Title: Civilization: Is the West History?
Description: Niall Ferguson chronicles the rise of Western civilization,
from its inauspicious roots in the 15th century to
latter-day dominance. In the fifth programme of the series,
Niall examines how the advent of mass consumption has
changed the way the world works
Broadcast: 3 Apr 2011, 20:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Channel 4
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Title: Dispatches: Cashing In on Degrees
Description: With students facing massive fee increases, journalist
Laurie Penny uncovers the commercialised nature of higher
education and asks what happens when universities scour the
globe for students and funds
Broadcast: 4 Apr 2011, 20:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Channel 4
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Title: Finished at Fifty? - Panorama
Description: If you find yourself out of work in your fifties, you’re
far less likely to find a new job than any other age group.
But are they victims of their own inflexibility or should
more be done to help them? Uncompromising advice from former
business leader Lord Digby Jones challenges four jobless
50-somethings to change their approach to job-hunting.
Reporter Fiona Phillips reveals a group of people facing
stacks of rejection letters and money worries after a
lifetime at work. Can they beat the odds and get their
working lives back on track?
Broadcast: 4 Apr 2011, 20:30 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC1
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Title: China’s Bleak House: Storyville
Description: Thousands of poor Chinese workers wait years to petition
against injustices suffered in their home districts with the
court of the plaintiffs in Beijing - often the last resort
for those seeking redress for dismissals, land
confiscations, beatings and arrests. Filmed over a decade,
director Zhao Liang gives an insight into the shared
disenchantment of those who search for justice from a system
that pays little to no significance to their individual
suffering
Broadcast: 5 Apr 2011, 22:00 (85 mins)
Channels: BBC4
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Title: The True Price of a Pint: Tonight
Description: Health experts say that a quarter of a million more people
in England and Wales will die from alcohol-related illnesses
over the next 20 years if consumption is not reduced.
Morland Sanders investigates alcohol’s real cost to
society and asks whether the Government is doing enough to
encourage people to change their habits
Broadcast: 7 Apr 2011, 19:30 (30 mins)
Channels: ITV1
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Radio Recordings:
Title: Unreliable Evidence: Tax
Description: Clive Anderson and a panel of legal experts discuss tax laws at a time when there has been outrage at the perceived differences in revenue collection between powerful corporations and the general public. The panel also examines proposals aimed at putting an end to tax evasion.
Broadcast: 6 Apr 2011, 20:00 (45 mins)
Channels: BBC Radio 4
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Title: In Business: New BRIC on the Block
Description: Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, is
heading up the global economic league table of emerging
giants. Peter Day travels to Jakarta to find out more
Broadcast: 7 Apr 2011, 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 (2011). Information from TRILT database, last accessed 4th April 2011 at: http://www.trilt.ac.uk/
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