Wednesday, September 08 2010

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MORNING

05:00

Cities of the Underworld W

Don Wildman investigates life in Victorian London, finding a hidden world of body snatchers, occult clubs and serial killers (Factual)

06:00

The Last Days of World War Two

Thousands of Nazi troops surrender in Europe while Hitler is trapped in his Berlin bunker, and US Marines launch an attack on Okinawa (Documentary)

07:00

The Lost Evidence W

The story of the Battle of the Bulge, which saw the American 101st Airborne resist the German offensive in the Ardennes during the Second World War (Documentary)

08:00

Cities of the Underworld W

Don Wildman investigates Europe's secret underworld after the fall of the Roman Empire, including Templar torture chambers and medieval knights' tunnels (Factual)

09:00

Rome: The Lost City of China

Evidence on an ancient map suggests a village in China may once have been an outpost of the Roman Empire. The claim is investigated using archaeological evidence and DNA testing of the inhabitants, many of whom appear to have Caucasian features (Factual)

10:00

Ancient Discoveries W

The technology that helped ancient soldiers fight behind enemy lines, including the earliest-known ski commandos, and the triumph of an elite fighting force in 1066 (Documentary)

11:00

Deep Wreck Mysteries W

The search for traces of British warship Curacoa, which collided with the Queen Mary and sank 50 miles from the Irish coast in 1942. The vessel was escorting the liner, which was carrying 20,000 American troops, to the Clyde when the accident occurred, though a news blackout subsequently obscured details of the incident (Documentary)

AFTERNOON

12:00

How the Earth Was Made W

Examining the Yosemite Valley in Sierra Nevada, asking how it was formed (Factual)

13:00

The Universe W

As space tourism becomes a possibility, the series examines how the extreme conditions of outer space may affect human reproduction. Narrated by Erik Thompson (Factual)

14:00

Dinosaur Secrets W

CGI technology is used to recreate a herd of herbivorous pachyrhinosauri that comes under attack from a pair of albertosauri (Documentary Wildlife)

15:00

Ancient Discoveries W

The technology that helped ancient soldiers fight behind enemy lines, including the earliest-known ski commandos, and the triumph of an elite fighting force in 1066 (Documentary)

16:00

SAS: The Originals

Colonel Tim Collins continues his history of the Special Air Service with a look at the elite unit in desert combat. Featuring previously unseen archive footage and interviews with former operatives (Documentary)

17:00

Decoding the Past

Investigating the Bardo Thodol, the funerary text that describes the experience of the consciousness between death and rebirth, an important part of Tibetan Buddhism. According to tradition, it was written by Padmasambhava, the man who introduced the religion to Tibet, and buried in the Gampo Hills in the central region of the country (Documentary)

EVENING

18:00

The Universe W

An investigation into what life would be like if humans lived in space, questioning whether the metropolises portrayed in sci-fi works could be accurate depictions of life. Narrated by Erik Thompson (Factual)

19:00

How the Earth Was Made W

Examining the formation of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth (Factual)

20:00

Mega Movers

How ships lying in ocean graveyards, including the Normandie and the Mary Rose, were saved from the murky depths by the salvage team (Documentary)

21:00

Ax Men W

A careless mistake threatens the safety of DJ and Cody, and it begins to look as though Jimmy's first dive will also be his last (Documentary)

22:00

Sliced W

John McCalmont explores the history of fire-fighting, as he dissects sirens and water pipes, before slicing into a fire engine (Factual)

22:30

Sliced W

John McCalmont steps behind the bar at his local watering hole to dissect beer taps, a jukebox and a mechanical bull, before taking part in a real-life rodeo (Factual)

23:00

Mega Disasters

Experts predict whether the modern world could cope if the Krakatoa volcano were to erupt as it did in 1883, when the blast and the massive lava flows caused widespread destruction (Documentary Wildlife)

LATE NIGHT

00:00

Ax Men W

A careless mistake threatens the safety of DJ and Cody, and it begins to look as though Jimmy's first dive will also be his last (Documentary)

01:00

The Lost Evidence W

The story of the Battle of the Bulge, which saw the American 101st Airborne resist the German offensive in the Ardennes during the Second World War (Documentary)

02:00

How the Earth Was Made W

Examining the formation of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth (Factual)

03:00

SAS: The Originals

Colonel Tim Collins continues his history of the Special Air Service with a look at the elite unit in desert combat. Featuring previously unseen archive footage and interviews with former operatives (Documentary)

04:00

The Universe W

An investigation into what life would be like if humans lived in space, questioning whether the metropolises portrayed in sci-fi works could be accurate depictions of life. Narrated by Erik Thompson (Factual)

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Rated: 4/5

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Producer(s): Mark Cuban
Writer(s): Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Cast: Sasha Grey, Christopher Santos, Bridget Storm, Jeff Grossman, Timothy J. Cox, Kimberly Magness, Peter Zizzo, Ken Myers, Timothy Davis, Ted Jessup

Rated: 4/5

Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Scott Eastwood, Robert Hobbs, Langley Kirkwood, Bonnie Henna, Grant Roberts, Patrick Holland

Rated: 4/5

Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Max Von Sydow

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