Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings. November 27th - December 3rd 2010

Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. * *This applies to staff members and students at the University of Gloucestershire. Any recordings made are to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence.

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Saturday 20th November
Documentary
American Dream 8:30pm - 9:30pm BBC2 A Dream Denied 2/3, series 1

Documentary exploring the realities behind the national ethos of the United States, which promises that anyone can find happiness and prosperity whatever their social status. Archive footage and eyewitness accounts chart people's experiences of the American Dream, from the eve of the Second World War to the end of US involvement in Vietnam. Some could not square the reality of their lives with the rhetoric of the philosophy, while others wanted a different dream and national identity altogether.

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Sunday 28th November
Documentary
Alan Cumming's The Real Cabaret 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4

The actor, who made his name in Sam Mendes' Broadway production Cabaret, sets out to discover the story behind the book that the award-winning musical was based on. He discovers how author Christopher Isherwood left behind his comfortable upper-class life in Britain to sample the delights of Thirties Berlin's hedonistic nightlife, and used his experience of Weimar culture to inform his collection of short stories Goodbye to Berlin. Includes contributions by Liza Minnelli, German singer Ute Lemper and musician Coco Schumann.

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Monday 29th November
Documentary
Fifa's Dirty Secrets: Panorama 8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC1

Andrew Jennings investigates corruption allegations levelled against some of the Fifa officials who are set to vote on England's World Cup bid, claiming to have found new evidence which supports accusations that several executives have taken bribes. He also probes the existence of secret agreements that could benefit Fifa financially should England succeed.

Documentary
Dispatches: The Kids Britain Doesn't Want 8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4

The treatment of young people by the British asylum system is explored through the stories of a 10-year-old Iranian boy, a 16-year-old Afghan and a 22-year-old Ugandan woman. Each year, thousands of children from all over the world arrive in the UK seeking refuge from persecution, terrorism and war, but this documentary asks whether they find the place of safety for which they were hoping.

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Tuesday 30th November

Documentary
The Foods That Make Billions 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2 The Age of Plenty 2/3, series 1

The Money Programme team reveals how grain has become one of the most lucrative commodities of the food industry. Unprecedented access to some of the world's largest companies provides an insight into how breakfast cereals have radically influenced the modern consumer's diet, and highlights why cheap production costs and effective advertising and marketing have helped to develop the popular brands found in many of the nation's kitchens.

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Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. * *This applies to staff members and students at the University of Gloucestershire. Any recordings made are to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence.