Saturday 23rd June 2012
| Emeli Sande and Ed Sheeran @ Hackney |
Fearne Cotton and Greg James present live coverage of this year's Radio 1's Big Weekend which comes from Hackney Marshes in London's East End, observing and bringing all the action and talk of E9 from their unique vantage point in the treehouse. They present performances from two outstanding young British singer-songwriters in the shape of Emeli Sande and Ed Sheeran. Plus a look at the history of Hackney, the odd performer coming in to chat and Gemma Cairney is out and about mingling with the 50,000 crowd.
| Nicki Minaj and Kasabian @ Hackney |
Fearne and Greg continue the live coverage from the UK's biggest free ticketed music event this year and introduce performances by one of the biggest female stars around right now in Nicki Minaj and Leicester's own stadium rockers Kasabian. Plus an acoustic or two from the treehouse and Gemma Cairney gets in amongst the action from the IXtra Arena.
| Jay-Z Live @ Hackney |
Fearne Cotton and Greg James start the build up towards the full uninterrupted live performance of headliner and man of the moment, Jay-Z. Before he takes to the stage, Rita Ora pops in for a chat and a special acoustic performance and there's a look at the story of the tastemaker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, producer and of course rapper that is Jay-Z, while some of the other artists performing over the weekend talk about what makes him such an iconic and respected figure. Plus Gemma Cairney is out amongst the crowd getting the vibe and excitement building up to the moment he takes to the stage.
| Rita Ora and Leona Lewis @ Hackney |
Fearne Cotton and Greg James look back on the first day of the weekend and introduce performances from earlier in the day by rising UK star Rita Ora and Hackney resident and pop/soul queen Leona Lewis.
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Sunday 24th June 2012
| File on 4: Secret Justice |
Ministers want to extend secret hearings to Britain's civil courts - so judges can deal with the increasing number of cases involving the intelligence services.
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says it is the only way that judges can hear the testimony of spies working for MI5, MI6 or GCHQ. Getting them to give evidence in open court is not an option, he says.
A small number of courts already hold secret sessions to consider appeals from individuals facing deportation on evidence compiled by the security services. But how well does the system work? File on 4 hears evidence from lawyers who are concerned about the quality of some of the testimony given behind closed doors.
And the programme has learned of a growing number of closed justice cases being heard in Employment Tribunals where people are claiming they were sacked because they pose a risk to national security. Because the Tribunals are hearing evidence in secret, the claimants are unable to get further details of why they were dismissed.
Gerry Northam explores the operation of secret justice in British courts and asks whether its extension to more cases would be in the national interest.
| Lifers |
Gartree Prison in Leicestershire is home to Europe's largest population of life-sentenced prisoners. This Cutting Edge documentary meets the convicted killers facing a lifetime behind bars.
| Red Dragon |
Thriller adapted from Thomas Harris's first Hannibal Lecter novel about an FBI profiler called out of retirement to help catch a serial killer nicknamed the Tooth Fairy. The agent has the uncanny ability to project himself into the minds of his criminal prey, but the case forces him to confront his past and consult his former nemesis - the now-incarcerated Dr Hannibal Lecter.
| Omnibus: Ray Bradbury - the Illustrated Man |
Documentary about the late sci-fi and fantasy writer Ray Bradbury, filmed in Los Angeles and including dramatisations of extracts from his stories.
| Alien3 |
(1992) Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley in the third film of the series, as her escape pod crashes into a penal planet. Strong language and violent horror.
| The 13th Warrior |
Bloodthirsty historical fantasy adventure. Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan, an Arabian courtier, is banished by his ruler to become an emissary to the Volga, far in the north. There he encounters a Viking tribe and joins them when they need a 13th warrior to travel with them to confront a terrifying and mysterious evil in their homeland.
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Monday 25th June 2012
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Tuesday 26th June 2012
| The Reith Lectures (2/4) |
The eminent economic historian Niall Ferguson travels to the world's financial centre to deliver a lecture at the New-York Historical Society. He reflects on the causes of the global financial crisis, and argues that many people have drawn erroneous conclusions from it about the role of regulation. Is regulation, he asks, in fact "the disease of which it purports to be the cure"?
| John Barry: the Lost Tapes |
One of Britain's premier film composers, John Barry was renowned for his scores for the early James Bond films as well as Midnight Cowboy, Out of Africa and Dances With Wolves. The winner of five Oscars, Barry who passed away last year was a private man - but 'John Barry - The Lost Tapes offers a revealing insight into his working life
Author and broadcaster Eddi Fiegel, during the course of many extensive interviews with John for her biography, also recorded a conversation for BBC radio, which was never broadcast and considered lost - until now.
Barry is a vivid raconteur and recounted the first decade of his career, from fledgling pop musician and producer to Oscar winning-composer. He also gave me some rare insights into his song writing craft.
He talked fondly about his early days with his instrumental group The John Barry Seven, his recordings with Adam Faith, the first venture into film and his remarkable recordings on the James Bond movies. With the success of Goldfinger in 1964, barely a week seemed to go by without John receiving a new film commission. It was a prolific time for him and, over the next two years, his scores included Thunderball, Richard Lester's The Knack and The Ipcress File starring a young Michael Caine. The pair became firm friends.
John's Oscar winning score for Born Free made him an international figure and the royal screening of the film saw a leading British actor 'throw a fit' when upstaged in front of the Royal family.
| Law in Action (4/4) |
The government plans to simplify how serious fraud is prosecuted and punished in the UK.
The costs of bringing complicated cases to trial are growing. But some experts in white collar crime believe that the likelihood is increasing that defendants in such cases may receive only light sentences or fines - even if they are convicted. This state of affairs is prompting a re-think about serious fraud is handled by the criminal justice system.
Ministers are now promoting a less punitive approach. This, they believe, will save money by encouraging those who have committed fraud to own up before a case comes to court. Perpetrators should then receive lower fines or prison sentences.
But Joshua Rozenberg asks if this is the right way to tackle white collar crime. Should those who have swindled companies - and the public at large - out of their money be treated more leniently than other criminals? And will innocent shareholders end up paying for the misdeeds of those who act dishonestly in their name?
Also on the programme: do we face more miscarriages of justice because the rules on the information that the police, prosecutors and defence counsel have to share with each other fail to work properly?
| Enemy at the Gates |
(2001) In this Second World War epic, Russian sniper Jude Law and his German adversary Ed Harris conduct a duel of weapons and wits among the war-torn ruins of Stalingrad. Violent scenes.
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Wednesday 27th June 2012
| Don't Log Off |
Alan Dein sets out on nocturnal excursions via Facebook and Skype, discovering the real life dramas behind the online profiles, talking to people in every corner of the globe.
Holed up in the studio late into the night, Alan makes conversation with people all over the world, talking to them about their stories. He never knows what he'll be hearing next.
This time, the theme is War and Peace as Alan connects with a Beirut man shot by a sniper during the Lebanese civil war, a woman whose father was imprisoned during the Cuban revolution and a young man in California jailed for domestic violence.
| My Super Ex-Girlfriend |
(2006) Luke Wilson lives to regret dumping his needy girlfriend (Uma Thurman) because her alter-ego is superhero G-Girl and she is going to use her powers to make his life a living hell.
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Thursday 28th June 2012
| The Men Who Mads Us Fat (3/3) |
Jacques Peretti examines assumptions about what is and is not healthy. He also looks at how product marketing can seduce consumers into buying supposed 'healthy foods' such as muesli and juices, both of which can be high in sugar.
He speaks with Simon Wright, an 'organic consultant' for Sainsbury's in the 1990s, who explains how the food industry cashed in on the public's concerns around salmonella, BSE and GM crops. By 1999 the organic industry was worth over £605M, a rise of 232% within two years.
How did the mainstream food producers compete? Peretti speaks with Kath Dalmeny, former policy director at the Food Commission, who explains some of the marketing strategies used by mainstream food producers to keep our custom.
The programme also explores the impact of successive government initiatives and health campaigns, such as the proposal of 'traffic light labelling', the introduction of which the food industry lobbied hard against.
But in 2012, when we have an Olympic Games sponsored by McDonalds and Coca Cola, has anything changed?
| The House the 50s Built (4/4) |
Brendan Walker explores the transformation of the British garden from vegetable patch to floral showcase, the impact of the first jet plane, and the stir caused by the tea bag on a string.
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Friday 29th June 2012
| Concerto at the BBC Proms |
Another chance to hear a live performance from the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23, one of his most exuberant piano works, recorded in 2006. The American pianist, Richard Goode, one of today's leading interpreters of classical and Romantic music, performs with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor, Jirà Behlohlávek
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