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Yes, Minister

Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK government Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP

Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business

Yes, Minister: Series 1: Episode 5: The Writing on the Wall

Episode 5

Episode 5: The Writing on the Wall

Series 1

The Writing on the Wall

BBC Two - Yes, Minister, Series 1, The Writing on the Wall

Jim Hacker MP and Sir Humphrey learn of a plan that threatens them both.

Sitcom about a British government minister and the advisers who surround him. Jim Hacker MP and Sir Humphrey learn of a plan that threatens them both.

Jim Hacker's campaign against civil service overmanning is too successful. Now his own department faces closure.

Yes, Minister: Series 1

BBC Two

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations. With Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne

Yes Minister

5/7. Hacker's latest cost-cutting scheme has won the support of the Prime Minister - but Sir Humphrey is still determined to undermine it.  The Why Democracy? season continues with House of Cards at 9pm

Michael Palin's New Europe

Michael Palin's New Europe: Episode 4: Danube to Dnieper

Episode 4

Episode 4: Danube to Dnieper

Danube to Dnieper

BBC Two - Michael Palin's New Europe, Danube to Dnieper

On a journey from Budapest to Yalta, Michael shows what he can do on a catwalk.

Michael Palin explores former Eastern Bloc countries. On a journey from Budapest to Yalta, he is engulfed in a swimming pool and shows what he can do on a catwalk.

Michael Palin explores the countries that were for much of his life hidden behind the Iron Curtain but are now part of the new Europe. On a journey from Budapest to the Ukrainian resort of Yalta, Michael is engulfed in a swimming pool, shows what he can do on the catwalk, and rides pillion on a Harley. On the more serious side, he contemplates the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 and its tragic aftermath, the Orange Revolution in the Ukraine 50 years later, and the Yalta Conference.

Michael Palin explores European countries that were once behind the Iron Curtain.

4/7. A journey from chic Budapest to the Ukrainian resort of Yalta, via Lviv and Kiev. See choice, page 76. 
Shown Sunday at 9pm on BBC1

House of Cards

House of Cards: Episode 3

Episode 3

BBC One - House of Cards, Episode 3

Urquhart's plans to undermine Collingridge reach their conclusion.

Adaptation of Michael Dobbs's satirical novel about corruption in British party politics. Urquhart's plans to undermine Collingridge reach their conclusion.

Andrew Davies's adaptation of Michael Dobbs's best-selling satirical novel about the corrupt and cynical world of British party politics. Urquhart's plans to undermine Collingridge reach their conclusion. But Mattie Storin continues to investigate the story, and Urquhart must decide how to stop her. (1990)

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The original, award-winning tale of treachery and treason at the top of British politics.

The original, multi-award-winning tale of treachery and treason at the top of British politics. Ian Richardson is Francis Urquhart – corrupt, cynical and devilishly charismatic.

3/4. Tory chief whip Francis Urquhart sets about eliminating his opponents. Continues tomorrow at 9pm. 
See choice, page 81.

Storyville

Amazing, shocking, inspiring and award-winning - the best in international documentaries.

Amazing, shocking, inspiring and award-winning - the best in international documentaries, shining a light on untold stories from across the globe.

Storyville: Why Democracy?

Storyville: Why Democracy?: Part 8: Dinner with the President

Part 8 Part 8: Dinner with the President

Why Democracy?

Dinner with the President

BBC Four - Storyville, Why Democracy?, Dinner with the President

President Musharraf explores the different influences on political life in Pakistan.

Documentary in which President Musharraf explores the different worlds and influences on political life in Pakistan at a dinner in his official residence, the Army House.

Documentary in which President Musharraf explores the different worlds and influences on political life in Pakistan at a dinner in his official residence, the Army House. Labourers and intellectuals, journalists and industrialists add to the debate, as the role that a military leader can play in guiding a state towards modern democracy is questioned.

Knowledge, arts, music and culture from the UK and the world.

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.

Eleven Storyville documentaries screened as part of the worldwide Why Democracy? event.

Eleven new Storyville documentaries screened as part of the worldwide Why Democracy? event.

New. President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan discusses the problems of a military government working toward a modern democratic state. 
See page 106.  The Why Democracy? season continues with Please Vote for Me at 11.20pm on BBC2

The Nature of Britain: A User's Guide

The Nature of Britain: A User's Guide: Episode 1: Island Britain

Episode 1

Episode 1: Island Britain

Island Britain

BBC Four - The Nature of Britain: A User's Guide, Island Britain

Chris Packham takes a journey through the history of British wildlife and conservation.

Sister programme of the BBC1 wildlife series in which Chris Packham takes a journey through the history of Britain's passion for wildlife and its conservation.

Sister programme of the BBC1 wildlife series.

The Nature of Britain:a User's Guide

New series 1/8. The history of Britain's passion for wildlife and its conservation, with Chris Packham.  Gifts of nature: page 32; Book offer page 34

Lefties

Lefties: Episode 3: A Lot of Balls

Episode 3: A Lot of Balls

A Lot of Balls

BBC Four - Lefties, A Lot of Balls

The story of the News on Sunday's attempt to launch a left-wing mass market newspaper.

Vanessa Engle's 3-part series looks back at the 70s and 80s, when the extreme left was a significant force and many lived out their commitment to a political cause.

Vanessa Engle's 3-part series looks back at the 1970s and 80s, revisiting a passionate and turbulent era when the extreme left was a significant force and many lived out their profound commitment to a political cause. This programme tells the story of the News on Sunday, a disastrous attempt to launch a left-wing mass market Sunday newspaper. The paper went bust in June 1987, just 8 weeks after it launched, its demise mirroring that of the Left in the late 1980s.

Vanessa Engle's series looks back at passionate left-wing politics in the 1970s and 80s.

Vanessa Engle's series looks back at the 1970s and 80s, revisiting an era when the extreme left was a significant force and many lived out their profound commitment to a political cause.

Lefties: Episode 1: Property is Theft

Episode 1: Property is Theft

Property is Theft

BBC Four - Lefties, Property is Theft

Recalling Villa Road, a Brixton street where squatters lived by their left-wing beliefs.

Series that looks back at the 1970s and 80s. This edition examines a Brixton street where squatters lived by their left-wing beliefs.

This edition recalls Villa Road, a street in Brixton where squatters lived by their left-wing beliefs - communal living, collective action and an unswerving commitment to Marxist ideology.

Lefties: Episode 2: Angry Wimmin

Episode 2

Episode 2: Angry Wimmin

Angry Wimmin

BBC Four - Lefties, Angry Wimmin

A look at the Revolutionary Feminists who called on women to become 'political lesbians'.

Vanessa Engle's 3-part series looks back at the 1970s and 80s, revisiting a passionate and turbulent era when the extreme left was a significant force and many lived out their profound commitment to a political cause. This programme recalls Revolutionary Feminists, who castigated the mainstream women's movement for being soft on men, and called on women to become 'political lesbians', believing that women would never be free until they withdrew from sexual relations with men.

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