BBC flunks World Cup test
Cricket hits prime time. Not.
The BBC could easily put the 2007 World Cup highlights on before Duncan Fletcher’s bedtime (approx six hours before Freddie’s), but instead finds things of greater national importance to show instead. Hats off!
Tuesday 27 March
BBC1, 10.35pm
ONE Life: Guilty, my Arse!
“Documentary in which actor Ricky Tomlinson sets out to get justice for himself and others who were imprisoned in 1973 for their part in the first national building strike.”
Cricket on at… 11:20pm
Wednesday 28 March
BBC1, 10:40pm-11:25pm Match of the Day “England travel to Barcelona’s Olympic stadium to face Andorra, who have only won one competitive fixture in their history.”
BBC1, 11:25pm
Two Weddings and a
Bar Mitzvah
“Documentary which lifts the lid on the world of kosher catering.”
Cricket on at… 12am
Thursday 29 March
BBC1, 12:20am-1:25am
World Swimming Championships
“Sharron Davies introduces action from the FINA World Championships in Melbourne. Britain’s Simon Burnett is a real medal prospect in the men’s
100m freestyle.”
BBC2, 11:20pm
Desi DNA
“Asian arts/lifestyle magazine. Asks if multi-culturalism has brought us closer together or turned Britain into an apartheid state? Writer Benjamin Zephaniah and academic Kenan Malik go head to head to air their views for and against the debate.”
Cricket on at… 11:50pm (and relegated to BBC2)
Sunday 01 April
BBC1 11:30pm
The Sky at Night
“Patrick Moore travels back in time to see the first recording of The Sky at Night which took place
50 years ago this month. He talks to his earlier self about astronomy back in 1957, and discusses how things have changed in half a century. He then time travels to 2057 where the ‘virtual’ Patrick, saved in the BBC computer, is now celebrating 100 years of making The Sky at Night and talks to Dr Brian May about the discovery of life on Mars.”
Cricket on at… 12am
Monday 02 April
BBC1 10:45pm
Sleep Clinic
“Documentary series taking a behind-the-scenes look at the work of one of the UK’s most prestigious sleep clinics, at Papworth Hospital. The team takes on foghorn loud snorer Clay, whose kids have hounded him into getting help.”
Cricket on at… 11.15pm
Tuesday 03 April
BBC1 11:20pm
Amazing Grace: The True Story of the Song
“Musician Rick Wakeman traces the history of Amazing Grace in a journey that takes him around Britain and across the Atlantic, as he seeks to explain why it has become one of the world’s most popular songs.”
Cricket on at… 12.10am
Yes, readers. these ARE all genuine programme billings, culled from the Radio Times, available everywhere for 98p and on subscription. Yes, even Dr Brian May. And the ‘prestigious’ sleep clinic. Even the kosher catering!
