The BBC has just published highlights of its high definition programming for July and August.
On Sunday 1st July the BBC will air the Concert for Diana, commemorating the 10th anniversary of her death. The all-day concert will include guests Bryan Ferry, Elton John, Duran Duran, Kanye West, Natasha Bedingfield, Rod Stewart, Take That, Tom Jones and Will Young.
Saturday 7th July sees Live Earth coming to the BBC. Created by former United States Vice-President Al Gore and Live 8's organiser Kevin Wall to raise awareness of environmental issues, the Live Earth concerts will take place simultaneously in seven countries across the world. Artists performing live on stage at the Wembley concert include the Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Bloc Party, Corinne Bailey Rae, Damien Rice, David Gray, Duran Duran, Foo Fighters, Genesis, James Blunt, John Legend, Keane, Madonna, Paolo Nutini, Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snow Patrol, with more artists to be announced. The 24 hours of live music will include concerts in Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, Tokyo and the United States. The BBC will feature highlights from around the world.
Musically, July and August means the Proms. It's the 80th anniversary year of the BBC's partnership with the Proms. There are many new works (including 12 BBC commissions), unparalleled opportunities for talented young performers as well as more ways than ever for a new generation to get involved. BBC HD will simulcast all of the BBC ONE and BBC TWO Proms, spanning eight centuries of music, during the two month season.
BBC HD will also screen an exclusive Tony Bennett concert - details to be confirmed - as well as highlights of the T in the Park festival in July.
Cookery programming is about to get the high-def treatment, as BBC2's "Indian Food Made Easy" comes to BBC HD. In this brand new series, food writer and Chef Anjum Anand is on a mission to show exactly how simple it is to cook delicious, healthy Indian food.
In August, Heroes screens in widescreen HD. An epic drama chronicling the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary powers, it is one of the highest-rated programmes on US network television.
Finally, in "Great British Journeys", Renowned geographer and writer Nick Crane takes on eight extraordinary adventures across Great Britain.
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