News
Olympic Tickets for Sale: A Dispatches Special
13 February 2012 - 8pm
1.8 million British people applied for tickets for the Olympics in the public ballot and the vast majority were disappointed. In this Blakeway Production for Channel 4 Antony Barnett investigates who got the tickets.
Luí na Talún Series
31 January 2012 - 7.30pm BBC NI, Sky 992, Freesat 969 - 6-part series
Below The Radar's popular Irish language series returns for a second series. Presenters Máire Bhreathnach and Jarlath Burns bring a fresh perspective to issues faced by rural communities right across the country.
SchoolsWorld Bigger and Better
24th January 2012
Over the last 8 months the team at SchoolsWorld have been busy behind the scenes building, enhancing and extending the content and developing a brand new site. SchoolsWorld have teamed up with Guinness World Records, to offer an incredible opportunity for schools to win a visit from the ‘Worlds Tallest Man’ Sultan Kosen. Click to read press release
Bloody Sunday: The Long Wait
24 January 2012 - 10.40pm BBC N.I., Sky 973, Virgin 863, Freesat 957
To mark the 40th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Below The Radar pieces together the dramatic events of the day.and the emotional inside story of the events that led up to the announcement of the Saville Report in June 2010.
Putin, Russia and the West
19 January 2012 - 9pm BBC2
A four-part BBC Current Affairs documentary from Brook Lapping Productions delves into the West's fraught relationship with Russia since the turn of the millenniun. The Series is made by acclaimed producers Norma Percy and Brian Lapping.
Benidorm ER
11 January 2012 - 8pm Channel 5
Brits who injure themselves while on holiday are the subject of a new Channel 5 series. Benidorm ER, produced by Blakeway North is set in Spanish hospital Clinica Benidorm where many tourists end up while holidaying.
'Black is a Country'
5th and 12th January - 11.30am, BBC Radio 4
Singer and songwriter Erykah Badu presents a two part series exploring the underground music generated by the Black Power movement of the late Sixties and early Seventies: radical, beautiful and rare.
King George and Queen Mary: The Royals who rescued the Monarchy
3 & 4 January - 9pm BBC2
Two-part series for BBC2 provides an insight into the lives of George V and Queen Mary, revealing their lasting influence on Britain's monarchy
Mighty Be Their Powers: Three Women’s Struggles for Peace
Friday 30 December 2011 - 6pm on BBC Radio 4
Bridget Kendall profiles the three female human rights activists awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman. This programme gives a unique insight into the women's lives, hopes and their continued work towards peace.