Programme Information

EastEnders

Thursday 27 January

7.30-8.00pm BBC ONE and BBC ONE HD

• www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders

Phil and Glenda's affair takes a disastrous turn, in today's visit to the Square.

Elsewhere, Ryan is shocked to discover that Whitney is living with Janine.

Meanwhile, Heather is struggling and has to leave George with Darren for the night.

Phil is played by Steve McFadden, Glenda by Glynis Barber, Ryan by Neil McDermott, Whitney by Shona McGarty, Janine by Charlie Brooks, Heather by Cheryl Fergison and Darren by Charlie Hawkins.

EastEnders is simulcast in HD on BBC One HD on Freesat channel 108, Freeview channel 50, Sky channel 143 and Virgin Media channel 108.

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Human Planet – Arctic: Life In The Deep Freeze Ep 3/8

Thursday 27 January

8.00-9.00pm BBC ONE and BBC ONE HD

• www.bbc.co.uk/humanplanet

In the vast icy wastes of the Arctic very little grows. It's dark for months in the winter and the freezing temperatures make it particularly inhospitable. Yet four million people live there thanks to ingenious survival techniques passed down through generations.

In Greenland, where food is hard to come by and dogs are a crucial means of transport, Amos and his son, Karl-Frederik, embark on a remarkable journey across the frozen sea. They then fish for the giant Greenland shark by drilling a hole through the ice. This is food that will keep their precious dogs going for months.

As winter gives way to spring, the Inuit of Canada take advantage of an opportunity that only comes with the most extreme tides of the year. When the tide recedes, hunters venture underneath the sea ice, where they have just minutes to gather a bounty of seafood from the ocean floor before the water returns.

The elusive narwhal is an unexpected source of vitamin C for the Inuit of Northern Greenland, whose land grows few plants. Using traditional hunting skills, passed down through many generations, catching it is still a perilous task – carried out on the very edges of the sea-ice. Early and unexpected springtime melting of the ice adds yet more danger.

Another source of food comes from the millions of little auks that flock along the coastal cliffs to breed. Oshima captures the birds with nets on the end of a long pole. They are then sewn inside sealskins and buried under the ice as food for the lean months ahead.

For the residents of Churchill in northern Manitoba, coexistence with one of nature's greatest predators is tricky. Each autumn, the town is invaded by polar bears migrating back onto the ice, and it's Bob Windsor's job to keep both the townspeople and the polar bears safe.

Behind The Lens joins a particularly dangerous narwhal hunt which is carried out on the edge of the sea ice at the height of the warmest springtime ever.

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Come Fly With Me

Thursday 27 January

9.00-9.30pm BBC ONE and BBC ONE HD

• www.bbc.co.uk/comeflywithme
• Feature (interview with Matt Lucas and David Walliams)
• Feature (meet the characters)

Tommy (Matt Lucas) finally gets his pilot's interview

Buckle up with Matt Lucas and David Walliams for another trip to the airport.

In this week's episode of the comedy series written by and starring the award-winning duo, Peter and Judith have got mixed up in the dark arts of voodoo on their latest disastrous package holiday; Tommy finally gets his interview to be a pilot; Fearghal has his fingers crossed for a Golden Trolley at the Steward Of The Year Awards; and Penny Carter is actually having to do some work for a change.

The whole of FlyLo's ground crew is out on strike. How will airline owner Omar Baba deal with this latest staff mutiny? Just another hectic day in the life of an airport terminal, featuring the many characters created by Matt Lucas and David Walliams, also including special guest Dale Winton.

The BBC Comedy web team have also written exclusive content for Come Fly With Me to offer viewers a further online comedy experience at www.bbc.co.uk/comeflywithme.

Over the course of the series, some of CFWM's regular characters feature in their very own websites. Viewers can check in online with the help of FlyLo's Melody and Keeley, with specially created pages landing soon from FlyLo owner Omar, roving ground crew member Taaj, and Our Lady Air's proudest steward, Fearghal.

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Lee (Lee Mack, right) is banished to the sofa by his dad (Geoffrey Whitehead)

Lucy and Tim's parents, Geoffrey and Wendy, are separating, as the comedy series continues.

Geoffrey moves into Lucy's flat, banishing Lee to the sofa.

To get his room back and avoid being thrown onto the street, Lee must now play Relate counsellor to patch up the marriage.

Lucy is played by Sally Bretton, Tim by Tim Vine, Geoffrey by Geoffrey Whitehead and Lee by Lee Mack.

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