UK Diary Dates

02/05/2009 Doctor Who: School Reunion (UK)

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The Doctor investigates a London school which is haunted by bat-like creatures.The Doctor finds his old friend already working undercover and both have old scores to settle. Rose discovers the true legacy of being a Time Lord's companion.

04/05/2009 Doctor Who: Army Of Ghosts (UK)

BBC Three 19:00pm

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The human race rejoices as the ghosts of loved ones return home but as the Doctor, Rose and Jackie investigate the Torchwood Tower, the whole of modern-day Earth threatens to fall to an almighty invasion force.

05/05/2009 Doctor Who: Doomsday (UK)

BBC Three 19:00pm

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It's the end of an epic journey as two mighty armies wage war across the Earth. As an unstoppable terror emerges, the Doctor faces an even greater dilemma - does saving the world mean the death of Rose Tyler?

06/05/2009 Doctor Who: Smith And Jones (UK)

BBC Three 19:00pm

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As a medical student, Martha Jones has seen some eye-opening things, but none of them compare to the mysterious man she meets one morning at St. Thomas' Hospital...Mr John Smith.

06/05/209 Doctor Who Confidential: Meet Martha Jones (UK)

BBC Three 19:45pm

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An introduction to the Time Lord's current companion Martha Jones, the most recent Human to become a member of the Tardis crew following Rose Tyler's departure. Featuring interviews with cast and crew including David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, and series reviver Russell T Davies.

07/05/2009 Doctor Who: The Shakespeae Code (UK)

BBC Three 19:00pm

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For Martha's first trip in the Tardis, the Doctor takes her back in time, to Elizabethan England, as the third series of Russell T Davies's Doctor Who continues. When they find William Shakespeare under the control of deadly witch-like creatures, they must battle forces from the dawn of the universe to stop history being changed for ever.

07/05/2009 Doctor Who Confidential: Stage Fright (UK)

BBC Three 19:45pm

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Behind the scenes of the Doctor and Martha's meeting with William Shakespeare, with extensive footage following the work of the programme's production team in the studio. The crew also heads out on location at the Globe Theatre in London, where an attempt is made to create a visually stunning representation of Elizabethan England.

09/05/2009 Doctor Who: The Girl In The Fireplace (UK)

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It's 18th Century France and the court of Versailles is under attack by clockwork killers. The mistress of King Louis XV, Madame De Pompadour, calls for the mysterious man in her dreams - the Doctor.

11/05/2009 Doctor Who: Gridlock (UK)

BBC Three 19:00pm

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The Doctor just can't keep away from New Earth, and he's got a new companion to impress, so he and Martha are soon off on a quick jaunt to New New York.
Their trip doesn't turn out quite how the Doctor imagined though as the inhabitants of the city are preoccupied with regulating their own emotions, clogging motorways, and making good their escape. So what lies at the heart of this desperate and spectacular city?

12/05/2009 Who Do You Think You Are? (UK)

Blighty 11:00am

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Actor David Tennant sets out to trace his Scottish roots but finds there is also a link with Northern Ireland, resulting in a sometimes challenging personal journey. The Doctor Who star discovers previously unknown family links to the Highland Clearances. He hears stories about his famous football-playing grandfather and beauty queen grandmother, and meets cousins over the Irish Sea.

13/05/2009 Doctor Who: Daleks In Manhattan (UK)

BBC Three 19:00pm

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The Doctor and Martha find themselves in New York during the 1930s. Savage Pig Men are lurking in the sewers and the Doctor's oldest enemies are planning their most audacious plan yet at the top of the Empire State Building.

13/05/2009 Doctor Who Confidential: A New York Story (UK)

BBC Three 19:50pm

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Helen Raynor reveals where she found her inspiration when writing about the Doctor's visit to Thirties New York. She discusses how Manhattan residents lived in tenement buildings in the era and takes a walk through Central Park.

15/05/2009 Top Gear (UK)

Dave 17:00pm

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In the last programme of the series, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take the new BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG and Audi RS4 down to Spain for a thorough test of performance. David Tennant swaps the Tardis for the Reasonably Priced Car, James test-drives and new Jaguar XF and Richard wonders what happened to that ultimate symbol of Sixties grooviness - the beach buggy.