Please email Rich Deakin < rdeakin@glos.ac.uk > if you would like any of the following programmes / series recording.*
Timewatch: The Last Day of World One - "In the week before Remembrance Day, Michael Palin tells the story of how the First World War ended on 11 November 1918 and reveals the shocking truth that soldiers continued to be killed in battle for many hours after the Armistice had been signed. Recounting the events of the days and hours leading up to that last morning, Palin tells the personal stories of the last soldiers to die as the minutes and seconds ticked away to the 11am ceasefire."
Armistice - "Professor David Reynolds takes a fresh look at the extraordinary events and personalities that brought about the armistice of 1918, venturing beyond the familiar British account of Remembrance Day to unravel how the other side, the Germans, plunged to total defeat in just a few months at the end of the war.In a journey that takes him through command centres and battlefields, he uncovers a story of wounded egos, mental illness and political brinkmanship as statesmen and generals haggled over the terms of peace, while, at the front, the soldiers fought on with sustained brutality.For many Germans, the armistice was a betrayal of all they had fought for and it caused lasting resentments that would eventually fuel Adolf Hitler's rise to power. Reynolds argues that the bitter endgame of the 'war to end all wars' tragically sowed the seeds of even more appalling conflict to come."
An Awfully Big Adventure - "Looking at the life of the creator of The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame."
Picture Book - "3 part Series which reveals the enchanting story of our childhood reading.This opening part looks at our very first books and the picture book heaven they create for under fives, exploring the magical interplay of words and pictures and how they begin to shape our childhood imagination. Featuring favourites from The Tale of Peter Rabbit to Charlie and Lola, from Noddy to Thomas the Tank Engine, plus modern classics such as We're Going on a Bear Hunt and Each Peach Pear Plum.There are also interviews, readings and demonstrations of their art from leading writers and illustrators including Michael Rosen, Shirley Hughes, Alan Ahlberg and Lauren Child."
Michael Portillo: Death of a Schoolfriend - "A trio of BBC2 documentaries about mental health will see Michael Portillo examine youth suicide, Terry Pratchett discuss Alzheimer's disease and Meera Syal look at self-harm... The first of the three documentaries, Michael Portillo: Death of a School Friend, looks at the suicide of one of the former MP's close friends. The Liberty Bell Productions programme features interviews with the parents of Gary, a friend of Portillo who died just before his 16th birthday.
Unreported World: Paraguay's Painful Harvest
"Documentary series on topical global issues. Paraguay has become one of the world's biggest suppliers of genetically modified soya, much of it destined to feed cattle that ends up on European plates. This programme reveals how our demand for meat is driving the industrial farming of soya to epic proportions, leading to violent clashes between peasants, foreign landowners and the police."
People's Century: 1929 Breadline - "The story of 'the hungry thirties' told by men and women who suffered in the worldwide depression that followed the Wall Street Crash. In Chicago, the unemployed ripped wooden paving blocks from the city streets, while in Belgium, laid-off miners broke into their own pits to scavenge for waste coal. Sweden was the first democracy to fight the depression, and America's President Roosevelt offered the country a new deal."
Regeneration - "Powerful, grim and compelling adaptation of Pat Barker's prize-winning novel, set in a Scottish hospital during the First World War. Eminent psychiatrist Captain William Rivers (Jonathan Pryce) questions his values and training when charged with treating victims of shell shock, only to send the soldiers back into active service at the Front."
If there are any other programmes that you would like recording please let me know and will see if I can accomodate your request.
* This applies to staff members at the University of Gloucestershire only. Any recordings made are to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence.
Michael Portillo: Death of a Schoolfriend - "A trio of BBC2 documentaries about mental health will see Michael Portillo examine youth suicide, Terry Pratchett discuss Alzheimer's disease and Meera Syal look at self-harm... The first of the three documentaries, Michael Portillo: Death of a School Friend, looks at the suicide of one of the former MP's close friends. The Liberty Bell Productions programme features interviews with the parents of Gary, a friend of Portillo who died just before his 16th birthday.
Unreported World: Paraguay's Painful Harvest
"Documentary series on topical global issues. Paraguay has become one of the world's biggest suppliers of genetically modified soya, much of it destined to feed cattle that ends up on European plates. This programme reveals how our demand for meat is driving the industrial farming of soya to epic proportions, leading to violent clashes between peasants, foreign landowners and the police."
People's Century: 1929 Breadline - "The story of 'the hungry thirties' told by men and women who suffered in the worldwide depression that followed the Wall Street Crash. In Chicago, the unemployed ripped wooden paving blocks from the city streets, while in Belgium, laid-off miners broke into their own pits to scavenge for waste coal. Sweden was the first democracy to fight the depression, and America's President Roosevelt offered the country a new deal."
Regeneration - "Powerful, grim and compelling adaptation of Pat Barker's prize-winning novel, set in a Scottish hospital during the First World War. Eminent psychiatrist Captain William Rivers (Jonathan Pryce) questions his values and training when charged with treating victims of shell shock, only to send the soldiers back into active service at the Front."
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If there are any other programmes that you would like recording please let me know and will see if I can accomodate your request.
* This applies to staff members at the University of Gloucestershire only. 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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