BBC iPlayer Highlights 27 October-2 November 2018
Richard Bell
Publicist, Digital Communications
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A quick round up of what's new this week on BBC iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.


Michael Shannon, Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgard in The Little Drummer Girl
BBC One
The Little Drummer Girl - from Sun 28 Oct
Countryfile Ramble For BBC Children In Need – from Sun 28 Oct
Rugby League: England v New Zealand – from Sat 27 Oct
Ariana Grande At The BBC – from Thurs 1 Nov
BBC Two
World Gymnastics Championships – from Mon 29 Oct
The Fires That Foretold Grenfell – from Tues 30 Oct
Inside No. 9 Live: Dead Line – from Sun 28 Oct
Politics Live: Budget 2018 – from Mon 29 Oct
BBC Three
Freshers 2018: In Our Own Words – from Sun 28 Oct
Little Prankers – from Mon 29 Oct
Blindboy Undestroys The World – from Wed 31 Oct
BBC Four
Radio 2 In Concert: Paul Weller – from Fri 2 Nov
The Ghan: Australia's Greatest Train Journey – from Sun 28 Oct
Selling Children - Storyville – from Mon 29 Oct
BBC Radio 1
Newsbeat Documentaries: DIY Entrepreneurs – from Mon 29 Oct


Akala presents Roots, Reggae, Rebellion
Roots, Reggae, Rebellion
British rapper and poet Akala tells the story of roots reggae, when a group of Jamaican musicians took songs of Rastafari, revolution and hope to the international stage. Available until Tues 30 Oct.
Before Grenfell: A Hidden History
Residents of the community around Grenfell Tower tell an extraordinary story, 150 years in the making, of how their borough became the most unequal place in Britain. Available until Tues 30 Oct.
The Flu That Killed 50 Million
Christopher Eccleston narrates a docudrama about the 1918 flu pandemic, which killed more than 50 million people. Told using powerful personal testimony. Available until Wed 31 Oct.


Charlotte Ritchie and Tom Stourton in Siblings
Siblings (box set)
Comedy series about a brother and sister that live together and the various crazy situations that ensue throughout their adult lives.
Selma (film)
Biopic chronicling the three-month period in 1965 which saw Dr Martin Luther King Jr lead a turbulent march from Selma to Montgomery in a bid to secure equal voting rights.
Stand Up At BBC Wales (box set)
Kiri Pritchard-Mclean hosts the best in stand-up from Wales and beyond. Featuring Felicity Ward, Nish Kumar and Anne Edmonds among others.
