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9:00pm Tuesday 24 January on BBC THREE

In the second series of the highly acclaimed show, BBC Three follows eight newly qualified junior doctors at the Chelsea and Westminster hospital in London as they embark on their foundation years in some of the busiest and most challenging departments.

The new recruits are Lucy, Priya, Andy, Aki, Milla and Sameer who have just qualified and are in their first foundation year. Ben and Amieth are new to the hospital too but have 12 months experience under their belt and are starting their second foundation year.

Andy starts his first shift on Trauma and Orthopaedics and he battles with taking blood from a patient. Milla finds herself thrown in at the deep-end with a night shift where she has the daunting responsibility of certifying her first death. Over in Accident and Emergency Amieth has to hit the ground running in order to keep up with the relentless pace of the emergencies.

Meanwhile in the Acute Admissions Unit Aki struggles with first day nerves and hospital protocol but gets the chance to prove himself when he is asked to assist with a complex procedure.

Elsewhere in the hospital Lucy’s skills are put to the test when she has to rush to the aid of a patient who has gone into peri-arrest. Finally, Milla and Amieth find themselves on the same crash team trying to save a patient following a cardiac arrest.

It’s a tough introduction to life as a doctor, and they have to learn fast.

9:00pm Monday 23 January on BBC THREE

Once we’ve found a match, the game’s not over – the final episode of How Sex Works looks at the challenges facing those who have coupled up and those who haven’t.

Maintaining a relationship can, for some people, be as hard as finding one in the first place with the pressures of adult life bearing down. For others, sex turns from a thrill to a function – with babies on the agenda for one couple, the road to pregnancy is one set against the odds.

Travelling inside the human body, using CGI, the programme explores the physiological, neurological and psychological changes that happen before, during and after sex. How Sex Works probes how science not only explains what’s happening to our bodies at key sexual moments, but also how it can save the day when parts don’t work as they should.

Further down the line, a woman describes how the transition from young couple to family unit has come with growing pains of its own – as the desire for the thrills of a pre-family life drive them to seek pleasure outside of wedlock.

Ultimately, the function of sex is to procreate – the programme follows the epic struggle facing a solitary sperm that goes the distance and investigates what it takes to be the best out of millions.

How Sex Works is part of the Sex Season on BBC Three.

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10:30pm Tuesday 6 December on BBC THREE

Becky and Steve are late for the cinema and keep getting delayed. They lock themselves out, Steve can’t find his phone and they get sidelined by Laura and Paul, who’ve just returned from a Spanish holiday.

Russell Tovey plays Steve, Sarah Solemani plays Becky, Kerry Howard plays Laura, Ricky Champ plays Paul, Joe Wilkinson plays Dan and Camille Coduri plays Shelly.Eve Pearce guest stars as Mrs Bailey.

Him & Her is simulcast on the award-winning BBC HD channel – the BBC’s High Definition channel available through Freesat channel 109, Freeview channel 54, Sky channel 169 and Virgin Media channel 187.

9:00pm Monday 5 December on BBC THREE

In recent months a number of high-profile cases involving Asian men grooming white girls for sex have made national headlines. In a deeply personal journey, presenter Adil Ray investigates these stories to try to discover how serious the problem really is within his own British Pakistani community.

Adil meets young men in the British Pakistani community and he goes on patrol with a police child exploitation team. He hears stories of enticement and gifts that led to brutal abuse, including one teenage girl who was targeted at the age of 12 for systematic rape and exploitation.

Although only a very small number of Asian men are involved in such crimes – more than 80 per cent of sexual offenders as a whole are white – Adil finds that the problem is now being taken very seriously by both religious and community leaders.

10:30pm Tuesday 29 November on BBC THREE

It’s a rollover on the Lottery and everyone comes round to Becky and Steve’s flat to watch it, as the comedy continues.

Meanwhile, Paul has a medical problem and turns to Steve for help.

Russell Tovey plays Steve, Sarah Solemani plays Becky, Kerry Howard plays Laura, Ricky Champ plays Paul, Joe Wilkinson plays Dan and Camille Coduri plays Shelly.

Guest Stars: William Andrews plays Alex and Reiss McRaye plays Luke.

Him & Her is simulcast on the award-winning BBC HD channel – the BBC’s High Definition channel available through Freesat channel 109, Freeview channel 54, Sky channel 169 and Virgin Media channel 187.

10:30pm Tuesday 22 November on BBC THREE

Laura’s had her bum pinched outside the flat and Paul and his mates are determined to get revenge on the pincher, as the comedy continues. While the fight goes on in the street, Becky and Steve hide upstairs, hoping it’ll soon be over.

Russell Tovey plays Steve, Sarah Solemani plays Becky, Kerry Howard plays Laura, Ricky Champ plays Paul, Joe Wilkinson plays Dan, and Camille Coduri plays Shelly.

Guest Stars: Josef Altin plays Darren, Lee Long plays The Other Paul, Luing Andrews plays Darren’s Dad and Beverley Rudd plays Anita.

Him & Her is also simulcast on the award-winning BBC HD channel – the BBC’s High Definition channel available through Freesat channel 109, Freeview channel 54, Sky channel 169 and Virgin Media channel 187.

10:30pm Tuesday 1 November on BBC THREE

Becky has moved into Steve’s flat as Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani return in a new series of BBC Three’s most successful sitcom

9:00pm Monday 17 October on BBC THREE

This unique multi-platform, interactive show tackles the problem of unemployment in the UK today in a series of programmes across the week hosted by Richard Bacon and Tina Daheley, with tips, advice and coaching from industry experts to help get a foot in the door in an increasingly competitive job market

9:00pm Thursday 13 October on BBC THREE

BBC Three’s junior doctors meet up one last time to share the hard times, the good times, their most memorable moments, the times they’d prefer to forget and what the future holds for them, one year on from their first day at work

9:00pm Monday 3 October on BBC THREE

Nel Hedayat goes on a compelling and revealing journey to find out what life is really like for a child bride