What's On ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button: 17th - 30th October
Here's our fortnightly look at what's coming up under the red button...
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Electric Proms 09
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Electric Proms returns for a fourth year
on October 20th, with a new format based around the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's four popular music
networks. Radio 1, Radio 2, 1xtra and 6 Music will each host days at the
festival, with the programming based around each station's musical playlists
and featuring headline acts: Robbie Williams, Dizzee Rascal with a live
band and orchestra, Doves with the London Bulgarian Choir, as well as Dame
Shirley Bassey and Smokey Robinson both with the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra.
Digital viewers can watch these festival headline performances unfold on
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button between 21st and 31st October.
In addition, Sky & Virgin Media viewers will also be able to see Florence
and the Machine performing as part of the New Music Shorts initiative. Seminal
Manchester band Magazine will be gracing the Main Space with Doves, while
the finest UK Hip Hop, RnB, Garage, Dancehall and Drum & Bass will be
represented at 1xtra's After Party.
A profile of the headline artists and the New Music Shorts initiative can
also be seen on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button from 7.30pm on 18th October, until the evening
of Tuesday 20th October.
Previews: Saturday 17th - Monday 19th October
Multiscreen & Highlights: Tuesday 20th - Saturday 31st October
Sky, Virgin & Freeview*
(not available on Freesat)
Comedy Extra: Never Mind the Buzzcocks / The Thick of It
2009 has been a great year for comedy with a raft
of exciting new shows airing on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two. And digital viewers in the mood
to tickle the red buttons on their remotes have been able to keep the laughter
going after the programmes have finished.
The latest shows to get the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button treatment are Never Mind the
Buzzcocks and The Thick of It.
Buzzcocks recently returned to our screens with added Noel Fielding.
Now, following the Thursday night show and selected other evenings throughout
November, Noel and fellow team captain Phill Jupitus will be stepping out
from behind their buzzers to debate an Issue of Cultural Importance for
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button. Discussions to date have the revolved around the relative
merits of Brian Ferry and ferries, and just who is the greatest: legendary
glam-rockers Wizzard or, er, wizards.
Armando Ianucci's BAFTA winning political comedy The Thick of It
is also back for eight brand new episodes when, once again, the Prime Minister's
Director of Communications, played by Peter Capaldi, will be fighting the
fires caused by The Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship. Digital
viewers will be able to access exclusive additional content following each
episode.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Extra available following the Thursday night show
and selected evenings throughout October and November after 9pm.
The Thick of It Extra available following the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two show and selected
evenings from 24th October
Sky, Virgin & Freeview*
(not available on Freesat)
*limited availability on Freeview
The Danny Baker Show on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 5 live
When ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button brought its cameras into
the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 5 live studios to give viewers a glimpse behind the scenes
of the 606 football phone-in show last year, Danny Baker and Tim Lovejoy
were among the presenters. Now Danny's back with his Saturday morning show
for the new football season and the cameras are continuing to roll!
As well as seeing the man himself (possibly wearing his favourite pirate
hat), digital viewers pressing the red button can send in texts and pictures
to be shown on screen.
These will be accompanied by all the great content you might expect from
5 live: the weekend's football tables, fixture lists, upcoming commentaries,
sports news and details of upcoming Red Button content. Plus, look out for
some rather more unexpected content: spoof fixtures and unique animations
as Danny sets up audience head-to-heads on the phone.
Brett Spencer, Interactive Editor at 5 live, discusses the visualisation
in more depth on the station's blog.
Saturday mornings, 9am - 11am
Sky, Virgin & Freeview
(not available on Freesat)
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
On Thursday evenings viewers in Scotland can
press the red button to join Claudia Winkelman and guests for uninterrupted
coverage of Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. The programme can be seen
on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two in all other areas.
Thursday 22nd* & 29th October, 6.30pm
Sky, Virgin & Freeview*
(not available on Freesat)
*due to bandwidth limitations the showing on Thursday 22nd will not be available on Freeview
Numberjacks Quiz
The Numberjacks are CBeebies' own animated superheroes
and they like nothing better than solving mathematical problems!
Now for the first time they're dropping in to ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button to help younger
viewers develop their maths skills, knowledge and understanding.
Children are invited to grab their remote controls and watch clips from
the CBeebies show. A question follows each of the ten clips which viewers
can answer by pressing either red or blue button.
How well will you do?
There's only one way to find out... press your red button!
The Numberjacks quiz will be available every day from 6am to 7pm. Freeview
and Sky viewers can visit the Numberjacks from within the new CBeebies Red
Button service meaning all your favourite CBeebies games and features are
now available in one place.
Last chance to play:: Saturday 17th October, 6am
- 7pm
Sky, Virgin & Freeview
(not available on Freesat)
CBeebies Red Button
Younger viewers and grown-ups with a sense of
adventure may have noticed something new under the red button recently.
That's because our CBeebies service has just seen a radical overhaul launching
visitors into a big, bright and fun new world.
So what has changed?
Well, your children's favourite characters are now at the heart of the CBeebies
interactive TV experience. A big, new and bright carousel now welcomes you
into the service giving you easy access to games, other children's interactive
services such as karaoke or quizzes, birthdays and star of the week messages.
Different Games
Reflecting the popularity of games for the young audience, a new range of
activities has been specially created. The updated service brings with it
brand new games for some of the most popular shows on CBeebies, including
In The Night Garden and The Green Balloon Club. These new
games replace the old ones, which had become increasingly outdated.
Satellite, cable and digital terrestrial viewers will have slightly different offerings from one another. This has enabled us to offer the best games tailored to each system. Cable viewers will see the changes soon.
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Children's producer Damian Vicary discusses the service on the Press Red blog.
CBeebies Red Button is available now on the CBeebies
channel, and via page 5900 on other channels.
Sky, Freeview and coming soon to Virgin.
(not available on Freesat)
Question Time Interactive
Take part in the studio debate by sending a text message
to the Question Time team.
Each week a selection of viewers' comments will appear during the programme
on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button page 155 along with details of the panel and the topics
under discussion.
Thursday 22nd & 29th October, during the show
(³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One)
Sky, Virgin, Freesat & Freeview
News Multiscreen: Video Choice
In a new feature on the the News Multiscreen each
weekday ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ News' On Demand team will be rounding-up the day's best picture
stories to bring viewers a two-minute package of highlights. On weekends
the tone becomes more conversational when Red Button viewers can watch a
topical interview in our 'Five Minutes with...' slot.
Video Choice: Weekdays (available around the clock)
Five Minutes With...:
Weekends (around the clock)
Sky & Virgin
(not available on Freesat or Freeview)
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport Multiscreen*
Catch up on all the latest Sport via the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport
multiscreen. Headlines are available around the clock with up to five additional
streams available to cover the best that ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport has to offer.
Coming up...
- Football: Friday Focus / Final Score / The Football League Show*
With the 2009/10 season football season in full swing, here at ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button
we won't taking our eyes off the ball with a host of programming to keep
fans up to date with the action until the silverware is lifted in May.
Mark Lawrenson kicks things off each Friday afternoon as he shares his predictions
for the weekend in Friday Focus.
While on Saturday itself the Final Score team will be on hand to monitor
the afternoon's action to keep viewers up to date with all the goals as
they go in.
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button will also be replaying action from The Championship and Leagues
One and Two in The League Football on Sunday mornings with Manish Bhasin
and Steve Claridge rounding up the goals and debate.
Lawro's Friday Focus: Friday evenings/Saturday mornings
Final Score: Saturday afternoons from 2.30pm, plus selected midweek evenings
The Football League Show: Sunday mornings until noon
- Live Championship Football: Derby v QPR
In addition to our regular football offering ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button will be showing
live coverage of Match of the Day's featured Championship match between
Derby County and Queen's Park Rangers with an additional audio option.
Saturday 24th October, from 5.15pm
(audio option not available on Freeview)
- F1: Brazilian & Abu Dhabi Grands Prix*
With the fate of the drivers' championship still hanging in the balance,
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button will be bringing coverage of an exciting 2009 Formula 1 season
to a close with the usual array of interactive options available during
the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekends. F1 fans can customise their
viewing experience via the red button with access to all on-track sessions
including Friday and Saturday practice and qualifying with re-runs of classic
GPs also available in the build-up to the main event.
On race day itself a choice of three streams will be available featuring
split-screen in-car camera feeds, leaderboards and rolling highlights, with
the option to listen to either network or ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 5 Live commentary. After
the end of each race on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One there will be an additional interactive
programme analysing the weekend's events and picking up views from the paddock
with race highlights often available the following day.
Meanwhile, younger F1 fans will be in pole position on race day as a host of familiar stars provide alternative commentary from the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Join Michael "Abs" Absalom, Kirsten O'Brien and F1 expert Perry McCarthy on the Sport Multiscreen for interviews, sketches and up to date info on what's happening in Brazil.
Brazilian GP: 14th - 19th October
Abu Dhabi GP: 28th - 3rd November
- MotoGP*
As Valentino Rossi looks to defend the title he comfortably won last year
join ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Red Button trackside for every twist and turn of the 2009 championship.
This season coverage has been expanded to include Saturday afternoon qualifying
sessions, re-runs and highlights alongside the existing race day coverage
and post-race MotoGP Extra programme.
Phillip Island GP: 17th - 19th October
Sepang GP: 24th, 25th October
- Cycling: Track World Championships
Live coverage of the Track World Championships from Manchester.
Friday 30th October, from 7.00pm
- Rugby: Scrum V*
Live coverage of two Celtic League matches with audio options. Not available
on Freeview.
Scarlets v Newport Dragons: 23rd October, from 7.00pm
Ospreys v Glasgow Warriors: 30th October, from 7.00pm
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport multiscreen is available 24 hours a day
Sky, Virgin, Freesat & Freeview*
(*limited coverage on Freeview)
Please note that Red Button sport timings are subject to change at short notice.
The full Sport Interactive schedule is available on the
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