The BBC's Tom Brook travels to Cannes for the world's biggest film festival. Going behind the scenes, Tom talks to major players in the industry from top Hollywood stars to big name directors. With 22 films competing for the coveted Palme d'Or and a jury presided over by actor-turned-director Sean Penn, this year's festival is set to be eventful.

 (Duration:30 minutes)

Every day thousands of people suffer terrible pain simply because they cannot get proper medical treatment. Survivor's Guide follows the case of a young woman in Uganda, Kanyike Olivia, who has eye cancer and is HIV positive. She is unemployed, lives at home with her two sons and gets by on handouts from friends and neighbours, but she does get visits from a community carer. Kanyike's situation is far from ideal, but at least she is now getting the right drugs and some emotional support. To highlight the other side of the drug issue, Survivor's Guide travels to Kyrgyzstan to examine a pioneering programme to help addicts in a country which traffics 60 per cent of the drugs produced in Afghanistan.


(Duration: 30 minutes)

Tuesday 27th May at 2230

Repeated: Wednesday 28th May at 1230; Wednesday 28th May at 1530[A.Pa];

Thursday 29th May at 1830; Friday 30th May at 0430+~/|\ & Friday 30th May at 1030

This week's extratime guest is Portuguese footballing legend, Luis Figo (pictured). Voted FIFA World Player of the Year in 2001, Figo is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of the past decade. In 2000 he made a highly controversial move from his club Barcelona to their bitter rivals Real Madrid, for a sum of more than $50 million, making him the most expensive footballer in history at that time. While at Real Madrid he was one of the famed 'galacticos', a group of superstar footballers that included David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Raul and Ronaldo.


(Duration: 30 minutes)

Friday 30th May at 0630

Repeated: Friday 30th May at 1130; Friday 30th May at 1730/|\ ; Friday 30th May at 2330

& Saturday 31st May at 0130+~

Cooking In The Danger Zone follows presenter Stefan Gates (pictured) on a culinary tour of five very different cultures. This week he's in South Korea, a country where canines can often be found on the menu. Stefan visits a farm where more than 2,000 dogs are raised for their meat. He also picks up a few recipes from "Dr Dogmeat" and hears allegations that dogs are tortured to death.


(Duration: 30 minutes)

This programme will not be showing in North America.

Saturday 24th May at 1730

Repeated: Sunday 25th May at 1130; Sunday 25th May at 2030 &

Monday 26th May at 0430+~/|\

Secret Lives Of The Artists delves into the stories of artistic greats, unearthing their financial troubles, love lives and artistic motivations. "Looking for Vermeer is a pastime bordering on obsession", presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon observes as he tries to shed light on the private life of the Dutch master. He visits Delft in The Netherlands and discovers that the harmony and tranquillity depicted in Vermeer's luminous canvasses belie a life of near-constant struggle and turbulence.

(Duration: 50 minutes)

Saturday 24th May at 1110

Repeated: Saturday 24th May at 2010; Sunday 25th May at 0410 & Sunday 25th May at 1710

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