Tuesday, 15 September 2009

TV Recordings: 19th-25th September 2009

Here is a list of TV programmes that your Learning & Information Sevices (LIS) team will be recording for the Sheffield Business School next week (19th-25th Sept 2009).

If there are any other programmes you'd like us to record, which are not on this list, please contact Geoff or any other member of your LIS team (see the Contact Information section of this blog).

Title: Dragons' Den: On Tour
Broadcast Info: Sunday 20 Sep 09, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: On the third leg of its tour around the UK,
Dragons' Den: On Tour heads north. Peter Jones
drops in on Eddie Middleton with his eco-friendly
patio heaters, Duncan Bannatyne rolls his sleeves
up and goes window cleaning with his new
investment UK Commercial Cleaning, whilst another
Dragon spurned - Deborah Meaden, visits Naomi
Timperley from Baby Loves Disco.
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Title: The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain
Broadcast Info: Daily, 17:15 (45 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: Series following the Hairy Bikers as they visit
different counties across Britain in search of
the tastiest regional food specialities.
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Title: Panorama
Episode: Banks Behaving Badly?

Broadcast Info: Monday 21 Sep 09, 20:30 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC1
Description: Billions of taxpayers' money has been handed out
to keep the banking system afloat, but what
exactly have the banks given customers in return?
Panorama sets out a sorry tale of tax avoidance
and bonus schemes, set against a backdrop of
businesses going bust and first-time buyers
struggling to find a mortgage
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Title: Daredevils: Iceman
Broadcast Info: Monday 21 Sep 09, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Channel 4
Description: A series of films exploring what compels some
people to risk their lives in order to push
themselves to the physical and mental limits of
human capability. In March 2009, 200 miles north
of the Arctic Circle in sub-zero temperatures,
Dutch daredevil Wim Hof attempted to run a full
26-mile marathon clad in only shorts and a pair
of sandals. This film explores how Wim's extreme
behaviour impacted upon his family life
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Title: Tweed
Episode: Hanging by a Thread
Broadcast Info: Tuesday 22 Sep 09, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC4
Description: Series examining the Harris Tweed industry. Tycoon
Brian Haggas has closed his operation and two
small mills have stepped into the breach to make
all the Harris Tweed on earth. Shawbost Mill send
their star designer Deryck Walker to Japan to
consult with a marketing guru, while at Carloway
Mill owner Alan Bain wants to tinker with the
very DNA of the tweed, softening it and even
considering adding cashmere. The Harris Tweed
Authority, under chief executive Lorna McCaulay,
will try to stop him
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Title: Dragons' Den Online
Broadcast Info: Wednesday 23 Sep 09, 21:30 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: Radio 1's Dom Byrne is our guide to Dragons' Den
Online, the underground version of the hit BBC
Two show that has been operating exclusively
online until now. Dom shows us some of his
favourite raw pitches, including Daniel Reen's
Boxer Balls and John Borg's safety-conscious wet
umbrella machine. See what you think of Malcolm
Webb's practical ankle wraps and Ashley Hare's
antibacterial solution. We also get to see Online
Dragons Shaf Rasul and Julie Meyer in action. With
the Dragons investing their own money, only the
best ideas and inventions will secure a deal.
Essex based Frank Sinatra tribute performer Ian
Gallagher hopes to wow the Dragons with his
tributes business. Will Vincent Morrey feel the
heat when interrogated about his DIY sauna unit
Steam n Easy? Costume designer Gill Goodchild
puts on a good show in the Den, but will her
business plan stand up to scrutiny?
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Title: The Love of Money
Episode: Back from the Brink

Broadcast Info: Thursday 24 Sep 09, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: The final part of the BBC's series on the global
crash examines the month that followed the
collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, as
the world stared into the abyss of total financial
collapse. The third part tells the extraordinary
story of how politicians reacted, and asks what
has been learnt from the entire calamity and
could it happen again?

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