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Paralympics: Beijing 2008

Paralympics: Beijing 2008: Day 6

12/09/2008

Day 6

Beijing 2008

BBC Two - Paralympics, Beijing 2008, Day 6

Coverage, highlights and news from Beijing.

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

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Paralympic Games Today

Paralympic Games Today: Beijing 2008

Paralympic Games Today: Beijing 2008: Day 6

BBC Two - Paralympic Games Today, Beijing 2008, Day 6

Action from Beijing including wheelchair rugby and semi-finals of the wheelchair tennis.

Clare Balding and Steve Cram present the action from Beijing, with the start of the wheelchair rugby tournament and semi-finals of the wheelchair tennis quad singles.

Clare Balding and Steve Cram present the action from Beijing. The wheelchair rugby tournament gets underway and the British team open their campaign against Paralympic champions, the New Zealand Wheel Blacks. Wheelchair tennis has reached the semi-final stage in the Quad Singles, where Paralympic champion Peter Norfolk will hope to be on course for a medal. In the pool South Africa's Natalie Du Toit will be favourite for a swimming gold at the Water Cube.

Round up of the daily action from the Paralympics in Beijing.

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Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage

Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage: Episode 2: Istria and Split

Episode 2

Episode 2: Istria and Split

Istria and Split

BBC Two - Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage, Istria and Split

Francesco da Mosto sails along the Croatian coast, visiting Pula, Porer and Split.

Francesco da Mosto heads down the Croatian coast, visiting the amphitheatre and Temple of Augustus in Pula, an isolated lighthouse in Porer and the city of Split.

Francesco and the crew of the Black Swan hit the open sea and head down the Croatian coast. The hard life of a working sailor is creating some problems for Francesco, but he is learning the ropes as best he can. His first challenge is to scale the heights of the main mast to hang the Venetian flag aloft. In spite of his best attempt to hide his fear, it's a terrifying ordeal.

Next stop is Pula and the extraordinary amphitheatre, where fights to the death were regular Roman entertainment, as well as the Temple of Augustus and the great Arch of the Sergians. Nearby, Francesco goes in search of the extraordinary fresco of the Dance of Death in the little village of Beram. But here, he has every traveller's nightmare - how do you find the villager who holds the key to the church?

Next up is a stopover at the isolated lighthouse of Porer, which has saved many a Venetian ship navigating these treacherous waters. And then to the beautiful city of Split, with its astonishing palace of Diocletian - the oldest inhabited palace in the world. Only it is not home to anyone rich or royal - after Diocletian moved on, it became home to the biggest collection of squatters a palace has ever seen. And now it is still packed to the rafters with people and their ramshackle conversions with some architectural oddities to show for it.

On the coast of Split, the trip ends with Francesco and the crew playing the oldest ball game of the region - the weird and wonderful game of Picigin, which is a cross between tennis and football, played in the sea. Francesco tries to understand the rules, but it's all Croatian to him.

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

Gardeners' World

Gardening show packed with ideas and timely reminders to get the most out of your garden

Gardening show packed with good ideas, tips, advice from experts and timely reminders to get the most out of your garden, whatever its size or type

Gardeners' World: 2008

Gardeners' World: 2008: Episode 22

Episode 22

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BBC Two - Gardeners' World, 2008, Episode 22

New presenter Toby Buckland tackles gardening jobs brought on by the wet summer weather.

New presenter Toby Buckland tackles gardening jobs brought on by the wet summer weather. Plus, Carol Klein looks at how to cope with a dry shady area under a stone wall.

New presenter Toby Buckland goes back to basics with some no frills, hands-on gardening as he tackles all those September gardening jobs brought on by the wet summer weather. That includes dealing with clematis wilt and thinning out overgrown leggy plants. Carol Klein looks at how to cope with a dry shady area under a stone wall, while Joe Swift is in the Spring Garden adding new bulbs to a formerly hidden area.

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Gardening show packed with tips, advice and timely reminders from the experts

New series. Tackling jobs brought on by the wet summer. See p106 Putting down roots; Alan Titchmarsh's tips: page 24

The Tudors

The Tudors: Series 2

The Tudors: Series 2: Episode 7

Episode 7

Series 2

BBC Two - The Tudors, Series 2, Episode 7

Anne revives Henry's passion for her, but as one rival for his heart departs another appears. The sacking of religious institutions rewards the 'reformers'.

7/10 Cromwell's reforms begin to spread terror. See page 106 (CHOICE)

That Mitchell and Webb Look

Comedy sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.

Comedy sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb

That Mitchell and Webb Look: Series 2

That Mitchell and Webb Look: Series 2: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Two - That Mitchell and Webb Look, Series 2, Episode 1

There's a chance to learn the ancient art of padlock folding or Padlockigami.

Comedy sketch show with David Mitchell and Robert Webb. There's a chance to learn the ancient art of padlock folding or Padlockigami. A man gets too excited about football.

Comedy sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. There's a chance to learn the ancient art of padlock folding or Padlockigami. A man gets a little too excited about football. There's a staffing problem in an innuendo-ridden 70s hospital. Sir Digby Chicken Caesar goes on another rip-roaring adventure. And some stone-age technophobes are sceptical about bronze.

A Little Later

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

A Little Later: Razorlight

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Razorlight

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Razorlight perform Golden Touch from their debut performance on Later... in November 2004.

Razorlight perform Golden Touch from their debut performance on Later... in November 2004, along with two other songs including their number one single, America.

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross presents an entertaining show featuring comedy, celebrities and music

Jonathan Ross presents an entertaining show featuring comedy, celebrity chat and the latest music

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: Series 15

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: Series 15: Episode 2

Series 15

BBC One - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Series 15, Episode 2

Guests are Steve Coogan, Abbey Clancy and legendary musician Stevie Wonder.

Jonathan Ross is joined by comedian, actor and writer Steve Coogan, model Abbey Clancy, while legendary musician Stevie Wonder performs live in a rare TV appearance.

In a rare TV appearance, legendary Motown legend Stevie Wonder performs a classic from his peerless back catalogue and an exclusive track from his brand-new album.

Jonathan is also joined by model Abbey Clancy, and Alan Partridge's alter ego - actor and comedian Steve Coogan - to discuss his latest roles.

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Comedy, chat and music with Jonathan Ross and guests.

With guests Stevie Wonder and Steve Coogan (S)

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 5: Ainsley Harriott

Episode 5

Episode 5: Ainsley Harriott

Series 5

Ainsley Harriott

BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 5, Ainsley Harriott

Ainsley Harriott heads to the West Indies to uncover his roots.

Celebrities trace their ancestry. The well-known chef heads to the West Indies and discovers his Caribbean history is not quite what he expected.

Ainsley Harriott heads to the West Indies to uncover his roots and discovers that Caribbean history is not quite as black and white as he had imagined. 

On arrival in Jamaica, Ainsley believes he knows his father's family history as he has been told that his grandmother's family came to Jamaica as indentured labourers from India. Hoping to discover where exactly in India his great-grandparents came from, he is shocked to find himself heading down a very different path to the one imagined.

Believing his grandfather's ancestry to be equally straightforward, Ainsley assumed that his great-grandfather was a slave before entering the colonial West India Regiment. In Barbados, however, he learns that apart from a distinguished career in the army fighting for the British Empire in the Sierra Leone Hut Tax War, little else is as first thought.  

Ainsley's journey leads him to wonder how, in the time of slavery, was it possible for one of his ancestors to accumulate enough wealth to buy seven houses. The answer is even more incredible than the question as he discovers that his great-great-grandfather was not a black slave at all.

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

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

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