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- Ross Kemp narrates this spin-off series about the everyday lives of two twelve year old girls, Lia Saville and Dominique Moore first introduced in the documentary series Paddington Green (1998), who are seeking fame and fortune at the Sylvia Young Academy. The academy is part school and part theatre booking agency and is well known for producing stars of film and television.
- Oscar asks his girlfriend, Lulu, to marry him but she refuses. Even worse she is not sure that she wants to continue their relationship any longer. Oscar is devastated by the rejection and is uncertain what to do next. After visiting a friend who suggested the old cliché that love conquers all, Oscar resorts to an extremely unusual method to solve the problem of Lulu's reluctance. After his local swimming pool has closed for the evening, Oscar dives in and swims to the bottom and holds his breath and waits until morning. Next morning when he is discovered, still alive, he refuses to surface until he has seen Lulu.
- Spoof comedy show in which Rob Brydon plays Peter De Lane, a director of TV shows on both sides of the Atlantic. He shares behind-the-scenes tales and anecdotes in a special director's commentary as you see on DVD's
- Zoë Ball introduces a selection of classic comedy clips from the BBC archives.
- Arriving in the idyllic little village of Little Stempington Joyce and Jeremy Hazledine believe that they have escaped the big city rat-race at last. This feeling is further enhanced when two of their new neighbours arrive with welcome baskets. However, the nightmare begins when Joyce accepts a seemingly innocent invitation from Camilla Diamond to tour the village and ends up blowing up the local Wicker Barn. Later, she gives a lift to another villager who offers her tea and explains the reasons behind the secret turf war between rival gangs of power-crazed housewives.
- Phillip Schofield presents the show where celebrities are invited to undergo regression therapy to determine if they have lived before.
- Chef Gino D'Acampo continues his Italian Escape in Naples, the area where he was born. There he explores the key foods and ingredients that have made the city famous, namely pizza and coffee.
- Italian chef Gino D'Acampo explores the regions of Puglia, where centuries-old tradition meets modern-day Italy. Later he visits Bari, where he samples an innovative olive oil ice cream.
- Having a reputation second to none, Madame Winston ensures that no matter what the fantasy she will try to make sure that it comes true and every client will enjoy the experience as much as possible!
- Whether she likes it or not, outspoken, no-nonsense Yorkshire woman Barbara (Gwen Taylor) has become the agony-aunt problem-solver for her extended family. Her husband Ted (Sam Kelly), has the most amazing of adventures while driving his cab every day; her outrageous son-in-law Martin (Mark Benton) seems to investigate the most bizarre news stories for the local television station. Even at work she can't escape; she gets it in one ear from the other receptionist, Doreen (Madge Hindle), whose husband becomes involved in the most perverse of activities, and in the other from her sister Jean (Sherrie Hewson), who positively enjoys relating her latest sexual conquests. Through it all Barbara struggles vainly on, hoping one day for a quieter life.
- After murdering his girlfriend and putting her corpse in the boot of his car, James foolishly allows his car to be stolen. On his way home on the bus James sees his car outside a pub and rushes to confront the thief. Billy, the thief beats him up and drives off leaving his girlfriend Jess behind. In a nearby café James and Jess make a deal to recover the car from Billy. James steals back his car and takes Jess back to his flat. Leaving her safely there James resumes his deadly purpose so rudely interrupted earlier by the theft of his car.
- Mel and Howard's wedding is one week away. Howard experiences a series of humiliating disasters in the week leading up to the ceremony.
- A situation comedy about the comic adventures of a very reluctant country vet, Nick (Alexander Armstrong) who doesn't particularly like animals, in fact he really hates them! However, they bring him into constant contact with their mainly female owners whom he tries to woo with outlandish offers, unfortunately without much success.
- Jake yearns to understand the secret life of his late fiancee. To find the answer, he solicits the most heartfelt, passionate, and intimate entries in other women's diaries. These are their stories...
- The misadventures of three twenty-something flatmates, bound together by circumstance. Mandy is sexually active, Martin is sexually inactive, and their troubled landlord Matthew never leaves the flat.
- In Victorian London, feisty heroine Hetty Feather is trapped in the Foundling Hospital, the strict institution ruled over by the formidable Matron Bottomley. Aided by friends and thwarted by enemies, Hetty battles to win her freedom.
- Documentary-style series about the era of the dinosaurs, mixing real locations and CGI.
- Cinemax's erotic anthology series. Each episode is a story told by a caller to Rebecca, the beautiful host of a nighttime radio program about sexual fantasies.
- A situation comedy portraying the frenetic everyday life of a woman counselor.
- A new daily daytime general knowledge quiz presented by Dermot Murnaghan. Each day a new panel of challengers pit their skill against the resident champions, the Eggheads, who are all previous winners of other TV quiz shows to try to win prize money.
- Comedy sketch show set in a surreal parallel universe where film and TV special effects are part of everyday life. In this world, superheroes, wizards and dinosaurs are commonplace in the daily merry-go-round of car chases, explosions and disasters.
- Celebrities and politicians are lampooned by a talented team of impressionists in this comedy sketch show.
- This comic series tells the extremely chaotic adventures of the long suffering staff and pupils of Galfast High School.
- During the last two decades, aging punk rocker Vernon, has spent much of his time in the pub whilst living off his high-flying wife! Now, following a particularly nasty divorce, middle-aged divorcée Vernon moves into the student accommodation with his teenage kids, much to their disgust and dismay, in order to carry on living his rebellious (so he thinks) lifestyle.
- Claudia Winkleman presents this weekday BBC2 half hour fanzine show dedicated entirely to the BBC1 programme Strictly Come Dancing (2004). Claudia interviews the dancers and celebrities performing on the show and talks to the judges and celebrity fans to elicit their views on the couples' performances. The show also features the latest footage from the rehearsal rooms and exclusive behind-the-scenes gossip. Fans can contact Claudia by email, text and telephone to put their questions directly to the studio guests.
- This comedy is set entirely in the visiting room of the prison HMP Radford Hill, where cunning and mischievous inmates do dodgy drug deals and snatch conjugal rights whilst their loved ones visit. All this activity happens under the watchful gaze of a bunch of bored and lazy Prison Officers doing the bare minimum to get the job done.
- Ten years ago, Spike ('Henry Goodman'), abandoned Amy ('Harriet, Walter') and ran off to Paris with his mistress. Amy never quite recovered from the shock and has spent all that time in therapy trying to come to terms with Spike's betrayal. Amy thinks she has recovered when her lover falls in love with and moves in with her own daughter and she finds herself back at square one, alone and miserable, with only the young, beautiful, popular, cynical Tanya (Jaye Griffiths) to comfort her. Completely out of the blue Amy and Spike literally crash into one another again in a car wash. Is there still a spark left burning between them or will past hurt and pain prevent them from reuniting?
- The self-centred, egocentric Gary Prince, the man who always knows he is right, has successfully converted his career as a famous, popular England international football star into a business and financial entrepreneur. His next more difficult challenge is to convert this new found success into a knighthood much to the annoyance of his long suffering wife and employees.
- Following the death of his long time terminally ill mother, Ashley, enthusiastically aided and abetted by his sister-in-law, Colette, decides that he needs a wife if only for something to do with his big, now empty house. However, the task of finding a wife turns out to be not as easy as it seems, as Ashley has not had much contact with women in recent years and then there is always the delicate problem of the dull, safe, ever present Gillian to be solved. She and her mother have already settled the question of a wife for Ashley if only Gillian would do something about it!!
- A look behind the scenes at the real working lives of the hard working, fun loving men and women who accompany groups of tourists on their holidays abroad to help smooth the path, deal with any emergency and hopefully make the whole experience a bit more enjoyable.
- British sitcom following the adventures of AA patrolmen.
- After searching for a year through the industry archives and an appeal to the public for clips from old TV shows, Paddy McGuinness presents the results in four programmes. In each programme he reunites some well known stars with bits of their early footage that they assumed would never be seen again!
- A reality sitcom with a difference that follows the everyday lives of a group of six strangers who move into a London flat for eight weeks. The difference is that three of the flatmates are not what they seem and are, in fact, actors under the control of a team of writers living nearby. The writers follow the script of various contrived situations to see how far they can push the situation without being discovered by the flatmates.
- According to government statistics the UK is becoming a nation of overweight couch potatoes. In response to a new government initiative ITV is launching a new nationwide campaign aimed at boosting levels of fitness in Britain by motivating the public to get on their feet and excercise.
- With only twenty-eight hours remaining before the worldwide publication of the long awaited fifth installment of the Harry Potter Saga, author J.K. Rowling gives as interview to Jeremy Paxman of the BBC. During the interview she gives insights into what Harry Potter means to her, the inspiration behind the novels, what effects he has had on her life and most importantly she hints at some of the story threads that readers will discover for themselves when they finally get their hands on a copy of this long awaited novel.
- Each week Ronan Keating presents this talent show where two aspiring pop acts that have both benefited from the wisdom and experience of professional producers, stylists and choreographers in a bid to improve their particular act. Culminating in a grand finale consisting of each week's winners, the finale winners will be awarded with a recording contract from a major record label.
- Amanda Burton narrates this behind the scenes documentary into the lavish production of the 18th century costume drama Aristocrats (1999) . Various members of the cast and crew reveal how the sets were created, the costumes made and their characters formed, etc. to bring 18th century England and Ireland to life.
- Presenter Suzi Perry hosts this series of six photography master classes given by six of the world's top photographers. Each programme focuses on a different theme; portrait, action, celebration, landscape, holidays and wildlife and sees the experts teach tricks of the trade to the amateurs.
- Television comedienne Ulrika Jonsson presents a series of comedy programmes where members of the general public volunteer to make a public exhibition of themselves. They do this by allowing videotapes recorded during their disastrous wedding day or honeymoon holidays to be shown and by being interviewed by Ulrika about their misfortune and misadventures. What should be one of the happiest and most memorable days of their lives, for reasons beyond their control turns into a nightmare and becomes unforgettable for all the wrong reasons!
- After an accident in the cafe Kate is being sued. Harsh words spoken during the incident have generated a backlash online resulting in a huge loss of trade. However, Kate refuses to back down and Koji is reluctant to get involved owing to his asylum status.
- At a New Millennium Eve party, Blackadder and Baldrick test their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly.
- After turning 60 years old himself last year, host Terry Wogan introduces this light-hearted comical look at old age or "geezerdom" as he calls it, a phenomenon that is sweeping the UK. The sketches include news of a new TV station to cater for "old geezers" called UK Old, the launch of a new political party, the Grey Party, and a witty question and answer session in which Terry relates some of the finer, little-known facets of "geezerdom".
- An investigation into the death of a judge's daughter leads Dr. Lightman to the girl's prep school, while Dr. Foster investigates a NASA pilot who crashed on a test flight.
- Lightman's team investigates cases involving a staff sergeant accused of raping a soldier, and a star college basketball player accused of taking a bribe from a wealthy booster.
- At a nightclub, Lola is accidentally "papped" with former Busted star Matt Willis. Later, she is approached by an unscrupulous journalist and soon falls prey to the seductive allure of celebrity. As her life spins increasingly out of control Lola cuts classes, trashes her friends and eventually leaves the school to chase her dream. However, all too soon she crashes and burns and learns the hard way the true cost of fame!
- The heroes of the Home Front are celebrated to commemorate the week, 70 years ago, that Britain went to war with Nazi Germany. Also in this show, twenty-one-year-old student and MasterChef contestant Ben Ellison spends a month living on wartime rations. Also a tribute is paid to Home Front hero Thomas Hopper Alderson, who won Britain's first George Cross after a German air raid on Bridlington, North Yorkshire.
- The heroes of the Home Front are celebrated to commemorate the week, 70 years ago, that Britain went to war with Nazi Germany. Also this show examines one of the worst nights of the Blitz, and pays tribute to the ordinary British men and women who helped save St Paul's Cathedral.
- The heroes of the Home Front are celebrated to commemorate the week, 70 years ago, that Britain went to war with Nazi Germany. Also this show interviews witnesses of the worst civilian tragedy on the Home Front - the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster, in which 173 people were crushed to death in a crowd fleeing an air raid that never happened. Plus, two couples prove that that the pen really is mightier than the sword by revealing their love letters to each other throughout the war.
- The heroes of the Home Front are celebrated to commemorate the week, 70 years ago, that Britain went to war with Nazi Germany. Also this show reports the story of one of the most unexpected and intensive bombing raids in Britain, when the town of Clydebank in Scotland was virtually wiped off the map.
- Various eminent scientists explain the current knowledge of Black Holes and try to answer the question, do they really exist? The two great theories of Einstein's General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics don't work together to explain Black Holes which is a big problem. Other theoretical constructs such as Gravastars and Planck stars have been postulated but proving their existence is just as difficult as that of Black Holes. So where next?