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    Come Dine with Me: Supersized (S7)

    Sundays at 21:25

    Five strangers, who love to entertain, take it in turns to throw a dinner party in their own personal style. But this is no ordinary supper – after each dinner, the guests secretly score the host a mark out of ten. The food, entertainment and atmosphere are taken into account when scoring, and the top-scoring host wins £1000.

    All the contestants think they know exactly what makes the perfect dinner party, but not everyone likes Stilton ice cream, cross dressing waiters and performing Yorkshire Terrier dogs.

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    Cook-off shenanigans…

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    Him & Her (S2)

    Mondays at 22:35

    Steve and Becky are young, unemployed and lazy couple. All they want to do is drink, eat and have sex – so they do. They don’t want to get a job – so they don’t.

    This series sees Becky moving into Steve’s place permanently. Their relationship blossoms above the nitty gritty of living together… but there’s trouble on the horizon. Becky’s sister Laura is working with Steve’s ex-girlfriend, who’s a bit too interested in Steve. Meanwhile, upstairs, Dan’s back with his girlfriend and is more miserable than ever. And Paul’s up to his old tricks again.

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    Bedsit shenanigans…

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    The Inbetweeners (S2)

    Mondays at 23:10

    At Rudge Park comprehensive school, our four dysfunctional friends are still desperately trying to work out how to survive.

    Will is still trying to be part of the crowd, but now also has a new challenge – to raise the social standing of his new friends to 'cool'. At his side is Simon, who is still hopelessly besotted with Carli D'Amato and immediately goes along with anything she thinks is cool. Jay is still boasting of impressive exploits and sexual conquests that are just a little too fantastical to believe. And Neil is still not the brains of the outfit and his dad is definitely not gay.

    The boys also get into serious trouble at a disco, fall out with a tramp on a night out, and Will and Jay disgrace themselves at an OAP home.

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    Teenage angst and hilarity…

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    The Graham Norton Show (S12)

    Tuesdays at 22:00

    The irreverent BAFTA award-winning chat show host from the Emerald Isle returns with more hilarious banter with famous folk, live music from chart-topping turns and slapstick fun with the audience.

    Tuesday 28 May guest list: American actor and musician Jeremy Renner, Hansel and Gretal: Witch Hunters actress Gemma Arterton, British culinary godmother Delia Smith and Little Britain comedy legend Matt Lucas share all on Graham’s bright red couch. Plus live music from singing sensation Rita Ora.

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    Talk with the stars…

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    The Pranker (S1)

    Wednesdays at 22:35

    Get ready to meet some of the most irritating and bizarre characters ever created as Ross Lee unleashes his special brand of wind-up comedy on the unsuspecting public.

    Brace yourself for Joe ‘If I'm gonna buy it, I'm gonna try it!’ Walters insisting on giving everything a test run before making a purchase, the man who swims widths in the local pool annoying folk dutifully swimming lengths and the accident-prone office cleaner who insists on clearing up while people are still working.

    Fast-paced, feel-good and packed with laughs, The Pranker plays on Ross's unique sense of humour, his gift of improvisation, his physicality, warmth and him being ever so slightly… odd!

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    Hidden-camera comedy…

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    Alan Carr Chatty Man (S10)

    Thursdays at 22:00

    Alan Carr welcomes a glittering array of celebrities from the world of entertainment to his sofa, pours dubious tipples to get guests loose-lipped and serves side-splitting high jinks along the way.

    Thursday 23 May guest list: Alan chats to comedian and Gavin & Stacey star Rob Brydon, male supermodel David Gandy and actress Amanda Holden. Plus pop songstress Jessie Ware performs her latest single Imagine It Was Us live in the studio.

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    Star-studded shenanigans…

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    Doctor Who (S6)

    Fridays at 17:30

    The Doctor returns, alongside newlyweds Amy and Rory, to face monsters, mysteries and adventures across time and space.

    The trio find themselves in 1960s America, battling the invasion the world forgot, then journey on the high seas of 1696 aboard a pirate ship, to solve the mystery of the Siren. In a bubble universe at the very edge of reality, the Doctor meets an old friend with a new face, and after a solar tsunami sends the TARDIS hurtling towards a factory on earth, the Doctor faces a race against time in an attempt to prevent an all-out civil war.

    With the stakes higher than ever and astonishing twists and revelations, this is Doctor Who at its very best!

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    Climb aboard the TARDIS…

BBC Knowledge

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    Ocean Giants

    From Wednesday 22 May at 21:00

    Dolphins and whales may appear to be totally alien to us. But with their mental ability, group communication and the recent discovery that dolphins have individual names, they are closer to us than we ever imagined.

    This fascinating series goes deep under the waves in search of a new understanding of what it means to be a whale or dolphin. Ace underwater cameramen Doug Allan and Didier Noirot team up with the world’s top cetacean scientists to uncover new insights into the lives of these extraordinary creatures that will redefine how we see them forever.

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  • Jurassic Park Birthday

    Saturday 25 May from 14:35

    A special afternoon of back-to-back shows to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the hit film Jurassic Park.

    True Stories

    Discover the real science behind Steven Spielberg's classic movie.

    Walking with Dinosaurs (Episodes 1-3)

    Travel back to the Triassic period, when an evolutionary battle produced new, supreme reptiles that would change the world forever. Explore the early years of a female Diplodocus and other creatures of the Jurassic age. And step back 149 million years… to a time when the seas were ruled by such reptiles as the Ophthalmosaurus and Liopleurodon.

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    Dino day…

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    Richard Hammond’s Crash Course (S2)

    Mondays at 21:00

    Richard Hammond travels across America to master all manner of mad, bad and sometimes dangerous jobs in just five days.

    While some of the challenges – driving a cab in Manhattan and navigating a massive high-tech Zeppelin around the Golden Gate Bridge – indulge his passion for cars and monster engines, others are unchartered territory.

    Can Richard conquer his fear of heights and jump from the top of a bridge, handle being set on fire as a Hollywood stuntman and avoid a venomous bite as a snake handler?

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    On the job…

BBC Lifestyle

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    Food and Drink (S1)

    Mondays at 16:55

    Legendary Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr. is joined in the kitchen by drinks expert Kate Goodman and a stellar cast from the world of food and drink.

    Together they create mouth-watering recipes, showcase the latest food trends and discuss the most up-to-date news, views and consumer issues from the world of gastronomy.

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    Tasty viewing…

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    The Roux Legacy

    Tuesdays at 16:55

    An extraordinary opportunity to see the godfathers of the British food revival at work – the much-loved and hugely respected Roux family. We will see Michel, Albert, Alain and Michael Roux Jnr working and cooking, often side-by-side. Rarely filmed together for the past 30 years, it's been a real treat to see even two Roux men in the same kitchen, and this series offers all four!

    The Roux Legacy is unique opportunity to learn how the family changed the culinary world, and how they continue to inspire and innovate.

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    Gastronomic greatness…

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    Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard (S2)

    Wednesdays & Thursdays at 16:55

    Master pâtissier Eric Lanlard knows what it takes to create incredible baked treats for his customers and celebrity clients.

    Building on the success of series one, Eric continues to mesmerise, impress and empower viewers with how simple it can be to create and bake perfect cakes or pastries. Featured recipes include a spectacular chocolate and whisky gateaux and delicate fruit tarts with crème chibouste.

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    French fancies…

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    Food Poker

    Fridays at 18:15

    Matt Allwright pits top chefs against each other, asking them to create dishes from the random ingredient cards dealt to them.

    The chefs then decide in secret what dish they will prepare and choose either to 'pitch' their idea or 'fold' if they don't believe they can cook anything with the available ingredients.

    Those who pitch their ideas must do so to a panel of seven food experts, who use poker chips to vote for the two dishes they wish to see prepared.

    Food Poker provides an innovative take on a cookery show, combining the thrill of a poker round with the competitive egos of top chefs.

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    Gastronomic gambles…

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    Extreme Makeover Home Edition (S1)

    Fridays at 19:35

    Ty Pennington and his design team make deserving families’ dreams come true by creating them luxury homes. Racing against time on projects that would usually take months, they manage to cram everything into just seven gruelling days.

    Projects include an overhaul for a family dealing with leukaemia, renovations for folk that have tirelessly dedicated their lives to good causes and a big surprise for a single mum who went on to earn a master’s degree and become a foster parent.

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    Rebuilding lives…

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    Celebrity MasterChef (S5)

    Sundays at 18:00

    Chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer and ingredients expert Gregg Wallace embark on another search for top cooking talent among 20 celebrities.

    All are passionate cooks and competent in their own kitchens, but not all of them will shine when they are forced out of their comfort zone and pushed to their limit with gruelling challenges.

    An athlete, an actor, a TV presenter, a politician’s wife... who will win the coveted crown of Celebrity MasterChef 2010?

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    Cooking for glory…

BBC HD

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    Dangerous Roads (S1)

    From Sunday 26 May at 20:50

    From the Andes to the Himalayas, humans have built roads in some of the most unlikely, inhospitable and dangerous places on Earth. Six celebrities find out what it’s like to travel on them, offering a unique way of exploring cultures through their road systems and the local people who travel on them.

    Comedienne Sue Perkins and adventurer Charley Boorman travel brave the perilous avalanche track of Dalton Highway in Alaska. Funnymen Rhod Gilbert and Greg Davies travel through the mountainous country of Nepal via everything from city highways to freshly-dug dirt tracks. And intrepid explorer Ben Fogle and actor Hugh Dennis make a rollercoaster of a journey featuring thousand-foot drops and hairpin bends from the Peruvian Andes to the depths of the Amazon jungle.

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    Hair-raising tracks…

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    Inside the Human Body

    From Monday 27 May at 22:40 & 23:45

    This revealing series gives an amazing insight into the human body, showing why humans are the most successful species on Earth.

    Using CGI and extraordinary scientific images, each episode takes us on a journey to show how different parts of human anatomy have evolved, and reveals the unusual and often bizarre workings of our bodies in minute detail.

    From the fundamental organs that keep us alive, to the development of the brain, locomotion and communication, and from the reasons for our unique ability to fall in love to the story of our immune system, Inside the Human Body will prompt you to never think of yourself in the same way again.

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    Anatomical brilliance…

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    Origins of Us

    From Wednesday 29 May at 22:40 & 23:35

    We have uncovered the secrets of the atom, travelled to the moon and dominated planet Earth. But how did humans come to be so successful?

    This three-part series reveals the powerful anatomical changes that have given us – and our ancestors – the edge over all other life on Earth. From the way we walk, to the shape of our jaw and even the way our thumbs move, we are connected intimately to the struggles and triumphs of our ancestors.

    As much about our bodies today as about our bodies 6 million years ago, Origins of Us will change the way you see yourself.

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    Human evolution…

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    Planet of the Apemen

    From Thursday 30 May at 20:10 & 23:30

    Humans are a phenomenal success story. We are the most advanced species of life that has ever existed, and six billion of us inhabit the Earth. But as this fascinating series shows, we shouldn’t really be here at all.

    Once upon a time we shared our planet with other species of hominid who were stronger, more numerous and better evolved than homo sapiens. But who were these other species? How were they different? What gave them the advantage? And how, when the odds were stacked against us, did we survive?

    Combining dramatic and documentary narratives, Planet of the Apemen provides a breath-taking, action-packed adventure through the history of our species.

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    The story of human survival…

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    Fatal Attractions (S1 & S2)

    Mondays-Thursdays at 21:00

    What dangerous mix of obsession, loneliness and desire drives people to live with pets that have the potential to kill?

    Fatal Attractions examines the most extraordinary pet attacks of recent years. Each episode focuses on a different group of animals and reveals why people bring them into their homes, how the relationships develop, and why, ultimately, these pets turn on their owners.

    Through these stories, bigger questions about human-animal relationships are uncovered.

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    Beastly beasts…

CBeebies

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    Mr Bloom’s Nursery (S2)

    Daily at 17:50

    Combining live action with puppets, this series show teaches pre-school children to love vegetables.

    With catchy original music, each episode sees young helpers welcomed into Mr Bloom’s garden to help him look after his plants and produce. And magical things happen on Mr Bloom’s allotment – the children discover that inside the garden shed is a group of lively and mischievous young vegetable puppets that they can play with and care for, including bossy Joan the fennel, daring Colin the runner-bean and shy Margaret the cabbage.

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    Garden fun for little ones…

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