Off-air recordings for week 15-21 January 2011

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

Monday 17th

Channel 4 - Birth of Britain - 3 parts - "Scattered across Britain are the remnants of a surprising volcanic past. Tony Robinson unearths these volcanic treasures, which lie hidden in the landscape and beneath some of our most iconic landmarks.
Tony travels the country, meeting the experts who reveal the impact of volcanoes on Britain's development. From a volcano blasting in the heart of Edinburgh to mega-volcanoes unleashing Armageddon in Snowdonia; from unstoppable lava floods in Skye to a gigantic slab of magma beneath Northumberland giving a helping hand to the Romans."

BBC4 - Storyville: Pablo's Hippos - "Recounting the absurd and paradoxical history of Colombia's thirty-year struggle with international drug trafficking, at once a farce and a tragedy, as seen through the eyes of the extravagant pet of the most powerful drug baron in history: a hippopotamus named Pablo."

Tuesday 18th

BBC1 - Kara Tointon: Don't Call Me Stupid - "'I want to know where my personality begins and dyslexia ends. I'm fed up with putting things on hold and having this vision that one day I'm going to be something different to who I am now'.
Actress Kara Tointon dreams about reading a novel cover to cover. Standing in her way is her dyslexia. Kara is now wondering whether this neurological condition is affecting her work as an actress and even her day-to-day life.
In this intimate documentary, Kara is tested and undergoes specialist help. She also meets other young dyslexics, many of whom share Kara's experience of feeling 'stupid'.
As Kara faces some difficult truths about herself, will she be able to take control of her condition and transform her life?"

Channel 4 - Big Fat Gypsy Weddings - 5 parts - "Following the hugely successful film, this series offers a window into the secretive, extravagant and surprising world of gypsies and travellers in Britain today. This episode looks at the milestones in a gypsy girl's life leading to the biggest day of all - her wedding.
From first Holy Communion (described as a 'dress rehearsal for her wedding day') to the strict rules of courtship, a hen night and, of course, the spectacular wedding itself, this episode examines the traditions and rules followed by gypsy and traveller girls in Britain today."

Wednesday 19th

More4 - True Stories: The Nurture Room - "True Stories continues with some of the most powerful and compelling documentary feature films from around the world. Filmed over a year, The Nurture Room follows three Glasgow primary school children on an incredible journey that will completely transform their lives.
Nurture Rooms offer a bridge between home and school: a safe place where children can be children. In these small, special classrooms children can re-visit early 'nurturing' experiences that they missed or didn't get at home."

Thursday 20th

BBC1 - Human Planet - 8 parts - "Human Planet is an eight-part landmark BBC natural history series.
Filmed in high definition, Human Planet will be an epic record of man's survival in the most extreme environments. Each episode focuses on one environment and how the peoples and tribes who live there adapt to their surroundings: oceans, deserts, arctic, jungles, mountains, grasslands, rivers and cities.
The series is narrated by John Hurt and features original music by composer Nitin Sawnhey."


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* This applies to staff members and students 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.