Lee Ingleby and Hermione Norris to lead new ITV crime drama Innocent
Angel Coulby and Daniel Ryan will also star in the four-part series about a convicted murderer maintaining his innocence
Lee Ingleby and Hermione Norris are to star in new ITV drama Innocent. The four-part series, written by Chris Lang (Unforgotten) and Matt Arlidge (Silent Witness), revolves around the life of David Coller (Ingleby), an ordinary family man sent to jail for seven years after allegedly killing his wife, Tara. David has always maintained he had nothing to do with his spouse’s murder, and the only person who seems to believe him is his brother Phil (Daniel Ryan). While Phil has endlessly campaigned for his innocence, David is still detested by Tara’s family, particularly her childless sister Alice (Hermione Norris). She, together with her husband Rob (Adrian Rowlins), became guardians to David’s kids and the pair now enjoy a far more comfortable lifestyle than they did when Tara was alive, raising their young family with David’s estate money. View oEmbed on the source website As David and Phil campaign for his release, Chief Inspector William Bleech (Nigel Lindsay) has a lot to lose should the conviction be overturned. If David is acquitted, Detective Cathy Hudson (Angel Coulby) is in line to replace the chief inspector – but no one knows she and Bleech are in a secret relationship. When David is released on a technicality, a cloud of suspicion still hangs over his head. How is he going to rebuild the life he has lost? Who should he trust? How will he manage his complex web of relationships? And the question stands: is he truly innocent? View oEmbed on the source website The series will be produced by TXTV and directed by Richard Clark (Doctor Who, The Musketeers), with filming set to begin in this month. This article was originally published in 2016
Rio 2016 Olympics on TV today: Sunday 21 August – Day 16
The men's marathon, basketball final, plus Joe Joyce guaranteed at least one more medal for Team GB in the super heavyweight boxing — all in the final day of Rio 2016
The last day of the Rio 2016 Olympics, and Team GB are guaranteed at least one more medal to add to their tally of 66. British boxer Joe Joyce is fighting in the men's super-heavyweight final, rounding off a successful Games in the ring for Team GB. Elsewhere, there's the men's basketball final, the rhythmic gymnastics and the men's marathon, featuring inspirational British runner Tsegai Tewelde. Oh, and of course the Closing Ceremony also rounds everything off tonight. See the bottom of the page for a guide to every single gold up for grabs today, plus our Star To Watch, Tsegai Tewelde, an Eritrean runner representing Britain. And take a look at the rest of our Olympics coverage here. Athletics: Men’s Marathon 1:30pm BBC1 The marathon is always a fitting end to a Games, giving broadcasters a last chance to swoop through the host city’s beauty spots. Beginning and ending in the Sambadrome, venue for the Rio carnival, the course winds through the city centre before stretching out along Rio’s coastline. Computer chips in athletes’ trainers track times and locations for every athlete in the field. Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge missed the world record by just eight seconds in London earlier this year, and having won bronze at the 2004 Olympics and silver in 2008, he is out to complete the set. Team GB’s line-up comprises Tsegai Tewelde and the Hawkins brothers — Derek, 27, and Callum, 24, the latter the top-placed Briton at this year’s London Marathon, finishing eighth. James Gill Gymnastics: Rhythmic All-around Final 3pm Red Button The ribbon is one of four items of equipment that rhythmic gymnasts can choose from in Rio.The others are a hoop, a ball, and clubs. Routines are performed on the floor to music, and judges mark gymnasts on difficulty and execution. It’s one of two events in the Olympics that remains an exclusively female competition. The other is synchronised swimming. Craig Heap Full Rio 2016 Olympics schedule Boxing: Women’s and Men’s Finals 6pm, 7:15pm BBC1 Joseph Joyce is a qualified diving instructor, has a degree in fine art and also teaches art, so brace yourself for plenty of canvas puns. There’s nobody in the Super Heavyweight division he hasn’t beaten. Steve Bunce Basketball: Men’s Gold Medal Match 7:45pm BBC4 Brit To Watch: Tsegai Tewelde Athletics: Men's Marathon 1:30pm BBC1 Marathon runner Tsegai Tewelde arrived in Edinburgh when he was 17, seeking asylum from his native Eritrea. He still has a scar on his forehead from where a landmine exploded near him when he was eight. He will represent Team GB after reaching the qualifying time at the London Marathon — only the second one that he’d run. GOLDS TODAY Athletics Men's Marathon 1:30pm Basketball Men's 7:45pm Boxing Women's Middleweight 6pm, Men's Flyweight 6:15pm, Men's Light Welterweight 6:30pm, Men's Super Heavyweight 7:15pm Cycling Men's Cross Country 4:30pm Gymnastics Rhythmic Group All-around 3pm Handball Men's 6pm Volleyball Men's 5:15pm Wrestling Men's Freestyle -65kg 5:55pm, Men's Freestyle -97kg 6:45pm Your full Rio 2016 Olympics coverage guide Click the image to enlarge
Rio 2016 Olympics on TV today: Saturday 20 August – Day 15
Mo Farah running in the men's 5,000m, Tom Daley competing in the men's 10m platform diving final, boxer Nicola Adams looking to defend her Olympic title — the penultimate day of competition is a busy one for Team GB
Mo Farah is in line to double up at Rio 2016 as he runs in the men's 5,000m tonight, one of the last track and field events of the Games. Tom Daley is hoping to win the men's 10m platform final, while Team GB's women are also in with a strong shot at the medals, with Helen Jenkins racing in the triathlon and reigning boxing champion Nicola Adams looking to defend her title. See the bottom of the page for a guide to every single gold up for grabs today. And take a look at the rest of our Olympics coverage here. Athletics: Women’s Triathlon 3pm BBC1 The sheer variety of disciplines is what makes the triathlon so tough. It’s relentless. Rio will be brilliant — it’s got a really rough sea swim and the bike course is hard and technical. I’d be really surprised if we didn’t come home with a couple of medals — but it’s unpredictable. Gwen Jorgensen of the USA has dominated recently — if she’s in the race, it’ll be hard to look beyond second and third place for the other girls. But GB’s Helen Jenkins is in phenomenal shape, Non Stanford is very talented and Vicky Holland is great, too. Annie Emmerson Modern Pentathlon 4pm Red Button+/online Modern pentathlon’s mentally and physically challenging events comprise swimming, fencing, horse riding, with a finale of running and shooting. The leader from the first three rounds starts first, with the rest released on a staggered start. The riding event is perhaps the trickiest. Competitors are randomly assigned horses, and rider and steed have just 20 minutes to bond before facing the showjumping course. And after all that, you must calm yourself down mid-run for shooting. The men’s event is today, following on from the women’s yesterday. Stephanie Cook Boxing: Women’s Flyweight Final 6pm BBC1 Olympic champion Nicola Adams is in great form and I strongly fancy her to retain her Olympic title, something only one British boxer has ever done — middleweight Harry Mallin, way back in 1920 and 1924. Adams recently became world champion, the last remaining major title to elude her. It means she’s now reigning Olympic, world, Commonwealth and European champion. She won’t fear anyone. Steve Bunce Full Rio 2016 Olympics schedule Diving: Men’s 10m Platform Final 8:30pm BBC1 Since the last Olympics, Tom Daley has moved from Plymouth to London, he’s found a new coach, and in May he won the European championships. I think he’s in a pretty good place physically and personally, so it’s likely we’ll see the best of him in Rio. In 2012, Daley’s diving was the fifth highest-viewed event we had at the Games. He unites a whole cross-section of people. Bob Ballard Athletics: Women’s High Jump Final 12:30am BBC1 She once rivalled Katarina Johnson-Thompson as the next bright young thing in British heptathlon, but in Rio 2016 Morgan Lake has cut down to one rather than seven disciplines. The 19-year-old is Britain’s only athlete in the women’s high jump, an event that will be wide open following Russia’s Olympic ban. Both gold and bronze were won by Russian athletes in London 2012 — gold medal winner Anna Chicherova has since been provisionally suspended after retested samples from 2008 came back positive. James Gill Athletics: Men’s Javelin Final 12:55am BBC1 The javelin is so different from when I was competing. There were very few African throwers then — Justin Arop of Uganda was one. When I threw against him in India, he threw in bare feet. I lent him my spikes, thinking he’d improve; he put them on and fell flat on his face. He gave them back to me as if I’d sabotaged him. Now, Kenya’s Julius Yego is the world and Commonwealth champion; he’s thrown the best throw since 2006 with 92.72m. Steve Backley Athletics: Men’s 5000m 1:30am BBC1 No one can doubt how hard Mo Farah is prepared to work to try to make history. He has to run 25 laps for the 10,000m, two races of 12-and-a-half laps for the 5,000m. By the time he finishes tonight’s final he will have run 50 times round that track — I just hope it brings him back at least one gold medal. He’s learnt to win. He’s beaten them all — Kenyans, Ethiopians — on the big occasions. He has more gold medals from major championships than any other British athlete. If I was a betting man, which I am, I’d have a fiver on Mo. Brendan Foster GOLDS TODAY Athletics Men's 1500m 1am, Women's 800m 1:15am, Men's 5,000m 1:30am, Women's High Jump 12:30am, Men's Javelin 12:55am, Women's 4x400m Relay 2am, Men's 4x400m Relay 2:35am Badminton Men's Singles 2pm Basketball Women's 7:30pm Boxing Women's Flyweight 6pm, Men's Bantamweight 6:15pm, Men's Middleweight 7pm Canoe Sprint Men's K1 200m 1pm, Men's C2 1,000m 1:14pm, Women's K4 500m 1:32pm, Men's K4 1,000m 1:49pm Cycling Women's cross-country 4:30pm Diving Men's 10m Platform 8:30pm Football Men's 9:30pm Golf Women's 11am Modern Pentathlon Men's 4pm Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-around Last Rotation 7:20pm Handball Women's 7:30pm Taekwondo Women's +67kg 2am, Men's +80kg 2:15am Triathlon Women's 3pm Volleyball Women's 2:15am Water Polo Men's 9:50pm Wrestling Men's Freestyle -86kg 9:30pm, Men's Freestyle -125kg 10:30pm Your full Rio 2016 Olympics coverage guide Click the image to enlarge
Rio 2016 Olympics on TV today: Thursday 18 August – Day 13
The Brownlee brothers race for the win in the Olympic triathlon, while 2012 winner Jade Jones competes in taekwondo — plus women's diving, shot put, and athletics
London 2012 Olympic double act Jonny and Alistair Brownlee are back in action today in the Ro 2016 triathlon. They aren't the only Brits hoping to defend their Olympic titles: gold medalist Jade Jones is set to compete in the women's -57kg taekwondo, well while diver Tonia Couch is hoping to score her first Olympic medal at the women's 10m platform. Finally, Usain Bolt is aiming for Rio gold number two in the men's 200m final. Check below for a guide to every single gold up for grabs today, and take a look at the rest of our Olympics coverage here. Men’s triathlon 3pm BBC1 Jonny and Alistair Brownlee are as tough as they come — and they’re the big favourites in the triathlon, especially now that their Spanish rival Javier Gómez has had to pull out. Whatever their position in the race, they give 100 per cent every time. Alistair absolutely smashes himself, and Jonny’s not far behind him — they always make races more interesting because they’re very tactically smart, and people really respect them. They’ve been criticised because they train so hard, especially Alistair, because he’s quite nuts and perhaps overtrains and jeopardises races with various injuries, but I believe that if you want to be the greatest in the world, you have to take risks. Those risks certainly pay off for him. Annie Emmerson Athletics: Men’s 400m Hurdles Final 4pm BBC4 There are so many stories of Olympic triumph against the odds that it’s easy to forget the agonising disappointments. The USA’s 400m hurdler Johnny Dutch had the fastest time in the world in 2016. He should have strolled to Rio, but on the final hurdle of the final race of the final US trial, he clipped the barrier and went tumbling. Afterwards, Dutch made clear his feelings: “I don’t have a contract. I have no job. I don’t know if I can do this any more.” His departure leaves Kerron Clement of the USA as the fastest man this year. But with ten hurdles to overcome over a circuit of the track, success and failure are just a stride apart. James Gill Diving: Women’s 10m Platform 8pm BBC1 There are always a few twists and turns in the 10m and GB’s Tonia Couch has a great chance of a medal this year. Diving is a sport you can pick up as you go along. With the scoring, just remember that when the seven judges’ marks come up after the dive, the top two marks and the lowest two marks are removed. The only marks that count are the three in the middle. For the final score, they are multiplied by the degree of difficulty — the highest is usually 3.9 — which measures how technically complicated the dive is. It’s good to have a high degree of difficulty, but it’s worth a lot more if the dive itself is performed well. Bob Ballard Full Rio 2016 Olympics schedule Taekwondo: Women’s -57kg 2am BBC1 View oEmbed on the source website Taekwondo is a mental and technical duel. It involves spinning, feinting and kicking — it’s like a physical game of chess, or cat and mouse. You have to be strong and explosive, fast and powerful to get your points so it certainly attracts athletes with plenty of personality. London 2012 gold medal-winner Jade Jones is the one to watch. It’s all about where you hit or kick your opponent — there’s one point for a basic body blow, three points for a forward kick to the head or reverse kick to the torso, four points for a spinning kick to the head. Jade is known as the Headhunter — you can guess why. Karthi Gnanasegaram Athletics: Men’s 200m Final 2:30am BBC1 By the time sprinters reach the 200m finishing line, they’re almost running on empty. It’s a different challenge compared with the 100m. Mentally, you need to be ready for that last 50m, when the lactic acid’s building. Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin will once again be up against each other. If Gatlin is going to have any chance, he’ll need to come off the bend in the lead. Even then, he’ll have to keep pace with Bolt’s long strides up the straight. Britain’s Adam Gemili has a chance of making the final, as he nearly did in 2012. He won the trials by a whisker, but he’s finding his form. Darren Campbell Star to Watch: Kim Kuk-hyang Diving: Women's 10m Platform 8pm BBC1 North Korea’s Kim Kuk-hyang made history last year at the world championships when she won her country’s first diving gold medal. In floods of tears at the final ceremony, the 16-year-old said, “It gives me great pleasure to meet the expectations of my government and our Great Leader.” GOLDS TODAY Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles 4pm, Men's Shot Put 12:30am, Men's Decathlon 1500m 1:45am, Women's Javelin 1:10am, Women's 400m Hurdles 2:15am, Men's 200m 2:30am Badminton Women's Doubles 5pm Beach Volleyball Men's 4am Boxing Men's Light Heavyweight 7:30pm Canoe Sprint Men's K2 1,000m 1pm, Men's C1 200m 1:15pm, Men's K2 200m 1:39pm, Women's K1 500m 2:03pm Diving Women's 10m Platform 8pm Hockey Men's 9pm Sailing Men's 49er FX 5pm, Women's 49er FX 6pm Taekwondo Women's -57kg 2am, Men's -68kg 2:15am Triathlon Men's 3pm Wrestling Women's Freestyle -53kg 9:05pm, Women's Freestyle -63kg 9:50pm, Women's Freestyle -75kg 10:35pm Your full Rio 2016 Olympics coverage guide Click the image to enlarge
Rio 2016 Olympics on TV today: Tuesday 16 August – Day 11
World sailing champion Giles Scott is ready to assume the mantle of Ben Ainslie, and cyclist Laura Trott rides the road to another Olympic win for Britain — plus athletics, women's gymnastics, and more
Four-time sailing world champion Giles Scott represents Team GB for today's men's finn medal race but it'll act as his victory lap as he's already built an unassailable lead to secure gold. Meanwhile, super-cyclist Laura Trott is also predicted to come out on top as she enters the second day of the women's omnium after leading the standings overnight. Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin are expected to sail through the men's 200m heats, with GB's Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Danny Talbot and Adam Gemili hoping to challenge for a spot in the next round. There's also men's 110m hurdles, high jump, canoe sprint, and more athletics. See the bottom of the page for a guide to every single gold up for grabs today, plus our One To Watch, runner and trainee vet Laura Muir. And take a look at the rest of our Olympics coverage here. Cycling: Women’s Omnium 2:57pm BBC4 I said it in London and I’ll say it again: pound for pound, Laura Trott is the most valuable person on the British Olympic team. What she delivers for her size is remarkable. Like Victoria Pendleton before her, Trott isn’t the biggest rider, but her power-to-weight ratio allows her to outrace the bigger girls. Her main rival in the omnium, American Sarah Hammer, is much stronger- looking, and they’ve had some great tussles recently – although Trott leads the standings coming into today's events, with Hammer in third. Off the bike, Trott is a delight; on the track, she’s a demon. She’s the defending Olympic champion and will have gold in her sights again. Jill Douglas Athletics: Men’s 200m Heats From 3:50pm BBC1 The men’s 200m offers a potential opportunity for Britain’s sprint prospects. If Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin perform they’ll be the top two, but the bronze is up for grabs. Adam Gemili, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Danny Talbot are our 200m sprinters. Nethaneel went to university in the US. It’s such a big step for a young man to move out of his comfort zone, but it’s worked for him; he’s been in fantastic form. My only concern is that, having run a full US college season, he now has to carry that form through the Olympics. Darren Campbell Sailing: Men’s Finn Medal Race 5pm BBC1 Sailing’s greatest Olympian, Ben Ainslie, has sailed into the sunset. The four-time Olympic champion confirmed in 2012 that London would be his fifth and final Games (although he’s still very much part of the America’s Cup). But, when one era ends, another begins. For Giles Scott, four-time sailing world champion, Rio has been his chance to make history. The sailing competition has been running for a week, and today sees the Brit pick up a guaranteed Olympic gold in the climax of the Finn-class event after building an unassailable lead over his rivals. James Gill Full Rio 2016 Olympics schedule Gymnastics: Women’s Floor Final 6:45pm BBC2 The women’s floor final is Olympic gymnastics’ blue riband event. Performances are set to music, and in recent years we’ve seen much more expressive routines. As well as marks for execution and difficulty, judges are also looking at the artistry, and at how the music is interpreted. Expect to hear some samba tunes — gymnasts often try to tap into the home spirit and get the crowd on board. Britain’s Amy Tinkler is bidding for a medal but can she best Olympic darling Simone Biles who is hoping to add to her haul of three golds? Craig Heap Athletics: Men’s High Jump 12:30am BBC1 It was a moment of heart-stopping drama in 2012 when British high jumper Robbie Grabarz won bronze in London. He’d clipped the bar, it had tumbled down, and he’d scored well under his personal best — but when everything had been tallied up, there he was on the podium. It’s been an arduous journey to Rio, with Grabarz forced to have knee surgery on his take-off leg. Now, after 18 months of serious training, he says he feels fitter than he did in 2012. He’ll no doubt be battling for a medal even shinier than the bronze. Kasia Delgado Athletics: Men’s 110m Hurdles 2:45am BBC1 I have to highlight Omar McLeod from Jamaica. He’s been quite fragile for a few years, which is why we’ve missed him. He’s always been very fast, but Omar has now become the first athlete to have gone under 10 seconds for the 100m and under 13 seconds for the 110m hurdles in the same year. He’s run 9.99, and 12.98 seconds. Back in the day there was Willie Davenport of the US who managed to win a 1968 gold medal in the 110m hurdles and run under 10 seconds in 100m. In 1980 he was on the US bobsleigh team at the Winter Olympics. Colin Jackson One To Watch: Laura Muir Athletics: Women's 1500m Final 2:30am BBC1 Trainee vet Laura Muir, 23, is aiming to show her pedigree in the women’s 1500m final. Before heading to Rio, she spent July training at 1,850m above sea level in the Pyrenees. “She’s one of my favourite athletes,” says Brendan Foster. “She’s not very well known yet, but I think we’re all about to find out a lot more about her.” GOLDS TODAY Athletics Men's Triple Jump 1:50pm, Women's Discus 3:20pm, Men's High Jump 12:30am, Women's 1500m 2:30am, Men's 110m Hurdles 2:45am Boxing Men's Lightweight 11:15pm Canoe Sprint Men's C1 1,000m 1pm, Women's K2 500m 1:16pm, Women's K1 200m 1:40pm, Men's K1 1,000m 2:04pm Cycling Women's Omnium 2:57pm, Women's Sprint 9:44pm, Men's Keirin 10:14pm Diving Men's 3m Springboard 9pm Gymnastics Men's Parallel Bars 6pm, Women's Floor 6:45pm, Men's High Bar 7:30pm Sailing Men's Finn 5pm, Women's 470 5:05pm, Mixed Nacra 17 6pm Swimming Men's 10km 12 noon Synchronised Swimming Duets Free Routine 6pm Table Tennis Women's Team 11:30pm Weightlifting Men's +105kg 12:30am Wrestling Men's 66kg 9:30pm, Men's 98kg 10:30pm Your full Rio 2016 Olympics coverage guide Click the image to enlarge
Rio 2016 Olympics on TV today: Sunday 14 August – Day 9
Men's 100m final, singles tennis, and more incumbent champs playing today — plus cycling, wrestling, and gymnastics
All eyes are on the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, as he goes for another gold medal at the men's 100m final, undeterred by a recent hamstring injury. Today might also be Team GB's first olympic gold in gymnastics with Max Whitlock and Louis Smith ready to claim the prize. Andy Murray is likewise anticipated to dominate the men's singles event, and top rider Jason Kenny is looking to be a multi-cycling gold medallist. Other events today are wrestling, boxing, athletics, sailing, and fencing among others. See the bottom of the page for a guide to every single gold up for grabs today, plus our Must Watch, the women's marathon. And take a look at the rest of our Olympics coverage here. Tennis: Men's Singles 4pm BBC4 London 2012 was the event that sparked a golden year for Andy Murray: Olympic gold, US Open title, his first Wimbledon title. The Olympics have always meant a huge amount to him. He loved going to Beijing in 2008, but, by his own admission, took his eye off the ball in terms of preparation and lost in the first round. In London, he was ruthless. He didn’t stay in the Athletes’ Village; he won’t again in 2016. It might be less fun, but the fun for Andy comes in competing for his country. Russell Fuller Gymnastics: Men’s Pommel Horse 7:30pm BBC1 We could see British gymnastics’ first ever Olympic gold today. Max Whitlock and Louis Smith are in a straight shootout for the pommel horse title. One factor is that, come the final, Louis might have done only four different routines. But Max, who is in the team events, could have done more than 20. If I was Max, I’d be thinking Louis had it easy. Craig Heap Cycling: Men’s Sprint 9:04pm BBC1 Tonight’s individual sprint finals will be a huge challenge for Britain’s Jason Kenny — but the way the Olympic champion handles pressure is unbelievable. Think back four years: Chris Hoy was the defending Olympic champion, looking to replicate his Beijing performance and win three gold medals. But the British team said no: Kenny would ride the individual sprint, and Hoy would only ride the keirin and the team sprint. Decision made, only a gold medal was going to be good enough. That’s how much pressure Kenny was under — and he nailed it. He’s still among the top riders in the world, despite a rocky few years. He’s only 28, and has a great chance of becoming Olympic champion again. Jill Douglas Full Rio 2016 Olympics schedule Wrestling: Greco-Roman 9:30pm Redbutton+/online It may look like the most basic sport of the Games, but the ancient sight of hand-to-combat hides very modern attention to detail. The aim of both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling is to pin your opponent to the floor by the shoulders. Wrestlers also earn points for specific moves — a "five-point takedown" is the most impressive, when a wrestler throws their opponent so smartly that their feet go above their head. Wrestlers can't talk during a bout — no sledging here — and they're also forbidden to do anything "with the intention of torturing the opponent" — the rule book's words, not ours. That means genital grabbing, hair-pulling, and all the other usual playground tactics. Bouts consists of two rounds of three minutes each. If there's no match-winning throw in that time, the wrestler with more points wins. Athletics: Men’s 100m Final 2:25am BBC1 In Usain Bolt’s mind, for a number of years now, this has been his last Olympics. He’s not had an ideal run-in, picking up an injury to his hamstring so close to the Games. The problem was bad enough for him to go to Germany to consult Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt, the doctor whom Bolt has relied on in the past. Bolt’s closest rival is Justin Gatlin [not alone among leading sprinters in being tainted by an association with drugs] and he knows that the American is a real threat. At a race I saw early this season, Bolt looked in great shape, much better than is usual at that stage. He’s taking nothing for granted. He wants the treble treble. Darren Campbell Must Watch: Women's Marathon Athletics: Women's Marathon 1:30pm BBC1 There’s been a men’s marathon at every modern Olympics, but women weren’t allowed to go the distance until 1984. Running was considered “too great a call on feminine strength”, as the New York Times put it in 1928. Between then and 1960, female athletes could race no further than 200m. GOLDS TODAY Athletics Women's Marathon 1:30pm, Women's Triple Jump 12:55am, Men's 400m 2am, Men's 100m 2:25am Boxing Men's Light Flyweight 6:15pm Cycling Men's Sprint 9:04pm Women's Sprint 9:12pm Diving Women's 3m Springboard 8pm Fencing Men's Épée Team 10:30pm Gymnastics Men's Floor 6pm, Women's Vault 6:45pm, Men's Pommel Horse 7:30pm, Women's Uneven Bars 8:15pm Sailing Men's RS:X Windsurfer 5pm, Women's RS:X Windsurfer 6pm Shooting Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions 5pm Tennis Men's Singles 4pm, Women's Doubles 9pm, Mixed Doubles 12 midnight Weightlifting Women's +75kg 11pm Wrestling Men's 59kg 9:30pm, Men's 75kg 10:30pm Your full Rio 2016 Olympics coverage guide Click the image to enlarge
Rio 2016 Olympics on TV today: Friday 12 August – Day 7
Jessica Ennis-Hill begins the campaign to retain her heptathlon title, while Bradley Wiggins could become the most decorated British Olympian of all time
London 2012 heptathlon hero Jessica Ennis-Hill begins the campaign to retain her Olympic title, with teammate Katarina Johnson-Thompson one of her main rivals. Rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning are in a good position to do the same in the pairs final, while Andy continues his medal bid in both the men's singles and the mixed doubles. Meanwhile, Bradley Wiggins attempts to become the most decorated British Olympian of all time in the cycling Team Pursuit and Jo Pavey competes in the 10,000 metres at the age of 42. Plus badminton, equestrian and Amber Hill in the shooting. See the bottom of the page for a guide to every single gold up for grabs today. And take a look at the rest of our Olympics coverage here. Badminton 12 noon Red Button+/online China are the team to watch, having won more than half of all the Olympic badminton medals that have ever been contested, including women’s doubles gold at London 2012. Only nine other countries have even reached the podium, but could Brazil get a look-in this year? Having never previously qualified, as hosts they get to compete for the first time. Kasia Delgado Athletics: Heptathlon 1:35pm BBC1 The heptathlon takes place on the first two days of the track and field events. For Britain, it’s all about champion Jessica Ennis-Hill and rival Katarina Johnson-Thompson — a big battle between them would grip the Olympic Stadium. KJT is under pressure to succeed Jess, but she’s not the poster girl like her rival was at London 2012. Everyone in athletics knows Kat can deliver, but for the nation as a whole she’ll still be seen as the surprise package. The person on the street doesn’t expect KJT to be atop the podium. Gabby Logan Rowing: Women’s Pair Finals 2:24pm BBC1 Reigning Olympic champions Helen Glover and Heather Stanning are so dominant that if anyone asks me how much to bet on the two Brits repeating their triumph from 2012, I’d just say, “How much do you want to win?” After London, Heather resumed her army career in Afghanistan, while Helen won the World Championships with another partner. Since reuniting, they’ve carried on where they left off, steamrollering everyone in their path. They’re a brilliant combination — so strong physically and mentally. James Cracknell Full Rio 2016 Olympics schedule Athletics: Women’s 10,000m 3:10pm BBC2 She won’t win a medal, but that doesn’t matter when it comes to Jo Pavey. She’s 42, a mother of two, a European champion who is going to her fifth Olympics and, as with Paula Radcliffe, an inspiration to thousands of women runners. When I started the Great North Run in the 1980s, ten per cent of the entrants were women. Last year, that figure had gone up to 48 per cent. Jo will have a job keeping those Ethiopians in sight, but it’ll be a hell of a finale — unless she decides to aim for the next Olympics! Brendan Foster Tennis: Men's singles From 4pm, BBC Sport website Andy Murray has a busy day ahead of him, with both the men's singles quarter-final and the mixed doubles with partner Heather Watson. Equestrian: Dressage Team Grand Prix 6pm BBC1 I may be mainly in the velodrome, but given my year in the saddle I’ll keep an eye on the equestrian events. I went to see top GB riders Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester having an open dressage session and I loved it. Now I understand more, I can get more out of it. The venue is close by the mountain biking and the BMX, so I might have a chance see some of the British prospects there, too. Victoria Pendleton Cycling: Men’s Team Pursuit 8:52pm BBC2 Having Bradley Wiggins back in GB’s team pursuit is awesome. I’ve known him for such a long time, and we’ve competed in so many championships together. He’s an enigma, a maverick, everything you’d wish for in a sportsman — but also a thoroughly nice family guy. It blows me away how much talent is crammed into that tall, lean body. I’m very envious of him. If he wins a medal here in Rio, he will beat Chris Hoy and become Britain’s most decorated Olympian. We just look up in awe — me in particular, because he’s 6ft 3in and I’m 5ft 5in! Victoria Pendleton Star To Watch: Amber Hill Shooting: Women’s Skeet Final 7pm BBC1 Amber Hill is an 18-year-old beautician with pink nails and a penchant for Love Island. She’s also one of the world’s top skeet shooters. Introduced to shooting by her grandfather when she was just ten, she now even uses pink shotgun cartridges. GOLDS TODAY Archery Men's Individual 8:44pm Athletics Women's 10,000m 3:10pm, Men's 20km Walk 6:30pm, Women's Shot 2am Cycling Men's Team Pursuit 8:52pm, Women's Team Sprint 10pm Men's Doubles 12 midnight Equestrian Dressage Team Grand Prix 6pm Fencing Men's Foil Team 10:30pm Gymnastics Women's Trampoline Individual 7:35pm Judo Women's +78kg 9:20pm, Men's +100kg 9:20pm Rowing Women's Lightweight Double Sculls 1:20pm, Women's Pair 2:24pm, Men's Pair 1:40pm Shooting Women's Skeet 7pm, Men's 50m Rifle Prone 3pm Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke 2:03am, Men's 100m Butterfly 2:12am, Women's 800m Freestyle 2:33am, Men's 50m Freestyle 2:44am Tennis Men's Doubles 4pm Weightlifting Women's 75kg 7:30pm, Men's 85kg 11pm Your full Rio 2016 Olympics coverage guide Click the image to enlarge
Rio 2016 Olympics on TV today: Wednesday 10 August – Day 5
Rowing semi-finals today with Helen Glover and Heather Stanning expected to inch closer to gold — plus Max Whitlock in the gymnastics and weightlifting 17-year-old Rebekah Tiler
Rowing, rugby sevens and the men and women's cycling time trials dominate the Rio 2016 action this Wednesday 10th August. British rowers – and hot favourites – Helen Glover and Heather Stanning are aiming to make the women's pair finals, while the men get ready for the individual gymnastics competitions. Read the highlights and golds up for grabs today below, and check out the full sport-by-sport Day 5 schedule here. Rowing: Women’s Pair Semi-Finals 12:30pm BBC2 Expert's choice: James Cracknell In the pairs, each rower pulls one oar, one on either side of the boat. The oars are also slightly larger than those used in sculling. Get the champagne ready for this one because, barring injury or food poisoning, Britain’s Helen Glover and Heather Stanning are nailed on to strike gold. It was in this event that they won Team GB’s first gold medal of the 2012 Games, which was also Britain’s first-ever Olympic gold in women’s rowing. The semi-finals take place today, with the final scheduled for Friday. Swimming: Women’s 200m Breaststroke heats 5:47pm BBC1 View oEmbed on the source website The USA may come to Rio with the strongest team in the pool, but one star from 2012 won’t be making a return. Rebecca Soni, who broke the 200m breaststroke world record on her way to winning gold, has since retired, leaving the door open for a new generation. The semi-finals today might just include Chloe Tutton, a 19-year-old from the Rhondda, who broke the British record in April and improved her personal best by a massive three seconds. James Gill Rowing: Men’s Coxless Four Semi-finals 1:30pm BBC2 Expert's choice: James Cracknell We’ve won gold at every Olympics since 2000 in this event and I’m confident the British boys will bring it home again. They’re fitter, stronger and faster than the crew I was a member of when we won it in 2004, so they just need to ensure they produce the goods on the day. Watch out for British rower Moe Sbihi. A Muslim educated at a comprehensive school, he’s not your typical rower, and at 6ft 6in he’s an awesome physical specimen. Full Rio 2016 Olympics schedule Weightlifting: Women’s 69kg 7:30pm BBC4 View oEmbed on the source website Zoe Smith, Britain’s 2012 star, misses out through injury, but there’s a new name to reckon with: Yorkshire’s 17-year-old Rebekah Tiler. Sponsored by her local butcher after UK Sport cut her funding, Tiler competes in the 69kg category — a figure based on her weight, not her strength. Her best lift, she says, was her 102kg snatch at the British Championships in June — from floor to above her head in one amazing burst of power. James Gill Gymnastics: Men’s individual All-around final 8pm BBC1 Expert’s choice: Christine Still The all-around competition requires male gymnasts to master floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel and horizontal bars. Max Whitlock, silver medallist at the 2014 World Championships, is Britain’s hope, but the current best in the world is the man who beat him, Japan’s Kohei Uchimura. He has been totally dominant for almost eight years, and it would be a very big surprise if he didn’t successfully defend his Olympic title. Rugby Sevens: Men’s Quarter-finals 9pm BBC4 Expert’s choice: Hazel Irvine I’ve always loved seeing nations who have never previously done much win their first medal. It happened with a handful of countries at London 2012, and this year I’ll be looking out for Fiji, who have never won an Olympic medal but go into the rugby sevens ranked number one in the world. Can you imagine the impact it would have if they even made it on to the podium? Such moments can change lives – but first, they've got to make it through their preliminary match against the USA (at 5:30pm) to book a place in this evening's quarter-finals. Cycle Science Cycling: Men’s and women’s time trials 12:30pm BBC2 At London 2012, Chris Boardman’s technical nous helped to give GB’s cycling stars the edge. His “Secret Squirrel Club”, named after a cartoon spy, strove to improve every aspect of bike and equipment design, and became the ultimate example of British Cycling’s policy of marginal gains. Now Cambridge professor Tony Purnell, a former Formula One team principal, is taking the team to the next level. A new manager needs a new codename. Gone are our furry friends: now it’s simply “Room X”. GOLDS TODAY Canoe Slalom Men's K1 7:15pm Cycling Women's Time Trial 12:30pm, Men's Time Trial 4pm Diving Men's 3m Synchronised Springboard 7pm Fencing Women's Foil 12:15am, Men's Sabre 12:45am Gymnastics Men's All-around 8pm Judo Women's -70kg 9:20pm, Men's -90kg 9:20pm Rowing Men's Quadruple Sculls 2:10pm Women's Quadruple Sculls 2:30pm Shooting Men's 50m pistol 12 noon Men's Double Trap 7:30pm Swimming Men's 200m Breaststroke 2:03am, Women's 200m Butterfly 2:54am, Men's 100m Freestyle 3:03am, Women's 4x200m Freestyle 3:55am Table Tennis Women's Singles 1:30am Weightlifting Women's 69kg 7:30pm, Men's 77kg 11pm Your full Rio 2016 Olympics coverage guide Click the image to enlarge
Rio 2016 Olympics on TV today: Tuesday 9 August – Day 4
Britain's women's gymnastics team is aiming high while four-time Olympic equestrian William Fox-Pitt battles from the brink — plus Michael Phelps v Chad Le Clos in the swimming, football, rowing, shooting, and weightlifting
GB's women gymnasts, featuring the Downie sisters Rebecca and Ellie, are strong contenders for the team finals today. Olympic veteran William Fox-Pitt is approaching this year's showjumping competition at a gallop despite a major head injury in October, but suffered a bad day at the office yesterday and now faces a battle to regain a spot among the main contenders. Another Brit to watch out for is canoeist David Florence in the slalom men's C1 final. And in the men's 200m butterfly final, a battle of the continents is expected — with Michael Phelps for America, Chad Le Clos for Africa, and Laszlo Cseh for Europe. There's also women's football, rowing, shooting, and weightlifting. See the bottom of the page for a guide to every single gold up for grabs today, plus our Ones To Watch, NBA players Raulzinho and Nenê. And take a look at the rest of our Olympics coverage here. Rowing: Men’s Pair Semi-finals 1:50pm BBC1 Expert’s choice: James Cracknell If you want an example of how to row the perfect race, keep an eye on New Zealand’s Eric Murray and Hamish Bond. Matthew Pinsent and I held the world record for a decade, and these guys broke it in 2012 by a mammoth six seconds. The reason they’re so quick is because they’re not only super strong, they are also very light. Their weights add up to 182kg; the combined weight of me and Matthew was a little over 200kg. These guys have taken the sport to a whole new level. Britain – represented by Stewart Innes and Alan Sinclair – have got every chance of a silver medal in this. Up against the mighty New Zealanders, that would be no disgrace. Equestrian: Three-day Eventing (Showjumping Final) 2pm BBC1 How much do you think you would sacrifice to be an Olympian? We could all see ourselves recovering from a torn muscle here, a broken bone there, but a serious head injury? That takes an Olympic level of commitment. GB rider and four-time Olympian William Fox-Pitt was placed in an induced coma in October after falling from his horse. Even after he left hospital he continued to have trouble with his vision; he wasn’t able to drive for six months, let alone prepare for the “equestrian triathlon” that is three-day eventing — a combination of dressage, show jumping and cross country. “I couldn’t pick up a child, I couldn’t walk up the stairs, I couldn’t even walk to the stables,” he says. But despite starting the competition at a gallop, Fox-Pitt suffered from errors yesterday and faces a battle to regain a place among the contenders. James Gill Canoe Slalom: Men’s C1 Final 7:10pm BBC1 Expert’s choice: Helen Reeves Canoe slalom is both dynamic and very easy to follow. Competitors try to post the fastest time on a 250m white-water course without picking up penalties for missed gates. In canoeing (the C class), athletes are strapped into the boat while kneeling down, with just one blade to paddle with. Kayakers (K class) use double-blade paddles. Britain’s David Florence was the 2015 world champion and he’s the one to beat. On Rio’s man-made course the waves are big, and you need to be both technically and physically strong. The combination of white water and people pushing themselves to the limit creates fantastic drama. Full Rio 2016 Olympics schedule Gymnastics: Women’s Team Finals 8pm BBC1 Expert’s choice: Craig Heap Team GB’s women just go from strength to strength. They won bronze at last October’s World Championships in Glasgow, then silver at June’s European Championships in Bern. At the heart of the team are Rebecca Downie, 24, and her younger sister Ellie, 17. Along with Claudia Fragapane, who came to prominence at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, they’re certainly in contention for a medal in the team events. But it’s the US who are favourites to win gold. They’re in another league in terms of power on both the floor and the vault, throwing in an extra twist or somersault on every occasion. World champion Simone Biles is an absolute powerhouse, her style so different to that of the more artistic Chinese gymnasts. Swimming: Men’s 200m Butterfly Final 2.28am BBC1 Expert’s choice: Steve Parry Since his first Olympics, in 2000, Michael Phelps has won 18 gold medals, become a father, quit the sport and returned to it, been convicted of driving under the influence, and been suspended from the US team. But he’s still not done. Phelps is a story that transcends all Olympic sport. He just loves swimming, and today we’re hoping to see him in the 200m butter y, up against South Africa’s Chad Le Clos — to whom he finished second at London 2012 —and Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh, probably the greatest European swimmer of the past 20 years. It’s a clash of continents: Africa, Europe and America. One To Watch: Utah Jazz's Raulzinho and Washington Wizards' Nenê Men’s Basketball: Brazil v Spain 6: 15pm BBC4 This sport could well bring a medal for the hosts, thanks in part to work done by the NBA — the US national basketball league — in establishing a programme in Rio’s favelas. Home stars include Utah Jazz’s Raulzinho and Washington Wizards’ Nenê, in a contest that brings together 12 nations, initially in two groups of six. Team USA look weaker than usual, but the 14-time Olympic champions will still take some beating. GOLDS TODAY Canoe Slalom Men's C1 5:30pm Diving Women's 10m Synchro 7pm Eventing Team Showjumping 2pm, Individual Showjumping 6pm Fencing Men's Epée 9:45pm Gymnastics Women's Team Finals 8pm Judo Women's -63kg 9:20pm, Men's -81kg 9:20pm Shooting Women's 25m Pistol 7:30pm Swimming Women's 200m Freestyle 2:19am, Men's 200m Butterfly 2:28am, Women's 200m IM 3:29am, Men's 4x200m Freestyle 3:38am Weightlifting Women's 63kg 7:30pm Men's 69kg 11pm Your full Rio 2016 Olympics coverage guide Click the image to enlarge
Ricky Gervais sings about cleaning products in new video for Life on the Road
The Office character takes inspiration from his day job for his latest piece of music
Ricky Gervais has dropped a music video for his David Brent mockumentary Life on the Road ahead of the release of his character's silver screen debut later this month. The two-minute-long track features his Office alter ego, all suited and booted, as he travels across the country showing off his skills as a toiletry salesman. It begins with Brent slouched in a black leather chair, pitching his main single to a music exec, matter-of-factly emphasising that his song would be about his day job – working as a rep selling cleaning products. Wandering from Ipswich to Gloucester, he bops his head to his own tunes. The song is not just about cleaning products, of course, but also the general public’s toiletry needs – tampon dispensers and urinal lozenges, included. While the film itself mainly follows Brent’s attempts at rock stardom, trading his pin-striped blazers for leather bomber jackets, this newest clip reverts to his sales man core. With his band Foregone Conclusion blasting guitar riffs to an unimpressed audience, Brent again (desperately) tries to prove how the soundtrack of his life could be more than the squeaking sound of a desk chair or the overly familiar melody of a photocopying machine. View oEmbed on the source website Life on the Road is released in UK cinemas on 19th August
The Hunger Games and Pretty Little Liars dominate Teen Choice Awards
Star Wars, Suicide Squad, Finding Dory and Deadpool also picked up coveted surfboards during last night's ceremony
The youth has spoken. Surfboard trophies filled with palm tree graphics were dished out in Hollywood last night as the winners of this year’s Teen Choice Awards were announced. The Hunger Games topped the night's film awards with three prizes, including Scene Stealer (Jena Malone), Movie Liplock (Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence) and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress for Lawrence, who also picked up Choice Movie Actress for drama Joy. Star Wars: The Force Awakens proved that their hardcore fans could still carry them through with Adam Driver as Star Wars' Kylo Ren picking up the Best Movie Villain award, showing that his acting chops aren't limited to being Lena Dunham’s boyfriend in HBO’s Girls. The film franchise’s protagonist, Daisy Ridley, also scored a surfboard, picking up the Breakout Star award. First time Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio won Best Actor for The Revenant, while Ryan Reynolds vehicle Deadpool had a great night, earning Best Adventure Movie and Best Hissy Fit. Finding Dory also gathered surfboards for Best Summer Movie, with TV host Ellen DeGeneres named Summer Movie Actress for her role as the eponymous fish. The fantasy film Suicide Squad amassed the Most AnTEENcipated movie award, together with one of the film’s newcomers, Cara Delevingne as Most AnTEENcipated actress. Leading the surfboard trophy count for TV was Pretty Little Liars, bagging a grand total of six awards. Once Upon A Time came second, picking up the Best Sci-Fi TV show and Best Liplock awards, and the spotlight turned to the pack of Kardashians yet again for Best Reality TV, weeks after Kim and Kanye dominated the headlines for their Taylor Swift spat. Speaking of Swift, her ex-beau Harry Styles won Male Hottie alongside Kendall Jenner, who was awarded Female Hottie. And six months on from their split, One Direction are still scoring silverware (sorry, surfboards), this time winning Choice Music Group, while ex-bandmate Zayn Malik picked up the Choice Music Breakout Artist, proving that 1D's loyal voters still mean business. Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber won the Choice Female and Male artist, respectively – two talented musicians who have definitely turned their break-up into chart-topping hits. Veteran pop star Justin Timberlake was also in attendance to receive the 'Decade Award' from basketball player Kobe Bryant. In the online categories, the internet prowess of the Dolan twins and Lilly Singh earned them the male and female Choice Webstars. The awards also recognised the late Christie Grimmie, who died during a shooting in June, but the decision not to broadcast her win for Music Webstar, nor mention her during a tribute to victims of gun attacks, caused outrage among her fans.