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Top Gear

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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 14: Episode 2

Episode 2

Series 14

BBC One - Top Gear, Series 14, Episode 2

Europe takes on the USA as Jeremy pits the Corvette ZR1 against Audi's R8 V10.

Motoring show. Jeremy, Richard and James build an electric car, the Corvette ZR1 goes up against the Audi R8 V10, and actor Michael Sheen is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

Jeremy, Richard and James attempt to save the planet by building their own electric car and then put their latest 'green' creation through the rigours of the new car testing process. 

Meanwhile on the track, it is the battle of the continents as Europe takes on the USA and Jeremy pits the Corvette ZR1's muscle against the finesse of Audi's R8 V10.

The Star in a Reasonably Priced Car is Frost/Nixon and The Damned United star Michael Sheen.

Top Gear: Series 14

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.

Motoring news and views from Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.

Motoring news and views from Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. This series includes a test drive on Romanian roads and a Bolivia special

2/7. Jeremy, Richard and James build their own electric car. See choice, page 76. First shown on Sunday at 9pm on BBC2 PHOTOS, BLOGS: radiotimes.com/top-gear
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Merlin

Fantasy drama based on the legend of King Arthur and Merlin.

Merlin: Series 2

Merlin: Series 2: Episode 9: The Lady of the Lake

Episode 9

Episode 9: The Lady of the Lake

Series 2

The Lady of the Lake

BBC One - Merlin, Series 2, The Lady of the Lake

Merlin helps the beautiful druid girl Freya escape from a bounty hunter's cage.

Fantasy drama. Merlin helps a druid girl escape a bounty hunter, but their intense friendship is soon tested, and Merlin must make some heartbreaking decisions.

When Merlin discovers the beautiful druid girl Freya trapped in a bounty hunter's cage, he knows he must help her escape. Gaius warns against getting involved, but Merlin refuses to listen, harbouring Freya in the tunnels beneath Camelot. But with the bounty hunter searching for his missing prize and a ferocious magical beast on the loose, Freya cannot stay hidden for long. 

Merlin's intense new friendship is tested to the limit, and he is forced to make some heartbreaking decisions as he battles to keep Freya safe.

Fantasy-drama based on Arthurian Legend - you can't escape destiny.

9/13; series two. When Merlin finds a beautiful druid girl trapped in a bounty hunter's cage, he feels duty bound to help. First shown on Saturday at 6.05pm on BBC1 
For cast see page 68   RT DIRECT: order series one DVD for just E17 (RRP E24.46) incl p&p. Call [number removed] (BT landlines cost 5p per min; other networks vary) or visit bbcshop.com and enter code [number removed] at the checkout

Merlin Secrets and Magic

Merlin Secrets and Magic: Episode 9: Hard Work and Heartbreak

Episode 9: Hard Work and Heartbreak

Hard Work and Heartbreak

BBC Three - Merlin Secrets and Magic, Hard Work and Heartbreak

An in-depth look at Merlin, played by Colin Morgan, the hardest-working man in Camelot.

As his new love interest is introduced, there is an in-depth look at leading man Merlin played by Colin Morgan, the hardest-working lad in Camelot.

Featuring an in-depth look at leading man Merlin, played by Colin Morgan, the hardest-working lad in Camelot. His new love interest Freya is also profiled, plus how the elements conspired against the filming of the episode's climactic final scene.

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.

Exclusive backstage footage and on-set interviews from fantasy-drama series Merlin.

Companion series to the BBC One family fantasy-drama Merlin. With exclusive backstage footage and on-set interviews with key cast and crew.

Merlin: Secrets and Magic

Profile of the eponymous hero of the fantasy drama, played by Colin Morgan. 
Shown on Sunday at 8.45pm

Spooks

MI5, not 9 to 5. The explosive, groundbreaking series.

MI5 not 9 to 5. Agents working in the shadows ensure the nation's safety - but there are enemies everywhere.

They’re working against the clock to protect the nation – and nobody is safe. The explosive, groundbreaking series.

Spooks: Series 8

Spooks: Series 8: Episode 5

Episode 5

Series 8

BBC One - Spooks, Series 8, Episode 5

Section D is caught on the back foot when two CIA agents are found dead.

Drama series about the British Security Service. Section D is caught on the back foot when two CIA agents are found dead. Ros's mentor raises questions about Harry's past.

Section D is caught on the back foot when two CIA agents are found dead. As they try to make sense of the murders, more officers are killed. MI5 is placed on high alert, but Ros insists on putting herself in the firing line in order to draw out the killer. Will the risk pay off or will Ros become another victim? Meanwhile, Ros's mentor raises questions about Harry's past and Ruth makes a shocking discovery.

Drama series about the British Security Service.

New. 5/8; series eight. Harry's suspicions about a CIA boss's death are confirmed when three more intelligence officers are killed. Repeated next Wednesday on BBC1 
For regular cast see page 108

EastEnders 2008 - 2012

Classic years in the Square. Relive the dramas of Whitney's teen years, Janine's scheming, Kat and Alfie's return, Roxy and Ronnie's fights and goodbye to Peggy and Pat.

EastEnders

EastEnders 2008 - 2012: 2009: 27/11/2009

27/11/2009

2009

BBC One - EastEnders 2008 - 2012, 2009, 27/11/2009

Lucas tries to cover his tracks but is unaware he has been rumbled by Denise.

Lucas tries to cover his tracks but is unaware he has been rumbled by Denise. Ian shows off his new-found wealth and Pat makes a big decision.

Phil’s angry because Peggy’s asked Grant for money and claims he’s sorting things.  Word spreads that Phil’s planning to sell the Arches.  Phil tells Grant they don’t need his money.  Pat makes Phil an offer for the Arches, which he eventually accepts.

Peggy’s furious and decides to visit Grant in Portugal.  Max assures Phil he’ll get the money he owes him.  Phil tells Max they’re going to take it from Ian. 

Ian buys a hot tub, but has no one to share it with.  Masood confronts Ian – surely he can afford to pay back Masala Queen?  Ian refuses. 

Denise triumphantly drags her exercise bike outside complete with ‘for sale’ sign. Jordan and Abi try to get to the bottom of the Trina’s tree planting mystery.  Libby and Chelsea persuade Denise and Lucas to stay for a buffet tea.  

Lucas spots a workman preparing to dig the tree up, and persuades him not to.  At the buffet, Lucas is nervous when Denise suggests that she knows who planted the tree, but she just thinks Lucas has done a kind thing for Jordan.  Denise and Lucas set off on honeymoon.  

Denise tells Kim that Dexter came on to Chelsea.  Chelsea and Denise are dismayed to see Kim and Dexter still together at the buffet.  Kim admits she can’t live without him.  

Shamefaced, Liz stumbles out of the Slaters’ and realises she’s lost an earring.  When Charlie tries to return the earring, Patrick sees it and mistakenly jumps to the conclusion that the pair slept together. Liz tells Charlie that she’s not looking for a relationship.

Libby’s thrilled when Darren suggests a trip to Barcelona for New Year.  Darren feels guilty when he sees Heather struggling to pay for some shopping and gives her some money.  Max refuses to return Heather’s insurance money.

EastEnders 2008 - 2012: 2009

A classic year in the Square, with wedding bells for Archie and Peggy, a mother and daughter reunited at last and a shock for Stacey.

Lucas is caught out by Denise, and Ian flaunts his new-found wealth. 
Shown at 8pm on BBC1

EastEnders Revealed

EastEnders Revealed: The Two Faces of Lucas

26/11/2009

The Two Faces of Lucas

BBC Three - EastEnders Revealed, The Two Faces of Lucas

Behind the scenes of the Lucas Johnson storyline, as he goes from saint to sinner.

Behind the scenes of the latest Lucas Johnson storyline, exploring his journey from saint to sinner. Plus other groundbreaking moments in EastEnders' history.

The demon inside Lucas Johnson has been unleashed and no-one in Albert Square is safe.

This one-off special goes behind the scenes of the latest and most dramatic episode of the compelling Lucas Johnson storyline, exploring his journey from saint to deadly sinner. It also looks back at some of the other groundbreaking moments in EastEnders' history, including Trevor and Little Mo, and Stacey's battle with bi-polar, with exclusive interviews with the cast and creators.

But is this the end of Lucas's path of destruction or just the beginning?

EastEnders: The Two Faces of Lucas

A profile of Don Gilet's character Lucas.
Shown yesterday at 8.30pm

Family Guy

Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of the Griffins

Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of the Griffin household

Family Guy: Series 4

Family Guy: Series 4: Episode 29: Bango Was His Name-O

Episode 29

Episode 29: Bango Was His Name-O

Series 4

Bango Was His Name-O

BBC Three - Family Guy, Series 4, Bango Was His Name-O

Stewie convinces Brian to go on a road trip with him to San Francisco.

Animated comedy about family life. Stewie and Brian visit San Francisco to look for a man Stewie believes is his real father.

Fourth series of the subversive animated comedy

Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of the Griffin family

Series four Stewie tries to find the man he believes to be his biological father.  
11.50  Stewie is stunned to discover what his life might be like in the future.

Family Guy: Series 4: Episode 30: Stu and Stewie's Excellent Adventure

Episode 30

Episode 30: Stu and Stewie's Excellent Adventure

Stu and Stewie's Excellent Adventure

BBC Three - Family Guy, Series 4, Stu and Stewie's Excellent AdventureSearch BBC

Stewie decides to go back in time to change events for the better.

Animated comedy about family life. Stewie finds out that his future life is miserable, so he decides to go back in time and change events.

Animated comedy about family life. Stewie finds out that his life in the future is miserable, so he decides to go back in time and change events for the better.

Russell Howard's Good News

Topical comedy show with Russell Howard, who offers his perspective on the latest news.

Topical comedy show hosted by Russell Howard, who offers his unique perspective on the big stories dominating the news outlets from online and print to broadcast

Russell Howard's Good News: Series 1

Russell Howard's Good News: Series 1: Episode 6

Episode 6

Series 1

BBC Two - Russell Howard's Good News, Series 1, Episode 6

Topical comedy show hosted by Russell Howard, who offers his unique perspective on the big stories dominating the news outlets from online and print to broadcast.

Topical comedy show hosted by Russell Howard, who offers his unique perspective on the big stories dominating the media across TV, online and in print, as well as picking up on those sometimes overlooked things that make him smile.   

Recorded in front of a studio audience, it also gives viewers the chance to shape the news agenda by allowing them to submit stories online at www.bbc.co.uk/russellhoward or via Twitter.

Topical comedy show with Russell Howard, who offers his perspective on the latest news

Little Britain USA

Little Britain USA: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC One - Little Britain USA, Episode 1

New characters and familiar faces, including Lou and Andy, Carol Beer and Marjorie Dawes.

Matt Lucas and David Walliams take their comic creations to the US. Familiar faces include Lou and Andy, Carol Beer and Marjorie Dawes. New characters include spaceman Bing Gordyn.

Matt Lucas and David Walliams take their comic creations to the US. 

Familiar faces making an appearance include Lou and Andy, Carol Beer and Marjorie Dawes, whose Fatfighters group gets a visit from Rosie O'Donnell. 

New characters include Mildred, who shares inappropriate secrets from her past with grandson Connor, Bing Gordyn - the eighth astronaut to fly to the moon, muscle-bound gym buddies Mark and Tom, and potty-mouthed child Ellie-Grace.

Matt Lucas and David Walliams take their comic creations Stateside.

Little Britain USA: Episode 2

BBC One - Little Britain USA, Episode 2

Vicky Pollard arrives at boot camp, and Sebastian meets with the American president.

Matt Lucas and David Walliams take their comic creations to the US. Vicky Pollard, thrown out of Disneyland, arrives at boot camp in Utah, and Bubbles takes a cruise to Rio.

Matt Lucas and David Walliams take their comic creations to the US.

Vicky Pollard, having been thrown out of Disneyland, arrives at boot camp in Utah, while Marjorie Dawes dispenses more advice at Fatfighters. 

Elsewhere, Sebastian, now the British Prime Minister, has a meeting with the President of the United States and is instantly jealous of his wife, and Bubbles de Vere takes a cruise to Rio and loses everything in the casino.

Mouth to Mouth

Comedy drama series which deals with six young adults as they enter their twenties

Mouth to Mouth: Series 1

Mouth to Mouth: Series 1: Episode 1: Meeshell

Episode 1: Meeshell

Meeshell

BBC Three - Mouth to Mouth, Series 1, Meeshell

When a TV talent show offers Meeshell an audition, her fantasy life is set to become real.

Comedy drama series based around the lives of six young adults. When a TV talent show offers wannabe pop star Meeshell an audition, her fantasy life is set to become real.

Set in noughties Britain, Mouth to Mouth deals with six young adults as they enter their twenties and realise that there is more to status than a Facebook update. Each year-in-the-life episode concentrates on one character's story as their lives intertwine and sometimes collide. Small events have big effects and molehills become mountains, as each of them scrabble to find their way and discover that be it comic, tragic and unpredictable, modern life can be tough.

Meeshell Reeves, singer with pop-duo Cats Eyes, wants nothing more than to be famous. When TV talent show Fame Search offers her an audition, her fantasy life comes tantalisingly into reach. 

Reluctantly aided by her best friend Devine and her long-suffering boyfriend Tyler, the audition date looms and Meeshell prepares to leave her old life behind. But when she is offered a choice between stardom and friendship, can she make the right decision? And what price is she prepared to pay to reach her goal?

Comedy drama series which deals with six young adults as they enter their twenties.

Set in noughties Britain, a comedy drama series that deals with six young adults as they enter their twenties and realise that there is more to status than a Facebook update

Mouth to Mouth: Series 1: Episode 2: Tyler

Episode 2: Tyler

Tyler

BBC Three - Mouth to Mouth, Series 1, TylerSearch BBC

As his girlfriend gets closer to pop stardom, Tyler rekindles his own teenage dreams.

Comedy drama series based around the lives of six young adults. As his girlfriend gets closer to pop stardom, dissatisfied Tyler starts to rekindle his own teenage dreams.

Set in noughties Britain, Mouth to Mouth deals with six young adults as they enter their twenties and realise that there is more to status than a Facebook update. Each year-in-the-life episode concentrates on one character's story as their lives intertwine and sometimes collide. Small events have big effects and molehills become mountains, as each of them scrabble to find their way and discover that be it comic, tragic and unpredictable, modern life can be tough.

Working in a dead-end job in a mobile-phone shop, Tyler Cooke thinks that his life is over. Playing second fiddle to the grind of his job, the foibles of his friends and the never-ending demands of his girlfriend Meeshell, he spends his nights smoking dope and wondering where it all went wrong. 

But as Meeshell gets closer to her dream of pop stardom, the scales begin to fall from his eyes and Tyler starts to take control and rekindle his teenage dreams.

Don't Get Screwed

Don't Get Screwed: Episode 5

BBC Three - Don't Get Screwed, Episode 5

Featuring a motorist who gets his car towed and two friends who get the massage from hell.

Consumer show that makes viewers aware of their rights. Featuring a motorist who gets his car towed and two shoppers who have a run-in with a market stall holder.

Consumer show that goes to extreme lengths to make viewers aware of their rights so they can fight back and avoid being screwed.

On the receiving end of the team's appalling customer service are a motorist who gets his car towed, two friends who get the massage from hell and two shoppers who have a run-in with a market stall holder after she refuses them a refund.

Consumer show that makes viewers aware of their rights so they can avoid being screwed

Consumer show that goes to extreme lengths to make viewers aware of their rights so they can fight back and avoid being screwed

Young Talent of the Year

Show that searches for the best in young hardworking British talent

Young Talent of the Year: 2009

Young Talent of the Year: 2009: Episode 1: Young Mechanic of the Year

Episode 1: Young Mechanic of the Year

Young Mechanic of the Year

BBC Three - Young Talent of the Year, 2009, Young Mechanic of the Year

Five young mechanics compete for the title BBC Young Mechanic of the Year.

George Lamb celebrates the UK's unsung heroes, as five people compete for the title BBC Young Mechanic of the Year. Judges Bernie Fineman and Dave Massey cast a critical eye.

George Lamb celebrates the UK's unsung heroes, as five people compete for the title BBC Young Mechanic of the Year. Judges Bernie Fineman and Dave Massey cast a critical eye, but there can only be one winner.

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