Oxstalls Library Off-Air Recordings 8th - 14th December 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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Saturday 8th December

England's Worst Ever Football Team
BBC 3.  19:00 - 20:00

A quest to reveal the worst England team of all time. Through a mix of archive footage and talking heads, including Neil 'Razor' Ruddock and Mark Lawrenson, the show is a light-hearted yet somewhat heated debate over who should win a place on the shamed team. No-one is safe, as the criteria are not just based on blunders on the pitch but also dodgy haircuts and misdemeanours that occurred in nightclubs and recording studios.
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Sunday 9th December

The Premier League's Most Amazing Moments.
BBC 3.  20:00 - 21:00

Robbie Savage and suave sportscaster Donovan Daily present a celebratory countdown of the most mindblowing incidents from the past 20 seasons of the Premier League. Hosted from Robbie's bling palace the show has it all from the spectacular to the unbelievable, but what's number one?

Hidcote:  A Garden For All Seasons
BBC 4.  19:00 - 20:00

Documentary telling the story of Hidcote - the most influential English garden of the 20th century - and Lawrence Johnston, the enigmatic genius behind it. Hidcote was the first garden ever taken on by the National Trust, who spent 3.5 million pounds in a major programme of restoration. This included researching Johnston's original vision, which in turn uncovered the compelling story of how Johnston created such an iconic garden.

Until recently, little was known about the secretive and self-taught Johnston. He kept few, if any, records on Hidcote's construction, but current head gardener Glyn Jones made it a personal mission to discover as much about the man as possible to reveal how, in the early 20th century, Johnston set about creating a garden that has inspired designers all over the world.
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Monday 10th December

Inside Claridges 2/3
BBC 2.  21:00 - 22:00

Opened in 1854, Claridge's is famed for its Art Deco interiors and traditional service. Many staff, such as Roman the doorman, have worked there for over 30 years, giving guests continuity and the sense they might be living in different century.

The Crown Prince of Yugoslavia is a regular guest and he returns to stay in the suite where he was born in 1945. Joan Collins, Stephen Fry and the Emperor of Japan also come to visit, as well as 85 year-old Gerry Parker, an ex-East End bookmaker who has breakfasted at Claridge's for the last 40 years.

Given this weight of tradition and expectation, General Manager Thomas Kochs takes any change very seriously and no decision - from new alarm clocks to a £10 million renovation plan - escapes his obsessive attention to detail.
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Tuesday 11th December

100 years of the Royal Variety Performance.
ITV 1  22:35 - 00:05

Documentary marking the 100th anniversary of The Royal Variety Performance, a show that has entertained generations of the Royal Family and raised huge sums for charity. Among the stars sharing their memories are Sir Bruce Forsyth, Barry Manilow, Ronnie Corbett, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, Liza Minnelli, Dame Edna Everage, Katherine Jenkins, Mel C, Emma Bunton, Diversity, Jason Manford, Cilla Black, Ken Dodd, Miss Piggy and Al Murray. The documentary also charts the show's evolution from the first ever Royal Command Performance in 1912 into the television era, recalling classic moments from its illustrious history and finding out what happened behind the scenes.
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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.