Saturday 12th
More 4 - To be Or Not To Be... In Shakespeare - "Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Antony Sher, Juliet Stevenson and David Tennant romp through the agonies and ecstasies of devoting vast swathes of their lives to the Bard."
Monday 14th
BBC 4 - The Age of Stupid - "The Age of Stupid is a 2008 film by Director Franny Armstrong (McLibel, Drowned Out) and first-time producer Lizzie Gillett. It is a co-production between Franny's company Spanner Films and Executive Producer John Battsek's (One Day In September) company Passion Pictures.
Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?"
Tuesday 15th
BBC 4 - The Environment Debate - "A panel of invited guests discuss the issues surrounding Fanny Armstrong's film The Age of Stupid, which explores the effects of climate change."
Wednesday 16th
More 4 - True Stories: The Last American Freak Show - "The True Stories series continues with Richard Butchins' extraordinary film is a road trip with a difference. He follows the journey of a self-described travelling Freak Show through America, with 'exhibits' such as The Lobster Girl, The Half Woman, Dame Demure and The Elephant Man.
But what makes them stand out from the old carnival shows is that they perform by choice, flaunting their disabilities in a united front against the world, as they explore the nature of society's relationship with 'freaks'. "
More 4 - The Year The Earth Went Wild - "2005 saw a succession of natural disasters. The Sumatran earthquake on Boxing Day 2004 lasted eight minutes and measured 9.3 on the Richter scale. The earthquake spawned a tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean and killed more than 300,000 people. There were also floods in Mumbai and Central Europe, and forest fires in Portugal. On the other side of the Atlantic, 2005 saw the most destructive hurricane season since records began with Hurricane Katrina. And even Britain experienced extremes in weather conditions, including a tornado in Birmingham that caused more than £25 million worth of damage. Using extraordinary footage captured at the time and eye-witness accounts, The Year the Earth Went Wild explores these many incredible events and asks the experts: was this just an unlucky year, or does 2005's litany of disasters signify a real shift in our planet's behaviour?"
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