TV and Radio Recordings: 14-20 August 2010

The following programmes will be recorded during the week: 14-20 August 2010.
TV Recordings:

Title: Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Episode: National Waterways Museum
Description: Series about museums struggling to connect with a modern
audience. The National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port
marks the birthplace of the industrial revolution. A
financial crisis means that some of the country's oldest
barges and narrowboats might have to be sold off or
destroyed. The museum's volunteers believe this is the
result of mismanagement, so when new director Stuart Gillis
makes a big impression they begin to see him as a saviour.
Will he be able to live up to the expectations?
Broadcast: 15 Aug 2010, 19:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC4
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Title: Who Knows Best?
Episode: Fighting the Fat
Description: Documentary series where two experts with widely different
approaches to tackling social issues put their reputations
on the line. Personal trainer Paul Connelly has trained
Hollywood stars and believes physical exercise is the only
way to lose weight. Alternative therapist Janet Thomson, who
has more than 20 years experience in clinical hypnotherapy,
believes the secret to weight loss lies in changing how you
think
Broadcast: 17 Aug 2010, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Channel 4
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Title: Undercover Boss
Description: High-flying company executives go undercover to ensure their
businesses are in good shape. The new Financial Director of
Crown Worldwide poses as a trainee and encounters low morale
and long working days amongst his staff
Broadcast: 19 Aug 2010, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Channel 4
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Title: The Hotel Inspector
Description: Hotelier Alex Polizzi strives to transform the fortunes of
struggling guesthouses across Britain. Alex visits the
Windsors Hotel, a struggling hostelry in Chertsey which is
plagued with poor decor, dated furnishings and an
unenthusiastic owner
Broadcast: 19 Aug 2010, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Five
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Radio Recordings:

Title: The Battle for Hearts and Lungs
Description: Sue Armstrong investigates the growing pressure on
developing countries as tobacco companies battle for the
hearts and lungs of new smokers. Poorer tobacco growing
countries like Malawi are becoming ever more dependent on
tobacco as a cash crop. How do they resolve the dilemma
between health and wealth?
Broadcast: 15 Aug 2010, 17:00 (40 mins)
Channels: BBC Radio 4
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Title: How The Mighty Have Fallen
Description: Four-part series in which Dr Hilary Jones explores the
history of obesity. 1: The Exhibitors. Hilary investigates
the immensely corpulent individuals who put themselves on
show to the public, such as Daniel Lambert, hailed in 1809
as 'the most corpulent man in the history of the world'.
Prof Vanessa Toulmin of the National Fairground Archive and
Prof David Haslam, Chair of the National Obesity Forum, help
Hilary explore the world of the circus fat folk. Times have
changed, and nowadays the idea of obese individuals
exhibiting in freak shows is highly uncomfortable. But is
the portrayal of obesity in sensationalist, prurient tabloid
articles and on TV the modern-day equivalent of the freak
show?
Broadcast: 17 Aug 2010, 09:30 (15 mins)
Channels: BBC Radio 4
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Title: In Business
Description: Are CEOs up to the job? In the wake of the very personal
attacks on BP boss Tony Hayward, Peter Day asks if chief
executives are really up to the job in our top companies.
Peter shines the spotlight on these much praised and
vilified high-profile leaders
Broadcast: 19 Aug 2010, 20:30 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC Radio 4
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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 10 August 2010 at: http://www.trilt.ac.uk/