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This week at the ��̳: 7 -13 November 2020

2020-11-13T17:00:00+00:00

Highlights from the last week including announcements, tributes and blogs.

Announcements

New ��̳ Arts Culture in Quarantine commissioning strand to support disabled artists in anniversary year of DDA
As different restrictions are put in place across the United Kingdom, ��̳ Arts continues its Culture in Quarantine initiative, which aims to keep the arts in the homes of the public during lockdown and support artists at a difficult time with the launch of a new commissioning opportunity to celebrate the work of disabled artists.

��̳ Sounds launches new gaming podcast
Press X To Continue, an entertainment and review podcast about video games, has today launched on ��̳ Sounds.

��̳ Radio 1 to host Lockdown Awards show
In a special edition of Radio 1 Breakfast, ��̳ Radio 1 will host an awards show with a difference to celebrate some of the most weird and wonderful moments of 2020

��̳ Panorama and Frontline (PBS) partner on major investigative podcast I’m Not A Monster
For the first time, two of the world’s most respected investigative teams have come together to co-produce a major new podcast for ��̳ Sounds.

View all ��̳ press releases on the ��̳ Media Centre.

Media Packs

The Hit List: Celebrity Specials
Marvin and Rochelle Humes are back with two sparkling celebrity specials of the most addictive music quiz on TV!

Small Axe - Mangrove
Mangrove is the first of ��̳ One’s Small Axe anthology series, which comprises five original films by Academy Award, Bafta and Golden Globe-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen (Hunger, Shame, 12 Years A Slave, Widows). It premieres on ��̳ One and ��̳ iPlayer on Sunday 15 November.

Tributes

Tributes to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
The ��̳ released the following tribute to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks who died this morning aged 72.

Statements

Letter from the Chairman and Director-General to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Sir David Clementi, Chairman of the ��̳ and Tim Davie, Director-General of the ��̳ today sent the following letter to The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport regarding the Licence Fee settlement.

��̳ response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission report into Equal Pay
In March 2019, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) started an investigation into pay practices at the ��̳. Today, the Commission has published its final report, which has found no evidence of unlawful pay discrimination.

��̳ iPlayer highlights 14-20 November 2020

2020-11-12T09:00:00+00:00

A quick round up of what's new this week on ��̳ iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.

Small Axe: Mangrove
Based on a true story, Mangrove is the first of five films in the Small Axe collection by Steve McQueen.
In a reign of racist terror, local police raid Mangrove time after time, making Frank and the local community take to the streets in peaceful protest in 1970. When nine men and women are wrongly arrested and charged with incitement to riot, a highly publicised trial leads to a hard-fought win for those fighting discrimination. Starts on iPlayer from Sunday 15 November.

God Shave The Queens
Fresh from their Drag Race debut, we follow the vibrant queens as they take on the next biggest ride of their lives: performing live on their first ever Drag Race UK tour. Series 1 available as a boxset from Sunday 15 November.

Richard Osman's House Of Games
Roisin Conaty, Jermaine Jenas, Jason Manford and Jennifer Saunders test their general knowledge skills on a brand new prime time series, Richard Osman’s House of Games Night. Starts on iPlayer from Friday, 20 November.

One Man And His Shoes
In the 1980s, a struggling Nike took a bet on Michael Jordan. As Jordan became the greatest player of all time, his sneakers attained the same status. But a darker side of this success story emerged in 1989 when the high price tag, and a low supply/high demand strategy fuelled violent attacks and even murder. Available on iPlayer from Tuesday 17 November.

Celebrity Supply Teacher
A new roll-call of celebrities including Gemma Collins, Kimberley Walsh, Bruno Tonioli, Bobby Berk, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Courtney Act, Kadeena Cox and Sarah Gordy will take turns to inspire C��̳ audiences with their favourite subjects.

Blackadder
Cunning plans and cutting comedy as shrewd Edmund and his dim servant Baldrick scheme their way through history. All episodes available as a boxset from Saturday 14 November.

The Bridge
A gruesome discovery on the Swedish-Danish border starts an intense, overwhelming investigation for detective Saga Noren. The Scandi noir that redefined TV drama. Series 1-4 boxset available Saturday 14 November.

Gimme Gimme Gimme
Innuendo-filled sitcom starring Kathy Burke and James Dreyfus as flatmates who happen to share the same taste in men. Series 1-3 boxset available Thursday 12 November.

Don't Forget The Driver
Beleaguered coach driver Peter Green takes a group of pensioners to visit War Graves in Dunkirk, but his life is thrown into chaos when he makes an unsettling discovery.

Journey's End
British film premiere. Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, it is the story of a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, as they await their fate. Available from Saturday 14 November.

Operation Avalanche
Two young CIA agents are sent to NASA, under the false pretence of making a documentary, to investigate reports of a mole. But once there, they become entangled in a much bigger conspiracy. Available from Saturday 14th November.

The Manchurian Candidate
Classic thriller. Raymond Shaw, a decorated Korean War hero, returns home to the arms of his overprotective mother and his politically ambitious stepfather. Rejecting their welcome, he takes employment with a politically rival newspaper. Available from Saturday 14 November.

Loving
Virginia’s law against mixed race marriage makes criminal exiles of Richard and Mildred Loving in 1958. The risky return to their rural roots comes as civil rights lawyers take up the couple’s case, despite Richard’s misgivings. Powerful, true-life drama.

Detroit
Kathryn Bigelow’s fact-based dramatisation of Detroit’s Agliers Motel incident, which saw a police raid degenerate into racially motivated brutality during the riots of 1967. Available until Tuesday 17 November.

The Shining
Writer Jack Torrance takes the job of caretaker at a remote hotel, but his wife and young son soon find that the place has a horrific history that is encroaching on the present. Available until Sunday 15 November.

Rob Burrow: My Year With MND
Rugby league star Rob Burrow talks about his fight against motor neurone disease and how his rugby career has prepared him for the challenge. Available until Monday 16 November.

Inside The Perfect Predator
Documentary revealing the inner alchemy that gives four hunters - falcon, shark, cheetah and crocodile - the edge, from the moment they detect their prey through to the vital kill. Available until Monday 16 November.

This week at the ��̳: 31 October - 6 November 2020

2020-11-06T17:00:00+00:00

Highlights from the last week including announcements, tributes and blogs.

Announcements

��̳ Bitesize launches on C��̳ channel
��̳ Bitesize launches on the C��̳ channel as it continues to offer children access to curriculum-based education in these challenging times.

East London school children to meet pop musicians, classical composers and presenters as part of design challenge for ��̳ East Bank Education Project
As part of the ��̳’s commitment to continuing the legacy of its Maida Vale music studios for a new generation with a move to Stratford’s East Bank, the broadcaster will continue its learning and education programmes with a creative design challenge for East London secondary schools.

��̳ Radio 4 launches major new podcast Mayday: Investigating The Life And Death Of James Le Mesurier
��̳ Radio 4 is releasing a major new podcast and radio series exploring the true story behind the man who organised the Syrian White Helmets.

Filming underway on Gentleman Jack series two
Filming is underway on the second series of Sally Wainwright’s award winning hit Gentleman Jack, with cameras rolling all this week in Halifax.

View all ��̳ press releases on the ��̳ Media Centre.

Media Packs

��̳ Children in Need returns to ��̳ One on Friday 13 November at 7pm, live from ��̳ Elstree Studios
This year ��̳ Children in Need will be celebrating its 40th anniversary culminating in a very special evening of unmissable television live from ��̳ Elstree Studios on Friday 13 November.

Nigella's Cook, Eat, Repeat
Once again viewers can revel in the joy that Nigella and her food brings, as she returns to our screens with a brand new series: Nigella's Cook, Eat, Repeat.

��̳ iPlayer highlights 7-13 November 2020

2020-11-05T09:00:00+00:00

A quick round up of what's new this week on ��̳ iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.

His Dark Materials
Lord Asriel has opened a bridge to a new world, and, distraught over the death of her best friend, Lyra follows Asriel into the unknown. Series 1 available now. Series 2 starts on iPlayer from Sunday 8 November available in UHD.

The Trials Of Oscar Pistorius
New four-part documentary series. Oscar Pistorius was “The Blade Runner”, the most famous Paralympian in the world – then on Valentine’s Day 2013 he shot dead his girlfriend, model and paralegal Reeva Steenkamp, and the world discovered a different person to the hero they thought they knew. Available as a box set on iPlayer from Saturday 7 November

Industry
Welcome to Pierpoint, London’s most preeminent financial institution. Five recent university graduates: Harper Stern, Yasmin Kara- Hanani, Robert Spearing, Gus Sackey and Hari Dhar aim to make their mark on the world by proving their worth and becoming permanent hires at the bank. New series starts on iPlayer from Tuesday 10 November.

Ovie: Life After Reality TV
6ft7 basketball player, Ovie Soko, shot to instant fame in Love Island 2019. Now, he faces a big decision that could change his life forever: to use his new-found status and reality TV fame to build a new career, or go back to his first love of playing top class basketball. Available on iPlayer from Tuesday 10 November.

Nigella: Cook, Eat Repeat
In this new series, Nigella Lawson will share the rhythms and rituals of her kitchen through a multitude of delicious new recipes that make the most of her favourite ingredients. New series starts on iPlayer from Monday, 9 November

The Catherine Tate Show
Am I bovvered? Catherine Tate plays a cast of lovable, outrageous characters in this hugely popular sketch comedy show. Series 1, 2 & 3 available as a boxset on iPlayer.

The Vicar Of Dibley
The oddball residents of Dibley welcome a new vicar to their village. To their surprise, she’s a woman... Available now as a boxset on iPlayer.

The Royle Family
The drama and ridiculousness of family life served up with a side of tea, toast and telly. The relatable Manchester family that excels at banter. Available now as a boxset on iPlayer

Love Life
The rocky path from first love to lasting love is never easy. But the relationships on the way - from bad dates to best friends - will change your life. Starring Anna Kendrick. Available now as a boxset on iPlayer.

A Simple Favour
British film premiere. American dark comedy crime thriller following a small town vlogger who tries to solve the disappearance of her mysterious and elegant friend. Available on iPlayer from Friday 13 November.

Silence
In 1640, two young Jesuit priests travel from Portugal to Japan on a mission to track down their former spiritual mentor, Father Ferreira, who is rumoured to have disappeared after renouncing Christianity. The mission puts their own faith to the test. Available on iPlayer from Saturday 7 November.

Perfect 10
British film premiere. An aspiring teen gymnast’s world is turned upside down with the arrival of the half-brother she never knew she had. Available on iPlayer from Saturday 7 November.

They Shall Not Grow Old
Transforming archive footage more than a century old, Peter Jackson brings to life the people who can best tell the story of World War I: the men who were there. Available on iPlayer from Sunday, 8 November.

Ghost Stories
Horror film. Professor Philip Goodman, famous for debunking hoaxes and ghost sightings, is given a dossier of three terrifying, unsolvable cases by his hero. Available on iPlayer until Tuesday 10 November.

The Beatles: Made On Merseyside
They defined music and popular culture like no other band ever will. But how did The Beatles make the journey from Merseyside teenagers to international pop stars in the 1960s? Available on iPlayer until Sunday 8 November.

Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me
The life, music and towering achievements of soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, from his origins in Philadelphia to his later life and continued success after overcoming a tragic car crash. Available on iPlayer until Monday 9 November.

Rio Bravo
Holding a killer spells trouble for Sheriff Chance in a remote Texan town. The jailed man’s brother has money and men, while Chance’s few allies include an alcoholic and a shady lady. Available on iPlayer until Tuesday 10 November.

This week at the ��̳: 24-30 October 2020

2020-10-30T17:00:00+00:00

Highlights from the last week including announcements, tributes and blogs.

Announcements

Anthony Boyle and Toby Jones lead cast of new ��̳ Two drama Danny Boy (w/t)

Filming has begun on ��̳ Two’s Danny Boy (working title), a compelling new drama produced by Expectation about a young man’s journey from medal-winning war hero to alleged murderer, and his search for truth in the fog of war.

��̳ One Daytime serves up second helping of Ready Steady Cook

��̳ One Daytime has announced that Ready Steady Cook is heading back to the channel for a second series.

��̳ marks the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act with dedicated content and new commissions

The Disability Discrimination Act, passed on 8 November 1995, made discrimination against disabled people unlawful - the ��̳ is marking the 25th anniversary with a range of content across television, radio and online.

Children in Need: 40 Fabulous Years

On Friday 13 November, ��̳ Children in Need is celebrating its 40th year. To celebrate this special anniversary, presenter Ade Adepitan MBE, is our guide on this funny, poignant and revealing numerical tour across four fabulous decades of the charity’s history.

View all ��̳ press releases on the ��̳ Media Centre.

Tributes

Tributes to Bobby Ball

The ��̳ has released the following tribute to Bobby Ball, who died at the age of 76.

Blogs

Over 2 million interactions with Local ��̳ Radio stations since lockdown

As Local ��̳ Radio receives record listener calls, ��̳ Head of Audio and Digital, Chris Burns reflects on 2020 so far.

Over 2 million interactions with Local ��̳ Radio stations since lockdown

2020-10-29T13:30:00+00:00

In the strangest of circumstances, 2020 continues to be a landmark year for Local ��̳ Radio stations. While behind the scenes we have had to adapt our guidelines to protect staff, our stations have never been more in touch with audiences.

The data shows this is true too. At the start of Lockdown all 39 stations across England launched Make A Difference - a virtual notice board for those offering help and those needing support. We have recently recorded that since then the stations have received over 2 million interactions from audiences.

The number of calls we continue to receive shows the power of community and the contribution local radio can make by getting closer to its listeners.

Radio has the power to bring people together and while COVID-19 is a global pandemic, its impact had been very localised and local radio has been uniquely placed to respond.

This has been particularly important with local lockdowns and now the tier system.

When Leicester became the first city to go into a local lockdown we extended the smart speaker news update service to Leicester, to help people there. We expedited the launch of a news service into Leicester in both English and Gujarati language. All news bulletins from ��̳ Radio Leicester were made available on-demand on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices to anyone who asks for the “��̳ Radio Leicester Update” or “��̳ Radio Leicester Gujarati Update”.

When the Liverpool City Region became the first area in the UK to go into Tier Three, ��̳ Radio Merseyside brought the Government press conference direct to listeners along with practical information on what the rules mean.

Our teams are cutting through confusion making sure listeners are both informed and given a platform to share their opinions.

The stations have stepped up in response to local unemployment too. ��̳ Radio Nottingham was the first station to launch a job campaign. Working in collaboration with the Department of Work and Pensions, and an army of career advisors and recruitment experts the station pledged to help find £10 million worth of work across Nottinghamshire. Since 16 other stations have followed promoting job vacancies and helping people find work.

Beyond the news, as well as plenty of entertainment, we have ensured listeners of all faiths have the opportunity to feel peaceful with weekly Hindu, Sikh and Islamic reflections and church services.

The Make A Difference across all the stations has become a touch point for heart-warming moments and the kindness of strangers.

It was the ��̳ Three Counties Radio Make A Difference team who first shared the story of Captain Tom Moore. He captured listeners’ hearts when he set out to do 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday to raise money for the NHS.

Soon, the rest of the world was cheering him on too, helping him to raise over £33million. In June, thousands of listeners showed their thanks by submitting a selfie salute in honour of Captain Tom Moore, to create a unique mosaic picture gift for his 100th birthday. The photos were uploaded from across the UK via the ‘Make a Difference’ website. Captain Tom was presented with a framed copy for his home.

In Essex a couple and their five pets were left camping out in the garden after their house caught fire, after a call to their local ��̳ station they moved into a house that evening.

On Radio Devon a key worker named Bob phoned in and said he was down to his last pair of decent shoes after walking five miles a day to work. With no internet access or shops open, he couldn’t find a new pair but a listener soon called in with a pair of size 12s to drop off for Bob.

Companionship has always been at the heart of ��̳ Radio but this year it has been more so than ever. That’s why earlier this month we launched our Pledge To Talk day. All 39 ��̳ stations across England asked audiences to make a pledge to talk to someone they haven’t spoken to recently.

There was the Cambridge student left feeling isolated in her first term at university who was reunited with her best friend from overseas. There was Sue in Worcestershire who told the story of our campaign reminding her to call her terminally ill friend and what it meant to have that last conversation with her. Presenters and reporters backed it too, even ��̳ Radio Surrey’s James Cannon catching up with his old pal from Capital Radio days - Tony Blackburn!

This Christmas that will be more important than ever. Our teams are already packing the station’s schedules with lots of surprises and opportunities for everyone to keep pulling together and helping out in their hometowns.

This year we have learnt a lot of lessons, and I am very glad that one of those appears to have been that, no matter what, you can always turn to your local ��̳ radio station.

��̳ iPlayer highlights 31 October - 6 November 2020

2020-10-29T09:00:00+00:00

A quick round up of what's new this week on ��̳ iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.

Six Nations: Wales Vs Scotland
The final games of the 2020 series that were delayed due to the coronavirus. Reigning Grand Slam champions Wales host Scotland in the rearranged final round of the 2020 Six Nations, aiming to extend their unbeaten home run against the Scots to 18 years. Available on iPlayer from Saturday 31 October

Royal History's Biggest Fibs With Lucy Worsley
This new three-part series uncovers the real stories hidden by historical fibs about The French Revolution, The Georgian Regency and The Russian Revolution. Available on iPlayer from Friday 6 November.

Angels Of The North
Series 2 continues following the colourful action on and off the salon floor with the sassy girls at Tyneside’s Longlox - whether that’s balayage, boyfriends and just bonding. Episodes 5 to 10 of Series 2 are arriving making the full boxset available from Sunday. Available on iPlayer from Sunday 1 November.

Children In Need: 40 Fabulous Years
Ade Adepitan MBE, is our guide on this funny, poignant and revealing tour across four fabulous decades of the charity’s history. Available on iPlayer from Wednesday, 4 November.

Punk/New Wave Years With Annie Nightingale
Annie Nightingale introduced a generation to an exciting new sound as the face of the Old Great Whistle Test from 1978. Now, she’s opening up the archive on this era. Available on iPlayer from Friday 6 November.

The Ring
A journalist faces a race against time when she investigates the legend of a strange videotape which allegedly claims the life of the viewer one week after watching it. Part of the iPlayer Halloween collection, available from Saturday 31 October.

The Shining
Writer Jack Torrance takes the job of caretaker at a remote hotel, but his wife and young son soon find that the place has a horrific history that is encroaching on the present.

Paranormal Activity
A young couple’s joy at moving into their own new home turns sour as sinister disturbances interrupt their sleep. A camcorder documents their increasingly distressing experience.

The Babadook
Widow Amelia’s worries over her high-strung young son’s behaviour worsen when a mysterious pop-up book inspires fresh fears.

The Fall
When a murder in Belfast remains unsolved after 28 days, DSI Stella Gibson is called in to review the case. Crime drama set in Northern Ireland starring Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan. All series available as a box set from Sunday 1 November.

The Trump Show
Protests, political turmoil, pandemic - the inside story of the extraordinary Trump presidency. Friends and foes tell of his rise from TV star to leader of the free world.

Robot Wars
Teams of amateur robot fighting enthusiasts battle it out over a series of rounds in a huge purpose-built arena aiming to become the Robot Wars Champion. Series 8-10 boxset available from Thursday 5 November.

Louis Theroux
44 incredible documentary films covering all walks of life in all corners of the globe - from sex traffickers to police officers, murderers to polyamorous lovers.

Make Up
After Ruth moves in with her boyfriend in a remote holiday park, tensions rise as she makes an unsettling discovery that lures her into a spiral of obsession. Available from Saturday 31 October.

The Children Act
Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson) is an eminent High Court judge in London presiding with wisdom and compassion over ethically complex cases of family law. But she has paid a heavy personal price for her workload, and her marriage to American professor Jack (Tucci) is at breaking-point. Available on iPlayer from Monday 2 November.

Beatriz At Dinner
Opposing outlooks collide when holistic therapist Beatriz is asked to stay for a meal at which a major land development deal is being celebrated. Available on iPlayer from Sunday 1 November.

Poltergeist
The Freelings are like any other Californian suburban family. But one night their youngest, 10-year-old Carol Ann, hears a voice from inside the television set. Available on iPlayer from Saturday 31 October.

Yardie
Crime drama directed by Idris Elba, centring on the life of a young Jamaican man who has never fully recovered from the murder of his older brother Jerry Dread. Available on iPlayer until Monday 2 November.

The Virus That Killed The Jumbo Jet
2020 was supposed to celebrate 50 years of the iconic 747 jumbo jet and mass air travel. Instead, Covid-19 brought catastrophe to the aviation industry. With fleets grounded and passenger numbers in free fall, the jumbo jet is now too big and costly to fly. Available until Frida, 6 November.

TV's Black Renaissance: Reggie Yates In Hollywood
Revolutionary change is shaking up the TV industry in Hollywood. This film follows Reggie Yates to LA and into this ferociously creative and hugely aspirational new world. Available until Monday 2nd November.

North By Northwest
When advertising executive Roger Thornhill is mistaken for the mysterious Mr Kaplan by a ruthless espionage ring, he soon faces deadly peril, framed for murder. On the run, Thornhill seeks Kaplan, the one person who can verify his story. Available until Saturday 31 October.

��̳ iPlayer highlights 24-30 October 2020

2020-10-22T08:00:00+00:00

A quick round up of what's new this week on ��̳ iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.

Twenties
Written and created by Lena Waithe, follow Hattie and her friends Marie and Nia as they pursue their dreams in Los Angeles, balancing work, love and friendship whilst navigating the outwardly glamorous world of Hollywood. Series 1 is available as a boxset on ��̳ iPlayer from Sunday 25 October.

Autumnwatch
The nights are drawing in and the temperatures are dropping, but fear not: Autumnwatch is back to be a ray of hope in the gloom. Starts on ��̳ iPlayer on Tuesday 27 October.

Is This Coercive Control?
Coercive control has been illegal in England since 2015, but how well do people understand it, and would they be able to spot it? To find out, Ellie Flynn brings together a group of 20 young people aged 18-30 for a social experiment, to see if they understand what constitutes coercive control. Available on iPlayer on Tuesday 27 October.

Pepe The Frog: Feels Good Man - Storyville
From life in 2005 as a cute cartoon character in Boy’s Club, an American indie comic on MySpace, to international hate symbol after being hijacked by the alt right. Follow Pepe’s creator, Matt Furie, as be fights to bring back his loveable comic character from the dark forces who stole him. Available on iPlayer on Monday 26 October.

Strictly: It Takes Two
The weekday half-hour sister show to Strictly is back, with even more exclusive access and backstage gossip than ever before. Broadcasting superstar and former Strictly contestant Zoe Ball returns to host the popular tea time show on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays, with Strictly superfan Rylan Clark-Neal taking the reins on Thursdays and Fridays. Starts Monday 26 October.

Atlantis
A submarine accident lands Jason on a mysterious island ruled by heroes and mythical creatures. With the help of new friends, will he find his destiny? Series available to stream as a box set from Saturday 24 October.

Life Story
David Attenborough brings us the universal story that unites each of us with every animal on the planet, the story of the greatest of all adventures - the journey through life. For each stage of life we see the most spectacular, beautiful or dramatic stories from the Life Story series. Available as a box set on iPlayer from 24 October.

Man Like Mobeen
All Mobeen wants to do is follow his faith, lead a good life and make sure his sister fulfils her potential. But can he juggle this with his criminal past always chasing him? Series 1, 2 and 3 available as a box set on iPlayer now.

Call The Midwife
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty- stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth. Series 1 to 9 available as a box set on iPlayer now.

Loving
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, the plaintiffs in the 1967 US Supreme Court decision of Loving v. Virginia, a case which invalidated state laws preventing interracial marriage. Available on iPlayer from Sunday, 25th October.

The Uninvited
Institutionalised for ten months after the death of her mother, teenage Anna is released, still troubled by nightmares. She discovers things at home have progressed in ways she and her sister find hard to accept, and her suspicions are aroused. Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday 24 October.

633 Squadron
1964 British war film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, and Maria Perschy. Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday 24 October.

The Awakening
Haunted by World War I and the loss of her fiancé, hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a boy's ghost. Streaming on iPlayer from Friday 30 October.

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas
The tale of an unlikely friendship between Bruno, the son of a Nazi commandant, and Shmuel, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Available on iPlayer until Tuesday 27 October.

Nicky And Wynton: The Making Of The Concerto
Documentary exploring a unique musical collaboration between American jazz legend Wynton Marsalis and Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti. Available until Tuesday 27 October.

Man Up
40-year-old divorcee Jack mistakes Nancy for his blind date. Nancy decides to go along with it and so begins the most chaotic journey of her life. Available until Tuesday 27 October.

Civilisations
Simon Schama explores the fate of art in the machine- and profit-driven world, looking at the rise of art as a tradable commodity.
Available until Sunday 25 October.

��̳ iPlayer highlights 17-23 October 2020

2020-10-15T08:00:00+00:00

A quick round up of what's new this week on ��̳ iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.

Strictly Come Dancing
Back to deliver a dose of much-needed sparkle to the nation, the highly-anticipated 18th series of Strictly Come Dancing makes a triumphant return to ��̳ One. Begins on ��̳ iPlayer Saturday 17 October.

Roadkill
Political drama following Peter Laurce, a charismatic politician positioned as Minister for Transport. With Peter’s enemies closing in, will he be able to cope with the pressure? Full series arrives on ��̳ iPlayer Sunday 18 October.

Out Of Her Mind
A brand new six-part comedy by Sara Pascoe, exploring heartbreak, family and how to survive them. Full series box set available from Tuesday 20 October.

Harlots
Sex sells like nothing else in grimy, decadent Georgian London. Madames and businesswomen Margaret and Lydia are at war for the passions, and purses, of London's finest gentlemen. Series 3 available as a box set Wednesday 21 October, Series 1 & 2 available now.

The Rap Game UK
The Rap Game UK is back for series two. Six artists from across the UK travel to Birmingham to compete against each other for the chance to sign a single record deal. Series 2 starts on Thursday 22 October at 7pm.

Collateral
When a pizza delivery driver is shot dead in south London, a tenacious detective goes after the people traffickers behind his murder and unravels a conspiracy that goes to the top. Series available to stream as a box set from Monday 19 October.

Life
Four people, one building, many lives. When life happens, you just have to deal with it. From the world of Doctor Foster. Series 1 available as a box set on iPlayer now.

Still Game
A comedy in which lifelong friends find themselves coping with everything that modern life has to throw at them. Series 1 to 9 available as a box set on iPlayer now.

Michael Palin: Around The World In 80 Days and more
Actor and writer Michael Palin takes up the challenge to circumnavigate the globe by land and sea. Plus, Pole to Pole and Hemingway Adventure available - celebrating his new series Travels Of A Lifetime. Box sets on iPlayer now.

The Babadook
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her. Streaming on iPlayer from Sunday, 18 October.

In The Heat Of The Night
A 1967 American mystery drama directed by Norman Jewison, telling the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia. Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday, 17 October.

I Am Not Your Negro
Narrated entirely in the words of James Baldwin, this film touches on the lives and assassinations of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr and Medgar Evers. The film brings powerful clarity to how the images and reality of black lives in America are fabricated and enforced. Streaming on iPlayer from Tuesday, 20 October.

I, Tonya
Seeking figure-skating success, Tonya Harding instead finds notoriety in this darkly comic recreation of a sporting scandal. Featuring a multi-award-winning performance from Allison Janney. Available until Monday 19 October.

Jimi Hendrix: The Road To Woodstock
The definitive documentary record of one of Jimi Hendrix's most celebrated performances, featuring action from the Woodstock stage and interviews with his band members. Box set available on iPlayer until Monday 19 October.

The Real Doctor Zhivago
Documentary in which Stephen Smith traces the revolutionary beginnings of Dr Zhivago, one of the best- known love stories of the 20th century, written by Boris Pasternak. Available until Wednesday 21 October.

The 7.39
Even the most predictable of lives can change course. When two strangers get talking on the train, dare they admit they're becoming more than friends? From writer David Nicholls. Available until Thursday 22 October.

��̳ iPlayer Highlights 10-16 October 2020

2020-10-08T08:00:00+00:00

A quick round up of what's new this week on ��̳ iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.

Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson
Led by Hollywood icon and human rights activist Samuel L. Jackson Enslaved sheds new light on 400 years of human trafficking, as millions of enslaved Africans were shipped to the Americas by Western European slave traders. Begins on ��̳ iPlayer Sunday 11 October.

Who Do You Think You Are?
New series of the celebrity genealogy show, which begins with Doctor Who and Broadchurch star Jodie Whittaker. Other celebrities to feature this series include David Walliams, Liz Carr, and Ruth Jones. New series begins on ��̳ iPlayer Monday 12 October.

Rap Trip: Underground Scenes Uncovered
Rap Trip: Underground Scenes Uncovered follows The Rap Game UK contestants Ransom and FOS as they drive across the UK and Ireland discovering the underground rap scenes that are not yet breaking through, but could be next to blow. Full series available as a box set from Sunday 11 October.

The Trump Show
When Donald Trump became President of the most powerful nation on Earth, he brought a bold new approach, honed from a career as a Reality TV star and smart talking businessman. The results turned the political world upside down. Begins on iPlayer from Thursday 13 October.

Bury: Bringing Football Back
When Bury FC collapsed last August 2019, a group of locals made it their mission to bring football back to their town - against massive odds. ��̳ Three documentary about how the football family is at its strongest in difficult times, and about the power of football to bring communities together. Available from Thursday 13 October.

Love Life
The rocky path from first love to lasting love is never easy. But the relationships on the way - from bad dates to best friends - will change your life. Romantic comedy anthology series starring Anna Kendrick. Box set available to stream on iPlayer now.

Noughts + Crosses
In a dystopian London, Sephy and Callum fall in love despite the odds. Can they breach the divide between the black elite and white underclass? Based on Malorie Blackman's novels. Box set available to stream in full on iPlayer now.

The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story
A chilling betrayal of trust and power. The loved ones of GP serial killer Harold Shipman's victims share their stories and ask - how did he get away with it for so long? Box set available to stream in full on iPlayer now.

Ghost Stories
Professor Philip Goodman, famous for debunking hoaxes and ghost sightings, is given a dossier of three terrifying, unsolvable cases by his hero and role model Charles Cameron, who has been missing, presumed dead, for years. Can Goodman explain what even Cameron could not? Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday 10 October.

A United Kingdom
On the eve of his return from his studies, prince Seretse Khama falls in love with Ruth, a white woman from south London. Bringing Ruth home causes a major international outcry. Starrign David Oleyowo and Rosamund Pike. Streaming on iPlayer from Sunday 11 October.

Man On The Moon
Biopic of controversial comedian Andy Kaufman. Star of Taxi and Saturday Night Live, Kaufman's unorthodox humour was often misunderstood. With Jim Carrey and Courtney Love. Available to watch on iPlayer now.

The New Girlfriend
After Claire's best friend Laura dies suddenly, she discovers that her bereaved husband has been keeping a secret. Erotic drama in French with English subtitles. Streaming on iPlayer from Friday 16 October.

Press
Drama series set in the world of newspaper publishing. The left-leaning broadsheet the Herald and the populist tabloid the Post compete for the news. Available on iPlayer until Saturday 10 October.

Memento
Christopher Nolan’s complex thriller about a man whose search for his wife's brutal killer is hindered by his loss of short- term memory. Starring Guy Pearce. Box set available on iPlayer until Monday 12 October.

Elizabeth Is Missing
Maud's best friend Elizabeth has disappeared, but as she tries to solve the mystery, dementia threatens to erase all the clues, giving the search a poignant urgency. Available until Wednesday 14th October.

Zodiac
David Fincher thriller based on real events, dramatising cartoonist and author Robert Graysmith's attempts to identify the so- called Zodiac killer. Stsrring Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr and Jake Gyllenhaal. Episode one available until Monday 12 October.

Fighting disinformation fast when it matters most

2020-10-08T08:00:00+00:00

The US President is quarantining in the White House with a highly contagious and potentially fatal disease. There is a slew of false stories and conspiracy theories spreading across digital platforms and the US election is less than four weeks away.

There is always a lot at stake in the run up to any election. But now disinformation adds an extra element of the highest jeopardy: if voters don’t know what news to believe, how can they make an informed choice that will shape the future of their country? Might those false stories tip their thinking, deter or even prevent them from voting at all?

And thousands of miles away in South East Asia, another very different election - in Myanmar. But the same threat. We have seen there already how disinformation has stirred ethnic tension - fostering division, fomenting violence and promoting hate. As voters head to the polls for the second time since the end of military rule in 2011, the stakes are very high, the threat of disinformation great. And over the past 6 months, Covid-19 has exposed another dark side of misinformation and disinformation: it costs lives.

This time of global uncertainty and fear has provided fertile ground for falsity - unproven preventions and fake cures which sometimes prove fatal. One report puts the global human cost of bad information about Covid-19 at over 800 deaths in just the first three months of 2020, according to the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. If we can do anything to fight the most serious disinformation - to make elections fair, and save lives - we should. The ��̳ has stepped up investment and focus in its journalism around disinformation. Teams producing Reality Check, Beyond Fake News and others are working with the insight brought by ��̳ Monitoring to expose and debunk dangerous, and often malicious, falsehoods. But we believed there was more we could do in partnership with others.

A year ago the ��̳ convened partners across the world in an urgent challenge: at times of highest jeopardy, when elections or lives are at stake, we asked, is there a way that the world’s biggest tech platforms - from Google, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram to Twitter and Microsoft and major news organisations and others - from the European Broadcasting Union, the Wall Street Journal and The Hindu to Reuters, AFP, The Financial Times, CBC/Radio-Canada, First Draft, The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism - can alert each other to the most dangerous false stories, and stop them spreading fast across the internet, preventing them from doing real world harm?

We all believed trying something was better that doing nothing - there are audiences and users running into billions across this partnership who are potentially touched by disinformation. And this is important for the ��̳: with the commitment to impartiality at the top of our priorities we wanted to work with others around the world to try and prevent some of the damage done by false news.

We have been experimenting over the past year with doing just that. Turning good intentions to action that works. But we have now found a way to alert each other so partners are on guard at particular times of the highest jeopardy, ready for the most serious “break-glass” moments when viral disinformation risks real world harm. And we have done that without in any way muzzling our own journalism. We have been sharing alerts over Covid-19, and before that, over falsities which posed a threat to democratic integrity during the UK and Taiwan Elections. And now we are sharing alerts over the most serious disinformation in two very different elections - in the US and in Myanmar. And because different news organisations are most relevant in different regions, we are working with a wide and expanding group of publishers. In the US we are also working with the Washington Post, AP and the LA Times.

Speed is at the heart of the response because the most serious disinformation has the potential to go viral very quickly – and turn from words and images online to real harm in the real world. When a false story, from a fake “��̳ Breaking” Twitter account, claimed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was dead in April, a fast alert amongst the partners stopped the lie spreading across the internet and around the world, where it could have caused panic and moved markets. When people in the UK, and later Canada and the Netherlands were urged in Facebook and Instagram posts to burn 5G masts, feeding on the conspiracy that linked Covid-19 to 5G, again a fast alert played a part in preventing destruction that could have compromised the response of the emergency services and cost lives.

The Trusted News Initiative has evolved over the past year to become the only place in the world where disinformation is discussed in real time, as it happens, by some of the most trusted global news organisations and the biggest tech platforms. It is a significant step in the fight against disinformation, alongside other welcome developments in the past year such as the increasingly important role of fact checkers across the world. But the threat is changing too – all of us have to work out how best we can meet that threat.

Footnote - Partners involved in the Myanmar fast alert: AFP, AP, ��̳, CBC/Radio-Canada, EBU, Financial Times, Google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Microsoft; additional partners for Covid-19: The Daily Maverick and the Mail and Guardian, South Africa.

Bringing John Lennon At 80 to ��̳ Radio 2

2020-10-02T08:00:00+00:00

When you mention the name John Lennon, any work project suddenly becomes that little bit more daunting. When you’re offered the chance to work with his children, well, the word ‘daunting’ suddenly seems rather meek. Having said that, when I was asked to produce John Lennon At 80 for Radio 2, I didn’t hesitate.

Growing up in the North West of England I had a deep fascination with The Beatles. This was probably stoked by the fact that my best friend’s mum had seen them play live in 1962 in my small Lancashire town, at the Co-Op of all places. She’d met them, even received handwritten letters from each of them. Almost unbelievable to me by the late 1980’s, when John had made it onto my bedroom wall.

In 1990, I went to a gig in Liverpool to mark John’s 50th birthday. His widow, Yoko Ono and his then 15 year old son, Sean, compered the show. During my career I’ve made plenty of documentaries about rock legends - Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton. They all have an element of tragedy, but this one was different. When I began work on this programme, I was acutely aware that yes, we were concentrating on John Lennon at 80, but with Sean involved, the story suddenly included a boy who had lost his Dad in the most awful circumstances.

I don’t mind saying I was more than a little apprehensive about working with John’s family. Fortunately I had absolutely no reason to be. Sean couldn’t have been more insightful, intelligent and, fortunately, equipped with a sharp sense of humour. Due to Covid restrictions, when we began work on this project, flying to meet him in New York was out of the question. We spent a lot of time on Zoom, chatting through ideas and working out the best way to approach what seemed like an impossible task. Soon it was suggested that Paul McCartney might get involved and then, could his big brother Julian be involved too?

Once we decided what to do, we approached Paul, Sean’s godfather Elton John and Julian. Would they even want to take part? We couldn’t ask them each the same questions and we couldn’t travel the same path as other programmes about Lennon had taken. Sean would take the lead and do the interviews, not me. I was acutely aware that as a child, he’d lost his father, not John Lennon, and I was terrified of pushing him over an emotional cliff. I don’t think any of the conversations were easy for him but he approached each one with a thoughtful and a natural curiosity.

We had many conversations about what he wanted to talk about, how he felt he could talk about his Dad’s musical life and the things he genuinely wanted to find out. Hearing Sean talk so openly with Paul, with his brother and with Elton was nothing short of utterly compelling. In their conversations, they brought John’s music to life again, speaking about John as someone in the present, not a lost classic. Even Sean discovered things he hadn’t known about before.

When I first became aware of John Lennon, his legend loomed large across the 80s. I just about remember my sister’s 7” single of Imagine, which was re-released after Lennon’s murder in December 1980, and I remember the nationwide shock of what had happened. But by the mid 1990’s, my generation suddenly, tragically, had one of our own to mourn, Kurt Cobain. As time marched on, more heroes fell and the death of Lennon was caught up in so many more talented losses so I was pleased to bring John’s legacy back to the fore by making this programme. Many legends are re-evaluated and maybe some of the things he did or said are now considered out of step in today’s political climate. But as he said in an interview for Rolling Stone magazine just days before he died, he never wanted to be a "dead hero". And as Sean says in the programme, when he was alive, John never stopped evolving and he never stopped updating his own opinions.

I don’t think I’ve ever worked on a programme that felt so terrifyingly important - I know from personal experience how strongly Beatles fans critique anything that mentions John’s name or feature his music. I hope what we’ve done is provide a unique perspective on John for his birthday, with new voices and new insights into who he was and how he lived. I wouldn’t want to re-write history, but what I did want to do was give Sean a chance to talk about his father on his own terms, with those who were so close to him.

John Lennon At 80 is produced by Listen and available on ��̳ Radio 2 on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October, from 9-10pm. Listen again on ��̳ Sounds where you can also hear the interviews in full.

��̳ iPlayer Highlights 3-9 October 2020

2020-10-01T08:00:00+00:00

A quick round up of what's new this week on ��̳ iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.

Top Gear
Chris, Paddy and Freddie are back for series 29, as they push their cars and themselves to the limits in the world’s biggest motoring show. Series 29 begins Sunday 4th October, and series 24-28 are on iPlayer now.

Michael Palin: Travels Of A Life
Ex Monty Python comic Michael Palin reflects on his landmark travel shows in a new four part series, including when he accepted an offer to follow the route of Phileas Fogg in 80 days the classic Jules Verne story. Begins Saturday 26th September, and the original series Pole to Pole, Hemingway and Around the World in 80 Days are available to watch on iPlayer now.

25 Siblings And Me
The incredible story of Oli, a young British man with Asperger’s, who overnight discovers he has 25 brothers and sisters, all from the same American sperm donor. Desperate to be part of this new family, Oli travels to the USA meeting his donor and joining a mass sibling reunion. Full series available as a box set from Sunday 4 October.

Being British East Asian: Sex, Beauty & Bodies
Exploring body image, sex, and beauty, Elaine Chong challenges all she learned from movies, TV, and even family while growing up British East Asian, and looks at why the desire to “fit in” to a foreign culture while meeting the standards demanded by Asian family can leave some in an almost impossible situation. Available on iPlayer from Thursday 8 October.

In The Face Of Terror
Three part series In the Face of Terror follows the ordinary people searching for truth and justice following two deadly acts of terror. The first, a hostage crisis in Syria that culminated in seven beheadings by a British executioner, later dubbed ‘Jihadi John’. The other, a far- right attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which 51 people were shot dead in the city’s mosques. Begins Monday 5 October.

Lance
Sports documentary Lance is a fascinating, revealing, comprehensive chronicle of one of the most inspirational – and then infamous – athletes of all time. Box set available to stream on iPlayer now.

Atlanta
Comedy drama written by and starring Donald Glover, following Earnest 'Earn' Marks as he pursues rap success with his cousin Alfred. Series 1 and 2 box set available to stream on iPlayer.

Ghosts
A cash-strapped young couple inherit a rickety country mansion, only to find it teeming with needy ghosts. Grown-up comedy from the Horrible Histories team. Series 1-2 box set available to stream on iPlayer now.

Us
Three weeks, six countries - one divorce? Sometimes you need to spend time together to see why you're falling apart. From the hit novel by David Nicholls. Available to stream in full on iPlayer now.

A Hard Day's Night
Anarchic and offbeat 1960s story of 36 hours in the lives of The Beatles, as they travel to a TV show in London. The film uses a variety of cinematographic styles including documentary, surrealism and neorealism to create one of the milestone pictures of the decade. Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday 3 October.

West Is West
Culture-clash comedy drama set in 1976, the sequel to hit play and film East Is East. Sulky, Salford-born teenager Sajid, transported to rural Pakistan with his father, is an alien amidst this other family. However, dad 'George' is almost equally troubled by what their visit stirs up. Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday 3 October.

Southside With You
A love story about the first date between Michelle and Barack Obama, starring Parker Sawyers and Tika Sumpter. Streaming on iPlayer from Friday 9 October.

Yardie
Idris Elba’s directorial debut follows D, as he’s hired by a drug kingpin to deliver cocaine from Jamaica to England, but while there discovers the opportunity to avenge the murder of his older brother.
Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday 3rd October.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Film adaptation of John Le Carre's Cold War novel about a retired MI6 agent who must track down a Soviet mole within the British intelligence service's ranks. Featuring an all star cast, including Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Available on iPlayer until Monday 5 October.

Million Dollar Wedding Planner
With Asia now home to more billionaires than the USA or Europe, this film follows Lelian Chew, a wedding planner to the super-rich in East Asia. Box set available on iPlayer until Friday 9 October.

The Damned United
The story of Brian Clough's 44-day stint as manager of Leeds United FC. When Don Revie quit to manage England, the outspoken Clough took charge. Starring Michael Sheen. Available until Saturday 3 October.

Frankie Boyle's New World Order
Frankie Boyle returns with his New World Order to help make sense of a bewildering 2020. The show features Frankie at his brilliant best as he tackles the biggest issues troubling the planet. Episode one available until Saturday 3 October.

Update on ��̳ interactive TV services

2020-09-30T09:00:00+00:00

In November 2019, we communicated that we planned to remove the text and data element of the ��̳ red button service due to financial pressures and the significant technical effort and cost of retaining the service, which would come at the expense of investing in other services.

A number of individuals and organisations got in touch with us to voice concerns about the impact of this change. In January, we published an update saying that we were suspending the planned closure in order to understand more about the possible impact the removal would have, particularly on the elderly and people with disabilities.

Since then, we have been in contact and had extensive dialogue with a wide range of representative groups to build on our existing research into what elements of the service are most used and valued by different groups.

We have listened to this feedback - and I’m pleased to let you know that we have found a way to keep the most valued text and data elements of the red button service.

This means you will continue to be able to access local, national and international news headlines and stories, main sport headlines and stories, sport fixtures and results, as well as weather forecasts.

To enable the continuation of the most valued text and data elements of the service, we are having to find ways to reduce cost and complexity elsewhere. This will mean we will be no longer be providing Lottery results (from November 2020) or English regional sport pages and individual sports’ headlines, besides football and those on the main sport pages (from mid-2021) via the red button. National sport indexes (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) will be retained - as will all sport fixtures and results. Due to cost implications, we will not be updating the news and sport element of the service throughout the night – however, this will be refreshed each morning and then throughout the day to ensure you are up-to-date.

As we have previously stated, red button video streams for the likes of Wimbledon or Glastonbury won’t be affected by this change.

For people using the internet-based version of our red button service, we will be consolidating our internet-connected TVs apps, retiring the ��̳ News and ��̳ Sport connected TV apps before the end of the year as well as the lottery and weather pages on connected TVs. ��̳ iPlayer will become the home of much of the video content that is currently available on the ��̳ Sport and ��̳ News TV apps and the traditional text and data offer will remain accessible on the majority of internet-connected televisions via the ‘Text’ button on the remote control.

I would like to thank everyone who has got in touch to let us know what they value about the red button text service - and hope you continue enjoying using it.

��̳ iPlayer highlights 26 September - 2 October 2020

2020-09-24T08:00:00+00:00

A quick round up of what's new this week on ��̳ iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.

Love Life
New romantic comedy anthology series that tracks Darby Carter (Oscar-nominee Anna Kendrick) across her twenties as she navigates work and romance in New York City – often with the insecurities of youth bubbling to the surface, with each episode telling the story of one that got away. All ten episodes available as a box set on iPlayer from Wednesday 30 September.

Little Mix The Search
Little Mix are creating six different bands to follow in their footsteps and become the next global superstars - the winning band will join them on their next UK tour. Only the most impressive will make it through to the final line up to battle it out for the prize in the performance shows. Begins Saturday 26 September.

The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story
Film-maker Chris Wilson revisits the Harold Shipman story as it developed from a local news piece to the biggest serial killer case in British History.

Life
New drama from writer Mike Bartlett, featuring Victoria Hamilton, reprising her role as Belle from Doctor Foster. In a house in Manchester divided into four flats, we are introduced to four interweaving stories about love, parenthood, loss and self-discovery. Begins Tuesday 29 September.

Step Into The Ring
Enter a world where anything is possible. Step into the Ring follows a group of aspiring young wrestlers from Norwich, battling with their own demons in and out of the ring. All are determined to succeed - whatever the barriers. Full series available as a box set on iPlayer from Sunday 27 September.

Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens
Awkwafina stars as Nora Lin in this comedy series based on her real-life beginnings in Queens, NY. Raised alongside her cousin by her dad and grandma, Nora leans on her family as she navigates young adulthood in outer borough New York City. Box set available to stream on iPlayer now.

Responsible Child
12-year-old Ray faces the full wrath of a legal system he doesn't understand when he's tried for murder. Can a child commit the crime of an adult? Available to stream on iPlayer now

Louis Theroux
Over 50 films from one of Britain’s best-loved documentary filmmakers are available on iPlayer, including his Weird Weekends from the 90s and his new series Life on the Edge, looks back at his earliest documentaries. Available to stream on iPlayer now.

House Of Saud: Family At War
Documentary series looking at the challenges facing the new Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, 32- year-old Mohammed bin Salman, who has pledged to transform the country. Available to stream on iPlayer from 21 September.

Man Up
Romantic comedy starring Lake Bell and Simon Pegg. 40-year-old divorcee Jack mistakes Nancy for his blind date. Nancy decides to go along with it and so begins the most chaotic journey of her life. Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday 26 September.

The Water Diviner
Drama starring Russell Crowe. An Australian farmer travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons. He discovers that one of his sons may actually still be alive. Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday 27 September.

North By Northwest
Drama starring Russell Crowe. An Australian farmer travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons. He discovers that one of his sons may actually still be alive. Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday 27 September.

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas
The tale of an unlikely friendship between Bruno (Asa Butterfield), the son of a Nazi commandant, and Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Based on the best-selling book by John Boyne. Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday 26 September.

Sully
Clint Eastwood’s drama about pilot Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, starring Tom Hanks. Branded a hero when he saves his passengers' lives by landing his damaged airliner on the Hudson River, Sully is left haunted by the event. Available on iPlayer until Monday 28 September.

Guilt
Contemporary thriller with a strong vein of black humour. Guilt follows two very different Scottish brothers who while driving home one night kill an old man. Box set available on iPlayer until Friday 2 October.

Upstart Crow
Comedy about William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London while also trying to be a good husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon. Series 3 available until Friday 2 October.

Molly's Game
Drama based on a true story from writer and director Aaron Sorkin. When skier Molly's career is cut short, she becomes the assistant to a film producer who also happens to run the biggest poker game in town. Starring Jessica Chastain. Available until Thursday 1 October.

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