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LazyTown

Fun with pink-haired eight-year-old Stephanie and superhero Sportacus.

Fun with pink-haired eight-year-old Stephanie and superhero Sportacus

LazyTown: LazyTown Extra

LazyTown: LazyTown Extra: Episode 18: It's Hip to Skip

Episode 18

Episode 18: It's Hip to Skip

LazyTown Extra

It's Hip to Skip

CBeebies - LazyTown, LazyTown Extra, It's Hip to Skip

Ziggy tries skipping and discovers that his favourite bit of rope isn't long enough.

The LazyTown characters have fun finding out about sports and activities. Ziggy tries skipping and discovers that his favourite bit of rope isn't long enough.

Spin-off series in which the LazyTown characters have fun finding out about different sports and activities. 

Ziggy's UK adventures continue when he joins friends to learn about skipping. Ziggy discovers that his favourite bit of rope isn't long enough to skip with, that lots of people can skip at the same time, and that practice is needed to skip really well.

Meanwhile, Sportacus gets energetic with the supermove of the day. Stephanie and Trixie add sports candy to their oatmeal. Stingy wants to know everyone's favourite sport so he can beat them. Sportacus pretends to skip rope, and Robbie Rotten attempts to set a world record in skipping rope.

CBeebies

The UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes.

The UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes, dedicated to delighting and surprising its pre-school audience.

Spin off series featuring the characters from LazyTown.

Spin off series from LazyTown in which the characters have lots of fun finding out about different sports and activities.

In the Night Garden

Visit the magical Night Garden where a lovely group of toys learn about having fun.

As the day fades and the stars come out, visit the magical Night Garden and spend time with a lovely group of toys who are learning all about sharing, caring and having fun.

In the Night Garden: Series 1: Episode 33: The Tombliboos' Busy Day

Episode 33

Episode 33: The Tombliboos' Busy Day

In the Night Garden - CBeebies - BBC

The Tombliboos spend all day riding on the Pinky Ponk and exploring the garden.

Children's show about a magic garden. The Tombliboos ride on the Pinky Ponk, explore the garden and see interesting things before returning home.

The Tombliboos have a very busy day. First they ride on the Pinky Ponk and then they explore the garden, seeing lots of interesting things and having fun. Finally, they return to the house to clean their teeth before bedtime.

The Tombliboos' Busy Day

In the Night Garden: Series 1

Series 1

Series for pre-school children set in a magical forest, where characters have adventures

Series for pre-school children set in a magical forest, where colourful characters have adventures and are read bedtime stories

In the Night Garden...

In the Night Garden: Series 1: Episode 62: Kicking the Ball

Episode 62

Episode 62: Kicking the Ball

Upsy Daisy teaches Igglepiggle how to kick the ball, and he kicks it around the garden.

In a magical forest, colourful characters have adventures. Upsy Daisy teaches Igglepiggle how to kick the ball, and Igglepiggle kicks the ball around the garden.

Upsy Daisy is the best at kicking the ball. Igglepiggle finds it harder so she kindly teaches him. Try again Igglepiggle! At last Igglepiggle does the best kick of all, around the garden.

Kicking the Ball

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.

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.

A Little Later. Paul McCartney

The Royal Variety Performance

Coverage of the Royal Variety Performance with music and comedy.

The Royal Variety Performance: 2008

17/12/2008

2008

BBC One - The Royal Variety Performance, 2008

A night of music, comedy and theatre from the London Palladium, with Take That headlining.

Coverage of the 80th Royal Variety Performance. Performers include Take That, Rihanna, Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Peter Kay, Jimmy Carr and the cast of The Lion King.

A host of celebrities and artists from the worlds of music, comedy and theatre come together for the annual highlight of the showbiz calendar, the Royal Variety Performance. Celebrating its 80th anniversary, the show returns to the iconic London Palladium to be performed in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. 

Headlining for 2008 are pop heart throbs Take That, cementing their place as the UK's comeback kings.

Temperatures are set to soar with the Pussycat Dolls and r'n'b Umbrella diva Rihanna. International singing sensation Leona Lewis makes her Royal debut, as does glamourous Welsh soul songstress Duffy. 

The Britain's Got Talent winner, George Sampson, performs a brand new dance routine. Housewives' favourite John Barrowman returns to the stage and American music sensation Naturally 7 offer an amazing acapella performance. 

Pop veterans Cliff Richard and the Shadows get together especially for the show as they prepare to celebrate their 50th anniversary and the multi Grammy-nominated Josh Groban and BBC Last Choir Standing victors Only Men Aloud perform a one-off duet.

The nation's much-loved comedian Peter Kay returns to the Royal Variety Performance with his Northern Irish talent show-winning alter ego Geraldine McQueen. 

Other top comedy comes from award-winning comic Jimmy Carr, banter merchant Michael McIntyre, double act Armstrong and Miller and funny man Rhod Gilbert. 

The Royal Variety Performance is an annual charity event in aid of the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund.

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The 80th annual extravaganza from the Palladium theatre, featuring Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Take That, Pussycat Dolls, Brian May, George Sampson, Leona Lewis, Duffy, Rihanna, Peter Kay and Jimmy Carr. See page 90.
George Sampson answers One Final Question: page 146

Heroes

Drama series about people dealing with the newly discovered superpowers they possess

Drama series about people across the world dealing with the newly discovered superpowers they possess

Heroes: Series 3: Episode 13: Dual

Episode 13

Episode 13: Dual

Series 3

Dual

BBC Two - Heroes, Series 3, Dual

The Petrelli brothers find themselves battling against one another.

Drama series about people with superpowers. The Petrelli brothers find themselves battling against one another, as Nathan makes a move that will have global repercussions.

In the aftermath of the showdown against their father, the Petrelli brothers find themselves battling against one another, as Nathan makes a move that will have global repercussions. Sylar holds Claire, HRG, Meredith and Angela hostage at Primatech and a face-off ensues. Ando, Matt and Daphne continue their attempts to rescue Hiro; Dr Suresh may be their only hope.

Heroes: Series 3

BBC Two is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964.

Drama series in which people all over the world discover they have superpowers.

Drama series in which people all over the world deal with their newly-discovered superpowers.

Wallander

3/3. Are four murders linked? See choice, p60

British version of the Swedish drama series about a maverick detective.

Unable to unsee the dark crimes he's tasked to investigate, Wallander's job comes at a cost to his family and relationships. Starring Kenneth Branagh.

Wallander: Series 1

Wallander: Series 1: Episode 3: One Step Behind

Episode 3

Episode 3: One Step Behind

One Step Behind

BBC One - Wallander, Series 1, One Step Behind

Wallander tries to link the death of his colleague with the murder of three teenagers.

Detective drama. Wallander tries to link the death of his colleague with the murder of three teenagers, and his only clue is a photograph of an unknown woman.

On Midsummer's Eve, three teenagers dressed in eighteenth-century fancy dress are shot dead in a secluded wood. One of Inspector Kurt Wallander's colleagues turns up dead, someone whose help he hoped to rely on to help solve the crime. 

Wallander knows the murders are related. But with his only clue a photograph of a woman no one in Sweden seems to know, he cannot begin to imagine how. 

Wallander is locked in a desperate effort to catch the killer before he strikes again. Wallander always seems to be just one step behind.

Drama series starring Kenneth Branagh as Swedish detective Kurt Wallander, investigating a series of violent and terrifying murders in the beautiful setting of Skane, southern Sweden.

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