UK Premiere of Roots | The Big Painting Challenge | After Brexit: The Battle for Europe

Plus, how can you own a home by the age of 25? Having difficulty reading this email? [View it online]( More for you to enjoy from the BBC [Roots]( [Roots]( | BBC FOUR 21:00 TONIGHT In this new all-star adaptation of the original 1977 series, follow the story of Kunta Kinte as he’s captured and transported to colonial America, where he’s sold into slavery. In this historical portrait of American slavery, we recount the journey of one family and their will to survive, endure and ultimately carry on their legacy despite enormous hardship. [White iPlayer Button] [Preview: Courage runs in the blood]( Don't miss... [This World - After Brexit: The Battle for Europe]( | BBC TWO 21:00 THU 9 FEB The European Union faces the biggest challenge in its history with the rise of populist eurosceptic parties like Italy’s Five Star Movement. After Brexit, the BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler asks whether the Union itself can survive. [Can the EU Survive?]( [New Series: The Big Painting Challenge]( | BBC ONE 18:00 SUN 12 FEB Presented by Mariella Frostrup and Rev Richard Coles, ten passionate amateur artists are challenged to pick up their paintbrushes and dust off their palettes in an intensive six-week artistic boot camp. [Painting to win]( Radio classics Dad's Army: The First Series | BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA Six years after the legendary sitcom started on BBC TV, these adapted radio versions featuring the original cast were broadcast. In the first episode George Mainwaring answers his country's wartime call to form a platoon of Local Defence Volunteers. [White iPlayer Radio Button] [Episode One: The Man and the Hour]( [The Rather Tricky Dad's Army Quiz]( Victor Hugo - Les Miserables | BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA [Drama from the classic novel by Victor Hugo, featuring Joss Ackland »]( A Little Princess | BBC RADIO 4 [Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1905 gothic tale featuring Rebecca Front starts with a schoolgirl. But it's not a school story »]( In pole position on the grid [Top Gear]( [Top Gear: First Look]( | BBC TWO COMING SOON [Aston DB11, Ferrari FXX K and, um, nudity. Your first look at all new Top Gear with Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid. The brand new series kicks off in March.]( How, what and why [How can you own a home by the age of 25?]( | BBC NEWS [What do icebergs sound like when rubbed together?]( | BBC WORLD SERVICE [Why is snacking between meals so addictive?]( [Why is snacking between meals so addictive?]( | BBC RADIO 4 NHS Health Check [NHS: Which part of the UK is doing the best?]( | BBC NEWS [Each of the four nations have developed plans to deal with the common challenges they all face. With the service under immense pressure, which nation is doing best]( Brand new BBC iPlayer box set [Apple Tree Yard]( [Home]( [News]( [Sport]( [Weather]( [iPlayer]( [TV]( [Radio]( . [Terms of use]( | [Cookies]( | [Privacy]( | [Unsubscribe]( . This email is intended for UK residents. Please note that some features and content in this newsletter are only available to people in the UK. Find out everything you need to know about using your BBC account, [all in one place](. This email newsletter suggests things we think you'll like based on what we know about you. To find out more about personalisation at the BBC, [click here](. BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA, UK Copyright © 2017 BBC