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Jimmy's Food Factory – Preserving Ep 4/6

Wednesday 11 November

7.30-8.00pm BBC ONE

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.

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Waterloo Road Ep 3/20

Wednesday 11 November

8.00-9.00pm BBC ONE

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Head of department Jo Lipsett (Sarah Jane Potts) causes problems at Waterloo Road

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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Harry (Peter Firth) takes drastic action

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.

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Andrew Marr visits the trenches of Flanders

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.

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