Coming Up On The BBC HD Trial
Six Nations rugby reaches its climax with the final games showing in March on the HD trial. It’s also time for the FA Cup quarter finals, then continuing into April with the semis. Also in April is that showcase of world class golf, the US Masters.
Catch US drama 3lbs also showing on BBC ONE, and the comedy Diary of a Nobody, part of BBC FOUR’s Edwardian season.
There’s more music to be had with both BBC ONE and BBC FOUR Sessions featuring Amy Winehouse, Yusuf Islam and Ray Lamontagne. Opera finds a place in HD with two parts of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.
April in HD
FA Cup semi finals
Saturday 14th April
KO 17:15 (Simulcast with BBC ONE)
US Masters
The world famous Masters run from the 5th till the 8th April. This year sees the 40th anniversary of BBC Sport's exclusive, live television coverage of the world's most prestigious overseas golf tournament – the US Masters – from Augusta, Georgia. The team is now fronted by presenter and golf fanatic Gary Lineker, with commentators including Peter Alliss, Ken Brown and Sam Torrance. (Simulcast with BBC ONE)
Diary of a Nobody
Andrew Davies's brilliant, two-part adaptation of the classic comedy novel The Diary Of A Nobody stars Hugh Bonneville as the wonderfully pompous diarist Mr Charles Pooter – the Victor Meldrew of his day – who guides his audience through the minutiae of middle-class manners. It first appeared in Punch as a two-and-a-half-column sketch in 1888, and George and Weedon Grossmith's superb satire on the snobberies of suburbia was considered so successful that it was released as a novel in 1892. (Simulcast with BBC FOUR)
BBC FOUR Session
Ray LaMontagne is featured in an episode from this series of intimate concerts. (Simulcast with BBC FOUR)
A Night of celebrity chefs
Rick Stein and the Japanese Ambassador, The Secret life of Mrs Beeton and Fear of Fanny all feature in this evening of catch up programmes featuring some of Britain’s most fascinating foodies.
March in HD
FA Cup
At least one of the quarter finals will be shown in HD.
Six Nations Rugby
Sunday 11th March
14:30 – 16:50
Six Nations Rugby: England v France (Simulcast with BBC ONE)
Saturday 17th March
17:10 – 19:30
Six Nations Rugby: Wales v England (Simulcast with BBC ONE)
3lbs
A drama about a team of top New York City neurosurgeons who explore the brain – the core of intelligence, the centre of emotion and spirit and the last great medical frontier. Doug Hanson (Stanley Tucci) is a brilliant neurosurgeon with a sharp wit, who compares the workings of the brain to wires in a box. His thoughtful, highly skilled protégé, Dr Jonathan Seger (Mark Feuerstein), honours the mysteries of the mind. While Hanson prefers to focus on the intricacies inside people's craniums instead of the people themselves, Seger uses his charm, instinct and intuition to balance the emotional and psychological needs of his patients. (Simulcast with BBC ONE)
BBC ONE Sessions
Two new additions to this series of intimate concerts, one featuring Amy Winehouse and another with Yusuf Islam. (From BBC ONE)
Wagner’s Ring Cycle
The two final instalments of Wagner’s Ring cycle, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung shown in glorious HD. (From BBC TWO)
Upcoming spring HD titles
Superstorm
It's one of man's greatest endeavours: to control the weather. But what if fantasy became reality? What would it mean for the human race? Who would have control of this immense power? In this science-based thriller – from the team behind Supervolcano – a group of scientists are asked to do just that. What happens if they succeed? Where do you divert hurricanes to? Who decides who lives and who dies? Superstorm's Anglo-American cast includes Nicola Stephenson and Tom Sizemore.
HR
Starring Jonathan Pryce and Nicholas Le Provost HR is the story of two white middle aged men – one is a middle manager, the other is his HR person. Both of them are under threat from the brave new world of management consultancy. HR is a piece about the “tight spot” many employees find themselves in when working in modern, faceless corporations. The madness going on in offices, at away days and by water coolers – all over the country. Written by Nigel Williams and executive produced by Jon Plowman.
Catch US drama 3lbs also showing on BBC ONE, and the comedy Diary of a Nobody, part of BBC FOUR’s Edwardian season.
There’s more music to be had with both BBC ONE and BBC FOUR Sessions featuring Amy Winehouse, Yusuf Islam and Ray Lamontagne. Opera finds a place in HD with two parts of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.
April in HD
FA Cup semi finals
Saturday 14th April
KO 17:15 (Simulcast with BBC ONE)
US Masters
The world famous Masters run from the 5th till the 8th April. This year sees the 40th anniversary of BBC Sport's exclusive, live television coverage of the world's most prestigious overseas golf tournament – the US Masters – from Augusta, Georgia. The team is now fronted by presenter and golf fanatic Gary Lineker, with commentators including Peter Alliss, Ken Brown and Sam Torrance. (Simulcast with BBC ONE)
Diary of a Nobody
Andrew Davies's brilliant, two-part adaptation of the classic comedy novel The Diary Of A Nobody stars Hugh Bonneville as the wonderfully pompous diarist Mr Charles Pooter – the Victor Meldrew of his day – who guides his audience through the minutiae of middle-class manners. It first appeared in Punch as a two-and-a-half-column sketch in 1888, and George and Weedon Grossmith's superb satire on the snobberies of suburbia was considered so successful that it was released as a novel in 1892. (Simulcast with BBC FOUR)
BBC FOUR Session
Ray LaMontagne is featured in an episode from this series of intimate concerts. (Simulcast with BBC FOUR)
A Night of celebrity chefs
Rick Stein and the Japanese Ambassador, The Secret life of Mrs Beeton and Fear of Fanny all feature in this evening of catch up programmes featuring some of Britain’s most fascinating foodies.
March in HD
FA Cup
At least one of the quarter finals will be shown in HD.
Six Nations Rugby
Sunday 11th March
14:30 – 16:50
Six Nations Rugby: England v France (Simulcast with BBC ONE)
Saturday 17th March
17:10 – 19:30
Six Nations Rugby: Wales v England (Simulcast with BBC ONE)
3lbs
A drama about a team of top New York City neurosurgeons who explore the brain – the core of intelligence, the centre of emotion and spirit and the last great medical frontier. Doug Hanson (Stanley Tucci) is a brilliant neurosurgeon with a sharp wit, who compares the workings of the brain to wires in a box. His thoughtful, highly skilled protégé, Dr Jonathan Seger (Mark Feuerstein), honours the mysteries of the mind. While Hanson prefers to focus on the intricacies inside people's craniums instead of the people themselves, Seger uses his charm, instinct and intuition to balance the emotional and psychological needs of his patients. (Simulcast with BBC ONE)
BBC ONE Sessions
Two new additions to this series of intimate concerts, one featuring Amy Winehouse and another with Yusuf Islam. (From BBC ONE)
Wagner’s Ring Cycle
The two final instalments of Wagner’s Ring cycle, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung shown in glorious HD. (From BBC TWO)
Upcoming spring HD titles
Superstorm
It's one of man's greatest endeavours: to control the weather. But what if fantasy became reality? What would it mean for the human race? Who would have control of this immense power? In this science-based thriller – from the team behind Supervolcano – a group of scientists are asked to do just that. What happens if they succeed? Where do you divert hurricanes to? Who decides who lives and who dies? Superstorm's Anglo-American cast includes Nicola Stephenson and Tom Sizemore.
HR
Starring Jonathan Pryce and Nicholas Le Provost HR is the story of two white middle aged men – one is a middle manager, the other is his HR person. Both of them are under threat from the brave new world of management consultancy. HR is a piece about the “tight spot” many employees find themselves in when working in modern, faceless corporations. The madness going on in offices, at away days and by water coolers – all over the country. Written by Nigel Williams and executive produced by Jon Plowman.
