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Managed to miss including this one last week  oo but there's still time to make a note of it! FRIDAY 28th BBC 2 9.00pm Restoration Village First in a new series of nine programmes. In "Restoration" viewers were given a chance to help save their favourite historic building. Now host Griff Rhys Jones, architect Ptolemy Dean and building conservationist Marianne Suhr are spotlighting 21 structures of architectural, historical and social importance scattered throughout the UK's villages. Restoring any one of them could mean reviving the spirit and livelihood of an entire community. Tonight viewers can vote for either Massey's Folly in Hampshire, Tollesbury Granary in Essex, or Watts Gallery in Surrey, with the winner entering the live final on 17th September. |
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From Radio Times 29th July - 4th August 2006
SATURDAY 29th
ITV 6.50pm
Prehistoric Park
Second in a series of six programmes.
A 50ft-long super croc, enormous creepy crawlies and the daddy of the dinosaurs - the tyrannosaurus rex - will populate the ultimate wildlife sanctuary. Zoologist Nigel Marvin goes back and forth in time to save everything from super-sized insects to woolly mammoths in the moments before their extinction.
Tonight he travels back 10,000 years to the Ice Age in search of the last remaining woolly mammoths. But will an unexpected encounter with a cave bear put a stop to his plans?
SUNDAY 30th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Tribe.
Last in a series of three programmes in which Royal Marine turned explorer Bruce Parry embarks on a second series of adventures among indigenous tribes, this time along Ethiopia’s ethnically diverse Omo Valley.
A terrifying night-time crocodile hunt awaits. BP concludes his three-month expedition through a remote valley in Ethiopia with a demanding stay with the Dassanech on the shores of Lake Turkana near the Kenyan border.
Tribe returns for a third series next year.
MONDAY 31st
BBC 2 7.00pm
Restoration Village.
First in a new series of nine programmes.
A recap of the village gems highlighted by Griff Rhys Jones, Ptolemy Dean and Marianne Suhr last Friday. There’s still time to cast your vote, so which of the buildings in dire need of restoration will win your heart? Choose between Massey’s Folly in Hampshire, Tollesbury Granary in Essex, or Watts Gallery in Surrey.
BBC 2 8.30pm
University Challenge: the Professionals
Seventh in a series of eight programmes in which people in the workplace battle it out in the general knowledge quiz.
Two teams square up in the second in the semi-final for a place in tomorrow night‘s grand final showdown.
TUESDAY 1st
BBC 2 8.00pm
Fred Dibnah’s World of Steam, Steel and Stone.
Fourth in a series of twelve programmes.
Following the much loved steeplejack’s death in 2004, this series looks at some of the sites Fred visited over the last eight years of his life. With contributions from his friends and family.
Men of Steel. Fred expounds on the work of the great engineers of the Victorian age, whose achievements were founded on a belief in the importance of hard work and the spirit of enterprise.
BBC 2 8.30pm
University Challenge: the Professionals
Last in a series of eight programmes in which people in the workplace battle it out in the general knowledge quiz.
It’s grand final time. So which of the four semi-finalists are battling for the coveted title?
Five 7.15pm
Tim Marlow on… Constable: the Great Landscapes
The art historian surveys Tate Britain’s current exhibition and reflects on the enduring appeal of John Constable’s most famous 19th century “six-footer” canvases, such as “The Hay Wain” and “Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows”.
WEDNESDAY 2nd
BBC 2 7.00pm
The Curious House Guest.
Last in a series of eight programmes.
Provender. Deep within rural Kent nestles a small piece of Russia named Provender. The owner, Princess Olga Romanoff, tells Jeremy Musson about her close links with the last Tsar, and her ambitious plans to restore one of the most historic yet least known houses in the “Garden of England“.
BBC 2 7.30pm
Seven Man-Made Wonders
Second in a series of ten programmes.
The Midlands. From the revolutionary technology of Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge, to the majesty of Warwick Castle, Rajesh Mirchandani discovers a wealth of architectural gems in the heart of England.
BBC 2 8.00pm
Dan Cruickshank’s Marvels of the Modern Age
Last in a series of four programmes taking a look at modernism’s leading lights and seismic political consequences.
The final Frontier. In the early 20th century, modernism set out to change the world; now its on a mission to save it. DC goes skiing in the desert, controls the world with the flicker of an eye, marvels at buildings that are knitted rather than built - and even pushes back the boundaries of space.
THURSDAY 3rd
BBC 2 11.20pm
Drama Documentary: Imagining the Truth
Is the new breed of big-budget drama documentaries eroding public confidence in television’s ability to depict the truth?
FRIDAY 4th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Restoration Village
Second in a series of nine programmes.
In "Restoration" viewers were given a chance to help save their favourite historic building. Now host Griff Rhys Jones, architect Ptolemy Dean and building conservationist Marianne Suhr are spotlighting 21 structures of architectural, historical and social importance scattered throughout the UK's villages. Restoring any one of them could mean reviving the spirit and livelihood of an entire community.
The sunny South West is tonight’s focus. GRJ reveals three more architectural gems and their villages in dire need of your help. There’s a rope factory that produced the sails and rigging that powered Nelson’s navy to victory, a chapel that was the spiritual heart of one of Britain’s fishing fleets, and a farmstead that has kept rural skills alive for more than 400 years.
Time Team on Discovery.
This week there is a showing of Time Team on Discovery from Monday to Friday at 4.00pm.
On the “More 4” channel this weekend we can see ….
Saturday 29th
No Time Team - there is a “West Wing” day instead!
Sunday 30th
3.35pm - Time Team.
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From Radio Times 5th - 11th August 2006
SATURDAY 5th
ITV 6.50pm
Prehistoric Park
Third in a series of six programmes.
A 50ft-long super croc, enormous creepy crawlies and the daddy of the dinosaurs - the tyrannosaurus rex - will populate the ultimate wildlife sanctuary. Zoologist Nigel Marvin goes back and forth in time to save everything from super-sized insects to woolly mammoths in the moments before their extinction.
NM travels back to prehistoric China in a bid to locate one of the strangest dinosaurs that ever lived - the four-winged flying microraptor. Back at the park, meanwhile, Martha the mammoth is feeling the heat and the two T-Rex are about to reach boiling point.
SUNDAY 6th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Restoration Village
Second in a series of nine programmes.
A second chance to see the sunny South West. GRJ reveals three more architectural gems and their villages in dire need of your help. There’s a rope factory that produced the sails and rigging that powered Nelson’s navy to victory, a chapel that was the spiritual heart of one of Britain’s fishing fleets, and a farmstead that has kept rural skills alive for more than 400 years.
BBC 2 8.00pm
Journeys into the Ring of Fire
First in a new series of four programmes.
Iain Stewart tours the perilous and spectacular landscape of the Pacific rim to discover how the rocks beneath our feet shaped human history.
Indonesia. Visiting the world’s most awesome volcanoes in Indonesia, where one huge eruption may have wiped out up to three quarters of the world’s population. Other fiery peaks caused famine in Europe and the US and influenced everything from the invention of the bicycle to art, religion and literature.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Blizzard: Race to the Pole
First in a new series of six programmes.
A re-enactment of the amazing journeys undertaken in 1911 by Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen to reach the South Pole. Bruce Parry leads the contemporary British team, while Rune Gjeldnes marshals the Norwegians, with both groups using the same equipment available to the original groups. But first the teams have two weeks to accli8matise to the weather, equipment and their new sled-dogs. Continues on Wednesday at 9.00pm.
WEDNESDAY 9th
BBC 2 7.30pm
Seven Man-Made Wonders
Third in a series of ten programmes.
The North West. From Blackpool to Chester and Liverpool to the Isle of Man, Simon O‘Brien explores the most stunning edifices of the North West.
BBC 2 8.00pm
Fred Dibnah’s World of Steam, Steel and Stone.
Fifth in a series of twelve programmes, moving to Wednesday evenings for the rest of its run.
The Victorian Gentleman. Looking at how Fred passed on his enthusiasm for the Victorian era.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Blizzard: Race to the Pole
Second in a new series of six programmes.
A re-enactment of the amazing journeys undertaken in 1911 by Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen to reach the South Pole.
On the 1911 expedition, Amundsen relied on dog-sleds to power him to the Pole, while Scott chose motor-sledges, ponies and man-hauling. And as the present day dog teams set off on their hazardous arctic journey, it becomes clear why - the Norwegians are making steady progress, but the British are struggling to control their dogs.
FRIDAY 11th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Restoration Village
Third in a series of nine programmes.
In "Restoration" viewers were given a chance to help save their favourite historic building. Now host Griff Rhys Jones, architect Ptolemy Dean and building conservationist Marianne Suhr are spotlighting 21 structures of architectural, historical and social importance scattered throughout the UK's villages. Restoring any one of them could mean reviving the spirit and livelihood of an entire community.
The show moves to the Midlands and East Anglia. GRJ reveals a 150-year-old blacksmith and wheelwright’s workshop, a mediaeval Lincolnshire church, and a Norfolk village school.
Time Team on Discovery.
This week there is a showing of Time Team on Discovery from Monday to Friday at 4.00pm.
On the “More 4” channel this weekend we can see ….
Saturday 5th
7.00pm - Time Team - TR and the Team dig at a potential Neolithic settlement on the Sussex Downs.
Sunday 6th
3.25pm - Time Team.
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There are now three lots of TT on Discovery Channels, Discovery, Discovery Civilisation and Discovery Realtime!
Full listings for next week in the usual place; your chance to re-line 2003, 2001 and 1997 respectively.
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Sorry this is late - was working yesterday evening!
From Radio Times 12th - 18th August 2006
SATURDAY 12th
ITV 5.50pm
Prehistoric Park
Fourth in a series of six programmes.
A 50ft-long super croc, enormous creepy crawlies and the daddy of the dinosaurs - the tyrannosaurus rex - will populate the ultimate wildlife sanctuary. Zoologist Nigel Marvin goes back and forth in time to save everything from super-sized insects to woolly mammoths in the moments before their extinction.
NM continues his quest to rescue long-lost creatures from extinction by travelling back 1 million years in time to track down one of the most ferocious predators ever, the sabre-toothed cat. Meanwhile the park wakes up to a wonderful surprise - the first baby dinosaurs for 65 million years.
SUNDAY 13th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Journeys into the Ring of Fire
First in a new series of four programmes.
Iain Stewart tours the perilous and spectacular landscape of the Pacific rim to discover how the rocks beneath our feet shaped human history.
California. I.S. investigates why Californians are prepared to live with disastrous earthquakes, landslides and firestorms. Is their risk-taking culture a throwback to the days of the 19th century fortune seekers who came in search of gold?
BBC 2 9.00pm
Blizzard: Race to the Pole
Second in a series of six programmes.
A re-enactment of the amazing journeys undertaken in 1911 by Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen to reach the South Pole. On the 1911 expedition, Amundsen relied on dog sleds to power him to the Pole, while Scott chose motor-sledges, ponies and man-hauling. And as the present day dog teams set off on their hazardous journey, it becomes clear why - the Norwegians are making steady progress, but the British are struggling to control their dogs. Continues on Wednesday at 9.00pm.
MONDAY 14th
BBC 2 7.00pm
Restoration Village
Third in a series of nine programmes.
A second chance to see the gems from the Midlands and East Anglia - a 150-year-old blacksmith and wheelwrights workshop, a Mediaeval Lincolnshire church, and a Norfolk village school.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Betjeman and me - Rick Stein’s story.
In the first of three programmes celebrating the centenary of the revered poet’s birth on 28th August, Rick Stein pays a Cornish tribute. He visit’s the beaches, cliffs and estuaries that inspired so much of Sir John Betjeman’s poetry and creates a seafood feast for friends and family of the great man.
BBC 2 11.00pm
John Bateman - The Last Laugh.
A one-off reputations special, an intimate portrait of the poet who died, aged 77, in 1984. He entertained with his warmth and enthusiasm, but was inwardly haunted by fear, religious doubt, remorse and guilt.
WEDNESDAY 16th
BBC 2 7.30pm (postponed from 9th August)
Seven Man-Made Wonders
Third in a series of ten programmes.
The North West. From Blackpool to Chester and Liverpool to the Isle of Man, Simon O‘Brien explores the most stunning edifices of the North West.
BBC 2 8.00pm
Fred Dibnah’s World of Steam, Steel and Stone.
Sixth in a series of twelve programmes, moving to Wednesday evenings for the rest of its run.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Blizzard: Race to the Pole
Fourth in a series of six programmes.
A re-enactment of the amazing journeys undertaken in 1911 by Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen to reach the South Pole.
The British team faces the gruelling prospect of hauling two 500kg sledges with six men instead of eight, and Bruce Parry has a tough decision to make.
Five 7.15pm
The Trench Detectives.
First in a new series of five programmes.
Archaeology and history experts uncover the astonishing truths behind mysteries that have lain buried for years. At Loos in northern France, the site of a hellish WWI battle that moved underground into a network of tunnels, a mass grave is found. The British casualties alone amounted to 50,000 killed or wounded in the savage fighting of 1915. Some of the bodies appear to have been laid out carefully, with their possessions - why? And what is the connection between the battle and the young Adolf Hitler?
FRIDAY 18th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Restoration Village
Fourth in a series of nine programmes.
In "Restoration" viewers were given a chance to help save their favourite historic building. Now host Griff Rhys Jones, architect Ptolemy Dean and building conservationist Marianne Suhr are spotlighting 21 structures of architectural, historical and social importance scattered throughout the UK's villages. Restoring any one of them could mean reviving the spirit and livelihood of an entire community.
One of Scotland’s finest civic buildings, a 400-year-old church that hosted great scientific and religious debates, and the country’s oldest purpose-built lighthouse are the landmarks in need.
Time Team on Discovery.
This week there is a showing of Time Team on Discovery from Monday to Thursday at 4.00pm. On Friday there is an episode of Fact or Fiction.
On the “More 4” channel this weekend we can see ….
Saturday 12th
7.00pm - Time Team - TR and the Team dig at one of the country’s finest and best-preserved stately homes.
Sunday 13th
3.05pm - Time Team triple bill.
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From Radio Times 19th - 25th August 2006
SATURDAY 19th
ITV 5.50pm
Prehistoric Park
Fifth in a series of six programmes.
A 50ft-long super croc, enormous creepy crawlies and the daddy of the dinosaurs - the tyrannosaurus rex - will populate the ultimate wildlife sanctuary. Zoologist Nigel Marvin goes back and forth in time to save everything from super-sized insects to woolly mammoths in the moments before their extinction.
NM continues his quest to rescue long-lost creatures from extinction by travelling back 300 million years to prehistoric Scotland, where he encounters dragonflies the size of eagles and a 10ft millipede. Back at the camp, Suzanne is trying to save the life of the injured T-Rex and is hoping to encourage the two sabre-tooths to breed.
Channel 4 7.10pm
The Hitler Family.
While Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime was based on a myth of racial purity. Hitler himself was at constant pains to hide his own, Less-than-flawless lineage. Featuring interviews with some of the Dictator’s living relatives, this documentary reveals who the Fuhrer’s family were and how he tried to control them - from the niece who committed suicide, to his English-born nephew who extorted money from his uncle by threatening to expose dark family secrets.
SUNDAY 20th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Journeys into the Ring of Fire
Third in a series of four programmes.
Iain Stewart tours the perilous and spectacular landscape of the Pacific rim to discover how the rocks beneath our feet shaped human history.
How did the Incas build such a huge and successful empire on some of the most hostile and unforgiving terrain on the planet? I.S. climbs high into the Andes to reveal clues, hidden in the landscape, became the Incas eventual downfall.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Blizzard: Race to the Pole
Fifth in a series of six programmes.
A re-enactment of the amazing journeys undertaken in 1911 by Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen to reach the South Pole. On the 1911 expedition, Amundsen relied on dog sleds to power him to the Pole, while Scott chose motor-sledges, ponies and man-hauling. Bruce Parry and the British team run into atrocious snow conditions and a lack of food is starting to take its toll. Continues on Wednesday at 9.00pm.
MONDAY 21st
BBC 2 7.00pm
Restoration Village
Fourth in a series of nine programmes.
A second chance to see one of Scotland’s finest civic buildings, a 400-year-old church that hosted great scientific and religious debates, and the country’s oldest purpose-built lighthouse are the landmarks in need.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Betjeman and me - Griff Rhys Jones.
Since his death in 1983, Betjeman has remained one of Britain‘s most popular poets. His ‘Collected Poems‘ has sold over two million copies and the enduring themes of love, death, faith and pretty girls have given his work widespread appeal. He‘s the Bertie Wooster of light verse. Griff reappraises the man and his work, with critics, fans and admirers.
WEDNESDAY 23rd
BBC 2 8.00pm
Fred Dibnah’s World of Steam, Steel and Stone.
Seventh in a series of twelve programmes, moving to Wednesday evenings for the rest of its run. A look at the importance of steam power.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Blizzard: Race to the Pole
Last in a series of six programmes.
A re-enactment of the amazing journeys undertaken in 1911 by Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen to reach the South Pole.
Bruce Parry and his team make it to the Pole.
Five 7.15pm
The Trench Detectives.
Second in a new series of five programmes.
Archaeology and history experts uncover the astonishing truths behind mysteries that have lain buried for years.
Passchendaele. The team travel to northern Belgium to excavate the site of a bloody battle in 1917. The British plan to fight their way through to the English Channel ended in carnage, and more than half a million men on all sides died, many of them drowning in the waist-high mud. Investigators unearth the remains of a wristwatch in the complex tunnel system. Can they identify the owner?
THURSDAY 24th
Channel 4 9.00pm
Nuremberg: Goering’s Last Stand.
Compelling feature-length documentary commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trial - the first international war crimes trial - organised by the Allies to deal with the most senior ranking Nazis captured in the final days of WWII. Centring around the drama unfolding in the claustrophobic prison, the story reveals what the world’s press couldn’t see in the courtroom - the hidden duel between Hitler’s surviving henchman Goering, the most senior Nazi captured alive, and his jailer, Colonel Burton Andrus.
FRIDAY 25th
BBC 2 7.30pm
In The Footsteps of Churchill.
First in a new series of nine programmes.
Professor Richard Holmes explores the places and events that forged an inspirational leader.
Young Winston. Churchill’s unruly early years.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Restoration Village
Fifth in a series of nine programmes.
In "Restoration" viewers were given a chance to help save their favourite historic building. Now host Griff Rhys Jones, architect Ptolemy Dean and building conservationist Marianne Suhr are spotlighting 21 structures of architectural, historical and social importance scattered throughout the UK's villages. Restoring any one of them could mean reviving the spirit and livelihood of an entire community.
Anglesey’s Prichard Jones Institute, the Pen yr Orsedd Quarry workshops at Nantile and Pembrey Court Farm at Pembrey, in Carmarthenshire, all throw their hat into the ring this week.
Time Team on Discovery.
This week there are no showings of Time Team on Discovery, but from Monday to Friday at 4.00pm they are airing Worst Jobs in History.
On the “More 4” channel this weekend we can see ….
Saturday 19th
7.05pm - Time Team - TR and the Team descend on the sleepy Oxfordshire village of Islip, the birthplace of Edward the Confessor.
Sunday 20th
3.00pm - Time Team triple bill.
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From Radio Times 26th August - 1st September 2006
SATURDAY 26th
ITV 5.45pm
Prehistoric Park
Fifth in a series of six programmes.
A 50ft-long super croc, enormous creepy crawlies and the daddy of the dinosaurs - the tyrannosaurus rex - will populate the ultimate wildlife sanctuary. Zoologist Nigel Marvin goes back and forth in time to save everything from super-sized insects to woolly mammoths in the moments before their extinction.
In a breathless conclusion to the series, NM travels back to prehistoric Texas in an attempt to rescue a deinosuchus - the largest crocodile that ever lived. With his intended bait having bee eaten by a group of troodons, NM must turn to his only alternative - himself.
Channel 4 7.25pm
Time Team: Big Royal Dig
See separate post.
SUNDAY 27th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Journeys into the Ring of Fire
Last in a series of four programmes.
Iain Stewart tours the perilous and spectacular landscape of the Pacific rim to discover how the rocks beneath our feet shaped human history.
Hostile mountain peaks covering three-quarters of Japan force the country’s population on to over-crowded strips of coastal plain. But what are the consequences?
Channel 4 8.00pm
Time Team: Big Royal Dig
See separate post.
MONDAY 28th
BBC 2 7.00pm
Restoration Village
Fifth in a series of nine programmes.
A second chance to see Anglesey’s Prichard Jones Institute, the Pen yr Orsedd Quarry workshops at Nantile and Pembrey Court Farm at Pembrey, in Carmarthenshire, all throw their hat into the ring this week.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Betjeman and Me - Dan Cruickshank.
The series of tributes to the late JB concludes with a personal accolade from his friend and former colleague, DC. Focusing on the poet’s two major influences - London and Metroland - the architectural historian tries to look beyond Betjeman’s perceived eccentricity and uncover his true nature.
Channel 4 7.00pm
Who Downed Douglas Bader?
A Spitfire pilot who lost both legs in an accident before WWII, Bader holds a special place in Britain’s wartime history. His war ended abruptly however when he collided with a German plane over northern France in 1941 and spent the rest of the war as a PoW. Recently new evidence has emerged which casts doubt on Bader’s version of his crash. Historian Andy Saunders and specialist air crash investigator Bernie Forward embark on a search for the remains of his aircraft.
Channel 4 9.00pm
Time Team: Big Royal Dig
See separate post.
WEDNESDAY 30th
BBC 2 8.30pm
Fred Dibnah’s World of Steam, Steel and Stone.
Eighth in a series of twelve programmes. Fred‘s fascination with mining helped to make viewers more aware of the skills of miners and mining engineers, and the dangers and hardships faced by men, women and children through history as they dug underground.
Five 7.15pm
The Trench Detectives.
Third in a new series of five programmes.
Archaeology and history experts uncover the astonishing truths behind mysteries that have lain buried for years.
Serre. This village in northern France was the site of bloody fighting in WWI. Among those who fell were two German soldiers, both of whom left subtle clues to their lives. Can the experts manage to identify them?
FRIDAY 1st
BBC 2 7.30pm
In The Footsteps of Churchill.
Second in a series of nine programmes.
Professor Richard Holmes explores the places and events that forged an inspirational leader.
From Soldier to Statesman. Daring exploits in the Boer War helped launch Churchill‘s career back in Britain. By 1910, he was home secretary at just 35.
BBC 2 8.00pm
York Minster
First in a new series of six programmes.
It’s Easter at one of the busiest cathedrals in Europe and the new Archbishop of York brings his flamboyant style to the festivities.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Restoration Village
Sixth in a series of nine programmes.
In "Restoration" viewers were given a chance to help save their favourite historic building. Now host Griff Rhys Jones, architect Ptolemy Dean and building conservationist Marianne Suhr are spotlighting 21 structures of architectural, historical and social importance scattered throughout the UK's villages. Restoring any one of them could mean reviving the spirit and livelihood of an entire community.
Northern Ireland’s candidates for rescue are a Georgian schoolhouse; a house that harboured an infamous British spy; and a church on the coast.
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Time Team on Discovery.
This week there are no showings of Time Team on Discovery, but from Tuesday to Friday at 4.00pm they are airing Tony Robinson‘s Romans.
On the “More 4” channel this weekend we can see ….
Saturday 26th
12.00pm TT Big Royal Dig Live.
6.00pm - Time Team Special - TR and the Team build a replica of Durrington Walls, a monument found near Stonehenge.
Sunday 27th
12.00pm - 6.05pm …TT Big Royal Dig Live.
Monday 28th
12.00pm - 6.00pm … TT Big Royal Dig Live.
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Thought this deserved a post of its own …..
TIME TEAM : BIG ROYAL DIG
FRIDAY 25th
Channel 4
7.30 - 8.00pm
Tony and the Team celebrate the Queen’s 80th birthday the only way they know how - by digging up the gardens at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Holyrood House in Edinburgh to reveal the archaeological secrets of these regal residences.
SATURDAY 26th
More 4
12.00 - 6.00pm
Live: Tony and the Team continue their excavation at three royal palaces around Britain.
Channel 4
7.25 - 9.25pm
Has evidence been found of the earlier houses at Buckingham Palace? Is there any trace of Edward III’s Round Table building at Windsor? And what have the Team unearthed about the bloody history of Holyrood House? TR rounds up the news from the three sites, with comment and analysis from the Team’s own experts.
SUNDAY 27th
More 4
12.00 - 6.05pm
Live: the stately excavations continue.
Channel 4
8.00 - 9.00pm
Excitement mounts as the Team begin a second full day of investigations at all three sites. TR offers a trench-side view of the day’s discoveries. Have the Team unearthed evidence of the Civil War defences in Buckingham Palace’s gardens? Have they established the location and size of the original palace built by Henry II, and rebuilt by Henry III? And is there any news of Mary Queen of Scots’ real tennis court at Holyrood House?
MONDAY 28th
More 4
12.00 - 6.00pm
Live: the last day of the Team’s archaeological investigations.
Channel 4
9.00 - 10.00pm
On the final day of the Team’s archaeological investigations of the three royal residences, TR looks at the conclusions that can be drawn from the weekend’s work - including their search for the location for the location of the original Windsor Castle.
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From Radio Times 2nd - 8th September 2006
MONDAY 4th
BBC 2 7.00pm
Restoration Village
Sixth in a series of nine programmes.
Northern Ireland’s candidates for rescue are a Georgian schoolhouse; a house that harboured an infamous British spy; and a church on the coast.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Lost Cities of the Ancients.
First in a new series of three programmes revealing some of the world’s greatest lost cities and solving the mystery of why they disappeared by following scientific clues.
The Vanished Capital of the Pharaoh. Rediscovering the legendary city of Piramesse, a magnificent ancient capital built 3,000 years ago by the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses the Great, who lavished it with statues and obelisks, temples and palaces designed to awe all those who entered. What was once a teeming metropolis, a gateway to ancient Egypt, was lost for thousands of years and the quest to find became one of archaeology’s great prizes. But why when it was located, was it found to be in the wrong place, somewhere Ramesses could not possibly have built it?
TUESDAY 5th
Lost Cities of the Ancients.
Second in a series of three programmes revealing some of the world’s greatest lost cities and solving the mystery of why they disappeared by following scientific clues.
The Cursed Valley of the Pyramids. A strange lost world lies in northern Peru. The Lambeyeque people were haunted by a terrible fear and believed pyramids were essential to their survival. This conviction reached its height at Tucume, an eerie place of 26 pyramids side-by-side - created before the community vanished forever. The quest to solve the mystery behind the pyramids took almost 100 years to solve. The film recreates the bloody scenes of human sacrifice that took place at Tucume, culminating in a frenzy that led to the purging and abandonment of the city of pyramids - a desperate act that brought to an end this thousand-year-old civilisation.
WEDNESDAY 6th
BBC 1 9.00pm
First in a new series of eight programmes.
Barbara Windsor traces her grandfather to the East London Docks and discovers that his mother was a match girl at the Bryant & May factory. But Barbara’s forebears can also be found farther afield: her mother’s ancestors were Irish - they left Cork after the potato famine - and her father’s family hails from Suffolk, where Barbara receives a big surprise.
BBC 2 8.30pm
Fred Dibnah’s World of Steam, Steel and Stone.
Ninth in a series of twelve programmes. How Fred‘s zeal for engineering projects helped viewers appreciate how human activity has shaped the landscape.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Lost Cities of the Ancients.
Last in a series of three programmes revealing some of the world’s greatest lost cities and solving the mystery of why they disappeared by following scientific clues.
The Dark Lords of Hattusha. More than 3,000 years ago a mysterious civilisation rose from nothing to build an empire that rivalled that of Egypt and Babylon. And yet at the height of its powers, this great empire suddenly vanished from history. This is the story of the formidable Hittites, a civilisation bent on world domination. With the rediscovery of the capital Hattusha, archaeologists have unearthed more than 30,000 tablets that were used to catalogue the secrets of the Hittite people. Using these deciphered texts, this film recreates the lost world and tries to explain what caused an empire built to last forever to vanish so completely from history.
Five 7.15pm
The Trench Detectives.
Fourth in a series of five programmes.
Archaeology and history experts uncover the astonishing truths behind mysteries that have lain buried for years.
Ypres. A solitary uniform button identifies the remains of three men as German soldiers from 213 Reserve Regiment and leads on to the discovery of a civilian massacre committed near to the birthplace of trench warfare.
FRIDAY 8th
BBC 2 7.30pm
In The Footsteps of Churchill.
Third in a series of nine programmes.
Professor Richard Holmes explores the places and events that forged an inspirational leader.
BBC 2 8.00pm
York Minster
Second in a series of six programmes.
It’s a challenging summer at the cathedral, with funerals to arrange, floods to stem - and then the Archbishop of York drops by for a spot of karaoke.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Restoration Village
Seventh in a series of nine programmes.
In "Restoration" viewers were given a chance to help save their favourite historic building. Now host Griff Rhys Jones, architect Ptolemy Dean and building conservationist Marianne Suhr are spotlighting 21 structures of architectural, historical and social importance scattered throughout the UK's villages. Restoring any one of them could mean reviving the spirit and livelihood of an entire community.
The north of England yields a water-powered corn mill disguised as a Greek temple, a Victorian gun battery used at the start of WWI, and a Lancashire cotton mill that spawned an entire village.
Time Team on Discovery.
This week there are showings of Time Team on Discovery from Monday to Friday at 4.00pm.
On the “More 4” channel this weekend we can see ….
Saturday 2nd
7.05pm - Time Team - TR and the Team attempts to excavate one of Britain‘s largest Iron Age structures, a stone tower in Applecross, Scotland.
Sunday 3rd
3.05pm - Time Team triple bill.
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Julian Richards' 'Mapping the Town' is being repeated on Radio 4 at Wednesdays at 1:30pm.
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From Radio Times 9th - 15th September 2006
MONDAY 11th
BBC 2 7.00pm
Restoration Village
Seventh in a series of nine programmes.
The north of England yields a water-powered corn mill disguised as a Greek temple, a Victorian gun battery used at the start of WWI, and a Lancashire cotton mill that spawned an entire village.
TUESDAY 12th
BBC 2 7.00pm
Who Do You Think You Are?
A second chance to see…
First in a new series of eight programmes.
Barbara Windsor traces her grandfather to the East London Docks and discovers that his mother was a match girl at the Bryant & May factory. But Barbara’s forebears can also be found farther afield: her mother’s ancestors were Irish - they left Cork after the potato famine - and her father’s family hails from Suffolk, where Barbara receives a big surprise.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Egypt.
First in a trio of handsome drama documentaries on the uncovering of Ancient Egypt’s wonders.
The Search for Tutankhamun. The obsession of painter-turned-archaeologist Howard Carter and his patron Lord Carnarvon is interwoven with the story of the boy king.
WEDNESDAY 13th
BBC 1 9.00pm
Who Do You Think You Are?
Second in a series of eight programmes.
Actor Robert Lindsay returns home to the small industrial town of Ilkeston in Derbyshire to explore the lives of his grandparents in this moving episode of the family tree documentary series. The revelations begin when he’s told that his maternal grandparents lost three children he’d never known about. He also discovers that his paternal grandfather was severely wounded in the trenches during WWI. But what of Robert’s maternal grandfather?
BBC 2 8.30pm
Fred Dibnah’s World of Steam, Steel and Stone.
Tenth in a series of twelve programmes. Fred served his apprenticeship as a joiner and always showed a great appreciation for the men who built Britain‘s great castles, palaces and country houses.
Five 7.15pm
The Trench Detectives.
Last in a series of five programmes.
Archaeology and history experts uncover the astonishing truths behind mysteries that have lain buried for years.
Beaumont Hamel. On 1st July, 1916, The Allies suffered the horrific loss of almost 60,000 troops in the Battle of the Somme. At part of that site, the team discover evidence of a medical aid post, before unearthing a button that could only have been worn by the Regimental Medical Officer. But what led this doctor to the bloody battlegrounds of France?.
FRIDAY 15th
BBC 2 7.00pm
In The Footsteps of Churchill.
Not showing in Scotland, so I don’t have details.
BBC 2 8.00pm
York Minster
Third in a series of six programmes.
The campaign to save the Minster has begun. With £23 million required for stonemasonry and windows, plans for a celebrity concert take shape.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Restoration Village
Eighth in a series of nine programmes.
In "Restoration" viewers were given a chance to help save their favourite historic building. Now host Griff Rhys Jones, architect Ptolemy Dean and building conservationist Marianne Suhr are spotlighting 21 structures of architectural, historical and social importance scattered throughout the UK's villages. Restoring any one of them could mean reviving the spirit and livelihood of an entire community.
Cast your votes for the historic village building you most want to see restored. Griff Rhys Jones reviews the finalists so far, and reveals last week’s winner from the North and the runner-up across the series. All eight candidates will go through to the final on Sunday 17th September at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum in Sussex.
Time Team on Discovery.
This week there are showings of Time Team on Discovery from Monday to Friday at 4.00pm.
On the “More 4” channel this weekend we can see ….
Saturday 9th
6.00pm - Time Team - TR and the Team hunt for the remains of a Roman villa in Somerset.
7.05pm - Time Team - A cave in Derbyshire‘s Peak District reveals its gruesome contents - human bones.
Sunday 10th
3.05pm - Time Team triple bill.
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From Radio Times 16th - 22nd September 2006
SATURDAY 16th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Treasures Inside the Kremlin
Glorious parades, bloody uprisings and grand state funerals have all graced the rooms of the Kremlin. But what’s it actually like to work there? For the first time cameras have been allowed exclusive access to the innermost areas of the building that has held the seat of Russian power for 600 years. This revealing documentary explores the building’s hidden rooms and treasures, and hears from those looking after Russia’s political leaders. These men and women provide a new perspective on the everyday life of one of the world’s most secretive institutions, and offer a unique glimpse into its past.
Channel 4 7.00pm
The Doomsday Code
St John’s apocalyptic vision of the end of the world in the book of Revelation is one of the Bible’s best known passages, inspiring morbid fascination in many cultures. This programme sees Time Team’s Tony Robinson visiting the USA, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Africa in an effort to uncover the realities behind the book’s mystique. According to a 2002 poll, 59% of Americans believe the prophecies in Revelation will come to pass. These “End-Timers” have powerful political friends in the White House and their opponents are convinced they are actively trying to ensure these events occur. TR also meets those who think that Israel will fight a nuclear war with the Islamic world, that the Secretary General of the UN is the Antichrist, and that the world will end after the Battle of Armageddon.
SUNDAY 17th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Restoration Village Final
Last in a series of nine programmes
The future of architectural gems in villages around the country hangs in the balance. MS and PD join GR-J at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum in West Sussex for a live review of the contenders. Which will win the multimillion-pound restoration prize?
MONDAY 18th
BBC 2 7.00pm
Restoration Village Final
An edited repeat of the final show.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Genghis Khan
His name is synonymous with evil, his reputation a mix of savagery and tactical genius. But how did this outcast from the outermost reaches of Asia come to conquer an empire larger than that of the Romans? Orgil Makhaan takes on the role of the Mongol Emperor in a dramatised documentary, revealing what drove one man to create the largest land empire ever known.
TUESDAY 12th
BBC 2 7.00pm
Who Do You Think You Are?
A second chance to see…
Second in a series of eight programmes.
Actor Robert Lindsay returns home to the small industrial town of Ilkeston in Derbyshire to explore the lives of his grandparents in this moving episode of the family tree documentary series. The revelations begin when he’s told that his maternal grandparents lost three children he’d never known about. He also discovers that his paternal grandfather was severely wounded in the trenches during WWI. But what of Robert’s maternal grandfather?
WEDNESDAY 20th
BBC 1 10.40pm
Who Do You Think You Are?
Third in a series of eight programmes
Although born and bred in Wales, the 110m hurdle world record holder Colin Jackson’s search for his roots leads to connections with the slave trade in Jamaica and ancestry in Scotland. A discovery about his DNA also gives him an idea of where his competitive streak may have come from.
BBC 2 8.30pm
Fred Dibnah’s World of Steam, Steel and Stone.
Eleventh in a series of twelve programmes. Appreciating the skills of the craftspeople of the past.
THURSDAY 21st
BBC 1 9.00pm
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
First in a new series of six programmes looking at the turning points in Roman history - and some of the Empire’s greatest stories - are brought to life in this drama documentary series.
Nero. What happens when the most powerful man in the world goes mad? Michael Sheen stars as the infamous emperor; who murdered his wife, married his slave boy and took Rome to the brink of ruin.
FRIDAY 22nd
BBC 2 8.00pm
York Minster
Fourth in a series of six programmes.
Music is central to the life of the Minster and it’s a select group of boys and girls who provide the voices that lead the worship. But summer brings extra pressures with Sunday services, a school play and a demanding master of music.
Time Team on Discovery.
This week there are showings of Time Team on Discovery from Monday to Friday at 4.00pm.
On the “More 4” channel this weekend we can see ….
Saturday 16th
5.55pm - Time Team - The experts search a cliff-top mound on the Shetland Isles known as the Giant‘s Grave.
7.05pm - Time Team - Greenwich‘s Naval College and Maritime Museum, which stands on the site of Henry VIII‘s favourite palace.
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From Radio Times 23rd - 29th September 2006
MONDAY 25th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Nuremberg - Nazis on Trial
First in a new series of three programmes probing the minds of the three most notorious Nazis in the dock, 60 years after the greatest trial of the 20th century.
Albert Speer. Nathaniel Parker provides a fascinating portrayal of the most inscrutable Nazi on trial at Nuremberg, Hitler’s architect and armaments minister Albert Speer. Speer was the only defendant who unreservedly accepted responsibility for the Nazis’ crimes. But was his remorse genuine or just a clever defence strategy?
TUESDAY 26th
BBC 2 7.00pm
Who Do You Think You Are?
A second chance to see…
Third in a series of eight programmes
Although born and bred in Wales, the 110m hurdle world record holder Colin Jackson’s search for his roots leads to connections with the slave trade in Jamaica and ancestry in Scotland. A discovery about his DNA also gives him an idea of where his competitive streak may have come from.
WEDNESDAY 27th
BBC 1 9.00pm
Who Do You Think You Are?
Fourth in a series of eight programmes.
Fiercely proud of his Celtic origins, actor David Tennant’s research into his maternal grandfather’s family uncovers the reason that his great-great-grandfather was forced to leave the Isle of Mull for industrial Glasgow. Journeying on to Londonderry to investigate the lives of his Scottish grandfather and his Irish wife, David embarks on a difficult journey into the sectarian side to his family roots.
BBC 2 8.30pm
Fred Dibnah’s World of Steam, Steel and Stone.
Last in a series of twelve programmes. A celebration of the role that labourers, stonemasons and miners played in the building of Britain.
THURSDAY 28th
BBC 1 9.00pm
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Second in a series of six programmes looking at the turning points in Roman history - and some of the Empire’s greatest stories - are brought to life in this drama documentary series.
Caesar. A portrait of the most famous Roman of them all. Julius Caesar was a maverick, a soldier of genius, charming, savage, power-hungry and opportunistic. He managed to overthrow a 500-year-old republic and begin the age of emperors, possibly the single greatest turning point in Roman history.
FRIDAY 22nd
BBC 2 8.00pm
York Minster
Fifth in a series of six programmes.
Attitudes towards sexuality within the church are examined when a gay trainee priest arrives.
BBC 2 9.00pm
Galapagos
First in a new series of three programmes filmed in high-definition to capture remarkable natural events and animal behaviour on the South American islands for the first time.
Born of Fire. Many of the Galapagos’ volcanoes that brought about its existence remain active, and there’s amazing footage of an eruption of the Sierra Negra. Marine iguanas leap off lava cliffs into billowing surf; giant tortoises are groomed by Darwin’s finches; and the waved albatross shows off with a magical courtship display.
Time Team on Discovery.
This week there are showings of Time Team on Discovery from Monday to Friday at 4.00pm.
On the “More 4” channel this weekend we can see ….
Saturday 23rd
6.05pm - Time Team - Searching for a silk factory in South London.
7.10pm - Time Team - The team of experts visits Bath‘s Royal Crescent.
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Very interesting doc on History tonight at 9pm.
Ravens,all about the CIA airwar in Loas.
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