Friday 30 September 2011

Defying the documentary – television

Documentaries that were on Monday 12th September 2011:
BBC ONE –
·         Helicopter Heroes - A look at the life-saving work of an Air Ambulance crew
·         Bang goes the theory  - Bang Goes the Theory is the BBC's guide to popular science. Discover and challenge the scientific principles that shape your world - watch videos and do real experiments at home.
·         Panorama - Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects
BBC TWO –
·         Real Rescues - Nick Knowles follows the dramatic day-to-day work of the emergency services
·         Reel history of Britain - Presented by Melvyn Bragg, a social history of 20th Century Britain. Fascinating stories of how people worked and lived, via viewers' personal memories and rare film archive
·         Coast - A journey around the coast of the United Kingdom, uncovering stories that have made us the island nation we are today
ITV ONE -
·         Little England – Sixteen young people, eight actors, eight non-actors are each given one minute to discuss the big issues
CHANNEL 4 -
·         Despatches – An award winning investigative current affairs programme
·         Embarrassing Bodies – A programme that looks at sexual health, bodily growths/infections and naturally occurring things such as excess hair that people often worry about.
CHANNEL 5 -
·         Big Brother – Reality TV show in which members of the public compete in a several week long living process.
·         Royal Navy Submarine Mission - Documentary series following a Royal Navy submarine on active service.
Documentaries that were on Tuesday 13th September 2011:
BBC ONE –
·         Helicopter Heroes - A look at the life-saving work of an Air Ambulance crew
·         The Bomb Squad - For the first time ever, the Ministry of Defence has allowed the work of specialist bomb disposal teams in Afghanistan to be shown.

·         My Boyfriend the War Hero - In July 2009, 16-year-old Vicky Swales got engaged to her soldier boyfriend Craig Wood during his two-week rest and recuperation break from his first tour of Afghanistan.
BBC TWO –
·         Real Rescues - Nick Knowles follows the dramatic day-to-day work of the emergency services Reel History of Britain - Presented by Melvyn Bragg, a social history of 20th Century Britain. Fascinating stories of how people worked and lived, via viewers' personal memories and rare film archive
ITV ONE –
·         Mayday Mayday - Craig Doyle presents this brand new series following the men and women volunteers of the RNLI as they attend rescues and save lives nationwide helping those in trouble on the water up and down the British coastline. Footage from the crew’s helmet and boat cameras, filmed while on active duties, captures the incredible real life drama of incidents and offers viewers a high impact, close up perspective on what they see as they attend emergency call outs 24/7
·         Missing Millions - £15 billion is lying unclaimed in Britain’s bank vaults and in Missing Millions MELANIE SYKES and PAUL HEINEY reunite people with their forgotten fortunes. From pensions and life insurance, to shares, dividends and money put aside for a rainy day, this new four part series made by Flame TV for ITV1, tracks down people who didn’t even know they were entitled to a windfall

CHANNEL 4 –
·         Supersize vs Superskinny - Documentary series in which two extreme eaters - one very overweight and the other severely underweight - swap diets in an attempt to change the way they view food and eating
·         Inside Nature’s Giant - The award-winning series that gets under the skin of the largest animals on the planet. Most wildlife documentaries show how animals behave, but by exploring their anatomy, Inside Nature's Giants reveals how these creatures really work.
·         Seven Dwarves - This brand new observational documentary series follows the lives of seven dwarf actors as they live together and perform in a production of Snow White
CHANNEL 5 –
·         Big Brother - Reality TV show in which members of the public compete in a several week long living process.
Documentaries that were on Saturday 17th September 2011:
BBC ONE – NONE
BBC TWO –
·         The sky at night – Sir Patrick Moore and his team of astronomers tell us what's on view in the night sky. From comets to quasars, there is always something fascinating to discuss in the Universe
·         Victorian Pharmacy – Historical observational documentary series which recreates a Victorian pharmacy
ITV ONE – NONE
CHANNEL 4 –
·         Road to London 2012 - 4Sport charts the road to the London Olympics and is jam-packed with national sporting events, celebrity features and profiles on the rising stars hoping to make a big impact in 2012
·         Bin Laden shoot to kill – A stellar cast of White House insiders speak on camera about the operation to find and kill Osama Bin Laden, including the first - and extraordinary - documentary interview with President Barack Obama on the subject.
CHANNEL 5 –
·         Big Brother – Reality TV show in which members of the public compete in a several week long living process.

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