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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: Episode 8

Episode 8

BBC - The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Episode 8

Sir Mulberry Hawk returns to society. Madeline is promised to Arthur Gride.

Adaptation of the RSC's 1980s stage production of the Dickens tale. Sir Mulberry Hawk returns to society. Smike is taken ill and Nicholas and Kate take him to their home in Devon.

Adaptation of the RSC's acclaimed 1980s stage production of the epic Dickens tale. Sir Mulberry Hawk returns to society. Madeline is promised to Arthur Gride. Smike is taken ill and Nicholas and Kate take him to their home in Devon.

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Adaptation of the RSC's acclaimed 1980s stage production of the epic Dickens tale.

8/9. Sir Mulberry Hawk returns to society, Madeline is promised to Arthur Gride, and Smike is taken ill.

8.00 9/9. Smike's secret is uncovered and it's revealed whether Nicholas and Kate find true happiness.

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: Episode 9

Episode 9

BBC - The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Episode 9

Squeers gets his comeuppance as Ralph's plot comes to nought. Smike's secret is revealed.

Adaptation of the RSC's 1980s stage production of the Dickens tale. Squeers gets his comeuppance as Ralph's plot comes to nought. Smike's secret is revealed.

Adaptation of the RSC's acclaimed 1980s stage production of the epic Dickens tale. Squeers gets his comeuppance as Ralph's plot comes to nought. Smike's secret is revealed. Will Nicholas and Kate find true happiness?

Lead Balloon

Sitcom about Rick Spleen, a disillusioned stand-up comedian and writer

Sitcom about Rick Spleen, a disillusioned stand-up comedian and writer whose career has not gone to plan

Lead Balloon: Series 2

Lead Balloon: Series 2: Episode 8: Lucky

Episode 8: Lucky

Series 2

Lucky

BBC Two - Lead Balloon, Series 2, Lucky

Rick accuses Marty of lacking ambition, but a call from Hollywood changes everything.

Sitcom about an ex-celebrity comedian. Rick accuses Marty of lacking ambition, but a call from Hollywood changes everything - is this Rick's chance to leave it all behind?

Rick is even more fed-up than usual.  He is sick and tired of doing endless corporate gigs.  He accuses his writer Marty of lacking ambition.  But a call from Hollywood changes everything. It looks like the big break has come at last - but will it mean the end of Rick and Marty's working relationship? Meanwhile, one of Mel's clients is going through a divorce, Ben and Sam start their own dog-walking business, and even more alarmingly, Michael the cafe owner has started going to 'cuddle parties'. Could this really be Rick's chance to leave it all behind?

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.

Jack Dee stars as bitter, deluded comic Rick Spleen.

8/8; series two. Bored of corporate gigs, Rick identifies precisely where the problem lies in his failure to hit the big time - it's the fault of his writer, Marty. Shown last Thursday on BBC2

Stingray

CBBC

1960s children's marionette adventure series.

Stingray: The Reunion Party

02/01/2008

The Reunion Party

CBBC - Stingray, The Reunion Party

Compilation episode of the 1960s children's marionette adventure series.

Compilation episode of the 1960s children's marionette adventure series about a futuristic submarine patrol, specially assembled under the supervision of creator Gerry Anderson.

New compilation episode of the 1960s children's marionette adventure series about a futuristic submarine patrol, specially assembled under the supervision of creator Gerry Anderson, which draws on recently-discovered linking material shot in 1965 by Anderson and his team to promote international sales and which lay forgotten for 40 years. It illustrates some of Stingray's most exciting adventures, as Troy Tempest, Phones and Marina battle the evil Titan.

Stingray - the Reunion Party

The premiere of a new episode of the 1960s children's favourite, edited under the supervision of creator Gerry Anderson, using recently discovered footage of the series.

The Hidden Blade

05/01/2008

BBC Two - The Hidden Blade

A warrior leaves his clan in the care of two other samurai when he is called away.

Drama set in 1860s Japan. A warrior leaves his clan in the care of two other samurai after he answers a request for his services in another town.

Drama set in 1860s Japan. A warrior leaves his clan in the care of two other samurai after he answers a request for his services in another town. They do their best to protect the family when they come under attack during a rebellion in which their friend is implicated.

Adventure. Having rescued an abused wife, a 19th-century swordsman is sent to dispose of the one-time comrade who has rebelled against the shogunate. In Japanese with English subtitles.  
Director Yoji Yamada (2005, 15)

Pop Britannia

Pop Britannia: Episode 1: Move It

Episode 1

Episode 1: Move It

Move It

BBC Four - Pop Britannia, Move It

A look at British pop music through the 1950s and early 1960s.

Documentary series telling the story of British pop music since the 1950s. American rock 'n' roll captured the imagination of a new generation of post-war kids.

Three-part documentary series telling the story of British popular music and its place in British culture since the 1950s. This edition charts Britain's journey from the austere post-war years, when popular music meant 'light entertainment' and was dominated by the conservative tastes of the establishment, to the early 1960s when British pop ruled the world. Contributors include Cliff Richard, Marty Wilde, Ray Gosling, Bruce Welch and Helen Shapiro.

Documentary charting the history of British pop music.

Vienna: City of Dreams

30/12/2007

BBC Four - Vienna: City of Dreams

Joseph Koerner explores the art, architecture and music of fin de siecle Vienna.

Joseph Koerner explores the art, architecture and music of fin de siecle Vienna, as he attempts to unlock the city's psyche for clues as to why it gave birth to modernism.

Joseph Koerner explores the art, architecture and music of fin de siecle Vienna. Using one of Vienna's most famous sons, Sigmund Freud, as a key, Koerner attempts to unlock Vienna's psyche for clues as to why this unlikely city gave birth to modernism. Home to Klimt, Schoenberg and Hitler, he portrays an artistic and intellectual melting pot; a place where many of the great dreams, and nightmares, of the modern era were first imagined.

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