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A Hundred Years Of Us Ep 1/5

Monday 28 March

9.15-10.00am BBC ONE (Schedule addition 16 March)

All this week Michael Aspel celebrates how Britain has changed in the past century: from society and culture, to fashion and food, he charts the changing face of Britain in the last hundred years, from 1911 to 2011. Each day he is joined in the studio by celebrity guests who share their personal stories and memories, and today record producer Pete Waterman recalls his upbringing in post-war Coventry.

Michael also reveals the extraordinary story of twin brothers David and John Hill, whose lives took very different paths based on their results in the 11-plus school exam, introduced in 1944 as a means of determining a child's future education. But a serious car accident 25 years later was to shed an intriguing light on events.

Each day, Phil Tufnell tries his hand at one of the five most common jobs a century ago, today venturing into the dark and cramped conditions which awaited any worker going down the pit in 1911.

Throughout the week the life stories of the Tarrant family are told. Their patriarch Ralph Tarrant, now 107, has appeared in every census since 1911. He and his family have become testimony to the changing face of Britain over the past hundred years.

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32 Brinkburn Street Ep 1/5

Monday 28 March

2.15-3.00pm BBC ONE and BBC ONE HD (Schedule addition 16 March)

• www.bbc.co.uk/drama

Jack Deam, Rebecca Callard, Eva Pope and Joe Dixon star in BBC One Daytime's groundbreaking new drama

One house, two families and 80 years of secrets...

This ground-breaking new five-part drama for BBC One Daytime moves between the lives, loves and lies of two generations of the same family who live at 32 Brinkburn Street in 1931 and 2011.

The drama begins in 1931, as Walter Ogilvie hides a bloodied apron in a hole in the attic, watched by his distraught wife, Gracie, and mother-in-law Elizabeth. Smoothing plaster over the wall, Walter looks to his family and says: "Nobody talks about this, ever"...

It's now 2011 and 80-year-old Frank Ogilvie has lived at 32 Brinkburn Street all his life. But Frank doesn't know that at the heart of his family is a dark secret – that behind the attic wall lies a body hidden in 1931. It's a secret that could blow Frank's family apart for ever...

Episode one gives the background to what's happening in the lives of the Thirties Ogilvie family before the body is hidden in their attic. It's a worrying time as Walter's hours are being cut back at work, and he has a gambling habit he can't resist – which leads to trouble when he's chased by a debt-collecting gang. Meanwhile, to help ends meet Gracie takes in a lodger, mysterious Irishman Sid. While there's an immediate spark between the two of them, there's animosity between Sid and Walter.

In 2011, facing hard times, Ellie and Nick Milliner have recently moved back in with Frank, Ellie's father. Teenager Poppy, Nick's daughter from his first marriage, comes too and isn't happy. Frank, however, is delighted, especially as his health is ailing.

Elsewhere, GP David bids farewell to his Nigerian girlfriend, Joy, whose visa has expired; but when she sees Frank's advert for a carer, she discovers a way to stay.

By moving between the lives of a family in contemporary Britain and those of the same family a generation before, 32 Brinkburn Street highlights the differences between the day-to-day living, attitudes and prejudices that dominated life 80 years ago and now.

But whatever era it is, family is family and every family has secrets...

Walter is played by Jack Deam, Gracie by Rebecca Callard, Elizabeth by Maggie Steed, Frank by David Ross, Sid by Ciaran McMenamin, Ellie by Eva Pope, Nick by Joe Dixon, Poppy by Tisha Merry, David by Steve Jackson and Joy by Wumni Mosaku.

Alongside 32 Brinkburn Street, BBC One Daytime celebrates the story of how Britain has changed and developed, as recorded by the census from 1901 to 2011, in A Hundred Years Of Us presented by Michael Aspel at 9.15am.

32 Brinkburn Street 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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EastEnders

Monday 28 March

8.00-8.30pm BBC ONE and BBC ONE HD

Michael and Roxy plot to get Kat and Alfie back together at the boxing club, but Michael gets more than he bargained for, in the week's first visit to Albert Square.

Elsewhere, Carol tries to make it up to Dot – but leaves her reeling.

Meanwhile, Christian is torn between his boyfriend and best friend.

Michael is played by Steve John Shepherd, Roxy by Rita Simons, Kat by Jessie Wallace, Alfie by Shane Richie, Carol by Lindsey Coulson, Dot by June Brown and Christian by John Partridge.

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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Grace admits to the team the full extent of her relationship with Murray, as this story of the cold case drama concludes. However, she insists Murray was actually relieved that the PR stunt by CANW didn't make the news. The team surmise that MI5 deliberately hushed up this embarrassing incident.

Grace puts it to the team that this militant action would never have been beneficial to the peace movement. Looking again at the footage, they see Piers purposefully touching the warhead – he wanted to be identified and caught. They interview Bonnie, but she denies being the female activist and has no idea what Piers had been planning.

Boyd insists that Grace bait Murray to get information, despite Sarah and Spence warning of the danger this man could pose. Boyd puts one of his own in peril, signalling danger for Grace and triggering Sarah to act in haste. The ramifications of Sarah's actions impact on Boyd and ultimately shake the Cold Case squad to their core.

Dr Grace Foley is played by Sue Johnston, young Murray Stuart by Kieran Bew, adult Murray by John McArdle, Piers Kennedy by Adam Rayner, young Bonnie Yorke by Elize Du Toit, adult Bonnie by Penny Downie, Det Supt Peter Boyd by Trevor Eve, Det Supt Sarah Cavendish by Eva Birthistle and DI Spencer Jordan by Wil Johnson. Solidarity is written by Ed Whitmore.

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Mrs Brown's Boys – Mammy's Miracle Ep 6/6

Monday 28 March

10.35-11.05pm BBC ONE and BBC ONE HD

Agnes Brown thinks everyone has gone mad, in the last episode of the comedy written by and starring Brendan O'Carroll. Father Quinn is losing his faith as fast as he loses parishioners. Newlyweds Dermot and Maria won't stop fighting. And Grandad has decided he'd like to witness his own funeral – he's keen to hear all the nice things people will say about him but while he's still alive to enjoy them.

Maria tells Mrs Brown why she and Dermot have been arguing so much. She thinks they should move out of the Brown household but Dermot is resisting. Dermot, meanwhile, is scheming with Buster to make some quick cash so he can afford a first home for him and Maria.

The Browns decide to make Grandad happy by secretly staging his funeral. But their plans start to go awry when Mrs Brown mistakes two Mormons for the men who are supposed to be delivering Grandad's coffin. Then, at the fake funeral, Grandad is horrified to find that no one has anything nice to say about him after all. And the mourners get a shock when the corpse comes back to life. Only a quick-thinking Mrs Brown can save the day.

Agnes Brown is played by Brendan O'Carroll, Father Quinn by Pat Shields, Dermot by Paddy Houlihan, Maria by Fiona O'Carroll, Grandad by Dermot O'Neill and Buster by Danny O'Carroll.

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Neil Morrissey – Care Home Kid Ep 1/2

Monday 28 March 2011

9.00-10.00pm BBC TWO (Schedule addition 16 March)

Neil Morrissey recalls a childhood spent in a care home

Neil Morrissey was just 10 years old when he was sent into care. After 30 years of wondering, he has finally decided to confront his past. In Care Home Kid, Neil begins a journey which sees him venture back into his childhood in the hope of learning how this experience has affected him as an adult.

Neil's journey centres on a drive to understand the reasons why he was taken into care. Although, in his own words, he'd always been a "scallywag", Neil questions whether this was enough to separate him from his parents and brothers. Frustrated by "the system", Neil finally gets to see the records which were written during his time in care.

Neil travels back to Penkhull Children's Homes in Stoke-on-Trent, where he lived for the majority of his teenage years. With so many young people in care, now, 30 years on, Neil is keen to trace some of his "care home colleagues".

Neil manages to trace two of his contemporaries, Geraldine and Paulette, who arrived at Penkhull to escape an abusive environment at home. For the first time, Neil learns what these two women had experienced as young children.

Looking so closely at his own past and experiences has raised many questions about what life must be like for young people in care today. In East Lothian, Neil meets residents and workers at Lothian Villa. Resident Jade has lived at the Villa for around 18 months after being abandoned by her mother. Neil spends time with Jade learning about life in the modern-day care home and reflecting on how it compares with his own childhood.

One of the missing chapters in Neil's life is the story of what happened to his late brother, Steve. Separated on the day they both went into care, Steve went to Riverside Children Home. While researching Steve's story, Neil discovers that Riverside had become embroiled in allegations of abuse. Shocked by these revelations, Neil tries to find out if Steve had been affected by this abuse. Jarrod and Andrew, former residents of the home, talk Neil through their experience of living under the regime at Riverside.

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It's another difficult week for head of deliverance Ian Fletcher and his team as the comedy following the challenges – both personal and professional – faced by the Olympic Deliverance team continues.

Roman remains of potentially national significance have been discovered on the site of the Aquatics Centre, forcing them to contemplate radical last-minute modifications to the design of the building. Someone needs to ask some tough questions: What would happen if they made the diving pool shallower? Will it matter if athletes have to go through the cafeteria to get from the changing rooms to the pool?

Meanwhile, head of brand Siobhan Sharpe has decided that the Twenty Twelve games should have their own unique audio logo; head of infrastructure Graham Hitchins is grappling with the sensitive issue of civil aviation flight paths during the period of the games; and head of sustainability Kay Hope has to record her own video blog at the Olympic site itself.

Ian Fletcher is played by Hugh Bonneville, Siobhan Sharpe by Jessica Hynes, Graham Hitchins by Karl Theobald and Kay Hope by Amelia Bullmore.

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