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(last updated Wed 20 Aug 2008, 05:25 BST)

6.00am Hayley Mills Profile of John Mills' famous daughter, who made her acting debut as an infant in one of her father's films before appearing as a precocious 12-year-old in Tiger Bay and winning an honorary Oscar for her performance in Pollyanna
7.00am Candice Bergen The daughter of a famous ventriloquist, who rebelled to become a feminist, photojournalist and award-winning comic actress
8.00am Rob Lowe The life and career of the Hollywood actor, who was part of the Brat Pack in the 1980s and, following a sex scandal, relaunched his career with a role in The West Wing
9.00am What It Takes The life and career of Jennifer Lopez, who became the first star to have a number one album, JLO, and film, The Wedding Planner, released at the same time
9.30am What It Takes The rise to fame of Richard Gere, the Pretty Woman and Chicago star, who is also renowned as a Buddhist and Tibetan rights campaigner
10.00am David Crosby Profile of the guitarist who rose to fame playing with such bands as the Byrds, but whose success was marred by drug addiction
11.00am Hayley Mills Profile of John Mills' famous daughter, who made her acting debut as an infant in one of her father's films before appearing as a precocious 12-year-old in Tiger Bay and winning an honorary Oscar for her performance in Pollyanna
12.00pm Candice Bergen The daughter of a famous ventriloquist, who rebelled to become a feminist, photojournalist and award-winning comic actress
1.00pm Ramsay's Boiling Point The chef's restaurant is up and running and, after ejecting food critic AA Gill from his premises, he is inundated with interview requests
1.30pm Gene Simmons Family Jewels The rock star falls ill, but goes against his family's wishes and refuses to see a doctor
2.00pm Classic Albums Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, Dave Murray and Clive Burr reflect on the production of their 1982 album The Number of the Beast
3.00pm David Crosby Profile of the guitarist who rose to fame playing with such bands as the Byrds, but whose success was marred by drug addiction
4.00pm Rob Lowe The life and career of the Hollywood actor, who was part of the Brat Pack in the 1980s and, following a sex scandal, relaunched his career with a role in The West Wing
5.00pm What It Takes The life and career of Jennifer Lopez, who became the first star to have a number one album, JLO, and film, The Wedding Planner, released at the same time
5.30pm What It Takes The rise to fame of Richard Gere, the Pretty Woman and Chicago star, who is also renowned as a Buddhist and Tibetan rights campaigner
6.00pm Running Away with the Circus Head clown Jan asks a local priest to christen the new big top, summer storms cause a show to be cancelled, and John Roberts throws a party for his birthday. Martin Trenaman narrates
6.30pm Running Away with the Circus John Roberts makes a decision that is likely to have far-reaching consequences for the family's future. Mahri shares the limelight with a drag queen when she puts on a special one-off show, and Jana has a surprise proposal. Martin Trenaman narrates
7.00pm Carlos Santana Profile of the influential Mexican rock guitarist, musician and singer who took the Woodstock festival by storm in 1969
8.00pm Mickey Rourke Profile of the former boxer who got his big break in Hollywood thanks to a memorable role in Body Heat, and more recently made a comeback in the comic-book adaptation Sin City
9.00pm Ramsay's Boiling Point The chef's restaurant is up and running and, after ejecting food critic AA Gill from his premises, he is inundated with interview requests
9.30pm Gene Simmons Family Jewels The rock star falls ill, but goes against his family's wishes and refuses to see a doctor
10.00pm Gene Simmons Family Jewels Part one of two. Shannon and Tracy spring a surprise on Danny Bonaduce, Adam Carolla's co-host, while Gene is discharged from hospital
10.30pm Ramsay's Boiling Point The hot-tempered chef is asked to prepare a banquet for 650 guests at the palace of Versailles in France, but the language barrier proves a problem
11.00pm Diary of a Mother on the Edge The story of Henrietta and Michael Spink, who sailed around the world with their two disabled children after facing mounting debts and allegedly being failed by the social services
12.00am Running Away with the Circus Head clown Jan asks a local priest to christen the new big top, summer storms cause a show to be cancelled, and John Roberts throws a party for his birthday. Martin Trenaman narrates
12.30am Running Away with the Circus John Roberts makes a decision that is likely to have far-reaching consequences for the family's future. Mahri shares the limelight with a drag queen when she puts on a special one-off show, and Jana has a surprise proposal. Martin Trenaman narrates
1.00am Classic Albums Insight into the production of Stevie Wonder's classic 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, featuring interviews with those responsible for making it such a success
2.00am Carlos Santana Profile of the influential Mexican rock guitarist, musician and singer who took the Woodstock festival by storm in 1969
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