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´óÏó´«Ã½ 1Xtra Live*

An all-star roster of top 10 UK artists from the 1Xtra family are heading to Sheffield on November 28th for one of the biggest musical events in the calendar. With Dizzee Rascal headlining, and JLS, Chipmunk, Tinchy Stryder, Taio Cruz and others on the line up, the 1Xtra Live event is set to be nothing short of huge.

The whole event will be broadcast live on the 1Xtra website while the next day Reggie Yates and Gemma will introduce extended highlights on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Red button running for a week.

Sunday 29th November, 6pm - Friday 4th December
Sky, Virgin and Freeview*
*limited availability on Freeview
(not available on Freesat)

Comedy Extra: Never Mind the Buzzcocks / The Thick of It

2009 has been a great year for comedy with a raft of exciting new shows airing on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two. And digital viewers in the mood to tickle the red buttons on their remotes have been able to keep the laughter going after the programmes have finished.

The latest shows to get the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Red Button treatment are Never Mind the Buzzcocks and The Thick of It.

Buzzcocks recently returned to our screens with added Noel Fielding. Now, following the Wednesday night show and selected other evenings throughout November, Noel and fellow team captain Phill Jupitus will be stepping out from behind their buzzers to debate an Issue of Cultural Importance for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Red Button. Discussions to date have the revolved around the relative merits of Brian Ferry and ferries, and just who is the greatest: legendary glam-rockers Wizzard or, er, wizards.

Armando Ianucci's BAFTA winning political comedy The Thick of It is also back for eight brand new episodes when, once again, the Prime Minister's Director of Communications, played by Peter Capaldi, will be fighting the fires caused by The Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship. Digital viewers will be able to access exclusive additional content following each episode.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks Extra
Wednesday nights following the show, 2nd & 9th December 10.25pm (Sky, Virgin & Freeview)
and selected late evenings: 29th, 4th, 6th, 11th (Sky & Virgin only)

The Thick of It Extra*
Available late evenings: 28th November, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, & 10th December (Sky, Virgin & Freeview)
and 30th November, 1st & 3rd December (Sky & Virgin only)

(not available on Freesat)
*limited availability on Freeview

The Danny Baker Show on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 live

When ´óÏó´«Ã½ Red Button brought its cameras into the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 live studios to give viewers a glimpse behind the scenes of the 606 football phone-in show last year, Danny Baker and Tim Lovejoy were among the presenters. Now Danny's back with his Saturday morning show for the 2009/2010 football season and the cameras are continuing to roll!

As well as seeing the man himself (possibly wearing his favourite pirate hat), digital viewers pressing the red button can send in texts and pictures to be shown on screen.
These will be accompanied by all the great content you might expect from 5 live: the weekend's football tables, fixture lists, upcoming commentaries, sports news and details of upcoming Red Button content. Plus, look out for some rather more unexpected content: spoof fixtures and unique animations as Danny sets up audience head-to-heads on the phone.

Brett Spencer, Interactive Editor at 5 live, discusses the visualisation in more depth on the station's blog.

28th November, 5th December
9am - 11am Sky, Virgin & Freeview
(not available on Freesat)

Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

On Thursday evenings viewers in Scotland can press the red button to join Claudia Winkelman and guests for uninterrupted coverage of Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. The programme can be seen on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two in all other areas.

Thursday 3rd December, 6.30pm Sky, Virgin & Freeview
Thursday 10th December, 6.30pm Sky & Virgin only
(not available on Freesat)

CBeebies Red Button

Younger viewers and grown-ups with a sense of adventure may have noticed something new under the red button recently. That's because our CBeebies service has just seen a radical overhaul launching visitors into a big, bright and fun new world.

So what has changed?
Well, your children's favourite characters are now at the heart of the CBeebies interactive TV experience. A big, new and bright carousel now welcomes you into the service giving you easy access to games, other children's interactive services such as karaoke or quizzes, birthdays and star of the week messages.

Different Games
Reflecting the popularity of games for the young audience, a new range of activities has been specially created. The updated service brings with it brand new games for some of the most popular shows on CBeebies, including In The Night Garden and The Green Balloon Club. These new games replace the old ones, which had become increasingly outdated.

Satellite, cable and digital terrestrial viewers will have slightly different offerings from one another. This has enabled us to offer the best games tailored to each system. Cable viewers will see the changes soon.

´óÏó´«Ã½ Children's producer Damian Vicary discusses the service on the Press Red blog.

CBeebies Red Button is available now on the CBeebies channel, and via page 5900 on other channels.
Sky, Freeview and coming soon to Virgin.
(not available on Freesat)

Question Time Interactive

Take part in the studio debate by sending a text message to the Question Time team.
Each week a selection of viewers' comments will appear during the programme on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Red Button page 155 along with details of the panel and the topics under discussion.

Thursday 3rd & 10th December, during the show (´óÏó´«Ã½ One)
Sky, Virgin, Freesat & Freeview

News Multiscreen: Video Choice

In a new feature on the the News Multiscreen each weekday ´óÏó´«Ã½ News' On Demand team will be rounding-up the day's best picture stories to bring viewers a two-minute package of highlights. On weekends the tone becomes more conversational when Red Button viewers can watch a topical interview in our 'Five Minutes with...' slot.

Video Choice: Weekdays (available around the clock)
Five Minutes With...: Weekends (around the clock)
Sky & Virgin
(not available on Freesat or Freeview)

´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport Multiscreen*

Catch up on all the latest Sport via the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport multiscreen. Headlines are available around the clock with up to five additional streams available to cover the best that ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport has to offer.

Coming up...

- Football: Friday Focus†/ Final Score* / The Football League Show*
With the 2009/10 season football season in full swing, here at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Red Button we won't taking our eyes off the ball with a host of programming to keep fans up to date with the action until the silverware is lifted in May.
Mark Lawrenson kicks things off each Friday afternoon as he shares his predictions for the weekend in Friday Focus.
While on Saturday itself Jake Humphrey and the Final Score team will be on hand to monitor the afternoon's action to keep viewers up to date with all the goals as they go in.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Red Button will also be replaying action from The Championship and Leagues One and Two in The League Football on Sunday mornings with Manish Bhasin and Steve Claridge rounding up the goals and debate.
Lawro's Friday Focus: Friday evenings/Saturday mornings
Final Score*: Saturday afternoons from 2.30pm, plus selected midweek evenings
The Football League Show: Sunday mornings until noon

- Football: World Cup Special: Classic Matches† / Qualifier Highlights† / Draw Forum†
Ahead of the World Cup draw for next year's finals in South Africa, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Red Button brings you a selection of classic matches, highlights from the qualifying campaign and extended discussion following the draw itself.
Classic World Cup: Thursday 3rd December, 6.30pm - Saturday 5th December, 6pm
World Cup Qualifiers: Friday 4th December, 6.30pm - Friday 11th December*
World Cup Post-Draw Forum: Friday 4th December, 6.30pm - 7pm

- ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport Personality of the Year*
´óÏó´«Ã½ Red Button takes a look at this year's contenders for Sport Personality of the Year 2009. Limited availability on Freeview.
Monday 30th November - Tuesday 15th December (Sky, Virgin & Freesat only)
Limited Freeview coverage, 6th, 8th, 10th & 11th December

- Snooker: UK Championships*
Live coverage of the Snooker UK Championships with a choice of tables. Only one table available on Freeview.
Saturday 5th - Sunday 13th December

- Rugby: Autumn Internationals*
Live coverage of selected 2009 matches with additional audio options and highlights. Limited availability on Freeview.
Scotland v Argentina - Live: 28th November, 2.15pm
Ireland v South Africa - Live†: 28th November, 2.15pm
Wales v Australia - Live†: 28th November, 5pm

- Rugby: Scrum V
Live coverage of the game between Scarlets and Edinburgh with audio options.
Friday 4th December, from 7pm

´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport multiscreen is available 24 hours a day
Sky, Virgin, Freesat & Freeview*
(*limited coverage on Freeview, †unavailable on Freeview)
Please note that Red Button sport timings are subject to change at short notice.
Please check the for the latest information.