What's on UK TV/Radio

[JimTheBrit]

Wow, the sycophantic duo are really on a roll this week. Today the self-indulgent theory (and by that I mean utter crap) that is cosmic ordering. To think that all this time, all the starving of the world needed was a little wishful thinking. Someone tell Sir Bob about this breakthrough!

Wednesday 5th July *TODAY*
Channel 4 5pm - 6pm
Richard & Judy
"Cosmic Ordering
Sometimes we all wish our lives could change for the better but we don’t always know how to change things! Do you wish for a new love, a new car, or a new career? According to a new theory called the Cosmic Ordering, you don't have to wish, you simply place an order for the good things in life and they will be delivered. This groundbreaking theory has swept the globe - Even Noel Edmunds is a believer and now it seems we can all place a cosmic order!
Astrologist Jonathan Cainer joins Richard & Judy to tell us how he believes we can change our lives and realise our dreams."
Source (http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/todays_show.html)

[Dave_46]

Next week, 15 minutes each day on BBC7 at 6:15 pm
The Uncertainty Principle is a chance for BBC7 to dip its toes into the stranger frontiers of science, a place where all is not as it seems. We're going to kick off with the weighty subject of gravity, or rather its weird sister: anti-gravity.
Source http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/freefall/

Dave

[JimTheBrit]

Dragon's spotted this (http://206.225.95.123/forumlive/showthread.php?t=59493) for you conspiracy fans.

The Baby Mind Reader 3/4 is repeated tonight (Thurs6Jul06) on Five at 11pm.

Also tonight's The Bill (ITV1, 8pm - 9pm) has a psychic-related storyline.

[JimTheBrit]

From the newsletter of BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House which I've just received: "[...] Other plans include looking at water supplies on
Jersey, and how divining is back. [...]" Broadcasting House's website is here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/bh/), the programme will be aired on Sunday then archived for 7 days.

[JimTheBrit]

Monday 10th July *TONIGHT*
Five 9pm - 10pm
The Baby Mind Reader
"4/4. Psychic Derek Ogilvie claims he can help badly behaved children by reading their minds. He visits Stephen and Nicky from Derby, whose two-year-old son Jacob is driving them to breaking point with his relentless outbursts."
Source: Radio Times magazine.
Repeated on Thursday night on Five at 11pm.

[JimTheBrit]

Tuesday 11th July *TONIGHT*, 50 Terrible Predictions, Sky 3 (Freeview-able), 9pm - 11pm. Chances are there'll be an appearance by some self-professed (prophessed?) Anointed One whose doomsday date calculations were cock-eyed. Repeated on Friday at 11.30pm.

More on that divining piece in this week's Broadcasting House from BBC Radio 4:
"There are said to be thousands of people in Britain who practise the ancient art of water divining. A few charge for their services, but most keep pretty quiet about it. In Jersey, though, water diviners are front page news, as they're blocking both reform of the island's water laws and plans to introduce new water meters. From Jersey, Chris Ledgard reports."
Listen here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/bh/)

Also:
BBC World Service: Reporting Religion
'Creationism: a report on Turkish Muslim and American Christian creationists who have formed an unusual alliance as they join forces over the teaching of evolution in Turkish schools. While the world's leading scientists unite to warn against the origins of life being "concealed, denied or confused".'
Listen here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/reporting_religion.shtml)
I haven't listened to this yet. It might be a companion piece or repeat of the 'Creationism in Turkey' piece recently aired on BBC Radio 4's Sunday programme (http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/sunday/archive/index.shtml) (Sunday 2 July)

Ireland's RTE news
Medjugorie Apparitions Special
Watch here (http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0709/nationwide.html)

In the next issue of BBC Focus magazine (http://www.focusmag.co.uk/) (Issue 166, on sale 3rd August ) ...
"Psychokinesis
Is it possible to influence objects using nothing but the power of the mind? A team at Princeton say it is, and have even patented the idea"

[JimTheBrit]

As discussed in this thread (http://206.225.95.123/forumlive/showthread.php?t=59896)
Thursday 13th July *TONIGHT*
BBC2 10.30pm - 11.20pm
Newsnight
Newsnight home page (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/default.stm)
Preview clip here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm) (RealPlayer, 42 secs)

Available to watch online from Teacher's TV:
Talking Point: Creationism/Intelligent Design (http://www.teachers.tv/strandProgrammeVideo.do?strandId=59957&transmissionProgrammeId=315944)

Monday's The Baby Mind Reader is repeated tonight on Five at 11pm.

Coming soon: Rageh Omaar explores Jesus miracles (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5174170.stm).

[JimTheBrit]

Two episodes of Housebusters will be repeated on Five over the next couple of days, one later today (Sat15Jul06) at 12.45pm and one tomorrow at 12.30pm.

Tonight's Sports Relief 2006 on BBC1 will include a very brief segment on ghost busting, scheduled for 12.20am although times are approximate.

From this week's All In The Mind (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/allinthemind.shtml):
"The Placebo Effect
A simple sugar pill, or placebo can sometimes be just as effective in relieving symptoms as genuine medication. Experiments have shown that the power of placebo can work - just as long as the patient believes the pill they're swallowing contains the drug in question. But the mystery remains - how exactly does the mind bring about a cure?
Professor Nicholas Humphrey, an evolutionary psychologist from the London School of Economics and Dr Dylan Evans, a senior lecturer at the University of the West of England join Kwame McKenzie to discuss."

Also, here's a Rapidshare link ( http://rapidshare.de/files/25900746/Newsnight-HomeopathyMalaria-14Jul06.rm.html) to last night's Newsnight programme which featured homeopathy. It's the full episode in RealPlayer format (13 meg).

[JimTheBrit]

Of interest ...?
This week's A Point Of View (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/views/a_point_of_view/) from BBC Radio 4:
"The pressure to hoax
The nature of funding is encouraging scientists to play fast and loose with the truth."
Listen to the article via the link halfway down the page.

[JimTheBrit]

Wednesday 19th July *TONIGHT*
Channel 4 10.50pm - 11.55pm
The Man with 80 Wives
"The first programme in the Tainted Love strand examines the case of Warren Jeffs, leader of a polygamous US cult, who is rumoured to have over 80 wives, 200 children and 10,000 followers. Journalist Sanjiv Bhattacharya embarks on a long search for this elusive individual, who hasn't been seen in public for over a year. The FBI have put him on their most wanted list (http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/fugitives.htm) and there's a $100,000 bounty on his head. He faces charges of arranging marriages between underage girls and older men. Can the reporter succeed where the authorities have failed and track down the self-styled prophet?"

Hey, look who's arrived on Beeb2 ...

Thursday 27th July
BBC2 7.30pm - 8pm
Mythbusters
Radio Times' David Butcher writes: "This is one of those programmes aimed at the 12-year-old in all of us, wihch in my case is a big target. It involves fires, explosions, staple guns, blast chambers, something called "ballistics gel" - all the rigmarole of film special effects, but put to use here to debunk urban myths and solve conundrums such as: will a coin thrown off a skyscraper kill someone when it gets to the ground? And which gets you wetter in the rain - walking or running?
Doing the experiments are a pair of Fx bods, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage. Hyneman has a Dick Strawbridge moustache, Sven-style rimless pecs and a raggedy "soul patch" on his chin. But that's not enough to prove his eccentricity: he tops off the look with a beret. But the show is mostly great fun and curiously educational"
Adam Savage, Richard Wiseman, Quenitin Cooper - who's whose lookalike?

Of interest ...?

BBC Radio 4's The Learning Curve 26Jun06 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/learningcurve_20060626b.shtml) School Science
"In response to the growing concern that 'personal belief' is creeping into science teaching in the form of ostensibly reasonable discussions of ethics and epistemology, some science professionals have called for a more positivistic, evidence-based teaching methodology [...]"

It looks like our Reptillian Illuminati overlords have finally recognised the danger of David "Son of the Godhead" Icke's exposes and have taken action (http://www.davidicke.com/content/view/1772/1772/). Dave, if I were you, I'd get tattoos like this guy (http://www.thelizardman.com/) and start scoffing live mice. Then the overlords may forgive you.

Programme information taken from the latest issue of Radio Times magazine (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/magazine/)

[JimTheBrit]

Coming this Sunday, it's the End of the World with Yvette Fielding.

Sunday 23rd July
BBC1 10am - 11am
Heaven and Earth
Includes:
"End of the World
American foreign policy is a defining factor in any conflict in the Middle East. But how much is the American view of the world shaped by religion, and in particular, evangelical Christianity? Recently, "end times" theology seems to have a growing influence on US foreign policy.
Many American Christians see the Jewish people as central to Armageddon - with the second coming of Jesus to rule, from Jerusalem, over a re-made world. They see Israel's creation in 1948 as a fulfillment of biblical prophecy. The BBC's Religious Affairs Correspondent, Robert Pigott, assesses the source and significance of the theology, which some say, influences lawmakers and their born-again president - in the world's most powerful country."

"Record of the Week: Yvette Fielding
At 17 Yvette Fielding became the youngest ever presenter of Blue Peter. But in recent years she has become better known for her role as host on Living TV's Most Haunted. This month she publishes a new book Ghost Hunters with psychologist and fellow presenter Ciaran O'Keeffe, which looks at the evidence for ghosts and other paranormal phenomena such as orbs and poltergeists.
She joins Carrie and David to discuss her belief in the paranormal, and to give us her view on the week's big religious and ethical news stories."
H&E website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/heavenandearth/programme.shtml)

[JimTheBrit]

I knew it was too good to be true. He got a double page article in one of the tabloids after his US Primetime appearance but apart from that, little else exposure and I thought he'd passed us by. But no, thanks to those champions of cosy sofa promotional features Richard & Judy, we now have the pleasure of Adam the Dreamhealer on UK television.

Wednesday 2nd August *TONIGHT*
Channel 4 5pm - 6pm (repeated on More4 tomorrow at 12.25pm)
Richard & Judy
"DreamHealer
As a young boy Adam felt he had an uncanny gift. He could sense where his friends were when playing hide and seek and then started to correctly anticipate opponent’s moves in sports games. But once objects in his family home started to move when he was near, he and his family knew there was something unique about Adam. He now believes that he has the extraordinary ability to heal others – even from a photograph.
Adam has refined his technique to heal a wide range of illnesses such as chronic asthma, arthritis, and neurological problems. He even claims to have healed a man with an inoperable tumour.
Adam is now an international star and has appeared on TV programmes in the US and Canada talking about his amazing powers. Today, Adam is fast becoming the most talked about energy healer alive and he makes his UK TV exclusive. So does he have an extraordinary gift? Adam joins Richard & Judy to talk about his life and his special gift. "
Source: R&J website (http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/todays_show.html)

'Nother post in progress ...

[JimTheBrit]

Un-freakin'-believable. Now the Indigos hit mainstream TV.

Monday 7th August
Channel 4 9pm - 10pm
Cutting Edge: My Child's Psychic
Radio Times' Sarah Dempster writes:
"Nicola is a woman on a mission. Believing her 15-year-old daughter Heather to be "at a critical point in her spiritual develpoment", she resolves to nurture her "psychic" and "healing" abilities - a decision that appears to entail holding crystals, mumbling about angels and resting their hands on people's ears.
Though Nicola is convinced Heather is an "Indigoan Crystal Child" (you probably won't understand what it means, either, even when a woman with dangly earrings explains it to you), Simone's perception of her son is more prosaic. She merely believes eight-year-old Oliver can see dead people.
While you may find yourself throwing pieces of fruit at the screen every time Simone and Nicola attribute their child's active imagination to psychic powers, the producers of this astonishing documentary clearly deserve some sort of rosette - or, perhaps, a nice bit of crystal - for their ability to cover such a bonkers subject with a straight face."

Mindshock: Transplanting Memories? is repeated on More4 tonight (Wed2Aug) at 9pm

Monday morning sees Toyah Wilcox exploring astrology on OUTV (http://www.open2.net/healthliving/home_lifestyle/astrology.html). Ever Wondered? 5.30am-6.30am Mon7Aug

Mythbusters continues on Thursday 3rd August on BBC2 at 7.30pm ('til 8pm)

Of interest ... ?

Sunday 6th August
BBC1 6.35pm - 7.35pm
The Miracles of Jesus
"New series 1/3. Rageh Omaar's revealing look at the amazing stories and hidden meanings of Jesus Christ's miracles starts by re-creating the feeding of the 5,000, the raising of the widow's son, the walk on water and the changing of the water into wine."

Plenty of audio on offer too:
ABC Radio National's All In The Mind 29Jul06 Breaking the spell: Daniel Dennett on religion (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/default.htm)
SETI Institue's Are We Alone? 2Aug06 Skeptical Sunday - Meet a psychic (http://www.seti.org/site/pp.asp?c=ktJ2J9MMIsE&b=178892)
BBC Radio 4's More or less? 27Jul06 The truth behind statistics (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/more_or_less/5215842.stm)
ABC Radio National's The Philosopher's Zone 22Jul06 How many logics? (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/philosopherszone/default.htm)
ABC Radio National's The Science Show 22Jul06 Flock of Dodos (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/default.htm)
APM's Speaking of Faith 20Jul06 Evolution and wonder (http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/darwin/index.shtml)
BBC Radio 4's Start the Week 31Jul06 Julian Baggini guests (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/starttheweek.shtml)

BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed 19Jul06 Evil Incarnate (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/thinkingallowed/thinkingallowed_20060719.shtml)
"Throughout history, society has been gripped by widespread panics about satanic cults - from witch hunts of the 17th Century to scares surrounding day care centres in California in the late 1980s. What is striking about each of the different cases of mass panic - across time and across different cultures - is their similarity and the regularity with which they occur."

Little Atoms, Friday: Jeremy Stangroom and Ophelia Benson (http://www.littleatoms.com/guests.htm)

Finally, it looks like Howard Hughes' The Unexplained (http://www.theunexplained.tv/) is still on its feet.

[JimTheBrit]

Jeremy Vine (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/vine/) discusses the power of prayer today (Thurs3Aug06) on his BBC Radio 2 show, 2pm - 4pm.

[JimTheBrit]

Tonight's Newsnight (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/default.stm) (available to view online after broadcast) may briefly stray into the fringes of conspiracy theorists tonight, Fri11Aug06 10.30pm - 11pm.
"We'll be assessing the depth of the scepticism about the [airline bombing] plot - many of the "Talk Newsnight" bloggers are doubtful about the operation [to detain those allegedly involved] and its timing."

ABC Radio National All In The Mind 5Aug06 False memories and young minds (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/default.htm)
"Your memory is your personal archive. But it can trick you too - sometimes with serious consequences. Are children more susceptible to false memories, or adults? Striking new research has important implications for how we handle children in courts and therapy, and for our understanding of this fallible human talent. Join Natasha Mitchell for the latest from the International Conference on Memory."

[JimTheBrit]

Sunday 13th August *TODAY*
BBC1 6.35pm - 7.35pm
The Miracles of Jesus
"2/3. Rageh Omaar explores some of Jesus's more controversial miracles, including the exorcism of a violent man possessed by demons. In a world where a claim of divinity was blasphemous, could Jesus really have believed he was the son of God?"
Source: Radio Times magazine (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/magflash/)

Also:
BBC Radio 4: The Memory Experience: The Making of Memory 2 - How accurate is memory? (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/memory/programmes/making_memory2.shtml) Tues8Aug06
"Whilst our memories can be a reliable asset - they can deceive us badly. This programme explores how much we can trust our memories and what happens when they are called on to recall important information in, for example, a court of law? How easily can our memories for important events be manipulated without us realising it?
Professor Elizabeth Loftus, recently listed at the most influential female psychologist of all time, has spent many years researching the fallibility of memory. Her breakthrough came when she deliberately planted false memories of highly charged events into subjects without them realising it.
The research has had enormous legal repercussions and has questioned some of our most basic assumptions about the mind. Also in this programme, is déjâ vu a glitch or a sign that the mind does indeed have supernatural powers? Is this just another example of the mind's fragility?"

FiveLive: Simon Mayo Mon7Aug06 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/programmes/mayo.shtml)
"Phil Williams talks to the neuroscientist and Director of the Royal Institution, Professor and Baroness Greenfield on the power of the brain and the human soul."

[JimTheBrit]

There's some interesting stuff coming up over the next week ...

I'll start with a short report on the popularity of psychic schools aired earlier today on Five News and likely to be repeated later at 5.30pm or 7pm. ASKE member Max B has his brief say.

Sunday sees the final part of the Miracles of Jesus:

Sunday 20th August
BBC1 6.35pm - 7.35pm
The Miracles of Jesus
"3/3. The resurrection was hailed as the miracle of miracles and became a pillar of the Christian faith. But why? Rageh Omaar travels from Jerusalem to Rome to find out exactly what Jesus's return from the dead meant to his followers and how the idea transformed an obscure Jewish sect into a world religion"

On Monday, it's witches on the wireless ...

Monday 21st August
BBC Radio 3 8.15pm - 8.35pm
Twenty Minutes: It Must Be Witchcraft
RT's Jacqueline Wheeler writes: "In 1662, Isobel Gowdie, a middle-aged Scottish housewife, told a rapt courtroom of her secret life of moonlit flight, shape-shifting and erotic trysts with the devil. Between the 15th and 17th century, millions of women across Europe were tortured and burnt for crimes of witchcraft - or were they? As presenter Gary Lachman probes the motives behind Isobel's confession, he reveals how popular perceptions of the witch trials are based on wildly exaggerated accounts penned by suspect historians, and sensationalised by horror movies. Isobel was neither persecuted nor executed. What emerges from this fascinating analysis of her story is a troubled woman whose dark, escapist fantasies finally overwhelmed her, compelling her to seek atonement for crimes she could never have committed."

... and Cutting Edge gives us another programme to sacrifice an evening for:

Monday 21st August
Channel 4 9pm - 10pm
Cutting Edge: Cult Killer
RT's Alison Graham: "Rick Rodriguez, by all accounts, was a charming and endearing young man with a devoted wife and a life that stretched before him. But he was irreparably damaged having grown up in a sinister cult that exposed him to routine sexual abuse throughout his childhood. In a stark opening to this excellent documentary, we see what is effectively Rodriguez's "suicide note" - a tormented, rambling home-video recording of him waving a gun and announcing a need for revenge.
It's a ghastly, shocking, sad story of a lost soul who yearned for a normal life. But Rodriguez could never escape his past, having grown up in the Children of God cult as the sexual plaything of its grotesque, discredited leader and Rodriguez's adoptive "father" David Berg and others. It's a harrowing tale, with no happy endings."

On Tuesday, a similar tale to the recent When Satan Came To Town (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/real_story/4595158.stm).

Tuesday 22nd August
BBC2 9pm - 10.30pm
Accused
"The Orkney child abuse case was one in a series of high-profile scandals that rocked Britain in the late 1980s and early 90s. In February 1991, police and social workers swooped on four families from the remote Scottish island of South Ronaldsay - and took nine children into care. Amid allegations of Satanism, a fight ensued to have the children returned and the families' names cleared. In this gripping and disturbing film, parents, children and social workers involved describe their experience. What drove the social workers to act so drastically? How did a campaign galvanise the community? The children themselves reveal what really happened in their disclosure sessions with the social workers."

Briefly, Was Anybody There?, an investigation of spiritualism, is shown again on BBC2's OU TV at 5am early on Saturday morning and there's another repeat of Housebusters on Five later the same day at 12.45pm, although I'll bet it's not the Ruislip episode which is the only one I've missed. Grrrr. Creationism is discussed a week later (Sat25Aug06) in another showing of The Argument From Design again on BBC2's OU TV at 5am. This week's Science Friday looks at Ghost Hunting (http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2006/Aug/hour2_081106.html).

All prog info half-inched from the Radio Times (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/magflash/).

[Darat]

Jim - just a quick word in case you think your posts are not appreciated - I often programme my Sky box based on your updates - thanks!

[JimTheBrit]

Jim - just a quick word in case you think your posts are not appreciated - I often programme my Sky box based on your updates - thanks!
Cheers! I'll keep posting as long as the view count shows it's not just me visiting the thread.

In the meantime, the condensed-for-UK-TV (and inferior as a result IMO) version of Mythbusters continues tonight at 7.30pm on BBC2.

[JimTheBrit]

Some audio from Oz:

ABC Radio National's ...

... Encounter 13Aug06 Miracles (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/encounter/default.htm)
"Faith, scepticism and rose-scented tears in a small town in Western Australia. What is a miracle? And what do miracles mean in the contemporary secular West?"

... All In The Mind 19Aug06 The Nature of Belief : Australian Science Festival Debate (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/default.htm)
"Why do you believe what you do? Is the human mind an organ designed for belief? Why are we so convinced of the existence of things we can't prove or see? Are some beliefs healthy and others pathological?"
Note the link (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2006/1717032.htm) to the extended version which allows you to listen to the entire event.

A short quote from a weekend TV guide on Tuesday's Accused: "A complex subject, but it's still astonishing to witness the social workers who deny even the possibility that they were wrong."

[JimTheBrit]

Thursday 24th August *TONIGHT*
BBC2 7.30pm - 8pm
Mythbusters
"Jamie and Adam put some microwave myths to the test, such as will heating metal cause an explosion? And can you pick up radio through tooth fillings?"
Source: Radio Times (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/magflash/)

Extreme Twins: Hidden Lives (Five, 11pm, subject to schedule change 'cos of football) touches on the paranormal as the redheaded psychic twins recount their "prediction" of the September 11 attacks (sometime during the first half of the prog, I recall)

[JimTheBrit]

Monday 28th August *TONIGHT*
ITV1 10.45pm - 11.35pm
Haunted Homes
"New series 1/6. Frightened by things that go bump in the night? Leading psychic Mia Dolan, paranormal investigator Mark Webb and academic Dr Chris French investigate homes that families claim are too haunted to inhabit. Tonight the three investigators attempt to help Heather Harris and her two chidren in Nottinghamshire. They're terrified by the sound of spectral children on their landing, strange noises over the baby monitor and the ghsotly bounce of a ball on the stairs. Are supernatural phenomena really at work? Or can a rational explanation be found?"
Source: RT mag (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/magflash/)

Tuesday 29th August
Channel 4 5pm - 6pm
Richard & Judy
"Kathleen McGowan
Kathleen McGowan’s book The Expected One has swept America by storm with her gripping and controversial novel that claims Jesus and Mary Magdalene married, produced children and founded the Meringian Line which can be traced to this day. But even more extraordinary, she claims that she is in fact a product of this holy union. Kathleen joins us McGowan joins Richard & Judy to talk about her new book and explain this unique family line."
Source: R&J website (http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/todays_show.html)

[JimTheBrit]

Looking at next week's schedules, three programmes of interest immediately stand out ...

Monday 4th September
ITV1 11pm - 11.45pm
Haunted Homes
"2/6. The psychics and sceptics investigate John and Katrina Elvin's house in Newcastle, where the ghostly figure of a man has been standing in their bedrooms and on their landing."

Monday 4th September (repeated at 4.25am on Friday 8th September)
Channel 4 11pm - 12.05pm
The Beginner's Guide to L Ron Hubbard
"Hardeep Singh Kohli seeks spiritual enlightenment through the teachings of the founder of the Church of Scientology. He gets off to a bad start when he's rejected by the faith, but Ron's Org, a group that split from the Church in the 1980s, offer him an olive branch."

Thursday 7th September
BBC Radio 4 4.30pm - 5pm (and archived afterwards)
The Material World
"Subjects such as telepathy, intuition and life after death have traditionally been off limits for the British Association's annual Festival of Science. Not any more. Before an audience at this year's Festival in Norwich, Quentin Cooper confronts a panel of scientific heretics and sceptics to assess just how much evidence there is for mind extending beyond the physical brain."
I'm sensing the names 'French' and 'Sheldrake' and the words 'morphic' and 'field'.

There's also an abundance of conspiracy-related broadcasts coming up on Freeview channels, starting with Who Killed Diana? on Sky Three tonight at 9pm and continuing with The Diana Conspiracy tomorrow (Wed30Aug06) on More4 also at 9pm. In the same vein, the Daily Express (surprise, surprise) takes time out today from splashing Diana death conspiracy theories across its front page to splash Diana death conspiracy theories across its centre pages in its Diana Dossier, which it promises to continue all week*. Yeah, thanks for that. Expect a good number of those "many unanswered questions which still surround the death of the People's Princess" to be addressed in the aforementioned progs. Expect the Daily Express to overlook these responses in future articles.

*ETA: Comes with a free double page spread on crashed UFO cover-ups today too!

Prog info from the Radio Times magazine (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/magflash/).

[JimTheBrit]

Wednesday 19th July *TONIGHT*
Channel 4 10.50pm - 11.55pm
The Man with 80 Wives
"The first programme in the Tainted Love strand examines the case of Warren Jeffs, leader of a polygamous US cult, who is rumoured to have over 80 wives, 200 children and 10,000 followers. Journalist Sanjiv Bhattacharya embarks on a long search for this elusive individual, who hasn't been seen in public for over a year. The FBI have put him on their most wanted list (http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/fugitives.htm) and there's a $100,000 bounty on his head. He faces charges of arranging marriages between underage girls and older men. Can the reporter succeed where the authorities have failed and track down the self-styled prophet?"

BBC: US polygamy sect leader arrested (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5296196.stm)

[JimTheBrit]

Tuesday 29th August *TONIGHT*
BBC2 10.30pm - 11.20pm (available to watch online for 24hrs after broadcast)
Newsnight
"Stem cells
Patients suffering from incurable diseases have been paying thousands of pounds for unproven pioneering stem cell treatments.
We have uncovered evidence that a South African-based man called Steven Van Rooyen and a company - Advanced Cell Therapeutics or ACT - is behind the treatments. Mr Van Rooyen is already wanted by the FBI in the United States for selling false and misleading stem cell treatments. Susan Watts will have the details."
Newsnight hompage (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/default.stm)

Newsnight here covers the same ground as the recent Radio 4 Stem Cell Swindle programme, looking into a bogus therapy that cloaks itself in the respectability of a pioneering field of scientific research. In exchange for their thousands, the desperate and needy are promised a cure but handed hope.

[JimTheBrit]

Uri who?

Wednesday 30th August
Channel 4 5pm - 6pm
Richard & Judy
"The one where Mike went dowsing with Uri Geller
Uri Geller has been dowsing all his life. He may have come to the world’s attention by bending spoons, but he made his fortune using this ancient art. Now, he has produced a kit and book that will enable others to try their hand at dowsing.
Uri describes the science behind dowsing as a combination of biology, psychology and physics. “There’s nothing supernatural about dowsing: it’s a physical phenomenon, a human ability employed by the British and US armies as well as every major oil corporation and water provider.”
Mike McClean went to Uri’s beautiful house on the river Thames to try his hand at dowsing."
Source: R&J website (http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/)

[JimTheBrit]

R&J really went for it today, didn't they? Diana death conspiracies, Cruise and Scientology and, oh dear God, Judy being amazed by crystal dowsing. Catch it again tomorrow on More4 at 12.40pm.

More from the BBC on Warren Jeffs: Uncertain future for US polygamy sect (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5297990.stm)

Newsnight will run a further report on the stem cell cowboys tonight (BBC2, 10.30pm - 11.20pm). Last night's half hour investigation is now available online to watch.
"Stem cells
On last night's programme Susan Watts reported about certain types of stem cell treatment which have left British medical authorities extremely anxious.
A number of people have contacted us about treatment. Find out what difference our report has made to their plans to receive abroad."
Newsnight homepage (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/default.stm)

[Azrael 5]

Jim I have written a review of Haunted Homes in Paranormal Forum.Resisted the urge just to review it thus: It was rubbish. ;)

[JimTheBrit]

Jim I have written a review of Haunted Homes in Paranormal Forum.Resisted the urge just to review it thus: It was rubbish. ;)I'll resist the urge to watch it for a while longer then.

Another report on stem cells on Newsnight tonight.

Monday 4th September *TONIGHT*
BBC2 10.30pm - 11.20pm
Newsnight
"STEM CELLS
We'll have an update on the investigation into stem cell therapies that
we broadcast last week.
We revealed that a company called Advanced Cell Therapeutics was
charging thousands of pounds for injections of stem cells, using cells
that are not for human use.
What's more, the cells can be bought for a fraction of the price on the
internet. Since our investigation, the company has contacted patients
who were booked in, to say they are suspending treatments in order to
start clinical trials, and offered a full refund.
Meanwhile Susan Watts has been back to Rotterdam with a patient who was due to have the therapy. Her husband decided he wanted to go to the
clinic anyway to have a "full and frank conversation" with the doctor
who would have administered the cells."

I wish they'd keep the focus on the practice rather than the practitioners. After ACT vanish, there'll still be plenty of other cowboys offering this miracle treatment to the desperate.

This Sunday's Heaven and Earth Show will feature a guest who doesn't believe we're being told the truth about the events surrounding 9/11, apparently. What that has to do with religious matters is beyond me. Perhaps he'll be asking us to believe his version of events on faith alone? More details soon.

Five Live's Stephen Nolan show (http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/programmes/nolan.shtml) this last Saturday night dealt with conspiracy theories.

[JimTheBrit]

This just in from the 'Let's ignore Ofcom broadcasting code section 1.19*' department ...

Derek Acorah appears to be starting a new series on LK Today (weekdays, ITV1, 8.40am - 9.25am) investigating viewers' paranormal happenings.

*"1.19 Demonstrations of exorcisms, occult practices and the paranormal (which purport to be real), must not be shown before the watershed or when children are particularly likely to be listening. Paranormal practices which are for entertainment purposes must not be broadcast when significant numbers of children may be expected to be watching, or are particularly likely to be listening. (This rule does not apply to drama, film or comedy.)"
I suppose there's an argument to be made that it's just comedy.

"Meaning of "when children are particularly likely to be listening":
This phrase particularly refers to the school run and breakfast time, but might include other times."
Source (http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/codes/bcode/protectingu18/)

[JimTheBrit]

Monday 11th September *TONIGHT*
ITV1 11pm - 11.50pm
Haunted Homes
"3/6. The Hassetts from West Yorkshire have been experiencing strange noises, cold spots and other spectral activity in their former coaching inn home."
Source: Radio Times magazine (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/magflash/)

Monday 18th September
Five 9pm - 10pm
The Boy Who Lived Before
"Five's Extraordinary People series this week continues with the story of five-year-old Cameron who has persistent memories of a past life. Accompanied by psychiatrist Jim Tucker, he and his mother travel to a remote island in search of the house and family he believes were once his. Are there rational explanations for the remarkable coincidences which follow, or are there stranger forces at work?"
Source: Five TV guide (http://www.five.tv/tvguide/)

Audio
ABC Radio National's The Ark 10Sep06 (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/ark/default.htm) Spirit Photography
"Ghost figures, floating faces, and swirls of ectoplasm appeared in photographic portraits by men and women who set up shop as 'spirit photographers' between the 1860s and 1930s. The resulting 'memento mori' was cherished by the sitter who believed the photo captured the spirit of their dearly departed. The fad swept the world, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who visited Australia, was a staunch advocate."

BBC World Service's Reporting Religion 9Sep06 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/reporting_religion.shtml)
"Dan hears how a major new display of pre-historic finds in East Africa, is rocking one scientific institution's relationship with many Evangelical Christians in Kenya."

ABC Radio National's Religion Report 30Aug06 (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/religionreport/default.htm) Lawrence Krauss
"Lawrence Krauss is the Chair of Physics at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. He's one of the leading players in the 'Intelligent Design' debate in the United States, and his contribution has been especially valuable because he's a scientist who's not at all anti-religion."

[JimTheBrit]

Swap your life savings for crates of tinned food and oil the hinges on your bunker door, it's the end of the world ... again.

Saturday 16th September
Channel 4 7pm - 9pm (repeated early Tuesday morning)
The Doomsday Code
"St John's apocalyptic vision of the end of the world in the Book of Revelation is one of the Bible's best-known passages, inspiring morbid fascination in many cultures. This programme sees Time Team's Tony Robinson visiting the USA, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Africa in an effort to uncover the realities behind the book's mystique.
According to a 2002 poll, 59 per cent of Americans believe the prophecies in Revelation will come to pass. These "End-Timers" have powerful political friends in the White House and their opponents are convinced they are actively trying to ensure these events occur.
Robinson also meets those who think that Israel will fight a nuclear war with the Islamic world, that the Secretary General of the UN is the Antichrist, and that the world will end after the Battle of Armageddon."
Source: Radio Times magazine (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/magflash/)

[JimTheBrit]

Monday 18th September *TONIGHT*
BBC1 7.30pm - 8pm
Inside Out *Regional*

South (Sky channel 984?)
"Chinese herbalists
Inside Out investigates how some Chinese herbalists are prescribing potentially dangerous remedies without a proper consultation."
Source: Inside Out South (http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/south/index.shtml)

East (Sky channel 981?)
"Big cat hunt
Kim Wilde goes on a big cat hunt in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire to investigate if sightings of cats in the wild are fact or fiction."
Source: Inside Out East (http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/east/index.shtml)

Monday 18th September *TONIGHT*
ITV1 11pm - 11.50pm
Haunted Homes
"4/6. At the Steven's family home in Lincolnshire, objects have gone missing without explanation since 2003. Is this the work of a female ghost? Meanwhile the Hassetts from West Yorkshire have been experiencing spectral activity."
Source: Radio Times magazine (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/magflash/)

Other stuff:

Creationism & ID
Truth-Driven Thinking podcast 13Sep06 (http://www.truthdriventhinking.com/audioblog.htm)
BBC's Hardtalk 6Sep06 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/5321286.stm)

9/11 conspiracies
Channel 4 special report 11Sep06 (http://www.channel4.com/news/special-reports/special-reports-storypage.jsp?id=3237)(4 min mp3)
Truth-Driven Thinking podcast 30Aug06 (http://www.truthdriventhinking.com/audioblog.htm)

Telepathy
ABC Radio National's Science Show 16Sep06 (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/default.htm)

The Family International
BBC World Service's Outlook Mon18Sep06 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/outlook.shtml)
"Also, we find out about a controversial religious group called "The Family International", also once known as "Children of God". It was created in the 1960s by David Berg. Though he died in 1994, the group still has thousands of members on several continents. A documentary recently shown on British television investigates the story of Ricky Rodriguez, once seen as David Berg's chosen successor and tries to explain why he killed himself after murdering another member of The Family. Two former members of the group, Sarah and Don, tell Outlook why they think what they claim is institutionalised sexual abuse is the reason behind Ricky's actions. A spokeswoman for the group finally tells us why they deny these allegations."
The documentary, Cult Killer, is repeated on More4 on Wednesday at 10pm.

Check out Uri Geller's latest venture on his schedule here (http://www.uri-geller.com/dates.htm), November 1st.

[JimTheBrit]

Sunday 24th September
BBC1 10am - 11am
Heaven & Earth
'Is belief in God a delusion?
This week Gloria's guests include Professor Richard Dawkins, one of the country's most ardent atheists. He's Professor of Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University and one of the world's most eminent evolutionary theorists and popular science writers. His new book The God Delusion, published later this week, sets out his personal case for atheism.
Putting the case for religious belief will be Professor Alistair McGrath, a theologian at Oxford University who's written about "the twilight of atheism" and who specialises in what he calls "scientific theology".'
Source: H&E website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/heavenandearth/programme.shtml)

ETA: Also, Acorah on Radio Ulster's Sunday Sequence (http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/radioulster/programmepages/sundaysequence.shtml)

[JimTheBrit]

From Newsnight, Friday - available to watch online here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/default.stm) (WATCH LATEST PROGRAMME, top right of screen)

Dawkins on the supernatural. That short American chap with the white beard will have something to say about this in his next commentary, I'll bet.

'The God Delusion
And Jeremy has been talking to the scientist Richard Dawkins, whose new book The God Delusion is set to be as controversial as his previous ones.
Here's a taster: "I am not attacking any particular version of God or gods. I am attacking Gods, all gods, anything and everything supernatural, wherever and whenever they have been or will be invented.' "

Edit: It wouldn't surprise me to see Dawkins on GMTV's The Sunday Programme (6am - 7.25am) in the next couple of weeks either. They usually pick up on things like this.

[JimTheBrit]

Monday 25th September
BBC1 7.30pm - 8pm
Inside Out - East (Sky 981?)
"Crop circles
They used to be one of the great unsolved mysteries of our time.
Explanations of who or what made them range from aliens to freak weather.
But when it was admitted they were hoaxes 15 years ago, there was dogged disbelief among those who looked for paranormal answers.
And today there is a growing number of people who still think that not all circles are man-made."
Watch the report online here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/east/index.shtml)
*Last week's report on herbal medicine is repeated this week for viewers in the South East (Sky 983?)*

Monday 25th September
BBC Radio 3 9.30pm - 10.15pm
Night Waves
"To mark the 60th anniversary of the Blood Transfusion Service in Britain, Philip Dodd explores the macabre history of passing blood from body to body. From 17th-century anxieties about identity transference, when animal blood was given to humans, to more modern concerns about the spread of viruses such as HIV."
Bolding mine. Identity transference was rehashed as personality transplants earlier this year in newspaper articles and TV documentaries, you'll recall.

Monday 25th September
ITV1 11pm - 11.50pm
Haunted Homes
"5/6. The Scriven family ask the psychic sleuths to investigate when their friendly ghost makes an appearance in a photo as a sinister hooded figure."

Audio
ABC Radio National's All In The Mind 23Sep06 (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/default.htm) The Mind-Body Problem Down Under
"Mind. Brain. Are they the same thing, or is the mind something special? The conundrum has perplexed us for centuries. Descartes' split the two - into a spiritual, soul-like mind and fleshly, material brain. But in 1956 a group of 'renegade' Oxford graduates Down Under, now international stars in philosophy, launched a challenge. Consciousness and the brain were united, and any talk of mental spooks and ghosts in the machine was out...almost. Now in their 80s, David Armstrong and Jack Smart join Natasha Mitchell and others to reminisce on taking Descartes to task."

BBC World Service's Outlook Wed20Sep06 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/outlook.shtml) The Street Kids of Kingshasa
"According to a recent report by Human Rights Watch, of the 25,000 kids living on the streets in Kinshasa, more than 60% had been thrown out by relatives accusing them of witchcraft. In today's Outlook we meet one of these children, who we'll call Angela to protect her identity, and Maguy Makusudi, who runs a shelter for "Solidarity Action for Children in Distress". We'll also speak to Aneka van Woudenberg, who helped to compile the recent report by Human Rights Watch."

More on Dr Bruce Hood's research into superstition (see the lead section in the latest commentary) ...
BBC Radio 4's Material World 21Sep06 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/thematerialworld.shtml) Why Are We Superstitious?
"Bristol psychologist Bruce Hood claims that humans have evolved over tens of thousands of years to be susceptible to magic and supernatural beliefs. He believes that, despite the advance of science, people are naturally hard-wired to believe in religion and to find the supernatural appealing.
His theory is based on what he calls intuitive reasoning, which is found in early childhood. The human mind is adapted to reason intuitively, so that it can generate theories about how the world works even when mechanisms cannot be seen or easily deduced."

Little Atoms (http://www.littleatoms.com/guests.htm) interviews Francis Wheen on 13th October.

The latest issue of Nature magazine reports on 'Induction of an illusory shadow person (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v443/n7109/abs/443287a.html)'. This is also mentioned in the Nature podcast (http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast/index.html) (31.22). An insight into Old Hags?
The Skeptic magazine (UK) is mentioned briefly in a response to NDE evidence in New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19125700.200-neardeath-evidence.html).
The New Statesman is giving voice to the blinkered conspiracy theorists in response to it's recent interview with David Shayler.
Meet the no-planers (http://www.newstatesman.com/200609110028), letters (http://www.newstatesman.com/200609180010) (no conspiracy?), letters (http://www.newstatesman.com/nsletters.htm) (twin tower truths, cover-up is clear).

[JimTheBrit]

Derek Acorah appears to be starting a new series on LK Today (weekdays, ITV1, 8.40am - 9.25am) investigating viewers' paranormal happenings.

Actually began this morning with Acorah's amateur dramatics. Prof Chris French was the token skeptic. Possibly a weekly affair. Details here (http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=22658). Note the live webcast on Oct 11th, 9.30am.

Prof Richard Dawkins is making a number of appearances across the media in the following weeks. Details on his new website (http://richarddawkins.net/index.php) (upcoming events, left margin)

[JimTheBrit]

Subluxations galore in tonight's (Tues10Oct06) Watchdog, BBC1, 7pm - 7.30pm, see here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/watchdog/reports/health_and_beauty/health_20061010.shtml).

Prof Steve Jones is interviewed for his views on intelligent design in this week's Guardian podcast extra (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/podcasts/)

[Azrael 5]

Monday 25th September
ITV1 11pm - 11.50pm
Haunted Homes
"5/6. The Scriven family ask the psychic sleuths to investigate when their friendly ghost makes an appearance in a photo as a sinister hooded figure."

Or a blob of reflected furniture!!! :)

[JimTheBrit]

The Baby Mind Reader series is being repeated on Five Life (freeview etc) on Thursday nights at 9pm.

Monday 8th January
BBC2 10pm - 10.30pm
Trust Me I'm a Healer
"New series 1/6. Expoloring the world of faith healers. Peter Aziz is a shaman who claims to heal patients suffering from illnesses such as cancer and Aids with the help of dragons, free spirits and hallucinogenic drugs. But why are people willing to put their trust in a man who speaks to fairies?"

Tuesday 9th January
Five 8pm - 9pm
Nostradamus: the True Story
"A profile of the famous 16th-century prophecy writer whose work has attracted a cult following and is regarded by some as accurately predicting future events. This revealing documentary considers the life of the extraordinary man, as well as examining if his verses are really are the most accurate prophecies ever told."

Source: Radio Times magazine (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/magazine/)

[JimTheBrit]

Friday 5th January
BBC Radio 4 1.30pm - 2pm
The Message
"Darlene Bishop, a tele-evangelist in the USA, preaches that God has the power to heal even the most deadly diseases, including cancer. She told viewers to her television show, broadcast on religious satellite channels throughout the US and abroad, that both she and her brother were healed of cancer through the power of prayer. But the contention is now the subject of a court action. Four of Mrs Bishop's relatives are suing her over her claim that God cured their father - her brother – after he died of the disease. How much influence do television evangelists hold over their audiences, and, when such religious broadcasting can reach enormous audiences can we resist calls for equivalent programming in the UK."
Source (and archived show): Programme website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/themessage.shtml)

If you missed Newsnight's recent report on bogus Aids cures, see it again here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/films/default.stm) (and those pieces on stem cell miracle cures are still available to watch in the reports index).

Are We Alone (http://www.seti.org/site/pp.asp?c=ktJ2J9MMIsE&b=178892)'s host Dr Seth Shostak is guesting on Little Atoms (http://www.littleatoms.com/guests.htm) this week.

Australia's 'Philosopher's Zone' radio prog discussed Seasonal Skepticism (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/philosopherszone/default.htm) just before Christmas.

A certain someone is taking time out from cutlery contortion to involve himself in ITV TV work on March 1st apparently (http://www.uri-geller.com/dates.htm).

[Lothian]

A certain someone is taking time out from cutlery contortion to involve himself in ITV TV work on March 1st apparently (http://www.uri-geller.com/dates.htm).I think it was 1 March last year. Anyone record it ? Thought not.

[JimTheBrit]

I think it was 1 March last year.
Hell, completely missed that.
Anyone record it ?Probably. I'll know for sure in a couple of years when I've catalogued everything I've got. :boggled:

[JimTheBrit]

Sunday 21st January
BBC1 10am - 11am
Heaven & Earth
"Intelligent Design
How the origins of the world is taught in our schools has long been a contentious issue. This month the debate is hotting up as a group of scientists demands a meeting with Education Secretary Alan Johnson.
They are angry that Government is refusing to allow 'Intelligent Design' to be taught in school science lessons, Ministers having restricted discussion of the theory to Religious Studies lessons. Supporters of 'Intelligent Design' claim they have scientific evidence which points to the existence of a 'designer' who created the universe. Proponents of traditional Darwinist theories maintain that an evolutionary process lead to the development of life and can find no evidence of a 'designer' behind the birth of our world.
This Sunday Hannah Scott-Joynt has a special report for 'Heaven and Earth' looking at the issue and our panel will discuss the topic live in the studio."
Source: H&E website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/heavenandearth/programme.shtml)

A typically confused overview of the topic. "Birth of our world"!?
Remember you can phone, text and email your views during the show:
Telephone 08704 10 10 60
Text 83199, putting HEV at the start of your message
Email heaven@bbc.co.uk

[JimTheBrit]

Friday 26th January *TONIGHT*
BBC1 7.30pm - 8pm REGIONAL: South west & satellite (987)
Inside Out
"Inside Out's Russell Labey goes back to his native Jersey to investigate a strange tale of science versus sorcery involving water divining."
Source: Inside Out South West webpage (http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/southwest/index.shtml)

[JimTheBrit]

NB: If anyone can record the above programme for me, I'd be grateful. Ta!

[JimTheBrit]

Hmmm, is that a new series of Haunted Homes on ITV2 tonight at 11.30pm ('til 00.30am)?

ITV.com (http://www.itv.com/) listings: "Mia Dolan, Mark Webb and Chris French investigate ghostly apparitions in a Plymouth pub, where the three residents report seeing child-sized fingerprints on the beams"

[JimTheBrit]

Science scams, showing Monday to Friday next week on Channel 4 (1.20pm - 1.30pm) may be worth catching. Monday's episode: "In 1725, Dr Johann Beringer believed he had found conclusive proof of divine creation by revealing how fossils were formed." Source: Radio Times mag (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/magflash/)

Correction: Wed to Fri it's on at 1.25pm - 1.35pm

[JimTheBrit]

Another report on stem cell (mis)treatments.

Wednesday 31st January *TONIGHT*
BBC2 10.30pm - 11.20pm
Newsnight
"STEM CELL TREATMENT
For more than six months our Science editor, Susan Watts and my fellow
programme producer Liz Gibbons have been investigating stem cell
treatments. Last summer they revealed how the company ACT was charging
tens of thousands of pounds for treatments using stem cells which were
not intended for human use.
Their story had a big impact. In October a doctor working on behalf of
ACT was stopped from doing stem cell treatments by the Dutch
authorities. But the story doesn't end there. More revelations tonight."
Source: Newsnight webpage (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/6318103.stm)
The prog is available to watch online for 24 hours after broadcast.

[JimTheBrit]

Coming soon ...

"The Enemies of Reason (2x60min progs)
Is it rational that the dead can communicate with the living and give sound advice on how they should live their lives? What about sticking pins into your body to free the flow of Chi energy and cure your illness? Or the bending of spoons using your mind alone? Is that rational?
Richard Dawkins doesn’t think so, and feels it is his duty to expose those areas of belief that exist without scientific proof, yet manage to hold the nation under their spell.
He will take on the world’s leading proponents in their field of expertise, meet the victims who have used them and expose the history of the movements – from the charlatans who have milked these practices to the experiments and testing that have failed to produce conclusive results."
Source: RDF Rights webpgae (http://www.rdfrights.com/categories.aspx?id=1&pg=2&nav=1)

[brettDbass]

One of the discussions tomorrow on the Jeremy Vine (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/vine/) show, Radio 2 sometime between 12:00 and 14:00 will be conspiracy theories.
The trail said something like "Is it OK for anyone to claim that 9/11 was an inside job? We discuss conspiracy theories on tomorrow's show."

There is an advance question line 0800 022 022 or you can email comments to the show via vine@bbc.co.uk

[brettDbass]

The Conspiracy Files

BBC 2 : Sun 18 Feb, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm 60mins


"An investigation of the growing number of conspiracy theories surrounding the 9/11 attacks.

Some people believe that the American Government allowed or actively helped the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. And why was America so unprepared when terror attack warnings had been received? The Conspiracy Files travels across the United States to investigate and speak to eyewitnesses, and tries to separate fact from fiction."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/conspiracy_files/default.stm

[sadluxation]

Trust Me I'm a Healer - Tony Super Energy

TUESDAY 20 FEBRUARY
11:20pm - 11:50pmhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gif
BBC2
VIDEO Plus+: 692407
Subtitles, widescreen
http://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gif
Tony Chadwick uses strange homemade props - like a crown of thorns - and specialises in treating infertility. Filmmaker Danny Horan spent some months with Tony and his sidekick Des, as they run a series of free clinics in an attempt to drum up some custom.

My Family and Autism

http://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifWEDNESDAY 21 FEBRUARY
11:20pm - 12:20amhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gif
BBC2
VIDEO Plus+: 841518
Repeat, subtitles, widescreen
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David Icke: Was He Right?

http://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifFRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY
11:00pm - 12:00amhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gif
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VIDEO Plus+: 8156859
Repeat, subtitles
http://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifIn the 1990s, David Icke appeared on chat shows across the country claiming that he was the son of the Godhead and delivering a message about the dark times that lay ahead. In particular, he claimed that from the turn of the Millennium until 2012, we would see chaos establish itself across the globe as war, economic collapse and terror took hold. Much derived at the time, Icke now has a global following who believe that his prophecies have come true. This documentary asks whether Icke was right.

Source (http://www.radiotimes.com/)

[sadluxation]

12 Books That Changed The World
17:25 - 18:25 Sunday, 18 February
ITV1
Melvyn Bragg concludes his list with works from the fields of economics, religion and government. He examines Adam Smith's seminal 1776 text The Wealth of Nations, seen as one of the founding volumes of the modern world, as well as the King James version of the Bible and the Magna Carta.
Source (http://www.itv.com/page.asp?partid=7444)

[JimTheBrit]

Cutting Edge: Cult Killer is also repeated early on Friday morning (Channel 4, 2.45am - 3.45am, see 21Aug06 p7 for description). There's more on cults from ABC Radio National's Spirit Of Things (link (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/spiritofthings/default.htm)), which has repeated an interview with cult expert Steve Hassan (28Jan07: Free yourself From Mind Control)

[JimTheBrit]

Monday 19th February *TONIGHT*
BBC Radio 4 8pm - 8.30pm (and archived on the R4 website afterwards)
Cleveland Twenty Years on
"Some 20 years ago, the Cleveland scandal made headline news. It made us question how widespread child sexual abuse was, how infallible doctors were, and how powerful social workers ought to be.
Now, Jenny Cuffe investigates the roots of the crisis and examines how relevant those questions still are. She talks to people, some have never spoken publicly before, who were caught up in events in Cleveland in 1987, including now-adult children who were taken away from home, and professionals who were involved in making tough decisions in the maelstrom that followed."
Source (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/pip/9g0jn/), listen again page (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml)

[JimTheBrit]

If time allows...

Monday 19th February *TONIGHT*
BBC2 10.30pm - 11.20pm (and available online for 24 hours after broadcast)
Newsnight
"(And we hope to show you how to analyse someone's iris to work out if
they are neurotic or trustworthy. Don't ask me why that's a polar opposite. For the purposes of this scientific experiment, it just is.)"
Source: Newsnight newsletter

BBC article on topic (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6375381.stm)

[JimTheBrit]

Tuesday 20th February *TONIGHT*
Channel 4 5pm - 6pm
Richard & Judy
"Ghostly Apparitions
‘Deathbed phenomena’, are surprisingly common. According to recent research at King's College London, around 10 per cent of the terminally ill or those caring for them report some kind of mysterious, inexplicable event that gives them a glimpse of an afterlife.
Today Richard & Judy will be joined by Dr Peter Fenwick a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist who has led the research at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College and Dr Sam Parnia, Critical Care Doctor and author of ‘What Happens When We Die’ who is one of Britain's leading experts on near-death experiences."
Source: R&J website (http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/todays_show.html)

[JimTheBrit]

Friday 23rd February *TONIGHT*
BBC2 10.30pm - 11pm
Newsnight
"PSYCHICS
It's emerged that the MoD will go to just about any lengths to combat
the threat of terrorism, including recruiting psychics. In 2002 they
paid £18,000 to fund a study to see whether certain people had
extraordinary powers to enable them to "see" invisible objects.
They had some success but not enough to put their plan into action.
However Newsnight is having another go - tune in tonight to see if we
made a breakthrough."
Source: Newsnight webpage (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/6391113.stm)

[sadluxation]

David Kelly: The Conspiracy Files
9:00pm - 10:00pm http://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gif
BBC2
VIDEO Plus+: 2632
Subtitles, widescreen
3/4

For many the sudden death of the government scientist and weapons inspector, Dr David Kelly, remains suspicious. The official verdict was suicide, but a public inquest was never held. The Conspiracy Files investigates the suspicions that still surround Dr Kelly's death in July 2003, when the controversy about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction was at its height. Doctors, lawyers, bloggers and politicians question the official account.
Source (http://www.radiotimes.com)

[JimTheBrit]

Tuesday 6th March
Channel 4 10pm - 11.05pm
Interview with a Poltergeist
"1/3. The first documentary in Occult Week - examining paranormal phenomena of recent years - looks at the 1977 case of strange goings-on involving 11-year-old Janey Hodgson, witnessed in a quiet north London suburb by police and journalists. Sound recordings were made and footage taken of Janet allegedly being hurled around her bedroom. Was it part of an elaborate hoax or was a spirit voice really captured on tape?"
Source: Radio Times magazine (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/magflash/)

[sadluxation]

TUESDAY 06 MARCH
The Amelia Earhart Conspiracy: The True Story
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Five
VIDEO Plus+: 9698438
Subtitles
Documentary searching for the truth behind one of aviation's biggest mysteries: the disappearance of American pilot Amelia Earhart over the Pacific in 1937. The programme investigates some of the various rumours that abound, such as: did she survive a crash and live out her final days as a castaway? Was she captured by the Japanese and put to death as a spy? Or did she return to the US under an assumed name and deny her true identity until the end?

Sex, Magick and Murder
11:05pm - 12:10am
Channel 4
VIDEO Plus+: 460877
Subtitles
2/3
Documentary examining the bizarre double life of self-styled warlock Peter Solheim, whose mysterious death led to the longest murder trial in Cornwall's history. An outwardly respectable parish councillor, Solheim dabbled in black magic, guns and pornography, and was genuinely considered to have dangerous powers by local pagan groups.

WEDNESDAY 07 MARCH
Curse of the Ice Mummy
11:05pm - 12:05am
Channel 4VIDEO Plus+: 228465
Subtitles
3/3
Documentary examining the bizarre deaths of seven individuals all linked to the excavation of an ancient mummified body. Named Oetzi after the area in which he was discovered, the mummified remains were the oldest ever recovered. But when people connected to his discovery, excavation and examination began to die in unusual circumstances, rumours that the body might be cursed began to circulate.


THURSDAY 08 MARCH
The Great Global Warming Swindle
9:00pm - 10:35pm
Channel 4
VIDEO Plus+: 35945934
Subtitles
Provocative documentary that sets out to challenge the widely accepted view that man-made carbon dioxide emissions are responsible for global warming. With arguments from leading scientists, the film points to recent research that solar radiation may be a more plausible factor in climate change, and suggests that reducing carbon emissions may not only have little impact on the environment, but may also have unintentional repercussions for third world development.

Sourcr: Radio Times (http://www.radiotimes.com/)

[sadluxation]

TUESDAY 13 MARCH
Bermuda Triangle: The True Story

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VIDEO Plus+: 9354042
Subtitles
http://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifDocumentary investigating the so-called Bermuda Triangle, an area of the Atlantic Ocean that has inexplicably claimed ships, planes and lives for centuries. The programme attempts to shed light on the many theories surrounding the mystery.



The Truth about Ethical Food: Tonight

http://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gif8:30pm - 9:00pmhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gif
ITV1 Londonhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gif
VIDEO Plus+: 4771
Subtitles, widescreen
http://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifhttp://www.radiotimes.com/images/spacer.gifShoppers pay a premium for poultry and fish marketed as ethical or organic produce, but should we always believe what it says on the label? Jonathan Maitland exposes the shocking truth about the conditions some animals are reared in before being sold as top-of-the-range products.


Horizon (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=today&service_id=4224&filename=20070313/20070313_2100_4224_7176_50): My Pet Dinosaur
9:00 pm
BBC2
But for one large meteorite heading in our direction 65 million years ago the world could have turned out very differently. What would have happened if the rock had missed?

[JimTheBrit]

Just spotted this ...

Tuesday 20th March *TONIGHT*
Channel 4 11.40pm - 12.10am
I Speak Animal
"Pet psychic James French reforms dysfunctional pets and meets their fanatical owners."

[JimTheBrit]

NOW, BBC3

Hehe, The crew of Conning the Conmen are taking 'psychic surgeon' Stephen Turoff for a ride.

[JimTheBrit]

NOW, BBC3

All hail BBC3. The same series is taking on chiropractors. There's a repeat next Wednesday at 8.30pm.

Edit: It gets better. There's just been a trailer for this on the same channel ...

"The Bulls**t Detective
Alasdair Jeffrey is on a personal quest to eradicate ******** from all areas of our lives. In this series of pranks and stunts, he debunks ******** of all kinds, from pseudoscience and phoney products to New Age nonsense.
Alasdair worked the corporate consultancy circuit with great success for over 10 years. He appeared in the award-winning BBC Two series Trouble At The Top and BBC Three's The Ferocious Mr Fixit.
In The Bulls**t Detective, the straight-talking Glaswegian tackles the purveyors of nonsense head on, challenging their claims.
The series investigates get-rich-quick schemes and their promises to make people millionaires. Alasdair confronts the organisers of a pyramid scheme with the mathematical reality their members face. He also reveals sneaky supermarket sales tricks and the self-promoting gurus who promise to reveal the secrets of success in exchange for a large fee."
Source (http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/12_december/14/bbcthree_factual_ent.shtml)


More details to follow.

[JimTheBrit]

Tuesday 10th April *TONIGHT*
Five 8pm - 9pm
The Roswell Incident: the True Story
"Documentary investigating the infamous incident in 1947, when debris found in a field in New Mexico was alleged to have originated from an unidentified flying object."

Wednesday 11th April, BBC3, 7.30pm-8pm, Conning the Conmen 4/6, features a witchdoctor.

Thursday 12th April, BBC3, 9pm-10pm, The Bulls*** Detective 1/4, crystal healing.

Friday 13th April, ITV2, 10.30pm-11.30pm, Sally Morgan: Star Psychic, featuring Victoria Hervey and Phil Tufnell.

Monday 16th April
BBC Radio 3 9.45pm - 10.30pm
Night Waves
"What could be more ridiculous than believing that the Earth is flat? For centuries the idea has emobdied the lone band of people who refuse to accept modernity and science. But as Matthew Sweet discovers in a new book, the 19th-century flat-Earthers who revived the idea couln't be proved conclusively wrong"

Tuesday 17th April
BBC Radio 4 9pm - 9.30pm
All in the Mind
"3/5. Dr Raj Persaud explores phrenology and physiognomy - deducing character through a study head shape and facial features. Though the practices have been discredited as pseudo-science, recent studeis reveal they may yet hold a germ of truth."

Prog details lifted from the Radio Times (http://www.radiotimes.com/)

[uk_dave]

Tuesday 10th April *TONIGHT*
Five 8pm - 9pm
The Roswell Incident: the True Story
"Documentary investigating the infamous incident in 1947, when debris found in a field in New Mexico was alleged to have originated from an unidentified flying object."



Bollocks to Roswell, it's the last episode of "Life on Mars" tonight.....

...get the beers and popcorn in.

[JimTheBrit]

Tuesday 1st May
BBC1 10.45pm - 11.30pm
ONE Life
"12/12. Famously Reincarnated. A light-hearted exploration into the phenomenon of reincarnation, with contributions from those who claim to have been Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley in a past life. Plus, meet the man who believes he is God and wants to stop his medication so he can save mankind."

Heh, reminds me of Herc.

The BS Detective this week features ghosthunters and feng shui 'experts'. Next week's final episode looks at animal mind-readers.

Source: RTmag (http://www.radiotimes.com/).

[JimTheBrit]

Tuesday 8th May
BBC2 9.50pm - 10.30pm (and online)
This World: I Believe in Miracles
"Since the Roman Catholic Church reduced the number of miracles required for sainthood from four to two, 500 new saints have been canonised. Despite this, the French pilgrimage site of Lourdes has only had 67 miracles recognised in the last 150 years. This programme discovers how the Church introduced a new sub-miracle category to boost numbers, and follows three individuals on their search for a miracle."

Source: RTmag (http://www.radiotimes.com/)
This World webpage (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_world/default.stm)

[JimTheBrit]

If you can stomach half an hour of Ben Elton, he's taking the mickey out of New Age practices in tonight's Get a Grip (ITV1, 10pm - 10.30pm)

[catbasket]

Don't think I've mentioned it previously - thanks for these updates Jim. Much appreciated.

As for Ben Elton/Get A Grip - I tried, I really did try ... but could stomach no more than about two minutes (including the opening credits). It was then deleted from my Sky+ planner.

[JimTheBrit]

Thanks for the thanks.

Monday 14th May
BBC1 8.30pm - 9pm (and online)
Panorama
"Scientology and Me. Reporter John Sweeny travels to Los Angeles to investigate the Church of Scientology and asks whether it should be taken seriously as a religion or simply regarded as a cult."

This programme is also available to watch online after broadcast for a short time at the Panorama website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/default.stm). Note that "as Panorama reacts to news, its subject matter may change."

Source: Radio Times magazine (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/default.stm)

Edit: Website: Operation Clambake (http://www.xenu.net/) - The Inner Secrets of Scientology, for new members.

[JimTheBrit]

BBC Breakfast will be carrying a report on Panorama's expose tomorrow morning. It may be aired between 6am and 8.30am when the show is streamed live over the 'Net (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/breakfast/6635873.stm) but I suspect it's more likely to appear between 8.30am and 9.15am.

[JimTheBrit]

The above report is at around 0720 for anyone who recorded it.

BBC World Service Newshour: Scientology in the spotlight (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/newshour/)
"A row has erupted around the making of a BBC "Panorama" documentary investigating the Church of Scientology, and the behaviour of its reporter, John Sweeney. Newshour speaks to Panorama's editor Sandy Smith and to Bob Keenan, Director of the L. Ron Hubbard Foundation."

ETA: BBC Five Live Breakfast Monday (http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/programmes/breakfast.shtml) 1:42:15. Editor Sandy Smith again.

[JimTheBrit]

...and on BBC Five Live's Richard Bacon show (http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/programmes/morning.shtml), BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/vine/) and the BBC 1 o'clock news (http://news.bbc.co.uk/) (Show TV and radio programmes red bar middle of page - online after the broadcast has finished) too apparently. The Beeb are really capitalising on this.

[JimTheBrit]

Friday 18th May
More 4 11pm-12midnight (Freeview 13)
Egomania
"A healthy, strong ego is the basis of a successful, driven individual. But what happens when an ego goes too far?"
You put on your Messiah hat and start a new religion. Part of this prog examines David Berg and his Children of God.

[JimTheBrit]

If you watched Panorama to the very end, you'll know next week's subject is electrosmog.

[JimTheBrit]

9/11: the Conspiracy Files is repeated tomorrow (Sunday 3rd June) on BBC4, 8pm - 9pm

[JimTheBrit]

Today's (Mon4Jun07) BBC 6 o'clock news reports on yet another case of desperate parents seeking hope for their child in an unproven medical treatment. View online here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/) (red TV and Radio Programmes bar, middle of page > Stem cell treatment warning).
Miracle stem cell cures masquerade as the product of a genuinely promising field of research but circumvent all that annyoing scientific rigour and rely instead on patients' testimonies as proof of effectiveness. There's been clues in the press recently that gene therapy may be the next big quack cash cow.

[JimTheBrit]

Monday 25th June
Channel 4 5pm - 6pm
Richard & Judy
"UFO SIGHTING
The world’s biggest UFOs have been seen hovering of the south coast by airline pilot and his passengers. Aurigny Airlines Captain Ray Bowyer reported two cigar-shaped objects each up to a mile wide in the sky near Guernsey. Both were yellow and were also seen by a second pilot. An official report was made to the Civil Aviation Authority which issued an air incident report.
Ray Bowyer joins Richard & Judy to tell his amazing story."
Source (http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/todays_show.html)

Wednesday 4th July (and archived online for 7 days afterwards)
BBC Radio 3 9.45pm - 10.30pm
Nightwaves
"Philip Dodd talks to American writer Mary Roach who has tried to meet the professionals dedicated to exploring the mystery of the human soul, scientists, engineers and mediums among them."
Source (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/nightwaves/pip/ualjd/)

[JimTheBrit]

After articles in the Sun and Daily Mail, it was only a matter of time before This Morning or R&J ran a piece ...

*TODAY* Friday 6th July
Channel 4 5pm - 6pm
Richard & Judy
"MAN WHO WON’T EAT
Is it possible to live without food? According to scientist Michael Werner, it is. Michael has not eaten any food since 2001, the 58-year-old doctor of chemistry and father of three from Brunswick, northern Germany, claims he gets all the sustenance he needs from the sun, coffee, juice and water.
Michael joins Richard & Judy, from Switzerland to talk about his amazing lifestyle choice.
‘Life from Light’ published by Clairview Publishers - £12.99 "
Source (http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/todays_show.html)

[JimTheBrit]

Scientology: An undercover report, from this week's Sunday Sequence (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/nightwaves/pip/ualjd/).

[JimTheBrit]

Sunday 15th July
BBC1 10am - 11am
Heaven & Earth
"Mary Roach
Most of us have contemplated, at some point, one of the biggest questions of all. Is there life after death? Mary Roach is the author of an intriguing new book exploring the subject.
Mary is contributing editor to Discovery Magazine. In 2004 she took the publishing world by surprise when her book Stiff propelled her into the New York Times bestseller lists. Her dry humour and spirit of scientific enquiry combined to make an unlikely subject into a runaway hit.
Mary will be talking about her latest book, Six Feet Over, in which she travels the world investigating the weird and wonderful world of attempted scientific research into life after death. Six Feet Over is published in the UK this week."
Source: H&E website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/heavenandearth/programme.shtml)

[JimTheBrit]

H&E is well worth catching this week ...

Sunday 22nd July
BBC1 10am - 11am
Heaven & Earth
Psychic scams
What would you do if someone sent a letter to you saying that your house was cursed....or that someone wanted to harm you? Would you just laugh and throw it away or would you respond to their offer of help? Every year bogus psychics fleece the public to the tune of some 40 million pounds. It causes misery to thousands of people...and yet it's almost impossible to track the fraudsters down.

Children of God - child abuse
Cover of Not Without My Sister Three sisters, Kristina, Celeste and Juliana, join Gloria to talk about their harrowing upbringing within the new religious movement known then as 'The Children of God'.
From the age of three, the girls were considered to be sexual beings by their 'guardians'. They were abused and were the victims of advances from men old enough to be their grandfather. They were denied formal schooling; they were forced to beg on the streets and were beaten for 'crimes' as benign as reading an encyclopaedia.
Eventually the sisters escaped, along with their mother, when they realised that the group's leader was a false prophet. The three sisters, now grown women, have started their own organisation called RISE International to help other victims of abusive religious groups. Their new book is called Not Without My Sister."

Source: H&E website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/heavenandearth/programme.shtml)

[monoman]

This has already been on TV but I noticed it on the bittorrent site uknova.
"The man who paints the future" featuring James Randi:

http://www.uknova.com/wsgi/torrent/view/50519

A review from the site:

Just saw the above show on Channel 5 here in the UK. Now, this was hands down the best show on the paranormal I've ever seen! It had everything: James Randi, Chris French, the Koestler Institute in Edinburgh, photographic analysis of photos taken in front of a bank's clock, statistical analysis, experimental investigation..... a great show, and a very interesting case indeed... Randi said something like 'this is a very intriguing case' and as always offered the million dollar test... ~ Luke

[catbasket]

Attention UK telly viewers!

E4 22:30 Thurs 23rd July 2009

Tim Minchin: Live (Subtitles)
A recording of comedian Tim Minchin's live stand-up show; in which Tim confronts the pressing issues of the day: sex, death, dancing bears and ginger body hair.


Rumour on the net is that the description is wrong and they are actually showing "So :rule10ing Rock". Apparently the ad being shown on E4 confirms this, but I haven't seen it myself.


(You have not seen a similar post in GS&P. False Memory Syndrome, not spamming)

[666]

Attention UK telly viewers!

E4 22:30 Thurs 23rd July 2009

Tim Minchin: Live (Subtitles)
A recording of comedian Tim Minchin's live stand-up show; in which Tim confronts the pressing issues of the day: sex, death, dancing bears and ginger body hair.


Rumour on the net is that the description is wrong and they are actually showing "So :rule10ing Rock". Apparently the ad being shown on E4 confirms this, but I haven't seen it myself.


(You have not seen a similar post in GS&P. False Memory Syndrome, not spamming)
Thanks for the heads-up, catbasket. I set the recorder as soon as I saw your post, then promptly forgot all about it. I eventually watched and enjoyed the show last night.