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Saturday 10th
Film
A Damsel in Distress
12:35pm - 2:15pm BBC2.
Adapted by PG Wodehouse from a play that was based on his own novel, this was only Fred Astaire's second film without Ginger Rogers. But he's in sparkling form as a dance star who's attempting to trip the light fantastic with aristocratic Joan Fontaine. Hermes Pan's choreography won an Oscar, but every step is pure Astaire, and Fontaine (who was better known as a dramatic actress) never misses a beat. Playing themselves, George Burns and Gracie Allen show why they are so fondly remembered. And if that's not enough, there's a clutch of eminently hummable George Gershwin songs.
Film
Stage Door
2:15pm - 3:45pm. BBC2
Marvellous adaptation of the witty Edna Ferber/George S Kaufman play, set mainly in a boarding house for theatrical hopefuls. Scintillating casting gives bravura roles to a batch of Hollywood greats near the prime of their careers, most notably the fabulous Katharine Hepburn and the sassy Ginger Rogers. Points, too, for acerbic Eve Arden, dippy Constance Collier and a teenaged Ann Miller. Only Andrea Leeds in the obligatory tragic role isn't up to the demands of the plot or her co-stars. A true joy, especially for stage-struck female hopefuls.
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Monday 12th December
Factual
I Had the X Factor...25 Years Ago: A Wonderland Special
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2.
Catching up with the six finalists from the 1986 series of talent show New Faces - James Stone, Julie A Scott, Wayne Denton, Garry Lovini, Vinny Cadman and Billy Pearce - who were variously comedians, singers, a violinist and a club crooner. The programme explores how their brief time in the limelight shaped the next 25 years of their lives. While some went on to appear on cruise ships and more TV programmes, others were not so fortunate.
Documentary
Tourettes: I Swear I Can Sing
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3.
Documentary following the story of 25-year-old Ruth Ojadi, who was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome as a young woman. With plans to study music at university, her future as a singer looked promising, until her swearing and blurting out inappropriate comments caused her to abandon her studies and shut herself away. Now, three years on, Ruth hopes to overcome her symptoms and realise her singing dream.
Documentary
The Games That Time Forgot
7:30pm - 8:30pm BBC4.
Alex Horne investigates why some games have stood the test of time and others have been abandoned over the years. He tries to understand the rules of the jingling match, learns about the quintain and jousting, and discovers a form of cricket far removed from today's game.
Arts and culture
Arena: Ken Dodd - Happiness
10:30pm - 11:30pm BBC4.
Documentary tribute to the veteran comedian, originally shown in 2007 to mark his 80th birthday. Cameras spent several months following the funnyman - tickling stick and all - as he went about his everyday business. The film looks back on a career that had then spanned six decades, and features archive footage of performances from the 1960s and 70s as well as extracts of routines from his Happiness tour.
Documentary
Games Britannia: Dicing with Destiny
11:30pm - 12:30am BBC4
1/3, series 1.
Historian and broadcaster Benjamin Woolley explores the history of games in Britain. He discovers playing games was associated with gambling in the late Middle Ages, but a moral backlash in Victorian times transformed them into tools for moral education - and led to the development of the world's first games industry, with ludo, snakes & ladders and the Staunton chess set among the biggest sellers.
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Tuesday 13th
Documentary
My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas
9:00pm - 10:00pm Channel 4.
One-off special following the Irish travelling community during the festive season, featuring their yuletide preparations for 2010, as well as two typically extravagant weddings and a First Communion ceremony. Celebrity Big Brother winner Paddy Doherty and his wife Roseanne also invite the cameras into their Salford home on Christmas Day, and the film introduces new families to the viewers, who reveal how travellers manage to hide presents from their children when they live in a trailer and how many people can fit in a caravan for a sit-down feast.
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Wednesday 14th December
Music
The Royal Variety Performance 2011
7:30pm - 10:00pm ITV1 London.
Peter Kay hosts the annual event held at the Lowry in Salford Quays for the first time, where stars from the world of entertainment perform in the presence of Princess Anne. Music is provided by Barry Manilow, Leona Lewis, Il Divo, Nicole Scherzinger, Tony Bennett, Cee Lo Green, Pixie Lott, Hayley Westenra and Britain's Got Talent winner Jai McDowall. Comedy comes from the host himself, as well as Jason Manford, Greg Davies, Tim Minchin and Omid Djalili, and there are also performances by Adam Cooper and the West End cast of Singin' in the Rain, Penn & Teller, Stomp and Rolando Villazon.
Talk show
John Arlott in Conversation with Mike Brearley
10:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4.
Test Match Special commentator John Arlott, who died 20 years ago this week, is interviewed by England's 1981 Ashes-winning captain Mike Brearley in an edited version of a series first broadcast in 1984. He discusses his career as a cricket journalist, his childhood in 1920s Hampshire and the wide range of jobs he has held, including policeman, mental-health nurse, wine critic and radio producer.
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Wednesday 7 December 2011
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings 3rd - 9th December 2011
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Saturday 3rd December
Factual
100 Years of the Palladium
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC2.
Veterans Bruce Forsyth, Sir Cliff Richard, Michael Crawford and Andrew Lloyd Webber are among the luminaries sharing their fond memories and backstage gossip about one of the world's most famous variety theatres, as part of last year's celebrations for the London Palladium's centenary.
Entertainment
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
9:00pm - 10:05pm Channel 5.
Although arguably best known for presenting game shows, the late entertainer proved that he was never at a loss for a funny quip during this performance recorded before a celebrity audience in 1994. Among those chuckling away were Sir John Mills, Bill Treacher, Linda Robson, Jeremy Beadle, Gaby Roslin, Michaela Strachan, Syd Little, Eddie Large and Bobby Davro.
Drama
The Killing II Saturday.
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4. 5/10, series 2
.
Lund and Strange head to Sweden, hoping to protect the last surviving member of Raben's former army squad - but their investigation is hampered by interference from senior officers and Special Branch. Meanwhile, Buch is put under pressure to go against his principles and pass stringent new anti-terrorism laws. Danish crime drama, starring Sofie Grabol.
Drama
The Killing II
10:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4. 6/10, series 2.
Lund is convinced something was not right with Moeller's burial, and demands his grave be dug up. Raben realises the preacher lied to him about his acquaintance with Anne Dragsholm, while Buch frantically tries to discover the truth about his predecessor's motivations.
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Sunday 4th December
Documentary
Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2
.
In the space of just seven years he has gone from Harvard student to running a business with 800 million users, and a possible value of $100 billion. Mark Zuckerberg's idea to "make the world more open and connected" has sparked a revolution in communication and now looks set to have a huge impact on business, too. Featuring a rare interview with Zuckerberg himself, Emily Maitlis's report on life inside Facebook looks at its creation and the accuracy of The Social Network movie, and examines the system's plans to use the personal information it has collected to power a new kind of online advertising.
Food
America on a Plate: The Story of the Diner
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC4.
Stephen Smith explores the importance of diners in 20th-century American culture, arguing they are its last surviving link with the mentality of the frontier - a place where strangers are thrown together and anything can happen. He travels across the country to visit some of the most famous establishments and analyse their roles in works of art including Edward Hopper's painting Nighthawks and Michael Mann's film Heat.
Film
The Interrupters
9:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4
.
Director Steve James, still best known for 1994's Hoop Dreams, delivers another compassionate insight into troubled youth by profiling the CeaseFire organisation, which seeks to bring peace to the violent streets of Chicago. Founder Gary Slutkin insists that violence is a contagious disease that can be cured, and reformed gang members like Ameena Matthews, Cobe Williams and Eddie Bocanegra draw on their own experiences to intervene in disputes and persuade antagonists that there is no need for gunfire. The nobility of the cause is readily apparent as is the courage and commitment of the "interrupters" themselves. But in arranging material filmed over a year or so, James occasionally allows melodrama to seep in, and by emphasising the human-interest angle, he deprives the documentary of a broader context. Nevertheless, it's impossible not to be moved by the small signs of hope in the midst of so much despair and degradation.
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Monday 5th December
Documentary
The Fight of Their Lives
10:35pm - 11:50pm ITV1 London.
The story of the controversial bout between Nigel Benn and Gerald McClellan for the WBC super-middleweight title in February 1995, which left McClellan severely injured. Following a brutal encounter, the American challenger lost consciousness and underwent emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. He spent 11 days in a coma and lost his eyesight as well as 80 per cent of his hearing.
Sport
Greatest England World Cup Matches
7:00pm - 7:15pm ITV4.
Memorable encounters involving the national football team, featuring matches from the victorious 1966 campaign and the thrilling quarter-final against Cameroon from Italia 90.
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Saturday 3rd December
Factual
100 Years of the Palladium
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC2.
Veterans Bruce Forsyth, Sir Cliff Richard, Michael Crawford and Andrew Lloyd Webber are among the luminaries sharing their fond memories and backstage gossip about one of the world's most famous variety theatres, as part of last year's celebrations for the London Palladium's centenary.
Entertainment
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
9:00pm - 10:05pm Channel 5.
Although arguably best known for presenting game shows, the late entertainer proved that he was never at a loss for a funny quip during this performance recorded before a celebrity audience in 1994. Among those chuckling away were Sir John Mills, Bill Treacher, Linda Robson, Jeremy Beadle, Gaby Roslin, Michaela Strachan, Syd Little, Eddie Large and Bobby Davro.
Drama
The Killing II Saturday.
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4. 5/10, series 2
.
Lund and Strange head to Sweden, hoping to protect the last surviving member of Raben's former army squad - but their investigation is hampered by interference from senior officers and Special Branch. Meanwhile, Buch is put under pressure to go against his principles and pass stringent new anti-terrorism laws. Danish crime drama, starring Sofie Grabol.
Drama
The Killing II
10:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4. 6/10, series 2.
Lund is convinced something was not right with Moeller's burial, and demands his grave be dug up. Raben realises the preacher lied to him about his acquaintance with Anne Dragsholm, while Buch frantically tries to discover the truth about his predecessor's motivations.
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Sunday 4th December
Documentary
Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2
.
In the space of just seven years he has gone from Harvard student to running a business with 800 million users, and a possible value of $100 billion. Mark Zuckerberg's idea to "make the world more open and connected" has sparked a revolution in communication and now looks set to have a huge impact on business, too. Featuring a rare interview with Zuckerberg himself, Emily Maitlis's report on life inside Facebook looks at its creation and the accuracy of The Social Network movie, and examines the system's plans to use the personal information it has collected to power a new kind of online advertising.
Food
America on a Plate: The Story of the Diner
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC4.
Stephen Smith explores the importance of diners in 20th-century American culture, arguing they are its last surviving link with the mentality of the frontier - a place where strangers are thrown together and anything can happen. He travels across the country to visit some of the most famous establishments and analyse their roles in works of art including Edward Hopper's painting Nighthawks and Michael Mann's film Heat.
Film
The Interrupters
9:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4
.
Director Steve James, still best known for 1994's Hoop Dreams, delivers another compassionate insight into troubled youth by profiling the CeaseFire organisation, which seeks to bring peace to the violent streets of Chicago. Founder Gary Slutkin insists that violence is a contagious disease that can be cured, and reformed gang members like Ameena Matthews, Cobe Williams and Eddie Bocanegra draw on their own experiences to intervene in disputes and persuade antagonists that there is no need for gunfire. The nobility of the cause is readily apparent as is the courage and commitment of the "interrupters" themselves. But in arranging material filmed over a year or so, James occasionally allows melodrama to seep in, and by emphasising the human-interest angle, he deprives the documentary of a broader context. Nevertheless, it's impossible not to be moved by the small signs of hope in the midst of so much despair and degradation.
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Monday 5th December
Documentary
The Fight of Their Lives
10:35pm - 11:50pm ITV1 London.
The story of the controversial bout between Nigel Benn and Gerald McClellan for the WBC super-middleweight title in February 1995, which left McClellan severely injured. Following a brutal encounter, the American challenger lost consciousness and underwent emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. He spent 11 days in a coma and lost his eyesight as well as 80 per cent of his hearing.
Sport
Greatest England World Cup Matches
7:00pm - 7:15pm ITV4.
Memorable encounters involving the national football team, featuring matches from the victorious 1966 campaign and the thrilling quarter-final against Cameroon from Italia 90.
________________________________________________________
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Wednesday 23 November 2011
Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings 26th November - 2nd December
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Saturday 26th November
Comedy
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
8:15pm - 9:15pm Channel 5
The comedian entertains his peers, fans, friends and family with jokes and ramblings in a show recorded in 1997. Celebrity audience members include Donald Sinden, Martin Jarvis, Gorden Kaye, Lynda Bellingham, Norman Bowler, Kevin Lloyd and Desmond Llewelyn. Ronnie Barker also joins the host on stage to re-create some of the magic of the Two Ronnies.
Drama
The Killing II
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4. 3/10, series 2.
Raben is released from prison and sets out in search of a former army comrade. Police arrest their chief suspect, an Islamist activist, but Lund clashes with Strange over the direction of the investigation. Meanwhile, a newly discovered memo puts Buch on the defensive. Danish crime thriller, starring Sofie Grabol, Ken Vedsegaard and Mikael Birkkjaer.
Drama
The Killing II
10:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4. 4/10, series 2.
Lund and Strange think the killer they are investigating has claimed a third victim when another body is found - but Special Branch believes the detectives are targeting the wrong suspect. Meanwhile, an under-pressure Buch discovers some surprising secrets about his predecessor. Danish crime thriller, starring Sofie Grabol.
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Sunday 27th November
Film
Riding Giants.
9:00pm - 10:30pm BBC4.
This second excellent documentary feature from ex-skateboard star Stacy Peralta (his debut film Dogtown and Z-Boys charted the development of vertical skateboarding) examines the development of big-wave surfing from its origins in Hawaii in the 1950s through to the new style of jet-ski assisted surfing that gives adrenaline junkies access to what were impossibly huge waves only a few years ago. As with Dogtown, Peralta uses extensive archive footage and personal reminiscences to chart the development of the sport. This not only reflects the dedication but also the obsession the surfers have for the sea and their pastime. He's aided by top-notch editing as well as a cracking soundtrack, but it's the obvious passion that Peralta has for his subject matter that gives this superb documentary its abundant energy.
Documentary
Legends: Dennis Wilson - The Real Beach Boy
10:30pm - 11:30pm. BBC4.
Documentary exploring the life and career of the former drummer, who enjoyed success in the 1960s with the Beach Boys and released solo album Pacific Ocean Blue - before his life was cut short when he drowned in 1983 at the age of 39. The programme features archive footage and interviews with fellow band members Al Jardine and David Marks, and Foo Fighters star Taylor Hawkins.
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Monday 28th November
Documentary
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - The True Story.
11:30pm - 12:30am. BBC4.
Documentary exploring the career of L Frank Baum, the author and film director whose desire to write an American fairy tale resulted in the creation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Material from Baum's family archives tells the story of his life, while still photographs and clips provide an insight into the film adaptations of the book.
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Tuesday 29th November.
Documentary
True Stories: Wikileaks - Secrets and Lies.
10:00pm - 12:05am. More4.
Film-maker Patrick Forbes presents an in-depth study of the Wikileaks affair, which began when publisher and journalist Julian Assange launched a whistle-blowing website seemingly unafraid to publish classified governmental material. Interviews with Assange, his business partner Daniel Domscheit Berg and members of the editorial teams at the Guardian, Der Spiegel and New York Times provide an insight into how the acclaimed operation was brought to its knees when its founder was accused of rape and sexual assault in his homeland of Sweden. Narrated by Samuel West.
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Saturday 26th November
Comedy
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
8:15pm - 9:15pm Channel 5
The comedian entertains his peers, fans, friends and family with jokes and ramblings in a show recorded in 1997. Celebrity audience members include Donald Sinden, Martin Jarvis, Gorden Kaye, Lynda Bellingham, Norman Bowler, Kevin Lloyd and Desmond Llewelyn. Ronnie Barker also joins the host on stage to re-create some of the magic of the Two Ronnies.
Drama
The Killing II
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4. 3/10, series 2.
Raben is released from prison and sets out in search of a former army comrade. Police arrest their chief suspect, an Islamist activist, but Lund clashes with Strange over the direction of the investigation. Meanwhile, a newly discovered memo puts Buch on the defensive. Danish crime thriller, starring Sofie Grabol, Ken Vedsegaard and Mikael Birkkjaer.
Drama
The Killing II
10:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4. 4/10, series 2.
Lund and Strange think the killer they are investigating has claimed a third victim when another body is found - but Special Branch believes the detectives are targeting the wrong suspect. Meanwhile, an under-pressure Buch discovers some surprising secrets about his predecessor. Danish crime thriller, starring Sofie Grabol.
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Sunday 27th November
Film
Riding Giants.
9:00pm - 10:30pm BBC4.
This second excellent documentary feature from ex-skateboard star Stacy Peralta (his debut film Dogtown and Z-Boys charted the development of vertical skateboarding) examines the development of big-wave surfing from its origins in Hawaii in the 1950s through to the new style of jet-ski assisted surfing that gives adrenaline junkies access to what were impossibly huge waves only a few years ago. As with Dogtown, Peralta uses extensive archive footage and personal reminiscences to chart the development of the sport. This not only reflects the dedication but also the obsession the surfers have for the sea and their pastime. He's aided by top-notch editing as well as a cracking soundtrack, but it's the obvious passion that Peralta has for his subject matter that gives this superb documentary its abundant energy.
Documentary
Legends: Dennis Wilson - The Real Beach Boy
10:30pm - 11:30pm. BBC4.
Documentary exploring the life and career of the former drummer, who enjoyed success in the 1960s with the Beach Boys and released solo album Pacific Ocean Blue - before his life was cut short when he drowned in 1983 at the age of 39. The programme features archive footage and interviews with fellow band members Al Jardine and David Marks, and Foo Fighters star Taylor Hawkins.
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Monday 28th November
Documentary
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - The True Story.
11:30pm - 12:30am. BBC4.
Documentary exploring the career of L Frank Baum, the author and film director whose desire to write an American fairy tale resulted in the creation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Material from Baum's family archives tells the story of his life, while still photographs and clips provide an insight into the film adaptations of the book.
_____________________________________________
Tuesday 29th November.
Documentary
True Stories: Wikileaks - Secrets and Lies.
10:00pm - 12:05am. More4.
Film-maker Patrick Forbes presents an in-depth study of the Wikileaks affair, which began when publisher and journalist Julian Assange launched a whistle-blowing website seemingly unafraid to publish classified governmental material. Interviews with Assange, his business partner Daniel Domscheit Berg and members of the editorial teams at the Guardian, Der Spiegel and New York Times provide an insight into how the acclaimed operation was brought to its knees when its founder was accused of rape and sexual assault in his homeland of Sweden. Narrated by Samuel West.
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Friday 18 November 2011
oxstalls Library Off-Air Recordings 19th -25th November
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Saturday 19th November
Comedy
An Audience with Ken Dodd
8:15pm - 9:25pm Channel 5
The much-loved funnyman looks back on his career in this programme recorded in 1994. The Diddy Man recalls learning his comic trade during summer seasons in Blackpool and working on the same bill as Morecambe and Wise, as well as his famously marathon shows, some of which lasted nearly five hours. Among the star-studded audience questioning Ken about his life are James Fox, Molly Sugden, Samantha Fox, Paul Daniels, Warren Mitchell and Frank Carson.
Film
Deep Blue Sea
10:45pm - 12:40am ITV1 London.
In this popcorn sci-fi action thriller, three genetically mutated, super-intelligent sharks stalk the marooned members of an underwater research facility. A B-movie cast struggles gamely with the hopelessly mundane dialogue, but director Renny Harlin's submerged Cliffhanger remains afloat through sheer nerve, technical prowess and some truly spectacular shock moments involving computer-generated special effects. The tricks of the trade invented by Steven Spielberg for Jaws are all present and correct, but merely placed on a far bigger hi-tech canvas. The result is a gory, trashy blockbuster that succeeds despite its waterlogged script.
Drama
The Killing II
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
1/10, series 2
Former detective Sarah Lund is in disgrace after the disastrous Nanna Birk Larsen murder inquiry, banished to the Danish boondocks to work as a passport controller in an unflattering "POLITI" uniform. Back in Copenhagen, a woman is found savagely murdered: stabbed multiple times and tied to a post in a public park. In the opening moments of the episode, the first of a double bill, we hear the woman's anguished husband screaming for help to an emergency operator. Lund's former police boss, Lennart Brix of the tombstone demeanour, needs his best woman on the case. But Sarah (Sofie Grabol) isn't interested. Not quite. Yet. It's great to see Lund again, but make no mistake, this hugely anticipated ten-part series is very different in both pace and tone from its predecessor. It's more measured, and doesn't bring that immediate thud to the heart. But it's a complex, grown-up story that once more rackets between the cops and the crime, and town hall politics, and also this time, a secretive, nervous Army.
Drama
The Killing II
10:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4
2/10, series 2
Lund investigates the possibility of a link between Islamic fundamentalists and the murder of lawyer Anne Dragsholm, which causes Buch problems as he tries to push his anti-terror legislation through parliament. Danish drama, starring Sofie Grabol and Nicolas Bro.
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Sunday 20th November
Entertainment
Deep Blue Sea Interview Special
8:50pm - 9:00pm Film4
Director Terence Davies and actor Tom Hiddleston discuss the new film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play.
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Monday 21st November
Documentary
We Need to Talk About Dad
10:20pm - 11:25pm Channel 4
Documentary about a father who committed a terrible act of violence against his wife, following the members of his family as they meet afterwards to confront the mystery of the attack and deal with the impact it has had on their lives.
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Tuesday 22nd November
NatureThe Adventurer's Guide to Britain
7:30pm - 8:00pm ITV1 London
Peak District
1/6, series 1
New series. Naturalist Charlotte Uhlenbroek and TV presenter Gethin Jones undertake challenging activities available to the public as they explore nature's hidden wonders in stunning locations. They begin in Derbyshire's Peak District, where Gethin takes to the skies in a microlight for a bird's-eye view of the landscape, while Charlotte proves her mettle when she descends into a spooky underworld labyrinth.
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Wednesday 23rd November
FactualThat's Britain!
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC1
1/4, series 1
New series. Nick Knowles and Julia Bradbury are joined by guests to explore the best and worst of modern Britain. Actor Larry Lamb tries to bring back petrol pump attendants, and comedian Adrian Edmondson follows the journey made by luggage as it travels through the airport system.
DocumentarySelling the Sixties
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC4
Exploring America's immense economic growth in the 1960s. Key to this period were the ad men of New York's Madison Avenue, a semi-mythical place where consumerism flourished, safe from the threats of the Vietnam War and the rise of the counter-cultures.
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*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.
_______________________________________________________
Saturday 19th November
Comedy
An Audience with Ken Dodd
8:15pm - 9:25pm Channel 5
The much-loved funnyman looks back on his career in this programme recorded in 1994. The Diddy Man recalls learning his comic trade during summer seasons in Blackpool and working on the same bill as Morecambe and Wise, as well as his famously marathon shows, some of which lasted nearly five hours. Among the star-studded audience questioning Ken about his life are James Fox, Molly Sugden, Samantha Fox, Paul Daniels, Warren Mitchell and Frank Carson.
Film
Deep Blue Sea
10:45pm - 12:40am ITV1 London.
In this popcorn sci-fi action thriller, three genetically mutated, super-intelligent sharks stalk the marooned members of an underwater research facility. A B-movie cast struggles gamely with the hopelessly mundane dialogue, but director Renny Harlin's submerged Cliffhanger remains afloat through sheer nerve, technical prowess and some truly spectacular shock moments involving computer-generated special effects. The tricks of the trade invented by Steven Spielberg for Jaws are all present and correct, but merely placed on a far bigger hi-tech canvas. The result is a gory, trashy blockbuster that succeeds despite its waterlogged script.
Drama
The Killing II
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
1/10, series 2
Former detective Sarah Lund is in disgrace after the disastrous Nanna Birk Larsen murder inquiry, banished to the Danish boondocks to work as a passport controller in an unflattering "POLITI" uniform. Back in Copenhagen, a woman is found savagely murdered: stabbed multiple times and tied to a post in a public park. In the opening moments of the episode, the first of a double bill, we hear the woman's anguished husband screaming for help to an emergency operator. Lund's former police boss, Lennart Brix of the tombstone demeanour, needs his best woman on the case. But Sarah (Sofie Grabol) isn't interested. Not quite. Yet. It's great to see Lund again, but make no mistake, this hugely anticipated ten-part series is very different in both pace and tone from its predecessor. It's more measured, and doesn't bring that immediate thud to the heart. But it's a complex, grown-up story that once more rackets between the cops and the crime, and town hall politics, and also this time, a secretive, nervous Army.
Drama
The Killing II
10:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4
2/10, series 2
Lund investigates the possibility of a link between Islamic fundamentalists and the murder of lawyer Anne Dragsholm, which causes Buch problems as he tries to push his anti-terror legislation through parliament. Danish drama, starring Sofie Grabol and Nicolas Bro.
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Sunday 20th November
Entertainment
Deep Blue Sea Interview Special
8:50pm - 9:00pm Film4
Director Terence Davies and actor Tom Hiddleston discuss the new film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play.
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Monday 21st November
Documentary
We Need to Talk About Dad
10:20pm - 11:25pm Channel 4
Documentary about a father who committed a terrible act of violence against his wife, following the members of his family as they meet afterwards to confront the mystery of the attack and deal with the impact it has had on their lives.
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Tuesday 22nd November
NatureThe Adventurer's Guide to Britain
7:30pm - 8:00pm ITV1 London
Peak District
1/6, series 1
New series. Naturalist Charlotte Uhlenbroek and TV presenter Gethin Jones undertake challenging activities available to the public as they explore nature's hidden wonders in stunning locations. They begin in Derbyshire's Peak District, where Gethin takes to the skies in a microlight for a bird's-eye view of the landscape, while Charlotte proves her mettle when she descends into a spooky underworld labyrinth.
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Wednesday 23rd November
FactualThat's Britain!
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC1
1/4, series 1
New series. Nick Knowles and Julia Bradbury are joined by guests to explore the best and worst of modern Britain. Actor Larry Lamb tries to bring back petrol pump attendants, and comedian Adrian Edmondson follows the journey made by luggage as it travels through the airport system.
DocumentarySelling the Sixties
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC4
Exploring America's immense economic growth in the 1960s. Key to this period were the ad men of New York's Madison Avenue, a semi-mythical place where consumerism flourished, safe from the threats of the Vietnam War and the rise of the counter-cultures.
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Wednesday 21 September 2011
Oxstalls Library Off-Air Recordings 24th - 30th September 2011.
Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. *
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Saturday 24th
Rugby World Cup England v Romania ITV 1
England v Romania (Kick-off 7.00am). Steve Rider presents coverage of the penultimate Pool B fixture for both sides at the Otago Stadium in Dunedin. Romania started the tournament as favourites to finish bottom of this pool, and while England coach Martin Johnson will be keen to improve on performances against Argentina and Georgia, his selection is likely to be made with the final pool match against Scotland in mind. This is the nations' first meeting for 10 years, and Romania will be keen to banish the memories of that 134-0 drubbing with a much-improved performance here. With commentary by Nick Mullins, and analysis by Lawrence Dallaglio and Sean Fitzpatrick.
The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World.
BBC 2 20:15 pm - 21:15 pm.
Documentary exploring how the 1951 Festival of Britain helped the nation to look forward to a brighter future during a period of post-war austerity. Archive footage and personal testimonies reveal how, despite widespread debt and rationing, the event encouraged people to have fun through design and ingenuity.
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Sunday 25th
Rugby World Cup Ireland v Russia ITV 1
Ireland v Russia (Kick-off 6.00am). Coverage of the penultimate Pool C fixture for both sides, staged at the Rotorua International Stadium in New Zealand. This is something of a journey into the unknown for the Irish as they face the Russians for only the second time in their history. The first meeting resulted in a 35-3 win in 2002, and coach Declan Kidney will expect an emphatic victory, although he is likely to make changes after the stunning victory over Australia and with Italy still to play. Presented by Craig Doyle, with commentary by Simon Ward.
Argentina v Scotland ITV 1 Rugby World Cup.
Argentina v Scotland (Kick-off 8.30am). Steve Rider presents all the action from the Pool B match at the Wellington Regional Stadium in New Zealand. This is one of the pivotal fixtures of the pool stage, as the Scots face their first serious test of the tournament after unimpressive victories against Georgia and Romania. The Pumas may not have lived up in recent years to the heights of their performances in the World Cup four years ago, but they still present a major obstacle to Scotland's chances of reaching the quarter-finals, and pushed England all the way in their opener. With commentary by Nick Mullins, and analysis by Thom Evans, Francois Pienaar and Girvan Dempsey.
Fry's Planet Word BBC 2. 1/5 Babel.
21:00 pm - 22:00pm.
Stephen Fry dissects language in all its forms, journeying from the thousands of years since humans first mastered speech, through the glories of world literature, right up to the cyber world of today with its html codes and texting. He begins by asking why people seem so advanced in their levels of communication compared with other species on the planet, taking part in a Klingon version of Hamlet and meeting philologist Wolfgang Klein.
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Monday 26th September
Rugby World Cup Wales v Namibia ITV 1
Wales v Namibia (Kick-off 7.30am). Craig Doyle presents coverage of the Pool D fixture at the Stadium Taranaki in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Having already faced South Africa and Samoa, Wales coach Warren Gatland seems likely to use several of his squad players for this match, which they are the overwhelming favourites to win as they look to move a step closer to the quarter-finals. With commentary by Martin Gillingham, and analysis by Gareth Thomas and Francois Pienaar.
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Tuesday 27th September
Whats the point of religion?
BBC 1 23:15 pm - 23:45 pm
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores the importance of faith as an antidote to what he sees as a social crisis in Britain - focusing on family, community and communication. Joining him are Harvard professor Robert Putnam, who has spent 25 years exploring the state of modern life, and Labour peer Maurice Glassman, who is at the forefront of the `big society' idea.
Teenage Kicks: The Search for Sophistication.
BBC 4 23:30 pm - 00:30 am
An exploration of how the young have been suckered into aspiring to luxury products — and hence adulthood — by advertisers. Documentary tracing how different generations of teenagers have tried to use luxury items as passports to adulthood.
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*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 24th
Rugby World Cup England v Romania ITV 1
England v Romania (Kick-off 7.00am). Steve Rider presents coverage of the penultimate Pool B fixture for both sides at the Otago Stadium in Dunedin. Romania started the tournament as favourites to finish bottom of this pool, and while England coach Martin Johnson will be keen to improve on performances against Argentina and Georgia, his selection is likely to be made with the final pool match against Scotland in mind. This is the nations' first meeting for 10 years, and Romania will be keen to banish the memories of that 134-0 drubbing with a much-improved performance here. With commentary by Nick Mullins, and analysis by Lawrence Dallaglio and Sean Fitzpatrick.
The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World.
BBC 2 20:15 pm - 21:15 pm.
Documentary exploring how the 1951 Festival of Britain helped the nation to look forward to a brighter future during a period of post-war austerity. Archive footage and personal testimonies reveal how, despite widespread debt and rationing, the event encouraged people to have fun through design and ingenuity.
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Sunday 25th
Rugby World Cup Ireland v Russia ITV 1
Ireland v Russia (Kick-off 6.00am). Coverage of the penultimate Pool C fixture for both sides, staged at the Rotorua International Stadium in New Zealand. This is something of a journey into the unknown for the Irish as they face the Russians for only the second time in their history. The first meeting resulted in a 35-3 win in 2002, and coach Declan Kidney will expect an emphatic victory, although he is likely to make changes after the stunning victory over Australia and with Italy still to play. Presented by Craig Doyle, with commentary by Simon Ward.
Argentina v Scotland ITV 1 Rugby World Cup.
Argentina v Scotland (Kick-off 8.30am). Steve Rider presents all the action from the Pool B match at the Wellington Regional Stadium in New Zealand. This is one of the pivotal fixtures of the pool stage, as the Scots face their first serious test of the tournament after unimpressive victories against Georgia and Romania. The Pumas may not have lived up in recent years to the heights of their performances in the World Cup four years ago, but they still present a major obstacle to Scotland's chances of reaching the quarter-finals, and pushed England all the way in their opener. With commentary by Nick Mullins, and analysis by Thom Evans, Francois Pienaar and Girvan Dempsey.
Fry's Planet Word BBC 2. 1/5 Babel.
21:00 pm - 22:00pm.
Stephen Fry dissects language in all its forms, journeying from the thousands of years since humans first mastered speech, through the glories of world literature, right up to the cyber world of today with its html codes and texting. He begins by asking why people seem so advanced in their levels of communication compared with other species on the planet, taking part in a Klingon version of Hamlet and meeting philologist Wolfgang Klein.
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Monday 26th September
Rugby World Cup Wales v Namibia ITV 1
Wales v Namibia (Kick-off 7.30am). Craig Doyle presents coverage of the Pool D fixture at the Stadium Taranaki in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Having already faced South Africa and Samoa, Wales coach Warren Gatland seems likely to use several of his squad players for this match, which they are the overwhelming favourites to win as they look to move a step closer to the quarter-finals. With commentary by Martin Gillingham, and analysis by Gareth Thomas and Francois Pienaar.
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Tuesday 27th September
Whats the point of religion?
BBC 1 23:15 pm - 23:45 pm
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores the importance of faith as an antidote to what he sees as a social crisis in Britain - focusing on family, community and communication. Joining him are Harvard professor Robert Putnam, who has spent 25 years exploring the state of modern life, and Labour peer Maurice Glassman, who is at the forefront of the `big society' idea.
Teenage Kicks: The Search for Sophistication.
BBC 4 23:30 pm - 00:30 am
An exploration of how the young have been suckered into aspiring to luxury products — and hence adulthood — by advertisers. Documentary tracing how different generations of teenagers have tried to use luxury items as passports to adulthood.
_______________________________________________________
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*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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Thursday 14 July 2011
Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings 16th - 22nd July
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Sunday 17th July
Documentary
Rory - Major Breakthrough
11:25pm - 12:20am BBC1.
The story of Rory McIlroy's journey to triumph at last month's US Open in Bethesda, Maryland, which followed the disappointment of his final round at the Masters in April. Reporter Stephen Watson also accompanies the 22-year-old and his father Gerry on their journey home to Northern Ireland with trophy in hand.
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Monday 18th July
Documentary
How to Buy a Football Club: Dispatches
8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4.
An undercover investigation into the people who want to control football and how business figures and former players are allegedly prepared to sidestep the rules to make money from its financial struggles. The sport is currently under evaluation by a Select Committe and there are calls for reform.
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Tuesday 19th July.
Factual
Travellers
11:50pm - 12:55am BBC1 1/2.
Observational documentary following Traveller families as they traverse Scotland in caravans and tents hoping to preserve their way of life. The first episode tracks the progress of the Stewarts as they prepare to move south from their winter stop on the outskirts of Aberdeen. Narrated by Brian Cox.
Documentary
Grand Tours of Scotland
2:30am - 3:00am BBC4. The Romantic Ideal. 1/6, series 1.
Paul Murton travels the country to trace the changes that have taken place since the birth of Scottish tourism two centuries ago. Using a 19th-century copy of Black's Picturesque Guide to Scotland, the presenter visits an array of unspoilt destinations. He begins his journey exploring the romantic ideal, as he goes to the Trossachs, Iona and the Isle of Staffa.
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Wednesday 20th July.
Documentary
Botham: The Legend of '81
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2.
A look back at Ian Botham's cricketing career, marking 30 years since the Ashes series that saw the former all-rounder at the peak of his powers. Botham started the series against Australia in 1981 as England captain, but resigned following a string of poor performances and media criticism, and what followed at Headingley, Edgbaston and Old Trafford led to the series becoming remembered as Botham's Ashes. This programme charts the player's highs and lows on and off the pitch, as well as focusing on his epic fundraising achievements and subsequent broadcasting career. With contributions from David Gower, Viv Richards, Mick Jagger and Stephen Fry.
Documentary
Time to Remember
8:00pm - 8:30pm BBC4. Stage and Screen 2/12, series 1.
Archive footage of theatres, music halls and cinemas from the 1920s and 30s is combined with narrated reminiscences to shed light on the entertainment industry of the early 20th century. Includes reels of Charles Laughton applying his own stage make-up, chorus line auditions, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks' trip to Europe, and Alfred Hitchcock's 1929 release Blackmail. Narrated by Lesley Sharp.
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Thursday 21st July
Documentary
On the Streets
9:45pm - 11:15pm BBC4.
Over the course of eight months, director Penny Woolcock explores the world of homeless people. She discovers the problems they face sometimes have little to do with a lack of shelter, but stem more from their past lives, and finds out that despite the best efforts of different charities to move individuals into accommodation, the streets are often where they feel safe.
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*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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*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.
______________________________________________________
Sunday 17th July
Documentary
Rory - Major Breakthrough
11:25pm - 12:20am BBC1.
The story of Rory McIlroy's journey to triumph at last month's US Open in Bethesda, Maryland, which followed the disappointment of his final round at the Masters in April. Reporter Stephen Watson also accompanies the 22-year-old and his father Gerry on their journey home to Northern Ireland with trophy in hand.
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Monday 18th July
Documentary
How to Buy a Football Club: Dispatches
8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4.
An undercover investigation into the people who want to control football and how business figures and former players are allegedly prepared to sidestep the rules to make money from its financial struggles. The sport is currently under evaluation by a Select Committe and there are calls for reform.
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Tuesday 19th July.
Factual
Travellers
11:50pm - 12:55am BBC1 1/2.
Observational documentary following Traveller families as they traverse Scotland in caravans and tents hoping to preserve their way of life. The first episode tracks the progress of the Stewarts as they prepare to move south from their winter stop on the outskirts of Aberdeen. Narrated by Brian Cox.
Documentary
Grand Tours of Scotland
2:30am - 3:00am BBC4. The Romantic Ideal. 1/6, series 1.
Paul Murton travels the country to trace the changes that have taken place since the birth of Scottish tourism two centuries ago. Using a 19th-century copy of Black's Picturesque Guide to Scotland, the presenter visits an array of unspoilt destinations. He begins his journey exploring the romantic ideal, as he goes to the Trossachs, Iona and the Isle of Staffa.
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Wednesday 20th July.
Documentary
Botham: The Legend of '81
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2.
A look back at Ian Botham's cricketing career, marking 30 years since the Ashes series that saw the former all-rounder at the peak of his powers. Botham started the series against Australia in 1981 as England captain, but resigned following a string of poor performances and media criticism, and what followed at Headingley, Edgbaston and Old Trafford led to the series becoming remembered as Botham's Ashes. This programme charts the player's highs and lows on and off the pitch, as well as focusing on his epic fundraising achievements and subsequent broadcasting career. With contributions from David Gower, Viv Richards, Mick Jagger and Stephen Fry.
Documentary
Time to Remember
8:00pm - 8:30pm BBC4. Stage and Screen 2/12, series 1.
Archive footage of theatres, music halls and cinemas from the 1920s and 30s is combined with narrated reminiscences to shed light on the entertainment industry of the early 20th century. Includes reels of Charles Laughton applying his own stage make-up, chorus line auditions, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks' trip to Europe, and Alfred Hitchcock's 1929 release Blackmail. Narrated by Lesley Sharp.
______________________________________________________
Thursday 21st July
Documentary
On the Streets
9:45pm - 11:15pm BBC4.
Over the course of eight months, director Penny Woolcock explores the world of homeless people. She discovers the problems they face sometimes have little to do with a lack of shelter, but stem more from their past lives, and finds out that despite the best efforts of different charities to move individuals into accommodation, the streets are often where they feel safe.
__________________________________________________________
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Thursday 7 July 2011
Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings 9th - 15th July 2011
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Saturday 9th July
Documentary
Timeshift: Hotel Deluxe
10:30pm - 11:30pm BBC4
Exploring how some of the world's most famous hotels, including the Savoy, the Ritz and the Dorchester, became internationally renowned as the epitome of luxurious living, and the ways in which they have adapted to the needs of new generations of wealthy clients. The film examines the origins of the prestigious establishments, and offers an insight into the methods they employ to live up to the standards of the most exacting customers. Narrated by Fenella Fielding.
Film
Cries and Whispers
1:20am - 3:10am Film4
Focusing on the failure of love and the agony of loss, this is one of Ingmar Bergman's finest achievements. Combining memories, fantasies and moments of intense family drama, this harrowing study of pain, passion, sisterhood and death brought Bergman a hat-trick of Oscar nominations, although it was Sven Nykvist who won the award for his luscious cinematography. However, it's the stunning art direction of Marik Vos that provides this disturbing chamber drama with its unforgettable manor house setting and its mesmerising red colour scheme. Harriet Andersson, Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann dominate proceedings as the well-heeled sisters, but Kari Sylwan is every bit as impressive as the peasant maid.
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Sunday 10th July
Documentary
Seve: The Legend
10:25pm - 11:25pm BBC1
Gary Lineker presents this tribute to Spanish golfer Severiano Ballesteros, who died of brain cancer in May at the age of 54. A member of a gifted golfing family, Seve strode the fairways for 30 years, having gained the attention of the sporting world in 1976, when at the age of 19 he finished second at the Open at Royal Birkdale. He went on to win the greatest honours in the game - including three Open Championships and two Masters titles - and became a key member of the European Ryder Cup team, as player and captain. The programme features contributions by fellow players Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Jose Maria Olazabal, Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie and Greg Norman, as well as Sir Bruce Forsyth, Des Lynam and Peter Alliss.
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Monday 11th July
News and current affairs
Gerry and the GPs - Panorama
8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC1
Businessman Gerry Robinson examines the Government's plans for some of the biggest changes to the NHS in its history. He travels across Britain to gauge support for the reforms, talks to GPs with differing views and finds out what alterations have already taken place with the closure of some primary care trusts. He also asks Health Secretary Andrew Lansley if the system's future is at risk should the reforms fail.
Documentary
Strictly Kosher
9:00pm - 10:00pm ITV1 London
Whenever there's a documentary made about the Jewish faith, you can guarantee that there'll be a scene featuring circumcision. And sure enough, in the first ten minutes of this look at Manchester's 40,000-strong population of Jews, there's a sleeping baby boy getting a rude awakening. But once that's been dealt with, we're onto more affectionately wry territory as we meet a cross-section of the community, from those who don't consider themselves to be particularly observant of religious tenets to the strict followers of Haredi Judaism. Stand-out characters include retailer Joel Lever, whose fashion boutique is frequented by the women of Prestwich, and self-styled modern orthodox mum Bernette Clarke who rushes around her house offering pickled cucumbers to her sons before preparing chicken soup that she refers to as "Jewish penicillin". Adding emotional heft is 83-year-old Jack Aisenberg and the story of his family's demise at the Belzec Extermination camp, a fate he managed to escape by fleeing to the North West in 1945. But a Nazi flag given to him by a British soldier serves as a reminder of those dark days.
Health
Embarrassing Bodies: Teen Special
9:00pm - 10:00pm Channel 4 Boys vs Girls 2/4, series 1.
The mobile clinic stops in the West Midlands, where Dr Christian Jessen meets a girl worried about having an extra hole above her anus, and a boy with asymmetrical testicles. Dr Dawn Harper helps a 19-year-old struggling with bad breath, and Dr Pixie McKenna visits a secondary school to provide information about the dangers of smoking.
Documentary
Underage and Pregnant
8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC3 Abby and Riley 1/8, series 3.
Life is a never-ending round of tests and MRI scans for seven-month-old Riley, a baby born with clubbed feet, webbed fingers and an inability to smile or suck properly. The situation is made doubly stressful by the fact that mum Abby is only 16, and set to sit 13 GCSEs for which she's trying to revise while juggling hospital visits. Despite the heavy workload and lack of sleep, Abby handles her lot with dedication and even beats the medics to a diagnosis that explains her son's disabilities. Free from finger-wagging moralising, this look at teenage parenting makes for sobering viewing but leaves us feeling some hope for Abby and Riley's future.
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Tuesday 12th July
Documentary
Prison, Mum and Me
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3.
Documentary filmed over a six-month period that follows three teenage girls whose mothers are either incarcerated or have experience of being in prison. Sixteen-year-old Cheyenne struggles to concentrate on her schoolwork as she awaits her mother's imminent release, and 17-year-old Charlotte is determined to carve out a successful life for herself. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Amy begins her first year at university without the reassuring presence of a female parent. Narrated by Samantha Morton.
Documentary
True Stories: Bodysnatchers of New York
10:00pm - 11:30pm More4
Toby Dye presents a portrait of Michael Mastromarino, the New York-based surgeon who was sentenced in 2008 to 18-54 years in prison for illegally harvesting body parts from hundreds of corpses without the permission of relatives. Mastromarino reveals the particulars of his work, explaining how his operation ran, and detailing why he continued to trade despite being aware that he was circulating potentially tainted tissue into the worldwide transplant market.
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Wednesday 13th July
Nature
The Great British Weather
7:30pm - 8:30pm BBC1 1/4, series 1.
New series. Live interactive series that taps into the nation's obsession with the weather, presented by Alexander Armstrong, Chris Hollins and Carol Kirkwood. Former England cricketer Andrew `Freddie' Flintoff is a guest in the first edition, from St Ives in Cornwall, while Chris Hollins goes in search of the world's second largest fish, the basking shark. With contributions by veteran weather presenters John Kettley, Michael Fish and Bill Giles, and meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker.
Arts and culture
The Culture Show
7:00pm - 8:00pm BBC2 Manchester Festival Special 11/12
Andrew Graham-Dixon presents from the Manchester International Festival, where Johnny Vegas and Victoria Wood are presenting their new plays. Damon Albarn is premiering his opera based on the life of the Elizabethan mathematician, magician and politician John Dee. Bjork is performing her first UK dates in three years, and performance artist Marina Abramovic debuts a new piece also starring Willem Dafoe.
Documentary
Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance
8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4 2/8, series 2.
The childcare expert tackles nine-year-old Max, who has never eaten a hot meal and exists on a diet of custard creams, leaving him with no energy and unable to concentrate at school. Trenyce is bullied at school, and the seven-year-old takes out her unhappiness on her family. Jo has to teach her to speak to her mother, and give them both the skills to manage her anger.
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Thursday 14th July
Documentary
Josie: My Cancer Curse
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3.
Documentary following 18-year-old Josie Bellerby as she struggles to decide if she should take a test that will reveal whether she has inherited a gene renowned for increasing the chances of getting breast cancer. Her mother was one of the first women in the UK to be tested, and had a double mastectomy after being given a positive result. The programme explores the dilemma faced by Josie and her two sisters.
Documentary
The Biology of Dads
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC4.
Child psychologist Laverne Antrobus presents this documentary investigating the importance of a father's role within the family. She meets a dad suffering from Couvade syndrome, also known as `sympathetic pregnancy, witnesses classic `dad' behaviour, and investigates research that claims a daughter's relationship with her father can influence the kind of man she marries.
Documentary
Timeshift: The North on a Plate
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
Paris-based cultural historian Andrew Hussey visits the the north-west of England to explore the cultural and environmental characteristics that contribute to the distinctive qualities of the local food and produce. He learns about the role of the Industrial Revolution in shaping modern eating habits, and meets people who help him understand the culinary peculiarities of the region.
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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.
_______________________________________________________
*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.
______________________________________________________
Saturday 9th July
Documentary
Timeshift: Hotel Deluxe
10:30pm - 11:30pm BBC4
Exploring how some of the world's most famous hotels, including the Savoy, the Ritz and the Dorchester, became internationally renowned as the epitome of luxurious living, and the ways in which they have adapted to the needs of new generations of wealthy clients. The film examines the origins of the prestigious establishments, and offers an insight into the methods they employ to live up to the standards of the most exacting customers. Narrated by Fenella Fielding.
Film
Cries and Whispers
1:20am - 3:10am Film4
Focusing on the failure of love and the agony of loss, this is one of Ingmar Bergman's finest achievements. Combining memories, fantasies and moments of intense family drama, this harrowing study of pain, passion, sisterhood and death brought Bergman a hat-trick of Oscar nominations, although it was Sven Nykvist who won the award for his luscious cinematography. However, it's the stunning art direction of Marik Vos that provides this disturbing chamber drama with its unforgettable manor house setting and its mesmerising red colour scheme. Harriet Andersson, Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann dominate proceedings as the well-heeled sisters, but Kari Sylwan is every bit as impressive as the peasant maid.
________________________________________________________
Sunday 10th July
Documentary
Seve: The Legend
10:25pm - 11:25pm BBC1
Gary Lineker presents this tribute to Spanish golfer Severiano Ballesteros, who died of brain cancer in May at the age of 54. A member of a gifted golfing family, Seve strode the fairways for 30 years, having gained the attention of the sporting world in 1976, when at the age of 19 he finished second at the Open at Royal Birkdale. He went on to win the greatest honours in the game - including three Open Championships and two Masters titles - and became a key member of the European Ryder Cup team, as player and captain. The programme features contributions by fellow players Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Jose Maria Olazabal, Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie and Greg Norman, as well as Sir Bruce Forsyth, Des Lynam and Peter Alliss.
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Monday 11th July
News and current affairs
Gerry and the GPs - Panorama
8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC1
Businessman Gerry Robinson examines the Government's plans for some of the biggest changes to the NHS in its history. He travels across Britain to gauge support for the reforms, talks to GPs with differing views and finds out what alterations have already taken place with the closure of some primary care trusts. He also asks Health Secretary Andrew Lansley if the system's future is at risk should the reforms fail.
Documentary
Strictly Kosher
9:00pm - 10:00pm ITV1 London
Whenever there's a documentary made about the Jewish faith, you can guarantee that there'll be a scene featuring circumcision. And sure enough, in the first ten minutes of this look at Manchester's 40,000-strong population of Jews, there's a sleeping baby boy getting a rude awakening. But once that's been dealt with, we're onto more affectionately wry territory as we meet a cross-section of the community, from those who don't consider themselves to be particularly observant of religious tenets to the strict followers of Haredi Judaism. Stand-out characters include retailer Joel Lever, whose fashion boutique is frequented by the women of Prestwich, and self-styled modern orthodox mum Bernette Clarke who rushes around her house offering pickled cucumbers to her sons before preparing chicken soup that she refers to as "Jewish penicillin". Adding emotional heft is 83-year-old Jack Aisenberg and the story of his family's demise at the Belzec Extermination camp, a fate he managed to escape by fleeing to the North West in 1945. But a Nazi flag given to him by a British soldier serves as a reminder of those dark days.
Health
Embarrassing Bodies: Teen Special
9:00pm - 10:00pm Channel 4 Boys vs Girls 2/4, series 1.
The mobile clinic stops in the West Midlands, where Dr Christian Jessen meets a girl worried about having an extra hole above her anus, and a boy with asymmetrical testicles. Dr Dawn Harper helps a 19-year-old struggling with bad breath, and Dr Pixie McKenna visits a secondary school to provide information about the dangers of smoking.
Documentary
Underage and Pregnant
8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC3 Abby and Riley 1/8, series 3.
Life is a never-ending round of tests and MRI scans for seven-month-old Riley, a baby born with clubbed feet, webbed fingers and an inability to smile or suck properly. The situation is made doubly stressful by the fact that mum Abby is only 16, and set to sit 13 GCSEs for which she's trying to revise while juggling hospital visits. Despite the heavy workload and lack of sleep, Abby handles her lot with dedication and even beats the medics to a diagnosis that explains her son's disabilities. Free from finger-wagging moralising, this look at teenage parenting makes for sobering viewing but leaves us feeling some hope for Abby and Riley's future.
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Tuesday 12th July
Documentary
Prison, Mum and Me
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3.
Documentary filmed over a six-month period that follows three teenage girls whose mothers are either incarcerated or have experience of being in prison. Sixteen-year-old Cheyenne struggles to concentrate on her schoolwork as she awaits her mother's imminent release, and 17-year-old Charlotte is determined to carve out a successful life for herself. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Amy begins her first year at university without the reassuring presence of a female parent. Narrated by Samantha Morton.
Documentary
True Stories: Bodysnatchers of New York
10:00pm - 11:30pm More4
Toby Dye presents a portrait of Michael Mastromarino, the New York-based surgeon who was sentenced in 2008 to 18-54 years in prison for illegally harvesting body parts from hundreds of corpses without the permission of relatives. Mastromarino reveals the particulars of his work, explaining how his operation ran, and detailing why he continued to trade despite being aware that he was circulating potentially tainted tissue into the worldwide transplant market.
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Wednesday 13th July
Nature
The Great British Weather
7:30pm - 8:30pm BBC1 1/4, series 1.
New series. Live interactive series that taps into the nation's obsession with the weather, presented by Alexander Armstrong, Chris Hollins and Carol Kirkwood. Former England cricketer Andrew `Freddie' Flintoff is a guest in the first edition, from St Ives in Cornwall, while Chris Hollins goes in search of the world's second largest fish, the basking shark. With contributions by veteran weather presenters John Kettley, Michael Fish and Bill Giles, and meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker.
Arts and culture
The Culture Show
7:00pm - 8:00pm BBC2 Manchester Festival Special 11/12
Andrew Graham-Dixon presents from the Manchester International Festival, where Johnny Vegas and Victoria Wood are presenting their new plays. Damon Albarn is premiering his opera based on the life of the Elizabethan mathematician, magician and politician John Dee. Bjork is performing her first UK dates in three years, and performance artist Marina Abramovic debuts a new piece also starring Willem Dafoe.
Documentary
Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance
8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4 2/8, series 2.
The childcare expert tackles nine-year-old Max, who has never eaten a hot meal and exists on a diet of custard creams, leaving him with no energy and unable to concentrate at school. Trenyce is bullied at school, and the seven-year-old takes out her unhappiness on her family. Jo has to teach her to speak to her mother, and give them both the skills to manage her anger.
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Thursday 14th July
Documentary
Josie: My Cancer Curse
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3.
Documentary following 18-year-old Josie Bellerby as she struggles to decide if she should take a test that will reveal whether she has inherited a gene renowned for increasing the chances of getting breast cancer. Her mother was one of the first women in the UK to be tested, and had a double mastectomy after being given a positive result. The programme explores the dilemma faced by Josie and her two sisters.
Documentary
The Biology of Dads
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC4.
Child psychologist Laverne Antrobus presents this documentary investigating the importance of a father's role within the family. She meets a dad suffering from Couvade syndrome, also known as `sympathetic pregnancy, witnesses classic `dad' behaviour, and investigates research that claims a daughter's relationship with her father can influence the kind of man she marries.
Documentary
Timeshift: The North on a Plate
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
Paris-based cultural historian Andrew Hussey visits the the north-west of England to explore the cultural and environmental characteristics that contribute to the distinctive qualities of the local food and produce. He learns about the role of the Industrial Revolution in shaping modern eating habits, and meets people who help him understand the culinary peculiarities of the region.
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Friday 1 July 2011
Oxstalls Learning Centre Off-Air Recordings 2 - 8 July 2011
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Saturday 2 July
Arts and culture
Imagine 8:10pm - 9:00pm BBC4
Save the Last Dance for Me 1/6
Alan Yentob follows over-60s dance ensemble Company of Elders. The presenter meets members as they learn and rehearse their latest contemporary choreography, which is to be performed at the world-famous Sadler's Wells. The film also explores the stories behind some of the dancers, including 61-year-old Alison, who fell into a coma for eight years at the age of 27, and Geoff who, at 85, confesses that dancing has taken over his life.
Arts and culture
The Most Incredible Thing 12:55am - 2:35am BBC4
Javier de Frutos choreographs and directs a three-act contemporary dance piece based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, featuring a score by Pet Shop Boys. Former Royal Ballet principal dancer Ivan Putrov heads the cast, which also includes Aaron Sillis and Clemmie Sveaas.
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Sunday 3 July
Documentary
Kids Behind Bars
It's Just My Life - Trouble 3/3, series 1. 11:30pm - 12:30am BBC3
Three boys prepare to leave Vinney Green Secure Unit on the outskirts of Bristol, and face the prospect of beginning their adult life behind bars if they are unable to change their ways. One of the trio started getting into trouble at the age of nine and struggles to control his anger, another feels unable to say no to his friends, and the third knows he must break his cycle of bad behaviour before it is too late.
Documentary
A Lifetime of Dance - Merce Cunningham
7:30pm - 9:00pm BBC4
Profile of American choreographer Merce Cunningham, whose work Beach Birds for Camera has won awards around the world.
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Monday 4 July
Health
Embarrassing Bodies: Teen Special
9:00pm - 10:00pm Channel 4 Bother Down Below 1/4, series 1.
New series. Doctors Christian Jessen, Dawn Harper and Pixie McKenna travel around the UK giving advice to teenagers with health concerns. Their first stop is the Freshers' Fair at Sheffield Hallam University, where they give out contraception advice and meet an 18-year-old with lumps on his scrotum and a girl embarrassed by her vaginal discharge. Dr Harper also helps a 19-year-old struggling with painful periods, and Dr McKenna meets a 15-year-old boy suffering from rectal prolapse.
Documentary
Timeshift: Hotel Deluxe
11:00pm - 12:00am BBC4
Exploring how some of the world's most famous hotels, including the Savoy, the Ritz and the Dorchester, became internationally renowned as the epitome of luxurious living, and the ways in which they have adapted to the needs of new generations of wealthy clients. The film examines the origins of the prestigious establishments, and offers an insight into the methods they employ to live up to the standards of the most exacting customers. Narrated by Fenella Fielding.
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Tuesday 5 July
Documentary
Should I Test My Genes? The Price of Life
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2
Can the secrets of our blood foretell our destiny and indicate our life expectancy? When the mother of documentary-maker Adam Wishart lost her battle with cancer, he embarked on a quest to find out if there was a family cancer gene and to explore the pros and cons of knowing about our genetic predispositions. He also asks whether the NHS is keeping up with the brave new world opened up by advances in genetics.
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Wednesday 6 July
Documentary
Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance
8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4 1/8, series 2.
The artist formerly known as Supernanny returns to our screens with more solid parenting advice. The deal with a Frost series is firm but fair: if we're prepared to sit through the scenes of aggressive, out-of-control children running riot, our reward will be to pick up some shrewd tips. The programme is packed with them: I defy any parent to watch the programme without at some point thinking, "Hmm, I might try that ", whether it's Frost's advice for helping young teens cope with peer pressure or ways to help over-competitive kids cope with losing. In this new format she tackles multiple issues at once: as well as mentoring two troubled families she takes her roadshow to shopping centres to dish out on-the-spot lectures - and highlights the decline in kids who can master a simple skill: eating with a knife and fork. But don't expect a beacon of calmness: this guru gets quite cross.
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Thursday 7 July
Documentary
High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
An insight into the golden age of air travel in Britain during the 1920s and 30s, a time when dashing pilots and daring socialites took to the air looking for adventure, opening up new links for commercial flying around the world.
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Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. *
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*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 2 July
Arts and culture
Imagine 8:10pm - 9:00pm BBC4
Save the Last Dance for Me 1/6
Alan Yentob follows over-60s dance ensemble Company of Elders. The presenter meets members as they learn and rehearse their latest contemporary choreography, which is to be performed at the world-famous Sadler's Wells. The film also explores the stories behind some of the dancers, including 61-year-old Alison, who fell into a coma for eight years at the age of 27, and Geoff who, at 85, confesses that dancing has taken over his life.
Arts and culture
The Most Incredible Thing 12:55am - 2:35am BBC4
Javier de Frutos choreographs and directs a three-act contemporary dance piece based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, featuring a score by Pet Shop Boys. Former Royal Ballet principal dancer Ivan Putrov heads the cast, which also includes Aaron Sillis and Clemmie Sveaas.
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Sunday 3 July
Documentary
Kids Behind Bars
It's Just My Life - Trouble 3/3, series 1. 11:30pm - 12:30am BBC3
Three boys prepare to leave Vinney Green Secure Unit on the outskirts of Bristol, and face the prospect of beginning their adult life behind bars if they are unable to change their ways. One of the trio started getting into trouble at the age of nine and struggles to control his anger, another feels unable to say no to his friends, and the third knows he must break his cycle of bad behaviour before it is too late.
Documentary
A Lifetime of Dance - Merce Cunningham
7:30pm - 9:00pm BBC4
Profile of American choreographer Merce Cunningham, whose work Beach Birds for Camera has won awards around the world.
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Monday 4 July
Health
Embarrassing Bodies: Teen Special
9:00pm - 10:00pm Channel 4 Bother Down Below 1/4, series 1.
New series. Doctors Christian Jessen, Dawn Harper and Pixie McKenna travel around the UK giving advice to teenagers with health concerns. Their first stop is the Freshers' Fair at Sheffield Hallam University, where they give out contraception advice and meet an 18-year-old with lumps on his scrotum and a girl embarrassed by her vaginal discharge. Dr Harper also helps a 19-year-old struggling with painful periods, and Dr McKenna meets a 15-year-old boy suffering from rectal prolapse.
Documentary
Timeshift: Hotel Deluxe
11:00pm - 12:00am BBC4
Exploring how some of the world's most famous hotels, including the Savoy, the Ritz and the Dorchester, became internationally renowned as the epitome of luxurious living, and the ways in which they have adapted to the needs of new generations of wealthy clients. The film examines the origins of the prestigious establishments, and offers an insight into the methods they employ to live up to the standards of the most exacting customers. Narrated by Fenella Fielding.
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Tuesday 5 July
Documentary
Should I Test My Genes? The Price of Life
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2
Can the secrets of our blood foretell our destiny and indicate our life expectancy? When the mother of documentary-maker Adam Wishart lost her battle with cancer, he embarked on a quest to find out if there was a family cancer gene and to explore the pros and cons of knowing about our genetic predispositions. He also asks whether the NHS is keeping up with the brave new world opened up by advances in genetics.
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Wednesday 6 July
Documentary
Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance
8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4 1/8, series 2.
The artist formerly known as Supernanny returns to our screens with more solid parenting advice. The deal with a Frost series is firm but fair: if we're prepared to sit through the scenes of aggressive, out-of-control children running riot, our reward will be to pick up some shrewd tips. The programme is packed with them: I defy any parent to watch the programme without at some point thinking, "Hmm, I might try that ", whether it's Frost's advice for helping young teens cope with peer pressure or ways to help over-competitive kids cope with losing. In this new format she tackles multiple issues at once: as well as mentoring two troubled families she takes her roadshow to shopping centres to dish out on-the-spot lectures - and highlights the decline in kids who can master a simple skill: eating with a knife and fork. But don't expect a beacon of calmness: this guru gets quite cross.
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Thursday 7 July
Documentary
High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
An insight into the golden age of air travel in Britain during the 1920s and 30s, a time when dashing pilots and daring socialites took to the air looking for adventure, opening up new links for commercial flying around the world.
______________________________________________________
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.
Friday 17 June 2011
Oxstalls Learning Centre Off-Air Recordings 18 - 24 June 2011
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Sunday 19th June.
Sport
125 Years of Wimbledon: You Cannot Be Serious
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC2
A history of the annual grass-court tennis tournament, which has become one of the world's most famous sporting events. The programme reflects on memorable moments in the competition's history, including the rivalry between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, Jana Novotna's tears on Centre Court in 1993 and John Isner's marathon match against Nicolas Mahut in 2010, as well as exploring the atmosphere of Wimbledon fortnight. With contributions by former champions Martina Navratilova, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Roger Federer, Boris Becker, Billie Jean King, Venus and Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, as well as famous fans Cliff Richard and Stephen Fry.
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Monday 20 June
News and current affairs
Made In Britain
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2 1/3
Ever since he used to pop up to do his mini-lectures on the 10 o'clock news, Evan Davis has been on a one-man mission to make us economically literate. Now he takes on the idea that we Brits, though we invented mass production, can't make things any more - that everything must be manufactured in China now. So he visits high-end specialists like Brompton (bicycles) and McLaren (cars) to find out where things went right for them. There's a big dose of cheerleading: "When we put our minds to it, we can engineer as well as anyone," he chirps as he steps up for a flight in a Typhoon jet f ghter, but overall, this is a welcome blast of optimism.
Documentary
Conservation's Dirty Secrets: Dispatches
8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4
Oliver Steeds travels the world to investigate the conservation movement. He examines how a number of major organisations are run, questioning why some choose to work with some of the world's biggest polluting businesses, and speaks to critics who argue that conservation charities need to reassess their priorities in order to save the wildlife they claim to protect.
Health
Embarrassing Fat Bodies
9:00pm - 10:00pm Channel 4 3/4, series 1
The doctors dispense more advice to those needing help with weight-related problems, including a patient with three huge hernias and the woman who in 2008 became the first teenager to have a gastric band operation.
Documentary
Kill It, Cut It, Use It
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3 Sheep 2/5, series 1
Julia Bradbury continues her transition from pin-up girl for the welly brigade to shock-doc presenter by showing young consumers how many everyday products contain parts of sheep. You may think telling people that wool blankets come from sheep is stating the bleatin' obvious, but there are more unexpected revelations. Bradbury gleefully surprises students with a tray of sheep's heads as they do their weekly laundry, but turns more wary when she meets cosmetic surgeon Dr Roberto Viel, who performs a facial using a serum derived from lamb's placenta. Could it have something to do with the creepy portrait of Viel, his twin brother and a pneumatic topless woman?
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Tuesday 21 June
Factual
Abused: Breaking the Silence
10:35pm - 11:25pm BBC1
When, in 2009, over a hundred former pupils of two Catholic prep schools in England and Tanzania were reunited via the internet, they were soon sharing stories of mental, physical and, in some cases, sexual abuse. Frightened into silence as children, these men in their 50s and 60s now want the truth to come out and 22 of them have started legal proceedings against the Rosminian Order. But with their alleged abusers now elderly, what reparation can the victims expect?
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Wednesday 22 June
Documentary
The Kids Are Alright
10:35pm - 11:35pm ITV1 London
One-off documentary telling the stories of six inspirational British youngsters. Eleven-year-old Daniel explains how he copes while his father serves in Afghanistan, 15-year-old Sarah describes caring for her mother, who has cerebral palsy, and a disabled boy talks about his ambitions of becoming a Paralympian. Also featured are an aspiring ballet dancer from Dagenham, an African refugee who is now a champion ice-skater, and a girl whose life was turned around by the charity Dance United.
Documentary
The Beauty of Maps
7:30pm - 8:00pm BBC4 Medieval Maps - Mapping the Medieval Mind 1/4, series 1
Cartography through the ages, beginning with the Hereford Mappa Mundi, the largest intact medieval wall map in the world, which was intended to picture all of human knowledge in a single image. The programme traces its history, and features interviews with people who have been affected by it, including Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry.
Documentary
Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC4 Windows on the World 1/3, series 1
Professor Jerry Brotton explains the creation and importance of maps, discovering the latest technology that is improving the cartographer's art and revolutionising man's knowledge of the world. On a visit to the oldest known map, etched into a hillside 3,000 years ago, he considers how different cultures have approached map-making over millennia, often as a tool for expansionism and political control.
Documentary
The Wonder of Weeds
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
Horticulturist Chris Collins reassesses the reputations of some of the UK's least-loved plants. He explores the scientific origins of species such as Japanese knotweed and rhododendron ponticum, and analyses the important roles they can play in gardens of all sizes and scales - as well as determining whether attempts to eliminate them can ever succeed.
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Thursday 23 June
Documentary
Kids Behind Bars
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3 Crying Cos I Can't Hit No-One 2/3, series 1
Following the lives of three girls at the Vinney Green Secure Unit in Gloucestershire. One of the youngsters harms herself so badly she has been locked up for her own protection, while the other two display violent behaviour and present a challenge for the staff
_______________________________________________________
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.
*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.
_______________________________________________________
Sunday 19th June.
Sport
125 Years of Wimbledon: You Cannot Be Serious
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC2
A history of the annual grass-court tennis tournament, which has become one of the world's most famous sporting events. The programme reflects on memorable moments in the competition's history, including the rivalry between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, Jana Novotna's tears on Centre Court in 1993 and John Isner's marathon match against Nicolas Mahut in 2010, as well as exploring the atmosphere of Wimbledon fortnight. With contributions by former champions Martina Navratilova, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Roger Federer, Boris Becker, Billie Jean King, Venus and Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, as well as famous fans Cliff Richard and Stephen Fry.
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Monday 20 June
News and current affairs
Made In Britain
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2 1/3
Ever since he used to pop up to do his mini-lectures on the 10 o'clock news, Evan Davis has been on a one-man mission to make us economically literate. Now he takes on the idea that we Brits, though we invented mass production, can't make things any more - that everything must be manufactured in China now. So he visits high-end specialists like Brompton (bicycles) and McLaren (cars) to find out where things went right for them. There's a big dose of cheerleading: "When we put our minds to it, we can engineer as well as anyone," he chirps as he steps up for a flight in a Typhoon jet f ghter, but overall, this is a welcome blast of optimism.
Documentary
Conservation's Dirty Secrets: Dispatches
8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4
Oliver Steeds travels the world to investigate the conservation movement. He examines how a number of major organisations are run, questioning why some choose to work with some of the world's biggest polluting businesses, and speaks to critics who argue that conservation charities need to reassess their priorities in order to save the wildlife they claim to protect.
Health
Embarrassing Fat Bodies
9:00pm - 10:00pm Channel 4 3/4, series 1
The doctors dispense more advice to those needing help with weight-related problems, including a patient with three huge hernias and the woman who in 2008 became the first teenager to have a gastric band operation.
Documentary
Kill It, Cut It, Use It
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3 Sheep 2/5, series 1
Julia Bradbury continues her transition from pin-up girl for the welly brigade to shock-doc presenter by showing young consumers how many everyday products contain parts of sheep. You may think telling people that wool blankets come from sheep is stating the bleatin' obvious, but there are more unexpected revelations. Bradbury gleefully surprises students with a tray of sheep's heads as they do their weekly laundry, but turns more wary when she meets cosmetic surgeon Dr Roberto Viel, who performs a facial using a serum derived from lamb's placenta. Could it have something to do with the creepy portrait of Viel, his twin brother and a pneumatic topless woman?
_______________________________________________________
Tuesday 21 June
Factual
Abused: Breaking the Silence
10:35pm - 11:25pm BBC1
When, in 2009, over a hundred former pupils of two Catholic prep schools in England and Tanzania were reunited via the internet, they were soon sharing stories of mental, physical and, in some cases, sexual abuse. Frightened into silence as children, these men in their 50s and 60s now want the truth to come out and 22 of them have started legal proceedings against the Rosminian Order. But with their alleged abusers now elderly, what reparation can the victims expect?
_________________________________________________________
Wednesday 22 June
Documentary
The Kids Are Alright
10:35pm - 11:35pm ITV1 London
One-off documentary telling the stories of six inspirational British youngsters. Eleven-year-old Daniel explains how he copes while his father serves in Afghanistan, 15-year-old Sarah describes caring for her mother, who has cerebral palsy, and a disabled boy talks about his ambitions of becoming a Paralympian. Also featured are an aspiring ballet dancer from Dagenham, an African refugee who is now a champion ice-skater, and a girl whose life was turned around by the charity Dance United.
Documentary
The Beauty of Maps
7:30pm - 8:00pm BBC4 Medieval Maps - Mapping the Medieval Mind 1/4, series 1
Cartography through the ages, beginning with the Hereford Mappa Mundi, the largest intact medieval wall map in the world, which was intended to picture all of human knowledge in a single image. The programme traces its history, and features interviews with people who have been affected by it, including Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry.
Documentary
Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession
8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC4 Windows on the World 1/3, series 1
Professor Jerry Brotton explains the creation and importance of maps, discovering the latest technology that is improving the cartographer's art and revolutionising man's knowledge of the world. On a visit to the oldest known map, etched into a hillside 3,000 years ago, he considers how different cultures have approached map-making over millennia, often as a tool for expansionism and political control.
Documentary
The Wonder of Weeds
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
Horticulturist Chris Collins reassesses the reputations of some of the UK's least-loved plants. He explores the scientific origins of species such as Japanese knotweed and rhododendron ponticum, and analyses the important roles they can play in gardens of all sizes and scales - as well as determining whether attempts to eliminate them can ever succeed.
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Thursday 23 June
Documentary
Kids Behind Bars
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3 Crying Cos I Can't Hit No-One 2/3, series 1
Following the lives of three girls at the Vinney Green Secure Unit in Gloucestershire. One of the youngsters harms herself so badly she has been locked up for her own protection, while the other two display violent behaviour and present a challenge for the staff
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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.
Friday 10 June 2011
Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings 11th - 17th June 2011
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Monday 13 June
DocumentaryTerry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
Don't let the fog of other people's outrage blind you to the profound questions about self-determination, quality of life and personal choice asked by author Terry Pratchett in what has become a hugely controversial documentary. In one of its periodic paroxysms of moral fury, what used to be known as "Fleet Street" has saddled up the highest horse to protest at the broadcasting of an assisted suicide. But surely television has a contribution to make to the debate about one of life's great questions: should we be allowed to choose the time and manner of our own deaths? In Choosing to Die we witness the final moments of Peter, who suffers from motor neurone disease and travels to Switzerland to end his life. Sir Terry, who has Alzheimer's, explores his own feelings. He wants to die at a time of his choosing, but when the time comes, he wonders, will this be possible?
In a follow-up to the documentary shown at 9pm, Jeremy Paxman talks to Sir Terry Pratchett, while a panel of guests debates the controversial issues surrounding assisted death. Can a satisfactory legal framework ever be devised to enable the terminally ill to take their own lives?
Analysis of the day's events, presented by Jeremy Paxman.
One of the lynchpins of our criminal justice system is that offenders should be locked up in order to cut crime. In reality, police repeatedly re-arrest a relatively small number of felons who continue to commit crimes every time they are released from jail. Dispatches follows three persistent criminals on an offender management scheme in Bristol which is designed to reduce the harm they cause to themselves and others and minimise the need for costly recourse to prison.
"Looking a bit peaky there," says Julia Bradbury drily, never one to mince her words. In this new series, Bradbury reveals the often surprising uses of inedible animal parts, beginning with the cow. As usual, she takes a herd of blissfully ignorant young folk with her. It's one of these, 22-year-old Jordan, who looks decidedly less cocky than he did while professing his love of leather as he watches tomorrow's car seat being slaughtered in an abattoir. Two tennis players wince when they realise their racquet strings are actually beef guts, and we discover why it takes three cows to kit out one duffel coat with buttons. Next time: the stomach-churning uses of sheep parts.
Tuesday 14 June
Documentary
The Scheme
11:05pm - 11:55pm BBC11/4, series 1
New series. Documentary following the fortunes of six families living on a large housing scheme in north-west Kilmarnock over the course of 18 months. The first programme introduces the Cunninghams, whose eldest son is about to be sent to prison, and a single mother-of-two who provides shelter to homeless people.
Documentary
Baby Hospital
9:00pm - 10:00pm ITV1 London1/3, series 1
The neonatal unit at Liverpool Women's Hospital c
ares for a thousand sick and premature babies each year, but not all of them survive. This programme follows the stories of three families where the baby has suffered from asphyxia or a lack of oxygen during birth. While 18-year-old Amy makes the most of her time with baby Charlie, the parents of Riley, who has teetered between life and death during his first few days, are desperately hoping he survives following the stillbirth of his sister, Olivia, two years earlier.
Documentary
The Great Estate: The Rise & Fall of the Council House
10:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4
Journalist Michael Collins traces the rise and fall of arguably one of Britain's greatest social revolutions, council housing, which at its height, in the mid-1970s, provided homes for over a third of the British population. From the "homes for heroes" cottages that were built in the wake of the First World War, to the monolithic high-rises of the 1960s and 70s, Collins embarks on a grand tour of Britain's council estates that includes London, Liverpool and Sheffield.
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Wednesday 15 June
Documentary
Wonderland - The Kids Who Play with Fire
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2
Documentary following three children who have a history of setting fires. Ten-year-old Liam sleeps on a charred mattress, Ryan is brazenly fascinated by flames, and 14-year-old Hulya has repeatedly set her bedroom alight. Fire service counsellors, determined to put a stop to their behaviour, try to understand the anger and frustration that provokes them.
Documentary
Fisherman's Friends
10:35pm - 11:35pm ITV1 London
The story of the Cornish shanty singers, whose debut album Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends reached the UK top 10 in 2010, tracing their rise from obscurity to national prominence. In addition to following them as they visit London for a series of concerts and TV appearances, the film explores how their close bond has been affected by the pressures of performing and demands of travelling hundreds of miles to venues around the country.
Documentary
Apples: British to the Core
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
Garden designer Chris Beardshaw finds out how Britain has helped shape the apple. He visits the original Bramley apple tree, discovers what drove Victorian horticulturists to create so many varieties and learns about the work of scientists who have unlocked the fruit's deepest secrets and helped make it a mass-market success.
Documentary
In Search of the Perfect Loaf
10:30pm - 11:30pm BBC4
Award-winning artisan baker Tom Herbert wants to bake a loaf that will win him first prize at the National Organic Food Awards. Passionate about handmade bread, he sets out on a quest that takes him to Cornwall and to a medieval water-mill in Gloucestershire to learn about the history of bread. He also visits a Jewish bakery in Salford, before concocting a loaf using his family's 40-year-old sourdough, organic spelt from Somerset, Cornish sea salt and Cotswold water.
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Thursday 16 June
Documentary
Panorama: Breaking into Britain
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC1
Evan Davis presents a Panorama investigation into economic migrants who illegally enter Britain, asking how difficult it is and why they risk so much to achieve their goals. Reporter Shoaib Sharifi begins in his homeland of Afghanistan, where he meets those prepared to smuggle themselves onto lorries, while Ugandan-born Kassim Kayira examines the trade in fake documents that some Nigerians are using to fly into the UK.
Documentary
Kids Behind Bars
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3 I'm Locked Up for a Reason 1/3, series 1
New series. The stories of Britain's youngest criminals, following the lives of inmates at the Vinney Green Secure Unit in Gloucestershire. The first edition features three boys who began offending at the age of nine, one of whom is having a second stay for only a few weeks, while another is so volatile he is struggling to fit in.
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Friday 17 June
Documentary
Festivals Britannia
9:00pm - 10:30pm BBC4
Documentary tracing the history of British music festival culture, from its jazz beginnings at Beaulieu in the late 1950s to the Isle of Wight festivals that began in the 1960s, one-offs including Bickershaw in 1972, and the modern line-up of Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and numerous others. The film explores the tension between those attending the performances and the forces policing them, and focuses on the relationship between freedom and shifts in the political, musical and cultural landscape. With contributions by Michael Eavis, Richard Thompson, Acker Bilk, Terry Reid, the Levellers, Billy Bragg, John Giddings and more.
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Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. *
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*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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Monday 13 June
Documentary
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2
Don't let the fog of other people's outrage blind you to the profound questions about self-determination, quality of life and personal choice asked by author Terry Pratchett in what has become a hugely controversial documentary. In one of its periodic paroxysms of moral fury, what used to be known as "Fleet Street" has saddled up the highest horse to protest at the broadcasting of an assisted suicide. But surely television has a contribution to make to the debate about one of life's great questions: should we be allowed to choose the time and manner of our own deaths? In Choosing to Die we witness the final moments of Peter, who suffers from motor neurone disease and travels to Switzerland to end his life. Sir Terry, who has Alzheimer's, explores his own feelings. He wants to die at a time of his choosing, but when the time comes, he wonders, will this be possible?
10:00pm - 10:30pm BBC2
In a follow-up to the documentary shown at 9pm, Jeremy Paxman talks to Sir Terry Pratchett, while a panel of guests debates the controversial issues surrounding assisted death. Can a satisfactory legal framework ever be devised to enable the terminally ill to take their own lives?
Analysis of the day's events, presented by Jeremy Paxman.
8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4
One of the lynchpins of our criminal justice system is that offenders should be locked up in order to cut crime. In reality, police repeatedly re-arrest a relatively small number of felons who continue to commit crimes every time they are released from jail. Dispatches follows three persistent criminals on an offender management scheme in Bristol which is designed to reduce the harm they cause to themselves and others and minimise the need for costly recourse to prison.
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3 Cow 1/5, series 1
"Looking a bit peaky there," says Julia Bradbury drily, never one to mince her words. In this new series, Bradbury reveals the often surprising uses of inedible animal parts, beginning with the cow. As usual, she takes a herd of blissfully ignorant young folk with her. It's one of these, 22-year-old Jordan, who looks decidedly less cocky than he did while professing his love of leather as he watches tomorrow's car seat being slaughtered in an abattoir. Two tennis players wince when they realise their racquet strings are actually beef guts, and we discover why it takes three cows to kit out one duffel coat with buttons. Next time: the stomach-churning uses of sheep parts.
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Tuesday 14 June
Documentary
The Scheme
11:05pm - 11:55pm BBC11/4, series 1
New series. Documentary following the fortunes of six families living on a large housing scheme in north-west Kilmarnock over the course of 18 months. The first programme introduces the Cunninghams, whose eldest son is about to be sent to prison, and a single mother-of-two who provides shelter to homeless people.
Documentary
Baby Hospital
9:00pm - 10:00pm ITV1 London1/3, series 1
The neonatal unit at Liverpool Women's Hospital c
ares for a thousand sick and premature babies each year, but not all of them survive. This programme follows the stories of three families where the baby has suffered from asphyxia or a lack of oxygen during birth. While 18-year-old Amy makes the most of her time with baby Charlie, the parents of Riley, who has teetered between life and death during his first few days, are desperately hoping he survives following the stillbirth of his sister, Olivia, two years earlier.
Documentary
The Great Estate: The Rise & Fall of the Council House
10:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4
Journalist Michael Collins traces the rise and fall of arguably one of Britain's greatest social revolutions, council housing, which at its height, in the mid-1970s, provided homes for over a third of the British population. From the "homes for heroes" cottages that were built in the wake of the First World War, to the monolithic high-rises of the 1960s and 70s, Collins embarks on a grand tour of Britain's council estates that includes London, Liverpool and Sheffield.
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Wednesday 15 June
Documentary
Wonderland - The Kids Who Play with Fire
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2
Documentary following three children who have a history of setting fires. Ten-year-old Liam sleeps on a charred mattress, Ryan is brazenly fascinated by flames, and 14-year-old Hulya has repeatedly set her bedroom alight. Fire service counsellors, determined to put a stop to their behaviour, try to understand the anger and frustration that provokes them.
Documentary
Fisherman's Friends
10:35pm - 11:35pm ITV1 London
The story of the Cornish shanty singers, whose debut album Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends reached the UK top 10 in 2010, tracing their rise from obscurity to national prominence. In addition to following them as they visit London for a series of concerts and TV appearances, the film explores how their close bond has been affected by the pressures of performing and demands of travelling hundreds of miles to venues around the country.
Documentary
Apples: British to the Core
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
Garden designer Chris Beardshaw finds out how Britain has helped shape the apple. He visits the original Bramley apple tree, discovers what drove Victorian horticulturists to create so many varieties and learns about the work of scientists who have unlocked the fruit's deepest secrets and helped make it a mass-market success.
Documentary
In Search of the Perfect Loaf
10:30pm - 11:30pm BBC4
Award-winning artisan baker Tom Herbert wants to bake a loaf that will win him first prize at the National Organic Food Awards. Passionate about handmade bread, he sets out on a quest that takes him to Cornwall and to a medieval water-mill in Gloucestershire to learn about the history of bread. He also visits a Jewish bakery in Salford, before concocting a loaf using his family's 40-year-old sourdough, organic spelt from Somerset, Cornish sea salt and Cotswold water.
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Thursday 16 June
Documentary
Panorama: Breaking into Britain
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC1
Evan Davis presents a Panorama investigation into economic migrants who illegally enter Britain, asking how difficult it is and why they risk so much to achieve their goals. Reporter Shoaib Sharifi begins in his homeland of Afghanistan, where he meets those prepared to smuggle themselves onto lorries, while Ugandan-born Kassim Kayira examines the trade in fake documents that some Nigerians are using to fly into the UK.
Documentary
Kids Behind Bars
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3 I'm Locked Up for a Reason 1/3, series 1
New series. The stories of Britain's youngest criminals, following the lives of inmates at the Vinney Green Secure Unit in Gloucestershire. The first edition features three boys who began offending at the age of nine, one of whom is having a second stay for only a few weeks, while another is so volatile he is struggling to fit in.
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Friday 17 June
Documentary
Festivals Britannia
9:00pm - 10:30pm BBC4
Documentary tracing the history of British music festival culture, from its jazz beginnings at Beaulieu in the late 1950s to the Isle of Wight festivals that began in the 1960s, one-offs including Bickershaw in 1972, and the modern line-up of Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and numerous others. The film explores the tension between those attending the performances and the forces policing them, and focuses on the relationship between freedom and shifts in the political, musical and cultural landscape. With contributions by Michael Eavis, Richard Thompson, Acker Bilk, Terry Reid, the Levellers, Billy Bragg, John Giddings and more.
________________________________________________________
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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Tuesday 17 May 2011
Oxstalls Off Air Recording 21 - 27 May
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Sunday 22 May
Fifa: Football's Shame? - Panorama
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Sunday 22 May
News and current affairs
Fifa: Football's Shame? - Panorama
8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC1
Andrew Jennings asks whether Fifa presidential candidates Sepp Blatter and Mohamed bin Hammam are up to the job of heading an organisation facing a crisis over corruption allegations. The programme tries to answer questions posed by the World Cup bidding process and an alleged bribery scandal.
Supersize Ambulance
Documentary
Supersize Ambulance
9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC1
Documentary following the work of the Thames Ambulance bariatric service, which uses a larger-than-standard vehicle to transport obese people weighing up to 70st to hospital. The programme offers an insight into patients' experience and the impact of obesity on people's lives. Narrated by Liza Tarbuck.
Dispatches: The Truth About Your Dentist
Sam Lister investigates how some practitioners are allegedly misleading patients about their rights to NHS treatment, and looks at the potential neglect of children's teeth as lab work is outsourced to countries such as China, where there are few or no checks on safety or quality.
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Tuesday 24 May
True Stories: Crack House
Documentary
Dispatches: The Truth About Your Dentist
8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4
Sam Lister investigates how some practitioners are allegedly misleading patients about their rights to NHS treatment, and looks at the potential neglect of children's teeth as lab work is outsourced to countries such as China, where there are few or no checks on safety or quality.______________________________________________________
Tuesday 24 May
Documentary
True Stories: Crack House
10:00pm - 12:00am More4
Documentary using surveillance footage obtained as part of a sting conducted by Illinois' Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to reveal the inner workings of a drug den. The film provides an insight into operations under dealer Darrell `Duck' Davis, who took over Rockford's narcotics trade in 2001, and recruited men from the South Side of Chicago to help him sell an average of a kilo of hard drugs each week.
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Thursday 26 May
Breaking a Female Paedophile Ring
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Thursday 26 May
Documentary
Breaking a Female Paedophile Ring
9:00pm - 10:00pm Channel 4
Documentary taking an in-depth look at the members of a criminal gang who made international headlines when their sexual offences against children came to light in 2009. Police interviews and testimonies from the offenders' relatives build a picture of how the web operated and what could have motivated Colin Blanchard, Vanessa George, Angela Allen, Tracy Lyons and Tracy Dawber to commit their crimes. The programme also reveals the painstaking police operations that led to their convictions. Part of the Cutting Edge strand.
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_________________________________________________________
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Thursday 5 May 2011
Tuesday 5 April 2011
Oxstalls Learning Centre Off-Air Recordings 9 - 15 April
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Saturday 9th April
Film
Mamma Mia! 7:00pm - 9:10pm ITV1 London
Not since the invention of fondue has 1970s cheese been this hot. This shiny, happy romantic comedy set to Abba's greatest hits has already proved a winning formula on stage and with this big-screen adaptation it's been taken up another notch. Meryl Streep sings her heart out here as ageing rock chick-turned-hotel owner Donna, whose daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is about to get married on the Greek island where they live. But the wedding is thrown into chaos when three of Donna's ex-lovers (Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard) turn up. Each has a case for being Sophie's father, but only one stakes a claim on Donna's heart. It's a feather-light story patched together with little elegance or élan, but that's entirely fitting when the film is populated with big, brash disco numbers like Dancing Queen and Voulez-Vouz. The fun is in watching usually straight actors like Streep, Brosnan and company throwing caution to the wind and making up for weak vocals with infectious gusto. ______________________________________________
Sunday 10th April
Film
Atonement 10:15pm - 12:25am ITV1 London
The kind of collaboration that seems designed to produce the perfect British film, this adaptation of Ian McEwan's bestseller from screenwriter Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons) and director Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice) actually pulls it off. Beginning in 1935, the drama pivots on the burgeoning love affair between privileged Cecilia Tallis (Keira Knightley) and servant's son Robbie Turner (James McAvoy). An intercepted love letter, sibling jealousy and an assault combine to tear them apart. Their hopes of reunion are further complicated by the outbreak of war, Robbie's conscription and the 1940 evacuation of Dunkirk - stunningly staged here by Wright. A handsome, heart-thumping, character-based love story, this is impeccably acted - Keira Knightley truly comes of age, blending cut-glass, Celia Johnson-like refinement and something altogether more passionate - and stylishly scored (by Dario Marianelli). Atonement transcends the expectations of its country-house setting, via the privations of war, to deliver a knockout twist that works better on the screen than it did on the page.
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Monday 10th April
Documentary
A Home for Maisie 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2.
Documentary following the progress of a couple who hope to adopt a seven-year-old girl who has been neglected and abused. Jim and Sue, who have successfully adopted eight other children, plan to help Masie confront and come to terms with her traumatic past - but must overcome obstacles in the adoption process before they can act as her parents. Narrated by Sue Johnston.
Documentary
Dispatches: Undercover Hospital 8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4.
Tazeen Ahmad investigates planned changes to the NHS in light of the Government's pledge to protect its services. The programme goes inside one of Britain's busiest hospitals, which faces spending cuts and the potential loss of hundreds of jobs in the next 12 months.
Documentary
The Great Estate:The Rise & Fall of the Council House 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4.
Journalist and author Michael Collins explores the history of council housing, meeting the people whose lives were affected by the social experiment that began with a bang at the start of the 20th century, but ended with a whimper 80 years later. He visits flats in Liverpool and a high-rise structure in Sheffield that has become the largest listed building in the world, as well as an estate on the banks of the Thames that was billed as the `town of the 21st century'. Part of A History of the Home season.
Film
Chariots of Fire 6:40pm - 9:00pm Film4.
Unfairly dismissed by some as an empty exercise in cheap schmaltz, this has an old-fashioned innocence that celebrates the human spirit with a lot of careful detail. It's a powerful tale about two British athletes - one a contemplative Scottish missionary, the other an anxious Jewish student - aiming for glory in the 1924 Olympics, and it contains a compelling study of their characters and those of their competitors. Their experiences are drawn in thoughtfully by Hugh Hudson's direction and Colin Welland's Oscar-winning script. Indeed, it was Welland who exclaimed at the Oscar ceremony that "the British are coming!". The two British actors on screen here, Ian Charleson (the missionary) and Ben Cross (the student), prove that, at a time when British cinema had such talent to fall back on, Welland should have been right. _______________________________________________
Tuesday 12th April
Documentary
Is Breast Best? Cherry Healey Investigates 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3.
TV presenter Cherry Healey explores both sides of the breastfeeding debate. While the World Health Organisation advises all mothers to give their children their own milk for at least the first six months after birth, Cherry found the experience painful and traumatic. She follows a 19-year-old woman's struggle to nourish her baby, hears practical advice from experts and asks why the UK has such a low breastfeeding rate. Part of the Bringing Up Britain season.
Documentary
Britain Goes Camping 11:00pm - 12:00am BBC4.
Archive footage and the memories of enthusiasts detail how sleeping under canvas has evolved, changing from a leisure activity for adventurous Edwardians into a quintessentially British family pastime.
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Wednesday 13th April
Documentary
The Gatwick Baby: Abandoned at Birth 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3.
Documentary following Steven Hydes' worldwide search for his true identity. The 24-year-old was left in a ladies toilet at Gatwick Airport when he was just 10 days old, and was later adopted by a loving family. With the help of DNA testing, he hopes to pinpoint his racial make-up and increase the chances of locating his mother, and along the way he hears the stories of other people's quests to find their birth parents. Part of the Bringing Up Britain season. _______________________________________________
Thursday 14th April
Documentary
Misbehaving Mums to Be 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3 1/6, series 1
New series. A team of midwives helps pregnant women give up their bad habits and reverse the dangers posed to their babies' health. Lisa Fendall meets a 22-year-old woman who is struggling to stop smoking, Alison Williams mentors a wine-drinking workaholic, and Carol Hemmings advises an obese mother-to-be who lives on a diet of chips and gravy. Narrated by Jaime Winstone. Part of the Bringing Up Britain season. ______________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________
Saturday 9th April
Film
Mamma Mia! 7:00pm - 9:10pm ITV1 London
Not since the invention of fondue has 1970s cheese been this hot. This shiny, happy romantic comedy set to Abba's greatest hits has already proved a winning formula on stage and with this big-screen adaptation it's been taken up another notch. Meryl Streep sings her heart out here as ageing rock chick-turned-hotel owner Donna, whose daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is about to get married on the Greek island where they live. But the wedding is thrown into chaos when three of Donna's ex-lovers (Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard) turn up. Each has a case for being Sophie's father, but only one stakes a claim on Donna's heart. It's a feather-light story patched together with little elegance or élan, but that's entirely fitting when the film is populated with big, brash disco numbers like Dancing Queen and Voulez-Vouz. The fun is in watching usually straight actors like Streep, Brosnan and company throwing caution to the wind and making up for weak vocals with infectious gusto. ______________________________________________
Sunday 10th April
Film
Atonement 10:15pm - 12:25am ITV1 London
The kind of collaboration that seems designed to produce the perfect British film, this adaptation of Ian McEwan's bestseller from screenwriter Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons) and director Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice) actually pulls it off. Beginning in 1935, the drama pivots on the burgeoning love affair between privileged Cecilia Tallis (Keira Knightley) and servant's son Robbie Turner (James McAvoy). An intercepted love letter, sibling jealousy and an assault combine to tear them apart. Their hopes of reunion are further complicated by the outbreak of war, Robbie's conscription and the 1940 evacuation of Dunkirk - stunningly staged here by Wright. A handsome, heart-thumping, character-based love story, this is impeccably acted - Keira Knightley truly comes of age, blending cut-glass, Celia Johnson-like refinement and something altogether more passionate - and stylishly scored (by Dario Marianelli). Atonement transcends the expectations of its country-house setting, via the privations of war, to deliver a knockout twist that works better on the screen than it did on the page.
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Monday 10th April
Documentary
A Home for Maisie 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2.
Documentary following the progress of a couple who hope to adopt a seven-year-old girl who has been neglected and abused. Jim and Sue, who have successfully adopted eight other children, plan to help Masie confront and come to terms with her traumatic past - but must overcome obstacles in the adoption process before they can act as her parents. Narrated by Sue Johnston.
Documentary
Dispatches: Undercover Hospital 8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4.
Tazeen Ahmad investigates planned changes to the NHS in light of the Government's pledge to protect its services. The programme goes inside one of Britain's busiest hospitals, which faces spending cuts and the potential loss of hundreds of jobs in the next 12 months.
Documentary
The Great Estate:The Rise & Fall of the Council House 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4.
Journalist and author Michael Collins explores the history of council housing, meeting the people whose lives were affected by the social experiment that began with a bang at the start of the 20th century, but ended with a whimper 80 years later. He visits flats in Liverpool and a high-rise structure in Sheffield that has become the largest listed building in the world, as well as an estate on the banks of the Thames that was billed as the `town of the 21st century'. Part of A History of the Home season.
Film
Chariots of Fire 6:40pm - 9:00pm Film4.
Unfairly dismissed by some as an empty exercise in cheap schmaltz, this has an old-fashioned innocence that celebrates the human spirit with a lot of careful detail. It's a powerful tale about two British athletes - one a contemplative Scottish missionary, the other an anxious Jewish student - aiming for glory in the 1924 Olympics, and it contains a compelling study of their characters and those of their competitors. Their experiences are drawn in thoughtfully by Hugh Hudson's direction and Colin Welland's Oscar-winning script. Indeed, it was Welland who exclaimed at the Oscar ceremony that "the British are coming!". The two British actors on screen here, Ian Charleson (the missionary) and Ben Cross (the student), prove that, at a time when British cinema had such talent to fall back on, Welland should have been right. _______________________________________________
Tuesday 12th April
Documentary
Is Breast Best? Cherry Healey Investigates 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3.
TV presenter Cherry Healey explores both sides of the breastfeeding debate. While the World Health Organisation advises all mothers to give their children their own milk for at least the first six months after birth, Cherry found the experience painful and traumatic. She follows a 19-year-old woman's struggle to nourish her baby, hears practical advice from experts and asks why the UK has such a low breastfeeding rate. Part of the Bringing Up Britain season.
Documentary
Britain Goes Camping 11:00pm - 12:00am BBC4.
Archive footage and the memories of enthusiasts detail how sleeping under canvas has evolved, changing from a leisure activity for adventurous Edwardians into a quintessentially British family pastime.
_____________________________________________
Wednesday 13th April
Documentary
The Gatwick Baby: Abandoned at Birth 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3.
Documentary following Steven Hydes' worldwide search for his true identity. The 24-year-old was left in a ladies toilet at Gatwick Airport when he was just 10 days old, and was later adopted by a loving family. With the help of DNA testing, he hopes to pinpoint his racial make-up and increase the chances of locating his mother, and along the way he hears the stories of other people's quests to find their birth parents. Part of the Bringing Up Britain season. _______________________________________________
Thursday 14th April
Documentary
Misbehaving Mums to Be 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3 1/6, series 1
New series. A team of midwives helps pregnant women give up their bad habits and reverse the dangers posed to their babies' health. Lisa Fendall meets a 22-year-old woman who is struggling to stop smoking, Alison Williams mentors a wine-drinking workaholic, and Carol Hemmings advises an obese mother-to-be who lives on a diet of chips and gravy. Narrated by Jaime Winstone. Part of the Bringing Up Britain season. ______________________________________________
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Saturday 2 April 2011
Oxstalls Off -Air Recordings 2 - 8 April
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Saturday 2 April Music
Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes April 8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC3
Robert Webb counts down from numbers 30 to 13 of top dance fads, using archive footage to explore how the choreography for songs including Macarena, Thriller, Vogue and Single Ladies became worldwide phenomena. Featuring contributions and re-enactments of the moves by Melanie C, Louie Spence, Rufus Hound, Bradley Macintosh, Katy Brand, Craig Revel Horwood, Richard O'Brien, MC Hammer, Carl Douglas, the Village People, Jarvis Cocker, Suggs, Andrew Stone, Shappi Khorsandi, Lisa Scott Lee and Whigfield. __________________________________________
Sunday 3 April
Documentary The Eiger: Wall of Death 8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC4
An in-depth examination of the mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, which at 13,025 ft, is one of Europe's most notorious peaks, especially its infamous north face. The documentary explores its history and provides testimonies of those who have climbed its forbidding slopes and the people who live in its shadow.
Documentary
Re-Trial by TV: The Rise and Fall of Rough Justice 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
How do people feel about our justice system? If you think it's soft on criminals, it wasn't always so, as this excellent Time Shift on the BBC series Rough Justice reminds us. For 27 years, from 1980 onwards, its investigations into miscarriages of justice led to the freeing of 18 people wrongfully convicted of serious crimes - we're told the series paved the way for the public to accept that the Guildford Four and Birmingham Six were innocent. It's an interesting story told with contributions from ex-policeman Brian Paddick, journalist Simon Heffer and presenter David Jessel, among others.Radio Times reviewer - Geoff Ellis
The Highest Court in the Land: Justice Makers 10:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4
Documentary in which four Justices of the Supreme Court, the UK's final court of appeal, talk about the nature of their work and how they make decisions. The programme explores how fair the rulings of the court's members - 10 men and one woman - are, and whether their feelings ever influence their judgements. In its first 14 months, cases included MPs' expenses, which resulted in the prosecution of David Chaytor, and amendments to the status of pre-nuptial agreements. Narrated by Aidan Gillett. Part of the Justice season.
Documentary
Eyewitness 11:00pm - 12:00am BBC4 1/3, series 1
How reliable are eyewitness accounts of violent crimes? Through a combination of drama, observational documentary, secret filming and interviews, the difference between what witnesses say they saw and what actually happened is revealed. On a break from taking part in tests and experiments, a group of volunteers go to a local pub for lunch, where some of them notice a "domestic" going on at one of the tables. What follows is an argument between three men, which escalates into a fight and ends in a fatal stabbing. The volunteers are now what the police call key and significant eyewitnesses, but how accurately can they recall the details of the crime, and how do their accounts differ? Narrated by Philip Glenister. ______________________________________________
Monday 4 April
News and current affairs Finished at Fifty? - Panorama 8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC1
Fiona Phillips investigates the difficulties unemployed people in their fifties face in finding work. The programme follows the progress of four case studies who have been challenged by former business leader Digby Jones to change their approach to getting a job. Documentary Dispatches: Cashing in on Degrees 8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4 Journalist LauriePenny investigates the increasing commercialisation of higher education and asks what happens when universities scour the world for students and funds. She also looks at the pay, perks and privileges available to the highest earners at universities.
Factual Timeshift: Crime & Punishment - The Story of Corporal Punishment 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
Documentary examining the use of physically imposed discipline, and how attitudes toward its application have changed over the years. The film investigates the ways schools, religion and the justice system have been involved with corporal punishment, and how its imposition has also provoked debate from a sexual aspect. Part of the Justice season. ___________________________________________
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. ________________________________________
Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes April 8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC3
Robert Webb counts down from numbers 30 to 13 of top dance fads, using archive footage to explore how the choreography for songs including Macarena, Thriller, Vogue and Single Ladies became worldwide phenomena. Featuring contributions and re-enactments of the moves by Melanie C, Louie Spence, Rufus Hound, Bradley Macintosh, Katy Brand, Craig Revel Horwood, Richard O'Brien, MC Hammer, Carl Douglas, the Village People, Jarvis Cocker, Suggs, Andrew Stone, Shappi Khorsandi, Lisa Scott Lee and Whigfield. __________________________________________
Documentary
An in-depth examination of the mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, which at 13,025 ft, is one of Europe's most notorious peaks, especially its infamous north face. The documentary explores its history and provides testimonies of those who have climbed its forbidding slopes and the people who live in its shadow.
Documentary
Re-Trial by TV: The Rise and Fall of Rough Justice 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
How do people feel about our justice system? If you think it's soft on criminals, it wasn't always so, as this excellent Time Shift on the BBC series Rough Justice reminds us. For 27 years, from 1980 onwards, its investigations into miscarriages of justice led to the freeing of 18 people wrongfully convicted of serious crimes - we're told the series paved the way for the public to accept that the Guildford Four and Birmingham Six were innocent. It's an interesting story told with contributions from ex-policeman Brian Paddick, journalist Simon Heffer and presenter David Jessel, among others.Radio Times reviewer - Geoff Ellis
The Highest Court in the Land: Justice Makers 10:00pm - 11:00pm BBC4
Documentary in which four Justices of the Supreme Court, the UK's final court of appeal, talk about the nature of their work and how they make decisions. The programme explores how fair the rulings of the court's members - 10 men and one woman - are, and whether their feelings ever influence their judgements. In its first 14 months, cases included MPs' expenses, which resulted in the prosecution of David Chaytor, and amendments to the status of pre-nuptial agreements. Narrated by Aidan Gillett. Part of the Justice season.
Documentary
Eyewitness 11:00pm - 12:00am BBC4 1/3, series 1
How reliable are eyewitness accounts of violent crimes? Through a combination of drama, observational documentary, secret filming and interviews, the difference between what witnesses say they saw and what actually happened is revealed. On a break from taking part in tests and experiments, a group of volunteers go to a local pub for lunch, where some of them notice a "domestic" going on at one of the tables. What follows is an argument between three men, which escalates into a fight and ends in a fatal stabbing. The volunteers are now what the police call key and significant eyewitnesses, but how accurately can they recall the details of the crime, and how do their accounts differ? Narrated by Philip Glenister. ______________________________________________
Monday 4 April
News and current affairs Finished at Fifty? - Panorama 8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC1
Fiona Phillips investigates the difficulties unemployed people in their fifties face in finding work. The programme follows the progress of four case studies who have been challenged by former business leader Digby Jones to change their approach to getting a job. Documentary Dispatches: Cashing in on Degrees 8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4 Journalist LauriePenny investigates the increasing commercialisation of higher education and asks what happens when universities scour the world for students and funds. She also looks at the pay, perks and privileges available to the highest earners at universities.
Factual Timeshift: Crime & Punishment - The Story of Corporal Punishment 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
Documentary examining the use of physically imposed discipline, and how attitudes toward its application have changed over the years. The film investigates the ways schools, religion and the justice system have been involved with corporal punishment, and how its imposition has also provoked debate from a sexual aspect. Part of the Justice season. ___________________________________________
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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