Documentaries schedule Wednesday 22 May 2013
Wednesday 22 May 2013
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Early
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00:00 – 00:30
Listen now 6 days leftChoo Choo Ch'Boogie: The Louis Jordan Story Episode 2
2/4 Clarke Peters explores how Louis and His Tympany Five became a big act on the scene.
BBC Radio 6 Music -
00:30 – 01:30
Watch now 6 days leftThe Cleveland Captives: What Really Happened?
Rick Edwards investigates the disappearance and imprisonment of three girls in Cleveland. (R)
BBC Three -
23:32 GMT – 23:59 GMT
Listen nowThe Documentary Egypt’s Challenge – Far From Cairo
What impact has the revolution had on rural life outside of Cairo?
BBC World Service -
03:55 – 04:35
Watch now 6 days leftWonders of Life Learning Zone, Part 1
1/2 Brian Cox explores how Earth became host to the incredible natural world we see today. (R)
BBC Two -
04:00 – 05:00
Listen now 6 days leftStarmakers and Svengalis Malcolm McLaren
4/4 Alan Freeman looks back at the colourful career of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren.
BBC Radio 6 Music -
03:32 GMT – 04:00 GMT
Listen nowThe Documentary Egypt’s Challenge – Far From Cairo
What impact has the revolution had on rural life outside of Cairo?
BBC World Service -
04:35 – 05:10
Watch now 6 days leftWonders of Life Learning Zone, Part 2
2/2 Brian Cox explains how life is shaped by both the environment and the laws of nature. (R)
BBC Two -
05:30 – 06:00
Listen now 4 days leftEye on Wales 19/05/2013
Felicity Evans and the Radio Wales current affairs team focus on the stories that matter.
BBC Radio Wales
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Morning
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10:05 – 10:35
Deadly 60 on a Mission Series 2, Florida
6/8 Steve continues his search for the planet's deadliest predators with a visit to Florida. (R)
BBC Two -
10:35 – 11:05
Watch now 14 days leftGreat British Railway Journeys Series 4, Goes to Ireland - Kilkenny to Athy
23/25 Michael Portillo uncovers 19th century Ireland's surprising industrial heritage. (R)
BBC Two
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Afternoon
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Evening
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19:05 – 19:30
Na Drobhairean Episode 4
4/6 Sreath air na Drobhairean Albannach. The drovers and drove roads of Scotland. (R)
BBC ALBA -
19:30 – 20:00
LiveComing soon
Britain's Best Drives Lake District
4/6 Richard Wilson drives a Triumph TR3A around some of the Lake District's most famous roads. (R)
BBC Four -
20:00 – 21:00
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Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited The First Anglo-Saxons
4/4 Julian Richards returns to the excavation of two early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries.
BBC Four -
21:00 – 21:50
Soillse Series 3, Danadas san Artaig/Broad Peak
22/35 Six base jumpers attempt to be the first people to jump from the Arctic mountains. (R)
BBC ALBA -
21:00 – 22:00
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Great Artists in Their Own Words But Is it Art? (1976-1993)
3/3 How radical late 20th-century artists took on centuries of art history and won.
BBC Four -
21:00 – 22:00
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Bankers Payback Time
3/3 How Britain's multi-billion pound financial mis-selling scandal came about.
BBC Two -
22:00 – 23:00
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The People's Songs I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Social Networking and iPod Culture
The burgeoning internet allows the Arctic Monkeys to turn the music business on its head.
BBC Radio 2 -
22:35 – 23:05
That Was the Team That Was
Alex Ferguson's 1983 Aberdeen team take a look back at a cup-winning season. (R)
BBC One Scotland, Scotland HD only -
22:35 – 23:05
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Swansea: Back on the Streets Episode 3
3/3 The plight of a homeless father and son enduring the harshest winter in a decade.
BBC One Wales, Wales HD only -
23:05 – 23:35
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Living with Poverty Mind the Gap
Examining what life is like for people living in and between Mayfair and West Ham.
BBC One London only -
23:05 – 23:35
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Living with Poverty Country Kids
Following Holt Youth Project's work with three families with young children.
BBC One Cambridgeshire, East only -
23:05 – 23:35
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Living with Poverty The Queen of North Shields
A study of relative poverty in Tyneside and Africa from the perspective of an ex-refugee.
BBC One North East & Cumbria only -
23:05 – 23:35
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Living with Poverty Peas and Pay Packets
Sean McAllister asseses the impact of low wages and a casual job market in Hull.
BBC One Yorks & Lincs only -
23:15 – 00:15
Watch now 6 days leftThe Golden Age of Steam Railways Small is Beautiful
1/2 How a band of visionaries rescued narrow gauge railways that once served our industries. (R)
BBC Four
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Late
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00:00 – 00:30
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Choo Choo Ch'Boogie: The Louis Jordan Story Episode 3
3/4 Clarke Peters explores Jordan's collaborations with Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald.
BBC Radio 6 Music -
00:15 – 01:15
Watch now 4 days leftFrank Skinner on George Formby
Frank Skinner follows the music hall star's rise to fame and explores his popularity. (R)
BBC Four -
01:00 – 02:00
Watch now 6 days leftThe Cleveland Captives: What Really Happened?
Rick Edwards investigates the disappearance and imprisonment of three girls in Cleveland. (R)
BBC Three -
01:10 – 02:10
Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians
2/3 Explores the medical histories of the later Stuarts to the rise of the Hanoverians. (R)
BBC Two except Northern Ireland -
01:15 – 01:45
Coming soon
Britain's Best Drives Lake District
4/6 Richard Wilson drives a Triumph TR3A around some of the Lake District's most famous roads. (R)
BBC Four -
01:40 – 02:40
Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians
2/3 Explores the medical histories of the later Stuarts to the rise of the Hanoverians. (R)
BBC Two Northern Ireland only -
01:45 – 02:45
Coming soon
Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited The First Anglo-Saxons
4/4 Julian Richards returns to the excavation of two early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries. (R)
BBC Four -
02:45 – 03:45
Coming soon
Great Artists in Their Own Words But Is it Art? (1976-1993)
3/3 How radical late 20th-century artists took on centuries of art history and won. (R)
BBC Four -
03:00 – 04:00
Watch now 5 days leftBranded a Witch
Kevani Kanda explores faith-based child abuse committed in the name of witchcraft. (R)
BBC Three -
04:00 – 05:00
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The Story of Pop Repeated as a tribute to Ray Manzarek
23/52 As a tribute to Ray Manzarek of The Doors, a look at the 1960s US underground scene.
BBC Radio 6 Music
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