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Formula 1 – Malaysian Grand Prix

Easter Sunday 4 April

8.00-10.00am ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE

Jake Humphrey presents live coverage of the Malaysian Grand Prix as the 2010 Formula 1 season gets into its stride. Last year's race was an eventful one with monsoon conditions forcing the Grand Prix to be abandoned after 31 laps. That meant that, for only the fifth time in the sport's history, the drivers were awarded half the usual points.

Viewer's have another chance to see this race later today on ´óÏó´«Ã½ One (time to be confirmed) with highlights on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three at 7pm.

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Easter Worship

Easter Sunday 4 April

10.00-11.00am ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE

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Live Eucharist for Easter Day comes from Winchester Cathedral. The service is introduced by the Dean of Winchester, the Very Rev James Atwell. The preacher is the Rt Rev Michael Scott-Joynt, Bishop of Winchester, who opens the service by knocking at the Cathedral's West Door to symbolise the opening of the empty tomb and the Resurrection of Jesus. Director of music Andrew Lumsden conducts the Winchester Cathedral Choir as the congregation joins in traditional Easter hymns, including Jesus Christ Is Risen Today and Thine Be The Glory. The organist is Simon Bell.

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As Pope Benedict XVI prepares to visit the United Kingdom later in the year, ´óÏó´«Ã½ One goes to Rome on Easter Sunday for the Pope's traditional Easter Message and Blessing "Urbi et Orbi" to the city and the world. Denis Nowlan sets the scene in St Peter's Square.

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For Easter Day, Songs Of Praise is in the Holy Land for a special programme called The First Easter.

On the most important day in the Christian calendar, Aled Jones sets out to discover what life was like for some of those who witnessed the first Easter Day, 2,000 years ago, when Jesus rose from the dead.

He hears about Mary, who came to the tomb expecting to anoint Christ's dead body; Thomas, who had his doubts; and Peter the fisherman, whose life was turned around by the Resurrection.

The programme features interviews with Bible experts based in Israel who provide an insight into first-century life, traditions and culture, helping to explain the incredible story. Dr Jerome Murphy O'Connor is a Dominican priest and Professor of New Testament at the École Biblique in Jerusalem; Dr Paul Wright is executive director of Jerusalem University College; and Dr Shimon Gibson is an archaeologist and author.

The hymns for Easter Day – including The Day Of The Resurrection and Thine Be The Glory – come from Christ Church in Jerusalem, the first Protestant church to be built in the Middle East. There are also special performances from Tel Aviv all-girl choir Sirenot and vocalist Riki Neeb, who works as a gardener at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem, a peaceful garden near the old city wall that attracts thousands of Christian pilgrims.

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Jonathan Creek – The Judas Tree

Easter Sunday 4 April

8.00-9.35pm ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE (Schedule addition 24 March)

Alan Davies and Sheridan Smith return in a new episode of Jonathan Creek

When a young woman becomes seemingly possessed by the spirit of a Victorian sorceress, illusionist Jonathan Creek and intrepid investigator Joey Ross must fight to prove she is innocent of murder, as the supernatural detective drama returns for a one-off special.

In a lofty old timbered house on the outskirts of London, mystery surrounds the strange death of a former owner, Dr Thadeus Northcote, who, in 1889, fell victim to the supernatural powers of his Egyptian housekeeper and secret lover, the sensuously beautiful Selima Al Sharad. Spurned by her master, she is said to have sealed his fate by correctly predicting the exact time and day he would meet a dreadful, agonising death – apparently without any physical or rational explanation.

More than a hundred years later the house, Green Lanterns, has become home to celebrated crime writer Hugo Dore and his publisher wife, Harriet. But even he has been unable to unlock the riddle of Dr Northcote's death.

And when he rescues sweet young Emily Somerton from her menial job in a shoe shop to assist his ageing housekeeper Mrs Gantry, the malign presence of her Victorian predecessor once again appears to stalk the house...

Gradually, Emily becomes convinced she is losing her mind, as a series of mysterious developments suggest she is no longer in control of her own actions – and that an unearthly force is encouraging her to commit murder...

Perhaps a chance meeting with a likeable young man in a duffel coat will offer an avenue of hope?

After a friendly drink with Jonathan Creek at his London hotel the signs couldn't be more auspicious. But as the two of them look set for a romantic night together, things take an unexpected turn for the worse ... and Emily is once again left feeling alone, confused and threatened.

With events at Green Lanterns beginning to spiral out of control it is down to Joey to repair the relationship between Creek and Emily, and set the scene for a strange investigation that will take them, ultimately, to the site of the eerily isolated Judas Tree ... where the solution to the mystery proves more bizarre and shocking than either of them could have imagined.

Alan Davies plays Jonathan Creek, Sheridan Smith plays Joey Ross, Paul McGann plays Hugo Dore, Sasha Behar plays Harriet Dore, Natalie Walter plays Emily Somerton and Doreen Mantle plays Mrs Gantry.

Jonathan Creek is simulcast on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ HD channel – the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.

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Recent press coverage has highlighted a number of cases that have placed the spotlight firmly on the treatment of the Christian faith in the UK. From the marking of Christmas with "Winter Light Festivals", to Christians making high-profile court appearances to defend their right to wear a Cross at work and nursing staff defending their right to offer to pray for patients in their care, many Christians feel that their faith – once at the heart of British society – is being pushed to the margins.

In Are Christians Being Persecuted?, a one-hour special for Holy Week on ´óÏó´«Ã½ One, Nicky Campbell investigates whether Christians are being discriminated against in modern society. He explores the effect of multi-culturalism and asks Town Hall leaders and local councils their rationale for renaming the traditional celebrations, and examines whether members of Britain's ethnic minorities are offended by traditional Christmas Lights celebrations. The programme also analyses the impact of both recent human rights legislation and the forthcoming equality bill, questioning whether they are promoting a more or less tolerant society.

Featured in the documentary are some of the country's leading religious and secular voices, including Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi, Michael Nazir Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester, Shami Chakrabati, the Director of Liberty, and Polly Toynbee, President of the National Secular Society.

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Simon encounters an Indian elephant in Satpura National Park

Simon Reeve crosses Northern India under the dark storm clouds of the annual monsoon, one of the great climactic events of the Tropics, as he continues his journey circling the world.

From the coast of Gujarat to the teeming metropolis of Kolkata (Calcutta), this journey takes him across areas of India rarely visited by tourists.

In the east he visits the "Little Rann", a unique desert environment and home to the last viable population of the Indian wild ass. These shy, beautiful creatures are impossible to keep in captivity and are under threat from India's vast and ever-expanding human population, another huge issue across much of the Tropics.

Nearby Ahmedebad was the home city of Mahatma Gandhi but, despite his legacy of tolerance, the city has been the scene of vicious clashes between Hindus and Muslims. Simon visits a project that works with traumatised children from both communities.

Passing through the beautiful holy city of Ujjain, the Tropic of Cancer takes Simon to Bhopal, a city notorious as the site of the world's worst industrial accident 25 years ago. Simon is astonished to find the site still contaminated by chemicals and people living nearby complaining of severe health problems.

Just outside Bhopal is the Satpura national park, where Simon investigates the decline of India's tiger population and has a memorable encounter bathing a huge Indian elephant.

Following the line west takes him through the "Red Corridor" – the scene of a violent Maoist insurgency – where he joins soldiers on the frontline and visits villages caught in the crossfire.

Finally, arriving in Kolkata, Simon ponders a new car so affordable it is expected to sell millions, adding to the city's unbelievable congestion. He also sucks the eye out of a fish during a traditional Bengali meal.

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Professor Brian Cox descends to the bottom of the Pacific in a submarine as his series examining the Wonders Of The Solar System concludes. The deep ocean is one of the most alien places on Earth, yet life thrives here in bizarre oases. In the final episode of the series, Brian casts an eye over the Solar System to see whether there may be other worlds that could harbour life.

Sifting through the dust of the Atacama Desert in Chile, Brian explains how some of the soil in this moonscape is more sterile than a hospital operating theatre. This is because the Atacama is the driest desert in the world. Even the most basic life forms need liquid water so the search for aliens has been led by the search for water in the Solar System.

Soaring above the dramatic Scablands of the United States, Brian discovers how the same extraordinary landscape has been found on Mars – and created in the same way. A monumental flood left its signature in the rocks of both planets but it was all carved out in a geological heartbeat – just a few weeks at most – and the water soon disappeared.

Brian goes in search of signs of calmer conditions on Mars where life could have gained a toe-hold. He finds it in the salt pans of Mexico, where shallow sea water evaporates to form gypsum. Where there is gypsum, there must have been pools of water. And gypsum has been found all over the Red Planet.

Mars was once warmer and wetter but now its surface can no longer support life. It is too dry, too cold and too unprotected from the harsh irradiation of the Sun. But Brian reveals there could still be life on Mars – if people look in a different place.

Donning a gas mask to protect himself from toxic gas, Brian enters a cave in southern Mexico. In the pitch black he finds a mysterious life form, nicknamed a snottite, which looks as bad as it sounds. It feeds off rock instead of sunlight and pees strong acid. And it is thought that relatives of these creatures could be surviving in newly discovered caves on Mars.

Brian's sixth wonder is a different kind of hidden, dark world. Jupiter's moon, Europa, is a dazzling ball of ice etched with strange cracks and red markings. The patterns in the ice reveal that, far below, there is an ocean with more potentially life-giving water than all the oceans on Earth. Some scientists believe the red streaks could even be the tell-tale sign of bacteria.

But of all the Wonders Of The Solar System forged by the laws of nature, there is one that stands out. In the final episode of this series, Brian reveals the greatest Wonder of them all...

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Let's Celebrate continues its noisy, colourful and vibrant tour of the UK showing how children experience different religious and cultural festivals around the country with a topical look at Easter.

On Easter Sunday, Let's Celebrate visits Toby from Lancashire as he prepares to celebrate this very special Christian festival. He picks spring flowers with his friends, meets some lambs and chicks, and makes an Easter garden at church, which represents the place where Jesus was buried. Meanwhile, a sand artist helps tell the story of Easter and of how Jesus came back to life, and Thomas Ticker attempts some sand art of his own.

On Monday, the noise and colour of Carnival is brought to life as Let's Celebrate visits Myriam from London as she chooses her colourful costume for the Notting Hill Carnival.

On Tuesday Let's Celebrate is in Manchester as Amirah and her family prepare for the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Fitr, which occurs after Ramadan. Amirah prepares onion pakoras with her mum and visits the Mosque before celebrating with her extended family.

On Wednesday, it's the turn of Shelin from Scotland, who is making lanterns and food for the Buddhist festival of Wesak.

Everything goes with a bang on Thursday when Jessica from Leicester is busy preparing for Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. She makes diya candles and buys colourful sweets before visiting the temple and enjoying fireworks.

And on Friday, St Andrew takes centre stage as George and Archie enjoy a torch- lit parade to celebrate the patron saint of Scotland.

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