From Radio Times 18th - 24th November 2006

SATURDAY 18th
BBC 2 6.10pm a second chance to see….
Planet Earth.
Second in the series as the wildlife programme resumes.
Great Plains. Exploring the vast open spaces of our planet. These immense wilderness areas are seemingly empty - but this illusion is exposed by great gatherings of wildlife, from gazelle on the Mongolian steppes to caribou in North America and wildebeest in East Africa.

BBC 2 8.25pm a second chance to see….
Coast
Fourth in a series of eight programmes.
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Cables beneath a Cornish beach lead Neil Oliver to a dramatic tale of the birth of radio, espionage, and greed. Mark Horton visit’s the Isles of Scilly to reveal ancient tombs on these ‘isles of the dead’.

Channel 4 7.25pm
Hitler’s Holocaust.
Last in a series of six programmes featuring a harrowing review of the atrocities, incorporating gripping archive film footage and eyewitness testimony.
Liberation. When the allied troops finally liberated the concentration camps, the full horror of the harrowing events that had taken place were laid bare. Over 14,000 detainees died of typhus, malnutrition and exhaustion during the first few days of freedom alone, adding to the six million who had already perished. The survivors, shunted around Europe before they could settle down, would be haunted for ever by the experience. Includes first-hand accounts by SS guards and former prisoners.

SUNDAY 19th
BBC 1 9.00pm
Planet Earth.
Third in a series of six programmes as the wildlife programme resumes.
Jungles. Tropical rainforests cover just 3% of the planet yet are home to a staggering 50% of the world’s species. They are the richest environments on earth but also the most competitive. Travelling through this verdant world cameras capture the amazing strategies that the inhabitants adopt in order to survive and get noticed, including the hilarious and colourful rituals of the birds of paradise, the flying-frog mating orgy and the parasitic, body snatching cordyceps fungi that eat their victims alive.

Channel 4 6.35pm
CODEX
Second in a series of programmes.
Tony Robinson presents this code-cracking game show in which a team of contestants travel through the darkened rooms of the British Museum solving puzzles based on historical artefacts.
Artefacts from Imperial Rome provide the clues in the code-cracking game show. Which of the quintet an correctly answer questions about historical items that include a 1st century gladiator’s helmet and a portrait of Caesar Augustus in order to win the star prize?

MONDAY 20th
Channel 4 9.00pm
Monarchy by David Starkey.
Second in a series of five programmes.
The Glorious Revolution. Historian Dr David Starkey looks at the “Bloodless Revolution“ of 1688, the Parliament-devised plot to overthrow England‘s last Roman Catholic King, James II, and replace him with his Dutch Protestant son-in-law William of Orange.

Five 9.00pm
Disappearing Britain.
First in a new series of three programmes exploring Britain‘s social heritage.
Beside the Seaside with Sarah Lancashire. This week SL recaptures the days when Blackpool was the pleasure capital of the North. Mill workers used to flock there for a week of freedom - including Sarah’s great-grandfather Tom.

TUESDAY 21st
Five 7.15pm
Tim Marlow on … the Museum of Modern Art Oxford.
The art historian spends four months following the work of one of the country’s leading contemporary art galleries, whose mission is to make the medium more accessible to the public.

Five 8.00pm
Jack the Ripper - the First Serial Killer: Revealed
New Scotland Yard criminal psychologist Laura Richard and a team of experts apply modern investigative techniques to build a portrait of the unidentified perpetrator of the notorious 1888 murders.

WEDNESDAY 22nd
BBC 2 7.00pm a third (!) chance to see….
Coast
Fourth in a series of eight programmes.
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Cables beneath a Cornish beach lead Neil Oliver to a dramatic tale of the birth of radio, espionage, and greed. Mark Horton visit’s the Isles of Scilly to reveal ancient tombs on these ‘isles of the dead’.

THURSDAY 23rd
BBC 2 8.00pm
Coast
Fifth in a series of eight programmes.
Dublin to Derry. How the sea has shaped the island that is Ireland. Miranda Krestovnikoff joins the punters at a unique horse race by the sea and Mark Horton investigates a lost year in the life of the SS Great Britain.

FRIDAY 24th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Simon Schama’s Power of Art.
Sixth in a series of eight programmes in which Professor Simon Schama explores the life and work of some of the art world’s greatest and often most tortured characters.
Van Gogh . The painting “Wheat Field with Crows” - a work created in the summer of 1890 - saw Vincent Van Gogh hailed a genius weeks before he ended his life. But was it a cry of anguish or a shout of triumph?



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Sunday 19th
11.45am - Codex.
3.55pm - The Worst Jobs in History - they are showing the second series programmes from earlier this year.

From Radio Times 25th November - 1st December 2006

SATURDAY 25th
BBC 2 7.00pm a second chance to see….
Planet Earth.
Third in the series as the wildlife programme resumes.
Jungles. Tropical rainforests cover just 3% of the planet yet are home to a staggering 50% of the world’s species. They are the richest environments on earth but also the most competitive. Travelling through this verdant world cameras capture the amazing strategies that the inhabitants adopt in order to survive and get noticed, including the hilarious and colourful rituals of the birds of paradise, the flying-frog mating orgy and the parasitic, body snatching cordyceps fungi that eat their victims alive.

SUNDAY 26th
BBC 1 9.00pm
Planet Earth.
Fourth in a series of six programmes as the wildlife programme resumes.
Shallow Seas. Following the epic journey of a humpback whale and her calf as they travel to the great feeding ground in the icy polar seas. Plus pygmy sea horses and sea snakes, bull fur seals attacking king penguins, rampaging starfish and giant colonies of seabirds in the Arabian desert.

Channel 4 6.40pm
CODEX
Third in a series of programmes.
Tony Robinson presents this code-cracking game show in which a team of contestants travel through the darkened rooms of the British Museum solving puzzles based on historical artefacts.
TR leads contestants through artefacts from the golden age of Athens in the fifth century BC. They are challenged to glean clues from items such as the famous Parthenon sculptures, which were brought back to London by Lord Elgin.

Five 8.00pm
Victoria Cross Heroes.
Second of three programmes.
This commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross, presented by the Prince of Wales, continues with the stories of WWI recipients. Of the 1,355 medals given out, almost half have been awarded to men who fought in what was dubbed “the war to end all wars”. First-hand testimony, archive footage and reconstructions tell their stories, including Private Sidney Godley, who single-handedly held off a German advance for two hours.

MONDAY 27th
BBC 2 7.00pm
Coast
Fifth in a series of eight programmes.
Dublin to Derry. How the sea has shaped the island that is Ireland. Miranda Krestovnikoff joins the punters at a unique horse race by the sea and Mark Horton investigates a lost year in the life of the SS Great Britain.

Channel 4 9.00pm
Monarchy by David Starkey.
Third in a series of five programmes.
Rule Britannia. Historian Dr David Starkey examines how, during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and after the union with Scotland in 1707, England grew from a minor state to become Great Britain - the most formidable power in Europe. A feature of this period - and the prosperous reigns of rulers William and Mary, and Anne - was the changing relationship between Crown and Parliament, which led to Britain’s transformation into a modern constitutional monarchy.

Five 9.00pm
Disappearing Britain.
Second in a series of three programmes exploring Britain‘s social heritage.
When Coal was King with Ricky Tomlinson. The “Royle Family” star charts the rise and fall of Britain’s coal industry. Having been jailed during the 1971 builders’ strike, Ricky feels a particular affinity with the fate of the coal-mining community.

TUESDAY 28th
Five 7.15pm
Glories of Islamic Art.
First in a new series of three programmes.
Professor Akbar Ahmed celebrates the art and architecture of Islam through the ages, beginning with the revelation that the establishment of the religion has its roots long before the birth of the prophet Mohammed.

Five 8.00pm
Hitler’s Private World: revealed.
Revolutionary lip-reading techniques are applied to private home movies of the dictator in an attempt to uncover the real man behind the public façade, including his affection for Eva Braun and love of American cinema.

THURSDAY 29th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Coast
Sixth in a series of eight programmes.
Newcastle to Hull. Neil Oliver explores the ancient coastal home of the Venerable Bede who, 1,300 years ago, wrote the first history of England.

FRIDAY 1st
BBC 2 9.00pm
Simon Schama’s Power of Art.
Seventh in a series of eight programmes in which Professor Simon Schama explores the life and work of some of the art world’s greatest and often most tortured characters.
Picasso. A stark, monochrome view into the dark pit of the human psyche, the epic masterpiece “Guernica” was Pablo Picasso’s extraordinary response to the Luftwaffe’s bombing of Spain during the Civil War of 1937. Schama looks at the massacre itself, as well as Picasso’s inspiration in the face of such atrocity.



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Sunday 26th
12.10am - Codex.

From Radio Times 2nd - 8th December 2006

SATURDAY 2nd
BBC 2 5.40pm a second chance to see….
Planet Earth.
Fourth in the series as the wildlife programme resumes.
Shallow Seas. Following the epic journey of a humpback whale and her calf as they travel to the great feeding ground in the icy polar seas. Plus pygmy sea horses and sea snakes, bull fur seals attacking king penguins, rampaging starfish and giant colonies of seabirds in the Arabian desert.

BBC 2 8.30pm a second chance to see….
Coast
Sixth in a series of eight programmes.
Newcastle to Hull. Neil Oliver explores the ancient coastal home of the Venerable Bede who, 1,300 years ago, wrote the first history of England.

SUNDAY 3rd
BBC 1 9.00pm
Planet Earth.
Fifth in a series of six programmes as the wildlife programme resumes.
Seasonal Forests. The planet’s greatest woodlands, from a giant sequoia in California that is the largest living thing on Earth to Madagascar’s baobab forests, where upside-down trees harbour the world’s smallest primate.

Channel 4 6.35pm
CODEX
Fourth in a series of programmes.
Tony Robinson presents this code-cracking game show in which a team of contestants travel through the darkened rooms of the British Museum solving puzzles based on historical artefacts.
Artefacts from Chinese history provide the clues in the code-cracking game show, including 8th century tomb figures, a Ming vase and one of the oldest surviving Chinese silks in the world.

Five 8.00pm
Victoria Cross Heroes.
Third of three programmes.
Before the VC was introduced, gallantry awards were available only to officers. But a siege by British and French troops on the Russian port of Sebastopol in the Crimean War led to a new medal, for which the Queen herself decided on the motto - “For Valour”. Stories include those of Royal Navy midshipmen Henry Wood and Edward Daniel, who rescued their wounded captain at Sebastopol, and the 11 men decorated for heroism after a small British force resisted repeated charges by Zulu warriors at Rorke’s Drift in 1879.

MONDAY 4th
Channel 4 9.00pm
Monarchy by David Starkey.
Third in a series of five programmes.
Empire. Recalling why an obscure German prince was crowned King George I in 1714, beginning a new era that established the pattern of political modernity we are familiar with today. Plus, how the breakdown in the relationship between William Pitt the elder and George III led to the American War of Independence and the devastating loss of the lucrative US colonies.

Five 9.00pm
Disappearing Britain.
Last in a series of three programmes exploring Britain‘s social heritage.
The British Cuppa with Wendy Craig. Actress Wendy Craig looks at Britian’s enduring love affair with tea, rediscovering the rituals and traditions associated with the drink that seems to be gradually disappearing from British life. She learns that tea became massively popular after the Plague, when people clamoured for the new drink from China because they knew that boiling water made it safe to drink.

TUESDAY 5th
Five 7.15pm
Glories of Islamic Art.
Second in a series of three programmes.
Professor Akbar Ahmed discusses the supreme importance of knowledge in Islamic tradition. He explores the immense cultural heritage of Cairo, one of humankind’s oldest cities, before visiting the site of the ancient library of Alexandria, once the world’s largest.

Five 8.00pm
Secrets of the Lost Fighter Pilots: revealed.
A total of 31 British and American jet fighter pilots are still unaccounted for after being downed in dogfights during the Korean War of the 1950s. This film follows the work of US government analyst Danz Blasser, who‘s spent 13 years looking for the missing men, and suspects some of them were captured and interrogated in Soviet gulags.

WEDNESDAY 6th
BBC 2 8.00pm a third chance to see….
Coast
Sixth in a series of eight programmes.
Newcastle to Hull. Neil Oliver explores the ancient coastal home of the Venerable Bede who, 1,300 years ago, wrote the first history of England.

THURSDAY 7th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Coast
Seventh in a series of eight programmes.
The Outer Hebrides. The hauntingly beautiful Mingulay, abandoned 100 years ago, is among some dramatic islands on view. Neil also unearths the ‘holy grail’ of golf, a fabulous early course that’s been lost for years. Miranda goes in search of a legendary shipwreck as she explores the true story behind the Ealing classic comedy “Whisky Galore!” Alice re-creates a forgotten chemical works, an ingenious attempt to convert the vast peat lands on the Isle of Lewis into oil. And Hermione Cockburn investigates the secrets of wind energy, and how much the world’s largest onshore wind farm might be built on the Outer Hebrides.

Channel 4 9.00pm
Murder in Paradise.
In 1943 the Bahamas were a playground for the rich and famous that became the location of one of the greatest unsolved crimes of the 20th century. Sir Harry Oakes was found brutally murdered in his bed, his body partially burnt and covered in feathers. Less than four months later the chief suspect, Sir Harry’s French son-in-law Count Alfred de Marigny, was sensationally acquitted. This factual film looks at the findings of a new five-year investigation into the case.

FRIDAY 8th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Simon Schama’s Power of Art.
Last in a series of eight programmes in which Professor Simon Schama explores the life and work of some of the art world’s greatest and often most tortured characters.
Rothko. Just how powerful is art? In the 1950s American-based artist Mark Rothko believed that tradition was all used up, that figurative art no longer had what it took to connect us, viscerally, to human tragedy. Only a brand new visual language of strong feeling, thought Rothko, could wake us from moral stupor. So he set himself - and New york - a test.



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Sunday 26th
12.05pm - Codex.

From Radio Times 9th - 15th December 2006

SATURDAY 9th
BBC 2 5.40pm a second chance to see….
Planet Earth.
Fourth in the series as the wildlife programme resumes.
Shallow Seas. Following the epic journey of a humpback whale and her calf as they travel to the great feeding ground in the icy polar seas. Plus pygmy sea horses and sea snakes, bull fur seals attacking king penguins, rampaging starfish and giant colonies of seabirds in the Arabian desert.

BBC 2 8.20pm a second chance to see….
Coast
Seventh in a series of eight programmes.
The Outer Hebrides. The hauntingly beautiful Mingulay, abandoned 100 years ago, is among some dramatic islands on view. Neil also unearths the ‘holy grail’ of golf, a fabulous early course that’s been lost for years. Miranda goes in search of a legendary shipwreck as she explores the true story behind the Ealing classic comedy “Whisky Galore!” Alice re-creates a forgotten chemical works, an ingenious attempt to convert the vast peat lands on the Isle of Lewis into oil. And Hermione Cockburn investigates the secrets of wind energy, and how much the world’s largest onshore wind farm might be built on the Outer Hebrides.

SUNDAY 10th
BBC 1 9.00pm
Planet Earth.
Last in a series of six programmes as the wildlife programme resumes.
Ocean Deep. The seas make up 90% of the living space on our planet and are home to myriad bizarre and powerful species, including the blue whale, twice the size of the largest known dinosaur, the vampire squid, which uses bioluminescence to create an extraordinary display of colour, and the scintillating sabre-billed sailfish.

Channel 4 6.40pm
CODEX
Fifth in a series of six programmes.
Tony Robinson presents this code-cracking game show in which a team of contestants travel through the darkened rooms of the British Museum solving puzzles based on historical artefacts.
Artefacts from Anglo-Saxon England provide the pointers including the Sutton Hoo helmet, the mysterious Franks Casket and the true meaning of the word Rune.

MONDAY 11th
Channel 4 9.00pm
Monarchy by David Starkey.
Fourth in a series of five programmes.
Survival. The historian explores the moment of crisis for the British monarchy following the French Revolution and the execution of King Louis XVI and what it meant to the reigns of George III, his sons George IV and William IV and William’s niece Victoria.

TUESDAY 12th
Five 7.15pm
Glories of Islamic Art.
Last in a series of three programmes.
Exploring the art and architecture of Istanbul, a city which has been influenced by a mixture of cultures and is particularly associated with Sufism. Professor Akbar Ahmed investigates the history of the city’s oldest buildings, including Hagia Sophia and the Suleymaniye Mosque.

Five 8.00pm
The Real JFK: revealed.
Was iconic US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy prepared to risk his political career and his country’s security for sex? This disturbing film looks at his relationships with five women, including film legend Marilyn Monroe, all of whom were considered to be security risks by the increasingly alarmed FBI.

THURSDAY 14th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Coast
Last in a series of eight programmes.
Felixstowe to London. Neil Oliver explores the wreck in the Thames estuary that could explode with a force that would devastate the coast. Alice Roberts savours the sea salt at Maldon, and Miranda Krestovnikoff goes in search of the thornback ray, an exotic species that feeds on the seabed close to the capital. Mark Horton digs into the seafaring history of London and Neil Oliver re-creates a remarkable cricket match miles out to sea on the eerie tidal landscape of Goodwin Sands. The series returns next year.

Channel 4 8.00pm
Prince Eddy: the King We Never Had.
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, otherwise known as Prince Eddy, would have become king instead of his shy younger brother George V had he not died of pneumonia in 1892 at the tender age of 28. Rumours about his colourful personal life led his reputation to be tarnished over the years as his name became a byword for the dark and decadent side of Victorian life. Here, historian Andrew Cook revisits the evidence and makes some remarkable discoveries.

Channel 4 9.00pm
Three Kings At War.
When Queen Victoria died in 1901, she left behind an extended family network related to many European thrones. But three first cousins - Prince George, later to become King George V of England, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - would find themselves at the centre of a family feud and a global war. Historian Andrew Cook reveals the amazing sequence of events.



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Sunday 10th
11.30pm - Codex.

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Sunday 10th
11.30pm - Codex.

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From Radio Times 16th - 22nd December 2006

SATURDAY 16th
BBC 2 6.50pm a second chance to see….
Planet Earth.
Last in the series of wildlife programmes.
Ocean Deep. The seas make up 90% of the living space on our planet and are home to myriad bizarre and powerful species, including the blue whale, twice the size of the largest known dinosaur, the vampire squid, which uses bioluminescence to create an extraordinary display of colour, and the scintillating sabre-billed sailfish.

Channel 4 7.30pm
Toulouse-Lautrec: the Full Story.
Art critic Waldemar Januszczak reveals tha fascinating life and career of the French Painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The artist led a turbulent existence, an outsider to his family but no stranger to obsession, alcohol and sexual excess. Januszczak makes the case that, despite this, his work was truly revolutionary, transforming the darkest depths of the human condition into images of genius that should have gathered more acclaim and respect.

SUNDAY 17th
Channel 4 6.40pm
CODEX
Last in a series of six programmes.
Tony Robinson presents this code-cracking game show in which a team of contestants travel through the darkened rooms of the British Museum solving puzzles based on historical artefacts.
Artefacts from Egypt include the Rosetta Stone, a colossal statue of Ramesses II and a real-life Mummy.

WEDNESDAY 20th
BBC 2 7.00pm a second chance to see …
Coast.
Last in a series of eight programmes.
Felixstowe to London. A wreck in the Thames Estuary could explode with a terrifying force that would devastate the coast. The series returns next year.

THURSDAY 21st
BBC 2 8.00pm
A Tudor Feast at Christmas.
Blackbirds, larks and venison, but not many roast potatoes? A group of historians and archaeologists turn back time as they prepare a Tudor feats without the aid of modern conveniences, exactly as it would have been done over 400 years ago. Dressed in period costume, our time travellers make use of local food sources and recipes from the era in a bid to rediscover the sensations of a bygone age.



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Saturday 16th
7.05pm - The Doomsday Code. St John’s apocalyptic vision of the end of the world in the book of “Revelations” is one of the best-known parts of the Bible, inspiring much morbid fascination around the globe. TR visit’s the US, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Africa in a bid to uncover why it remains so persuasive.
Sunday 17th
11.40am - Codex.
5.20pm - Tony Robinson’s Titanic Adventure.

Its my work night out tomorrow - so, one night early....

From Radio Times 23rd - 29th December 2006

SATURDAY 23rd
BBC 2 9.10pm
Ghosts of Christmas Past
A nostalgic look back at the way we used to celebrate Christmas in years gone by, as revealed in home movies and film archives, from celebrations in an orphanage and serene family gatherings to wild 70s parties. Including footage of the Sex pistols doing a benefit concert for striking firefighters, and soldiers stationed in Malaya in the late 1940s sending messages back to their families.

SUNDAY 24th
BBC 2 7.00pm
The Private Life of a Christmas Masterpiece
First in a new series of three programmes.
The Annunciation. The first moment in the Christmas story is the arrival of the archangel Gabriel to tell Mary that she has been chosen to give birth to the son of God. Many painters have depicted this miraculous event, but none better than the great Flemish painter Jan Van Eyck. As befits a man who seemed to mix espionage with painting for his patron, Eyck’s picture is full of symbols and half-concealed messages.

MONDAY 25th
BBC 2 6.15pm
The Private Life of a Christmas Masterpiece
Second in a series of three programmes.
Census at Bethlehem. A closer look at the image that inspired a thousand Christmas cards: Brueghel’s ‘Census at Bethlehem’. It depicts Mary and Joseph’s arrival in the town - but also offers a glimpse into life in a Netherlands village under the rule of foreign invaders.

Channel 4 8.00pm
The Secret Family of Jesus.
In 2003, Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Code was published, and sent shockwaves around the world. Why? The theory that Jesus and Mary Magdalen were married and had a child - a fact hushed up by later generations. Theologian Robert Beckford travels to the Holy Land to find out whether Christ really did have a family that endured, 300 years after his crucifixion. Testimonies from Bible scholars seem to suggest the idea contains a grain of truth.

TUESDAY 26th
BBC 2 7.00pm
The Private Life of a Christmas Masterpiece
Last in a series of three programmes.
God’s Child. A look at Paul Gauguin’s interpretation of the Nativity scene, a distinctively modern piece in which he depicted the Madonna as a young Polynesian woman, using his pregnant mistress as his model. Far removed from his traditional images, it has been hailed for its relevance to the contemporary world.

Five 8.00pm
The Mystery of the Marie Celeste: Revealed
The fate of the legendary vessel - which was found drifting off the shores of the Azores, unmanned but in full working order - is investigated by6 Brian Hicks and Celeste Fowles, a descendant of the ship’s captain.

WEDNESDAY 27th
Five 8.00pm
Khubilai Khan’s Lost Fleet
Cameras follow archaeologist Kenzo Hayashida as he attempts to locate more than 4000 ships lost at sea in 1281. The armada had been launched by the Mongol emperor in an attempt to conquer Japan.

Five 9.00pm
The Mystery Da Vinci
Documentary about a painting bought for £1,000 more than 20 years ago which could be a lost work by Leonardo da Vinci. Here, scientists and historians try to determine its past.



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Saturday 23rd
5.55pm - The Worst Christmas Jobs in History: a slide down the Christmas career ladder.
Sunday 24th
11.00am - Time Team: The Big Royal Dig.

Thanks. Val. Enjoy your Xmas 'do'.

Oh, I did, I did!

Sorry this is late, I've kind've lost track of the days this week!

From Radio Times 30th December 2006 - 5th January 2007

SUNDAY 31st
Channel 4 7.00pm
TIME TEAM: Big Royal Dig
Highlights of the Team’s summer, reliving the excavation work they undertook at three main royal residences in honour of the Queen’s 80th birthday. At Buckingham Palace, the group aimed to unearth evidence of the earlier buildings and gardens that existed on the site, while at Windsor Castle, the experts searched for the site of Edward III’s Round Table building, which is thought to have been built in the 14th century. Did they find what they wanted and lend truth to the myth of King Arthur and his knights? The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, the monarch’s official residence in Scotland, also makes an appearance as the team attempted to uncover the story behind a mysterious mound that could have been anything from an ancient burial site to a rubbish dump.

TUESDAY 2nd
Channel 4 9.00pm
Not Forgotten.
Shot at Dawn. Ian Hislop discovers more about some of the 306 soldiers who were executed during WWI for cowardice or desertion. Last August, they were posthumously pardoned by the British Government, but not everyone agreed with the decision, claiming that, in view of the strict military laws of the time, taking their lives was the right course of action.

THURSDAY 4th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Ray Mears’s Wild Food.
First in a new series of five programmes.
Australia. In an age where obesity is a growing problem in Britain, can anything be learnt from the Stone Age diet? Travelling back in time to find out what our ancestors would have eaten, Ray compares today’s microwave meals and fast-food snacks with a diet of wilted nettles and berries. Ray begins his investigation in Australia, where Aboriginals talk about what food means to hunter-gatherers, and discuss its role in their culture.

FRIDAY 5th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Timewatch.
The Hunt for U864. The fascinating story of how, in February 1945, HMS Venturer hunted down and sank the U-boat U864 - a sub on a deadly secret mission. This documentary uses eyewitness accounts, archive material, and a dive into the Baltic’s frozen waters to bring the full story of the boat’s last hours to life.



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Saturday 30th
10.00am - Time Team: The Big Royal Dig.
Sunday 24th
10.35am - Time Team: The Big Royal Dig.

From Radio Times 6th - 12th January 2007

SUNDAY 7th
BBC 2 9.00pm ….a second chance to see…
Ray Mears’s Wild Food.
First in a new series of five programmes.
Australia. In an age where obesity is a growing problem in Britain, can anything be learnt from the Stone Age diet? Travelling back in time to find out what our ancestors would have eaten, Ray compares today’s microwave meals and fast-food snacks with a diet of wilted nettles and berries. Ray begins his investigation in Australia, where Aboriginals talk about what food means to hunter-gatherers, and discuss its role in their culture.

MONDAY 8th
Five 8.00pm
Inventions of War.
First in a new series of three programmes exploring key developments in the history of military weaponry.
Machine Gun. Following the evolution of the machine gun, from its invention by Dr Richard Jordan Gatling during the American Civil War, through the Tommy Gun, the M-16 assault rifle to the ultimate weapon of its kind - the GAU-8. Housed within an a-10 Warthog fighter plane, it is, at 20ft long, the largest and most powerful machine gun in the world.

TUESDAY 9th
Five 7.15pm
Hidden Treasure Houses.
Second in a series of seven programmes.
Burghley House. On a tour of Burghley House in Lincolnshire with Lady Victoria Leatham - a direct descendent of the Elizabethan stately home’s original owner - James Miller is shown around the Great Hall, which was recently used in the filming of “The Da Vinci Code”, and examines the building’s extensive art collection.

Five 9.00pm
Nostradamus: the True Story
A profile of the famous 16th-century prophecy writer whose work has attracted a cult following and is regarded by some as accurately predicting future events. This revealing documentary considers the life of the extraordinary man, as well as examining if his verses really are the most accurate prophecies ever told.

WEDNESDAY 10th
BBC 2 7.00pm
Coast Revisited. A revised repeat in which Nicholas Crane looks back at memorable moments during the team’s journey from the west of Scotland to Dover, including finding out about Christianity’s origins on the island of Lindisfarne, the story of one of the Royal Navy’s worst tragedies, the future of the fish finger and how Britain became an island.

BBC 2 8.00pm
Ray Mears’s Wild Food.
Second in a series of five programmes.
The survival expert explores what our stone age ancestors would have eaten if they had lived on the British coastline - and discovers a fruit with more vitamin C than orange. Combining archaeological findings with his own knowledge of the hunter/gatherer lifestyle, he also finds a plant with more carbohydrates than potatoes and explains how to recognise a good piece of flint.

FRIDAY 12th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Timewatch.
By 1966 the Beatles had played over 1,400 gigs and sold 200 million records. However, at the height of their popularity - and without warning - the Fab Four decided they would never tour again. Previously unseen archive footage plus interviews with those who accompanied the band on tour tell the inside story of Beatlemania, from death threats and plane crashes to diplomatic wrangles and ultimately, disillusionment.



Time Team on Discovery.

There are showings of Time Team on the main Discovery Channel at 4.00pm from Monday to Friday this week.



On the “More 4” channel this weekend we can see ….

Saturday 6th
11.40am to 3.35pm- Time Team

From Radio Times 13th - 19th January 2007

SATURDAY 13th
BBC 2 7.10pm
Ray Mear’s Wild Food ….a second chance to see…
Second in a series of five programmes.
The survival expert explores what our stone age ancestors would have eaten if they had lived on the British coastline - and discovers a fruit with more vitamin C than orange. Combining archaeological findings with his own knowledge of the hunter/gatherer lifestyle, he also finds a plant with more carbohydrates than potatoes and explains how to recognise a good piece of flint.

BBC 2 8.10pm
When We Were Scouts.
A romp through the history of the scouting movement in its centenary year as Neil Morrissey visit’s a modern-day scout camp, while Ronnie Corbett, Bernard Cribbins, Stirling Moss and Duncan Bannatyne provide anecdotes of their experiences. Plus classic comedy excerpts from Spike Milligan, Little Britain and The Goodies.

SUNDAY 14th
Channel 4 5.45pm *******************************
TIME TEAM
First in a new series of thirteen programmes.
Isle of Man. TR and his archaeological posse head to a golf course on the Isle of Man to investigate the remains of a keeill, a small stone chapel possibly built by Vikings. Working in the tail of an Atlantic hurricane, they reveal a building that symbolises the turbulent history of the small island, but it’s two further finds that get the adrenaline pumping - enigmatic early Celtic writing that appears to be a tribute to someone buried in the cemetery, and a plait of perfectly preserved human hair.
* There is a feature article on page 33 of RT.

MONDAY 15th
Five 8.00pm
Inventions of War.
Second in a series of three programmes exploring key developments in the history of military weaponry.
Cruise Missiles. The evolution of this sophisticated weapon, from some early experiments in 1918, through Nazi Germany’s flying bombs, to modern smart projectiles. This week’s edition tracks a Tomahawk cruise missile at key stages of its deadly flight.

TUESDAY 16th
Five 7.15pm
Hidden Treasure Houses.
Third in a series of seven programmes.
Scampston Hall. James Miller takes a tour of this stately home near Malton, North Yorkshire, whose four-and-a-half-acre walled garden acts as a grand entrance for the house’s many visitors.

Five 8.00pm
Titanic‘s Final Moments: the True Story
Ever since the RMS Titanic plunged into the North Atlantic’s frigid waters in 1912, the mystery surrounding the ship’s ill-fated maiden voyage has been a source of fascination for investigators. But a recent expedition has raised new evidence that could shed light on the luxury liner’s final moments. Descending two miles into the ocean’s murky depths, expert divers using a specialist Russian submersible find clues suggesting that damage was sustained not only to the ship’s starboard side, as previously understood, but also to her underside.

WEDNESDAY 17th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Ray Mears’s Wild Food.
Third in a series of five programmes.
RM continues his exploration of the Stone Age diet by travelling Britain’s wetlands, habitats rich in wild foods that were also the highways of that era. Seeking to emulate our hunter/gatherer ancestors, Mears processes water lily seeds, spear fishes from a canoe and tastes plant matter from a pollen core thousands of years old.

FRIDAY 19th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Timewatch. (not Scotland)
Killer Cloud. The effects of a huge volcanic eruption in Iceland in 1783 that spewed out poisonous gasses across Europe, killing thousands of Britons.



Time Team on Discovery.

There are showings of Time Team on the main Discovery Channel at 4.00pm from Monday to Friday this week.



On the “More 4” channel this weekend we can see ….

Saturday 13th
11.40am to 3.40pm - Time Team - four episodes
Sunday 14th
10.10am - Time Team: Big Royal Dig
2.25pm - Tony Robinson’s Titanic Adventure.

From Radio Times 20th - 26th January 2007



SUNDAY 21st
BBC 2 7.00pm
Ray Mear’s Wild Food ….a second chance to see…
Third in a series of five programmes.
RM continues his exploration of the Stone Age diet by travelling Britain’s wetlands, habitats rich in wild foods that were also the highways of that era. Seeking to emulate our hunter/gatherer ancestors, Mears processes water lily seeds, spear fishes from a canoe and tastes plant matter from a pollen core thousands of years old.

Channel 4 5.30pm *******************************
TIME TEAM
Second in a series of thirteen programmes.
Blacklands, Somerset. TR and the Team visit the site of a small Roman villa at Blacklands in Somerset. Archaeologists believe that it dates back to just after the Roman invasion, making it one of the earliest ever found. The experts are excited by some rare discoveries, including coins, but the dig soon proves to be far from plain sailing.

MONDAY 22nd
Five 8.00pm
Inventions of War.
Last in a series of three programmes exploring key developments in the history of military weaponry.
Tank. The culmination of a century of tank design, the Abrams M1A2 has involved into 70 tons of armoured fire power.

TUESDAY 23rd
ITV 9.00pm
First in a new series of three programmes in which well known personalities trace the history of their ancestry before rolling up their sleeves to have a go at the jobs they used to do.
Coronation Street star Anne Kirkbride, who’s played Deirdre Barlow for 35 years, travels to Ireland, Weston-Super-Mare and Oldham to discover her family’s past. Her tasks include recreating a Victorian family portrait using equipment from that era and working the land in the Emerald Isle with a traditional horse-drawn plough.

Five 7.15pm
Hidden Treasure Houses.
Fourth in a series of seven programmes.
Deene Park. Art expert James Miller visits Deene Park, the Brudenells country for over 500 years. Each generation has added to the house, culminating in an architectural feast now being updated by Edmund and his wife Marion. Their impressive dining room includes a portrait of the seventh earl of Cardigan, a family member who led the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War.

Five 8.00pm
Jesse James: the True Story
A fascinating account of the true life of the 19th century American outlaw and the most famous member of the James-Younger clan. Jesse James was a powerful gang leader and a brutal killer who constantly outwitted the law during the bloody battles of the American Civil War. So why has he become a figure of folklore since his death?

WEDNESDAY 24th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Ray Mears’s Wild Food.
Fourth in a series of five programmes.
Ray demonstrates how much the life of the hunter/gatherer revolves around the hunt, samples the flavours our ancestors may well have added in their search to experience new tastes, finds out how many meals a single deer can provide and uses seeds that can be made into biscuits for trail snacks.

FRIDAY 19th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Hadrian’s Wall - Timewatch.
A stone barrier 74 miles long, and up to 156 feet high and 10 feet thick, for 300 years Hadrian’s Wall stood as the Roman Empire’s most imposing frontier. Almost 2,000 years after it was built, the wall is providing a window into the human past. Archaeologists have properly excavated less than one percent of it, but they have unearthed extraordinary findings. Julian Richards journeys back in time to unlock its secrets.



Time Team on Discovery.

There are showings of Time Team on the main Discovery Channel at 4.00pm on Saturday, and from Monday to Friday this week.



On the “More 4” channel this weekend we can see ….

Saturday 20th
11.35am to 3.40pm - Time Team - four episodes
Sunday 21st
3.00pm - Time Team - a repeat of Isle of Man??

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Originally posted by Valerie:
Sunday 21st 3.00pm - Time Team - a repeat of Isle of Man??

I had a look on the listings section of the More4 pages here and it is indeed the IOM repeat.

It is also shown through 4oD (4 on demand) - this is available on some digital services, but can also be viewed on computers - see the 4oD tab above.

Thanks Steffan

I am going on holiday for a week, so if someone wants to do the updates in the meantime, that would be good. Otherwise, I will do it next weekend. See you all soon

Timewatch on BBC tonight (Friday)
Hadrians Wall, with Julian Richards.