Programme Information

Waterloo Road Ep 16/20

Wednesday 26 May

8.00-9.00pm BBC ONE (Schedule updated 17 May)

New boy Finn's disruptive behaviour continues at Waterloo Road and he persuades Josh and Amy to join him in smoking a legal high. For Amy, it's a far-from-pleasant experience and Josh has further side-effects when he starts hallucinating in class.

Tom, worried about his son's behaviour, questions Josh who "fesses" up – believing that his dad would be cool about it as they are more like friends than father and son. However, Josh is stunned and humiliated by Tom's angry reaction and, in retaliation, he spikes Tom's lunch with the drug.

Meanwhile, when a frightened Kim has a pregnancy scare, Tom offers to drive her to hospital but, during the journey, the drug's effects take hold and the car crashes, leaving Tom fighting for his life and Kim worried about the future of her baby.

Back at school, Chris is trying to cement a sports partnership with a local posh school. The head, Camilla, is visiting Waterloo Road to consider the proposal, and Chris's attempts to keep the worst side of the school from her fail as she witnesses general rowdiness and the after effects of Josh's behaviour. With plans for the partnership in tatters, Steph steps in to truthfully tell Camilla that Chris only has the schools' best interests at heart, and that they work hard to fix the problems they have. Camilla, however, is only prepared to enter a partnership if Chris agrees to total honesty and openness about Waterloo Road's problems.

Elsewhere, Sam is annoyed with Bolton for ignoring her since their kiss. She seethes about it quietly, thinking he's laughing about her with his friends, until her anger comes out on the basketball court and a fight ensues. Bolton tries to apologise, saying he didn't mean to lead her on, but Sam calls him on it, knowing that he is just embarrassed about her in front of his mates. Adam, meanwhile, discovers Ruby's diazepam but agrees to keep it a secret, and Philip and Ros continue to drift apart as Ros's crush on head of French, Jo, develops.

Finn is played by Jack McMullen, Josh by William Rush, Amy by Ayesha Gwilt, Tom by Jason Done, Kim by Angela Griffin, Chris by William Ash, Steph by Denise Welch, Sam by Holly Kenny, Bolton by Tachia Newall, Adam by Stephen Waddington, Ruby by Elizabeth Berrington, Philip by Dean Smith and Ros by Sophie McShera.

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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Money Ep 2/2

Wednesday 26 May

9.00-10.00pm BBC TWO and BBC HD (Schedule addition 12 May)

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"I had a feeling of something going on..." John Self states in the final part of this gripping adaptation of Martin Amis's cult novel – and he is most definitely right.

John's persistent caller tells him he wants his life – a declaration that seems to have little or no effect on John. Although he mentions his concern about the caller to Fielding, John is all too happy to follow his producer's advice – ignore the calls and spend more money.

Meanwhile, John has an epiphany over his tempestuous relationship with Selina, but is he too late? Perhaps he'd be better off with the mild-mannered Martina, who seems to bring out the best in him.

Things promise to look up for John as the script finally arrives, but on reading it he is incensed to find his entire vision has been sabotaged, with a script that his demanding cast would never go near. After threatening to ditch the movie he comes to a conclusion – he'll write the script himself.

Winning praise and admiration from Fielding and the film's cast, things seem as though they're back on track, but a mysterious red-headed woman (who bears an uncanny resemblance to John's long-absent mother) keeps appearing and the caller seems to be getting ever closer.

With the revelation of some long-withheld home truths, and an extraordinary showdown between John and the caller, will money precipitate the downfall of John Self – or will it be his making?

Nick Frost is John Self, Vincent Kartheiser is Fielding Goodney, Emma Pierson is Selina Street and Hattie Morahan is Martina Twain. The cast also includes Jerry Hall as Caduta Massi, Oliver Cotton as Lorne Guyland, Joshua Dallas as Spunk Davis, Tim Pigott-Smith as Barry and Tamsin Egerton as Butch Beausoleil.

Money is part of the Eighties season on BBC Two, which also features Abi Morgan's Royal Wedding and the Boy George biopic Worried About The Boy.

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

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Soprano Danielle de Niese reveals all about her hectic life

Soprano Danielle de Niese, who shot to fame in Britain with her portrayal of Cleopatra in Handel's Giulio Cesare at Glyndebourne in 2005, grants unlimited access to her life and art as she prepares to make her debut in the role of Susanna in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

Diva Diaries provides a revealing personal perspective into the hectic life and art of an international opera singer.

As she rehearses for this important role, Danielle records her personal highs and lows during the preparations on her own "diva-diary" camera.

Opera On The BBC is a major new season of programmes across the BBC celebrating opera.

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