TV Recordings:
Title: Our World: Supply Chain Children
Description: Featuring news on issues around the world. Globalisation has
brought the world’s goods to the west. But how can rich
consumers be sure they are buying food and clothing
manufactured without harming workers - especially children?
Humphrey Hawksley reports.
Broadcast: 24 Mar 2012, 14:30 (30 mins)
Channels: BBC News 24
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Title: A Very British Holiday: A Wonderland Film
Description: Documentary about Whitecliff Bay on the Isle of Wight, one
of of Britain’s busiest camping destinations. With money
tight and household budgets cut, the public is returning in
droves to this most traditional of all holiday destinations
- the campsite. Following family barbecues, campsite
entertainment shows, water fights, a fishing expedition and
a best hat competition, the film reveals a a world of tents
and caravans which offers a week’s refuge from the
pressures and stresses of inner city Britain
Broadcast: 26 Mar 2012, 19:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC2
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Title: China: Triumph and Turmoil
Description: Documentary series in which Niall Ferguson travels through
China. This episode examines what China’s growing global
presence and aggressive nationalism mean to all of us.
China’s supercharged economic growth signals a shift in
political power from west to east. We are increasingly
dependent on China’s money to bail out our own fragile
economies. But at what price? Ferguson looks at what it
would be like to work in a Chinese-dominated world
Broadcast: 26 Mar 2012, 20:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Channel 4
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Title: The Apprentice
Episode: Household Gadget
Description: Lord Sugar calls the teams to the Victoria and Albert
Museum. Their task is to invent a new household gadget,
create a prototype and pitch for orders to some of the
country’s biggest retailers. The teams go window shopping
in the world of homeware, looking for gaps in the market.
The girls become focussed on the bathroom, while the boys
stay firmly in the kitchen. Both teams are torn between two
competing ideas, and to help reach a decision test their
concepts with consumers. Next stop is to brief designers,
who will build the gadgets overnight, but a last minute
change of mind causes confusion and consternation. The next
day it is red faces all round. When it comes to pitching to
retailers, the boys fight over who should present the
product and the girls get their figures in twist. Back in
the boardroom the candidates get grilled on their gadgets,
and team performance is so dismal that Lord Sugar takes his
time to decide who should be the next candidate to hear the
words "You’re fired".
Broadcast: 28 Mar 2012, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: BBC1
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Title: Mary’s Bottom Line
Description: Series in which Mary Portas sets up a production line for
truly British-made knickers in Middleton, Manchester. It’s
all hands on deck in the last episode of the series as Mary
and the factory workers gear up for the launch of Kinky
Knickers at the high-profile London store Liberty. Mary also
meets David Cameron in a bid to make him understand the
importance of bringing back clothing manufacturing to the UK
Broadcast: 29 Mar 2012, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels: Channel 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 (2012). Information from TRILT database, last accessed 20th March 2012 at: http://www.trilt.ac.uk/
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