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To mark the 70th anniversary of The Battle of Britain and to bring the nation together in a moment of remembrance, the BBC is airing a landmark pan BBC season of programmes, The Battle Of Britain Season.

From memorial events, to fascinating documentaries and thought-provoking drama, this BBC season will shine a light on this dramatic turning point in the history of the Second World War and a defining moment in World history.

Martin Davidson, Commissioning Editor, History and Business, says: "There are few occasions in history when the actions of a few changed the destiny – not just of a country – but of the world. The Battle of Britain is one of those moments and this season will hopefully unite us all in a moment of important remembrance.

The BBC will be covering all the key events of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Britain from the 16-19 September across TV, Radio and online, and today announces details of coverage of the major live events, anchored by Huw Edwards for TV and Edward Stourton for radio.

To provide expert advice on the significance of each of the ceremonies, accompanying Huw and Ed in each location will be presenters and specialists, including Monsignor Mark Langham, who now works for the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and was the former Administrator of Westminster Cathedral, Monsignor Rod Strange, Rector of the Pontifical Beda College in Rome and the Anglican Bishop of Gibraltar, The Right Reverend Geoffrey Rowell.

Later ... With Jools Holland chalks up an incredible 250 programmes when it returns to BBC Two for its 37th series on Tuesday 14 September at 10pm.

The series is becoming one of the longest-running, as well as the most-respected, live music shows in TV history with the live 30-minute show on Tuesdays followed by the longer version on Fridays (starting Friday 17 September) on BBC Two and BBC HD.

To celebrate the milestone there will be a special compilation show on BBC Two on Saturday 11 September, entitled 249 Not Out – Later … With Jools's Golden Moments, where artists and fans select their choice moments from the show's history.

The Carnegie Challenge Cup Final, Rugby League's oldest and most prestigious knockout competition, will be broadcast live for the first time in high definition on the BBC HD channel (Saturday 28 August, kick off 2.30pm, BBC HD & BBC One).

Challenge Cup holders Warrington Wolves will take on Super league champions Leeds Rhinos in the Wembley showpiece final with the match being simulcast live on BBC One, BBC HD and streamed live on the BBC Sport website.

Clare Balding will present BBC's TV coverage alongside studio guests Brian Noble and Justin Morgan, with in-game commentary coming from Dave Woods and Jonathan Davies. The pitchside reporting team will include Tanya Arnold, Damien Johnson and Robbie Paul.

The BBC College of Comedy today announced two exciting new initiatives for 2010. All Mixed-Up is a sitcom writing competition where writers will be asked to submit proposals which reflect multicultural Britain.

The second initiative will be in collaboration with CBeebies In-house Production to develop a writing workshop which explores the creation of new comedy for viewers aged four to six.

Writers who are interested in All Mixed-Up, and can demonstrate some professional achievements, are requested to submit the first 10 pages of a script with a limit of six characters and three settings.

The best six scripts will be workshopped in preparation for a showcase with a professional cast at the Soho Theatre on 4 December, where a celebrity panel will choose the best two for further development by BBC Comedy.

BBC Radio Solent presenter Jon Cuthill will be the new face of BBC South's current affairs television programme Inside Out when the show returns in October.

Jon, who currently presents the radio station's mid-morning programme was born in Christchurch and has been working for the BBC in the south for 10 years. He has hosted Radio Solent's mid-morning show for four years and has already presented several reports in the last series of Inside Out, as well as working on South Today and BBC Video Nation.

Jon will present two series of the programme, which aims to bring viewers surprising stories from familiar places across the south. The last series regularly attracted audiences of more than 450,000 and will return to BBC One in the south from Monday 18 October at 7.30pm.

Goldie, the drum and bass pioneer, DJ, graffiti artist and former BBC Two Maestro finalist, will be scouting raw musical talent across the country for his forthcoming TV series and will be taking his specially chosen group to perform at Buckingham Palace, in the presence of guest of honour Prince Harry, at the grand finale of his mentoring programme.

A few days ago, Goldie and Prince Harry met to discuss details of the project and the concert, which will take place in front of a specially invited audience later this year.

The new series, Goldie's Band – By Royal Appointment, for BBC Two, will follow Goldie on a mission to discover young people whose talent and passion for music is at the centre of their lives.

The new series of Eastenders:E20 sees 22 year-old highly respected record producer Aiden Hogarth aka S.K.I.T.Z. Beatz joining the team as Music Director/Composer.

Having produced tracks for the cream of UK talent like Tinchy Stryder, Wiley, Skepta, Tempa T and JME, Aiden has now branched out into creating and selecting music for screen, his debut will be on series two of Eastenders:E20

Having composed over 50% of the show’s music himself, Aiden has also sourced tracks from some of the hottest UK artists for use in crucial scenes. The results are a stunning and well thought-out musical backdrop to the BBC’s successful series.

BBC Scotland will broadcast full live coverage of all four away fixtures in Scotland's campaign to qualify for the European Championships.

First up is Craig Levein's debut as coach for a Scotland competitive fixture – the opening qualifier on 3 September in Lithuania.

The match at the Darius Girenas Stadium, in Kaunas, will be broadcast live on BBC One Scotland – kick-off is at 7.15pm.

BBC Scotland will also bring live coverage as the national side attempts to pick up valuable points on their travels to the Czech Republic on 8 October, to Liechtenstein on 8 October 2011 and to Spain, reigning World and European champions, four days later.

The broadcaster also announced today renewed contracts with the Scottish Football Association (SFA) to provide live radio commentary of Scottish Cup matches and Scotland's home internationals for the next four years.

Fatboy, Naz, Stevie and her boyfriend Olly are now on Twitter…!

The characters of the second series of EastEnders: E20 are currently sharing the low-down on their lives in Walford on Twitter with all of their fans. If you want to be the first to know what Fatboy, Naz and the rest of the gang are up to, follow their tweets in the build up to the explosive new series starting on 7th September.

Fatboy, who is back for series 2, is "the one and ONLY Fatboy... Follow me peoples and spread the word" @manlikefatboy. Naz is @badgal_naz and sharing her latest life and partying adventures but just don't call her Turkish Delight. Olly is hittin' the road on his bicycle and tweeting in a hip East London street near you @OllyManHall. Ever the optimist, Stevie is an ordinary girl in an extraordinary world @Stevie4Olly.

The BBC Asian Network will celebrate the end of its Melas season with a special highlights programme, A Summer Of Melas, on the BBC Red Button, from Monday 16 August.

Having attracted an audience of 810,000 for last year's Mela Music Red Button programme, viewers will be able to re-live this summer's season with an hour-long programme, which is available for seven days until Sunday 22 August.

Hosted by a variety of Asian Network presenters, including Breakfast Show host Tommy Sandhu, the programme will showcase the best music, artists, interviews and culture from across the summer.

Performances from the Melas' biggest artists will be interwoven with other station activity, and the programme will also feature performances from the BBC Introducing Stage – a brand-new stage which featured at the London Mela, showcasing the best in under the radar Asian talent.

CBBC Controller Damian Kavanagh has commissioned five new films from across the UK, following extraordinary children with unique stories to tell, in the second series of the critically acclaimed single-subject documentary strand My Life for CBBC on BBC Two.

From three ballet-dancing brothers from Liverpool to children struggling to stay awake with narcolepsy, My Life tackles a different subject each week, providing an in-depth look into the contrasting lives of some exceptional children living in the UK.

Commenting on the commissions, Damian Kavanagh said: "These thought-provoking films show the incredible resilience and determination of the children involved to overcome the obstacles they face in life. Either by managing a physical condition, enduring an enforced separation or realising a burning ambition."

The waiting is over for football fans across the country as the 2010/2011 football season gets underway. The BBC's first live game of the season sees newly promoted Leeds Utd face old rivals Derby County on Saturday 7 August. Presenter Jake Humphrey is joined in the studio by Lee Dixon and Danny Mills.

The second series of the online soap EastEnders: E20 hits our screens on 7th September, 2010.

Series One of the online soap had over 3.3 million requests across the EastEnders website, BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button. It has since been shown on BBC Three and received over a million viewers.

The 10 part series will transmit via the EastEnders website (running time 14 minutes each) followed by a weekly omnibus on BBC Three.

Bryan Kirkwood, Executive Producer of EastEnders: E20 commented:

“EastEnders: E20 made a real impact the first time round, and this second series is set to do the same. The show is a fantastic platform for young, aspiring writers and actors to set the agenda. The audience are in for a real treat as these four exciting new characters will arrive in Albert Square with a bang”.

John Yorke, Executive Producer of EastEnders: E20 commented:

The BBC's London 2012 website, the new "home" for all of the BBC's London 2012 content, will be launched tomorrow to mark two years to go until the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games. World Olympic Dreams will be launched on the site at the same time.

The 2012 site, bbc.co.uk/2012, will give users a single entry point to a showcase of BBC content related to London 2012, drawing on news, sport, programmes from the BBC Archive and more. The site will also contain prominent links to external content such as information about volunteering in 2012 and how to buy tickets for the Olympic Games.

Nearer the Games it will be the home of the BBC's Torch Relay coverage online, building in technical innovation from the BBC's Future Media & Technology division and external development companies.

The Torch Relay begins in May 2012 and will cover the UK, before reaching its climax at the Opening Ceremony in London on 27 July.