Tuesday, 11 June 2013

TV Recordings: 15-21 June 2013


The following programmes will be recorded during the week: 15-21 June 2013.


TV Recordings:

Title:         Peter Jones Meets...
Description:   Peter Jones, star of Dragons’ Den, is on the road to meet
               some of the UK’s top entrepreneurs. Peter meets Michael
               Acton Smith of Mind Candy, the web based entertainment
               company that spawned Moshi Monsters; and Laura Tenison of
               JoJo Maman Bebe, which is also after the parent pound for
               clothing and other products. Michael has acquired the image
               of an internet Willy Wonka, but Peter tries to assess
               whether that’s something he’s developed because it’s
               good for business. Laura started her company after
               re-assessing her life when she was involved in a terrifying
               head on car crash in France. That’s given her a different
               attitude to business. She says personal wealth can be ’a
               hindrance’.
Broadcast:     16 Jun 2013, 19:00 (60 mins)
Channels:      BBC2
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Title:         The Call Centre
Description:   Documentary series following staff in the third largest call
               centre in Swansea. Chickenhead and Griff are two of the
               centre’s best sellers but are becoming increasingly
               difficult to manage, so CEO Nev finds an unorthodox
               solution. Hayley wants to prove her organisational skills
Broadcast:     18 Jun 2013, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels:      BBC3
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Title:         The Apprentice
Episode:       Online Dating
Description:   Business competition. Love is in the air this week as the
               candidates are called to London’s busiest registry office,
               Marylebone Town Hall. There, Lord Sugar tells them that this
               week’s task is to come up with a new online dating concept
               backed up by an original advertising campaign. One team
               decides to target young professionals while the other team
               settle on the over 50s. Half head off to take the pulse of
               the public while the rest work on the websites. But there is
               trouble in paradise for some as market research throws up
               some surprising results and an explosive move leaves the
               candidates in disarray. The next day it is lights, camera,
               action as the ads get underway and a starring role for one
               candidate leaves his teammates speechless. In the boardroom,
               both teams come under fire and the losers are left with a
               lot of explaining to do as Lord Sugar tries to get to the
               bottom of what went wrong. Yet the honeymoon is over for
               someone as they hear Lord Sugar’s fateful phrase
Broadcast:     19 Jun 2013, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels:      BBC1
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Title:         Compare Your Life
Description:   Reality series in which Carlton Hood, the former CEO of
               Confused.com, helps people to achieve their dreams using the
               same principles as price comparison websites. Pete and Iney
               want to start a family business which will enable them to
               spend more time with their two children Archie and Rhianna.
               With the couple being torn between a new life in France and
               a venture closer to home in the UK, Carlton offers Pete and
               Iney a trial of three potential new lives
Broadcast:     20 Jun 2013, 20:00 (60 mins)
Channels:      Channel 4
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Title:         Flights and Fights: Inside the Low Cost Airlines
Description:   Documentary telling the inside story of low-cost airlines -
               a tale of big characters and big money. Ryanair’s Michael
               O’Leary and EasyJet’s Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou opened up
               new frontiers in the aviation industry as their airlines
               offered cheap flights to a vast range of popular and
               alternative destinations. The programme follows O’Leary to
               on a trip to Poland, an EasyJet flight to Moscow and a group
               of lads travelling to Riga to sample the low-cost airline
               experience. But how much further can these companies grow?
               With rising costs, Stelios, now EasyJet’s biggest
               shareholder, is trying to halt its expansion, while
               O’Leary has just placed a massive order for new planes
Broadcast:     20 Jun 2013, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels:      BBC2
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All recordings will be made available via the VOD (Video On Demand) service. To use VOD, search for the individual programme title in SHU Library Search, then click on the VOD link.
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Source: British Universities Film & Video Council (2013). Information from TRILT database, last accessed  11th June 2013 at: http://www.trilt.ac.uk/

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