Tuesday, 1 February 2011

TV and Radio Recordings: 5-11 Feb 2011

The following programmes will be recorded during the week: 5-11 Feb 2011.
TV Recordings:

Title: The People’s Supermarket
Description: Chef and eco-restaurateur Arthur Potts Dawson tries to
change the way Britons shop by launching a supermarket owned
by its customers. Arthur begins his quest by attempting to
secure the lease of premises in central London
Broadcast: 6 Feb 2011, 20:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Channel 4
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Title: WikiLeaks: The Secret Story - Panorama
Description: On the eve of the extradition hearing to decide whether
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange must return to Sweden to
face rape allegations, Panorama talks to his former right
hand man who walked out last year. Assessing what WikiLeaks
and its exposing of senstive offcial material has achieved,
the film examines claims that the organisation famous for
leaking government secrets was paranoid about leaks from
within and that it has failed to live up to its own ideals
on openness
Broadcast: 7 Feb 2011, 20:30 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC1
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Title: The Chinese Are Coming
Description: Travelling across three continents, Justin Rowlatt
investigates the spread of Chinese influence around the
planet and asks what the world will be like if China
overtakes America as the world’s economic superpower. In
the first of two films, he embarks on a journey across
Southern Africa to chart the phenomenon of Chinese migration
to Africa, and the huge influence of China on the
development of the continent. From Angola to Tanzania,
Justin meets the fearless Chinese entrepreneurs who have
travelled thousands of miles to set up businesses
Broadcast: 8 Feb 2011, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC2
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Title: Mary Portas: Secret Shopper
Description: Consumer series in which Mary Portas turns her attention to
the shopper and attempts to make Britain’s biggest retail
chains put customers first. This time, her target is estate
agents. She joins a London estate agent chain in a bid to
improve customer service. But, tensions rise as Mary
realises that she and the boss have very different views on
what good customer service really means
Broadcast: 9 Feb 2011, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Channel 4
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Title: Too Old for TV?: Tonight
Description: Miriam O’Reilly, who recently won her employment tribunal
against the BBC, reports on the issue of ageism in the media
and the wider society. In an exclusive investigation, she
talks to the people who make the decisions about who appears
on TV and those who say they have been victims of an ageist
culture
Broadcast: 10 Feb 2011, 19:30 (30 mins)
Channels: ITV1
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Radio Recordings:

Title: The Secret History of Social Networking
Description: By some accounts, the social networking game is not over
yet. Rory Cellan-Jones looks at the sites of the future and
asks where the phenomenon is heading
Broadcast: 9 Feb 2011, 11:00 (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 (2011). Information from TRILT database, last accessed 1st February 2011 at: http://www.trilt.ac.uk/

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