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Supernova, starring Rob Brydon

´óÏó´«Ã½ TWO - Autumn highlights 2005



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Supernova

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An inventive new comedy starring Rob Brydon. As he lands with a jolt on the scorching red earth of the Australian outback, a glorious new life lies ahead for pale and hapless British astronomer Dr Paul Hamilton (Rob Brydon).

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The shining white dome of the Royal Australian Observatory signifies a brave new world where he'll shed his inhibitions and leave behind his boring, Aztec jewellery-wearing girlfriend.

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Braving the heat, noxious toads and the crazy locals, Dr Paul joins a motley crew of highly intelligent Australian scientists at one of the world's most advanced facilities.

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However, it seems that black holes, cosmic stardust and primal gases are far simpler to deal with than the age-old mysteries of love, life and the universe.

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HT

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Broken News

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Five continents, 25 channels, 227 reporters… All the news you're ever going to need in 30 minutes.

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From the team behind People Like Us and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4's The Sunday Format, Broken News is a new comedy for ´óÏó´«Ã½ TWO, satirising the frenetic on-screen world of rolling television news.

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With the advent of 24-hour news channels, current affairs reporting has undergone a revolution. It's not about men shouting and big fancy computer graphics any more.

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In fact, it's not about the news any more; instead, it's in-depth analysis, reviews, predictions, speculations or just trying to fill the ever-growing airtime.

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JM

Sensitive Skin Joanna Lumley stars in Sensitive Skin

Sensitive Skin

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Suddenly, it's sexy to be 60 in this dark comedy starring Joanna Lumley and Denis Lawson.

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Sensitive Skin looks at life through the eyes of a successful couple living in metropolitan London. Along with their friends, Al and Davina Jackson struggle with sexual temptation and professional jealousy and try to cope with their fear of the future.

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Al is a pundit for a broadsheet newspaper and is paid to find imperfection in everything; Davina works in an art gallery and is paid to make life more beautiful.

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However, being 60 isn't simple. The couple's 30-year-old son, Orlando, refuses to acknowledge adulthood, while Davina's sister, Veronica, and her husband, Roger, intimidate the Jacksons with their confident and controlled grasp of life.

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Davina is played by Joanna Lumley, Al by Denis Lawson, Orlando by James Lance, Roger by Nicholas Jones and Veronica by Maggie Steed.

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The cast also includes David Warner as Robert Ringwald, Frances De La Tour as Sarah Thorne and Sir Jonathan Miller as Dr Cass.

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KC



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