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Steptoe and Son

Classic British sitcom about a father and son in the rag and bone trade in London.

Classic comedy, written by Galton and Simpson, about a stubborn father and aspiring son struggling in the rag and bone trade. Starring Harry H Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell

Steptoe and Son: Series 1

Steptoe and Son: Series 1: Episode 5: The Diploma

Episode 5

Episode 5: The Diploma

Series 1

The Diploma

BBC One - Steptoe and Son, Series 1, The Diploma

Harold is fed up with scraping a living and with Albert's constant criticism of him.

Rag-and-bone men sitcom. Harold is fed up with scraping a living and Albert's constant criticism of his abilities so he takes a correspondence course in TV repairing.

Classic rag-and-bone men sitcom. Harold is fed up with scraping a living and with Albert's constant criticism of his ability to do the rounds. He decides to follow a different vocation and takes a correspondence course in TV repairing.

BBC One

First series of Galton and Simpson's classic sitcom.

Classic sitcom about a father and son in the rag and bone trade

Steptoe and Son: The Diploma

Harold decides to leave the rag-and-bone trade for good.
(The Curse of Steptoe and Son is tomorrow, 10pm)

Himalaya with Michael Palin

Himalaya with Michael Palin: Episode 2: A Passage to India

Episode 2

Episode 2: A Passage to India

A Passage to India

BBC One - Himalaya with Michael Palin, A Passage to India

Michael Palin continues his trek by travelling from K2 in Pakistan to Ladakh in India.

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan trek by going from K2 in Pakistan to Ladakh in India - a short distance as the crow flies, but a huge loop on the ground due to politics.

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan trek by travelling from K2 in Pakistan to Ladakh in India - a short distance as the crow flies but, due to politics, a huge loop. He passes through the Sikh city of Amritsar, with its Golden Temple, and through Shimla, with its Vice Regal Lodge, Gaiety Theatre and cosy half-timbered teahouses. He then meets the fourteenth Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, where the Tibetan government is in exile.

Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin takes a journey through the Himalayas.

The comedian travels from K2 in Pakistan to Ladakh in India - a journey that requires a considerable amount of navigation.

A Year in Tibet

A Year in Tibet: Episode 3: Faith, Hope and Charity

Episode 3

Episode 3: Faith, Hope and Charity

Faith, Hope and Charity

BBC Four - A Year in Tibet, Faith, Hope and Charity

The monks begin preparations for New Year, one of Tibet's biggest festivals.

Documentary series about the society living around the Tibetan town of Gyantse. The monks begin preparations for New Year, one of Tibet's biggest festivals.

Documentary series following a year in the life of the society living in and around the Tibetan town of Gyantse. 

The monks begin preparations for New Year, one of Tibet's biggest festivals. Lhakpa, a local rickshaw driver, struggles to earn money as winter approaches. He embarks on a scheme to buy and sell puppies, with disastrous consequences. 

Hotel owner Jianzang gets involved in a court case which has a surprising outcome. In Tangmai, the doctor cannot cure Lhamo's crippling stomach pains.

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Documentary series following a year in the life of Gyantse, Tibet’s third largest town.

Intimate documentary series following a year in the life of the society living in and around Gyantse, Tibet’s third largest town.

New. 3/5. The monks begin their elaborate preparations for the New 
Year celebrations, and Lhamo worries her crippling stomach pains are a consequence of bad karma from a previous life. See panel.

Ashes to Ashes

DI Alex Drake wakes up to some familiar faces in 1981. Fire up the Quattro!

Ashes to Ashes: Series 1

Ashes to Ashes: Series 1: Episode 6

Episode 6

BBC One - Ashes to Ashes, Series 1, Episode 6

Gene reflects on whether he is over the hill and Alex fears she's close to death.

Alex thinks she's close to death and has to keep her brain alive by solving the case: a raid at a Post Office. Gene believes the culprit is Chas Cale, a blagger he once crossed.

Drama series following the exploits of Life on Mars DCI Gene Hunt. Alex thinks she's close to death and has to keep her brain alive by solving the case - a raid at a Post Office. Gene believes the culprit is Chas Cale, a blagger he crossed swords with years ago. When Chas claims he's too old, Gene reflects on whether he too is over the hill. For once, Alex needs Gene to be strong for her. She fears she can't solve the case alone and is desperate not to die in 1981.

Crime drama series. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex Drake lands in 1981.

Crime drama series featuring Life On Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex Drake lands in 1981, where she finds herself in familiar company.

6/8. Alex takes control as Gene realises he's not getting any younger. 
Shown last Thursday on BBC1   Behind the scenes: page 10 
The Alison Graham column: page 63

Mad Men

Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York.

Drama series which takes an unflinching look at the world of advertising in 1960s New York.

Mad Men: Series 1

Mad Men: Series 1: Episode 3: Marriage of Figaro

Episode 3: Marriage of Figaro

Marriage of Figaro

BBC Four - Mad Men, Series 1, Marriage of Figaro

When Pete returns from honeymoon how will Peggy react? Don gets closer to Rachel.

Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York. When Pete returns from honeymoon how will Peggy react? Don gets closer to Rachel.

Drama series which takes an unflinching look at the world of advertising in 1960s New York. When Pete returns from honeymoon how will Peggy react? Don gets closer to Rachel and is troubled by a chance encounter on a train. There's a party for Don's daughter, and the wives are feeling threatened by the new, divorced, girl on the block.

3/13. Don and Rachel act on their mutual attraction. See choice, page 79. 
For cast see page 96

Selling Power: Admen and No 10

16/03/2008

BBC Four - Selling Power: Admen and No 10

How Britain's advertising companies promoted that most unattractive product - politicians.

Documentary which looks at how Britain's advertising companies promoted the most unattractive product on earth, politicians, as told by the people that created the campaigns.

Documentary which looks at how Britain's biggest advertising companies promoted the most unattractive product on earth - politicians. From the groundbreaking and controversial 'Yesterday's Men' through to the infamous Tony Blair 'Demon Eyes' campaign, it explores how best to sell power to a cynical public and is told by those who devised the memorable slogans, promotional films and negative adverts that won elections, changed the course of democracy and made their agencies fortunes.

Selling Power - the Ad Men and Number Ten

How the advertising industry helped to engage public interest in political events. See choice, page 79.

Everest ER

12/09/2006

BBC Four - Everest ER

Following volunteer doctors caring for the climbers and Sherpas at Everest Base Camp.

Documentary following a team of volunteer doctors caring for the climbers and Sherpas at Everest Base Camp in Nepal.

Documentary following a team of volunteer doctors caring for the climbers and Sherpas at Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Over the ten-week Everest season, they coordinate dramatic helicopter rescues and treat hundreds of climbers for altitude sickness and frostbite.

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