What"s on the box this week?
'The Diary Of Anne Frank" (BBC 1, all week) - It is June 1942 and Amsterdam is under Nazi occupation in this BBC dramatisation by Deborah Moggach. Anne Frank, a Jewish girl, is celebrating her 13th birthday with her family and friends. Among her birthday presents, she is given a diary in which she starts to write immediately. Days later, call-up papers arrive for her 16-year-old sister, Margot, prompting her parents, Otto and Edith, to hasten their plan to go into hiding from the Nazis. The family move into a secret annexe at the back of Otto Franks"s workplace. The Franks"s helpers, Mr Kleiman, Mr Kugler, Bep and Miep, are the only people to know of their location and they risk their own lives to help them survive. The Franks are soon joined by another family, Mr and Mrs Van Daan, and their teenage son, Peter. Anne doesn"t think much of Peter but decides she must try and be pleasant to him to keep the peace. She writes more and more in her birthday diary, detailing life in the annexe and her feelings about her companions. 'One In Six" (RTE 1, Sunday) - Every night, one in six people in the world go to bed hungry. In the face of this disturbing statistic, 'One in Six" is a story of hope and success. The documentary tells the story of Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC), an innovative approach to dealing with severe hunger and malnutrition in developing countries that is revolutionising its early detection and treatment, and in the process is empowering families, local communities, government institutions, and even local economies. CTC, pioneered by NGO Valid International and being jointly developed and promoted by Concern Worldwide, is rapidly becoming accepted as the preferred feeding intervention for nutrition emergencies and is now implemented in over 15 countries by Concern Worldwide, and other emergency and development agencies in Africa and Asia. The documentary, filmed in Africa, Switzerland and Ireland, features leading international experts and the key figures in this breakthrough, including Dr Steve Collins, whose drive to discover a more efficient system for the detection and treatment of malnutrition and hunger led him to the doorstep of Concern Worldwide, which recognised the potential benefits and helped to secure financial backing of Irish Aid for trials in this new approach. 'Operation Transformation" (RTE 1, Thursday) - Gerry Ryan and reporter Evelyn O"Rourke along with the three experts - fitness guru Karl Henry, motivational coach Pat Henry and weight loss expert Dr Eva Orsmonde - return again to help six chosen 'leaders" transform their health and lifestyle. During the course of the programme, the six leaders will have to kick their bad food and exercise habits and re-style their wardrobe on TV, on radio and online. The lucky six will transform their lives by following a tough exercise regime, a weekly weigh-in and by preparing a meal by meal diet plan for two months. They will need courage, determination and a major investment of effort to benefit from this fantastic opportunity to change their lives as they are put through various challenges, learn new outlooks, new recipes and set new goals. 'Brothers & Sisters" (RTE 1, Thursday) - The seasomn premiere of the American drama series which centres on the upper class Walker family and their lives in Los Angeles. A year after losing their larger-than-life family patriarch and three weeks since hearing from Justin in the Middle East, the Walker family struggle to find cheer in celebrating Kitty"s birthday. Sarah fights to salvage what"s left of her failing marriage, Kevin learns the hard way about the sacrifices that true love brings, Tommy is at a loss as to how to provide the emotional support needed by his overwhelmed wife, Julia, after the death of their newborn son, while Kitty gets a first-hand look at the challenges of being engaged to a US senator (Rob Lowe as Senator Robert McCallister). Meanwhile, Saul questions his identity after a visit from an old friend, and the family"s newest member, Rebecca, tries desperately to find her place in this very complex family puzzle. 'Lark Rise To Candleford" (BBC 1, Sunday) - 'Lark Rise to Candleford" is back after the Christmas festivities and looks set to charm with more tales from Flora Thompson"s magical memoirs, adapted by Bill Gallagher. A handsome stranger rides into Candleford with a look of determination about him. As he approaches, the man, James Dowland, chances upon young Edmund Timmins and presents him with a silver thruppence. James"s arrival in Candleford catches the eye of several of the residents, but he only has eyes for a certain Dorcas Lane. For the Pratt sisters, he is their new hero who will put Candleford on the map with the opening of a new hotel. Not everyone is so keen on James, though. Robert Timmins is suspicious of his motives and is less than accepting of his financial help when he offers to take the Lark Rise tenants under his wing. Emma Timmins and the other tenants, however, are more than happy to welcome James into their homes. Movie Of The Week: 'Remember The Titans" (BBC 1, Saturday) - A great American Football story starring Will Patton and Denzil Washington as two coaches in racially challenged Virginia in 1971 as Vietnam and political unrest made for a suitable backdrop to the antics on the playing field. Well-acted and directed, this one is not just about sport.