Saturday 24th March 2012
| The Story of Light Entertainment (5/8) |
Music had always been at the heart of variety, encompassing everything from operetta and balladeers to big bands and crooners, but in the 1950s rock'n'roll and pop arrived on the scene, the concept of the teenager was born and things became more divided. Television didn't really know how to cope with pop - so the viewer in the 60s was fed a diet of Val Doonican and Engelbert Humperdinck, and Top of The Pops was predicted to be a flash in the pan.
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Sunday 25th March 2012
| In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World |
They are constantly circling hundreds of miles above our heads, driving our daily lives - yet we barely give satellites a second thought. Satellite engineer Maggie Aderin Pocock wants to change all that. She wants to make us realise and appreciate what these unsung heroes of the modern world have done for us.
| We Won't Drop the Baby |
Comedian Laurence Clark and his wife Adele both have cerebral palsy. Six years ago when they had a baby boy, Tom, they were criticised by doctors for being irresponsible. Laurence is wheelchair-bound, and Adele is heavily dependent on her crutches. But now Adele is pregnant again. And this time Adele is determined to have a natural birth. It is a brave decision, considering Laurence's cerebral palsy was caused by his own difficult birth, and Adele's CP affects her from the waist down.
| Mr Rich and the Terriers |
When US Billionaire Bob Rich's wife discovered an ancestral link to the Northumbrian town of Bedlington, few could have anticipated what would happen next.
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Monday 26th March 2012
| Tabloid: Sex in Chains |
Documentary which follows the stranger-than-fiction account of a former beauty queen whose single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams became a tabloid sensation. Allegations that Joyce McKinney had kidnapped her estranged lover and held him captive, handcuffed to a bed in a remote cottage, became the stuff of headlines.
| One Night (1/4) |
After Ted tells off a teenage girl for dropping litter outside his house, he starts to believe that the increasingly alarming events that surround the barbeque he is throwing to impress his boss are revenge attacks. His attempts to wrest back control only deepen the problem and end in tragedy.
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Tuesday 27th March 2012
| Stormchaser: the Butterfly and the Tornado |
Documentary which follows tornado researcher and weather fanatic Sam Hall on an epic road trip across the US in search of some of the planet's most violent storms. This would be a gruelling trip for the toughest of individuals, but there's an added challenge for Sam as she has a skin condition known as Epidermolysis Bullosa or EB. The layers of her skin don't stick together and so even the slightest knock can tear or blister her skin. Once out in the States, Sam is intoxicated by the brutal tempests she encounters, but her excitement soon turns to trepidation as she heads right into the middle of America's worst ever tornados.
One Night (2/4)
BBC 1, 10.35pm - 11.35pm
It is the day of Danny's funeral, following his death at the hands of a rival gang. As a result of her suspension from school for bad behaviour, Rochelle risks her academically bright future by going to see her secret boyfriend - on rival gang territory - the night before her critical exam.
| Day of Wrath |
(1943) Carl Dreyer's film sees a pastor's wife accused of witchcraft when he suddenly dies. The film so offended the occupying Nazis, Dreyer fled to Sweden. In Danish/subs.
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Wednesday 28th March 2012
The Fisherman's Apprentice with Monty Halls (5/6)
BBC 2, 8.00pm - 9.00pm
Marine biologist Monty Halls has seen the problems UK fishermen face - now he wants to look for solutions. He heads out to sea with one of Cornwall's most successful skippers, to uncover the secret of his success. And he travels to the USA and discovers a revolutionary way of supporting traditional fishermen.
Wikileaks: the secret life of a superpower (2/2)
BBC 2, 9.00pm -10.00pm
In the second of two programmes about American diplomacy and the leaked US embassy cables, Richard Bilton examines what the cables reveal about how America handles its enemies and rivals.
One Night (3/4)
BBC 1, 10.45pm - 11.45pm
This is the day that Carol intends to fulfil her secret ambition. However, it is also the day she discovers her eldest son Jake is back to his gang lifestyle and her 'Oxford hopeful' daughter Rochelle has been suspended from school, forcing Carol to make the most critical decision of her life.
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Thursday 29th March 2012
| Bamber - the New Evidence: Tonight |
Jeremy Bamber, one of Britain's most notorious killers, was convicted in 1986 of the mass murder of his entire family. He was sentenced to life behind bars but has always protested his innocence. In this programme, former detective Mark Williams-Thomas is given exclusive access to new evidence that could lead to the case being referred back to the Court of Appeal.
| Death row (2/3) |
Legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog meets inmates on Death Row. Hank Skinner has had his execution scheduled three times. On one occasion, he was only 20 minutes away from death.
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Friday 30th March 2012
| The Doors: the Story of LA Woman |
By 1969, the Doors had found themselves at the forefront of a movement that consisted of a generation of discontents. Operating against a backdrop of the Vietnam War and of social unrest and change in the USA, the Doors were hip, they were dangerous, they were anti-establishment, anti-war and they were hated by middle-America.
| One Night (4/4) |
It is Alfie's 13th birthday and, if he passes his initiation test, he will get to join the Lakemead T'ugs, the people he most respects and the gang who rule the neighbourhood. However, Alfie is about to discover the gulf between his own delinquent behaviour and what it is they expect him to do.
| Man on Fire |
Revenge thriller in which a CIA assassin turned bodyguard (Denzel Washington) teams up with a crusading journalist to take on a Mexican kidnapping ring which targets young girls.
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