The Star Early Edition

Rich pickings on the small screen in the new year

- DEBASHINE THANGEVELO

WITH everyone ebbing into holiday mode, the couch will be where it’s at. With that in mind, Tonight singles out the small screen gems from the BBC Worldwide’s recent catalogue. awards a lucrative contract to a Palestinia­n businessma­n, who is then murdered. And her brother and she become Big Brother targets by Whitehall and the Secret Intelligen­ce Service.

But her tenacious spirit doesn’t cave in and she sets out to right wrongs conducted in a past life.

This series, which airs in February, is laden with suspense, moves at a very fast pace and, for the viewer, creates a sense of paranoia by zooming into the world of espionage. McAdam, the hairdresse­r to the royals, and Alain Pichon, who lists David Beckham among his clients, on the judging panel to see who is utterly passionate and pioneering as a stylist.

Of course, the challenges abound to test their flair with a pair of scissors in hand.

At least Jones isn’t splitting hairs about where his expertise lies anymore. all time and explores the journey of musicians and producers who chose to work here.

Rick Springfiel­d, Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and Sir Paul McCartney (The Beatles) are among them. THE little ones haven’t been ignored either. Hey Duggee, a new animation targeting preschoole­rs, debuts on CBeebies on January 14 at 6.50am. It is produced by Studio AKA, which has received the stamp of approval from the Baftas and the Oscars. This charming offering is set in Duggee’s Clubhouse. Duggee, by the way, is a dog and the leader of the afterschoo­l club called The Squirrels. He is joined by a sweetnatur­ed rhino, an imaginativ­e octopus, a hyperactiv­e hippo, a happy crocodile and an inquisitiv­ely clever mouse.

 ?? PICTURES: ©BBC ?? SHOWCASING: Oscar-nominated actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, above, plays the lead in BBC Entertainm­ent’s political thriller, The Honourable Woman. Left: Dave Grohl and engineer James Brown during the filming of Sound City.
PICTURES: ©BBC SHOWCASING: Oscar-nominated actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, above, plays the lead in BBC Entertainm­ent’s political thriller, The Honourable Woman. Left: Dave Grohl and engineer James Brown during the filming of Sound City.
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