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and throughout the week various BBC changes and new channels will be introduced.
BBC Lifestyle replaces BBC Food tomorrow (2 September) on Channel 180. BBC Knowledge and C Beebies launch on Wednesday (3 September) and Thursday (4 September) respectively - on Channels 251 and 306.
We'll keep you posted on the new shows and highlights for each as they go live.
The UK version of Strictly Come Dancing waltzes onto BBC Entertainment for its fourth season.
Broadcast in the UK in 2006, the show features14 well-known faces from the world of UK showbiz. In the line-up of celebs: former Spice Girl Emma Bunton, What Not to Wear presenter Mica Paris, TV presenter Carol Smillie, former international rugby star Matt Dawson, cricketer Mark Ramprakash and former Manchester United goalkeeper and Dirty Jobs host Peter Schmeichel.
Bruce Forsyth and his co-host Tess Daly return to present the show, along with the judging panel of Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli.
Gavin and Stacey
Premiere date: Monday, 1 September 2008 at 22h00
Number of episodes: 6
Duration: 30 minutes
Gavin and Stacey is a comedy about two young people who refuse to let the miles between them stand in the way of true love.
Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay, Essex, in south-east England. Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island, south Wales. After countless long-distance conversations, romance flourishes when they finally meet for the first time.
When Gavin and Stacey’s ordinary worlds come together the two very different sets of families and friends must learn to get along.
Rebroadcast: Dalziel & Pascoe 6Premiere date: Tuesday, 2 September 2008 at 12h00
Runs Mondays to Fridays at the same time.Number of episodes: 8
Duration: 50 minutes
TVSA's Dalziel & Pascoe Mini-Site.
Rebroadcast: The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 2Premiere date: Tuesday, 2 September 2008 at 13h00
Runs Mondays to Fridays at the same time.Number of episodes: 8
Duration: 50 minutes
Based on the best-selling novels by Elizabeth George, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries are contemporary murder mysteries featuring Scotland Yard’s most unlikely pairing: the dashing aristocratic detective, Superintendent Thomas Lynley, and his working class sidekick, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers.
Having cemented their friendship after a rocky start, the detective duo are faced with some puzzling murders to solve, including the abduction and killing of a Government minister’s daughter, a murder on Lynley’s ancestral estate with the prime suspect his brother and the suspicious death of a young Asian man involving racial tension, religious extremism, family loyalties and illicit sex.
As Time Goes By 4Premiere date: Tuesday, 2 September 2008 at 13h55
As Time Goes By is a long-running comedy series Long-running comedy series starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer.
The scenario: when Sandy moves into Jean's home, Lionel begins to wonder if he was wise to have moved in.
Rebroadcast: My Family
Premiere date: Tuesday, 2 September 2008 at 14h30
Number of episodes: 7
Duration: 30 minutes
My Family begins a run from Season 1.
In Episode 1: Ben is dismayed to hear that his wife and daughter have both been getting dental treatment from another dentist.
Rebroadcast: Mr BeanPremiere date: Tuesday, 2 September 2008 at 15h00
A re-run of the Mr Bean series. In Episode 1: Mr Bean tackles the problem of cheating in an exam.
Rebroadcast: CouplingPremiere: Tuesday, 2 September 2008 at 19h30
A re-run of Coupling. In the first episode: Steve's plans to dump Jane are thwarted by 'accidentally' having sex with her.
Jekyll
Premiere date: Tuesday, 2 September 2008 at 20h30
Number of episodes: 6
Duration: 50 minutes
James Nesbitt stars as Jekyll, in a conspiracy thriller that gives the classic tale of scientific misadventure, a dark and modern twist.
It is 2007. There is a new Dr Jekyll but an old problem; Mr Hyde. They have a deal: a body share – and an impossible life is somehow lived. However, what Hyde does not know is that Jekyll is married, and there is a wife and two children he will do anything to protect from his sinister alter ego. With all the resources of modern technology, and the best surveillance hardware, he is determined to keep his dark side in line…
For a review of the show, please see:
Bring On The Brits.
London Live
Premiere date: Wednesday, 3 September 2008 at 15h30
Two half-hour episodes one-after-the-other.A live music show featuring an array of UK artists. Included in the line-up: Sugababes, The Rifles, Delays and Editors.
Wednesday, 3 September 2008 at 20h00
Number of episodes: 6
Duration: 30 minutes
Catherine Tate returns for a third season of sketch comedy. The season introduces a new set of characters, including Ma Willow, Geordie Georgie, Ulster mum and “ I can do that” Helen Marsh.
The season also sees the return of some old favourites, most notably - mouthy teen Lauren, the sexually confused Derek, wickedly duplicitous Nan and Bernie the Irish nurse, whose care for male patients goes way beyond the call of duty.
Premiere date: Wednesday, 3 September 2008 at 20h30
Number of episodes: 8
Duration: 60 minutes
Tamzin Outhwaite and Max Beesley return in the second season of Hotel Babylon for more insight into the sexy world of the luxury five star hotel industry.
Work may have taken its toll on Rebecca, the hotel’s driven and ambitious General Manager. Season 2 finds her in the middle of a divorce, working harder than ever and at times losing sight of her friends.
But when faced with romance at work, will Rebecca practice what she preaches to her staff? Deputy Manager, Charlie, finds his patience tested on many occasions and when faced with a family dilemma, he sails too close to the wind and risks landing himself back in prison.
Guest stars in the season include Ronni Ancona (Alastair McGowan’s Big Impression), David Walliams (Little Britain) and Kelly Brooke (The Italian Job)
Premiere date: Thursday, 4 September 2008 at 20h30
Number of episodes: 8
Duration: 1 hour
TVSA's Spooks Season 5 Show Page.
Dr Who 2
Premiere date: Sunday, 7 September 2008 at 18h30
Number of episodes: 13 episodes
Duration: 45 minutes
David Tennant steps into the role of Doctor Who to become the 10th incarnation of the Time Lord in the second season of Russell T Davies’ Dr Who.
At the end of Season 1, Rose and the Doctor defeated the Daleks and saved the Earth - but at a cost. The Doctor that Rose had grown to love has gone. Can she trust a man with a new face?
In this second season they travel back in time to the Highlands of Scotland to find Queen Victoria confronted by a terrifying werewolf, and back further still, to 18th Century France where lethal Clockwork Androids stalk Versailles.
In the future, an evil race of Cat Nurses hide a sinister secret at the heart of their hospital, and the human race are threatened by a remorseless silver army of emotionless Cybermen.
Throughout their adventures in time and space, the Doctor and Rose have stood shoulder to shoulde but as the series builds to a dramatic climax, could their partnership be tragically ended…?
TVSA's Dr Who Season 1 Show Page.
Rebroadcast: Derren Brown Specials
Premiere date: Sunday 7 September 2008 at 21h00
Episodes: Four one-off specials
Duration: 50 minutes each
A series of one-off episodes starring psychological illusionist Derren Brown who employs psychological techniques to delve into the human mind and control human behaviour.
In the first episode entitled Heist, he tightens his psychological grip when he convinces three successful business people to commit armed robbery to steal £100,000.
Russian Roulette Live sees Brown point and shoot a loaded gun at his head using only his powers of intuition to locate the loaded barrel, whilst Séance becomes an emotional tour-de-force as 12 members of the public are subjected to an intense psychological and spiritual encounter.
In Messiah, - the final episode, Brown questions the way in which people are influenced.
Rebroadcast: Extra's 2