Here's one that slipped through the net last week;
Thursday 16 July and Thursday 23 July
BBC2 - The Death of Respect - 2-parts - "John Ware asks what has happened to British values and behaviour over the last 50 years. Britons lead Europe in everything from brand awareness and rates of obesity to public drunkenness, drug use, sexually transmitted infections and family breakdown. There is also less intervention in acts of public nuisance while mutual mistrust between adults and children is growing. How did Britain get to where it is today?"
Saturday 18 July
BBC2 - Versailles: Dream of a King - "The film recreates the life and loves of France's most famous king, Louis XIV. Dubbed the Sun King by his admiring court, Louis conquered half of Europe, conducted dozens of love affairs and dazzled his contemporaries with his lavish entertainments. But perhaps his greatest achievement - and certainly his longest lasting love - was the incredible palace he built at Versailles, one of the wonders of the world.
Filmed in the spectacular staterooms, bedrooms and gardens of Versailles itself, this beautifully photographed drama-documentary brings the reign of one of Europe's greatest and most flamboyant monarchs triumphantly to life, with the help of interviews with the world's leading experts on his reign."
Sunday 19 July
Channel 4 - Revelations: The Exhumer - "An observational documentary following the work of exhumation specialist, Peter Mitchell, whose profession has already seen him exhume 30,000 bodies - sometimes individuals, sometimes whole cemeteries - and rebury them in new graves. He was the man tasked with the exhumation of 15,000 bodies from the ground beneath St Pancras station to make way for the cross channel rail link, and he's moved countless other bodies at the request of relatives.Digging up the dead raises profound ethical and religious questions, and taps into our very sense of ourselves. Whether you are in favour or against it, it provokes strong emotions.With over 25 years experience in 'bereavement services', including cemetery management and cremation, Mitchell is well-established as one the UK's leading exhumation consultants. But you can't just go around digging people up - you need a good reason, and permission from the relevant authorities - often the Church of England.We follow Peter over several months as he supervises the controversial exhumation of a Christian cemetery in Egypt - where some of the bodies have been buried for as little as just a few months - and oversees a mass exhumation job at an old churchyard in Scotland."
BBC 4 - Ray Gosling Reports - Part 1 of 3 - Bankruptcy - "For 40 years, Ray Gosling enjoyed success as a TV and radio presenter. However, work began to dry up, his partner died and then he was made bankrupt. This film follows Gosling from the time an eviction notice was served."
More 4 -Cutting Edge: The Homecoming - "At the age of four, journalist Rachel Roberts was placed in a children's home in Doncaster. Now, more than 30 years later, with only an old photo and fading recollections of her time there, she's searching for the other children she shared the home with to find out what became of them. Although focusing on Rachel's individual search, The Homecoming casts a wider look at the care system in general - and the long-lasting effects it can have on those caught up in it."
Monday 20 July
BBC 4 - Ray Gosling Reports - 2 of 3 - The Pensions of Crisis - "Documentary following TV presenter Ray Gosling's continuing refusal to face facts and sort out his bankruptcy situation. He accepts that he has done everything wrong, but it has made him sympathetic to others in his plight. Company pension schemes are going bankrupt across the country, leaving employees nothing for their old age."
BBC 4 - Storyville: The Time of Their Lives - "Set in a north London residential home for the active elderly, this documentary paints a portrait of life at the Mary Feilding Guild and of three of its oldest residents. With a combined age of almost 300, Rose, Hetty and Alison continue to be powerfully engaged in their individual brands of activism - from journalism to anti-war demonstrations - whilst quietly negotiating the final years of their lives.
Rose, Hetty and Alison are fervently concerned about the state of the wider world and work energetically to make it a better place, but their private lives and loves are equally important. Through their intimate and surprising revelations, we learn the truth about how very old people experience life and how they deal with the intense challenges, and the indignities, that old age brings."
Tuesday 21 July
BBC 1 - The Truth About Crime - 3 parts - Part 1 - Violent Crime -"Why do we think crime is rising, when the official figures suggest it is coming down?
This three-part documentary series follows presenter Nick Ross on a journey to learn the truth behind the crime headlines.
The programme conducts a unique Crime Audit: Filming 24/7 for a fortnight with the emergency services in one city, Oxford, whose crime pattern is typical of Britain as a whole, the cameras reveal what crime in one city really looks like. Using official crime figures, the series creates crime maps to show patterns of crime - when and where it happens. But The Truth About Crime also carries out an online questionnaire of the population of Oxford and the largest ever survey of the city's school children, to uncover people's hidden experiences and feelings about crime.
In the first episode, Violent Crime, Nick reveals the extent to which alcohol fuels violent crime on the street and in the home, but how there is also a lot that can be done to combat it.
In each film of the series - episode two explores Theft and Burglary; and the final one, Anti Social Behaviour - Nick asks how likely we are to be a victim of crime. He follows the stories of individual victims filmed during the crime audit to see how they are treated by the police, prosecutors and the courts. Finally, he looks beyond the Criminal Justice System to see what can be done to stop crime happening in the first place."
BBC 4 - Ray Gosling Reports - part 3 - OAP - "TV presenter Ray Gosling talks about his life as a pensioner in Nottingham semi-sheltered housing, about an OAPs weekend in Bridlington and about teaching University of the Third Age, after selling his house due to bankruptcy."
Wednesday 22nd July
BBC4 - The Dead Sea Scrolls - "
Rageh Omaar tells the story of the Dead Sea Scrolls and uncovers the truth behind the myth. The biblical find of the age, they contain the earliest versions of the Hebrew bible, maps to hidden temple treasure, and insight into the mindset of John the Baptist, Jesus, and the early Christians. But the scrolls were soon embroiled in controversy, with allegations of conspiracy and cover-up, rumours that persist today thanks to The Da Vinci Code."
Thursday 23 July
Sky 3 - Inside: Supermax - "The Utah State Prison houses some of the most dangerous criminals in the United States, from serial rapists to murderers. Inside… Supermax follows prison guards as they carry out their duties in the face of grave danger from inmates at all times. This is a place where even bringing a prisoner his lunch can result in serious injury."
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