Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings 16th - 22nd July

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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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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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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