Saturday 15th June 2013
| Goodbye Granadaland |
Peter Kay bids a fond farewell to the iconic television landmark that is Granada Studios in Manchester. After 56 years entertaining the nation, the doors are being closed as ITV in the north moves down the road to a new home in Salford's MediaCity. Featuring archive footage to celebrate the incredible shows that were created and produced there, including Prime Suspect, Stars in Their Eyes, Coronation Street, World in Action, Brideshead Revisited and This Morning. With contributions from Dame Helen Mirren, Richard and Judy, Jeremy Irons, Matthew Kelly, Jeremy Paxman, Charles Dance, Paddy McGuinness, Shaun Ryder and Sir Michael Parkinson.
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Sunday 16th June 2013
| Peter Jones Meets… (3/4) |
Peter Jones, star of Dragons' Den, meets some of the UK's top entrepreneurs on their home turf. He finds out how these business bosses made their millions and investigates whether there is a blueprint for success.
In this third programme in a four-part series, Peter meets Michael Acton Smith of Mind Candy, the web-based entertainment company that spawned Moshi Monsters; and Laura Tenison of JoJo Maman Bébé, which is also after the parent pound for clothing and other products.
Michael has acquired the image of an internet Willy Wonka, but Peter tries to assess whether that's something he's developed because it's good for business. Laura started her company after reassessing her life when she was involved in a terrifying head-on car crash in France. That's given her a different attitude to business. She says personal wealth can be 'a hindrance'.
| The Talent Show Story (1/5) |
Five-part series which examines the history of the talent show on British TV, with comments by those who were there - from early shows like Opportunity Knocks and New Faces to the global phenomenon of blockbusters like Pop Idol, The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent. The first episode features how Susan Boyle came to epitomise the talent show dream, how Will v Gareth held the nation spellbound, and how Popstars ushered in a new era. Judge Nina Myskow reveals how she feels now about her cutting comments on New Faces 26 years ago. There is also a tribute to the late Marti Caine, who won New Faces in 1975 and returned to host the show in the 1980s. Many of the key players are interviewed: Simon Cowell, Ant and Dec, Susan Boyle, Gary Barlow, Piers Morgan, Tony Hatch, Dermot O'Leary, Nina Myskow, Nigel Lythgoe, Amanda Holden, Lenny Henry, Alexandra Burke, Dannii Minogue, Gareth Gates, Louis Walsh, JLS, Kelly Rowland, and One Direction. Narrated by Victoria Wood.
| What's Going On? The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye |
Marvin Gaye is one of the great and enduring figures of soul music, but his life was one of sexual confusion, bittersweet success and ultimately death by the hand of his own father. Through Marvin's own words and intimate memories gathered from rare film and recordings, director Jeremy Marre tells the story of a 'life of outer grace and inner torment'.
Including interviews with the singer's family, friends and musical colleagues, with re-enactments and archive film of Marvin on stage, at home and in the recording studio.
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Monday 17th June 2013
| Elderly Care: Condition Critical? - Panorama |
Using secret filming and exclusive research into the mortality rates of care and nursing homes for the elderly in England, Panorama investigates evidence of death hastened by neglect and exposes the pain of poor care.
This film is the story of two daughters and a whistleblower, fighting for better care. And a leading doctor and statistician, who uncovered death rates and mistreatment at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Hospital Trust, says the care sector is decades behind in using mortality rates to pick up poor care.
The national regulator, the Care Quality Commission promises to get tough with providers who fail to report deaths and commits to looking at death rates more widely in an effort to drive out poor care.
| How Councils Waste Your Money |
Channel 4 Dispatches: Antony Barnett reveals details of spending local authorities wished you didn't know about, from expensive cars to foreign trips, five-star hotels and golf lessons.
| Britain On Film (4/10) |
In the 1960s Britain's biggest film company, the Rank Organisation, produced hundreds of short colour films on almost every aspect of British life. This fascinating material had lain largely dormant in an archive until Britain on Film accessed it and reworked it into a series that offers richly informative and often surprising insights into a decisive period of modern British history.
This episode is devoted to the activity that occupies so many of our waking hours - our working lives. During a period when new technology was transforming our factories and fierce competition from overseas was forcing many employers to make far-reaching changes to production processes and patterns of working, these films hint at the enormous challenges confronting workers in Britain's increasingly fragile industrial economy.
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Tuesday 18th June 2013
| Iain Banks: Raw Spirit - a Review Show Special |
Iain Banks is one of Scotland's most popular and critically acclaimed novelists. In April 2013, he revealed he has terminal cancer, and is unlikely to live beyond a year. In this exclusive television interview, he talks in depth to Kirsty Wark about his career, life and facing up to death.
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