Tuesday 17 May 2011

Oxstalls Off Air Recording 21 - 27 May

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 22 May

News and current affairs
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.

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.

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.

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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

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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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.