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  • UK TV Programme Highlights For Thursday, 29 May

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Today's Pick Of The Day

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Picture: Art Streiber/Fox Broadcasting Co.

DRAMA: Poles apart

Maverick medic Dr Gregory House (Hugh Laurie, pictured) has his hands - and a number of other things - rather full as he has another baffling case to diagnose. And something he wasn't expecting - love - doesn't help, seriously clouding his judgement.

Dr Cate Milton (Mira Sorvino) is a psychiatrist on a research base at the South Pole. She complains of vomiting and a sharp pain in her side. She can't be evacuated due to high winds, and the base only has limited medical supplies and instruments, making accurate testing nigh-impossible... (Click to continue reading)

House showing on five at 9:00pm


Drama

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Picture: Red Planet/BBC

Emotional times

The drama series about the police officers and CID unit of Holby South continues. A grieving Luke and an angry John are at loggerheads over a case involving John's dad. Christian's relationship with Miranda progresses and Lucy and Jake take on a case with dire consequences. (Click to continue reading)

Holby Blue showing on BBC 1 at 8:00pm

Documentary

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Jam session

Millions of drivers find themselves trapped in traffic jams each year. And it's getting worse, with commuting times doubling since 2003. The result is road rage: wasted time and frayed tempers. Cutting Edge follows long-suffering commuters and meets the teams who are trying to improve things with a glimpse behind the scenes at the Highways Agency. (Click to continue reading)

Gridlock and Road Rage showing on Channel 4 at 9:00pm

Documentary

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Picture: BBC/Granada Factual North/ITV/Meredith Davis Moss

What happened to the darling dolls?

Follow-up to Jane Treays's acclaimed 1995 documentary about child beauty pageants, Painted Babies, which centred on the rivalry between the parents of five-year-olds Brooke Breedwell and Asia Mansur. (Click to continue reading)

Painted Babies showing on BBC 4 at 9:00pm

Drama

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Picture: NBC Universal/Chris Haston

Veering off

The second series continues, with the multi-strand stories veering off at wild tangents. Peter goes on a search, as West convinces Claire to stand up to someone. Hiro struggles with his feelings for Yaeko, and Suresh has more problems with the Company. HRG tries to locate more of Isaac's paintings, while Alejandro doesn't trust Sylar. (Click to continue reading)

Heroes showing on BBC 2 at 9:00pm

Drama

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Why has a toddler been kidnapped?

Anthony LaPaglia returns as FBI agent Jack Malone, head of the missing person bureau, in the sixth season of the hit crime drama. (Click to continue reading)

Without a Trace showing on more4 at 10:00pm

Film

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Devastating repercussions

Powerful, multi-Oscar nominated drama, starring Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson. A high-school graduate embarks upon a love affair with an attractive older woman in the summer before he heads off to college. Unfortunately, this incurs the jealous anger of her estranged husband, which has devastating repercussions for all involved... (Click to continue reading)

In the Bedroom showing on BBC 1 at 11:35pm

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