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The Slammer

Show in which a group of comedians enter a mock prison and must perform for their freedom

Entertainment show in which a group of comedians enter a mock prison. Each programme sees four of the acts perform for their freedom in front of a studio audience

The Slammer: Series 2

The Slammer: Series 2: Episode 1

Episode 1

The Slammer Returns - CBBC - BBC

Overseeing the show is the Governor, who's joined by celebrity guest Lionel Blair.

Children's entertainment show in which comedians enter a mock prison. The prison showcases variety performances from the acts locked inside, with celebrity guest Lionel Blair.

Series 2

CBBC

The BBC's multiplatform offering bringing the very best programmes to 6-12 year olds.

CBBC is the BBC's multiplatform offering for 6-12 year olds bringing the very best drama, entertainment and factual programmes to its young viewers.

Children's entertainment show in which a group of comedians enter a mock prison

Children's ntertainment show in which a group of comedians enter a mock prison. Each programme sees four of the acts perform for their freedom in front of a live studio audience

The Slammer: Series 2: Episode 2

Episode 2

The Governor becomes prison chef and bakes his famous sprout cakes.

Children's entertainment show in which comedians enter a mock prison. The Governor becomes prison chef and bakes sprout cakes. In the Freedom Show, four acts perform for release.

The Slammer: Series 2: Episode 3

Episode 3

The Freedom show includes acrobatics from the Black Eagles, who perform for release.

Children's entertainment show in which a group of comedians enter a mock prison. A new, high security inmate paralyses everyone with laughter.

Children's entertainment show in which a group of comedians enter a mock prison. A new, high security inmate paralyses everyone with laughter. In the Freedom show, four more amazing acts, including acrobatics from the Black Eagles, perform for release.

Muppet Treasure Island

16/03/2002

BBC One - Muppet Treasure Island

Musical adventure. The Muppets take to the high seas in search of buried treasure.

In a musical reworking of the classic tale, the Muppets set out to find buried treasure after young Jim Hawkins is given a treasure map by a mysterious sailor. Tim Curry stars.

Musical reworking of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale, in which the Muppets take to the high seas in search of buried treasure. 

Young Jim Hawkins is given a treasure map by a mysterious sailor, and sets sail with his friends the Great Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat. But among the crew is the mutinous seadog Long John Silver, who has his own plans for the loot, and they end up being kidnapped by cannibals. 

Will Captain Smollett come to their rescue?

BBC One

Earth: The Power of the Planet

Earth: The Power of the Planet: Oceans

Oceans

BBC Two - Earth: The Power of the Planet, OceansSearch BBC

Dr Iain Stewart travels to surfers' paradise Hawaii to learn more about oceans.

Geography series with Dr Iain Stewart. Iain travels to surfers' paradise Hawaii to learn more about oceans, explaining the difference between waves, tides and currents.



Geography series with Dr Iain Stewart. Iain travels to surfers' paradise Hawaii to learn more about oceans, explaining the difference between waves, tides and currents. In the Amazon, he rides the world's longest tidal bore. In the beginning, there were no oceans: they are thought to have gradually formed from volcano steam and melted comet ice. Change continues today: a new sea is forming in Ethiopia, which will separate East Africa from the mainland, and the Mediterranean is drying up.

BBC Two

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

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Documentary series looking at geology of the planet Earth.

Earth: the Power of the Planet: Oceans

The Real Italian Job: James Martin's Mille Miglia

28/12/2008

BBC Two - The Real Italian Job: James Martin's Mille Miglia

James Martin competes in the gruelling Mille Miglia, a 1000-mile car race through Italy.

James Martin takes part in the gruelling Mille Miglia, the annual 1000-mile car race through Italy. The race has tested legends such as Fangio, Nuvolari and Sir Stirling Moss.

James Martin sets his sights on the gruelling Mille Miglia, the annual 1000-mile race through Italy in which over 300 classic cars compete. In its infamous history, the race has tested the talents and endurance of such legends as Fangio, Nuvolari and Sir Stirling Moss

Ever since he was kid in Yorkshire, James Martin has been mad about cars. Now a successful chef, he has put his money where his dreams are and has a garage full of Formula One cars, American classics and oddball delights - from hand-painted Harleys to bubble cars, fibreglass cross-country rough riders and a newly restored Mustang with all the trimmings.

Having the power has not been enough - he wants the glory too. So he sets his sights on the Mille Miglia. Taking part has always been a dream for James. He searches for the right car and the right co-driver, and the costs mount as the day of his dreams draws near. In Italy, the support crew, girlfriend Sally and his real pride and joy assemble. The 1948 Maserati has left a 800-thousand-pound hole in the Martin finances - a lot of omelettes.

Will the car stay the course? Will Sarah measure up? Is James as tough as he thinks he is? Can a non-Italian actually win? Can he beat the three other competitors with whom he bets on the race? Do the Italians always drive on the right? Should he have bought an English car instead? Crucially, what makes 700 grown men and women drive headlong through the elements for three days with little sleep and less comfort than offered by a sit-on lawn mower?

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

Michael Palin's New Europe

Michael Palin's New Europe: Episode 2: Eastern Delight

Episode 2: Eastern Delight

Eastern Delight

BBC Two - Michael Palin's New Europe, Eastern Delight

Michael takes a trek up the Rila Mountains in Bulgaria.

Michael Palin explores eastern Europe. He takes a trek up the Rila Mountains in Bulgaria, where he joins the summer solstice celebrations of the White Brotherhood sect.

Michael Palin explores the countries that were for much of his life hidden behind the Iron Curtain but now are part of the new Europe. From Lake Ohrid in Macedonia, Palin takes a trek up the Rila Mountains in Bulgaria where he joins the summer solstice celebrations of the mystical White Brotherhood sect. Crossing into Turkey he admires the great mosques of master architect Sinan in Edirne, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, before witnessing an oil wrestling competition.

Michael Palin explores European countries that were once behind the Iron Curtain.

Lost Land of the Jaguar

Lost Land of the Jaguar: Episode 1

BBC One - Lost Land of the Jaguar, Episode 1

A team of explorers search the depths of the last great unspoilt jungle on the planet.

Series combining stunning wildlife with adventure. Explorers search the depths of the Guyanan wilderness, the last great unspoilt jungle. George McGavin hunts for whip spiders.

Series combining stunning wildlife with high octane adventure as a team of explorers search the depths of the last great unspoilt jungle on the planet. 

Cameras follow the team every sweaty step of the way as they explore the beautiful wilderness of Guyana, from abseiling down one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world to climbing to the very top of the rainforest trees. Known as the land of giants, Guyana is home to the huge anaconda, the world's largest tarantula and giant otters 

Gordon Buchanan goes in search of the elusive jaguar, while Steve Backshall abseils down one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world to see the creatures living there. Meanwhile, Justine Evans climbs to the top of the rainforest trees in search of monkeys and macaws and George McGavin explores rotten logs for whip spiders.

Series combining stunning wildlife with high octane adventure. A team of explorers search the depths of the last great unspoilt jungle on the planet.

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: Patsy Kensit

Series 5

Patsy Kensit

BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 5, Patsy Kensit

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.

The Best of the Beijing Olympics 2008

BBC HD - The Best of the Beijing Olympics 2008

Highlights from 2008's Olympic Games including Team GB's greatest ever medal haul.

Highlights from 2008's Olympic Games including Team GB's greatest ever medal haul as well as Usain Bolt's record wins and Michael Phelps becoming the most decorated Olympian ever.

Olympics 2008 Review

Planet Earth

Planet Earth: Episode 5: Deserts - Short Version

Episode 5

Episode 5: Deserts - Short Version

Deserts - Short Version

BBC One - Planet Earth, Deserts - Short Version

A look at Earth's most spectacular deserts, revealing the secrets behind desert survival.

David Attenborough looks at deserts around the world from Namibia to Chile, unravelling the secrets behind desert survival and revealing their ephemeral nature.

David Attenborough takes a look at deserts, which cover a third of the Earth's land surface. From space they appear lifeless but a closer look reveals a different picture.

Deserts, in fact, are surprisingly varied; from Mongolia's Gobi desert where wild Bactrian camels have to eat snow in lieu of water, to the Atacama in Chile where guanacos survive by licking the dew off cactus spines.

Changes are rare in deserts but they play a crucial part in their story; from Saharan sandstorms nearly a mile high to desert rivers that run for a single day; from the brief blooming of Death Valley in the USA, to a plague of desert locusts 40 miles wide and 100 miles long - two events that might occur once in 30 years.

The highlight of the programme is a unique aerial voyage over the dunes and rocky escarpments of a Namibian desert. From this lofty viewpoint, we follow elephants on a desperate trek for food and - most amazingly of all - desert lions searching the wilderness for wandering bands of oryx.

The programme unravels the secrets behind desert survival - and reveals the ephemeral nature of this stunning environment.

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.

Planet Earth: Deserts

Crooked House

Crooked House: Episode 4: Omnibus

Episode 4

Episode 4: Omnibus

Omnibus

BBC Four - Crooked House, Omnibus

Ghost story about the previous occupants of an allegedly haunted manor house.

When Ben unearths an old door-knocker in his new garden, the curator suggests it may come from the now-demolished manor house which may have been haunted.

When schoolteacher Ben unearths an old door knocker in the garden of his new home, the curator suggests it may come from the now-demolished house, reputed to be haunted. 

Ben prompts the curator to tell him stories about the house's past: a corrupt Georgian businessman finds something unexpected in the woodwork of his new home, while a 1920s young couple's happy engagement party is spoiled by the spectre of a ghostly bride. 

Back in the present, Ben finds himself in dark and dangerous waters.

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.

Three-part ghost story based around the goings-on in a haunted manor house.

Live at the Apollo

Cutting-edge stand-up comedy recorded at the famous Hammersmith Apollo

Comedic royalty and fresh new faces on the stand-up scene take to the stage of the legendary London venue.

Live at the Apollo: Series 4

Live at the Apollo: Series 4: Episode 4

Series 4

BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 4, Episode 4

Dara O Briain and Frankie Boyle cut loose at London's famous Hammersmith Apollo theatre.

Ireland's king of comedy Dara O Briain hosts another evening of comedy from the Hammersmith Apollo, introducing his Celtic comedy soul brother Frankie Boyle.

Stand-up comedy, showcasing new comedians, from the Hammersmith Apollo theatre

Cutting-edge stand-up comedy recorded at the famous Hammersmith Apollo theatre.

Top Gear

The team push their cars and themselves to the limits in the world’s biggest motoring show

The team push their cars and themselves to the limits in the world’s biggest motoring show.

Top Gear: Series 9

Top Gear: Series 9: Episode 7: Polar Challenge

Episode 7

Episode 7: Polar Challenge

Series 9

Polar Challenge

BBC One - Top Gear, Series 9, Polar Challenge

The Top Gear team attempt to race from Northern Canada to the North Pole, 450 miles away.

Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond face an arduous challenge as they attempt to race from northern Canada to the North Pole, a 450-mile journey.

It's the ultimate test of man against machine or should that be dog against machine? Either way, it's Top Gear's most ambitious and arduous challenge to date.

Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond attempt to race from the town of Resolute in northern Canada to the Magnetic North Pole, 450 miles away. 

The terrain in between is some of the toughest on earth - a mix of mountainous land masses and jagged sea ice where temperatures can drop to -65C. And then there are the polar bears - the Arctic is home to 80 per cent of the world's population, and when it comes to lunch they really don't care if it's seal or human.

This being Top Gear, the three presenters' modes of transport are a little out of the ordinary. Jeremy and James drive a specially adapted pickup truck, whilst Richard travels on something a little less high-tech - a sled pulled by a team of ten Canadian Inuit dogs. 

Pitting dog power against horse power may sound like a one-sided contest, but given the nature of the terrain, there's no telling who will make it to the Pole first. In fact, there's no guarantee that either team will reach the finish line at all.

Motoring magazine with road tests, news and features, presented by Jeremy Clarkson.

Motoring magazine with road tests, news and features, presented by Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond. Guests include Jamie Oliver, Hugh Grant, Billie Piper and Simon Pegg

Top Gear: Polar Challenge

Electric Proms

A festival of music featuring a series of concerts with rock's most established names

A festival of music featuring a series of concerts, including some of rock's most established names, as well as new and experimental musicians making waves

Electric Proms: 2008 - Reversions

Electric Proms: 2008 - Reversions: 30/12/2008

30/12/2008

2008 - Reversions

BBC - Electric Proms, 2008 - Reversions, 30/12/2008

Oasis are accompanied by the 50-strong Crouch End Festival Chorus.

Edith Bowman presents the grand finale of the Electric Proms 2008. Oasis front a night of anthems with accompaniment from the 50-strong Crouch End Festival Chorus.

Edith Bowman presents the grand finale of the Electric Proms 2008 from The Roundhouse in London. Noel, Liam and co are back and they promise to bring you a night of Oasis anthems and songs from their new album Dig Out Your Soul... with a surprising twist, accompaniment from the 50-strong Crouch End Festival Chorus.

Coverage from the 2008 edition of the festival. This series contains revised repeats.

Coverage from the 2008 edition of the festival. Episodes in this series have previously been broadcast in a different form.

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