted Penny and rather terrified Gary.
Miranda is played by Miranda Hart, Stevie by Sarah Hadland, Penny by Patricia Hodge, Gary Preston by Tom Ellis, Tilly by Sally Phillips and Fanny by Katy Wix.
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BBC FOUR Monday 9 November 2009
One of the most popular holiday destinations for sun seekers, Spain is where the British feel comfortable; it's like visiting an old friend. But, in Digging Up The Dead, Michael Portillo looks beyond the familiar vision of Spain to reveal a nation in trauma.
For the first time since the end of its bloody civil war, 70 years ago, and the subsequent long years of General Franco's brutal dictatorship which followed, Spain is officially examining its past and exhuming bodies from mass graves in every region of the country. Some of the mass graves, which are often just minutes from the beaches, bars and cultural attractions, contain the remains of as many as 4,000 bodies and most have lain untouched until now.
Michael, the son of a Spanish exile who fought against Fascism, investigates the psychological impact that digging up the past is having on a country that has tried so hard to forget the horror of its civil war.
He returns to his father's home town of Madrigal, which he visited as a child. He also visits Granada and Malaga, both scenes of terrible carnage and bloodshed during the war years, and talks to people about their deep desire to be reunited with their loved ones and give them a dignified burial at last.
But there are those, such as Laura Lorca – niece of world-renowned poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca – who would prefer their family members to remain at peace, where they were killed. She tells Michael, though, that she will not oppose the opening of the grave if permission is granted to the families of those that lie alongside Garcia Lorca.
Digging Up The Dead is part of BBC Four's War Graves Week, which also includes Storyville's Section 60 – Arlington National Cemetery. The programme provides an intimate glimpse into the grief, pride and loss suffered by visitors to the largest military burial ground in the United States.
The Children Who Fought Hitler tells the forgotten story of a heroic battle fought by the children of the British Memorial School to help liberate Europe from the Nazis. The school served a unique horticultural community of ex-First World War soldiers and their families, who tended the war graves in Ypres.
BR/LS2
Network TV BBC Week 45: Tuesday 10 November 2009
BBC ONE Tuesday 10 November 2009
Ronnie tells Owen that she doesn't want Roxy to know that he stayed the night, as EastEnders continues. But, as Owen leaves the Vic, Denise catches him and makes a comment about him being an early starter.
Janine catches up with Archie in the Square and asks him what he's playing at. He tells Janine that her plan was rubbish and he has a better one – but it's private.
Ronnie is played by Samantha Womack, Owen by Lee Ross, Roxy by Rita Simons, Denise by Diane Parish, Janine by Charlie Brooks and Archie by Larry Lamb.
JM3
Linden's daughter, Holly, re-enters his life after her grandparents discover that she is leaving college and moving out, as the medical drama continues.
Oliver learns that, although Jac is a witch, she is also a brilliant surgeon and diagnostician and, for that, she deserves his respect.
Meanwhile, Penny tries to heed Elliot's advice and give Thandie a wide berth, but actually she thinks Thandie is okay.
Linden is played by Duncan Pow, Holly by Charlotte Wakefield, Oliver by James Anderson, Jac by Rosie Marcel, Penny by Emma Catherwood, Elliot by Paul Bradley and Thandie by Ginny Holder.
JM3
Torchwood star John Barrowman and TV presenter Myleene Klass race road-trip style across the southern states of America in the penultimate leg of the Around The World In 80 Days challenge, raising money for this year's BBC Children In Need Appeal.
The dynamic duo face a mammoth trip from Long Beach to Memphis – a distance equivalent to driving across the Atlantic – but they set out to do it in style. Commandeering several iconic vehicles, including a temperamental Mustang, a 1968 Chevy lowrider and a 14-tonne, 18-wheel truck en route, it is crucial that the final baton handover takes place on time.
When engine failure forces them to abandon their first vehicle, having barely got off the starting line, the couple come under pressure to make up for lost time. Even so, John and Myleene can't resist making a quick pit stop after spotting something special for the Children In Need auction and their natural charm is put to the test when they try to blag it from the store owner.
After being on the road for so long, John and Myleene decide to turn the glamour and the speed up and take to the Colorado River in a high-powered boat, which they hope will eat into their miles – until they discover the dam is too shallow to continue. Deserted on the riverbank, they must hitch-hike or face a 15-mile walk to their hotel.
With one day to reach Sedona, famed as a UFO vortex, the famous Route 66 brings its own challenges when the duo's next vehicle, a futuristic electric roadster, is in danger of running out of juice.
Crossing eight States in 10 days, John and Myleene reach New Orleans barely in time to squeeze in one rehearsal before taking to the stage for their debut jazz performance. After only a few hours' sleep the high-octane duo must complete the final 400 miles of their 2,700-mile trek in a determined race to the meet up with the final pair, Shane Richie and Josie Lawrence, who anxiously await them in Memphis.
GD/JF/LK
Rosa Monckton, successful businesswoman and confidante of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, explores the realities of families caring for disabled children in a frank and moving documentary.
With the backdrop of headline-grabbing tragic cases in which desperate mothers, such as Fiona Pilkington, killed themselves and their child because they could no longer face the daily reality of their lives, Rosa, who herself has a child with Down's syndrome, admits that she, too, has felt a "crushing despair".
Since the birth of her daughter, Domenica, Rosa has campaigned for the rights of disabled children and their families. After the recent shocking high-profile cases in which mothers have killed their disabled children, she tries to find out how easy it is for families to reach the edge of desperation. She also discovers how the maze of bureaucracy often prevents families getting the help they need.
She meets parents who are struggling to come to terms with their toddler's disability; those who are striving to cope with everyday economic hardships, as well as caring for their child, and also the families of those who found they were unable to cope and, in the end, had to let go of children they dearly love.
For 39-year-old Asher Nardone, the difficulties of caring for her son, Callum, who has cerebral palsy, were intensified by the abuse she suffered from neighbours after she was re-housed by the council.
While visiting Asher and her two children, Rosa experiences this first hand. "The reality is that it's commonplace for families with disabled children to become targets of abuse," says Rosa.
At the other end of the spectrum, Rosa talks to Conservative leader David Cameron about his disabled son, Ivan, who died recently. David says: "The parents of disabled children are not angels. They don't choose it. It's what fate deals them. You learn all kinds of ways of loving someone who can't tell you that they love you. The most profound thing is having had this most incredible person in your life."
BR/LS2
CBBC Tuesday 10 November 2009
Inside Life, the series which goes behind the scenes of the BBC Natural History Unit's landmark new series, Life, continues with an adventure high above the Caribbean.
CBBC scoured the country in search of 10 secret agents to embark on fact-finding assignments across the UK and report back to the Life team. But what the budding naturalists don't know is that, while on location in the UK, a further secret mission will be revealed offering a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
Greg is a wildlife enthusiast from London, who could never have known his console-gaming skills would come in handy when filming aerial shots in the wild.
The Life team take to the skies above Tobago to film frigate birds from a helicopter. To capture these tricky shots the team use the latest aerial filming equipment from Hollywood and Greg must help them get the shot. Handed the controls to the camera, he has just one chance to get it right.
NE/MF2
Network TV BBC Week 45: Wednesday 11 November 2009
BBC ONE Wednesday 11 November 2009
Jimmy's Food Factory – Preserving Ep 4/6
Today, people expect every type of seasonal food to be available 365 days a year. But the foods themselves don't obey the demand. In tonight's programme, Jimmy looks at the different ways foods can be stored and preserved, from freezing peas and freeze-drying strawberries to producing chilled ready meals and canned foods without adding preservatives.
Jimmy sets up his own pea-freezing factory, using dry ice and a leaf blower, and combines a vacuum chamber with space-age science to produce freeze-dried fruit. He visits one of the biggest chilled ready meal factories to discover how they cook preservative-free meals that will stay fresh for a week. Jimmy also visits the biggest baked beans factory in the world to discover how manufacturers can guarantee that, once food is sealed in the can, it stays safe for years.
Jimmy's Food Factory is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
CD3
Danielle and Aleesha stagger into school after a night out drinking in Rochdale's bars and clubs, as the school drama continues. Danielle, in particular, is suffering, so Paul steals some ethanol from the science lab in order to help her out with a "hair of the dog".
Steph is struggling under head of department Jo Lipsett's strict regime. So, when Danielle takes a turn for the worse, she helps Aleesha hide her in a cupboard, rather than have her lesson assessment blighted.
Paul and Bolton start bootlegging the ethanol to the other pupils, not realising how dangerous the side affects of their concoction could be. Max soon discovers their scam but it's too late for barely conscious Danielle, who is rushed to hospital by Steph. Could Steph's lack of judgement prove to have serious consequences for both of them?
Meanwhile, after a night of passion, Kim and Max are acting like a pair of lovesick puppies, while keeping their burgeoning romance a secret from the rest of the staff. As a result, Kim is put in an awkward position when Rachel vents her complaints about Max's behaviour.
The girl gang situation intensifies when Karla is targeted by the John Foster's girls, who daub the word "freak" across her forehead. And Tom is left reeling when he meets his university fling, Georgia, who confirms that he is Josh's biological father.
Lucy Dixon plays Danielle, Lauren Thomas plays Aleesha, Thomas Milner plays Paul, Denise Welch plays Steph, Sarah Jane Potts plays Jo Lipsett, Tachia Newell plays Bolton, Tom Chambers plays Max, Angela Griffin plays Kim, Eva Pope plays Rachel, Jessica Baglow plays Karla and Fiona Allen plays Georgia.
Waterloo Road is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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The team is forced into action as the country reaches crisis point when energy supplies are threatened by an explosion at a gas processing plant, as the spy drama continues.
The Home Secretary maintains public confidence by insisting that alternative suppliers are available but, behind closed doors, the Government is forced to engage in secret talks with Tazbekstan, a nation with a dubious human-rights record.
Tazbek Trade And Industry Secretary Rustam Urazov promises to supply Britain with energy but, in return, he expects that Section D will turn a blind eye as he wipes out two enemies – exiled poet Bibi Saparova and campaigning journalist Matthew Plowden.
With the stakes high, Harry insists that nothing must get in the way of the talks to supply gas, but Jo and Lucas argue that they must protect Bibi and Plowden.
When Urazov stalls the negotiations, Harry takes drastic action to save the country, telling the team that they must take out Urazov. Section D masterminds an ingenious plan using Bibi to kill Urazov in order to shift responsibility. Will the scheme work or will it backfire to the detriment of the country?
The Home Secretary is played by Robert Glenister, Rustam Urazov by Jonny Phillips, Bibi Saparova by Julia Krynke, Matthew Plowden by Richard McCabe, Harry Pearce by Peter Firth, Jo Portman by Miranda Raison and Lucas North by Richard Armitage.
PPR
BBC TWO Wednesday 11 November 2009
Britain gets its first taste of total war, in the third film in Andrew Marr's six-part series.
The "Great War" transformed the lives of the British people; most dramatically the millions who fought on the Front Line, but also those at home who were bereaved, bombed, uprooted and bankrupted.
With vivid archive and extraordinary anecdotes, Andrew tells the extraordinary story of Lord Kitchener's volunteer army – the biggest in history. He describes German gun-boat assaults on the north-east coast of England; the strange disappearance of Britain's First Sea Lord, at the height of the war; the first bomb ever to fall on Britain; and the sex scandal that threatened to destroy the British Establishment.
Visiting the trenches of Flanders, Andrew imagines the horrors of industrial warfare and reveals the gallows humour that thrived there. Some 750,000 men never returned from the battlefields. At home, civilians pulled together and worked for the war effort as never before. Under the premiership of David Lloyd George, they also witnessed the birth of "Big Government".
Andrew argues that no shock has ever hit these islands with quite the force of what became known as the Great War.
A partner series to Andrew's Bafta-winning History Of Modern Britain, this new series draws on his detailed knowledge of British politics and culture and his first-hand experience of the people who rule Britain today. His powerful story-telling helps us make sense of ourselves in the context of Britain's early 20th-century history.
PR
Network TV BBC Week 45: Thursday 12 November 2009
BBC ONE Thursday 12 November 2009
Strange forces bring the Mona Lisa to life, as the adventure series starring Elisabeth Sladen continues.
Clyde's proudest day turns into a nightmare when he discovers that fine art can be dangerous and, when a school trip descends into disaster, the gang find themselves trapped without Sarah Jane's help, as the awesome abomination stirs.
Sarah Jane Smith is played by Elisabeth Sladen, Mona Lisa by Suranne Jones and Clyde by Daniel Anthony. This episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures also stars Tommy Knight as Luke Smith, Anjili Mohindra as Rani Chandra, Alexander Armstrong as Mr Smith, John Leeson as the voice of K9, Ace Bhatti as Haresh Chandra, Jeff Rawle as Mr Harding, Liza Sadovy as Miss Trupp, Lizo Mzimba as Lizo and Paul Kasey as The Highwayman.
CI2
Owen spots a troubled Denise while walking through the Square, in tonight's visit to Walford. She notices him and turns away, twiddling her engagement ring. Patrick informs her Lucas is eager to discuss wedding plans but a frustrated Denise walks off.
Meanwhile, in the café, Lucy puts her sleuthing skills to good use, trying to establish who attacked her. She still thinks it's Syed, but Jay says she has no proof.
Owen is played by Lee Ross, Denise by Diane Parish, Patrick by Rudolph Walker, Lucas by Don Gilet, Syed by Marc Elliott and Jay by Jamie Borthwick.
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BBC TWO Thursday 12 November 2009
Presented by Lawrence Pollard, a packed Culture Show comes from Nottingham and includes items on art, architecture, poetry, crime fiction, films and the media.
When it opens on 14 November, the Nottingham Contemporary will be one of the biggest art centres in the UK. Tom Dyckhoff explores the new building, designed by award-winning architects Caruso St John, and tells the story of how, since Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim opened in New York 50 years ago, art galleries have become icons in their own right.
The programme reviews the gallery’s opening exhibition – 60 works by David Hockney from 1960-1968 (his early years in London and Los Angeles). It’s the first time these works - finishing with the iconic Californian painting A Bigger Splash – have been brought together since the Whitechapel retrospective of 1970.
Marking the 80th anniversary of Faber & Faber, the programme follows a group of young Faber poets performing in places associated with great poets. The tour takes in Philip Larkin’s Hull and Heptonstall in West Yorkshire, where Sylvia Plath is buried.
In a rare TV interview, crime-fiction writer James Ellroy talks to Miranda Sawyer about his fascination with crime and with Fifties Los Angeles – a world where celebrity, crime and politics converge. He also talks about paintings of Ed Ruscha which capture the menace and promise of LA, currently the subject of a major show at the Hayward Gallery in London.
Harold Evans, one of the legendary figures in British newspapers, talks to Matthew d'Ancona about his time in Fleet Street and his hopes and fears for the future of the press in Britain.
Lawrence Pollard meets Nottingham-based film director Shane Meadows and rapper Scor-zay-zee, who features in Meadow's latest film, Le Donk & Scor-zay-Zee. The trio discuss the film and the music scene in the Midlands and talk about Meadows' 'five day features' project.
Writer Alain de Botton has turned his latest book about Heathrow's Terminal 5 – A Week At The Airport – into a short film for the Culture Show. It is a funny, touching portrait of this vast state of the art aviation hub.
Finally, as the world prepares for the make-or-break Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen in December, Mark Kermode, Simon Mayo and an audience of film fans discuss movies in which the world is in dire peril, including Deep Impact, The Day The Earth Stood Still and When The Wind Blows.
AH
Six couples have earned the keys to Raymond Blanc's six Bristol restaurants. Now they must prove they deserve to keep them. They need to show their restaurant concepts work on opening night in a city packed with competition and potential customers.
The restaurants are randomly selected so the locations are a surprise. The couples have to quickly get to know their locations, from upmarket Clifton to downtown Stokes Croft and the industrial quayside. Not all their concepts match their restaurants but, with time short, the couples have to make the best of it or think on their feet in order to make their mark.
Before the opening they must decide the name of their restaurant, plan their menus and attract customers. To help pull people in, Raymond sets them a challenge – to take to the streets of Bristol with samples that define their concepts in a single tasty bite. With Raymond's fellow investors, Sarah Willingham and David Moore, watching the couples' every move, it becomes clear that some are on the wrong track.
Opening night arrives and it's time for the chefs to show that they can run a busy commercial kitchen and their partners can run a smooth service that will win customer loyalty.
As well as pleasing their customers, the couples also receive surprise visits by Raymond, Sarah and David. What they see helps them determine which couples stay and whose restaurant will close.
PA/JD
Defying Gravity – Rubicon Ep 5/13
The Antares crosses a critical boundary – the proverbial Rubicon – as the space drama continues. Going back to Earth is no longer an option and it is a humbling moment for the crew of the spaceship, as each of them deals with a personal point of no return.
Ted decides to create a time capsule to commemorate the significant event, and each crew member struggles to find a personal item to donate. Donner has another disturbing hallucination relating to the doomed Mars mission while Nadia tries to rekindle their sexual relationship.
Struck by the enormity of the distance between herself and her husband, Rollie, back on Earth, Jen turns to her former lover, Ted, for comfort. Ironically, both Eve and Rollie bond over their frustration at being separated from their respective spouses. In a flashback to their astronaut training days, Zoe wrestles with the dilemma of her pregnancy, finally making an irrevocable decision; Eve makes a shocking discovery; and Nadia seduces Donner for the first time...
Ted is played by Malik Yoba, Donner by Ron Livingston, Rollie by Ty Olsson, Jen by Christina Cox, Eve by Karen LeBlanc, Zoe by Laura Harris and Nadia by Florentine Lahme.
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Seven puppies are born to a first-time mother called Uggs in a cramped front room in East London, as the observational documentary series continues.
These aren't just cute and cuddly puppies – they are Staffordshire bull terrier crosses, the dogs the tabloids sometimes call "devil dogs". They are both one of the most sought-after breeds in the country and, perversely, the most frequently abandoned. One in three of Battersea Dogs Home's total intake is a Staffie cross.
This film follows the fate of Uggs's puppies as her owner tries to find new homes for them, at £300 a pup. It isn't long before boon turns to burden, however, as Uggs's owner realises the puppies are costing her more in food and care than she can ever make from the sales.
Introducing Uggs's owner and the new Staffie pup owners, this poignant film uncovers the pathos in the lives of the people behind newspaper headlines of hoodies, knife crime and dangerous dogs. Father-of-two Jamie explains how he feels about his puppy: "Some dogs I treat better than some humans. That's why I like a dog, 'cos it's like for life, you know? You can trust a dog, whereas some people you can't trust."
What the film finds is a marginalised section of society with a disturbing suspicion of other humans – and a strange love of the Staffordshire bull terrier.
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BBC FOUR Thursday 12 November 2009
A History Of Christianity investigates Catholicism – The Unpredictable Rise Of Rome, in the second part of the series.
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch travels to Rome to understand how a persecuted sect on the fringes of Roman society became the official religion of the Empire.
The programme chronicles the influence of Constantine and the Roman aristocracy in establishing Christianity as a religion of power and wealth, and visits St Peter's Basilica to investigate why St Paul, a key Christian missionary to Rome, was not given equal reverence.
Professor MacCulloch examines the influence of Saint Augustine, the father of Western theology, showing why his idea of original sin shaped Western Christianity's view of sex.
Far from Rome, the programme visits Kent to explore England's important contribution to the spread of Catholicism and traces the origins of confession back to monks on Ireland's remote Kerry Coast.
In Germany, Professor MacCulloch looks at the influence of Charlemagne in re-establishing Western Christianity as an imperial power, and at how Pope Gregory VII used Purgatory and the Inquisition to re-invent Catholicism.
The Crusades mark a brutal chapter in the story, yet Professor MacCulloch reveals the little-known, but hugely positive, legacy they left on contemporary society. Finally, the programme learns how a gamble from the Church, the acceptance of maverick holy men like St Francis, shaped some of the most familiar traditions of modern Christianity.
A History Of Christianity is a co-production with The Open University. Further information on the OU can be found at open2.net.
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Network TV BBC Week 45: Friday 13 November 2009
BBC ONE Friday 13 November 2009
Luke and Rani investigate the myth of the dreaded abomination, as the two-part drama concludes. With Sarah Jane trapped and beyond help, everything now depends upon Clyde.
Mona Lisa vows to release her terrifying brother from his age-old prison, but only Clyde has the key.
Sarah Jane Smith is played by Elisabeth Sladen, Mona Lisa by Suranne Jones and Clyde by Daniel Anthony. This episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures also stars Tommy Knight as Luke Smith, Anjili Mohindra as Rani Chandra, Alexander Armstrong as Mr Smith, John Leeson as the voice of K9, Ace Bhatti as Haresh Chandra, Jeff Rawle as Mr Harding, Liza Sadovy as Miss Trupp, Lizo Mzimba as Lizo and Paul Kasey as The Highwayman.
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Sam tries to tell Jack that their relationship is over but, when he kisses her, she can't resist, in tonight's visit to the Square. Archie sees them kissing and cracks a devious smile.
Peggy overhears Archie telling Roxy that he might show up unannounced at Amy's party, and that he can always talk Peggy round. Peggy angrily asks Roxy to leave.
Sam is played by Danniella Westbrook, Jack by Scott Maslen, Archie by Larry Lamb, Peggy by Barbara Windsor and Roxy by Rita Simons.
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Two men in white robes sweeping the floor just need to double-check that severing all connections with family and selling all assets doesn't mean that they're part of some kind of cult, as the quirky comedy sketch show continues. The Second World War pilots question whether being forced to eat powdered egg is actually abuse. And, when a middle-aged raver is recognised by the DJ as Mr Wilkinson from work, he begins to regret popping those extra pills.
When a man is offered a lettuce upgrade on his laptop, it's too good an offer to refuse – until he spots the latest carrot upgrade. As undercover spies psych themselves up to burst out of the van and free hostages, they realise that their reasonable boss has diverted the van to Bowl-la-rama in Watford for some team motivation.
And, when Dennis Lincoln Park finds himself 60ft below the streets of London to uncover a perfectly preserved Roman mural, his discovery soon comes to an abrupt end.
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BBC TWO Friday 13 November 2009
Reading 1998: Simon Doonan has a dream – the dream that one day, he and his best friend, Kyle, aka Kylie, will leave suburban Reading and move to London to be with the Beautiful People. But first of all, they have to wade through their teenage years, brave their extraordinary families and cope with small-town Britain in the Nineties.
Fortunately, home for Simon is far from dull. For the Doonans, every day is an adventure which usually ends either in hospital or at the police station, and nearly always at the bottom of a bottle of homemade chicken and mushroom wine. On top of that, family and friends all feel the need to burst into song at the slightest opportunity.
Bottle-blonde mum, Debbie, and her Irish husband, Andy, fight fiercely to protect not just Simon but also his "ghetto princess" sister, 16-year-old Ashlene. Debbie's best friend, "aunty" Hayley, lives under the same roof and her blindness doesn't stop her driving, looking for love and reliving her protesting days at Greenham Common.
In episode one, it is 2009 and, somewhat older and newly broken-hearted, Simon returns to Reading and recalls a school project that led to him unearthing a terrible secret about his parent's marriage and his sister revealing some devastating news. Warning: tonight's programme contains several wedding scenes and an Enya tribute band.
Debbie Doonan is played by Olivia Colman, Andy by Aidan McArdle, Aunty Hayley by Meera Syal, older Simon by Samuel Barnett, young Simon by Luke Ward-Wilkinson, Kylie by Layton Williams and Ashlene by Sophie Ash.
Beautiful People is inspired by the memoirs of New York fashionista Simon Doonan and written by Jonathan Harvey. The glitzy glimpse at suburban fabulousness took the Best Comedy Award at this year's Banff TV Festival and has already sold in the US.
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CBBC Friday 13 November 2009
A host of new characters join the Sorry I've Got No Head comedy collective this week as Rex Dynamo celebrates his latest computer game trophy and viewers meet the "Hot or Not" girls for the first time.
Back with the returning regulars, Harry Bolds tries his hand at mountain biking; the Deer Club's meeting place is set to be taken over by the council; and the snowman takes a cookery course.
There are more linguistic misunderstandings from the French exchange student who has stayed in the UK for 21 years; and love is in the air as the residents of North Barrasay celebrate Valentine's Day.
Sorry I've Got No Head features the comedy talents of Marcus Brigstocke, Mel Giedroyc, David Armand, Anna Crilly, James Bachman and Nick Mohammed.
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