Following his uncle's mysterious death, Alex Rider begins aquest for answers that leads him into a dark world of secretsand espionage. He comes to realise that his uncle wasn't theman he thought he was – and that Alex himself is expected tofollow in his footsteps.
Still reeling from the revelation that his uncle was a spy forthe British Government, Alex is kidnapped and interrogated byan unknown group of paramilitary agents. It will take all hishidden skills to turn the tables on his captors.
Alex is thrown into the unfamiliar world of the ultra-rich ashe struggles to perfect his cover identity, but risksalienating his best friend Tom by keeping the mission a secret.
As his covert investigation of Point Blanc gets underway, Alexdiscovers that he's been left vulnerable. The Department seemto be closing in on the double-agent in their ranks - but thekiller Yassen gets there first.
Appalled to realise that the students in Point Blanc are beingmysteriously changed by Doctor Greif, Alex enlists Kyra andJames in a plan to escape. Blunt spearheads an investigationinto Parker Roscoe.
The Department finally solve the mystery of Ian's death andrealise that an old, lethal enemy has resurfaced - while Alexfaces off against his own duplicate in a desperate battle tosave the people he loves.
Charlie Pickering looks back at the week's highs and lows andwelcomes you into The Study. Plus Tom Gleeson's Yard Chat,Lukenomics with Luke McGregor and Judith Lucy asks What AboutMe.
The amateur sewer competition hosted by Joe Lycett continues.This time, the four remaining contestants take part in thesemi final, creating garments inspired by silver screen.First, the semi-finalists must follow a pattern like none theyhave encountered before, as judges Patrick Grant and EsmeYoung ask them to make a dress inspired by Marilyn Monroe's inThe Seven Year Itch. In the Transformation Challenge, thesewers have to make a sci-fi inspired outfit in just 90minutes, before creating a made to measure flapper dress forthe final task of the semi final.