http://www.open2.net Upcoming TV and Radio programmes en-gb Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:12:26 +0000 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:12:26 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html 60 http://www.open2.net/open2static/graphics/open2_logo06.gif http://www.open2.net BBC FOUR - Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:05
(As shown on Thursday - Signed Version)]]> A History of Christianity: God in the Dock Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:05:00 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:05:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (not Northern Ireland) - Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:55
Marine invertebrates are some of the most bizarre and beautiful animals on the planet. They thrive in the toughest parts of the oceans. Divers swim into a shoal of predatory Humboldt squid as they emerge from the ocean depths to hunt in packs. When cuttlefish gather to mate their bodies flash in stroboscopic colours. Timelapse photography reveals thousands of starfish gathering under the arctic ice to devour a seal carcass. A giant octopus commits suicide for her young. A camera follows her into a cave which she walls up, then she protects her eggs until she starves. The greatest living structures on earth, coral reefs, are created by tiny animals in some of the world's most inhospitable waters. (Signed Version)]]> Life: Creatures of the Deep Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:55:00 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:55:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:05
(As shown on Thursday)]]> A History of Christianity: God in the Dock Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:05:00 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:05:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:00
Diarmaid MacCulloch's own life story makes him a symbol of a distinctive feature about Western Christianity - scepticism, a tendency to doubt which has transformed Western culture and transformed Christianity. In the last programme in the series he asks where that change came from? He challenges the simplistic notion that faith in Christianity has steadily ebbed away before the relentless advance of science, reason and progress and shows instead how the tide of faith perversely flows back in. Despite the attacks of Newton, Voltaire, the French Revolutionaries and Darwin, Christianity has shown a remarkable resilience. The greatest damage to Christianity in fact was inflicted to its moral credibility by the two great wars of the 20th century and by its entanglement with Fascism and Nazism. And yet it is in crisis that the Church has rediscovered deep and enduring truths about itself. And that may even be a clue to its future.]]> A History of Christianity: God in the Dock Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:00:00 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO - Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:00
Through the winning and losing of an American empire and the impact of the Scottish Enlightenment, Neil Oliver reveals how in the 2nd half of the 18th century, Scotland was transformed from a poor northern backwater with a serious image problem, into one of the richest nations on earth. This was the dawn of the modern age when Scotland made its mark on the world by exporting its most valuable commodities; its people and ideas.]]> A History of Scotland: The Price of Progress Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:00:00 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:00
(As shown on Monday)]]> Life: Plants Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:00:00 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (Wales only) - Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:30
Amateur artist Alice Roberts takes her paintbrush and watercolours to Southwold in Suffolk.]]> Coast Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:30:00 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Northern Ireland only) - Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:35
(As shown in the rest of the UK at 21.00)]]> Life: Plants Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:35:00 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:35:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (not Northern Ireland) - Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00
Plants' solutions to life's challenges are as ingenious and manipulative as any animal's. Innovative timelapse photography opens up a parallel world where plants act like fly-paper, or spring-loaded traps, to catch insects. Vines develop suckers and claws to haul themselves into the rainforest canopy. Every peculiar shape proves to have a clever purpose. The Dragon's Blood Tree is like an upturned umbrella to capture mist and shade its roots. The seed of a Bornean tree has wings so aerodynamic they inspired the design of early gliders. The barrel-shaped desert rose is full of water. The heliconia plant even enslaves a humming bird and turns it into an addict for its nectar.]]> Life: Plants Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00:00 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:00
(As shown on Sunday)]]> A History of Christianity: Protestantism - The Evangelical Explosion Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:00:00 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Scotland only) - Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:00
As a partner in the British Empire, Scotland began the 20th century with an advanced economy and a world beating heavy industry. But come the closing decades, its sense of Britishness was in doubt and a Scottish Parliament sat in Edinburgh for the first time since 1707. Charting Scotland's darkest century, Neil Oliver discovers a country driven to self determination through a series of economic crises so deep, that her most striking export became its own disillusioned population.]]> A History of Scotland: Project Scotland Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:00:00 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:00
In his fifth part of a History of Christianity Diarmaid MacCulloch traces the growth of an exuberant expression of faith that has spread across the globe - Evangelical Protestantism. Today, it's associated with conservative politics, but the whole story is not what you might expect. It's easily forgotten that the Evangelical explosion has been driven by a concern for social justice and the claim that you could stand in a direct emotional relationship with God. It allowed the Protestant faith to burst its boundaries from its homeland in Europe. In America, its preachers marketed Christianity with all the flair and swashbuckling enterprise of American commerce. In Africa it converted much of the continent by adapting to local traditions, and now it's expanding into Asia. But is Korean Pentecostalism and its message of prosperity in the here and now an adaptation too far?]]> A History of Christianity: Protestantism - The Evangelical Explosion Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:00:00 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (not Wales) - Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:00
Marine invertebrates are some of the most bizarre and beautiful animals on the planet. They thrive in the toughest parts of the oceans. Divers swim into a shoal of predatory Humboldt squid as they emerge from the ocean depths to hunt in packs. When cuttlefish gather to mate their bodies flash in stroboscopic colours. Timelapse photography reveals thousands of starfish gathering under the arctic ice to devour a seal carcass. A giant octopus commits suicide for her young. A camera follows her into a cave which she walls up, then she protects her eggs until she starves. The greatest living structures on earth, coral reefs, are created by tiny animals in some of the world's most inhospitable waters.]]> Life: Creatures of the Deep Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:00:00 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE - Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:45
At 72, actor Richard Wilson wonders why, when it's life's one certainty, we have such difficulty discussing death. Richard sets out to uncover how we deal with death in the 21st century - how we face it, what happens when we die and the very different ways people cope with death and grief. (Signed Version)]]> Richard Wilson: Two Feet in the Grave Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:45:00 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:45:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (Scotland only) - Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:30
The team make their way from the Channel Islands to Dover. Alice Roberts explores Jersey's remarkable post war transformation from Nazi occupied stronghold, to 'Honeymoon Island'. To discover the island's unique appeal to 1950's newlyweds Alice meets a couple returning fifty years after their honeymoon night on Jersey. Mark Horton reveals how the forts on Guernsey explain why the islanders remain loyal to the Queen, even though they remain proudly outside the United Kingdom. Neil Oliver investigates the tragic story of the first channel swimmer, Victorian celebrity Captain Webb. Webb became a hero as famous as David Beckham, but he died in a desperate attempt to recapture fame and fortune.]]> Coast: Channel Islands to Dover Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:30:00 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:55
(As shown on Thursday - Signed Version)]]> A History of Christianity: Protestantism - The Evangelical Explosion Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:55:00 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:55:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE - Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:55
Mammals' ability to learn new tricks is the key to survival in the knife-edge world of the hunters and hunted. In a TV first a killer whale off the Falklands does something unique. It sneaks into a pool where elephant seal pups learn to swim. It snatches them, saving itself the trouble of hunting in the open sea. Slow motion cameras reveal the star nosed mole's newly-discovered technique for smelling prey underwater. It exhales, then inhales a bubble of air, ten times per second. Young ibex soon learn the only way to escape a fox - run up an almost vertical cliff face. Young stoats fight mock battles, learning the skills to become one of the world's most efficient predators. (Signed Version)]]> Life: Hunters and Hunted Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:55:00 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:55:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:25
(As shown on Thursday)]]> A History of Christianity: Protestantism - The Evangelical Explosion Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:25:00 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:25:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:00
In his fifth part of a History of Christianity Diarmaid MacCulloch traces the growth of an exuberant expression of faith that has spread across the globe - Evangelical Protestantism. Today, it's associated with conservative politics, but the whole story is not what you might expect. It's easily forgotten that the Evangelical explosion has been driven by a concern for social justice and the claim that you could stand in a direct emotional relationship with God. It allowed the Protestant faith to burst its boundaries from its homeland in Europe. In America, its preachers marketed Christianity with all the flair and swashbuckling enterprise of American commerce. In Africa it converted much of the continent by adapting to local traditions, and now it's expanding into Asia. But is Korean Pentecostalism and its message of prosperity in the here and now an adaptation too far?]]> A History of Christianity: Protestantism - The Evangelical Explosion Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:00:00 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE - Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:15
In a city of immigrants and their diverse communities, no street embraces and wrestles with the debates generated by multiculturalism and heritage as vibrantly as Brick Lane in East London. It has probably absorbed more communities than any other into its fabric, from the Huguenots to the Jews to the current predominant community of Bangladeshis. As each community has moved on, the buildings have remained the same, even as their usage changes. In this last programme of the series, presenter Tom Dyckhoff investigates how residents view the area and its buildings in light of its history and the present. (Signed Version)]]> Saving Britain's Past: The Street Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:15:00 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:15:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (Northern Ireland only) - Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:50
(As shown on Saturday)]]> Berlin: Ich bin ein Berliner Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:50:00 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:50:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (Wales only) - Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:30
(As shown on Saturday)]]> Berlin: Ich bin ein Berliner Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:30:00 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (England & Scotland only) - Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:20
(As shown on Saturday)]]> Berlin: Ich bin ein Berliner Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:20:00 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:20:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO - Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:00
Bitterly divided by politics and religion for centuries, this is the infamous story of how Scotland and England came together in 1707 to form Great Britain. Over time, the Union matured into one of the longest in European history. But it very nearly ended in divorce. Exploiting the Union's unpopularity, the exiled Stuarts staged several comebacks, selling themselves as a credible and liberal alternative to the Hanoverian regime. Neil Oliver reveals just how close they came to succeeding.]]> A History of Scotland: Lets Pretend Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:00:00 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:00
(As shown on Monday)]]> Life: Creatures of the Deep Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:00:00 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Northern Ireland only) - Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:35
(As shown in the rest of the UK at 21.00)]]> Life: Creatures of the Deep Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:35:00 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:35:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (not Northern Ireland) - Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:00
Marine invertebrates are some of the most bizarre and beautiful animals on the planet. They thrive in the toughest parts of the oceans. Divers swim into a shoal of predatory Humboldt squid as they emerge from the ocean depths to hunt in packs. When cuttlefish gather to mate their bodies flash in stroboscopic colours. Timelapse photography reveals thousands of starfish gathering under the arctic ice to devour a seal carcass. A giant octopus commits suicide for her young. A camera follows her into a cave which she walls up, then she protects her eggs until she starves. The greatest living structures on earth, coral reefs, are created by tiny animals in some of the world's most inhospitable waters.]]> Life: Creatures of the Deep Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:20
(As shown on Sunday)]]> A History of Christianity: Reformation - The Individual before God Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:20:00 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:20:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Scotland only) - Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:00
At the start of the 19th century, everything familiar was swept away. People fled from the countryside into the industrial towns of Scotland's central belt. Rural workers became factory workers - in some of the worst conditions in Europe. This new Scotland became a seedbed of revolution. But it wasn't just force that kept the Scottish people in their place, it was fantasy. Neil Oliver reveals how Sir Walter Scott created so powerful a myth, it haunts the Scots collective imagination to this day.]]> A History of Scotland: This Land Is Our Land Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:00
The Amish today are peaceable folk, but five centuries ago their ancestors were seen as some of the most dangerous people in Europe. They were radicals - Protestants - who tore apart the Catholic Church. In the fourth part of his History of Christianity, Diarmaid MacCulloch makes sense of the Reformation, and of how a faith based on obedience and authority gave birth to one based on individual conscience. He shows how Luther wrote hymns to teach people the message of the Bible, and how a tasty sausage became the rallying cry for Ulrich Zwingli - a Swiss Reformer - to tear down statues of saints, allow married clergy and deny that communion bread and wine were the body and blood of Christ. "Jesus ascended into heaven" declared Zwingli, "he's sitting at the right hand of the Father, not on a table here in Zurich."]]> A History of Christianity: Reformation - The Individual before God Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:00:00 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE - Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:00
Mammals' ability to learn new tricks is the key to survival in the knife-edge world of the hunters and hunted. In a TV first a killer whale off the Falklands does something unique. It sneaks into a pool where elephant seal pups learn to swim. It snatches them, saving itself the trouble of hunting in the open sea. Slow motion cameras reveal the star nosed mole's newly-discovered technique for smelling prey underwater. It exhales, then inhales a bubble of air, ten times per second. Young ibex soon learn the only way to escape a fox - run up an almost vertical cliff face. Young stoats fight mock battles, learning the skills to become one of the world's most efficient predators.]]> Life: Hunters and Hunted Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:00:00 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO - Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:00
The life and character of Berliners has been defined by a struggle for freedom. In 1963 president Kennedy declared that "All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin". But centuries earlier, the rulers of the city offered freedom to the oppressed. Jews moved to the city from Vienna and eastern Europe, and were instrumental in creating the city we know today. But during the Nazi years, Berlin's Jews were driven under-ground, many unable to leave the city they loved. When the Russians arrived at the end of the Second World War, Berlin's women found themselves at the mercy of rapists rather than liberators. Citizens became pawns in a global game through the Berlin blockade, and when the Berlin Wall was built, both East and West held themselves up as beacons of freedom. But only when it fell did Berliners attain the freedom that their early rulers had promised them.]]> Berlin: Ich bin ein Berliner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:00:00 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (not Scotland, Wales) - Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:30
The team make their way from the Channel Islands to Dover. Alice Roberts explores Jersey's remarkable post war transformation from Nazi occupied stronghold, to 'Honeymoon Island'. To discover the island's unique appeal to 1950's newlyweds Alice meets a couple returning fifty years after their honeymoon night on Jersey. Mark Horton reveals how the forts on Guernsey explain why the islanders remain loyal to the Queen, even though they remain proudly outside the United Kingdom. Neil Oliver investigates the tragic story of the first channel swimmer, Victorian celebrity Captain Webb. Webb became a hero as famous as David Beckham, but he died in a desperate attempt to recapture fame and fortune.]]> Coast: Channel Islands to Dover Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:30:00 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC World - Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:30
(As shown at 04.30)]]> Hope in a Changing Climate Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:30:00 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC World - Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:30
(As shown at 04.30)]]> Hope in a Changing Climate Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:30:00 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC World (not Middle East) - Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:30
(As shown at 04.30)]]> Hope in a Changing Climate Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:30:00 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC World - Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:30
(As shown at 04.30)]]> Hope in a Changing Climate Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:30:00 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC World - Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30
This is a story of hope and the triumph of the poor. A new approach to development is raising living standards and restoring nature to barren landscapes, with a positive impact on Climate Change.]]> Hope in a Changing Climate Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:00 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:40
(As shown on Thursday - Signed Version)]]> A History of Christianity: Reformation - The Individual before God Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:40:00 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:40:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE - Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:55
There are 200 million insects for each of us. They are the most successful animal group ever. Their key is an armoured covering that takes on almost any shape. Darwin's Stag Beetle fights in the tree tops with huge, curved jaws. The camera flies with millions of Monarch Butterflies which migrate 2000 miles, navigating by the sun. Super slow motion shows a Bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at enemies through a rotating nossle. A Honey bee army stings a raiding bear into submission. Grass Cutter Ants march like a Roman army, harvesting grass they can't eat. So they cultivate a fungus to break it down for them. Their giant colony is the closest thing in nature to the complexity of a human city. (Signed Version)]]> Life: Insects Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:55:00 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:55:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:50
(As shown at 21.00)]]> A History of Christianity: Reformation - The Individual before God Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:50:00 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:50:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:00
The Amish today are peaceable folk, but five centuries ago their ancestors were seen as some of the most dangerous people in Europe. They were radicals - Protestants - who tore apart the Catholic Church. In the fourth part of his History of Christianity, Diarmaid MacCulloch makes sense of the Reformation, and of how a faith based on obedience and authority gave birth to one based on individual conscience. He shows how Luther wrote hymns to teach people the message of the Bible, and how a tasty sausage became the rallying cry for Ulrich Zwingli - a Swiss Reformer - to tear down statues of saints, allow married clergy and deny that communion bread and wine were the body and blood of Christ. "Jesus ascended into heaven" declared Zwingli, "he's sitting at the right hand of the Father, not on a table here in Zurich."]]> A History of Christianity: Reformation - The Individual before God Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE - Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:25
Tom Dyckhoff visits Assynt, a small community in the highlands of Scotland, where the land reform movement began in the 90s. Their struggle to end a centuries old system of private land ownership has raised new problems as they attempt to develop one of the most beautiful parts of the UK. (Signed Version)]]> Saving Britain's Past: The Crofters Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:25:00 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:25:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (Northern Ireland only) - Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:50
(As shown on Saturday)]]> Berlin: Ruined Visions Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:50:00 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:50:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (not Northern Ireland) - Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:20
(As shown on Saturday)]]> Berlin: Ruined Visions Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:20:00 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:20:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO - Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:00
Neil Oliver continues his journey through Scotland’s history with the story of the Covenanters, whose profound religious beliefs were declared in the National Covenant of 1638. This document licensed revolution, started the Civil War that cost King Charles I his head, cost tens of thousands of Scots their lives and led to Britain’s first war on terror.]]> A History of Scotland: God's Chosen People Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:00:00 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:00
(As shown on Monday)]]> Life: Hunters and Hunted Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:00:00 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Northern Ireland only) - Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:35
(As shown in the rest of the UK at 21.00)]]> Life: Hunters and Hunted Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:35:00 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:35:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (not Northern Ireland) - Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:00
Mammals' ability to learn new tricks is the key to survival in the knife-edge world of the hunters and hunted. In a TV first a killer whale off the Falklands does something unique. It sneaks into a pool where elephant seal pups learn to swim. It snatches them, saving itself the trouble of hunting in the open sea. Slow motion cameras reveal the star nosed mole's newly-discovered technique for smelling prey underwater. It exhales, then inhales a bubble of air, ten times per second. Young ibex soon learn the only way to escape a fox - run up an almost vertical cliff face. Young stoats fight mock battles, learning the skills to become one of the world's most efficient predators.]]> Life: Hunters and Hunted Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:15
(As shown on Sunday)]]> A History of Christianity: Orthodoxy - From Empire to Empire Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:15:00 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:15:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC Radio 4 - Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:15
The last of three special editions of the magazine programme in which presenter Laurie Taylor examines research into white collar crime in Britain. Ideas of mitigation and rehabilitation are prominent in thinking about our judicial system, but do they play any part in the concept of white collar crime?]]> Thinking Allowed Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:15:00 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:15:00 +0000 Radio Programme BBC News - Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:30
(As shown on Saturday)]]> The Bottom Line Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:30:00 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Scotland only) - Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00
Through the winning and losing of an American empire and the impact of the Scottish Enlightenment, Neil Oliver reveals how in the 2nd half of the 18th century, Scotland was transformed from a poor northern backwater with a serious image problem, into one of the richest nations on earth. This was the dawn of the modern age when Scotland made its mark on the world by exporting its most valuable commodities; its people and ideas.]]> A History of Scotland: The Price of Progress Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00
Orthodoxy - the carefully choreographed acts of worship woven into a texture of ancient music, the cosmic mystery that is the ritual of Communion, the icons and the symbol of a fierce bird - the double headed eagle. What story are they trying to tell us? Today, Eastern Orthodox Christianity flourishes in the Balkans and Russia. It has over 150 million members worldwide. But much of Diarmaid MacCullochs's third programme charts its fight for survival. After its glory-days in the Eastern Roman Empire, it has stood right in the path of Muslim expansion, suffered betrayal by crusading Catholics, was seized by the Russian Tsars to ally with tyranny and has faced near-extinction under Soviet Communism. So what is the secret of its endurance?]]> A History of Christianity: Orthodoxy: From Empire to Empire Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00:00 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE - Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:00
There are 200 million insects for each of us. They are the most successful animal group ever. Their key is an armoured covering that takes on almost any shape. Darwin's Stag Beetle fights in the tree tops with huge, curved jaws. The camera flies with millions of Monarch Butterflies which migrate 2000 miles, navigating by the sun. Super slow motion shows a Bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at enemies through a rotating nossle. A Honey bee army stings a raiding bear into submission. Grass Cutter Ants march like a Roman army, harvesting grass they can't eat. So they cultivate a fungus to break it down for them. Their giant colony is the closest thing in nature to the complexity of a human city.]]> Life: Insects Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:00:00 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC News - Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:30
(As shown on Saturday)]]> The Bottom Line Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:30:00 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC News - Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:30
(As shown on Saturday)]]> The Bottom Line Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:30:00 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC News - Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:30
Cutting through confusion, statistics and spin, Evan Davis presents the view from the top of business as he meets the people who run companies to learn what's on their agenda. This programme will also be shown internationally on the BBC World news channel.]]> The Bottom Line Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:30:00 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO - Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:45
The story of Berlin and its buildings is one of visionary creation and terrible destruction, of human ambition and delusion. From the 19th century architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel to the Bauhaus pioneers of Modernism and the rebuilding of the city after the fall of the Wall, it is a city that has always looked to the future. Architect Albert Speer had grand plans to transform Berlin into a monumental Nazi capital for Adolf Hitler, and the buildings that remain from his scheme are still haunted by their terrible associations. There is no other city in the world where the morality of the architecture has been so heavily scrutinized. Buildings with Imperial, Nazi and Communist pasts all inspire fierce debates about whether this city should acknowledge or deny its checkered history.]]> Berlin: Ruined Visions Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:45:00 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:45:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:45
(As shown on Thursday - Signed Version)]]> A History of Christianity: Orthodoxy - From Empire to Empire Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:45:00 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:45:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:55
Birds owe their global success to feathers - something no other animal has. They allow birds to do extraordinary things. For the first time a slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the Marvellous Spatuletail Hummingbird as he flashes long, iridescent tail feathers in the gloomy undergrowth. Aerial photography takes us into the sky with an Ethiopian Lammergeyer dropping bones to smash them into edible-sized bits. Thousands of pink flamingoes promenade in one of nature's greatest spectacles. The Sage Grouse rubs his feathers against his chest in a comic display to make popping noses that attract females. The Vogelkop Bowerbird makes up for his dull colour by building an intricate structure and decorating it with colourful beetles and snails. Followed by Life on Location - Hide and Seek. (Signed Version)]]> Life: Birds Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:55:00 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:55:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:25
(As shown on Thursday)]]> A History of Christianity: Orthodoxy - From Empire to Empire Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:25:00 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:25:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00
Orthodoxy - the carefully choreographed acts of worship woven into a texture of ancient music, the cosmic mystery that is the ritual of Communion, the icons and the symbol of a fierce bird - the double headed eagle. What story are they trying to tell us? Today, Eastern Orthodox Christianity flourishes in the Balkans and Russia. It has over 150 million members worldwide. But much of Diarmaid MacCullochs's third programme charts its fight for survival. After its glory-days in the Eastern Roman Empire, it has stood right in the path of Muslim expansion, suffered betrayal by crusading Catholics, was seized by the Russian Tsars to ally with tyranny and has faced near-extinction under Soviet Communism. So what is the secret of its endurance?]]> A History of Christianity: Orthodoxy - From Empire to Empire Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC Radio 4 - Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00
The last of three special editions of the magazine programme in which presenter Laurie Taylor examines research into white collar crime in Britain. Ideas of mitigation and rehabilitation are prominent in thinking about our judicial system, but do they play any part in the concept of white collar crime?]]> Thinking Allowed Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:00 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Radio Programme BBC ONE (not Scotland) - Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:15
In this week's episode of the heritage series, architectural critic Tom Dyckhoff visits Big Pit in South Wales to see how a mining community used industrial heritage to reinvent itself and ended up becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site.]]> Saving Britain's Past: The Pit Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:15:00 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:15:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (Northern Ireland only) - Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:50
(As shown on Saturday)]]> Berlin: Dangerous Ideas Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:50:00 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:50:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (not Northern Ireland) - Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:20
(As shown on Saturday)]]> Berlin: Dangerous Ideas Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:20:00 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:20:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:00
(As shown on Monday)]]> Life: Insects Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:00:00 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Northern Ireland only) - Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:35
(As shown in the rest of the UK at 21.00)]]> Life: Insects Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:35:00 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:35:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (not Northern Ireland) - Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:00
There are 200 million insects for each of us. They are the most successful animal group ever. Their key is an armoured covering that takes on almost any shape. Darwin's Stag Beetle fights in the tree tops with huge, curved jaws. The camera flies with millions of Monarch Butterflies which migrate 2000 miles, navigating by the sun. Super slow motion shows a Bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at enemies through a rotating nossle. A Honey bee army stings a raiding bear into submission. Grass Cutter Ants march like a Roman army, harvesting grass they can't eat. So they cultivate a fungus to break it down for them. Their giant colony is the closest thing in nature to the complexity of a human city.]]> Life: Insects Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Northern Ireland only) - Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:50
Fish dominate the planet's waters through their astonishing variety of shape and behaviour. The beautiful weedy sea dragon looks like a creature from a fairytale. The male protects their eggs by carrying them on his tail for months. The sarcastic fringehead appears to turn its head inside out when it fights. Slow motion cameras show the flying fish gliding through the air like a flock of birds and capture the world's fastest swimmer, the sailfish, plucking sardines from a shoal at 100 mph. The tiny Hawaiian goby undertakes one of nature's most daunting journeys, climbing a massive waterfall to find safe pools for breeding. Followed by Life on Location - Fish out of Water. (Signed Version)]]> Life: Fish Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:50:00 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:50:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (Wales only) - Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:20
Following a NATO exercise off Cape Wrath at the north-eastern tip of Scotland.]]> Coast Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:20:00 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:20:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC Radio 4 - Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:15
The second of three special editions of the magazine programme in which presenter Laurie Taylor examines research into white collar crime in Britain. This week he asks why white collar crime is treated more leniently than other types of offence.]]> Thinking Allowed Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:15:00 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:15:00 +0000 Radio Programme BBC News - Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:30
(As shown on Saturday)]]> The Bottom Line Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:30:00 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Scotland only) - Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:00
Bitterly divided by politics and religion for centuries, this is the infamous story of how Scotland and England came together in 1707 to form Great Britain. Over time, the Union matured into one of the longest in European history. But it very nearly ended in divorce. Exploiting the Union's unpopularity, the exiled Stuarts staged several comebacks, selling themselves as a credible and liberal alternative to the Hanoverian regime. Neil Oliver reveals just how close they came to succeeding.]]> A History of Scotland: Lets Pretend Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:00
In his second journey into the history of Christianity, Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the history of the Church which calls itself Catholic. How did a small Jewish sect from 1st century Palestine, which preached humility and the virtue of poverty, become the established religion of Western Europe, wealthy, powerful and expecting unfailing obedience from the faithful? In this episode Diarmaid MacCulloch tells the story of what can be achieved when you have friends in high places.]]> A History of Christianity: Catholicism - The Unpredictable Rise of Rome Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:00:00 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (Wales only) - Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:50
A visit to the Isle of Man.]]> Coast Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:50:00 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:50:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC News - Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:30
(As shown on Saturday)]]> The Bottom Line Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:30:00 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC News - Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:30
(As shown on Saturday)]]> The Bottom Line Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:30:00 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC News - Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:30
Cutting through confusion, statistics and spin, Evan Davis presents the view from the top of business as he meets the people who run companies to learn what's on their agenda. This programme will also be shown internationally on the BBC World news channel.]]> The Bottom Line Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:30:00 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO - Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:30
The story of Berlin is one of a clash of ideas that would shape the modern world. The 18th century King, Frederick the Great, was a contradictory character whose legacy would define Berlin as a place of both aggressive militarism and enlightened idealism. He would be embraced as an icon by Hitler and later the Communist leaders in East Berlin. But his liberalism created a city in which new theories of sex and sexuality could flourish inspiring groundbreaking art. During the cold war the street that bore his name, Friedrichstrasse, was also brutally divided, and irreconcilable. Only after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 was King Friedrich returned to his desired resting place. The funeral was intended as a laying-to-rest of more than just a body.]]> Berlin: Dangerous Ideas Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:30:00 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Northern Ireland only) - Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:55
The heritage series tells the story of the battle for Covent Garden market and how its residents and workers took on the planners and won. For the first time in over forty years, we hear from the main protagonists in the Covent Garden story, all still passionate to put their side of the story. (Signed Version)]]> Saving Britain's Past: The Market Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:55:00 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:55:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:55
(As shown on Thursday - Signed Version)]]> A History of Christianity: Catholicism - The Unpredictable Rise of Rome Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:55:00 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:55:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (England & Scotland only) - Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:05
Fish dominate the planet's waters through their astonishing variety of shape and behaviour. The beautiful weedy sea dragon looks like a creature from a fairytale. The male protects their eggs by carrying them on his tail for months. The sarcastic fringehead appears to turn its head inside out when it fights. Slow motion cameras show the flying fish gliding through the air like a flock of birds and capture the world's fastest swimmer, the sailfish, plucking sardines from a shoal at 100 mph. The tiny Hawaiian goby undertakes one of nature's most daunting journeys, climbing a massive waterfall to find safe pools for breeding. Followed by Life on Location - Fish out of Water. (Signed Version)]]> Life: Fish Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:05:00 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:05:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:55
(As shown on Thursday)]]> A History of Christianity: Catholicism - The Unpredictable Rise of Rome Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:55:00 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:55:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:00
In his second journey into the history of Christianity, Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the history of the Church which calls itself Catholic. How did a small Jewish sect from 1st century Palestine, which preached humility and the virtue of poverty, become the established religion of Western Europe, wealthy, powerful and expecting unfailing obedience from the faithful? In this episode Diarmaid MacCulloch tells the story of what can be achieved when you have friends in high places.]]> A History of Christianity: Catholicism - The Unpredictable Rise of Rome Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC Radio 4 - Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00
The second of three special editions of the magazine programme in which presenter Laurie Taylor examines research into white collar crime in Britain. This week he asks why white collar crime is treated more leniently than other types of offence.]]> Thinking Allowed Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:00 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Radio Programme BBC ONE (England & Scotland only) - Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:15
The heritage series tells the story of the battle for Covent Garden market and how its residents and workers took on the planners and won. For the first time in over forty years, we hear from the main protagonists in the Covent Garden story, all still passionate to put their side of the story. (Signed Version)]]> Saving Britain's Past: The Market Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:15:00 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:15:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Northern Ireland only) - Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:45
Mammals dominate the planet. They do it through having warm blood and by the care they lavish on their young. Weeks of filming in the bitter Antarctic winter reveal how a mother Weddell seal wears her teeth down keeping open a hole in the ice so she can catch fish for her pup. A powered hot air balloon produced stunning images of millions of migrating bats as they converge on fruiting trees in Zambia. Slow motion cameras reveal how a mother Rufous Sengi shrew exhausts a chasing lizard. A gyroscopically stabilised camera moves alongside migrating caribou and a diving team swim among the planet's biggest fight as male humpback whales battle for a female. Followed by Life on Location - The Heat Run. (Signed Version)]]> Life: Mammals Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:45:00 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:45:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:00
(As shown on Monday)]]> Life: Birds Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:00:00 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC TWO (England & Scotland only) - Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:00
The team follow the shoreline of Northern France to discover the surprisingly close connections to our neighbours across the English channel. On Cap Gris Nez ('The Grey Nose'), the closest point between Britain and France, Neil Oliver explores the hidden remains of a fortress built by Henry VIII in a desperate attempt to keep an English toe-hold on French soil. Dick Strawbridge unearths the story behind the ultra-secret map that stopped the D-Day landings sinking into the sands of Normandy. Miranda Krestovnikoff has a close encounter with the bats that have set up home in bunkers abandoned by the German army. Mark Horton discovers how William the Conqueror taught the English the art of constructing castles, and why William looked to Normandy for the stone to build the Tower of London. Amateur artist Alice Roberts packs her paints for a lesson in how to become an instant impressionist; she tries to capture the spectacular chalk cliffs at Etretat on canvas, using the impressionist style pioneered by Claude Monet on this stretch of the French coast. Nick Crane explores the white cliffs of France and finds evidence for the catastrophic 'mega flood' that separated Britain from the continent half a million years ago. Finally, Dick Strawbridge learns how a revolutionary lens, invented by Normandy-born Augustin Fresnel, is now used the world over because it made lighthouses brighter and lighter.]]> Coast: France - Cap Gris Nez to Mont Saint Michel Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:00:00 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:55
Simon Russell Beale's travels end in Germany where Luther's Protestant Reformation led to a musical revolution and ultimately to the glorious works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He discovers how Martin Luther, himself a composer, had a profound effect on the development of sacred music, re-defining the role of congregational singing and the use of the organ in services as well as developing the hugely important tradition of singing in the vernacular. In the city of Leipzig, Simon discovers how these reforms – and the century and a half of music that followed – shaped the world of Bach and inspired him to write some of the greatest works in the history of sacred music.]]> Sacred Music: Bach and the Lutheran Legacy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:55:00 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:55:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Wales only) - Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:25
This episode of the heritage series explores the decline of the country house and its fight for survival. Presenter Tom Dyckhoff visits Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire to see how its owners have saved a family home from destruction and features interviews with Sir Roy Strong and the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire. (Signed Version)]]> Saving Britain's Past: The Country House Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:25:00 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:25:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:55
Simon Russell Beale discovers the effect of Henry VIII's break with the Pope and the subsequent tumultuous history of the founding of the Protestant Church in England through the careers of two professional church musicians who were also superlative choral composers. Simon hunts through documents and manuscripts to bring to light revealing glimpses into both their craft as composers and the personal dilemmas of their faith. As members of the Monarch's own personal choir – the Chapel Royal – they were both close to the heart of state politics yet both retained strong, and sometimes open, Catholic sympathies at a time when it was dangerous to do so.]]> Sacred Music: Tallis, Byrd and the Tudors Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:55:00 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:55:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:55
Simon Russell Beale continues his exploration of Western sacred music. He uncovers the links between the papal intrigues of Renaissance Rome and the music of the enigmatic Palestrina, "The Prince of Music". Palestrina's work is considered by many to be unsurpassed in its spiritual perfection, but running underneath it is the turbulent story of the counter-reformation, which would have a dramatic impact on the composer's life and music. The glorious architecture and art of the High Renaissance complete a compelling picture of this golden age of sacred music.]]> Sacred Music: Palestrina and the Popes Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:55:00 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:55:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:55
First of four programmes in which actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music. He begins at St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, where he spent many years as a boy chorister. From here he travels to Paris to discover how plainsong (chant) became polyphony (music of 'many voices') at the close of the twelfth century. Simon discovers how, as the vast new edifice of the Cathedral of Notre Dame began to tower over the medieval city, the most famous of all medieval music manuscripts - the "Magnus Liber" or "Great Book" of Notre Dame - was also taking shape. The early two part compositions it contained, such as the setting of the psalm 'Viderunt Omnes' by Léonin, were preserved in some of the earliest clear musical notation, and represent the birth of harmony in Western music-making.]]> Sacred Music: The Gothic Revolution Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:55:00 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:55:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Northern Ireland only) - Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:35
(As shown in the rest of the UK at 21.00)]]> Life: Birds Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:35:00 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:35:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (not Northern Ireland) - Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:00
Birds owe their global success to feathers - something no other animal has. They allow birds to do extraordinary things. For the first time a slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the Marvellous Spatuletail Hummingbird as he flashes long, iridescent tail feathers in the gloomy undergrowth. Aerial photography takes us into the sky with an Ethiopian Lammergeyer dropping bones to smash them into edible-sized bits. Thousands of pink flamingoes promenade in one of nature's greatest spectacles. The Sage Grouse rubs his feathers against his chest in a comic display to make popping noses that attract females. The Vogelkop Bowerbird makes up for his dull colour by building an intricate structure and decorating it with colourful beetles and snails. Followed by Life on Location - Hide and Seek.]]> Life: Birds Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC Radio 4 - Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:15
The first of three special editions of the magazine programme in which presenter Laurie Taylor examines research into white collar crime in Britain.]]> Thinking Allowed Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:15:00 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:15:00 +0000 Radio Programme BBC News - Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:30
(As shown on Saturday)]]> The Bottom Line Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:30:00 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Scotland only) - Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:00
Neil Oliver continues his journey through Scotland’s history with the story of the Covenanters, whose profound religious beliefs were declared in the National Covenant of 1638. This document licensed revolution, started the Civil War that cost King Charles I his head, cost tens of thousands of Scots their lives and led to Britain’s first war on terror.]]> A History of Scotland: God's Chosen People Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC FOUR - Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:00
Today Christianity is seen as a Western faith. Indeed, many in the Muslim world would see 'Western' lifestyles as 'Christian' lifestyles. But in this, the first programme in a new landmark series, Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch sets out to overturn preconceptions about early Christianity. Beginning in Jerusalem he goes in search of the Christian faith’s forgotten origins in the ancient churches of the East. Strands flourished in Ethiopia, Egypt and India, but the programme homes in on the story of two strands to illustrate the riches of them all – the story of the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Church of the East. Beautiful photography captures his journey as far as China in search of churches that once seemed set to be the main future of Christianity - the headquarters may have been Baghdad rather than Rome.]]> A History of Christianity: The First Christianity Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE - Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:00
Fish dominate the planet's waters through their astonishing variety of shape and behaviour. The beautiful weedy sea dragon looks like a creature from a fairytale. The male protects their eggs by carrying them on his tail for months. The sarcastic fringehead appears to turn its head inside out when it fights. Slow motion cameras show the flying fish gliding through the air like a flock of birds and capture the world's fastest swimmer, the sailfish, plucking sardines from a shoal at 100 mph. The tiny Hawaiian goby undertakes one of nature's most daunting journeys, climbing a massive waterfall to find safe pools for breeding. Followed by Life on Location - Fish out of Water.]]> Life: Fish Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:00:00 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC News - Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:30
(As shown on Saturday)]]> The Bottom Line Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:30:00 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC News - Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:30
(As shown on Saturday)]]> The Bottom Line Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:30:00 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:30
Cutting through confusion, statistics and spin, Evan Davis presents the view from the top of business as he meets the people who run companies to learn what's on their agenda. This programme will also be shown internationally on the BBC World news channel.]]> The Bottom Line Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:30:00 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000 TV Programme BBC ONE (Northern Ireland only) - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:35
This episode of the heritage series explores the decline of the country house and its fight for survival. Presenter Tom Dyckhoff visits Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire to see how its owners have saved a family home from destruction and features interviews with Sir Roy Strong and the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire. (Signed Version)]]> Saving Britain's Past: The Country House Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:35:00 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:35:00 +0000 TV Programme