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World News Today: 22/04/2009

22/04/2009

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The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

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Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast

Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast: Episode 2: The Heart of the Lakes

Episode 2

Episode 2: The Heart of the Lakes

The Heart of the Lakes

BBC Four - Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast, The Heart of the Lakes

The second stage of Julia's walk is a traverse of Wainwright's much-loved Lake District.

Over three mountain ranges and across three valleys, the second stage of Julia Bradbury's journey is a traverse of Wainwright's much-loved Lake District.

Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of legendary guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright by walking across the whole of northern England from the west to the east coast.

This was Wainwright's last great venture and has become his greatest legacy - a beautifully simple proposition, linking three national parks that lie between the Irish and the North Sea. 

36 years after its creation, Julia is off through sunshine, wind and rain, to cross the changing landscape, understand the history and meet the people that make up almost 200 miles of northern England.   

Over three mountain ranges and across three valleys, the second stage of Julia's journey is a grand traverse of Wainwright's much-loved Lake District. Having shrugged off the rain, Julia ends with the epic 17-mile final day in the Lakes, including the length of Haweswater and the highest peak on the entire walk.

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Julia Bradbury walks across northern England from the west to the east coast

Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright by walking across the whole of northern England from the west to the east coast

Wainwright Walks:Coast to Coast

2/6. Heart of the Lakes. Julia Bradbury tackles three mountain ranges and valleys in the Lake District.

Victorian Farm

Victorian Farm: Episode 2

BBC Two - Victorian Farm, Episode 2

As autumn ends, winter-proofing begins in earnest.

Historical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian farmers for a year. As autumn ends, winter-proofing begins in earnest.

Historical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian farmers for a year. Wearing period clothes and using only the materials that would have been available in 1885, historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn are going back in time to relive the day-to-day life of the Victorian farmer.

The project is based on the Acton Scott estate in Shropshire - a world frozen in time, lost in Victorian rural England. Its buildings and grounds are cluttered with antique tools and machinery collected by the Acton family who have lived on the estate since the 12th century.

Working for a full calendar year, Ruth, Alex and Peter rediscover a lost world of skills, crafts and knowledge, assisted by an ever-dwindling band of experts who keep Victorian rural practices alive. Each month and season brings pressing priorities, from tending to livestock and repairing buildings to raising crops, preparing food and crafting furniture and tools. Can they make a success of farming the Victorian way?

As autumn ends, winter-proofing begins in earnest - essential work if the livestock and crops are to make it through the cold and frost. The team stock up on animal feed using a host of Victorian machinery. Peter faces his biggest challenge so far - building pigsties. Ruth tackles the laundry, a gruelling four-day process that Victorians tackled weekly. The ram arrives on the farm - ensuring he gets the ewes pregnant is essential if they are to produce lambs in the spring. The team take delivery of a Shire horse and Alex learns to drive him. And there is a traditional Victorian Christmas to look forward to, including decorations, cookery and church carols. They celebrate Christmas Day with friends they have made over the past four months.

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Documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian farmers for a year

Historical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian farmers for a year

2/6. As winter rapidly approaches, everybody is working flat out to prepare the farm for the impending chilly months. First shown on BBC2

Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture: Episode 2: Fruit and Veg

Episode 2: Fruit and Veg

Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture

Fruit and Veg

BBC Four - Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture, Fruit and Veg

A look at the changes in how fruit and veg was grown, picked and sold in the 20th century.

Series looking at the history of British 20th-century farming charts the changes in the way fruit and veg was grown, picked and sold, and the impact of supermarkets.

A look at the changes in the way fruit and veg was grown, picked and sold, told through three of the staples in the British landscape - apples, strawberries and tomatoes. 

Home movies and archive footage reveal the extent of the revolution in how the fruit was picked and the impact supermarkets had on the fortunes of the small- and medium-sized growers.

Documentary series looking at the history of 20th century farming in Britain.

Mud, Sweat and Tractors:the Story of Agriculture

rNew. 2/4. Explaining the production of fruit and vegetables in Britain. 
Archive material filmed by the principal of Waterperry, a college near Oxford, shows how propagation techniques revolutionised strawberry growing in the 1960s, while two Jersey tomato growers, Peter Le Maistre and Stanley Payn , explain how their industry was transformed by the glasshouse. See panel.

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Newswipe

Charlie Brooker sets his sights firmly on news

Charlie Brooker sets his sights firmly on news and current affairs

Newswipe: Series 1: Episode 5

Episode 5

Series 1

BBC Four - Newswipe, Series 1, Episode 5

Charlie Brooker sets his satirical sights on news and current affairs.

Newswipe: Series 1

Newswipe with Charlie Brooker

New. 5/6. The comedian presents an irreverent look at how the news is covered by the media.

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Chat show in which celebrity guests try five new cultural experiences

Chat show in which celebrity guests try five new cultural experiences - things they have always avoided, from playing bingo to reading Proust

I've Never Seen Star Wars: Series 1

I've Never Seen Star Wars: Series 1: Episode 6: Nigel Havers

Episode 6

Episode 6: Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers

BBC Two - I've Never Seen Star Wars, Series 1, Nigel Havers

Marcus Brigstocke invites his guest Nigel Havers to try some new cultural experiences.

Marcus Brigstocke hosts a chat show in which he invites his guest Nigel Havers to step out of his comfort zone and try some new experiences for the first time.

Chat show in which Marcus Brigstocke invites a guest to try five new cultural experiences

Marcus Brigstocke hosts a chat show in which he invites someone to try five new cultural experiences, things they have always avoided, from playing bingo to reading Proust

6/8. Marcus Brigstocke invites actor Nigel Havers to try five new cultural experiences that he had previously avoided. <s)

Pop Britannia

Pop Britannia: Episode 3: Two Tribes

Episode 3

Episode 3: Two Tribes

Two Tribes

BBC Four - Pop Britannia, Two Tribes

A look at music's struggle between the forces of art and commerce from the early 1980s.

Documentary series telling the story of British pop music since the 1950s. This last part looks at the struggle between the forces of art and commerce since the 1980s.

Three-part documentary series telling the story of popular music and its place in British culture since the 1950s. This last part looks at the constant struggle between the forces of art and commerce. In the early 80s, punk-inspired art students such as The Human League and ABC took British pop to the top of the world's charts, but from the late 80s onwards, dynasties of star-makers such as Stock Aitken and Waterman have tried to mould British pop into a highly-profitable production line.

Documentary charting the history of British pop music.

3/3. The final instalment looks at the struggle between art and commerce and the contribution of punk-inspired bands of the 80s such as The Human League and ABC, who took British pop to the top of the world's charts.

Pop on Trial

Pop on Trial: Episode 3: 1970s

Episode 3: 1970s

1970s

BBC Four - Pop on Trial, 1970s

Pete Shelley, Gaz Coombes and David Quantick make the case for the 1970s.

Stuart Maconie puts pop in the dock to decide which has been the most influential musical decade. Judgement is made on the 70s, the decade of glam, funk, punk and disco.

Stuart Maconie puts pop in the dock to decide which has been the most influential musical decade. Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks, Gaz Coombes of Supergrass and David Quantick make the case for the 1970s, the decade of glam, funk, punk and disco.

Pop is put in the dock to decide which has been the most influential musical decade.

Stuart Maconie puts pop in the dock to decide which has been the most influential musical decade.

Batman

Classic adventure series following the adventures of the dynamic duo in Gotham City.

Classic adventure series following the adventures of dynamic crimefighting duo Batman and Robin in Gotham City.

Batman: Series 1

Batman: Series 1: Episode 5: The Joker is Wild

Episode 5: The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

BBC Four - Batman, Series 1, The Joker is Wild

Batman and Robin are nearly undone by the Joker when he fashions his own Utility Belt.

60s superhero series. Batman and Robin are nearly undone by the Joker when he fashions his own fiendish Utility Belt.

Batman: Series 1: Episode 6: Batman is Riled

Episode 6: Batman is Riled

Batman is Riled

BBC Four - Batman, Series 1, Batman is Riled

Batman and Robin are nearly undone by the Joker when he fashions a fiendish gas.

Fantasy adventure series. Batman and Robin are nearly undone by the Joker when he fashions a fiendish gas.

Mad Men

Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York.

Drama series which takes an unflinching look at the world of advertising in 1960s New York.

Mad Men: Series 1

Mad Men: Series 1: Episode 7: Red in the Face

Episode 7

Episode 7: Red in the Face

Red in the Face

BBC Four - Mad Men, Series 1, Red in the Face

Roger's behaviour on a night out with Don puts a strain on their relationship.

Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York. When Roger and Don hit the town together, Roger's behaviour puts a strain on their relationship.

Drama series which takes an unflinching look at the world of advertising in 1960s New York. When Roger and Don hit the town together, Roger's behaviour puts a strain on their relationship.

Mad Men: Series 1: Episode 8: The Hobo Code

Episode 8

Episode 8: The Hobo Code

The Hobo Code

BBC Four - Mad Men, Series 1, The Hobo Code

Don has a flashback to his youth where a hobo comes to his house looking for food.

Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York. Don has a flashback to his youth where a hobo comes to his house looking for food and work.

Drama series set in the world of advertising in 1960s New York. Peggy and Peter get intimate in the office. Salvatore is in demand by both sexes. Don has a flashback to his youth where a hobo comes to his house looking for food and work and reveals the legendary 'hobo code'.

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