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Imagination: Private Life Of A Masterpiece |
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Private Life Of A Masterpiece explores the fascinating stories behind iconic works of art. This first episode explores why Botticelli painted the ground-breaking La Primavera (pictured). Painted in Florence, probably in the 1480s, La Primavera was one of the first large secular works since Greek and Roman times, and featured the first sensual female figures of the Renaissance in a city awash with pious Christian images.
(Duration: 50 minutes)
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Saturday 19th April at 1110
Repeated: Saturday 19th April at 2010; Sunday 20th April at 0410 & Sunday 20th April at 1710 |
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Women On The Frontline |
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Turkey is cracking down on so-called "honour-killing", making life imprisonment a mandatory sentence. The problem is of such concern to the Turkish government that in 2006 it set up a Parliamentary Investigative Commission. Women On The Frontline investigates disturbing evidence that tougher sentencing is leading to an increase in forced suicides.
(Duration: 30 minutes)
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Friday 25th April at 2230
Repeated: Saturday 26th April at 0730; Monday 28th April at 1230; Monday 28th April at 1530AP;
Tuesday 29th April at 1830; Wednesday 30th April at 0430 & Wednesday 30th April at 1030 |
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School's Out |
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In order to thrive, every economy needs skilled workers - electricians,
plumbers, beauticians, chefs – jobs that don't require
degrees, but do require high quality vocational training. Germany
is a country with a great tradition of piano making, with craftsmen
passing their skills down from generation to generation. School's
Out follows the development of Markus Heinze (pictured),
an apprentice at renowned piano manufacturer Bechstein.
(Duration: 30 minutes)
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Tuesday 22nd April at 2230
Repeated: Wednesday 23rd April at 1230; Wednesday 23rd April at 1530AP; Thursday 24th April at 1830;
Friday 25th April at 0430 & Friday 25th April at 1030 |
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Final Score |
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Final Score has the latest results and league tables from the English Premiership and other British football divisions. This week Blackburn welcome Manchester United for a local derby; relegation-threatened Fulham face Liverpool; plus Arsenal host Reading.
(Duration: 30 minutes) |
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Saturday 19th April at 1930 |
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Click |
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This week Click's Chris Long is put through
his paces with a high-tech fitness test. The team also test
virtual gyms, and the Wii Fit game from Nintendo – to
explore how technology can aid fitness. Plus, there's a look
at the latest incarnation of one of the biggest video games
of all time - Grand Theft Auto.
(Duration: 30 minutes) |
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Thursday 24th April at 2230
Repeated: Friday 25th April at 1230; Friday 25th April at 1530AP; Saturday 26th April at 0930;
Monday 28th April at 1830; Tuesday 29th April at 0430# & Tuesday 29th April at 1030 |
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