Off-Air Recordings for Week 27th October to 2nd November

27/10/2012 
The Golden Rules of TV (1/6)
ITV1, 6.05pm 6.35pm
New series. Robert Webb narrates a trip through 60 years of archive footage as some of the small-screen's biggest names reveal the dos and don'ts of making great TV. Stars such as Trevor McDonald, Piers Morgan, Noel Edmonds, Peter Sissons, Al Murray and Jason Gardiner discuss the tricks of the trade and how to avoid the pitfalls that haunt every production.

Family Guys? What Sitcoms Say About America Now
BBC 2, 10.00pm 11.00pm
During a presidential election campaign, it is easy to think that Americans are all at each other's throats. Historian and journalist Tim Stanley, for whom America is a second home, believes there's another America out there and the best guide to the country is its sitcoms. With the help of top sitcom writers and some of the best examples of their work, he uncovers a fast-changing nation that can often leave the politicians scrabbling to catch up.
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28/10/2012 
The American Road Trip: Obama's Story
Channel 4, 7.00pm 8.00pm
Matt Frei takes a road trip through the Midwest to find out what ordinary Americans think of President Obama.

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29/10/2012 
Getting Rich on the NHS
Channel 4, 8.00pm 8.30pm
Under the new health reforms, private firms are being awarded millions of pounds-worth of NHS contracts.
One of the major new players is Virgin Care, a global brand more readily associated with planes, trains and record stores. The company is already providing medical services and running entire medical centres and is developing links to GPs across England.
Health reforms were meant to improve choice and competition, and put GPs in the driving seat. Morland Sanders examines whether the rapid handover of services to private contractors is really good for the public purse, and good for patient care.


The Hospital That Stopped Caring: Panorama 
BBC 1, 8.30pm 9.00pm
Last year BBC Panorama exposed the violent abuse of people with learning disabilities at Winterbourne View hospital outside Bristol. Now, using undercover footage never seen before, the programme reveals new evidence of poor training and false record-keeping. A number of former patients have faced further assaults or unnecessary restraints in other care establishments. Following the closure of Winterbourne View, and as 11 of its former staff are sentenced in court, Panorama asks: are the most vulnerable people in society any better protected?

50 Years of Bond Cars: a Top Gear Special 
BBC 2, 9.00pm 10.00pm
In a special edition of Top Gear, Richard Hammond celebrates 50 years of James Bond films with a look back at 007's legendary cars. He also talks to Daniel Craig and Sir Roger Moore, gets exclusive access behind the scenes of Bond's latest adventure, Skyfall, and pays special tribute to 007 by attempting to turn a Lotus in a fully working submarine car.

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30/10/2012 
Law in Action (3/4) 
Radio 4, 4.00pm 4.30pm
Joshua Rozenberg looks at DIY law - what it is like to represent yourself as a litigant in person and whether the CPS should be allowed to shut down private prosecutions. Producer Wesley Stephenson.

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss 
BBC 4, 9.00pm 10.30pm
The actor and writer explores the history of European horror cinema, from the seminal gems of German Expressionism, to the Italian trademark school of giallo thrillers. Mark also visits iconic locations across the continent and meets legends of the genre, including directors Dario Argento and Guillermo del Torro.

Britain's Hidden Hungry
BBC 1, 10.35pm 11.30pm
As of 2012, more than 170,000 people are believed to be dependent on a chain of 300 foodbanks run by a Christian charity, the Trussell Trust. Bafta award winning film-maker David Modell has spent six months at the Coventry foodbank following the stories of Charlotte, Sandra and Kelly to find out how, in 2012, so many Britons are suffering genuine and prolonged bouts of real hunger.

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31/10/2012 
Climategate Revisited 
Radio 4, 9.00pm 9.30pm
Climategate was the term quickly applied in 2009 to the mysterious appearance on the internet of large numbers of emails and documents belonging to some of the world's leading climate scientists.
This happened just a month before the Copenhagen climate change conference, which failed to meet the expectations of many for agreement on international action. The timing may not be coincidental.
For some climate change sceptics, the emails were a disturbing revelation of the real thoughts and manoeuvrings of scientists at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Centre and their international colleagues. The scientists argue that while some of the phrasing may have been unfortunate, there is nothing in the documents to undermine the validity of mainstream climate science.
Climategate certainly inflamed the debate over climate change, in the UK, the US and elsewhere.
In 2012 the Norfolk Police announced they were abandoning their investigation into who hacked into the university's computer and then distributed what they found.
But what have been the longer-term consequences of this incident, for public opinion, media reporting and international policy-making on climate change? Chris Vallance investigates, asking if this was it a political crime, and, if so, how effective has it been?

Getting On (3/6) 
BBC 4, 10.00pm 10.30pm
Hypochondriacal Mrs Dethick is re-admitted, adding to Den's problems. Kim finds help from an unexpected quarter, while Hilary is a man on a mission as the different designations of waste offer him a way back onto the ward. Megan is having trouble drumming up support for the forthcoming strike, while Pippa benefits from previously unseen talents hidden away on K2. The lights go down on another shift at K2 leaving Mrs Dethick in the dark and Den in a dark place. With Megan moody and Pippa scornful, Kim reluctantly turns to Damaris for help with her studies and sparks off an unexpected alliance.

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01/11/2012 
The Year the Town Hall Shrank (1/3) 
BBC 4, 9.00pm 10.00pm
Stoke council faces a £36m shortfall and leader Mohammed Pervez must decide what to chop.

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02/11/2012