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  • UK TV Programme Highlights For Sunday, 11 May

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Today's Pick Of The Day

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Picture: BBC/Mentorn

DOCUMENTARY: What's life like in post-Communist Russia?

Although this documentary - following Jonathan Dimbleby (pictured, centre) as he journeys from one end of Russia to the other - is high-quality, you begin to lose the plot after a while... (Click to continue reading)

Russia: A Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby showing on BBC 2 at 10:05pm


Motoring

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Turkish delight?

There's all to play for as the Forumla One circus moves to Turkey for the fifth race of the season from Istanbul. Can Kimi Raikkonen extend his lead? Can Felipe Massa confirm his newly found form? Can the very promising Robert Kubica improve his position? Or can Lewis Hamilton pull something very special out of the bag? (Click to continue reading)

F1: Grand Prix Live showing on ITV1 at 12:10pm

Game Show

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The second comiing

It's back! Ian Wright and Kirsty Gallacher present the greatest of TV revivals as brave Contenders take on 12 all-new awesome Gladiators. Are you ready? (Click to continue reading)

Gladiators showing on Sky1 at 6:00pm

Music

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Everything to play for

Grand final from the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. Five exceptionally talented musicians perform with a full concert orchestra in front of an audience and a panel of expert judges, before just one is crowned the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2008. (Click to continue reading)

BBC Young Musician of the Year showing on BBC 2 at 6:00pm

Drama

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Who is the real killer?

When an old colleague of DCI Barnaby's is found murdered, a sex scandal at Causton police station 16 years previously comes back to haunt him. His investigation takes him to Midsomer Holm, a halfway house for ex-prisoners founded by Lord Holm, a man who also served time for the murder of his wife. (Click to continue reading)

Midsomer Murders showing on ITV1 at 8:05pm

Documentary

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Picture: BBC NHU

The Chinese way

Wide-ranging documentary - bringing us fascinating footage of a dazzling array of mysterious and wonderful creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes as well as a peek at life for rural communities. (Click to continue reading)

Wild China showing on BBC 2 at 8:05pm

Film

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Powerful Chinese masterpiece

Yimou Zhang's stunning, all-action martial arts fantasy film, set during the time of China's warring states, is considered by some to be superior to Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. A must-see. (Click to continue reading)

Hero showing on Channel 4 at 9:05pm

And don't forget some more for Sunday...