Saturday 16th
BBC 2 - The Legacy of Lawrence of Arabia - "In the First World War, T.E Lawrence helped to unite feuding Arab tribes into a formidable guerrilla army which helped to topple the Ottoman Empire. But today Lawrence has an extraordinary new relevance. His experiences of defeating a foreign military occupation, and of leading an insurgency, have led to him being held up as the man who cracked fighting in the Middle East... Drawing a comparison between Lawrence's experience and today, Rory explains how Lawrence came to the conclusion that foreign military interventions in the Middle East are fundamentally unworkable. He concludes, 'Looking at Iraq and Afghanistan today I believe very strongly that Lawrence's message would not have been do it better, do it more sensitively, but don't do it at all.'."
Monday 18th
BBC 2 - A History of the World: A Culture Show Special - "A special edition of The Culture Show marking the start of a landmark project in which the BBC and the British Museum focus on the span of human history through one hundred objects held at the museum.
This programme, presented by Mishal Husain from the British Museum, profiles all the elements of the project which includes one hundred programmes on Radio 4, a massive online factor, as well as programmes on CBBC and coverage from the BBC right across the country.
It examines in detail some of the objects featured on the British Museum's list. Sir David Attenborough examines the oldest object on the list, a stone hand axe almost two million years old; while Mishal Husain finds out more about the famous statue of Ramessess II.
Matthew Collings looks at a number of objects that illustrate the role of royalty through the course of human history, including a macabre depiction in stone of a Mayan blood-letting ceremony from 1300 years ago."
Tuesday 19th
BBC 2 - Obama and Me - "It has been quite a year for America's first black president.
Promising change and appealing for unity, Barack Obama won his way into two wars and the worst recession since the 1930s. But his freshman year soon became a bitter battle over cash, colour and capitalism.
Across the USA, This World has followed the lives of ordinary Americans, among them a reformed gangster and the wife of a US air force captain.
They voted for Obama and had high hopes for his presidency; but how have their lives been changed in Obama's first year? Can the president deliver on the huge promise of his candidacy, or will their hopes be dashed?
One year on, they give their verdict. "
BBC 2 - How Earth Made Us - new 5 part series - "Iain Stewart tells the epic story of how the planet has shaped our history. With spectacular images, surprising stories and a compelling narrative, the series discovers the central role played in human history by four different planetary forces.
In this first episode Iain explores the relationship between the deep Earth and the development of human civilisation. He visits an extraordinary crystal cave in Mexico, drops down a hole in the Iranian desert and crawls through seven-thousand-year-old tunnels in Israel.
His exploration reveals that throughout history, our ancestors were strangely drawn to fault line, areas which connect the surface with the deep interior of the planet. These fault lines gave access to important resources, but also brought with them great danger."
Wednesday 20th
BBC 2 - Obama's First year: Reality Bites - "Gavin Esler presents a Newsnight special looking back at the drama and battles of Barack Obama's first year in office. Can the new president live up to his promise to bring change to America and to the world?"
Thursday 21st
BBC 4 - Time - "Series in which Michio Kaku goes on an extraordinary exploration of the world in search of time.
In the opening part he asks whether time comes from within our minds and bodies or from outside? He travels to Los Angeles to find fish with an extraordinarily precise sense of time, and meets a family whose body clocks force them to wake at 4am every day.
Michio undergoes a brain scan that reveals an area of the brain devoted to detecting the passing of time. But can this sense be altered by fear - an experiment where people free-fall 100-feet backwards is undertaken to find out. Michio also meets a man who, with no memory and no sense of time, is unable to lead a normal life."
BBC 4 - Chemistry - a Volatile History - "Series in which Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped. He follows in the footsteps of the pioneers who cracked their secrets and created the new science of chemistry. The belief that were only four elements - earth, fire, air and water - persisted until the 19th Century. Al-Khalili looks at the alchemists who began questioning this, revealing the red herrings and rivalries which dogged progress."
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