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Morning
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8.00am
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Creative Vision
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9.00am
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Building the Ultimate: Submarine
Speed, strength, stealth, and power - the submarine is a mean machine. It goes where man cannot. The ocean is it's domain. How does a submarine withstand the huge forces of sea pressure? Dramatic tests show how a submarine's hull can be crushed like a cigarette packet. An intriguing insight into the Cold War game of cat and mouse when a submarine's main defence was avoiding detection. Sound, the need to be quiet, plays a key role in trying to make a submarine indestructible. We hear from the sonar operators who would go on "sneakies", creeping up on their Russian opponents and listening in to their every move.
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9.30am
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Building the Ultimate: Fighter Jet
Today's fighter jets are technological wonders. They are highly sophisticated airborne weapons system platforms. But it's taken 70 years of evolution to reach a point of near performance perfection.
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10.00am
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Barack Obama
The race to determine the Democratic nominee for the 2008 U.S Presidential Election and consequently the U.S President was a defining moment in politics. With Obama clinching victory over Clinton, the press and the public alike turned their attention to the final, deciding showdown between Republican McCain and Democrat Obama to see who would become the President of the United States. Finally the votes were out and history made with Obama becoming the first African American President.
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11.00am
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Creative Vision
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Afternoon
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12.00pm
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Infamous Assassinations: The Assassinations of Indira & Rajiv Gandhi
Indira Gandhi was assassinated on 31 Oct, 1984 by her Sikh bodyguards in her New Delhi home. 6 years later, on May 21, 1991 her son Rajiv was also assassinated.
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12.30pm
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Infamous Assassinations: The Assassination of John F Kennedy
By 22 November 1963, the date of his assassination, President Kennedy had made many enemies. He
had declared war on the Mafia, racial prejudice and the indsutrial/military interest in Vietnam. He had
humiliated Krushchev and Castro, who both wanted revenge over the Cuban Missile Crisis. Even to this
day, conjecture surrounds the ballistics evidence and whether two assassins were involved. New film
material from Washington has just been released.
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1.00pm
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Biography: A Year In The Life….J. K. Rowling
Exclusive documentary special answering everything you ever wanted to know about the creator of Harry Potter.
J.K. Rowling is one of the most famous writers in the world. Her books have been translated into 65 languages and have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. With five Hollywood films already released, more films planned as well as a Harry Potter theme park to be built in Florida, what must it be like to be the woman behind it all?
J.K. Rowling goes back to her childhood home and to her old flat where she completed the first book of the Harry Potter series. The film features her husband and sister talking about their life with Jo and ends with her starting work on a new book and contemplating ‘life after Harry’.
A Year In The Life... J.K. Rowling provides an intimate portrait of this very private person.Nominated for Best Arts Documentary – Rose d’Or 2008.
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2.00pm
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Operation Valkyrie
The Plot To Kill Hitler is the definitive film on Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and the ‘Valkyrie’ conspiracy to assassinate Hitler on 20th July, 1944. Produced in collaboration with the official German Foundation dedicated to the memory of the conspirators, it features testimonials and eyewitness accounts from all of the aristocratic families involved in the plot, including the last living conspirator to escape Hitler’s wrath, and Maria Countess von Stauffenberg who knew Claus all her life.The film also features leading scholars and historians on the conspiracy such as Prof. Peter Hoffmann, author of the biography “Stauffenberg”, and Prof. Ian Kershaw, renowned World War II scholar and BBC consultant. Operation Valkyrie: The Plot To Kill Hitler is illustrated with rare footage of Hitler’s inner circle, including colour home movies shot by Hitler’s lover Eva Braun, as well as a painstakingly researched dramatisation of the actual assassination attempt, and a detailed CG reconstruction of Wolfschanze or “Wolf’s Lair”, Hitler’s military headquarters near Rastenburg, where the assassination attempt took place.For anyone interested in the real story of the Wehrmacht resistance and the Stauffenberg conspiracy in particular, this is a must-have documentary and the definitive record of what happened before and after the pivotal events of 20th July.
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4.00pm
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Vertical City: Naberezhnaya Tower, Moscow
Moscow has become Europe’s skyscraper capital, with the Naberezhnaya Tower holding the title of the continent’s tallest building. It represents a new era for the city, one in which Moscow can finally compete with the other major financial centres of the world. Further skyscrapers, such as Norman Foster's 500 metre tall Russia Tower, are currently being built - pushing the parameters of both height and skyscraper design in Europe. These extraordinary towers represent the final realisation of a modern high rise Moscow- one that was once dreamt of decades ago by the city's early 20th century undiscovered skyscraper visionary. Presented by Matt Berman.
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4.30pm
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Vertical City: Beetham Tower, Manchester
As the tallest residential skyscraper in the UK, Manchester’s distinctive Beetham Tower is turning heads – and dividing opinion. Heading up a new generation of skyscrapers that are regenerating Britain’s post-industrial cities, Beetham is at the heart of a battle between traditionalists and modernists - because despite producing some of the world’s leading high-rise architects like Richard Rogers and Norman Foster, Britain isn’t exactly enamoured with skyscrapers – including its future king, Prince Charles. Presented by Charlie Luxton.
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5.00pm
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Biography: A Year In The Life….J. K. Rowling
Exclusive documentary special answering everything you ever wanted to know about the creator of Harry Potter.
J.K. Rowling is one of the most famous writers in the world. Her books have been translated into 65 languages and have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. With five Hollywood films already released, more films planned as well as a Harry Potter theme park to be built in Florida, what must it be like to be the woman behind it all?
J.K. Rowling goes back to her childhood home and to her old flat where she completed the first book of the Harry Potter series. The film features her husband and sister talking about their life with Jo and ends with her starting work on a new book and contemplating ‘life after Harry’.
A Year In The Life... J.K. Rowling provides an intimate portrait of this very private person.Nominated for Best Arts Documentary – Rose d’Or 2008.
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6.00pm
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Operation Valkyrie
The Plot To Kill Hitler is the definitive film on Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and the ‘Valkyrie’ conspiracy to assassinate Hitler on 20th July, 1944. Produced in collaboration with the official German Foundation dedicated to the memory of the conspirators, it features testimonials and eyewitness accounts from all of the aristocratic families involved in the plot, including the last living conspirator to escape Hitler’s wrath, and Maria Countess von Stauffenberg who knew Claus all her life.The film also features leading scholars and historians on the conspiracy such as Prof. Peter Hoffmann, author of the biography “Stauffenberg”, and Prof. Ian Kershaw, renowned World War II scholar and BBC consultant. Operation Valkyrie: The Plot To Kill Hitler is illustrated with rare footage of Hitler’s inner circle, including colour home movies shot by Hitler’s lover Eva Braun, as well as a painstakingly researched dramatisation of the actual assassination attempt, and a detailed CG reconstruction of Wolfschanze or “Wolf’s Lair”, Hitler’s military headquarters near Rastenburg, where the assassination attempt took place.For anyone interested in the real story of the Wehrmacht resistance and the Stauffenberg conspiracy in particular, this is a must-have documentary and the definitive record of what happened before and after the pivotal events of 20th July.
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Prime Time
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7.00pm
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Days That Shook the World - S1: First Nuclear Reaction and Chernobyl
At 11.30 on 2 December 1942 the world’s first nuclear chain reaction was successfully triggered in a squash court at the University of Chicago. Intelligence from Nazi Germany meant the race was on for the Nobel Prize winner, Enrico Fermi and his young team of gung-ho physicists, to kickstart production of the world’s first weapon of mass destruction. Shrouded in secrecy until years later, this film gives a rare insight into the minds of the people who launched the atomic age. On the eve of 26 April 1986, a routine test had been planned for the Chernobyl nuclear power station, but a series of human errors and multiple miscommunication led to the worst nuclear disaster the world has ever seen. A simple mistake, by a 26-year-old operator, lifted the 1000 ton concrete roof of the reactor into the air like a tossed coin, scattering burning fragments of uranium up to 3 kilometers from the plant.The horrendous chain of events is shown through reconstruction and interviews with the families of those that died at the plant. The impact will be felt by generations to come.
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8.00pm
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MasterClass: Govind Nihalani
In the 80s he gave us some of the most hard hitting films revolving around injustices in society which made the ordinary man angry. These films include: Aakrosh, Vijeta and Ardh Satya. He is also known for his unforgettable TV series, Tamas based on Bhisham Sahni’s book in 1987. His recent films include Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa and Dev. Get up close with Govind Nihalani in conversation with renowned film director Sudhir Mishra in this episode of Masterclass.
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9.00pm
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Deadliest Warrior: Shaolin Monk vs. Maori Warrior
Ancient warriors from ancient cultures: a brutal and fierce combatant from New Zealand and the pacifist perfectionist from the temples of China.
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10.00pm
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Biography: Michael Jackson Not For Sale
This film goes behind the scenes to reveal Michael Jackson's private collection and the sale that never was.
Michael Jackson, the biggest selling artist of his generation and the undisputed 'King of Pop', died at his Beverley Hills home at the age of 50. Only two months earlier a planned auction of 1,400 items from the singer's Neverland Ranch in California had been called off.
Michael Jackson Not For Sale is the story of the sale that never was and a chance to look at the weird and wonderful stuff that he collected at his ranch . From iconic stage costumes to private collections of artwork and a child-like fascination with Hollywood memorabilia, this film gives a unique glimpse into the spending habits of a super-celebrity who loved to shop.
Before his death, Michael Jackson, one of the world's greatest ever stars, broke box-office records with a planned comeback tour at the O2 in London. This programme gives a rare glimpse into Michael Jackson's innermost world and looks back over the financial highs and lows of his career, from his peak as the highest-earning entertainer ever, to the point where he almost lost it all.
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Late Evening
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11.00pm
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Crusoe: Episode 4
A ship that arrives to provision proves to be under the control of a gang of mutineers who torment the officers and keep the captain and his family as hostages. Crusoe's attempt to free the crew and secure a passage home goes wrong when the ship is damaged. The crew set up camp and start repairs. Crusoe learns that Oliver, the surgeon’s assistant, is in fact a young woman, Olivia. Crusoe resolves not to close the door on the mutineers’ ship – it may still offer them means to get to England.
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