Week 49 4oD Highlights

16 November 2011

Brass Eye
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/brass-eye/4od
Charlie Brooker, the writer of E4's Dead Set, returns with Black Mirror; a suspenseful, satirical three-part mini-series that taps into collective unease about our modern world. Here in Brass Eye he was one of a number of writers for the show which when it was first shown in 2001 galvanised press and public opinion. This satire challenged what was perceived as the hysterical way in which the media treated the issue of paedophilia.

 

The British Woman on Death Row
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-british-woman-on-death-row/4od
The story of Linda Carty, a British grandmother awaiting execution in Texas for a crime in which she has always denied any involvement.

 

Confessions of an Undercover Cop
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/confessions-of-an-undercover-cop/4od
The inside story of Mark Kennedy, the police officer who lived a remarkable double life deep undercover as an environmental campaigner.

 

Digging The Great Escape
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/digging-the-great-escape/4od
A team of experts excavate and examine the famous Great Escape tunnel from World War II.

 

Time Team
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/time-team/4od
Tony Robinson is on our screens again with new series Tony Robinson's Gods and Monsters, and you can see him in his more familiar surrounding with this 4oD classic. In this popular and (literally) ground breaking programme, Tony and a team of experts travel the country to investigate a wide range of archaeological sites of historical importance.

 

Grand Designs
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/grand-designs/4od
Another person returning to our screens in less familiar circumstances is Kevin McCloud with Kevin's Grand Design. Make sure you catch him on 4oD as he follows some of Britain's most ambitious self-building projects, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams in this C4 staple.

 

The Sex Education Show - Stop Pimping Our Kids
Link TBC
This complete exclusive to 4oD will be available - watch as the Sex Education Roadshow rolls up to St Edmunds' School for Girls in Salisbury.  And we're twinning St Edmunds with the Wyvern School for boys, in a Girls Vs Boys special. The undercover mums hit the high street shops once more to see if the childrens' padded bras, high heeled shoes and inappropriate logos have come off the shelves. And what will Anna find when she checks out the bottom shelves of WH Smiths to see if the lads' mags are still there.