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June 2009
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Tuesday 30 June • Walking with Dinosaurs
After years of planning, the award-winning BBC TV series, Walking with Dinosaurs comes to life in a stunning theatrical event. Internationally renowned designers have worked with scientists to create 15 life-size dinosaurs, including the terror of the ancient terrain, Tyrannosaurus-rex! Be amazed and thrilled as the greatest creatures ever to walk the earth return before your eyes. It's a dazzling 10 million pound arena spectacle of unprecedented size and quality set to captivate young and old alike. Marvel at the story of their 200 million year domination of life on earth. Watch them walk. Hear the roar. Be there as they fight for survival and supremacy. From the ripple of their skin to the glint in their eye, you will know the dinosaurs really have returned! So make sure you have your seat to see the return of the dinosaurs! For tickets please visit the website
www.dinosaurlive.com.
Monday 29 June
Thursday 25 June • Food and Farming awards
Simply think about your local food outlets. It could be a local farmers' market or you may know of a nearby farmer or food producer? Or do you have a great takeaway on your high street? To make your nomination for the BBC food and farming awards please visit
bbc.co.uk/foodawards.
• Wimbledon
To find tennis lessons in your area visit
The Lawn Tennis Association
website. The French Connection Academy in Chiswick, West London, is offering a free tennis lesson to anyone who contacts them - just go to the
Dukes Meadows
website.
Wednesday 24 June
Tuesday 23 June • White Feather: The Spirit of John Lennon
From today the 'Beatles Story' in Liverpool gives visitors the opportunity to experience a unique personal narration life with John Lennon by his son Julian and Julian's mother Cynthia. Beginning in Merseyside with the meeting at art college of John and Cynthia it follows the journey from their clandestine marriage and the birth of Julian, both of which coincide with the sharply increasing trajectory of the bands' fame and fortune. The exhibition culminates in the story of Cynthia and John's separation and divorce, giving visitors the chance to immerse themselves in the personal journey of a normal family's struggle to cope with the effects of fame thrown upon them. The exhibition is called 'White Feather: The Spirit of John Lennon' which has opened in Liverpool at the 'Beatles Story' museum runs until December.
Monday 22 June • Bra Bank
Women across the UK are being asked to recycle their bras to prevent them from being put into landfill; to raise money for charity, and to help women in the developing world. Every year in the UK we throw away an estimated 1,165,000 tonnes of clothing and shoes, the majority of which could be recycled. Women are now being urged to recycle their bras to raise money for charity in the UK, and promote sustainable business overseas by providing low cost clothing for people living in poverty. For more information go to
the Bra Bank website
.
Wednesday 17 June • Know Before You Go
From the silly to the serious, many of us are guilty of cultural blunders whilst on holiday. The Foreign Office are using their
'Know Before You Go'
campaign to educate us. • Psychoville
League of Gentlemen veterans Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton are back with a new wacky creation:
Psychoville.
The comical thriller/whodunnit for BBC Two also stars Dawn French, Dame Eileen Atkins, Nicholas Le Prevost and Christopher Biggins. It starts Thursday night at 10pm. • The Price of Life
Adam Wishart's documentary,
The Price of Life,
is on BBC Two at 9pm on Wednesday.
Tuesday 16 June • Occupation
Occupation
is the new three part BBC drama that stars James Nesbitt. The series follows the lives of a group of soldiers that return from fighting in Iraq.
Monday 15 June • The Secret Life of the Airports
The new BBC Four series starts 9pm tonight.
Friday 12 June • Remembering Anne
After the European election results resulting in two British National Party MEPs, the Anne Frank Trust wants to encourage people to remember what would have been Anne Frank's 80th birthday on Friday 12th June.
Gillian Walnes, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Anne Frank Trust UK says "When Anne Frank was born in June 1929, the idea that a small group of Adolf Hitler's followers could eventually take power and rule Europe was ridiculed. In these current times of disaffection with the political system and economic instability, the Anne Frank Trust believe that memory and knowledge of Anne's short life and terrible death should always remain with us as a powerful warning from history."
To find out more about Anne Frank please visit
www.annefrank.org.uk
. • Autism
Polly Tommey is the founder of The Autism Trust and has been campaigning to highlight the plight of autism sufferers. Following a successful billboard campaign she was granted a meeting with the Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday. She is still campaigning and if you too have got experience of caring for someone with autism and would like to send your comments or problems to the Department of Health. You can email them, the address is autism@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Thursday 11 June
Wednesday 10 June • How to opt out!
If you do not want to become part of the new Mobile Phone Directory then simply text or call them to opt out of their service.
You can become ex-directory by texting the letter 'E' to 118800 from your mobile phone or you can call on 0800 138 6263. Standard network charges apply. The first time 118 800 contacts you you will be sent an SMS reminding you about how to become ex-directory. Please allow up to 4 weeks for your ex-directory request to take effect. For more information on the Mobile Phone Directory please visit
www.118800.co.uk
.
Tuesday 9 June • Car Scam
So you don't get fooled by those illegal websites ready to rip you off when buying a car. Fiona Trott and the Breakfast Team investigates.
Watch our special report here.
Monday 8 June • Nature survey
Homeowners are being urged to monitor what is crawling, hopping, fluttering and flying in their gardens this week, as part of a survey to see how wildlife is faring in the summer. The RSPB is launching the first 'Make Your Nature Count' survey in the year it celebrated the 30th anniversary of its 'Big Garden Birdwatch' scheme, which tracks how birds are doing in gardens in the winter. For more information and to fill in results go to
www.rspb.org.uk/naturecount
Sunday 7 June • Down on the Farm Farmers across the UK open their gates to all on
Open Farm Sunday
. You can find details of all the farms having an open day on their website.
Friday 5 June • Science Programme
Bang Goes the Theory
is the new popular science programme on BBC 1. • Hope Springs
Hope Springs begins on BBC One this Sunday at 8pm.
Thursday 4 June • Meera Syal
A World of Pain: Meera Syal on self harm, tonight, 9pm on BBC Two. For advice and information on mental wellbeing go to
BBC Headroom.
Wednesday 3 June • Bustard Chicks
A project to reintroduce the
great bustard
, a bird which became extinct in the UK in the 19th century, has taken a "huge step" forward with the first successful hatching of wild chicks.
Tuesday 2 June • Crash for Cash The
Insurance Fraud Bureau
(IFB) launched on July 26th 2006 and has been formed to provide a cost effective, tactical solution for the detection and prevention of organised, cross industry fraud, supporting the wider Association of British Insurers industry fraud strategy.
Monday 1 June • Surveillance
You can find out more about Richard Bilton's surveillance series on the
Who's Watching You Website
which has an interactive map where you can see what cameras are watching you and submit any other ones you may know of. • Butterflies
Invasion of the Painted Lady. The charity, Butterfly Conservation is asking people to help track this butterfly - it recently arrived here in huge numbers after a 1000 mile migration from North Africa. Viewers can report their sightings on the
Butterfly Conservation website.
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