Friday 24 October 2008

Off-air recordings for week 25-31 October 2008

Please email Rich Deakin < rdeakin@glos.ac.uk > if you would like any of the following programmes / series recording.*

A Midsummer Night's Dream - 1999 adaptation directed by Michael Hoffman

Reader I Married Him - "Daisy Goodwin delves into one of the most successful literary genres - romantic fiction. From Jane Austen to the present day, via Mills & Boon, this three-part series explores the enduring appeal of the love story and the integral part it plays in readers' lives."

Dispatches: Jon Snow's American Journey - "As Obama and McCain's gladiatorial showdown enters its final week, Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow goes in search of the new America. Starting at the border with Mexico, Snow takes a road trip up the Pacific highway linking San Diego to Seattle, travelling though areas of great affluence, deprivation, innovation and tradition to find out about the new Americans, new economy and new directions that are shaping the next America..."

Little Dorritt - New BBC adaptation "Little Dorrit tells the story of the Dorrit family and the rich array of characters they meet on their way from rags to riches and back again."

Diwali: A Sikh's Journey Home - "To mark Diwali, a story symbolising the hurdles faced by families caught up in the clash of cultures, religions, generations and genders in the 21st century."

True Stories: Jesus Politics the Bible and the Ballot - "Showing as part of More 4's US election season, Ilan Ziv's film is a probing look at how deeply religious faith shapes 21st century American politics."

Earth From The Air - "French aerial photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand spent ten years making a photographic inventory of the earth's surface. From magestic landscapes to rubbish dumps, the images are shockingly beautiful, but for Yann the most important part is the powerful environmental message which accompanies each image.
Yann takes on various photographic assignments, amongst them locations such as Russia and the Lebanon, learning on the way about the ecological issues that drive him."

Radio programmes

Archive Hour: Potteries Fascists - "Seventy years ago the Public Order Act of 1936 marked the beginning of the end of the British Union of Fascists, banning the wearing of the blackshirt uniform and giving police the power to ban fascist marches. Within a year, the movement was also barred from most big halls in the country, leaving its leader Oswald Mosley without his two main weapons processions and mass meetings.In Potteries Fascists, Gerry Northam marks the anniversary of the Act with a unique set of recordings, never before heard on network radio, chronicling the rise and fall of the fascist movement in one of its strongest provincial bases, Stoke-on-Trent."

Classic Serial: Robinson Crusoe and His Farther Adventures - "Adaptation of Daniel Defoe's less famous sequel to the classic adventure Robinson Crusoe. After returning to England from his island home, Robinson Crusoe sets sail once more in search of adventure."

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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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