A poignant, feisty and often funny account of life during the Second World War The Diary Of Anne Frank
Monday 5 to Friday 9 January on BBC ONE See Unplaced
Ellie Kendrick stars as BBC One dramatises The Diary Of Anne Frank, a poignant, feisty and often very funny account of life for a 13-year-old during the Second World War (the drama is shown in five parts over consecutive nights)
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Eurovision – Your Country Needs You
Saturday 3 January on BBC ONE See Unplaced Andrew Lloyd Webber begins his search for an act to represent the UK – and perform a song to be penned by him – at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, which takes place in Moscow in May
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The Green Green Grass
Thursday 8 January on BBC ONE See Unplaced Boycie (John Challis) and Marlene (Sue Holderness) are back but all is not well at Winterdown Farm and Boycie is looking for a new home, as John Sullivan's comedy returns for a new series
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A History Of Scotland
Saturday 3 January on BBC TWO See Unplaced Neil Oliver journeys into Scotland's past in this series (a co-production with the Open University), which captures the country's breath-taking landscapes and landmarks
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Oz And James Drink To Britain
Tuesday 6 January on BBC TWO See Unplaced Oz Clarke and James May set off on their third joint mission, this time travelling around the UK to find the drink – or drinks – that speak for modern Britain, beginning their journey at the White Cliffs of Dover
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Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
Saturday 3 January on BBC TWO Life's a blast as Richard Hammond presents a new science-based game show for children, set in a fictitious underground laboratory
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Half Moon Investigations
Monday 5 January on BBC ONE TV's newest detective duo Fletcher "Half" Moon (Rory Elrick) and Red Sharkey (Seb Charles) join forces to solve mysteries and fight for justice at school and at home, in this new comedy drama for CBBC (there's also some fresh faces joining children's spy drama M.I. High which returns for a new series on Monday)
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Hustle/Waterloo Road
Wednesday 7 January and Thursday 8 January on BBC ONE Two favourite dramas return as headteacher Rachel Mason (Eva Pope) is determined to get the school back on track following a devastating fire in Waterloo Road; and Mickey Bricks (Adrian Lester) is back in the fold in Hustle, keen as ever to extract money from as many unsuspecting people as possible
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Science And Islam
Monday 5 January on BBC FOUR Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of the scientific achievements that took place in the Islamic world between the 8th and 14th centuries, and reveals how a great leap in scientific knowledge occurred in places including Baghdad, Cairo and Cordoba
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Advisory note: BBC programme week numbers Please note that this year the BBC has 53 programme weeks – our Week 53 will be Saturday 27 December to Friday 2 January. For some broadcasters this will be
Week 1. Therefore BBC Week numbers throughout 2009 will differ from those of other broadcasters. We are making changes to the BBC Picture Publicity and BBC Press Office websites so that we refer to "BBC Week Numbers" and, wherever possible, actual dates. We will also reflect this in email correspondence and telephone conversations with you. |
BBC Television and Radio Programme Information Christmas pull-up publication dates are now available up to and including Week 4: Publication dates
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