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Psychoville
Psychoville
Watch the clip to find out how to trick your friends into thinking they've appeared on the Graham Norton Show. Or enter the world of Psychoville, a dark comedy mystery from The League of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.
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Archive: Big Ben
Big Ben's 150th year
BBC Archive looks back in time
Explore the history of an icon of British culture, as told through a collection of programmes from the BBC Archive. Click to watch a clip from 1987's Breakfast Time about Big Ben losing its bong.
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Blur on 6 Music
Blur's Graham and Alex on 6 Music
Those comeback kids Alex James and Graham Coxon met up with 6 Music's Steve Lamacq this week. Find out what the pair said about Blur's reunion, the possibility of new material and, of course, Blur's upcoming Glastonbury gig.
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Blog: Robert Peston
With any luck this will be my last word on the issue of Sir Fred Goodwin's pension. First, it is possible to do a calculation that shows he has given up all the enhancement to the value of his pot...
Market Data Fri, 19 June 2009 00:33:47 BST
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| FTSE 100 | 4280.86 | 2.4 |
| Dax | 4837.48 | 37.5 |
| Cac 40 | 3194.06 | 32.92 |
| Dow Jones | 8555.6 | 58.42 |
| Nasdaq | 1807.72 | -0.34 |
| BBC Global 30 | 4583.49 | -4.96 |
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Because of the differences in density and pressure, sound travels five times faster in water than in air.
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Radio 1
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00:00 Kissy Sell Out
Kissy brings you two hours of jump up rock and rave.
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1Xtra
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22:00 Dancehall with Robbo Ranx
The freshest dancehall tunes and hot new exclusives. May contain strong language.
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Radio 2
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00:00 Janice Long
Anthemic indie popsters Sound Of Guns play live.
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Radio 3
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23:15 Late Junction
Verity Sharp presents music from Uri Caine, the Dunedin Consort and Jose Ismael Querales.
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01:00 Through the Night
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Radio 4
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00:30 Book of the Week
Pauline's lifestyle and the loss of her son begin to take their toll on her health.
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6 Music
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00:30 Chris Hawkins
Clare McDonnell sits in for Chris Hawkins with more concerts and sessions.
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Radio 7
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00:30 Blood Lines
In Victorian London, a scientist has just discovered how to keep death at bay.
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Asian Network
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22:00 Friction
The biggest Asian beats with Panjabi Hit Squad sitting in for Friction.
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01:00 As BBC Radio 5 live
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The Jazz House 17/06/2009 Stephen Duffy profiles the Glasgow International Jazz Festival.
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Trevor Nelson 17/06/2009 Trevor's Album of The Week is Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom (1977).
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Zane Lowe 17/06/2009 Featuring Wintersleep in session from the BBC's Maida Vale studios.
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Rampage Remix 17/06/2009 An early morning dose of Rampage - just what the doctor ordered.
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Through the Night 17/06/2009 Music including Williams, Metcalf, Stanford, Byrd, Handel, Brumby, Natra and Shostakovich.
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Steve Lamacq 17/06/2009 Steve plays the best new music from exciting upcoming artists and established acts.
Classic Pop & Rock
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Peter Hammill - Thin Air
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George Harrison - Let It Roll: Songs of George Harrison
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Mike Oldfield - The Collection
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Ray Davies and the Crouch End Festival Chorus - The Kinks Choral Collection
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J.D. Souther - If The World Was You
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Greatest Hits
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The Pretenders - The Best Of/Break Up The Concrete
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Stills & Nash - Demos
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TV: Highlights
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Krod Mandoon and the ... Our Bounties Ourselves Krod and the gang fight off bounty hunters after Dongalor places a bounty on their heads.
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That Mitchell and Web ... Series 3: Episode 2 Featuring a villain made of wood, and the world's least politically correct superhero.
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Psychoville Episode 1 Five seemingly unconnected characters receive the ominous message 'I know what you did'.
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Celebrity MasterChef Series 4: Episode 5 Two heats featuring contestants including Ian Bleasdale, Pete Waterman and Stephen K Amos.
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Occupation Episode 3 Danny tries to negotiate with Hibbs' kidnappers, while Mike vows to return to Iraq.
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Occupation Episode 2 Danny and Lester seize the chance to make money by winning a contract to build a hospital.
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LSO: Ravel and Debussy
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BBC One
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- 19:00 The One Show
- 19:30 Air Medics
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- 20:00 EastEnders
- 20:30 Celebrity MasterChef
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BBC Two
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- 19:00 Mastermind
- 20:00 Gardeners' World
- 21:00 My Life in Verse
- 22:00 Britain's Best Drives
- 22:30 Newsnight
- 23:00 Newsnight Review
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BBC Three
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- 19:00 Doctor Who
- 19:45 Doctor Who Confidential
- 20:00 Total Wipeout
- 21:00 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
- 21:30 Two Pints Outtakes
- 22:00 EastEnders
- 22:30 Being Human
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- 19:00 World News Today
- 19:30 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
- 21:00 Leonard Cohen Live in London
- 22:00 Omnibus
- 23:05 What Leonard Cohen Did for Me
- 23:35 Flight of the Conchords
- 00:05 Sounds of the Sixties
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History
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1812: The War of 1812 begins as the US declares war on Britain over the interdiction of trade with France.
1815: Wellington decisively defeats Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, ending 25 years of war in Europe.
1900: Empress Dowager Cixi orders the killing of all foreigners in China, in support of the 'Boxer' rebellion.
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