File on 4
Gerry Northam investigates allegations that much of Iraq’s oil wealth has been squandered by incompetence and corruption during the current occupation.
Time: 20:00 to 20:40 (40 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 1st February on BBC Radio Four
World’s Most Luxurious Hotel
A behind-the-scenes look at the seven star Burj al Arab hotel in Dubai, which is renowned for being the world’s most luxurious hotel and stands on its own manmade island.
Time: 21:00 to 22:00 (1 hour long).
When: Tuesday 1st February on Discovery Travel & Adventure
Monkey Dust
Animated comedy series written by Harry Thompson and Shaun Pye and set in a permanent urban nightmare. Abdul and Shafiq go to Iraq; the yuppies move to the country; and the Paedofinder-General gets a job processing family photos in Snippy-Snaps.
Time: 21:30 to 22:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 1st February on BBC 3
Panorama
Vigorous investigation of a topical issue. John Simpson reports from Iraq as it holds its first democratic vote. Despite insurgent attacks, will the election put Baghdad on the road to peace - or civil war? As the United States and Britain consider their exit strategies, what do ordinary Iraqis think about the conflict? And Panorama asks whether NATO is being drawn in to the conflict by the back door.
Time: 02:25 to 03:15 (50 minutes long).
When: Friday 4th February on BBC 1
Race to the Bottom
Documentary dedicated to the memory of the 51 women and girls who died in the Narshindi textile factory fire in Bangladesh. The film examines the scandal at the heart of the global textile industry.
Time: 07:05 to 08:00 (55 minutes long).
When: Saturday 5th February on RTÉ 1
What Tony Blair Can Learn from the Iron Lady
Hard-hitting current affairs series taking a fresh look at contemporary UK issues. Carol Thatcher examines what lessons Tony Blair could learn from her mother’s approach towards foreign policy. She cites Mrs Thatcher’s role in ending the Cold War and argues that the Falklands War showed off her other qualities, such as a proper regard for international law - something Blair might consider when dealing with war in Iraq.
Time: 18:00 to 18:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Saturday 5th February on Channel 4
Islam’s Furthest Frontier
Four-part series in which Roger Hardy travels to Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia to investigate how the region is coping with the demands of the modern world.
Time: 19:05 to 19:30 (25 minutes long).
When: Monday 7th February on BBC World Service Radio
Leargas: The Road to Jihad
Gaelic current affairs programme. This week, Alex Hijmans investigates the murder of Theo Van Gogh in Holland after the submission of his film which was perceived to be anti Islamic in sentiment.
Time: 19:30 to 20:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Monday 7th February on RTÉ 1
La Turquie, l’Islam et l’Europe
Debate programme presented by Franz-Olivier Giesbert.
Time: 17:25 to 19:00 (1 hour and 35 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 8th February on TV5 Europe
Young in the Arab World
Four-part series exploring what it means to be young in the Arab world today, including interviews with young Arabs from four countries.
Time: 19:05 to 19:30 (25 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 9th February on BBC World Service Radio
Oklahoma Bomb: Days That Shook the World
Series recalling history’s defining moments. This edition looks at the story of Timothy McVeigh, a Gulf War veteran who blew up the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995. McVeigh believed he was striking a blow against a federal government at war with its own people. The atrocity would do down in history as the bloodiest terrorist attack committed by a US citizen, for which McVeigh was executed in June 2001.
Time: 19:30 to 20:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 9th February on BBC 2
College Girls: Promised Lands
Documentary series about St Hilda’s, the last single-sex college at Oxford University. The series continues telling the story of Lucy Aitkens, the Oxford Union activist. Her story connects with medical student Afshan Ghani from Pakistan who is finding college life tough. She decides to attend an Oxford Union debate on Islam.
Time: 11:10 to 12:00 (50 minutes long).
When: Thursday 10th February on Channel 4
Selling Salvation
Documentary series on 20th-century social history. This edition examines how the Christian church in this country used film to offer salvation to the permissive society of the 1950s and 60s. Using a cross-section of rarely seen films, witnesses add their views on whether spreading a religious message via film succeeded or failed.
Time: 20:30 to 21:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Friday 11th February on BBC 4
Dead in The Water
Documentary examining the circumstances that led to Israel’s attack in 1967 on the USS Liberty, a spy ship belonging to its closest ally. Israel claimed the two-hour assault - which killed 34 American servicemen - was a tragic case of mistaken identity, an explanation that the United States accepted. This film provides evidence to the contrary and explains how the incident almost resulted in a US nuclear attack on Egypt.
Time: 07:00 to 07:05 (5 minutes long).
When: Saturday 12th February on RTÉ 1
Peacekeepers: The Brigadier
Series following three regiments of the NATO peace-keeping force in Bosnia, installed when the Dayton Peace Accord marked the end of civil war in 1995. The Commanding Officer of the British forces is on the look-out for gangsters in Prijedor, a town that was the scene of some brutal ethnic cleansing.
Time: 02:35 to 03:00 (25 minutes long).
When: Sunday 13th February on UKTV Documentary
The Moscow Theatre Siege
In October 2002, Chechen terrorists took hundreds of people hostage in a Moscow theatre and threatened to kill them. Three days later, in a bid to get them out alive, Russian special forces stormed the building, using a secret gas to knock everybody out. 129 hostages died, apparently killed by the very gas that was meant to save them. What was the mystery substance and why did so many die?
Time: 00:00 to 00:55 (55 minutes long).
When: Monday 14th February on UKTV Documentary
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