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Programme Information
Network TV Â鶹Éç Week 20: 15-21 May
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As part of the pan-Â鶹Éç project A History Of The World, Â鶹Éç One broadcasts 12 regional programmes across the English regions. Each of the programmes looks at a significant turning point in that area's history and shows how the change continues to resonate through objects or the landscape.
The Birth Of Steam (South West)
Adam Hart-Davis discovers how a Baptist preacher from Dartmouth worked out how to get energy from steam – and in doing so helped provide the power for the industrial revolution.
Unlocking The Midlands (West Midlands)
Chris Tarrant discovers how James Brindley's invention of a slim-line lock enabled the creation of a huge network of canals and waterways across Britain. Canals connected the industrial Midlands to the sea, allowing the industrial revolution to spread across the globe.
King Alfred ... The Great? (South)
Lucy Worsley tells how King Alfred did much more than allowing some cakes to burn – he united the "English" against a common enemy and revolutionised the country's legal system and military structure. But was he really as great as his reputation suggests?
Brighton – The First Resort (South East)
Suggs traces how Brighton changed from a small fishing village to a fashionable holiday destination, and became the template for seaside resorts across the world.
Suffragette City (London)
Sheila Hancock looks at how the unprecedented actions of middle- and upper-class women sent shockwaves across Britain and around the world.
Ploughs, Cows And Clover (East)
Chris Beardshaw traces the myriad inventions that changed agriculture for ever. He discovers that it was the skills of ordinary village craftsmen, and not wealthy landowners, that revolutionised farming across the world.
The Man Who Shrank The Globe (East Midlands)
Jem Stansfield discovers how the work of Frank Whittle led to the creation of the jet engine, making the whole world a much smaller place.
Jenner's Marvellous Medicine (West)
Professor Mark Horton tells the story of Edward Jenner, whose work saved billions of lives and eventually led to the eradication of smallpox worldwide – and is still influencing the modern-day fight against swine flu.
A Tale Of Two Rival Cities (North West)
Stuart Maconie traces how Manchester and Liverpool have been at the heart of industrial, political and technological revolutions which have shaped the world we live in today. He tells the story of the close, dependent relationship between the cities and reveals how it developed into a bitter rivalry.
Towton – 1461 (North)
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary shows how the Battle of Towton changed the course of the Wars of the Roses, and led to more deaths on British soil that any other battle in British history.
Cumbria's Atomic Pioneers (North East)
Stuart Maconie tells the story of Calder Hall, the world's first nuclear power station, which provided Britain with electricity – and weapons grade plutonium – for nearly half a century.
The Clock That Changed The World (Yorks and Lincs)
The age of modern timekeeping began in Lincolnshire 300 years ago. Adam Hart Davis brings to life the story of how we got from some wooden clocks near Grimsby, to the superiority of British ships on the high seas, to Sat Nav.
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Network TV Â鶹Éç Week 20: Saturday 15 May 2010
Â鶹Éç ONE Saturday 15 May 2010
Formula 1 – Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying
Jake Humphrey hosts live coverage of qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.
The glitz and glamour of Monte Carlo provides the setting as the drivers negotiate the tight turns of the famous street circuit in an attempt to land the all-important pole position for Sunday.
Jenson Button topped qualifying last year, going on to win the race itself – one of six victories the Briton notched up on his way to the Formula 1 title. Button will be aiming for a similar result this season, although his rivals include Michael Schumacher who will be looking for a record-equalling sixth victory in the race. However, Monaco has also been the scene of controversy for the German, who was stripped of pole position in 2006 after stewards ruled that he deliberately stopped on the track after running wide, preventing rivals from setting a faster qualifying time.
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In the search for the Champion of Champions, the top three contestants from each previous show return to All New Total Wipeout in one massive head-to-head jamboree across South America's craziest obstacle course.
As always, Richard Hammond and Amanda Byram take charge and guide viewers through the fastest and most competitive episode ever of Total Wipeout.
All the contestants have made it through to the fearsome and soaking wet Wipeout Zone once before, but who can do it again?
The competition is crazier than ever before. Not only do the competitors have Total Wipeout experience, they also have form. And for some of them, that form is bad! How many will have learnt from their mistakes and how many have returned just simply to repeat the same hilarious errors?
The All New Total Wipeout final features some of the best obstacles the course has ever seen. The Rake-in-Face can smack the unsuspecting or over-confident contestant right in the face; a computer games expert, a café owner and a search-and-rescue pilot all become victims in embarrassing but spectacular style.
This week also sees the return of The Swing Thing. Not only a test of skill and strength, it is also a test of judgement. Very few people, even the Total Wipeout finalists, possess all three, while most people here lack two or more... A Take That impersonator and a crime scene investigator just can't make the grade, but a detective inspector makes his mark.
The final also provides original and spectacular solutions to Total Wipeout's favourite obstacles: in a lop-sided boxing match, Huddersfield's very own "Muhammad Ali" stands up to the Sucker Punch; and a cheerleader manages the jammiest ball crossing ever seen on the show.
When it comes to Crash Mountain, the speed and agility of the finalists is astounding, while Dizzy Dummies is one of the closest in this series, with plenty of dirty tricks as the finalists battle it out for that coveted title. The stakes are higher, the competition tougher – and no one is ready to give up their place in the Wipeout Zone without a fight.
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It's been five years since Amy Pond last travelled with the Doctor, and when he lands in her garden again, on the eve of the birth of her first child, she finds herself facing a heartbreaking choice – one that will change her life for ever.
Amy Pond is played by Karen Gillan and the Doctor by Matt Smith.
Doctor Who is simulcast on the Â鶹Éç HD channel – the Â鶹Éç's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber and host Graham Norton continue their search for a new West End star, and the tension mounts for the remaining potential Dorothys as the series reaches the semi-final stage.
The panel of experts – Sheila Hancock, Charlotte Church and John Partridge – continue to dispense their expert advice, alongside Andrew, to pick out the highs and lows of each performance, as the search for a brand-new Dorothy to fill the ruby red slippers continues.
The remaining Dorothys take to the stage once again as they perform to impress the judges and the viewers at home. The search also continues for a Toto to accompany Dorothy on her journey through Oz.
The public have the chance to vote for their favourite girl's performance before Andrew must decide which Dorothy will be hanging up her ruby slippers and who will be continuing on her journey along the yellow brick road... to next week's final.
Over The Rainbow – Results can be seen tomorrow.
Over The Rainbow is simulcast on the Â鶹Éç HD channel – the Â鶹Éç's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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There's new blood in the Emergency Department as Lucy Gaskell joins the cast of the medical drama as staff nurse Kirsty Clements. Ruffling feathers, she makes an instant impression – and not necessarily a good one.
It's Kirsty's first day in the ED, but her forceful attitude could be her undoing. Spying Ruth with a patient, Kirsty publicly informs her that he's an addict, after morphine. Ruth is less than impressed to be shown up by the new girl. Jay starts the rumour mill, telling everyone Kirsty left her last job under a cloud. She certainly doesn't impress Tess by later fighting with a patient. It looks as though her stay at the ED could very short...
Jeff and Dixie find Stewart distraught and covered in blood. Investigating a noise in Stewart's basement, Jeff discovers teenager Jamie tied up. Surprisingly, it's only Kirsty who manages to get through to Stewart. He reveals that he's anxious about "Bruce". But when Jay examines Jamie he finds chemical burns – has Stewart tortured his captive?
Meanwhile, Jordan has had a blackout. He gets to work late, dismissing Zoe's questions about his head wound. Henry and Jordan tell hospital board member Robert that the ED needs his funding, but Robert coolly explains that they have to prove they deserve it first. Increasingly pregnant Shona is also back and asking for money, but Charlie is deeply sceptical – especially when he finds a bottle of vodka in her bag.
Yuki is finally back at work, but can he cope when a patient he's treating dies?
Kirsty Clements is played by Lucy Gaskell, Ruth by Georgia Taylor, Jay by Ben Turner, Tess by Suzanne Packer, Jeff by Matt Bardock, Dixie by Jane Hazlegrove, Stewart by Steve Speirs, Jamie by Ricci McLeod, Jordan by Michael French, Zoe by Sunetra Sarker, Henry by Tom Chadbon, Shona by Evelyn Hoskins, Charlie by Derek Thompson and Yuki by Will Sharpe.
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Â鶹Éç TWO Saturday 15 May 2010
Stephen and Alex plan to get rid of Tommy in You Are So Dead, the fourth episode of the fast-paced multi-platform drama about British teenage life.
Meanwhile, a face from the past surprises Marla.
The Cut airs online daily at bbc.co.uk/thecut, and Â鶹Éç Two broadcasts an omnibus episode each Saturday.
Stephen is played by Matt Kane, Alex by Connor Scarlett, Tommy by Edward Green and Marla by Lara Goodison.
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Usain Bolt is the fastest man on the planet and a sportsman like no other. He blew away his competition at the Beijing Olympics and World Championships in Berlin, seemingly without even trying. But what makes him so much faster than any other man in the history of the human race?
In The Fastest Man Who Has Ever Lived, athletics legend Michael Johnson investigates how 23-year-old Bolt has achieved the speed to have blown the minds of people across the globe.
In an enthralling journey, Johnson travels to Jamaica to spend time with Bolt in Kingston. There, he meets the sprint phenomenon's family in the rural hills of the country and speaks to those who saw Bolt's rise from a cricket-obsessed youngster to one of the most celebrated sports stars of a generation.
The Â鶹Éç's athletics expert also analyses Bolt's biomechanics and not only answers the question of what makes him so fast but also goes further by revealing what could make him even quicker.
Johnson explores every element of the Bolt story from the suspicions of drug-taking and the burden of singlehandedly carrying athletics to how the Jamaican is dealing with the constant worldwide media attention.
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The world of the drummer is the latest to be dissected in this series exploring the chemistry of bands and what makes each individual musician tick.
Musical anthropology meets rock autobiography as this episode looks at the evidence and seeks to find out, for better or worse, what it's like being the drummer – the butt of all the jokes; the man at the back; the engine of the band; occasionally the voice of reason; but more often the most likely to go off the rails.
It's the drummer's beat that has crowds swaying and jumping in their thousands. The programme investigates this power, the persona of the drummer, the aesthetics behind their wild behaviour and why they are diminished by their band mates.
They make an unremitting racket and destroy perfectly good furniture; they sweat like boxers and drink like lords, while travelling the world and getting paid. Surely they've won ... beaten the system. Could you get any more rock 'n' roll than that?
Narrated by Mark Radcliffe, the documentary also includes contributions from Tommy Lee; Jason Bonham; Dave Grohl; Taylor Hawkins; John Densmore; Nick Mason; Phil Collins; Stewart Copeland; Stephen Morris; Carl Palmer; and Samantha Maloney.
I'm In A Rock 'n' Roll Band! is a multi-platform project on Â鶹Éç Two, Â鶹Éç Radio 2 and bbc.co.uk. The series culminates in a live studio show in June, where industry experts discuss their favourite rock 'n' roll musicians and create the ultimate fantasy band.
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Network TV Â鶹Éç Week 20: Sunday 16 May 2010
Â鶹Éç ONE Sunday 16 May 2010
Formula 1 – Monaco Grand Prix
Jake Humphrey presents live coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix, one of the most glamorous events in the sporting calendar.
The race has been won by a British driver for the last two years and both Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton will fancy their chances of adding another victory to their CV this season. Five-time winner Michael Schumacher will also be reacquainting himself with the famous Monte Carlo street circuit.
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The remaining Dorothys have performed and the public have voted. Tonight, the decision comes down to Andrew Lloyd Webber, who must choose between the two Dorothys with the fewest public votes.
There is also a group performance from all remaining finalists and a recap of their performances from last night's show (Saturday 15 May), and viewers once again follow as the Dorothys embark on another mission. But it all comes down to the big result: a climactic sing-off between the two Dorothys with the fewest votes and a big decision from Andrew Lloyd Webber. Who will be sent home, and who will continue on their journey along the yellow brick road to next week's final?
Over The Rainbow – Results is simulcast on the Â鶹Éç HD channel – the Â鶹Éç's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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In a journey that takes him through Spain, France and the US, Alastair Sooke reveals how Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) managed to achieve the status of genius in the 20th century, as Â鶹Éç One's modern art series looking at some of the most notable and influential artists of our time continues.
In interviews with acclaimed contemporary artists as well as fashion commentators and architects, Alastair probes how this extraordinarily prolific artist changed the face of art and design.
Beginning with a bullfight in Picasso's native Spain, Alastair points out that the picador, who provokes the bull into reaction, provided the model for the young artist who wanted to goad the art world. Talking to Picasso's celebrated biographer, John Richardson, in New York, he gets a glimpse of some of the treasures of his private collection and, in doing so, discovers something of Picasso's early and prevailing fascinations along with bullfights: women and sex.
Moving on to Paris, Alastair visits the Bateau-Lavoir in Montmartre where Picasso lived and worked at the outset of his career. From here, Picasso explored a number of styles including the sombre, melancholic, expressionist Blue Period and his warmer, more optimistic Rose Period, through to the African–influenced style that saw the creation of his famous Les Demoiselles D'Avignon (1907), inspired by tribal masks.
Between 1909 and 1911, Picasso, along with his friend and fellow artist Georges Braque, invented Cubism, a style that saw them work in pared-down sombre colours and break perceived objects down in shimmering series of lines and angles. The influence of this fundamental challenge to perspective and the traditional representations of form rippled through fashion, design, film and architecture and continue to do so today.
Studying the Burgh Island Hotel in Devon, the London Metropolitan University building by Daniel Libeskind and Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Alastair considers the huge influence Cubism has had on the built environment.
Picasso discarded Cubism but continued to create potent images. Travelling to Madrid, Alastair comes face to face with Guernica, an anti-war painting as powerful and shocking today as it was then, and one which has spawned many further works of protest art. He reveals how, after this international success, Picasso went on to design the Dove of Peace that has subsequently become a motif for the Peace movement, most recently associated with President Barack Obama's election campaign.
The programme includes interviews with sculptor Anthony Caro and fashion commentator Scott Schuman. Alastair also tracks down model Lydia Corbett, now living and working in Devon, who became the inspiration for Picasso's famous Girl With A Pony Tail pictures when she was just 19, a look that Brigitte Bardot would go on to make famous.
Modern Masters – Picasso is simulcast on the Â鶹Éç HD channel – the Â鶹Éç's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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Â鶹Éç TWO Sunday 16 May 2010
Worried About The Boy
Worried About The Boy tells the story of a young Boy George who dreams of living a life filled with originality and passion, and of becoming a star in the Eighties fashion and pop music scene.
Growing up as a teenager, George O'Dowd realises he is not like other boys his own age. He is sharp-witted, independent-minded and has a passion for clothes and make-up.
Leaving the London suburbs for the smoke of the city he soon becomes a fixture at the infamous Blitz Club – the favourite haunt of those at the forefront of the New Romantic movement.
Nightclub pioneer and Visage front-man Steve Strange offers George a job as cloakroom attendant at the Blitz. There, he meets Kirk, lead singer of Theatre Of Hate and George's first true love, who inspires him to write his own music.
George approaches music impresario Malcolm McLaren, who agrees to give him the chance to be part of a band. Having failed to fit in with the other band members, he is approached by Mikey, who invites George to be the lead singer of a band he's setting up.
A chance meeting with Jon Moss leads to him joining the band as drummer – and to a short and passionate affair with George. Along with Roy Hay on guitar, the band is edging towards professionalism and Culture Club is complete.
Set at the heart of the changing music scene in the Eighties, Worried About The Boy is as much about Boy George's emotional development and constant search for love as it is about his ambition and career.
The drama reflects on an iconic and influential star and the cultural era he is synonymous with.
Talented newcomer Douglas Booth plays Boy George, Marc Warren (Hustle, Mutual Friends) plays nightclub pioneer and Visage front-man Steve Strange, Richard Madden (Hope Springs) plays Kirk, Mark Gatiss (The League Of Gentlemen, Crooked House) plays music impresario Malcolm McLaren, Dean Fagan plays Mikey, Mathew Horne (Gavin And Stacey, The Catherine Tate Show) plays Jon Moss and Jonny Burt (Fanny Hill, Casualty) plays Roy Hay.
Worried About The Boy is simulcast on the Â鶹Éç HD channel – the Â鶹Éç's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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Â鶹Éç THREE Sunday 16 May 2010
Jake Humphrey presents highlights from today's Monaco Grand Prix, the sixth race in this year's Formula 1 championship.
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WAGs, Kids And World Cup Dreams Ep 1/5
Five WAGs – footballers' wives and girlfriends – leave their pampered lives behind to experience the reality of life behind the gloss of the World Cup by rolling up their sleeves to work in some of the poorest and most deprived neighbourhoods in the host nation, South Africa.
They see a completely different side to the glamorous South Africa their partners will see during the World Cup – a country facing problems with health, crime and severe poverty.
Chantelle Tagoe (Emile Heskey's partner), Ellie Darby (Matthew Upson's partner), Elen Rivas (Frank Lampard's ex-partner) and Amii Grove and Imogen Thomas, the ex-girlfriends of Jermaine Pennant and Jermain Defoe, are faced with the stark reality of the orphan crisis, HIV pandemic and social breakdown there.
Starting at the Baphumelele Children's Home in one of the most crime-ridden and dangerous shanty towns, the girls cover 16-hour shifts, caring for children who have been abandoned or abused and are HIV-positive.
Ellie and Imogen have the toughest task – working in the baby houses with 37 children needing round-the-clock attention. On the first day, Imogen is pushed to breaking point, especially as she is nursing a broken heart after her recent split from Defoe. When she sees a young boy brought in to the orphanage, Imogen says: "It just breaks my heart seeing that ... I think, what have they done to deserve this?"
Through the work with the orphans the girls begin to understand the scale of the country's huge problems. Mum-of-two Elen helps administer drugs to babies with HIV, as well as cook food for women dying of Aids. She, too, admits she is suffering from her split with Lampard.
Ellie is horrified when she leaves the relative safety of the orphanage to venture deep into the shanty town, Khayelitsha, to meet a family of three girls fending for themselves after losing their parents to Aids. "I just feel so guilty because there is so much we can do. I could feed that family. Matthew and I are in that position to feed them for the next 10 years – and more families. I just never believed that things were that bad."
- Â鶹Éç Three has a unique role to play in public service television. It is the only youth-focused channel with a regular commitment to News, Current Affairs and serious Documentaries. Over the next few months, the channel will show documentaries on the war in Afghanistan, child trafficking, autism, the use of rape as a weapon of war in the Congo, bullying and the life of Nelson Mandela.
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Network TV Â鶹Éç Week 20: Monday 17 May 2010
Â鶹Éç ONE Monday 17 May 2010
Phil is panicked as Louise goes missing, as the action continues in Walford.
Meanwhile, Danny has a wicked plan to take Roxy for all she's worth.
Elsewhere, Masood stands up for the most important thing in his life.
Phil is played by Steve McFadden, Louise by Brittany Papple, Danny by Liam Bergin, Roxy by Rita Simons and Masood by Nitin Ganatra.
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High Street Dreams Ep 2/4
Businesswoman Jo Malone continues to mentor ordinary people with big retail dreams from across Britain, joined by fellow business pro Nick Leslau and a selection of industry experts. Together, they help nurture the budding entrepreneurs, all of whom have a great product which they believe can be transformed into a commercial success.
In tonight's episode, Jo and Nick help two business-partner pairings desperate to enter the challenging sector of children's nutrition and toy retailing with new products that must not only appeal to children but also to the parents who are responsible for purchasing them.
Primary school teachers Jo Jones and Kay Miller live in the heart of rural Shropshire and have created a play kit that encourages outdoor fun and allows children's imaginations to run wild. Jo and Nick help the women transform their part-time hobby into a must-have children's concept, with the aim of attracting a leading toy store to stock it nationwide.
Meanwhile, husband and wife Paul and Maria Stricker have quit their lucrative city jobs and invested their life savings to create a healthy drink for children. Developing a product that is both nutritious and tasty is tough enough but, with expert help, they have just eight weeks to formulate a product that could secure them a place on the highly competitive supermarket shelves.
Jo and Nick enlist the expertise of Ella's Kitchen founder Paul Lindley, Little Dish's Hillary Graves and leading toy manufacturer David Strang. In the competitive worlds of children's nutrition and toys, Jo and Nick find that making these entrepreneur's high street dreams come true is certainly not child's play.
High Street Dreams is simulcast on the Â鶹Éç HD channel – the Â鶹Éç's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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Â鶹Éç TWO Monday 17 May 2010
Royal Wedding, a one-off drama written by Bafta-winning Abi Morgan, is set against the backdrop of 1981's much-celebrated marriage of the then Lady Diana Spencer to HRH Charles, Prince of Wales.
Married to aspiring musician Johnny, and mother to a teenage daughter, Tammy, Linda Caddick dreams of escaping her small-town existence and doing something more with her life.
Linda and her colleagues in the local factory are beginning to feel the effects of Margaret Thatcher's free market policies when they find out they are losing their jobs. Her best friend, Bev, is furious and vows to extract revenge on factory boss Alan, while Linda dreams of using her pay-off money to travel – and she believes her secret affair with married Alan holds the key to her leaving her old life behind.
Meanwhile, daughter Tammy is busy making preparations for the street party to celebrate the Royal wedding. An idealistic teenager, Tammy idolises Diana and dreams of finding her own Prince Charming.
On the day of the wedding the neighbours are bought together at the party to celebrate. The sun is shining and everyone is in high spirits. Tammy has organised a Diana lookalike competition to be hosted by local DJ, TJ – and she is desperate to impress him – while Linda is planning her escape with Alan.
However, as the day goes on the optimistic mood begins to fade, as the neighbours' lives unravel, secrets are exposed and hopes are shattered.
Darren Boyd plays Johnny, Gwyneth Keyworth plays Tammy, Jodie Whittaker plays Linda, Rebekah Staton plays Bev, Alun Raglan plays Alan and Kevin Bishop plays TJ.
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CBEEBIES Monday 17 May 2010
It's another week in Rosie's bright and beautiful world on CBeebies.
On Monday, Raggles wants to play his own game of Hide And Eat and he's quick to dash off to hide in the Maze while Rosie starts counting. But Rosie is distracted when Will asks her to help him break his speed record in the Go Speeder, and then Big Bear needs her help to find his missing toffee apple. At last Rosie realises she has forgotten all about Raggles. How will she find him, and will he forgive her?
Holly has a crisis of confidence on Tuesday and her natural dancing ability disappears too. Rosie tries to help but it's only when Oakley offers to teach her a few of his favourite dance moves that Holly's dancing inhibitions dissolve.
When Raggles boasts to Will on Wednesday that he has beaten Rosie in a race, he doesn't know that Rosie let him win. Buoyed by his achievement, Raggles challenges Will to a race. Rosie offers to help Raggles with his training and Bluebird volunteers to be Will's trainer. When it comes to the race both Will and Raggles are tired out with training and Rosie declares the race a draw when neither competitor reaches the finishing line.
There's a Bossy Bluebird on the loose on Thursday. Raggles is tetchy because his penny whistle is missing; Will has been scolded for swinging too high; Big Bear has been told to tiptoe quietly through the woods; and Oakley's been ordered to stop creaking and rustling. But who's behind all these bossy commands? Bluebird! She can't sing her dawn chorus due to all the noise in the garden, so she has decided to take matters into her own wings and stop everyone making any noise. Thankfully, Rosie comes up with a solution which makes everyone happy.
Finally, Bluebird doesn't seem herself. All she does is sit in Oakley's branches watching all the other birds emigrate. Sensing Bluebird may leave them, Rosie and the others set out to show her what wonders their little world has to offer.
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CÂ鶹Éç Monday 17 May 2010
Dominique, Iolo, Kat and Prabhat are the four brave warriors lining up to be blasted into the future, as the sci-fi drama game show continues. They arrive on the heavily fortified floating Roboidz base, Future Gate, to help their part-human, part-machine mentor Caleb fight off the menacing Roboidz machines in order to save the human race.
The new recruits face a battle of challenges to test their nerves and their powers of logic. Face Off, Flame Thrower, Overload and Battlezone are just some of this week's daring missions. The contestants need to use their bravery, dexterity, logic, stealth and strategy to overcome the towering robots in order to gain valuable bio rods. And they must keep their wits about them to avoid the threat of being vaporised and eliminated from the game.
Lindsay Duncan (Doctor Who, Rome) voices Cybele and Neuros, the good and evil alter egos of Roboidz creator Laura Gant, and Stuart Goldsmith stars as Caleb.
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Network TV Â鶹Éç Week 20: Tuesday 18 May 2010
Â鶹Éç ONE Tuesday 18 May 2010
Phil takes his anger out on an unsuspecting Jordan, as the drama continues in Albert Square.
Elsewhere, Zainab brings Syed home to bitter tension.
Meanwhile, Janine has a plan to persuade Ryan she knows what's best for their relationship.
Phil is played by Steve McFadden, Jordan by Michael-Joel David Stuart, Zainab by Nina Wadia, Syed by Marc Elliot, Janine by Charlie Brookes and Ryan by Neil McDermott.
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Kirsten Ross, a young mother, has been abducted, as the dark psychological thriller featuring a near-genius murder detective continues. DCI John Luther realises that this is the work of Lucien Burgess, a collector and writer of the occult, who was suspected of the murder of another woman, Grace Allen, 10 years previously; but Burgess was never charged.
Meanwhile, Mark is beaten up. With relations strained between Zoe, her ex-husband Luther and Mark himself, he automatically assumes that Luther is responsible and reports the assault to DSI Teller. But the culprit is not as suspected, and a further twist emerges as Luther receives a recording of the assault from an unknown source.
To complicate things, Martin Schenk from police complaints is brought in and, realising that Schenk is going to suspend him, Luther escapes to buy himself some extra time. On a deadline to find the young mother before it's too late, Luther and Ripley work into the night to piece together clues and link Burgess to another murder committed 20 years earlier.
Luther and Ripley's investigation leads them to the canal, where they find Burgess's narrowboat. They discover Kirsten inside. Ripley wants to call it in, but Luther stops him, knowing that Burgess will wriggle out of it once again if they stick to the rules.
Kirsten Ross is played by Catherine Hamilton, DCI John Luther by Idris Elba, Lucien Burgess by Paul Rhys, Mark by Paul McGann, Zoe by Indira Varma, DSI Teller by Saskia Reeves, Schenk by Dermot Crowley and Ripley by Warren Brown.
GJ
Network TV Â鶹Éç Week 20: Wednesday 19 May 2010
Â鶹Éç ONE Wednesday 19 May 2010
Waterloo Road Ep 17/20
Head of French Jo Lipsett is full of encouragement for her brightest pupil, Ros, unaware that the girl has developed a serious crush on her, as the drama set in a Rochdale comprehensive school continues.
Buoyed by the success of her first exam, Ros kisses a shocked Jo, believing that she feels the same way – but Jo quickly goes to tell Rachel.
When Rachel reveals that she knows about the kiss, a humiliated Ros confronts Jo – publicly declaring her love in the process. Jo angrily denies any feelings and in retaliation Ros formally accuses Jo of acting inappropriately. Rachel has no choice but to suspend Jo, leaving her questioning her future at Waterloo Road.
Rachel agrees to let Adam set up a new school takeaway scheme to encourage the kids to eat healthily at home. Meanwhile there are tensions between Ruby and Steph over their living arrangements. Steph asks Ruby to move out.
The news hits Ruby hard and Adam finds her wallowing in self-pity. Recognising her growing dependency on pills, Adam forces Ruby to come off them for a day and help him run the takeaway scheme. Ruby secures countless orders for takeaways but under pressure she accidentally sets off the fire alarm. Adam is furious but covers for her with Rachel. A grateful Ruby agrees to come off the pills, for good.
Stressed by the Ros situation, Rachel explodes at Adam and he accuses her of not being able to trust him. As things come to a head, Rachel makes a life-changing decision.
Jo Lipsett is played by Sarah Jane Potts, Ros by Sophie McShera, Rachel Mason by Eva Pope, Adam Fleet by Stephen Waddington, Ruby by Elizabeth Berrington and Steph Haydock by Denise Welch.
Waterloo Road is simulcast on the Â鶹Éç HD channel – the Â鶹Éç's high definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.
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Network TV Â鶹Éç Week 20: Thursday 20 May 2010
Â鶹Éç ONE Thursday 20 May 2010
Phil learns what's been going on with his children, and hits out with horrible consequences, as the drama in Albert Square continues.
Meanwhile, the stakes rise when Danny tells Glenda that Ronnie is onto them.
Phil is played by Steve McFadden, Danny by Liam Bergin, Glenda by Glynis Barber and Ronnie by Samantha Womack.
JM3
Mum and dad struggle to put things right between them but Karen is unimpressed by their behaviour, in the last episode of the acclaimed comedy series. Karen is worried about her vital role in the school concert while Ben is busy recreating the assault on Everest on the stairs. But then there is a major panic about one of the children...
Mum is played by Claire Skinner, Dad by Hugh Dennis, Karen by Ramona Marquez, Ben by Daniel Roche and Jake by Tyger Drew-Honey.
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Â鶹Éç TWO Thursday 20 May 2010
Mark Kermode is at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival as The Culture Show returns for a new series
Miranda Sawyer is at The Brighton Festival speaking to Olivier award-winning playwright Simon Stephens, as Â鶹Éç Two's flagship arts and culture series returns for a new series.
Simon has teamed up with Mark Eitzel to create the musical Marine Parade. Also from the festival, guest artistic director, Brian Eno, will be talking to The Culture Show about his essay What Is The Purpose Of Art?
Classical music lover Sue Perkins visits a community in the Scottish Highlands who are joining forces with professional musicians and performers to stage Benjamin Britten's opera Noye's Fludde in their local church. A campaigner for music education, Sue meets the people behind the Loch Shiel Spring Festival, an area short on concert halls but big on musical ambitions.
Mark Kermode is at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival to present his essential guide to what's hot and what's not from this year's broad and very international list of entrants.
Prize-winning author David Mitchell reads extracts from his latest novel, The Thousand Autumns Of Jacob de Zoet. He also discusses with Andrew Graham-Dixon how the course of the novel was determined by avoiding the pitfalls of historical fiction.
Alex Katz recently painted Anna Wintour, the enigmatic US Vogue fashion editor, without her signature dark sunglasses, revealing her in a new light. Alastair Sooke talks to the artist as he gives the Culture Show a tour of his new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery and discusses his ongoing fascination with the painted portrait.
Andrew Graham-Dixon also travels to Montacute House in Somerset, where a collection of unseen paintings of mysterious 16th- and 17th-century figures were recently unveiled. Several popular authors have invented short biographical stories to bring these portraits back to life, including Tracy Chevalier who talks to Andrew about this intriguing project.
The programme concludes with an exclusive performance from Seun Kuti – youngest son of Fela and natural successor of the Afrobeat crown – as he performs to the Brighton Festival crowd. Leading his father's legendary band, Egypt 80, Seun is proof that the Afrobeat flame has not diminished since Fela's reign and is influencing chart-topping bands such as Vampire Weekend, Foals and Gorillaz.
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Hazel Irvine introduces highlights from the opening day's play at Wentworth where the PGA Championship, the flagship event of the European Tour, is taking place.
Englishman Paul Casey will be defending his title on the famous West course, which has been remodelled since last year. He will be joined by two other Englishmen in the world's top 10, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter. Previous winners of the prestigious tournament include Seve Ballesteros, Sir Nick Faldo and Bernhard Langer.
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Network TV Â鶹Éç Week 20: Friday 21 May 2010
Â鶹Éç ONE Friday 21 May 2010
Phil is apologetic for his actions, but Ben hangs on his every word and takes his own action against the bully, in the final visit of the week to the London Borough of Walford.
Meanwhile, Syed thinks he's found a solution to all his problems and Stacey reveals her terrible fears to Max.
Phil is played by Steve McFadden, Ben by Charlie Jones, Syed by Marc Elliot, Stacey by Lacey Turner and Max by Jake Wood.
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Tension mounts in the final episode of Ashes To Ashes with DCI Gene Hunt and his team investigating a diamond heist following the murder of three London gang members.
But DI Alex Drake is distracted and, with encouragement from DCI Jim Keats, she decides to pursue her own investigation to the bitter end – did Gene Hunt murder Sam Tyler?
When Gene discovers that Alex has gone, he races after her leaving Ray Carling, Chris Skelton and Shaz Granger to plan an ambitious sting operation.
As Gene desperately tries to reach Alex before she discovers the truth, Chris, Shaz and Ray's world completely falls apart. It's time for Alex and the rest of the team to find out the truth about Gene Hunt...
DCI Gene Hunt is played by Philip Glenister, DI Alex Drake by Keeley Hawes, DCI Jim Keats by Daniel Mays, DI Ray Carling by Dean Andrews, DC Chris Skelton by Marshall Lancaster and WPC Shaz Granger by Montserrat Lombard.
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Â鶹Éç TWO Friday 21 May 2010
Sussex vicar Peter Owen Jones concludes his series in which he has been struggling to lead a simpler and more meaningful life.
In a radical experiment following the Rule of St Francis of Assisi, Peter has travelled across southern England without money. The Saint's 800-year old promise that generosity is the road to fulfilment has come true. But can Peter apply the lessons of his road trip back in his parishes?
In the run-up to Christmas, his dream threatens to come crashing down around him as he tries to cope with mounting bills, including the car's MOT and insurance, and he begins to realise that there are limits to other people's generosity.
Amid the trials and tribulations, Peter finds new ways of giving back, and in the process discovers a new model of living simply for everyone.
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Hazel Irvine introduces highlights from the second day of the PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Paul Casey shot a 67 at this stage last year and remained on top of the leaderboard until the end of the competition. The English golfer is back to defend his title.
Paul faces competition from Ernie Els, who will be making his first appearance of the season in Europe. The South African was the chief architect behind the redesign of the West Course and will be hoping his insider knowledge will enable him to finally win the event, in which he has been runner-up three times.
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