Oxstalls Library Off-Air Recordings 8th - 14th December 2012

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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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Oxstalls Library Off-Air Recordings 1st - 7th December 2012

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Saturday 1st December

Rugby Union.  Wales v Australia
BBC 1.  14:00 - 16:00

John Inverdale introduces live coverage of Wales' clash with Australia at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, where Warren Gatland's men will hope to conclude their autumn international campaign with a morale-boosting victory against the Wallabies.

The Welsh have lost their last seven Tests against Robbie Deans' men, including three defeats on Aussie soil this summer. However, those encounters were closely-fought affairs, with Australia winning the most recent clash 20-19 in Sydney thanks to a late penalty from Berrick Barnes.

Expert analysis comes from Jonathan Davies and Jeremy Guscott, with commentary from Eddie Butler.

Rugby Union Highlights.  England v New Zealand
BBC 3.  19:00 - 20:00

Jason Mohammad introduces highlights of the Twickenham Test match between England and New Zealand. England have lost their last nine matches against the All Blacks and face a daunting task against the 2011 World Cup winners. Graham Henry's side racked up 16 successive Test wins earlier this year, narrowly failing to equal the record for most victories by a top-tier nation.

They also won the southern hemisphere Rugby Championship, the enlarged successor to the Tri-Nations. In contrast, England are a team in transition under coach Stuart Lancaster, who will be looking to build on this year's promising displays in the Six Nations. Commentary comes from Andrew Cotter and Lawrence Dallaglio.
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Monday 3rd December

Inside Claridge's 1/3
BBC 2.  21:00 - 22:00

Claridge's, in the heart of London's Mayfair is a five star luxury hotel, favoured by royalty and celebrities. For the first time in its long history, this famously discreet institution has opened its doors to documentary cameras. Director Jane Treays has spent a year behind the scenes, upstairs and downstairs, following staff and their guests, some of whom are prepared to pay the price of a small family car for one night's stay.

We're with the chambermaids and housekeepers as they spend days transforming the entire third floor into a palace for foreign royalty who could cancel at a moment's notice. We observe the annual two week stay of the Melchors from California who have been coming for over 40 years, re-kindling their relationship with personal butler Michael Lynch; and we follow the energetic general manager Thomas Kochs as he travels to New York to drum up new business from the top US travel agents.

The Royal Variety Performance
ITV 1.  19:30 - 22:05

David Walliams hosts the 100th Royal Variety Performance from The Royal Albert Hall. The star-studded line-up includes Robbie Williams, Neil Diamond, Girls Aloud, One Direction, Rod Stewart, Kylie Minogue, Ashleigh and Pudsey, the cast of the hit musical Matilda, Katherine Jenkins and Placido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli and Alicia Keys. Amanda Holden also introduces a celebratory anniversary performance from the stars of Britain's Got Talent, and more laughs are provided by Alan Carr, Rhod Gilbert, Sir Bruce Forsyth, Ronnie Corbett, Bill Bailey, Bradley Walsh, Jimmy Tarbuck and Des O'Connor.
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Tuesday 4th December

Inside the Body Beautiful - How Fat Works
BBC 3.  21:00 - 22:00

Documentary looking at the physiological and psychological pressures people face as they battle the bulge. Using computer graphics to travel inside the body, the film explores the science of fat, how we get it and what happens to our body when we get rid of it.

We meet Ebonie, whose crash diet has pushed her body into starvation mode, and follow Joe as he undergoes an extreme liposuction operation where ultrasound technology sculpts fat away to produce his perfect physique. We discover the science behind the diet pills which left Sam in a mental health unit and explore how binge eater Hayley has used food as an emotional prop throughout her life.

Through the highs and lows, this is the inside story of 'How Fat Works'.
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Wednesday 5th December

China's Ant People
BBC 4.  22:30 - 23:30

What does an education get you? Education is the only way out of poverty, as it has been sold to the Chinese population since ancient times. China's economic boom and talk of the merits of hard work have created an expectation that studying is how to escape poverty. Yet it seems the system only leads to jobs for a few, and debt for all. Weijun Chen's film, set in Wuhan in central China, looks at the realities of Chinese education through the lives of private college tutor Wang Zehziang, high school graduate and would-be university student Wang Pan, and graduate jobseeker Wan Chao.

A BBC Storyville film, produced in partnership with the Open University, China's Ant People screens as part of Why Poverty? - when the BBC, in conjunction with more than 70 broadcasters around the world, hosts a debate about contemporary poverty. The global cross-media event sees the same eight films screened in 180 countries to explore why, in the 21st Century, a billion people still live in poverty.
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Friday 7th December

100 years of The Royal Variety Performance
ITV 1.  21:00 - 22:30

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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Oxstalls Library Off-Air Recordings 24th - 30th November 2012

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Saturday 24th November

Rugby Union Wales v New Zealand
BBC 2.  17:10 - 19:30

John Inverdale is joined by studio guests Adam Jones and Jeremy Guscott for live coverage of Wales against New Zealand from the Millennium Stadium.
Wales have beaten World Cup winners New Zealand just three times in 28 previous attempts. It will be 59 years this December since they last enjoyed that winning feeling against the All Blacks, a 13-8 victory in Cardiff.
The two countries last met in November 2010 with New Zealand emerging 37-25 winners at the Millennium Stadium. Hosea Gear scored two of the All Blacks' five tries that day, however it was Kiwi fly-half Dan Carter who stole the show, his 12-point haul was enough for him to become the leading points scorer in Test rugby. Lee Byrne scored Wales' solitary try, although the boot of Stephen Jones kept Warren Gatland's men in close contention throughout against the country of the head coach's birth.

Rugby Union Highlights England v South Africa
BBC 3.  19:00 - 20:00

Jason Mohammad presents highlights of England's clash with South Africa, with Lawrence Dallaglio casting his expert eye on proceedings.
The two nations are meeting for a fourth time this calendar year, following England's three-Test series with the Springboks in South Africa in June. Stuart Lancaster's young charges went into the final game of that series 2-0 down, but will take some heart from drawing last Test in Port Elizabeth 14-14. An early Toby Flood penalty and a Danny Care try gave England an early advantage, but in the end they had to settle for a draw, so ending a nine-match losing streak against the side who beat them in the 2007 World Cup final.
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Sunday 25th November

Storyville: Why Povety?  Give Us The Money
BBC 4.  21:00 - 22:00

Documentary taking an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at 30 years of Bob Geldof and Bono's campaign against poverty. Their work has made them icons of aid and even garnered them Nobel Peace Prize nominations, but what impact has it really had on Africa? Through archive footage and candid new interviews with key players including Geldof, Bono and Bill Gates, the film re-examines three decades of unprecedented campaigns and scrutinises the effectiveness of celebrity-led activism.
Nearly 30 years ago, two young pop singers set out to challenge the world. Their aim - to use their celebrity status to end poverty in Africa. After Bob Geldof instigated a chart-topping charity single and staged one of the biggest rock concerts ever seen, he and Bono joined forces and went on to build a multi-million dollar lobbying organisation. Along the way, they hi-jacked the Brits, enlisted IT billionaires, fashion models and academics, won over the wiliest of politicians, lobbied world leaders and put the politics of poverty firmly on the international agenda. They raised vast sums for charity and persuaded western powers to dramatically reduce third world debt.
But did they really help make poverty history in Africa? What impact has their work really had on economic growth and poverty reduction? And if they haven't made poverty history, has their campaign at least been responsible for a big step forward?
A BBC Storyville film, produced in partnership with the Open University, the film screens as part of Why Poverty? - when the BBC and the OU, in conjunction with more than 70 broadcasters around the world, hosts a debate about contemporary poverty.
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Tuesday 27th November

Imagine:  How Music Makes Us Feel

BBC 1.  22:35 - 23:40

Many people turn to music when words are not enough, at funerals and weddings, at times of heartbreak and euphoria. It seems to hold more emotion and go deeper than words.
Musicians as varied as Emeli Sande, who enthralled the world when she sang at the Olympics, opera diva Jessye Norman, dubstep artist Mala and modern classical composer George Benjamin explain how music makes them feel. Alan Yentob also talks to a vicar, a psychologist, a Hollywood composer, an adman and even the people who choose the music played in shopping malls. He sees babies dance to a rhythm, and old people brought forth out of silence by the power of music.

Free Speech:  Body Beautiful Special
BBC 3.  20:00 - 21:00

BBC Three's interactive, live debate show, Free Speech, hosts a Body Beautiful Special from Newcastle. It's an opportunity for young people to discuss issues raised in BBC Three's Body Beautiful Season.
Jake Humphrey chairs the programme from the University of Northumbria, voted the country's top university for nightlife, where a panel of celebrities and experts take questions from the studio audience of 18-25 year-olds.
Olympic weightlifter Zoe Smith features on VT, revealing her feelings on the criticism she faced for not conforming to a standard body image; an exclusive poll, commissioned by the YMCA, is revealed and the Free Speech Power Bar shows what the audience at home think of the panellists.
BBC Three's own 60 Seconds news presenter, Sam Naz, takes the role of social media jockey, speaking up for the web responses and online comments.
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Wednesday 28th November

Poor Us:  An Animated History of Poverty.
BBC 4.  22:30 - 23:30

Do we know what poverty is? Throughout human existence, the poor have always been with us. Beginning with the Neolithic age, Ben Lewis's funny and sinister animated odyssey takes us through the changing image of poverty - helping us define what poverty looks like today and question whether it is inevitable.
A BBC Storyville film, produced in partnership with the Open University, Poor Us screens as part of Why Poverty? - when the BBC, in conjunction with more than 70 broadcasters around the world, hosts a debate about contemporary poverty. The global cross-media event sees the same eight films screened in 180 countries to explore why, in the 21st Century, a billion people still live in poverty.
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Thursday 29th November

The Secret Life of Rubbish 1/2
BBC 4.  21:00 - 22:00

With tales from old binmen and film archive that has never been broadcast before, this two-part series offers an original view of the history of modern Britain - from the back end where the rubbish comes out.
The first programme deals with the decades immediately after the Second World War. 90-year-old Ernie Sharp started on the bins when he was demobbed from the army in 1947, and household rubbish in those days was mostly ash raked out of the fire-grate. That's why men like Ernie were called 'dust'men.
But the rubbish soon changed. The Clean Air Act got rid of coal fires so there was less ash. Then supermarkets arrived, with displays of packaged goods. And all that packaging went in the bin.
In the 1960s consumerism emerged. Shopping for new things became a national enthusiasm. It gave people the sense that their lives were improving and kept the economy going. And as the binmen recall, the waste stream became a flood.
As the programme sifts through the rubbish of the mid-20th century, we discover how the Britain of Make Do and Mend became a consumer society.
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Oxstalls Library Off-Air Recordings 17th - 23rd November 2012

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Saturday 17th November

England v Australia Rugby Highlights
BBC 3. 19:00 - 20:00

Jason Mohammad presents highlights of England's international with Australia at Twickenham, the first time the sides have met since three tests in 2010. England were victorious in two of those matches, including a 35-18 win in which winger Chris Ashton scored one of the great Twickenham tries with a 90m dash to the line. Lawrence Dallaglio is in the studio to offer analysis, with commentary from Conor McNamara and Brian Moore.
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Sunday 18th November

Storyville: From the Sea to the Land Beyond:  Britain's Coast on Film
BBC 4.  21:00 - 22:15

Storyville: Made from over 100 years of BFI archive footage, From the Sea to the Land Beyond offers a poetic meditation on Britain's unique coastline and the role it plays in our lives. With a soundtrack specially created by Brighton-based band British Sea Power, award-winning director Penny Woolcock's film offers moving testimony to our relationship to the coast - during wartime, on our holidays and as a hive of activity during the industrial age.
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Wednesday 21st November

I Hate My Body:  Skinny Boys and Musscle Men
BBC 3.  21:00 - 22:00

In this innovative observational documentary, four young men who are all unhappy with their bodies and feel that their size and shape is negatively impacting their lives attempt to achieve their dream physiques. Two of them are skinny men who are going to be pumping up and two are bodybuilders desperate to come down in size.
Helping them achieve their transformation is celebrity trainer Mark Anthony and elite sports doctor Kay Brennan. At the end of three months, will these young men have achieved their dream bodies? And more importantly will a new physique make them happy? Or will they realise muscles don't necessarily make a man?
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Thursday 22nd November

The Joy of Stats
BBC 4.  21:00 - 22:00

Documentary which takes viewers on a rollercoaster ride through the wonderful world of statistics to explore the remarkable power thay have to change our understanding of the world, presented by superstar boffin Professor Hans Rosling, whose eye-opening, mind-expanding and funny online lectures have made him an international internet legend.
Rosling is a man who revels in the glorious nerdiness of statistics, and here he entertainingly explores their history, how they work mathematically and how they can be used in today's computer age to see the world as it really is, not just as we imagine it to be.
Rosling's lectures use huge quantities of public data to reveal the story of the world's past, present and future development. Now he tells the story of the world in 200 countries over 200 years using 120,000 numbers - in just four minutes.
The film also explores cutting-edge examples of statistics in action today. In San Francisco, a new app mashes up police department data with the city's street map to show what crime is being reported street by street, house by house, in near real-time. Every citizen can use it and the hidden patterns of their city are starkly revealed. Meanwhile, at Google HQ the machine translation project tries to translate between 57 languages, using lots of statistics and no linguists.
Despite its light and witty touch, the film nonetheless has a serious message - without statistics we are cast adrift on an ocean of confusion, but armed with stats we can take control of our lives, hold our rulers to account and see the world as it really is. What's more, Hans concludes, we can now collect and analyse such huge quantities of data and at such speeds that scientific method itself seems to be changing.
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Oxstalls Library Off-Air Recordings 3rd - 9th November 2012

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Tuesday 6th November

Britain on Film 1/5  A Woman's Place
BBC 4.  20:30  -21:00

Duration: 30 minutes

In 1959 Britain's biggest cinema company, the Rank Organisation, decided to replace its newsreels with a series of short, quirky, topical documentaries that examined all aspects of life in Britain. For the next ten years, Look at Life chronicled - on high-grade 35mm colour film - the changing face of British society, industry and culture. Britain on Film draws upon the 500 films in this unique archive to offer illuminating and often surprising insights into what became a pivotal decade in modern British history. The series shows how Look at Life reflected the radical shifts in the position of women in British society, and shows how the country adapted to the new demands and expectations of women at home, in the workplace and at play.
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Thursday 8th November

Tonight:  The Best Start In Life?
ITV 1.  19:30 - 20:00

With young pupils being graded in key subjects early in their school lives, and the private tuition industry booming Fiona Foster asks whether we are putting too much pressure on children today? A recent report by Childline stated that children feel pressurised by parents to do well in exams leading to extreme anxiety.
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Oxstalls Library Off-Air Recordings 20th - 26th October 2012

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Sunday 21st October.

The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife.
BBC 4.  21:00 - 22:10

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Made in 1991 during a pivotal moment in South African history, Nick Broomfield's critically-acclaimed film chronicles the collapse of the white supremacist AWB party (Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging) in apartheid South Africa through a portrait of its leader, Eugene Terre'Blanche, his driver JP and JP's wife, Anita.
Broomfield follows the leader as he tours the country, attempting to set up an interview with him, while Terre'Blanche attends rallies, whipping up white hostility to the policies of Nelson Mandela's ANC and FW de Klerk's government.
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Monday 22nd October

Panorama: Gambling Nation
BBC 1.  20:30 - 21:00

Duration: 30 minutes

Even in recession-hit Britain, the gambling industry is still making a profit - £5.6 billion last year. With casino-style gambling now available day or night at the touch of a button in our homes and on our phones, Panorama explores its popularity... and reveals a darker side.
Reporter Sophie Raworth hears from those who have found their lives spiralling out of control, and from industry insiders who say that violence and frustration, linked to fast-paced high-stake gambling machines, are increasing in our high street betting shops. Panorama goes undercover in some of Britain's bookies to test those claims.

Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life.  2/3
More 4.  22:00 - 23:10

Richard Dawkins explores what science can tell us about death.
It's a journey that takes him from Hindu funeral pyres in India to genetics labs in New York.
Dawkins brings together the latest neuroscience, evolutionary and genetic theory to examine why we crave life after death, why we evolved to age and how the human genome is something like real immortality - traits inherited from our distant ancestors that we pass on to future generations.
He meets a Christian dying of motor neurone disease, reminisces about the Wall Street Crash with a 105-year-old stockbroker, and interviews James Watson, the geneticist who co-discovered the structure of DNA.
Dawkins admits to sentimentality in imagining his own church funeral, but he argues we must embrace the truth, however hard that is.
In a television first, he has his entire genome sequenced to reveal the genetic indicators of how he himself may die.
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Oxstalls Library Off-Air Recordings 13th - 19th October 2012

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Saturday 13th October.

Fight Club: New Series.  A History of Violence: Georgian Fighting Women.
Yesterday 20:00 - 21:00

Fight Club: A History of Violence, a most alternative history of Britain, begins in the Georgian era with the unsavoury bouts between ruthless Georgian women.  Delving under the surface of this gritty pass-time, Lucy Inglis examines the murky world of women bare-knuckle boxing in 18th century London.
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Sunday 14th October.

Fiddler On The Roof.
BBC 4.  19:00 - 21:50

Duration: 2 hours, 51 minutes

In pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish peasant must contend with marrying off his three daughters while antisemitic sentiment threatens his home.
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Monday 15th October

London On Film 1/3  The West End
BBC 4.  20:00 - 20:30

Duration: 30 minutes

From bright lights, showbusiness and shops to riots, sleaze and traffic jams, film-makers have long been drawn to London's West End. Using a rich mix of archive material, this film paints a colourful and surprising portrait of the city's beating heart.

Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life 1/3
More 4.  22:00 - 23:10

Ideas about the soul and the afterlife, of sin and God's purpose have shaped human thinking for thousands of years. Religious rituals remain embedded in the major events of our lives.
In this thought-provoking series, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins asks what happens if we leave religion behind. He explores what reason and science might offer to inspire and guide our lives in religion's place.
Can science bring understanding in the face of death, help us tell right from wrong, or reveal the point of life in the first place?
In a journey that takes him through visually stunning locations across the world, Richard Dawkins builds a powerful argument for facing up to the scientific truth about life and death - however hard that might be.
If there is no God watching us, why be good? Richard Dawkins is taking on the big questions of life and, in this opening programme, he examines sin.
He asks whether the old religious rules about what is right and wrong are helpful and explores what reason science can tell us about how to be good.
Dawkins journeys from riot-torn inner city London to America's Bible Belt, building a powerful argument that religion's absolutist moral codes fuel lies and guilt.
He finds the most extreme example in a Paris plastic surgery clinic which specialises in making Muslim brides appear to be virgins once again.
But what can science and reason tell us about morality? Through encounters with lemurs, tango dancers, the gay rights campaigner Matthew Parris and the scientist Steven Pinker, Dawkins investigates the deeper roots of moral behaviour in our evolutionary past.
He explores the rituals that surround mating and the science of disgust and taboo. Drawing on crime data and insights from neuroscience, he argues that our evolved senses of reason and empathy appear to be making us more and more moral, even as religious observance declines.
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Wednesday 17th October.

Fight Club 2/3  A History of Violence: Victorian Prize Fighters

Yesterday.  21:00 - 22:00.

How Victorian Britain embraced violence. Bare-knuckle boxers were the toast of the era, with handsome rewards and celebrity status for skilled fighters.

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 Thursday 18th October.

Tonight:  Is Technology Taking Over Our Lives?
ITV 1.  19:30 - 20:00

As the ownership of smartphones and other internet enabled devices reaches a new high, this programme looks at whether our overdependence on technology could be detrimental. These gadgets can make many activities easier, but some argue that our reliance on technology can be harmful.
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Friday 19th October.

Fight Club 3/3 A History of Violence:  Victorian Bare-Knuckle Fighting.
Yesterday.  22:00 -23:00

How Victorian Britain embraced violence. Bare-knuckle boxers were the toast of the era, with handsome rewards and celebrity status for skilled fighters.

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