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Danny Cohen, Controller, BBC Three announces new drama series, Touch, has been commissioned for the channel at the Edinburgh Television Festival today.

From acclaimed theatre, film and TV writer Jack Thorne (Skins, The Scouting Book For Boys, Cast Offs) comes an edge-of-the-seat supernatural thriller, made by BBC Drama Production.

In Touch the vengeful dead walk on Earth and only uber-geek Paul can save the living from a fiery Armageddon.

Paul is an ordinary young man from an ordinary town who discovers an extraordinary ability – he can see the dead. As he comes to terms with a nightmare reality he meets others who share his powers and share a horrifying secret – the spirits are waging war on the living. Mankind will be destroyed.

But the most terrifying twist is yet to come – Paul discovers that only he holds the key to the world's salvation.

7.45pm Sunday 29 August on BBC THREE

Jennie Gow presents live coverage of the 11th round of this year's MotoGP, from Indianapolis

8.00pm Saturday 28 August on BBC THREE

Dizzee Rascal, The Libertines, The Klaxons, Blink 182, Arcade Fire and Pendulum are among the acts performing at the Reading And Leeds Festival 2010, with BBC Three coverage presented by Edith Bowman and Reggie Yates

9:00pmFriday 27 August on BBC THREE

BBC Three brings coverage from the final Diamond League meeting of the year, with Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt taking on Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay in the 100m

8:30pm Tuesday 24 August on BBC THREE

The boys take centre stage this week as eight-year-old Matthew explains why he wants to break into the competitive world of child modelling, as BBC Three's Adult Season continues

BBC Three's recent Adult Season has proved a huge hit with 16–34 year olds with more watching the season and the channel than ever before.

BBC Three continues to be the most watched digital channel for 16-34 year olds for the hours it broadcasts - and has grown its share of young audiences by 58% since Danny Cohen began as Controller just over three years ago.

The Adult Season has just ended and ran over four weeks with a range of documentaries and entertainment shows looking at what it is like to be a young adult in Britain today. Online, BBC Three hosted a debate where young people shared their personal experiences of what it means to become an "adult".

Continuing its commitment to reflect the most significant live music cultural events, the BBC today confirmed its coverage of this year's Reading and Leeds Festival.

From Friday 27 to Sunday 29 August, the BBC will bring audiences closer to the festival through the best music including headliner sets, artist interviews, exclusive acoustics and special performances across programming on BBC Three, BBC Red Button, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Online.

Andy Parfitt, BBC's Controller of Popular Music, says: "These twin festivals have established themselves as the highpoint in the younger music fans calendar - this year the line up is very strong and I'm proud that the BBC will be reflecting this on radio, TV and on-line."

BBC Three's coverage, based at the Reading site, is presented by Edith Bowman and Reggie Yates from their festival treehouse.

9.00pm Tuesday 3 August on BBC THREE

Fourteen-year-old Georgia, daughter of tabloid favourite and glamour model Alicia Douvall, discusses her relationship with her mum, as BBC Three's Adult Season continues

Adult Season

Following the success of last year's season, the Adult Season returns to explore the pressures on young people to grow up quickly, and what it means to be an adult. The season brought the channel two of its strongest weeks ever.

Danny Cohen, Controller BBC Three, says: "Every programme in this Season takes a different perspective on what it means to become an adult. It's a mix of documentaries, current affairs and entertainment that young audiences simply would not find elsewhere across the British television landscape – and asserts once again the unique public service role BBC Three is playing for younger viewers."

Tulisa – My Mum And Me

Reading/Leeds Festival

BBC Three continues its summer of live music with coverage from one of the UK's leading summer festivals – Reading and Leeds 2010.

Presented by Edith Bowman and Reggie Yates, based at the Reading site, television coverage includes highlights and performances from the Main Stage and the BBC Radio 1/NME Stage.

Artists appearing this year include Guns N' Roses, Arcade Fire, Blink 182, Pendulum, Mumford And Sons and The Libertines. As well as the festival's best music, coverage also includes artist interviews and festival gossip from across the weekend.

There will be further programming on the BBC Red Button and both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Online will reflect the Leeds site as well in their coverage.

Young Talent Of The Year 2010

The show that celebrates the unsung heroes of Britain is back. Young Talent Of The Year 2010 puts the spotlight on the dedicated young professionals of Britain who have devoted years to perfecting their craft.

Once again the series is looking to see who can cut it as the country's Young Hairdresser of the Year and who can slaughter the competition to take the title of Young Butcher. And three new categories seek the brightest young talents from the worlds of beauticians, plumbers and fishmongers.

George Lamb returns to preside over the action, as each of the five episodes tackles an individual profession. Joining George each time are two respected judges from each profession to offer their expert opinion.

Russell Howard's Good News

Russell Howard is back with a third helping of his hugely successful topical series, Russell Howard's Good News. With a mix of stand-up, sketch, clips and interviews, Russell once again dons his news hat, trawls through the media and puts his own unique spin on the big stories of the week. Russell is also on a mission to uncover an array of overlooked little news gems that make him smile.

Filmed weekly in front of a live studio audience, Russell Howard's Good News also encourages fans at home to get involved and shape the news agenda by allowing them to submit stories online at: www.bbc.co.uk/russellhoward – where they can also view exclusive extra features – or via Twitter at www.twitter.com/russellhoward.

The King Is Dead

The Chief of Police has kicked the bucket, the President has been assassinated and the King is dead! So, who do you turn to?

Each week on The King Is Dead a well-known public figure is hypothetically bumped off. It's down to the comedic interview panel, led by Simon Bird, to scour the Great British celebrity pool for a top-notch replacement. Three celebrities compete in this unique and vigorous interview process in a bid to prove they are the best applicant for the available job.

How Not To Live Your Life

Dan Clark, comedian and writer of How Not To Live Your Life, returns as desperate lothario Don in the third series of the hit comedy.

At the climax of series two Don's luck was about to change as it looked like he was finally going to get it on with his flatmate, Sam. But on joining Don at the start of series three, it appears that things didn't quite go according to plan, and each day is a trial for Don as he must face up to the fact that he blew his chance with Sam.

Ideal

There have been a few changes in Salford, as Ideal returns to BBC Three for a sixth series. After fleeing the UK in order to avoid a possible prison sentence, Moz and Jenny travelled to several different countries – although Jenny doesn't seem to remember which ones. When they turn up on the doorstep, it isn't quite the homecoming they'd hoped for.

For a start, PC, the police constable has taken up residence in Moz's old flat, with his ex-girlfriend Nicki. Not only that, but with PC bringing home all the weed he's confiscated, Nicki is now dealing to Moz's original circle of clients and has seriously boosted profits. This series also welcomes a new tenant to the block. Tilly (Janeane Garofalo) is a beautiful, witty, artistic American girl, who runs her own small designer clothes shop: Trash Wednesday.

Starring Johnny Vegas as Moz, Ideal is as creative and uncompromising as ever, and like nothing else on TV.