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Vanessa-Mae: The Making of Me
Vanessa-Mae (pictured) embarks on a journey of self-discovery to find out what made her a child prodigy and a star violinist, as BBC One's new science programme concludes.
With the help of scientific testing, the latest psychology techniques, brain science and genetics, Vanessa attempts to answer a question that affects everyone - how do nature and nurture shape us?
We all share traits with our parents - but how does this happen? Do we learn to be like them, or do we inherit their characteristics? And what happens when we're completely different to the rest of our family? .. (Click to continue reading)
Vanessa-Mae: The Making of Me showing on BBC 1 at 9pm
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The Bill
The police drama continues, and new character Sgt Rachel Weston (Claire Goose) is again in the thick of it. Rachel and Nate find a woman unconscious in an alley. She reveals she'd been out the previous night, and had gone home with a male stripper. The stripper is arrested and then released - but there could be more to him than meets the eye. (Click to continue reading)
The Bill showing on ITV1 at 8pm
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Harley Street
The new medical drama continues. It's "golden week" for Dr Ekkow Obiang (Shaun Parkes). How can anything possibly go wrong? Meanwhile Dr Robert Fielding (Paul Nicholls) attends to elderly sisters Betty and Gwen - they look harmless enough, but is something more sinister going on? (Click to continue reading)
Harley Street showing on ITV1 at 9pm
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Full Metal Jacket
Stanley Kubrick's Oscar-nominated, violent Vietnam war drama with strong language. The film splits into two halves. In the first, Matthew Modine and other marine recruits undergo training. In the second, the action moves to a bombed-out Vietnamese city. (Click to continue reading)
Full Metal Jacket showing on Sky Screen 1 at 10:35pm
My Strange Brain
The documentary series exploring unusual neurological conditions continues. Tonight's episode features people who have lost their sense of personal identity. Those profiled include a West Midlands native who started speaking English with a foreign accent; a woman whose hand has a mind of its own; and a man who wants to amputate his leg. (Click to continue reading)
My Strange Brain showing on five at 11pm
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Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor
More no-nonsense sketches from Bafta-winning comedian Karen Taylor. Tonight Karen unleashes her "inner thesp" when she tries theatre, Joanna welcomes her sister and her family to Smithson Towers, Miss Harper finds out she has a rival while lipstick lesbians Karen and Jen discover that their relationship does nothing for Dave and Gaz. (Click to continue reading)
Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor showing on BBC 3 at 11pm
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Garden State
Acclaimed comedy drama, directed by and starring Zach Braff. He plays Andrew Largeman, an actor who lives on anti-depressants and hasn't spoken to his family in years. When his mother dies, he goes cold turkey and returns home to a cold reception from his father. Gradually, through friends, Andrew forms a love and trust for himself and others. (Click to continue reading)
Garden State showing on Film4 at 11:35pm
