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.
___________________________________________________________
Thursday 14 July 2011
Thursday 7 July 2011
Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings 9th - 15th July 2011
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 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.
_______________________________________________________
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.
________________________________________________________
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.
________________________________________________________
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.
______________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________
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 1 July 2011
Oxstalls Learning Centre Off-Air Recordings 2 - 8 July 2011
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 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.
_______________________________________________________
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.
_________________________________________________________
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.
*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 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.
________________________________________________________
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.
_________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________
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.
_________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________
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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