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Olympic Breakfast: Beijing 2008

Olympic Breakfast: Beijing 2008: Day Five

13/08/2008

Day Five

Beijing 2008

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Action from day five, including the men's and women's cycling time trials.

Live coverage of the cycling time trials and the men's 3m synchro diving final, with Great Britain medal chances Ben Swain and Nick Robinson-Baker. With rowing and sailing.

Adrian Chiles and Hazel Irvine present live action from day five, including coverage of the men's and women's cycling time trials and the men's 3m synchro diving final, with Great Britain medal chances Ben Swain and Nick Robinson-Baker.

The first round of boxing preliminaries are to be completed, with the focus right now on the heavyweights, in which Ireland is represented in the Light Flyweight category by Patrick Barnes. 

Plus, coverage of the rowing, featuring the men's and women's single sculls semi-finals, and races in the 470, 49er, Laser, Finn and Yngling classes in the sailing.

Also, in fencing, news of Richard Kruse in the Individual Foil and a report on the progress of Winston Gordon in the Judo -90kg class.

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Olympics 2008: Beijing 2008

Olympics: 2008: Day Five

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BBC Sport - Olympics, 2008, Day Five

Live coverage of day five of the Beijing Olympics.

Live coverage of the men's cycling time trial, the second run of the men's C2 in the canoe slalom, and races in the 470, 49er, Laser, Finn and Yngling classes in the sailing.

Day five of the 2008 Olympics, presented by Hazel Irvine, with live coverage of the men's cycling time trial, through the streets of Beijing.

The men's four of Andy Triggs-Hodge, Tom James, Peter Reed and Steve Williams tackle the next stage in their quest to retain the Olympic rowing title won in Sydney and Athens.

Also featuring a second run of the men's C2 in the canoe slalom, and races in the 470, 49er, Laser, Finn and Yngling classes in the sailing, and news of Britain's Fiona Pennie in action in the Women's K1 slalom canoeing and Winston Gordon in the men's -90kg judo.

Olympics: 2008

Coverage of events from the Beijing Olympics

Olympics 2008

Olympic Swimming

Olympic Swimming: Beijing 2008

Olympic Swimming: 2008: Heats: Day Five

Heats: Day Five

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

Live coverage of the men's 200m backstroke and women's 200m breaststroke heats.

Olympic Swimming: 2008

Coverage of swimming events from the Beijing Olympics

Swimming and boxing

Live coverage of swimming heats, the British team's group match against the Netherlands in the men's hockey, and the women's team final in the gymnastics competition.

Sue Barker introduces live coverage of the women's 200m breaststroke and men's 200m individual medley swimming heats.

Boxing follows, where the focus is on the light flyweights and superheavy weights for the last of the first round action. For Britain's superheavyweight David Price, a win would take him straight to the quarter finals and one step away from a medal.

Britain faces a tough match against the Netherlands in the men's hockey, ranked third in the world and recently won the Olympic golf in Atlanta and Sidney, and Silver in Athens.

The medals are decided in the men's 77kg weightlifting, while the badminton competitions have reached the quarter final stage, and it is the start of the table-tennis team competitions, where a great atmosphere is expected for what is one of China's national sports.

Also featuring the highlights of the women's team final in the gymnastics competition.

Olympic Tennis

Olympic Tennis: Beijing 2008

Olympic Tennis: 2008: Highlights: Day Five

Highlights: Day Five

BBC Sport - Olympic Tennis, 2008, Highlights: Day Five

Highlights of the third round of the singles and second round of the women's doubles.

Highlights of the third round of the singles, second round of the women's doubles and quarter-finals of the men's doubles.

Olympic Tennis: 2008

Tennis coverage from the Beijing Olympics

Tennis competitions

Planet Earth

Planet Earth: Episode 3: Fresh Water

Episode 3

Episode 3: Fresh Water

Fresh Water

BBC One - Planet Earth, Fresh Water

Following the descent of the planet's mightiest rivers from their sources to the sea.

Documentary series which celebrates earth in all its glory. This edition follows the descent of the planet's mightiest rivers from their mountain sources to the sea.

This edition takes an epic river journey following the descent of the planet's mightiest rivers from their mountain sources to the sea. Breathtaking river scenery is revealed by a revolutionary helicopter camera mount - from the world's highest and broadest waterfalls to the awe-inspiring spectacle of the 10,000-strong flocks of greater snow geese in flight.

We witness underwater swimming monkeys, giant salamanders - at two metres the world's largest amphibian - on the hunt in a remote mountain river of Japan, and river dolphins in the Amazon, showing off lumps of rocks to win over a mate.

New underwater worlds are discovered - we break the ice of the world's deepest lake, Baikal in Siberia, home to the only freshwater seal and bizarre giant amphipods. We dive into the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland patrolled by caiman and piranhas.

We also encounter dramatic showdowns between gangs of Indian otters and mugger crocodiles. In Africa, the lightning ambushes of Nile crocodiles on wildebeest are filmed for the first time at ultra-high speed.

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 Five

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

Highlights from the fifth day of action at the Beijing Olympics.

China has gone to bed, but Gabby Logan and the Games Today are wide awake with the best of the action, stories, analysis and interviews on the fifth day of the Games.

China has gone to bed, but Gabby Logan and the Games Today are wide awake with the best of the action, stories, analysis and interviews on the fifth day of the Games. 17 medals were decided and there was plenty of world class competition to savour, as the women's team gymnastics was full of drama and excitment and the population of Beijing could enjoy the cycling women's and men's time trials through the streets of the city.

Daily round-up of action from the Beijing Olympics

Olympics 2008: Games Today

Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage

Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage: Episode 11: The Dardanelles

Episode 11

Episode 11: The Dardanelles

The Dardanelles

BBC Two - Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage, The Dardanelles

Francesco da Mosto explores a vast mosque in Edirne before giving wrestling a try.

Francesco da Mosto makes stops at the haunting beaches of Gallipoli, visits a mosque in the city of Edirne, and drops in on Bursa, the birthplace of the doner kebab.

Francesco da Mosto reaches the outer limits of the old Venetian empire on his voyage from Venice to Istanbul. Now he enters Turkish waters, the Strait of the Dardanelles, gateway to the east.

First stop are the haunting beaches of Gallipoli - scene of one of the worst massacres of the First World War. It was here that the Anzac forces of New Zealand and Australia were decimated as, alongside British troops, they tried to retake the Dardanelles. 

After the bumpiest of bus rides inland, Francesco arrives at the city of Edirne, which boasts Turkey's finest - and biggest - mosque. The incredible acoustics of the giant dome are demonstrated by a local imam with the biggest pair of lungs in town. 

In Edirne the most popular sport is wrestling. Naked, except for skin-tight leather trousers and covered in olive oil, the local wrestlers are giants of men. The sport is a severe trial of strength and the rules uncertain - it's even acceptable to put your hands down your opponent's trousers. Francesco is forced to give it a try.

The White Swan embarks on its final lap to Istanbul. But one detour is irresistible - to Bursa, birthplace of the doner kebab.

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Architect and historian Francesco da Mosto journeys across the Mediterranean sea

Architect and historian Francesco da Mosto embarks on a journey to cross the Mediterranean sea

Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage: Episode 12: Istanbul

Episode 12

Episode 12: Istanbul

Istanbul

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Franceso da Mosto reaches Istanbul, the final stop of his marathon voyage.

Francesco da Mosto reaches Istanbul, the final stop of his marathon voyage, where he explores the Palace of Topkapi, huge underground cisterns and the Grand Bazaar.

Franceso da Mosto reaches Istanbul, the final stop of his marathon voyage from Venice following the trading routes of the Venetian empire.

Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus as well as two continents. It has been home of both Christian and Islamic civilisations, and Francesco is eager to explore this great city.

First stop is the Palace of Topkapi - centre of power for the Ottoman empire. Most haunting of all is the palace harem, a prison to the sultan's many concubines. Beneath the city is a vast network of underground tunnels dating back more than a thousand years. 

Donning hard hat and waders, Francesco enters one of the huge underground cisterns - looking more like a Roman emperor's palace than a water tank. Two giant heads of Medusa lie abandoned in the water.

Istanbul's Grand Bazaar is one of the world's biggest undercover markets and Francesco has a mission in mind. He is going to learn how to sell a Turkish carpet. As he learns the secrets of the trade, he is shown one of the most expensive and beautiful carpets in the city.

A visit to Istanbul would not be complete without the experience of a Turkish bath, however, so Francesco offers himself up for a vigorous soap and scrub. But soon it is time to say goodbye. A final celebration aboard the Black Swan with its long-suffering crew brings Francesco's journey to an end.

Who Do You Think You Are?

Celebrities trace their family trees, discovering surprises from their pasts.

Lost connections and unfamiliar histories are revealed as celebrities trace their family trees. Discover stories of courage, joy, sacrifice and resilience - everyone has a tale to tell.

Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 5

Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 5: Episode 1: Patsy Kensit

Episode 1

Episode 1: Patsy Kensit

Series 5

Patsy Kensit

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Patsy Kensit looks into her family's criminal past in London's gangland.

Celebrity genealogy series. Patsy Kensit's father was a prolific criminal and she searches her family's murky past to discover how far back 'the family trade' goes.

Series in which celebrities trace their ancestry. Patsy Kensit's late father was a villain, deeply involved with London's most notorious gangsters of the 1960s, the Krays and the Richardsons. Reggie Kray is godfather to Patsy's brother. 

Patsy embarks on an investigation into her father's murky past, wanting to understand the roots of his criminality and to discover how far back 'the family trade' goes.

She meets up with a criminologist who had unearthed a copy of her father's criminal record, revealing the true extent of his crimes. She is then shocked to uncover documents in the national archive that show her grandfather was also a prolific criminal.

Tracing her roots further back, an amazing document in Goldsmith's Hall reveals how the Kensit family, once affluent artisans, first fell into poverty. Then Patsy makes a final emotional discovery about her family and who they descended from.

Celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past

Celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

Patsy Kensit probes her family tree.
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Around The World In 80 Gardens

Around the World in 80 Gardens: Episode 6: China and Japan

Episode 6

Episode 6: China and Japan

Around the World in 80 Gardens

China and Japan

BBC Two - Around the World in 80 Gardens, China and Japan

Monty Don visits the world's 80 most inspiring gardens, this time in China and Japan.

Monty Don visits the world's 80 most inspiring gardens, this time in China and Japan, two of the world's oldest gardening cultures.

Monty Don continues his extraordinary journey to see the world through 80 of its most inspiring gardens, as he samples the very different approach of two of the world's great gardening cultures: China and Japan.

First, he travels to China, to uncover the deeper history of the oriental garden. His researches lead him to the ancient scholars' gardens of Suzhou, as well as the awesome Yellow Mountains of Huangshang that inspired them, where he meets the revered Welcome Guest Pine. 

By the time he reaches the Imperial Summer Palace Gardens of Beijing, he is beginning to get a little insight into the secrets of oriental gardening, and with his long-standing interest in Zen Buddhism, Monty relishes the chance to visit the temple gardens of Japan.

Finally, he crosses the Yellow Sea to Kyoto - Japan's city of gardens - to try to unravel its enigmatic Zen gardens with his new-found understanding.

Monty Don visits the world's 80 most inspiring gardens

Around the World in 80 Gardens: China and Japan

A Little Later

Vintage performances from the Later... with Jools Holland archives

A Little Later: Paul McCartney

24/12/2007

Paul McCartney

BBC Two - A Little Later, Paul McCartney

Classic appearance from Paul McCartney on Later... with Jools Holland.

A classic appearance from Paul McCartney on Later... with Jools Holland.

A Little Later: Arctic Monkeys

Radio 2's Music Club

Radio 2's Music Club: Amy McDonald

28/01/2008

Amy McDonald

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The Tudors

The Tudors: Series 2

The Tudors: Series 2: Episode 2

Episode 2

Series 2

BBC Two - The Tudors, Series 2, Episode 2

There is no Christmas cheer, with Thomas More alienated and Anne Boleyn rumoured against.

Historical drama. Henry's court lacks Christmas cheer with Queen Catherine excluded, Thomas More alienated and Anne Boleyn rumoured against.

Henry's court lacks Christmas cheer with Queen Catherine excluded, Thomas More alienated and Anne Boleyn rumoured against. Those seeking radical 'reformation' of the church and society exploit the situation to their advantage.

The Tudors: 2/10

Olympics: 2008: Swimming, Archery and Badminton: Day Six

14/08/2008

Swimming, Archery and Badminton: Day Six

BBC Sport - Olympics, 2008, Swimming, Archery and Badminton: Day Six

Swimming and gymnastics, with the men's 100m free final and the men's all around final.

Rishi Persad presents live coverage from the pool, including the men's 100m freestyle final. Also, all the action from the men's all around final in the gymnastics competition.

Rishi Persad presents live coverage from the pool, featuring the men's 200 breaststroke final, women's 100 free semi-finals, men's 200 back semi-finals, women's 200 fly final, men's 100 free final, women's 200 breaststroke semi-finals, men's 200 individual medley semi-finals, women's 4x200 free final. Britain have medal hopes with Kris Gilchrist in the breaststroke and the women's relay. Commentators are Andy Jameson, Adrian Moorhouse and Sharron Davies.

There is gymnastics action from the men's all around competition. The USA won both the men's and women's titles in Athens, with Paul Hamm and Carly Patterson taking the honours. This time around China's 2007 world champion Yang Wei will provide serious competition. Commentators are Matt Baker, Christine Still and Mitch Fenner.

Also, news of the women's individual archery with Britain's Athens medallist Alison Williamson again competing for honours, alongside team-mates Charlotte Burgess and Naomi Folkard. Plus, possible quarter final action from badminton's mixed doubles with both Emms and Robertson and Kellogg and Clark looking for semi-final places.

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