Off-air recordings for week 25th February - 2nd March 2012

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


*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.
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Saturday 25th February 2012

History; Documentary

Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The '60s Revealed
Yesterday, 11:00pm-12:00am, 2/3
Stars who rose to fame in the 1960s, including Sean Connery, Maureen Lipman, Sylvia Syms and Hayley Mills, reflect on decades of cultural change as they watch previously unscreened interviews they gave to TV presenter Bernard Braden in 1968. They recall the changing nature of British recreational habits as television increased in popularity and the work they did during the decade that launched their careers.


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Monday 27th February 2012

Factual; Arts, Culture and the Media; Magazines and Reviews

David Hockney: The Art of Seeing - A Culture Show Special
BBC2, 7:00-8:00pm

David Hockney, widely considered to be Britain's best-loved living artist, has taken over the Royal Academy in London with his exhibition A Bigger Picture made up of recent works depicting the landscape of his native Yorkshire.   In this programme, Andrew Marr, a friend of Hockney's and an amateur painter himself, is in conversation with the artist, both at his home in Bridlington and in the galleries of the RA.



News

Panorama: The Cost of Raising Britain
BBC1, 8:30-9:00pm

With nurseries and childminders costing families up to a third of their income, and working mums feeling squeezed out of the workplace, Panorama investigates the rising cost of childcare. Shelley Jofre meets a family who moved abroad for a better deal, and reveals why budget cuts are forcing some parents to consider taking over their own nurseries


Documentary

Proud and Prejudiced
Channel 4, 10:00-11:05pm

Proud and Prejudiced is the story of two of the most controversial men in Britain. Tommy Robinson, a tanning salon manager, is the leader of the English Defence League, the biggest far-right street protest movement for a generation.  Sayful Islam, a former tax inspector, heads a small group of Muslim extremists, who have become notorious for abusing British soldiers and burning poppies on Remembrance Day.  Both men enjoy a cult-like status with loyal followers, both are specialists in making highly inflammatory speeches and defying the authorities, and both are from the same town: Luton.  Caught in the middle is Sarah Allen, the leader of Luton Borough Council's 'Luton in Harmony' initiative, the official fight back against the town's reputation as a hotbed of extremism.  Filmed over the course of a year, this is an intimate portrait of the two men and how a dangerous local feud has become an alarming national drama.



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Tuesday 28th February 2012

Factual; Science and Nature; Science and Technology

Horizon; The Truth About Exercise
BBC2, 9:00-10:00pm

Like many, Michael Mosley want to get fitter and healthier but can't face hours on the treadmill or trips to the gym. Help may be at hand.  He uncovers the surprising new research which suggests many of us could benefit from just three minutes of high intensity exercise a week. He discovers the hidden power of simple activities like walking and fidgeting, and finds out why some of us don't respond to exercise at all.  Using himself as a guinea pig, Michael uncovers the surprising new research about exercise, that has the power to make us all live longer and healthier lives.



Factual; Performances and Events

The Richard Dimbleby Lecture
BBC1, 10:35-11:20pm

In the 2012 Richard Dimbleby Lecture, leading geneticist and Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse explores the wonder of science and how it enhances our culture and civilisation. He investigates how science can not only help solve the world's big problems, but also be harnessed to improve health and quality of life. One of Britain's most eminent scientists, Sir Paul is the president of the Royal Society and chief executive of the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.


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Wednesday 29th February 2012

Documentaries

Hasidic Cruise: A Wonderland Film
BBC2, 9:00-10:00pm

Until last October, Stamford Hill's highly orthodox Gaby and Tikwah Lock -married for 40 years and who featured in a previous Wonderland film about Hasidic weddings - had never been on a holiday. Their leisure time was spent divided between religious study and domestic duties.


Then they booked themselves a 12 day Mediterranean kosher cruise. Although it tours the same destinations as many ships, this is a cruise like no other. Alongside universal entertainments like belly dancing and a communal jacuzzi, the Golden Iris boasts religious lectures, creative towel folding and couples relationship workshops. The experience of life on board seems to bring a sparkle to many of the marriages it hosts. 'It's like putting a log in the fireplace,' says one woman, 'For the flame not to go out, you have to feed it once in a while.'

For Gaby and Tikwah, however, the story of the holiday throws a surprising and revealing spotlight on married life. Home truths and frustrations emerge from their visits to the cruise ship couples workshop, which Gaby resolves with an unexpected gift for his wife and a little more understanding of Tikwah's exasperation at his domestic shortcomings.



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Thursday 1st March 2012

Documentary

Woof! A Horizon Guide to Dogs
BBC4, 8:00-9:00pm


Dallas Campbell looks back through the Horizon archives to find out what science can tell us about our best friend the dog, and whether new thinking should change the way we treat them. From investigating the domestic dog's wild wolf origins to discovering the remarkable impact that humans have had on canine evolution, Dallas explores why our bond with dogs is so strong and how we can best use that to manage them.


Documentary

Japan: Children of the Tsunami
BBC2, 9:00-10:00pm

Exploring Japan's tsunami last year through the eyes of children who witnessed the disaster. The programme features testimonies from youngsters at two schools - one where 74 pupils were killed by the giant wave, and the other close to the Fukushima power plant, where vital cooling systems were knocked out, triggering radiation leaks and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people.


Documentaries

Make Bradford British
Channel 4+1, 10:00-11:00pm

Make Bradford British is a two-part series that brings together people of different races and backgrounds to see if they can come up with a common notion of the thread that binds them together - what it means to be British.




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