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The latest from the Games, national and international news, weather and regional headlines

The latest from the Games, as well as a full round-up of national and international news, weather and regional headlines.

Olympic Breakfast: Beijing 2008

Olympic Breakfast: Beijing 2008: Day Three

11/08/2008

Day Three

Beijing 2008

BBC One - Olympic Breakfast, Beijing 2008, Day Three

Action, analysis and features, including diving, boxing preliminaries and sailing.

Action, analysis and features, including 14-year-old Tom Daley in the men's 10m synchro diving, lightweight boxing preliminaries and more sailing action from Quingdao.

Adrian Chiles and Hazel Irvine present action from day three, featuring the much heralded Olympic debut of 14-year-old diver Tom Daley.

The men's 10m synchro diving event is decided, with Daley and his partner Blake Aldridge representing Team GB. Commentators are Bob Ballard and Leon Taylor, who with his partner Peter Waterfield won a silver medal in this event four years ago.

The programme also includes action, analysis, features and interviews with key figures who've made the headlines so far, including swimming finals, the cross-country phase of the three-day-event, Britain's men's hockey match against Pakistan and the early stages of the men's team archery event.

Also taking place this morning are lightweight boxing preliminaries, in which world champion Frankie Gavin starts his Olympic campaign, and more sailing action from Qingdao.

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Morning round-up from the Beijing Olympic Games

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Live Olympic coverage from the BBC Sport team.

Higher. Faster. Stronger. Together. The city of love welcomes the Paris 2024 Games.  While you wait, enjoy some classic Olympic moments.

Olympics 2008: Beijing 2008

Olympics: 2008: Archery and Rowing; Day Three

Archery and Rowing; Day Three

2008

BBC Sport - Olympics, 2008, Archery and Rowing; Day Three

Archery, the rowing repechage, canoe slalom, sailing, and the women's 200 free heats.

Hazel Irvine presents coverage, including the men's team archery, the rowing repechage, the heats of the men's K1 and C1 in the canoe slalom, sailing, the women's 200 free heats.

Hazel Irvine presents coverage from the third day of the games. 

The climax of the men's team archery competition sees Britain looking to last year's silver medal-winning world championship team of Larry Godfrey, Simon Terry and Alan Wills, with commentary from Eddie Butler.

John Inverdale and Steve Redgrave are lakeside at Shunyi as crews get a second chance to extend their Olympic involvement via the repechage system. Commentators are Garry Herbert and Dan Topolski.

Also taking place alongside the Shunyi Rowing lake are the heats of the men's K1 and men's C1 in the canoe slalom. Campbell Walsh won a silver medal in the K1 class in Athens; he returns hoping to go one better this time. Commentators are Paul Dickenson and Helen Reeves, who won a K1 bronze medal four years ago.

In the sailing, the men's and women's 470s and RSX classes begin. Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield won 470 silver in Athens and Nick Dempsey also won a Windsurfing bronze. Commentary is from Richard Simmonds, Shirley Robertson and Rob Walker.

British swimmers Caitlin McClatchey and Rebecca Adlington compete for semi-final places in the women's 200 free heats, commentated on by Andy Jameson, Adrian Moorhouse and Sharron Davies.

Olympics: 2008

Coverage of events from the Beijing Olympics

Olympics 2008: swimming

Olympic Swimming

Olympic Swimming: Beijing 2008

Olympic Swimming: 2008: Heats: Day Three

Heats: Day Three

BBC Sport - Olympic Swimming, 2008, Heats: Day Three

The women's 200m freestyle, men's 200m butterfly and women's 200m individual medley heats.

Live coverage of the women's 200m freestyle, men's 200m butterfly and women's 200m individual medley heats.

Olympic Swimming: 2008

Coverage of swimming events from the Beijing Olympics

Olympics: 2008: Day Three

BBC Sport - Olympics, 2008, Day Three

Swimming, boxing, weightlifting, tennis, badminton, beach volleyball and equestrian.

Sue Barker and Jake Humphrey introduce swimming, featherweight and lightweight boxing preliminaries, weightlifting, tennis, badminton, beach volleyball and three-day eventing.

Sue Barker and Jake Humphrey introduce swimming, boxing, weightlifting, tennis, badminton, beach volleyball and three-day eventing.

Britain's Hannah Miley and Keri-Anne Payne strive to reach the semi-finals in the women's 200 individual medley heats, with commentary from Andy Jameson, Adrian Moorhouse and Sharron Davies.

The featherweight and lightweight boxing preliminaries see British eyes focused on world lightweight champion Frankie Gavin. Commentators are Jim Neilly and Richie Woodhall.

In the weightlifting, two more medals are decided in the Women's 58kg and Men's 62kg classes. Andrew Cotter commentates.

There are also highlights of the crucial overnight cross-country phase of the three-day event, where Britain's team will be hoping to be in a position to emulate their Athens silver or even go one better.

Tennis, badminton and beach volleyball

Olympic Basketball

Coverage of Olympic basketball competitions

Olympic Basketball: Beijing 2008

Olympic Basketball: 2008: Women: USA v China Highlights

Women: USA v China Highlights

BBC Sport - Olympic Basketball, 2008, Women: USA v China Highlights

Highlights of the USA versus China in the group stages of the women's basketball.

Olympic Basketball: 2008

Coverage of the basketball competitions from the Beijing Olympics

Women's basketball

Planet Earth

Planet Earth: Episode 1: From Pole to Pole

Episode 1

Episode 1: From Pole to Pole

From Pole to Pole

BBC One - Planet Earth, From Pole to Pole

Following the sun's seasonal journey and how it affects the lives of all creatures.

The documentary series which celebrates our planet in its natural glory reveals how the sun's seasonal journey affects the lives of all creatures.

This episode journeys across the planet, from pole to pole, following the influence of the sun and discovering how its seasonal journey affects the lives of all who live on earth.

As spring arrives in the Arctic, a mother polar bear emerges from her den with two tiny cubs. At the other end of the planet, winter arrives and emperor penguins are plunged into darkness for four months, enduring the coldest temperatures on the planet.

From the Amur leopard in Russia to the birds of paradise in Papua New Guinea, no stone is left unturned to bring you the rarest and the weirdest creatures on earth.

An exploration of the wild and beautiful parts of our planet.

David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.

The Games Today

The Games Today: Beijing 2008

The Games Today: Beijing 2008: Day Three

BBC One - The Games Today, Beijing 2008, Day Three

A look back at day three at the Games, where 13 medal places were decided.

Gabby Logan looks back at day three at the Games. 13 medals were decided and British hopes were high that diving protégé Tom Daley and his partner Blake Aldridge could win a medal.

Gabby Logan looks back at the key events and stories of day three at the Games, with action, analysis, interviews and guests.

Thirteen medal places were decided, and British hopes were high that diving protégé Tom Daley and his partner Blake Aldridge could win a medal. The British men's archery team were hoping to translate their good form into a medal too. There's a look at where Britain's three-day event riders were placed after the vital cross-country phase and, in the pool, American Michael Phelps was aiming for gold number two of a possible seven.

Daily round-up of action from the Beijing Olympics

Olympics 2008: Games Today

Wainwright Walks

An exploration of the work of Britain's greatest fell walker and author, Alfred Wainwright

Wainwright Walks: Series 2

Wainwright Walks: Series 2: Episode 5: High Street

Episode 5

Episode 5: High Street

Series 2

High Street

BBC Four - Wainwright Walks, Series 2, High Street

Julia Bradbury climbs 2,500ft to the summit of High Street in the Lakes.

Julia Bradbury follows in fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright's footsteps and climbs to the summit of High Street, the most well-trodden high ground in the Lakes.

Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the Lake District landscape that inspired the great British fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright to produce his beautifully crafted guide books. 

Julia starts her walk in the quiet, mysterious valley of Mardale, where the local village was lost forever when the valley was flooded to create the Haweswater reservoir. The history continues as she climbs 2,500ft to the summit of High Street, the most well-trodden high ground in the Lakes. This was where Roman legions crossed the fells 2,000 years ago, making, quite literally, a high street.

BBC Four

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.

Julia Bradbury sets off on more expeditions inspired by fell walker Alfred Wainwright.

Julia Bradbury sets off on more expeditions as she explores the work of the great British fell walker and author, Alfred Wainwright.

Chinese Food Made Easy

Chinese Food Made Easy: Episode 6: Cooking for Friends and Family

Episode 6

Episode 6: Cooking for Friends and Family

Cooking for Friends and Family

BBC Two - Chinese Food Made Easy, Cooking for Friends and Family

Ching-He Huang creates fresh, simple and healthy Chinese dishes for friends and family.

The Imperial cuisine of ancient China inspires Ching-He Huang to create fresh, simple and healthy dishes at home, and cooks some dishes for children.

Ching-He Huang is inspired by the Imperial cuisine of ancient China to create fresh, simply prepared and healthy Chinese dishes at home for her friends and family, and reveals the secrets of cooking Chinese food that hungry children will love.

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.

Ching-He Huang reveals how delicious Chinese food can be prepared at home

Ching-He Huang reveals how delicious Chinese food can be prepared at home with easy-to-prepare mouth-watering recipes using fresh, healthy and readily available ingredients

Wild China

Wild China: Episode 3: Tibet

Episode 3

Episode 3: Tibet

Tibet

BBC Two - Wild China, Tibet

A look at the remote Tibetan Plateau, home to chiru antelopes, wild yaks, foxes and bears.

Series about the creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes. This episode looks at the remote Tibetan Plateau, home to chiru antelopes, wild yaks and bears.

Documentary capturing pioneering images to exhibit the dazzling array of mysterious and wonderful creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes. 

The vast Tibetan Plateau is one of the world's most remote places and home to chiru antelopes, wild yaks, foxes and bears. It has a remarkable culture shaped by over one 1,000 years of Buddhism, while its mountains and glaciers provide a vital life support system for half the planet.

Documentary exposing the wonderful creatures that live in China's beautiful landscapes

Documentary featuring pioneering images that capture the dazzling array of mysterious and wonderful creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes

Lark Rise to Candleford

Adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood

Adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood, set in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, at the end of the 19th Century.

Lark Rise to Candleford: Series 1

Lark Rise to Candleford: Series 1: Episode 6

Series 1

BBC One - Lark Rise to Candleford, Series 1, Episode 6

Lady Adelaide is charmed by a young homeless girl and wants to adopt her.

Robert takes pity on a homeless family and brings them to stay for the night, but they leave their daughter behind. Lady Adelaide is charmed by the girl and wants to adopt her.

Adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood. Robert takes pity on a homeless family and brings them to stay at his house for the night. In the morning the family have departed, leaving their little daughter Polly behind. Lady Adelaide meets the girl and falls in love with her, wanting to adopt her, but Sir Tim thinks that adopting Polly would be inappropriate. Tim takes Polly to the Post Office where everyone struggles to think of a solution to the problem.

Twister's delusions grow worse as he sees visions of his dead sister, and Queenie worries about his health.

First series of the adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her 19th-century childhood.

First series of the adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her childhood, set in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, at the end of the 19th Century.

Criminal Justice

Thriller about the criminal justice system seen through the eyes of the accused.

Thriller by Peter Moffat about the challenges and politics of the criminal justice system seen through the eyes of the accused.

Criminal Justice: Series 1

Criminal Justice: Series 1: Episode 5

BBC One - Criminal Justice, Series 1, Episode 5

Ben's day of reckoning arrives and Frances goes searching for the truth.

Murder investigation thriller. Ben's day of reckoning arrives. While Stone tries to find increasingly desperate ways of getting his client released, Frances searches for the truth.

Final episode of the thriller about a young man who, after a drink and drugs fuelled night out, is charged with a murder he cannot remember. 

Ben's day of reckoning arrives and while Stone tries to find more and increasingly desperate ways of getting his client released, Frances goes searching for the truth.

A 21-year-old finds himself facing life imprisonment for murder.

At the end of an uncharacteristic drug- and drink-fuelled night out, 21-year-old Ben finds himself charged with murder and facing life imprisonment.

Trexx and Flipside

Trexx and Flipside: Episode 6: Kings of Da Hood

Episode 6: Kings of Da Hood

Kings of Da Hood

BBC Three - Trexx and Flipside, Kings of Da Hood

Brilliance finds spiritual healing and decides the boys should invest in some good karma.

Sitcom about two wannabe hip-hop stars. Brilliance finds spiritual healing and decides the boys must invest in good karma, so he sends them to help a local school.

Sitcom about two wannabe hip-hop stars whose label is run by someone who is more in tune with crooning than rap and who are constantly threatened by a gangsta rapper. 

Brilliance finds spiritual healing and decides it is time the boys invested in some good karma, so sends them to a horrific local school to attempt to turn the pupils around. 

Flipside finds himself adopted by bad lad Tiger Tee, and Trexx finds himself attracted to the teacher - but the relationship between the boys seems to suffer from a heap of bad karma.

BBC Three

A multi-platform service for 16-34s, featuring comedy, entertainment and factual content.

The BBC’s multi-platform service for 16 to 34s, innovating with breakthrough comedy, stand-out entertainment, brave documentary and intellectual factual content.

Sitcom about two wannabe hip hop stars whose label is run by someone who is more in tune with crooning than rap and who are constantly threatened by a gangsta rapper.

Olympics: 2008: Women's Hockey, Swimming and Gymnastics: Day Four

12/08/2008

Women's Hockey, Swimming and Gymnastics: Day Four

BBC Sport - Olympics, 2008, Women's Hockey, Swimming and Gymnastics: Day Four

Live coverage, including Great Britain v Argentina in the women's hockey competition, day four swimming finals and the men's team final in the gymnastics.

Rishi Persad presents live coverage of Great Britain's group match in the women's hockey competition against Argentina, who are ranked world number two and Champions Trophy holders.

Also, day four swimming finals, featuring the men's 200m freestyle, men's and women's 100m backstroke, and women's 100m breaststroke. UK medal hopes include Liam Tancock in the 100m backstroke and Scotland's Kirsty Balfour in the 100m breaststroke.

In gymnastics, the first medals are won at the national indoor season in the men's team final. Japan are the defending champions, their win in Athens was their first after five consecutive wins between 1960 and 1976.

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