Tuesday, 29 September 2009
TV Recordings: 3rd-9th October 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: 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 a
different British county every episode, sampling
the best of local ingredients and meeting the
people keeping culinary traditions alive.
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Title: Lady in the Mask 10 Years On: Tonight
Broadcast Info: Monday 05 Oct 09, 20:00 (30 mins)
Channels: ITV1
Description: The image of Pam Warren's injured face came to
symbolise the Paddington rail crash when she was
required to wear a plastic mask for 18 months
after she suffered horrific burns. The scars have
now healed but 10 years after the disaster that
claimed 31 lives, can the rail industry convince
her to travel by train again for the first time
since the crash?
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Title: Dispatches: Who Took Your Pension?
Broadcast Info: Monday 05 Oct 09, 20:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Channel 4
Description: The flagship current affairs programme lifts the
lid on the current pensions crisis. Along with
naming some of the blue-chip companies that have
abandoned final salary pension schemes, the
programme also reveals the extent to which public
sector pensions are under threat, and examines how
the government is tackling the problem
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Title: The Sky Walker: Daredevils
Broadcast Info: Monday 05 Oct 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. Dean Potter is the only person
in the world who performs extreme slacklining, a
variation of tightrope-walking which sees him
crossing canyons on a bouncy stretch of rope only
one inch wide without using a pole for balance or
any kind of safety harness
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Title: Ruth Watson's Hotel Rescue
Broadcast Info: Wednesday 07 Oct 09, 20:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Channel 4
Description: Hotelier and food writer Ruth Watson attempts to
assist couples starting out in hotel ownership.
Ruth comes to the aid of American expatriates Kent
and Claire, who have risked financial ruin by
pouring their money into transforming a mansion in
Newark
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Title: Dragons' Den: On Tour
Broadcast Info: Wednesday 07 Oct 09, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: The West is the destination for the final stage of
the Dragons' tour. James Caan visits Clive
Billing, the man who caused astonishment in the
Den by spurning an offer from three Dragons.
Deborah Meaden enjoys the opportunity to see
Buggyboot hit the shelves, while Theo Paphitis
welcomes a very special new addition to the Magic
Whiteboard family. The realities of business hit
home as Peter Jones visits aspiring motorsport
enterprise British Racing, and Duncan Bannatyne
catches up with Rapstrap
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Title: Dragons' Den Online
Broadcast Info: Thursday 08 Oct 09, 22:00 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: Radio 1's Dominic 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's favourite raw submissions
include Johnny Newsome's golf solution and David
Campbell's cat training unit. See what you think
of Steve Booth's Feedifier for new parents, and
Marc Keesy's Manetamer. With the Dragons investing
their own money, only the best ideas and
inventions will secure a deal
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
TV Recordings: 26th Sept - 2nd Oct 2009
If there are any other TV programmes you would like us to record please contact Geoff or any other member of your LIS team (see the Contact Information section of this blog).
Title: A Farewell to Floyd
Broadcast Info: Saturday 26 Sep 09, 21:05 (45 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: Top chefs and celebrities pay tribute to one of
the most original broadcasters of his generation,
Keith Floyd. Rick Stein, Marco Pierre White and
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are among those
honouring the legendary chef and bon viveur, whose
ground-breaking shows changed the face of TV
cookery for ever
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Title: A Feast of Floyd
Episode: Provence
Broadcast Info: Sunday 27 Sep 09, 19:30 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: Keith Floyd visits Provence. His journey begins at
Sault where he has breakfast with Christian Dova
who grows and makes nearly all his own food. Floyd
then travels to L'Isle sur la Sorgue where he
visits the market. He cooks a lunch of fish soup,
chicken in garlic, ratatouille, salad and goats
cheese with mint. The final cooking sequence is a
barbecue in the garden of Albert Gassier where he
does bass flamed in brandy, quail, two types of
sausage, sardines and lamb kebabs
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Title: The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain
Broadcast Info: Daily, 17:15 (45 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Programme Type: Cookery
Category: Seasonal Special
Director: Stuart Barnes
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: Ruth Watson's Hotel Rescue
Broadcast Info: Wednesday 30 Sep 09, 20:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Channel 4
Description: Hotelier and food writer Ruth Watson attempts to
assist couples starting out in hotel ownership.
The first benefactors of Ruth's expertise are
Diana Graham and Steve Fernie from Suffolk, who
want to transform their Grade II listed family
home into a bed and breakfast
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Title: Dragons' Den: On Tour
Broadcast Info: Wednesday 30 Sep 09, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: The Dragons visit former contestants in the
Midlands, Oxfordshire, North Lincolnshire,
Cambridgeshire and Essex. They catch up with band
Hamfatter to find out how the Den's first rock
investment is doing. Duncan drops in on one of the
stars of the 2009 series, Sharon Wright, who came
to the Den with an invention for putting cables
through walls. Deborah checks up on a flamboyant
furnishings company, and James pays a visit to one
of his investments whose business plan had to be
totally revamped
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Title: Dragons' Den Online
Broadcast Info: Thursday 01 Oct 09, 22:00 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: Radio 1's Dominic 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 Ray Des's Spanish
guitar and Colin Harney's foot soaking Showerboat.
See what you think of Sal Hammali's website for
backpackers and Hugh Patterson's banger barbecuing
tool. With the Dragons investing their own money,
only the best ideas and inventions will secure a
deal
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?
Friday, 11 September 2009
Library Gateway

The new Library Gateway brings together all the different resources and tools staff and students use to access resources, along with supporting information.
From the Gateway, you can access the library catalogue and LitSearch. We have also included links to SHIMMER for image searches and SHURA to give access to University research.
We will also be adding new subject gateways, with more specific information and news.
The current Library Catalogue and LitSearch links in Shuspace will be replaced by a link to the Library Gateway. There will also be link from the Staff Intranet underneath the Online tools and email link on the left hand side of the front page. We will also be amending the Catalogue shortcut on the staff desktop to go straight to the gateway.
You can see the Library Gateway at http://library.shu.ac.uk.
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
TV Recordings: 12th-18th September 2009
If there are any other TV programmes you would like us to record please contact Geoff or any other member of your LIS team (see the Contact Information section of this blog).
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Title: Dragons' Den: On Tour
Broadcast Info: Sunday 13 Sep 09, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: The Dragons head back on the road proving that,
even in tough times, entrepreneurialism is
fighting fit in our cities, towns and villages.
The tour heads into London for episode two where
there's a visit to one of the most successful
entrepreneurs not to get investment - Shaun
Pulfrey and his Tangle Teezer brush. But will
Duncan Bannatyne agree with Shaun that the
Dragons got it wrong?
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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: Economy Gastronomy
Broadcast Info: Tuesday 15 Sep 09, 19:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: Top chefs Allegra McEvedy and Paul Merrett
demonstrate ways to slash food bills and improve
diets. Douglas is a primary school head teacher
in East London and Jonathan is a charity
fundraiser. They have a baby daughter, Ellen aged
3. With their conflicting schedules, it's a
struggle to cook food that all three of them want
to eat at the same time. Ellen should have
graduated to proper food by now but chicken
dippers and still-frozen peas are still the order
of the day
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Title: Tweed
Episode: Harassed Tweed
Broadcast Info: Tuesday 15 Sep 09, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC4
Description: Series examining the Harris Tweed industry.
Textile baron Brian Haggas is not making any more
tweed before he has sold the thousands of jackets
he still has. As the islanders finish celebrating
Christmas, he flies in for another dramatic act to
completely close down the mill and lay off the
workforce. At this low point in the story, a new
chief executive of the Harris Tweed Authority
begins work. She is charged with getting the
cloth out of the doldrums and back onto the world
stage
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Title: Newsnight Special: Aftershock
Episode: The Crash - A Year On
Broadcast Info: Tuesday 15 Sep 09, 22:30 (65 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: Jeremy Paxman presents a special about the
anniversary of the credit crash
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Title: Dragons' Den Online
Broadcast Info: Wednesday 16 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 that have been submitted to
the site, including Graeme and Tom Hill's Mpod and
Victor Scott's commuter-friendly trolley trike.
Plus Brian Loughborough's economical haircare
solution and Christine Turner-Crowe's Hay
Hammock. 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. Who will be
successful this time? London based linguist
Marcus Reoch hopes the Dragons will be speaking
his language when he presents his Mandarin
Chinese tuition business. Will Lisa and Matthew
Penn come away with a snug deal for their Cosy
Shopper baby blanket? Finally, serial
entrepreneur Alexi Deak is seeking 50,000 pounds
for his social networking site Family Fridge, but
will he be left out in the cold?
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Title: Dolce Vito - Dream Restaurant
Broadcast Info: Thursday 17 Sep 09, 20:30 (30 mins)
Channels: Channel 4
Description: Entrepreneur Vito Cataffo sets out on an epic
quest to prove that our food is the best in the
world by running a restaurant serving British
grub in Italy. It is the day of the big opening.
Will Vito's Italian staff cope with his British
menu, and will the VIP guests give his restaurant
the seal of approval? Back in the UK, Vito
searches for the best whiskeys in Scotland
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Title: The Love of Money
Episode: The Age of Risk
Broadcast Info: Thursday 17 Sep 09, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: The second part of the BBC's series on the global
crash examines the boom years before the bust.
With testimony from many of the key decision
makers, including Gordon Brown and Mervyn King,
and featuring an exclusive interview with Alan
Greenspan, it charts how the financial bubble
grew and grew. The programme explains how we
changed our attitude to risk, learnt to live with
debt and, above all, how governments stepped back
from regulating any of it. At the heart of the
story is Alan Greenspan
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Friday, 4 September 2009
New interface for FAME and AMADEUS databases
