The following programmes will be recorded during the week: 20th-26th Feb 2010.
TV Recordings:
Title: The Virtual Revolution
Episode: Homo Interneticus?
Broadcast Info: Saturday 20 Feb 10, 20:15 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: Dr Aleks Krotoski concludes her investigation of
how the World Wide Web is transforming almost
every aspect of our lives. Joined by Facebook
founder Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Al Gore and
the neuroscientist Susan Greenfield, Aleks
examines the popularity of social networks such as
Facebook and asks how they are changing our
relationships. And, in a ground-breaking test at
University College London, Aleks investigates how
the Web may be distracting and overloading our
brains
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Title: Panorama
Episode: Dying For a Biscuit
Broadcast Info: Monday 22 Feb 10, 20:30 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC1
Description: If you knew that buying your favourite chocolate
bar contributed to the extinction of the orangutan
and fuelling global warming, would you still treat
yourself? In the UK we consume huge amounts of
palm oil, an ingredient found in scores of
products including biscuits, fish fingers,
cosmetics and toiletries. Reporter Raphael Rowe
journeys into the rainforest of Borneo, where he
uncovers evidence of palm oil companies cutting
down trees illegally and developing plantations on
protected land
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Title: Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets
Episode: Fish
Broadcast Info: Monday 22 Feb 10, 20:30 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC2
Description: Legendary chef Raymond Blanc welcomes the cameras
into his kitchen to share his cooking secrets.
Filmed in the lively surroundings of his
Oxfordshire restaurant kitchen, this programme
features a range of achievable and inspirational
recipes for cooks of all abilities. Raymond dives
into the world of fish. Underused and affordable
mackerel is used in his first recipe to create a
light lunch or supper of grilled mackerel with a
soy lime dressing
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Title: The Great Offices of State
Episode: The Secret Treasury
Broadcast Info: Thursday 25 Feb 10, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC4
Description: Michael Cockerell uncovers the secret world of the
Treasury, the oldest and most secretive of the
three great offices. He recounts the many battles
chancellors have fought over the years with their
top officials and shows how often the Treasury has
been locked in conflict with Number 10. Cockerell
blends fresh filming with rare and unseen archive,
and features candid interviews with the current
chancellor Alastair Darling, many of his
predecessors and their normally camera-shy
mandarins
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Radio Recordings:
Title: Food Fights
Broadcast Info: Monday 22 Feb 10, 20:00 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC Radio 4
Description: Two-part series in which Bill Law investigates the
causes and consequences of the great global land
grab, as richer nations and multinational
corporations acquire vast tracts of land in
developing countries. 1: Big corporations and
countries are eying up Africa for mega
agricultural development. Critics call it the new
land grab, but Africa can benefit from the
expertise, infrastructure and equity that such
developments bring - if the terms are right. Bill
Law visits Kenya to weigh up the pros and cons of
agricultural super projects in a country wrestling
with food insecurity
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Title: Analysis
Broadcast Info: Monday 22 Feb 10, 20:30 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC Radio 4
Description: Failing Better: Mistakes often provide the best
lessons in life, so why are they so undervalued?
Michael Blastland explores how different
professions deal with accidents, failures and
mistakes, from airline pilots and doctors to
politicians and business leaders. While some
disciplines choose to bury their mistakes, to deny
them or to indulge in blame games, others see
failure as an opportunity to learn and improve.
What could we gain by following their example,
embracing our mistakes and seeking to 'fail
better'?
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All recordings will be made available to borrow from Adsetts in DVD / CD format, as well as being viewable on campus using the VOD (Video On Demand) service. To use the VOD service just search for the individual programme title on the SHU Library Catalogue, then click on the VOD link.
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Source: British Universities Film & Video Council (2010). Information from TRILT database, last accessed 16th February 2010 at: http://www.trilt.ac.uk/
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