Sunday 26th
BBC4 - Morning In The Streets - "Denis Mitchell's 1959 documentary is full of evocative images of a Liverpool still recovering from the post-war gloom."
BBC4 - All Our Working Lives Revisited - 4-parts - "The story of the British textiles industry, using rare archive and interviews with the people who worked in it. This programme features the original 1980s documentary on cotton, followed by a new film which brings the story of textiles right up to date."
BBC4 - Boys From The Black Stuff - 5-parts - "Alan Bleasdale's acclaimed drama series is an astute social commentary about life in recession-hit Britain in the Thatcher era."
BBC4 - Of Time And The City - "Acclaimed British director Terence Davies's love song to his native city of Liverpool, looking at the city's transformation over the years through archival footage, personal memory and a powerful soundtrack.
Monday 27th
BBC2 - The Classroom Experiment - 2-parts - "Education theory and practice go head to head when Professor Dylan Wiliam takes over one Year 8 class to test simple ideas that he believes could improve the quality of education."
BBC1 - Panorama: Britain In The Dock - "In two separate inquiries, the British Army stands accused of committing war crimes in Iraq, and ex-Defence Minsters are now being called to account.
With the MOD and the military justice system tainted by allegations that soldiers have got away with torture and murder, Paul Kenyon asks if the British army can really be trusted to police itself."
ITV1 - Real Crime With Mark Austin : Bringing Down The Gooch - "Bringing Down the Gooch tells the fascinating story of the specialist police team who took down the leaders of feared criminals, the Gooch Gang, who brought murder and mayhem to the streets of Manchester. Presented by Mark Austin and using previously unseen before footage of the gang, the documentary tells the story of a city which was so plagued by gun crime that it became known as Gunchester by the press. Featuring CCTV footage from crime scenes, interviews with forensic and ballistic experts and tapes documenting police interviews with the gang members, the programme provides a detailed insight into an investigation which led to the most severe jail terms in Manchester gangland history... "
Tuesday 28th
BBC1 - The Secrets of Scientology - "Reporter John Sweeney's last investigation into the Church of Scientology resulted in an explosive confrontation with church officials. This time, in a Panorama Special, one of those officials has turned whistleblower to help him reveal the dark secrets of the church, which boasts Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its devotees."
Wednesday 29th
BBC2 - Start Your Own School - "Toby Young, the journalist and author of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, is leading a group of middle class parents attempting to set up one of Britain's first so-called 'free schools', in west London. His determination to be the first means an ambitious deadline and an enormous amount of work to do, against fierce opposition.
The film follows the group's trials and tribulations over a turbulent nine months and gives a glimpse into a world where no-one can escape that very English subject of class. Will Toby succeed this time in winning friends and influencing people?"
Friday 1st
Channel 4 - Dispatches: What's The Point Of The Unions? - "As Britain braces itself for the severest cuts in public spending in more than 60 years, Dispatches examines the response of the trade unions and what their threats of potential mass industrial action mean for the country.
Representing the interests of millions of British workers, trade unions are perceived to wield a great deal of political might - in this programme Dispatches reporter Deborah Davies investigates just how much power the unions really have to protect pay and jobs, and what the impact of industrial action might be for the public at large.
By looking at the inner workings of three of Britain's most important unions, Dispatches asks do they, and their leaders, really represent their members and what tactics do they have at their disposal to fight the impending cuts?
Trade Union Congress leader Brendan Barber has warned Britain will become a 'darker, brutish and more frightening place' as the government's austerity measures take effect.
With the potential to cripple transport systems, close schools and government buildings and hit vital public services, Dispatches asks if the unions could combine to bring about the kind of mass protests staged in Greece and Portugal this summer or if their rhetoric is all bluster?"
Channel 4 - Unreported World - Malaria Town - "Unreported World visits the 'malaria capital of the world' in northern Uganda to investigate why this preventable and treatable disease is still such a problem.
Reporter Oliver Steeds and director William West reveal that corruption is behind the theft of malaria treatment, and how organic products sold on Britain's high streets also play a role in the continuing the pandemic.
When singer Cheryl Cole collapsed from malaria and was rushed to intensive care in July after a trip to Africa, it highlighted how dangerous the disease still is. Cole was lucky to survive: she received proper, timely treatment. Unlike her, almost a million Africans die every year from malaria."
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