The Spoils of War
Saturday 3 April, 6pm
Simon Norfolk, one of Britain's leading war photographers, specialises in documenting the less obvious effects of war. Often going in after the conflict has ended, Norfolk captures the unexpected consequences of war, the mess battles leave. This engaging film reveals his stunning photographs and shows him on location shooting battered landscapes.

How to Watch Television
First shown 19 December, 2003
Using the supremely helpful format of the public information film, this programme guides the novice viewer through the highly complex system of actions needed to watch television.

David Peace - Hunter Joker Ripper Writer
First shown 12 December, 2003
Profile of exciting contemporary novelist David Peace. His first three novels, 1974, 1977 and 1980, loosely fictionalise the extraordinarily heightened sense of fear surrounding the Yorkshire Ripper case, while the fourth, 1983, tells of the Miners' Strike.

Four Posh Dinners and a Curry
First shown 8 December, 2003
Is food the new sex? Or is it the new porn? We are witnessing an unprecedented bombardment of seductive food imagery in the media, but is it a sign that British cuisine is finally getting better? Or are we just ogling Nigella and Jamie as a piece of ultimately unfulfilling titillation?

Err... Shrigley
First shown 5 December, 2003
David Shrigley doesn't like television and he doesn't want to be a celebrity either. Yet he is one of the biggest names in British contemporary art with a growing and obsessive fan base, with Wilf Self and Blur among his many admirers.

Vincent Gallo: 48 People Who Should Be Dead in Hollywood
First shown 28 November 2003
A fictionalized conversation between writer, Jacques Peretti and Vincent Gallo, actor, film director and former model, courier, breakdancer, motorcycle champion and sex hustler - who is one of the most feared and misunderstood cult figures in Hollywood today.

I Am, Unfortunately, Randy Newman
First shown 21 November 2003
Randy Newman is a lifelong hero of journalist Jon Ronson. In this intimate profile, Newman takes Ronson to his Bel Air home, plays some original songs, and muses on his inexplicable lack of popularity.

How Sick Is Your Art?
First shown 14 November 2003
Jake Chapman - one of the leading artists of his generation - kicks off this new series of unapologetically irreverent programmes about contemporary culture by questioning the artistic value of Young British Art.

What Age Can You Start Being an Artist?
First shown 30 January, 2003
The remarkable story of how Caol Primary School, near Fort William in Scotland, set up what has now become an internationally renowned art department, 'Room 13', run by the young pupils itself.

Extreme Puppets
First shown 30 January, 2003
A collaboration between writer Jacques Peretti and the Little Angel Theatre, Britain's foremost marionette company. Five short scenes involving ordinary people interacting with wooden mannequins in everyday situations. Each situation illustrates a particular hell of modern life: featuring a stressed female executive; a male menopausal frog; a branding visionary played by a parrot and two gay puppets.

Portrait
First shown 16 January, 2003
Recording the making of an official portrait as ex-director of the National Portrait Gallery Charles Saumarez-Smith sits for artist trustee Tom Phillips. As the painting progresses, a curious psychodrama develops that reveals the vulnerabilities and vanities of both artist and sitter.