Tuesday, 28 January 2014

TV Recordings: 1-7 Feb 2014

The following programmes will be recorded during the week: 1-7 Feb 2014.


TV Recordings:

Title:         Dragons' Den
Description:   Series in which budding entrepreneurs pitch business ideas
               to multimillionaires. A former Team GB triathlete pitches an
               innovative sports recovery drink, a tech savvy entrepreneur
               presents his taxi-booking app and one London based
               businessman raises some eyebrows with his bespoke male
               contraceptive solution.
Broadcast:     2 Feb 2014, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels:      BBC2
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Title:         Food Unwrapped
Description:   Series exploring how our food is really made and the
               industry secrets behind our favourite produce. Jimmy Doherty
               learns more about cod stocks, visiting Iceland to find out
               why they supply most of the cod in our supermarkets. Kate
               Quilton investigates why most British supermarkets only
               stock one variety of banana, heading to Malaysia to learn
               about a disease affecting the fruit. Matt Tebbutt examines
               the methods used to make popcorn and discovers why eating
               bucketloads might not satisfy your appetite, encouraging you
               to eat more
Broadcast:     3 Feb 2014, 20:30 (30 mins)
Channels:      Channel 4
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Title:         The Richard Dimbleby Lecture 2014
Description:   Christine Lagarde, the first woman to head the International
               Monetary Fund, delivers the 2014 Richard Dimbleby Lecture.
               Lagarde explains her thinking on the challenges facing the
               global economy. Introduced by David Dimbleby from Guildhall
               in London.
Broadcast:     4 Feb 2014, 22:35 (45 mins)
Channels:      BBC1
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Title:         The Restaurant Man
Episode:       The Bell Inn
Description:   Successful restaurateurs help struggling newcomers to the
               trade find their feet. Dave and Debbie are sinking all their
               savings into a rundown village pub in Gloucestershire. But
               with so many pubs closing each week, is this a wise move?
               Businessman and restaurateur Russell Norman comes to the
               rescue with some badly needed, no-nonsense advice
Broadcast:     5 Feb 2014, 20:00 (60 mins)
Channels:      BBC2
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Title:         Who Wants to Work Forever?: Tonight
Description:   One third of the UK's working population is not saving
               enough for a comfortable retirement. With the age at which
               the state pension becomes payable rising, many of us face a
               future of working for many years to come. Fiona Foster looks
               at some of the ways in which people are extending their
               working life and examines the true scale of our growing
               pension crisis
Broadcast:     6 Feb 2014, 19:30 (30 mins)
Channels:      ITV
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Title:         Pound Shop Wars
Episode:       The Battle of the Bra
Description:   Documentary series following the competition between pound
               shop chains. When Poundworld's biggest rival, Poundland,
               reduces all of its prices by 3p in East Ham, Poundworld CEO
               Chris Edwards retaliates by launching the £1 bra in the
               hopes of attracting more shoppers. Meanwhile, when the
               fairground comes to town, Chris and his 86-year-old mother
               Alice go along to meet up with relatives and friends. And
               Chris believes he needs to raise money to open more shops by
               cutting back on staff, while regional manager Craig thinks
               this is damaging customer service; Chris sends his
               cost-cutting expert Ian Hamilton onto the shop floor to
               check
Broadcast:     6 Feb 2014, 20:00 (30 mins)
Channels:      BBC1
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Title:         The Hotel Inspector
Episode:       Epstein House, Liverpool
Description:   Documentary series. Top hotelier Alex Polizzi tries to
               transform some of Britain's ailing hotels and guest houses
               into successful business concerns. On a visit to Epstein
               House in Liverpool, the former home of Beatles' manager
               Brian Epstein, Alex faces one of her most trying hoteliers
               yet. As Alex tries to make owner Patrick Duggan see sense,
               will it be a case of 'We Can Work It Out' or 'Let It Be'?
Broadcast:     6 Feb 2014, 21:00 (60 mins)
Channels:      Channel 5
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Title:         Exposure: Fashion Factories Undercover
Description:   Investigative documentary series. Exposure goes undercover
               inside the sweatshops of Bangladesh to investigate the
               hidden face of the fashion trade. Following the deaths of
               more than 1,100 garment workers in a building collapse in
               April 2013, many of Britain's biggest retailers signed a
               safety deal in an attempt to improve conditions inside such
               factories. However, shocking images of children being beaten
               and verbally abused on the production line, locked fire
               exits and crumbling buildings show the horrendous cost still
               being paid by workers producing cheap goods. How far has the
               industry really come and what still needs to be done to
               improve standards?
Broadcast:     6 Feb 2014, 22:35 (60 mins)
Channels:      ITV
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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 (2014). Information from TRILT database, last accessed  28th January 2014 at: http://www.trilt.ac.uk/

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