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Taking It to the Max ; Jolly Trip Abroad Slowly Turns Into a Nightmare

IF you've seen the trailer for Mad Dogs, then you'll have some idea of what to expect from the hotly-anticipated new Sky1 drama. Glossy, glamorous and sundrenched, it sees the show's four stars, Max Beesley, John Simm, Philip Glenister and Marc Warren, lounging on Lilos while a scene of mayhem occurs around them. MAD Sky1, Viewers can expect a twisted comic tale that swings from the sublime to the ridiculous over four episodes: think a heady combination of Shallow Grave and Sexy Beast.

Going Back to Where It All Began

SAY what you will about Tony Robinson, you don't want to see him in a muddy trench with his shirt off, wiping the sweat from his brow and tossing his hair in the wind. The same can't be said about Neil Oliver - a man who has turned walking along a breezy cliff-top while talking about geology into the most bizarrely sexy thing on the telly.

Revealing Look Back at the Life of Bob

BOB Monkhouse was called many things in his time - and not all of them pleasant. But gentleman Bob took it all on the chin: "I have never understood why so many people have taken an exception to me," he once said. "But sometimes I watch people on screen and I don't like them instinctively. There is something about them that gets the hackles up. So I can understand people feeling the same about me."

A New Cooking Experience

AIMING to inspire a new trend in dining, Olly Smith travels the UK to stage a series of suppers where great combinations of food and wine are matched with another ingredient - the place. Each week, host and wine expert Olly Smith will find two food producers willing to help him plan, prepare and serve up a sumptuous meal in an unforgettable setting.

Concrete Castle ; Power Station's Architecture Recorded Before It's Demolished

IN its prime, Trawsfynydd nuclear power station produced enough electricity to fuel a city the size of Manchester. But its reactors have lain idle for the past 20 years and the long slog of decommissioning is well under way. In this week's Hidden Histories, Eddie Butler goes into the power station's massive towers to see how the once cutting edge nuclear plant is scaling down, with the aim of removing low and intermediate nuclear waste from the site by 2014.

Home Grown Reggae Music

THE 1960s British music scene wasn't all about the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. It was also a time when reggae pop hits like Desmond Dekker's Israelites and Young, Gifted and Black crossed over from the West Indian community and became pop hits.

Dark and Deep ; Make-Up Helped Actress Change From Her Usual Bubbly Self Intomoody Character

YOUNG actress Catrin Mai Huw is a pretty easy going, cheerful personality so when she landed the role of one of the darkest characters in new S4C drama series, Alys, she wasn't sure how she would convey her edgy personality. But putting on her make-up every day allowed her to transform herself from a breezy, bubbly 23-year-old with a bright future ahead of her into an 18 year old with a grim outlook on the world.

What to Watch

Six Nations Rugby (BBC1, 2pm) It's Italy's turn to take on Ireland on their home turf at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome (ko 2.30pm). Italy were placed bottom last year, but Ireland have a few player injuries so the Italians may have a chance of beating last years runners-up. Later in the day, last year's champions, France play Scotland in Paris (ko 5pm). The Scots haven't won in Paris since 1999, but France struggled in the autumn internationals, so Scotland may have a chance of victory over the...

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Dancing on Ice (ITV1, 6.35pm & 9.30pm) It's looking more and more likely that we are going to see ex-Hollyoaks actor, Sam Attwater amongst the finalists, as he and his partner, Canadian champion, Brianne Delcourt are top of the leader board every week. Deservedly so, the couple have treated us to some outstanding performance over the last couple of weeks, and apparently the talented lad, besides being a brilliant skater, can also sing and has appeared in a Bollywood musical. Worthy of mention...

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Lion Country (ITV1, 8pm) In this the second series of these brilliant documentaries, British conservationist David Youldon is releasing six lions into a 900-acre enclosure. It's an extremely dangerous operation, because even though the lions are darted and sedated, the lions could have an adverse reaction to the drug at any time. It doesn't start too well, Zulu, one of the males, pulls the darts from the other lions, and if he swallows one he could choke and die. David has to make the decisio...

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International Football (ITV1, 7pm) England take on Denmark in Copenhagen tonight (ko 7.15pm) as they prepare for next month's Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales. Manager Fabio Capello will be hoping for a better result than the team's previous fixture, when they were defeated 2-1 by France back in November in a match that highlighted all England's shortcomings. Later in the day Scotland meet Northern Ireland at Dublin's new Lansdowne Road stadium, in the inaugural Nations Cup (ko 7.45pm). Wate...

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Soapbox ... ; (Week Beginning Monday February 7)

EASTENDERS (BBC1) We've lost count of the times Kat and Alfie have split up and got back together again, but their marriage has never looked as shaky as it does this week. The situation comes to a head at the Vic's Mexican theme day, where Kat opens up about her kiss with Michael, and her husband vents his rage.. HOLLYOAKS (C4) With rumours running wild that Kyle's back in the village, Theresa is a nervous wreck, but no amount of meddling from Warren will stop Kyle in his plan to kidnap There...

Up Close with ... Sigourney Weaver

Image No-nonsense statuesque heroine Best Known for The Alien saga Early Life Born Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949, in New York. Her mum is actress Elizabeth Inglis, her father, Pat Weaver, was a former NBC TV president. She has an older brother called Trajan. Weaver often had an uncomfortable time at school because of her height, but became the class clown to avoid being teased. In 1963, she changed her name to Sigourney after a character in The Great Gatsby. She attended Stanford ...

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A Flavour of Rock 'N' Roll in the Kitchen

WITH her white, fluffy hair, loud voice and red heels, US chef Anne Burrell seems more rock "n" roll than TV chef. But she has a background in Italian cooking and loves to laugh her head off while whipping up a threecourse meal. Her show, Secrets Of A Restaurant Chef (weekdays, Food Network UK), is a fun one. "I want people to be less uptight in the kitchen. I teach them why to do things, not just how," she says.