Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings 28th January - 3rd February 2012

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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Monday 30th January

Protecting Our Children.
1/3. New series.  BBC2 21:00pm - 22:00pm

Documentary following Bristol social workers specialising in child protection, focusing on newly qualified Susanne as she gives parenting advice to a couple with a three-year-old who has learning difficulties. However, the father's hostility toward Susanne means she cannot properly assist the family. Unexplained bruises are found on the youngster's body and more experienced staff are drafted in to provide support to their colleague.

Britain's Gay Footballers.
BBC3 21:00pm - 22:00pm.

Amal Fashanu investigates why there are no openly gay professional footballers in Britain and the reasons why players are apprehensive about coming out. Comedian Matt Lucas, who has encountered homophobic abuse at football grounds, discusses his belief that the problem extends beyond the fans, and PR mogul Max Clifford insists the mentality of some of the people involved in the game is archaic.
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Tuesday 31st January

Wonderland:  My Child the Rioter.
BBC2 21:00pm - 22:00pm.

Interviews with parents of those who were involved in the riots that took place across England last August, revealing how their families' lives have been changed by the actions of their sons and daughters, and discussing how they felt when politicians and the media cited poor parenting as one of the major causes of the chaos. Among those featured are Eileen and Alan Bretherton, whose son Liam seems to have ruined his once-promising military career, and a Manchester couple whose 19-year-old son refuses to apologise for what he did.

The World against Apartheid:  Have You Heard from Johannesburg?
2/5 Fair Play.
BBC2 22:00pm - 23:00pm

How the world of sport put pressure on South Africa's apartheid regime, as other African nations protested against the country's racist policies by refusing to compete with its all-white teams. The International Olympic Committee banned South Africa from the Games between 1964 and 1992 - but faced a crisis in 1976, when 33 African nations withdrew from the Montreal event in protest at the participation of New Zealand, whose rugby union team was touring South Africa at the time.
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Wednesday 1st Februrary

Arena:  Dennis Potter.
BBC4 23:00pm - 00:00pm

A 1987 interview in which the writer of dramas including The Singing Detective, Pennies from Heaven, Blue Remembered Hills and Lipstick on Your Collar talks to Alan Yentob. Potter discusses topics including the origins of his writing career, the influence of his childhood in the Forest of Dean upon his works, his experiences of working at the BBC and the development of his political views.
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Thursday 2nd February

Teen Spirit:  The Mods and The Rockers.
Yesterday 21:00pm - 22:00pm

Madness frontman Suggs explores the music and fashion that influenced the teenage generation of the 1960s, and the clashes between two subcultures.
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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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