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Having fallen seriously behind with the rent, Janine and Ryan enlist Morgan to help them put their new money-making scheme into action, in tonight's visit to Albert Square.

Meanwhile, if Shirley is going to make things work with Phil, she is going to have to deliver some bad news to her best friend, Heather.

Elsewhere, tensions come to a climax between Whitney and Billie. Feeling frustrated with Billie over his loyalties to his old friends, Whitney gives him an ultimatum.

Janine is played by Charlie Brooks, Ryan by Neil McDermott, Morgan by Devon Higgs, Shirley by Linda Henry, Phil by Steve McFadden, Heather by Cheryl Fergison, Whitney by Shona McGarty and Billie by Devon Anderson.

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Jac doesn't let on to the rest of the team that a new patient is her mother, Paula, as the medical drama continues. Paula has returned to see Jac but has fallen ill. Jac breaks the news that she has kidney damage and will need a transplant.

Meanwhile, Oliver wants to win over Connie and Elliot after being late for a session. Oliver passes Penny's research off as his own, wins praise but gets his comeuppance when new nurse Roberta, having witnessed his treachery, tells him some home truths.

Mark tries to win compensation for Maria, but when Vanessa tells her that her career might be in jeopardy as a result, she decides to withdraw her claim. Enraged by Vanessa's interference, Mark resigns.

Jac is played by Rosie Marcel, Paula by Julie Legrand, Oliver by James Anderson, Connie by Amanda Mealing, Elliot by Paul Bradley, Penny by Emma Catherwood, Roberta by Emily Lawrance, Mark by Robert Powell and Vanessa by Leslie Ash.

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Richard Hammond concludes his look at the eye's amazing powers

Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds concludes its look at the eye's amazing powers but also the limitations of human vision by venturing into the world of extreme scale and discovering that size really does matter.

In a series showing how new technologies are enhancing our view of the world as never before, Richard discovers that the eye of a needle held at arm's length is pretty much the limit of human vision.

To human eyes, anything smaller is invisible, but that doesn't mean it isn't there. In fact the limit of our eyes is just the threshold of an extraordinary realm – a miniature universe rich with astonishing forms, playing host to a completely different scale of life.

As new technologies allow us to see this powerful hidden world in greater detail than ever before, Richard reveals how a microscopic change to ice crystals can trigger a devastating avalanche.

He also enters the invisible world of the sneeze, discovering just how far its infectious range can extend. And he gets up close to the gravity-defying gecko – at 100,000 times magnification its astonishing secret is finally revealed.

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The second stage of Mark Beaumont's epic cycle journey takes him into the dangerous territory of northern Mexico.

The young Scot, who broke the record for pedalling around the world, continues his exhilarating and agonising journey along the American Cordillera – the longest series of mountain ranges on the planet which runs from the Alaskan Ranges, past the Rockies to the southern tip of the Andes. In Mexico he enters an area notorious for the shocking scale of drugs-related killings and kidnappings.

On the border with the United States, Mark, who is self-filming the journey, reflects: "There is a bit of trepidation about heading into Mexico. Just two days ago, 18 people were murdered in Juarez. The danger is very real. Having valuable equipment, even just having my camera, and maybe being witness to something I shouldn't, makes me a higher risk and much more valuable."

He is joined on this part of the journey by a local photojournalist from Juarez, who follows in a car as the cyclist makes his way through the outskirts of the city and into the state of Chihuahua, where 1,500 people were kidnapped last year.

A stop in Zacatecas for raucous Independence Day celebrations affords Mark the chance to relax and sample shots of tequila, Mexican style. Woken by a marching band, he shakes off his hangover and takes in another highlight of the celebrations, a premier bull fight. But the "spectacle of death", as one aficionado calls it, gives the traveller pause for thought as he hits the road again.

In a makeshift shrine on the side of the road in southern Mexico, Mark finds a macabre sign that the drugs war is not confined to Juarez and Chihuahua. Flanked by murals of the grim reaper, it is packed with offerings to "la santa muerte" – the holy death – a saint-like figure condemned by the Catholic Church but adopted by drugs gangs.

Fierce tropical thunderstorms and serious damage to his bike cause unscheduled delays and test Mark's resolve to the full. In El Salvador he appears to reach a dead end. Neighbouring Honduras is under military lock-down and the ferry to Panama has sunk. After a few urgent phone calls to the authorities he is able to drive the few hours through Honduras with his bike in the back.

Back on the bike in Panama, Mark reaches the Pacific coast and reflects on his achievement so far. After 135 days on the road, Mark has covered 7,500 miles and is now looking forward to the final leg of his journey to the southern tip of Argentina.

Along the way, he will attempt the second mountain ascent of his journey, Argentina's Mount Aconcagua, having already scaled Mount McKinley in Canada at the start of his remarkable adventure.

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In a loving mood and inspired by the romance of book shops and Brief Encounter moments at train stations, Sophie Dahl works through some perfect dishes for the three stages of romance, as her cookery series continues.

Sophie's perfect dish for the early stages of courtship, making dinner for a special someone for the first time, is scallops roasted in their shells on a barbeque, with garlic and chilli marinade accompanied by minty peas. She follows this with a glorious mountain of rhubarb and rosewater Eton mess, sprinkled with crystallised rose petals.

As romance develops, the honeymoon phase is all about serving long, lazy breakfasts and brunches. Sophie's dish of choice is cheese soufflé blinis with scrambled eggs and smoked salmon.

By the time the relationship reaches the cosy, settled on-the-sofa stage, Sophie's focus is on individual dishes that show you care. She shares her recipe for rich and flavoursome individual shepherd's pies with champ, varying the dish to include meat for her man and, as she is a vegetarian, puy lentils for her.

Next week, Sophie's mood takes a nostalgic turn.

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Judith Wanga goes back to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the place of her birth

Twenty-three-year-old Judith Wanga was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but grew up in London. She was sent to the UK by her parents when she was three. Twenty years later she goes back to meet her parents for the first time since she left.

Judith is proud to be British but wants to understand the childhood she missed and find the missing piece in the jigsaw puzzle of her life.

After a reunion with her parents, Judith visits an area of the country devastated by conflict, where rape has become a weapon of war. Judith meets survivors, women and children as well as perpetrators, and finds out what is driving this brutality.

This discovery of the harsh realities of her homeland gives her a better understanding of why her parents sent her away all those years ago.

The film is narrated by Thandie Newton, who is involved in the work of campaign groups in the UK to stop violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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The Gemma Factor Ep 4/6

Tuesday 30 March

10.30-11.00pm BBC THREE

Agent Kenny lands Gemma a cameo role as a "tavern wench" as the comedy continues. This role demands additional duties, like serving chicken in a basket to a pub audience of pensioners.

Meanwhile, Nell, freshly loved up with Dom, is organising a screening in the coffee shop to support another humanitarian cause. The turnout is poor, but her passion remains undimmed.

Back at the Pack Horse Inn, there are creative tensions and problems when fellow actors don't turn up, leaving Gemma centre-stage as the lead in a hastily improvised murder mystery reconstruction. Jeff plays a characteristically un-heterosexual hero to Gemma's innocent milkmaid and flounces off stage, only to find his more intimate performance with the pub landlord the unwitting grand finale.

Elsewhere, Nan takes in Betty's washing and becomes an unwitting therapist to a very grateful client. Betty finds her advice far more helpful than any professional opinion she's ever had and leaves a new woman, determined to have repeat bookings.

Kenny is played by Angus Barnett, Gemma by Anna Gilthorpe and Jeff by Ross Adams.

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