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BBC Four Schedule for Saturday 31 October 2009

  1. 00:30–01:00
    2/9. Three maths graduates take on a team of wordsmiths, one of whom is an avid proofreader. (R)
  2. 01:00–02:00
    Examines the 1959 albums of Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus and Ornette Coleman. (R)
  3. 02:00–02:50
    1961 documentary about the history and seedy reality of the sex industry in London's Soho. (R)
  4. 02:50–05:30
    Documentary looking back at 1959 through the eyes of current affairs programme Panorama. (R)
  5. 19:00–19:30
    2/4. David Heathcote uncovers the controversial story of the London Transport HQ. (R)
  6. 19:30–21:00
    2/3. The Pimpernel is called upon to track down Helene, daughter of the Marquis de Rochambeau. (R)
  7. 21:00–22:35
    Documentary about the painter Francis Bacon, whose life was as colourful as his art. (R)
  8. 22:35–23:00
    Collection of BBC archive on artist Francis Bacon, including an unseen 1965 interview.
  9. 23:00–00:25
    Drama exploring the contradictions in Francis Bacon's artistic and personal life.
  10. 00:25–01:50
    Documentary about the British baroness who fell in love with jazz genius Thelonious Monk. (R)
  11. 01:50–02:50
    How the American jazz music of the 1940s and 50s gave birth to the notion of 'cool'. (R)
  12. 02:50–03:15
    Collection of BBC archive on artist Francis Bacon, including an unseen 1965 interview. (R)
  13. 03:15–03:45
    2/4. David Heathcote uncovers the controversial story of the London Transport HQ. (R)

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