Off-Air Recordings for Week 11th August to 17th August 2012

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Saturday 11th August 2012 

Archive on 4: Inner Voices: the Burton Diaries

Radio 4 8.00pm 9.00pm
The archive of Richard Burton is a rich treasure. The performances are by common consent amongst the most compelling of any age, given in a voice that many have felt to be an aural equivalent of heaven. Hamlet, Under Milk Wood, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Equus stand out, and then there are the blockbusters: Wild Geese, Where Eagles Dare, Anthony and Cleopatra, Night of the Iguana and The Robe. Add to that the poetry readings - Dylan Thomas of course but also Shakespeare and the English Classics. It is a feast for the ears.

London - the Modern Babylon 

BBC 2 9.20pm 11.25pm
Julien Temple's epic time-travelling voyage to the heart of his hometown. From musicians, writers and artists to dangerous thinkers, political radicals and above all ordinary people, this is the story of London's immigrants, its bohemians and how together they changed the city forever.
Reaching back to the dawn of film in London at the start of the 20th century, the story unfolds through film archive, voices of Londoners past and present and the flow of popular music across the century; a stream of urban consciousness, like the river which flows through its heart. It ends now, as London prepares to welcome the world to the 2012 Olympics.

The Europe Debate 

Radio 4 10.15pm 11.00pm
With the crisis continuing in the eurozone, recent polls suggest that the vast majority of the British electorate would be in favour of a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union.
In the current climate the voices of those in favour of the European project have been noticeable by their absence.
Evan Davis chairs a debate at the London School of Economics on the motion "Britain should stay in the European Union."
Sir Stephen Wall, the former diplomat and EU adviser to Tony Blair, speaks in favour of the motion, arguing his position against a panel who want Britain out.

Time Shift: Dear Censor 

BBC 4 11.25pm 12.25am
Lifting the lid on the world of cinema censorship, this programme has unique access to the files of the British Board of Film Classification. Featuring explicit and detailed exchanges between the censor and film-makers, 'Dear Censor' casts a wry eye over some of the most infamous cases in the history of the board. From the now seemingly innocuous Rebel Without a Cause, the first 'naturist' films and the infamous works of Ken Russell, and up to Rambo III, this frank and surprisingly warm documentary demonstrates how a body created by the industry to safeguard standards and reflect shifts in public opinion has also worked unexpectedly closely with the film-makers themselves to ensure that their work was able reach an audience.

Sunday 12th August 2012

Monday 13th August 2012

Asian Weddings: Something Gold, Nothing Borrowed, Everything New 

Radio 4 11.00am 11.30am
Yasmeen Khan explores the glamorous world of British Asian weddings. She takes in an Asian wedding exhibition in the UK, meeting the clothes designers, wedding planners, toastmasters, food suppliers, chefs, videographers and 'yellow gold' jewellers making their fortunes as the second and third generation tie the knot, all of them keen to help the families show off their wealth. She learns about the different cultural aspects of a Muslim, Sikh and Hindu wedding. She visits a couple's big day and explore the meaning behind cultural traditions, such as the confiscating of the groom's shoes by the bride's sisters and cousins - finding out what he must do to get them back.

Justice Denied: the Greatest Scandal? - Panorama 

BBC 1 8.30pm 9.00pm
The case of the Cardiff Three - wrongly convicted of murder in 1992 - refuses to go away. Twenty years after a BBC Panorama investigation helped to clear the original men, the same team returns to investigate why the trial against the police officers accused of perverting the course of justice collapsed last year, and asks: is this the biggest scandal in British legal history?

Tuesday 14th August 2012 

A Sound British Adventure

Radio 4 11.30am 12.04pm
Comedian Stewart Lee is passionate about electronic music and he take us on a remarkable musical journey. We discover how, after the Second World War, a small group of electronic pioneers began tinkering with their army surplus kit to create new sounds and music.

Wednesday 15th August 2012

Free Speech: Further Education

BBC 3 7.00pm 8.00pm
With A-level results about to be announced, Free Speech asks whether higher education is worthwhile. Live from Edinburgh, against the backdrop of the Fringe, Jake Humphrey presents an exclusive poll asking whether the new £9,000-a-year tuition fees in England and Wales will affect the number of people pursuing university degrees. An audience of 18-25 year olds have their say. Gay marriage, devolution - including a search for the best Scottish independence joke at the Edinburgh Fringe - and the big news of the day is on the agenda for the panel, which includes comedian Shappi Korsandi and the SNP's Humza Yousaf, a 27-year-old MSP.

In Pursuit of Dignity

Radio 4 8.00pm 8.45pm
Edward Stourton chairs a debate from the "Understanding Human Dignity" conference organised by the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales and Queen's Belfast. What is the relationship between human dignity and human rights? How do you define human dignity in the context of issues surrounding assisted dying, sexuality or freedom? To discuss these issues are Fr David Hollenbach a Jesuit and Professor of Human Rights and International Justice at Boston College in the United States; Denise Reaume, Professor of Law at Toronto University; Chris McCrudden, Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at Queen's Belfast and Jeremy Waldron who teaches legal philosophy at New York University and is also Professor of Political and Social Philosophy at Oxford.

Thursday 16th August 2012

The Best of Men

BBC 2 9.00pm 10.30pm
Fact-based drama about the birth of the Paralympics in 1948. Pioneering neurologist Dr Ludwig Guttmann arrives at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire and begins to transform the lives of his patients - Second World War servicemen with spinal cord injuries. He suggests using sport as a key part of their rehabilitation, and gets them involved in activities including wheelchair polo and basketball. Starring Eddie Marsan, Rob Brydon, George Mackay and Niamh Cusack.

Friday 17th August 2012 

People Just Do Nothing

BBC 3 10.00pm 10.30pm
Spoof documentary following people connected to west London pirate radio station Kurupt FM. MC Sniper is released from a short stint in prison, only to discover the illegal enterprise is having transmitter problems that put his comeback set in jeopardy. Starring Allan Mustafa and Hugo Chegwin.