 | | BBC ONE Friday 19 December 2008 | |
Dani's House – House For SaleEp 13/13
Friday 19 December
4.35-5.00pm BBC ONE
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 Is this the end of the road for
Dani and the gang? Dani discovers that her house is up for sale, in the last episode of the children's comedy starring Dani Harmer. The aspiring young actress needs to scupper the plans laid by Max and his greedy mentor, estate agent Edgar Molloy, if she wants to keep the big bedroom and stay living close to her friends. Toby is also in a spot of bother after borrowing Sam's savings to set up a joke supply company, which is failing and yet to generate a sale. Things turn desperate when the gang discovers plane tickets to Florida and even Max has a change of heart when forced to make a choice between living in another country and being with his best friend, Ben. They all unite and set about using Toby's surplus joke bugs, vomit and stink bombs to put off the potential buyer. Their fears are soon allayed, however, when it turns out that the estate agent should have been next door and had been showing people around the wrong house. But, just when they think things have returned to normal, a property developer announces his plans to demolish the whole estate. What will become of them all? Dani is played by Dani Harmer, Edgar Molloy by Phil Cornwall, Toby by Harry Culverhouse, Sam by Klariza Clayton, Max by Sebastian Applewhite and Ben by James Gandhi. VT
Janine is about to get married but Pat is determined to see the ceremony cancelled, in tonight's visit to Albert Square. Phil and Suzy, meanwhile, break the news about Suzy's pregnancy to Ben and tell him about their plans to get married. Janine is played by Charlie Brooks, Pat by Pam St Clements, Phil by Steve McFadden, Suzy by Maggie O'Neill and Ben by Charlie Jones. JM3 Parents Of The Band Ep 4/6
Friday 19 December
8.30-9.00pm BBC ONE | | | | |
Phil is in a good mood when he receives a royalty check for his Eighties hit, as the family drama in which three reluctant rock stars are thwarted by their meddling parents continues. It may be only for £72.50 but, hey, it's a night out. All being well it should be a night out with Sandy... Jack, meanwhile, is smitten when he meets Inge, a girl from Denmark, in the park. When Jack learns that Inge sings, he is convinced she would be a great addition to the band, but Granville and Eddie aren't so keen – Adi is already their lead singer and they don't want to stab him in the back. Phil is especially concerned at the prospect. As far as he is concerned, having a woman in a band only leads to strife and heartache, and that's the last thing he wants for Jack. However, when Phil sees how hard Jack has fallen for Inge, he decides it wouldn't hurt to at least have some rehearsals with her. When Sandy, Ashton and Carmen learn that Phil has made a decision about the band without them, it doesn't go down well. But when Phil plays them the track he's recorded with Inge and the band, they see that maybe he was right after all. And, luckily for Phil, this also means that his date with Sandy is still on. But how will Adi and his father, Daneesh, take the news? Phil is played by Jimmy Nail, Sandy by Niky Wardley, Jack by Peter Losasso, Inge by Sarah Vezmar, Granville by Franz Drameh, Eddie by David Barseghian, Adi by Michael Karim, Ashton by Colin McFarlane, Carmen by Nicola Hughes and Daneesh by Inder Manocha. CS
It's Gwen's birthday and Bryn has arranged a special treat as a surprise, as the critically acclaimed comedy, written by James Corden and Ruth Jones (and previously aired on BBC Three), continues. The stress of organising the treat, however, is starting to get the better of Bryn and arouses Gwen's suspicions. Things take a turn for the worse when an uninvited guest turns up and Stacey tells Gavin of her big decision. Gwen is played by Melanie Walters, Bryn by Rob Brydon, Stacey by Joanna Page and Gavin by Mathew Horne. James Corden, Ruth Jones, Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb also star. CS | | BBC TWO Friday 19 December 2008 | |
Explorer Paul Rose, environmentalist Philippe Cousteau Jr, maritime archaeologist Dr Lucy Blue and marine biologist and oceanographer Tooni Mahto journey to the frozen seascape of the Arctic Ocean, in the final episode of the series delving into the hidden stories of the planet's oceans. It may be the smallest and shallowest of the world's great oceans, but the Arctic Ocean plays an unusually important role in stabilising the climate. The team ventures into one of the world's most hostile environments – travelling within 600 miles of the North Pole to dive beneath the great mass of drifting ice that is essential in keeping the Arctic Ocean cold and, therefore, regulating ocean currents and weather around the globe. They explore how the ice, the dominant feature of the Arctic Ocean, is shrinking and the effect this change may have on this ocean's ecosystems and the rest of the world. The polar bear is threatened by the retreating ice, but it isn't alone. The team dives below the frozen surface to collect samples of the tiny creatures – amphipods and copepods – that depend on the ice and live right underneath it. They help support the food chain here by storing a precious commodity in the Arctic: fat. The team contributes the findings from their dive to a global census of life in our oceans. This information will help determine how life in the Arctic Ocean is coping with the changes afflicting it. The team also searches for a glimpse of the world's only white whale – the beluga – to see how it is recovering after years of whaling, and dive in the "crossroads" between this cold ocean and the warmer North Atlantic Drift to see what life exists in this unusual ecosystem. As the seas warm, not all life will be threatened in the short term. The Atlantic walrus looks as though it could be initially a global warming winner. To discover why, the team attempts to get close to one of the Arctic's most iconic beasts. The planet's seas are changing fast and this series has built up a global picture of the oceans to offer viewers a timely understanding of our planet's most magnificent and vital asset. LG | | BBC FOUR Friday 19 December 2008 | |
The Swing Thing
Friday 19 December
9.30-11.00pm BBC FOUR | | | | |
The Swing Thing traces the story of swing music, from the jazz clubs of the Twenties, through the heady days of the Rat Pack, to modern-day stars such as Harry Connick Jr and Michael Bublé. Swing sparked a youthful cultural revolution and went on to produce some of the most iconic stars of the 20th century: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Eighty years on, it is still topping the charts, thanks to artists including Bublé, and remains one of the longest-lived and most successful forms of popular music. As band leader Artie Shaw once said: "Swing is a verb, not an adjective." Swing, in other words, is something you do – an action, a rhythm, an energy, an attitude. Swing is the thing which, for over 80 years, has created some of music's greatest artists and records and which simply refuses to go away. Narrated by Kenneth Cranham, The Swing Thing combines commentary and archive footage of some of the finest swing performers and performances of all time. It also examines the impact swing music has had on American society – as a youth movement, a force for sexual liberation and a challenge to the country's racial divide. SV | 
