What's on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Red Button 12th - 19th May
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| 09:00 UK time, Saturday, 12 May 2012
Asian Stars
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Asian Music Stars is an insightful and entertaining TV programme which explores the lives of three internationally renowned artists Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Adnan Sami and Kailash Kher as they embark on concert tours across the UK.
The Red Button programme will offer its audience a unique and intimate insight into each of these three artists; their upbringing and personal life experiences. Through interviews, musical demonstrations, behind the scenes footage, crowd testimonials and multi camera concert coverage, the three artists will be compared, contrasted and celebrated.
Available on all platforms
Freesat/Sky/Virgin Media:
Mon 14th May - Fri 18th May, 6:00am-4:00am
Freeview:
Mon 14th May - Thu 17th May, 6:00pm-6:00am
Fri 18th May, 6:00am-4:00am
Andy's Wild Adventures Quiz
Andy and Kip would like to take you on a wild adventure of your own. So join them as they travel on the KipMobile far and wide in search of weird and wonderful animal facts. Along the way, they'll ask you lots of fun questions which you can answer using the coloured buttons on your remote control.
Available on Sky/Freeview
Sky:
Mon 14th May - Sat 19th May, 6:00am-7:00pm
Freeview:
Mon 14th May, 6:00am-10:50am
Tue 15th May, 6:00am-7:00pm
Wed 16th May, 6:00am-2:50pm, 6:10pm-7:00pm
Thu 17th May, 6:00am-10:20am
Fri 18th May, 6:00am-10:35am
Sat 19th May, 6:00am-6:50am
Maestro at the Opera Winner
Four well-known personalities compete to take on the prestigious task of conducting a full act of a legendary opera at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Red Button viewers can watch in full, the winner's truly incredible performance conducting Act II of Puccini's masterpiece La Boheme on the main stage of Covent Garden.
This gripping performance signifies the climax of the entire series and also features insightful commentary from Maestro Judges and cast of the Royal Opera House.
Available on all platforms
Freesat/Sky/Virgin Media/Freeview:
Fri 18th May, 9:55pm-4:00am
Horrible Histories Karaoke
Fancy testing your singing skills against famous Horrible Histories legends? Press red to sing along with the all new Horrible Histories Karaoke! There are six sensational new songs available, from the heavy metal Luddites and eccentric Queen Mary 1st, The Pilgrim Fathers and Charles Darwin, to the boy-band Fighter Pilots of World War II and 'The Thinkers' of ancient Greece. Take your pick. The Horrible Histories Karaoke - only here on CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, just press red!
Printable song words plus more Horrible Histories goodies are also available on the CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ website - bbc.co.uk/cbbc/horriblehistories
Available on all platforms
Freesat/Sky/Virgin Media:
Sat 12th May, 7:00am-12:25pm. 2:30pm-7:00pm
Sun 13th May, 7:00am-11:40am, 4:00pm-7:00pm
Freeview:
Sat 12th May, 7:00am-9:45am, 11:15am-12:45pm
Sun 13th May, 7:00am-12:00pm
In It To Win It
Dale Winton returns with another series of In It To Win It, the game show where people compete on general knowledge for a big money jackpot.
Think you can do better? Every Saturday press the Red Button during the show to pit your wits against our studio contestants. Come the final round will you still be In It To Win It?
Available on Sky/Freeview:
Sat 12th May, 7:45pm-8:40pm
Sat 19th May, 8:00pm-8.50pm
CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Extra
CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Extra is the home of exclusives. Watch funny clips, out-takes, star interviews, pop music, backstage previews and episodes from Children's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
Go on, press red... You know you want to!
Available on all platforms
Freesat/Sky/Virgin Media:
Sat 12th May, 7:00am-10:00am
Mon 14th May - Thu 17th May, 7:00am-10:00am, 3:00pm-6:00pm
Fri 18th May, 7:00am-10:00am, 3:30pm-6:00pm
Sat 19th May, 7:00am-10:00am
Freeview:
Wed 16th May, 3:00pm-6:00pm
News Multiscreen: Video Choice
Each weekday Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News' On Demand team will be rounding-up the day's strongest news pictures to bring viewers a two-minute package of highlights. On weekends the tone becomes more conversational when Red Button viewers can watch a topical interview in 'Five Minutes with...' or a round-up of the week's weird and wonderful videos in OddBox.
- Video Choice: Weekdays (available around the clock)
- Five Minutes With... / OddBox: Weekends (around the clock)
Available on Sky and Virgin only
CBeebies Red Button
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Red Button welcomes younger viewers and grown-ups with a sense of adventure to the big, bright and fun world of CBeebies interactive!
Now your children's favourite characters are at the heart of the interactive TV experience. Satellite and digital terrestrial viewers will have slightly different offerings from one another. This has enabled us to offer the best games tailored to each system.
CBeebies Red Button is available now on the CBeebies channel, and via page 5900 on other channels.
Available on Freeview and Sky only
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sport Multiscreen**
Catch up on all the latest Sport via the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sport multiscreen. Headlines are available around the clock with up to five additional streams available to cover the best that Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sport has to offer.
Please note that Red Button sport timings are subject to change at short notice.
For the latest information refer to the .
Highlights
- Triathlon - World Triathlon Series. Live coverage of the men's race from San Diego.
- Cricket - England v West Indies. Test Match Special commentary with live scorecard.
- Formula 1 - Spanish Grand Prix. Live coverage from Montmelo.
**Note all Red Button times are subject to change at short notice
Comment number 1.
At 20th May 2012, Sue_Aitch wrote:Please, Tess, may we have an update of the lists published in Andrew Bowden's blog that was written three years /blogs/pressred/2009/05/pagenumberlist.shtml with the up to date list of pages?
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At 21st May 2012, James Aslett wrote:Hi Sue, we're looking into this.
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At 21st May 2012, Sue_Aitch wrote:Thanking you kindly.
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