Glasgow Dreams
Original films offering a contemporary view of modern life. Yasmeela and her father, Arob, live on a Glaswegian council estate where, being muslims, they are ridiculed and avoided. A story of hope, determination and humour unfolds as they meet their neighbour Dino.
Time: 23:00 to 00:00 (1 hour long).
When: Friday 12th May on BBC Prime
The Doha Debates: It Is Time For The Arab League To Disband
The Doha Debates are chaired by Tim Sebastian. The motion before the house at this month's Doha Debate is 'This House Believes It Is Time For The Arab League To Disband'.
Time: 20:10 to 21:00 (50 minutes long).
When: Saturday 13th May on BBC World
Globe Trekker: Pakistan
Today Neil Gibson journeys to Karachi, Pakistan's most manic metropolis. From here he heads north to Multan, where he has his fortune told by a bird, his turban stuffed with onions and rides a camel to the Derawar Fort. Next stop is Lahore where Mark visits the Khyber Pass and takes a three day trek into the Hunza valley and the stunning views from Rush Peak.
Time: 08:00 to 09:00 (1 hour long).
When: Sunday 14th May on Travel Channel
The Doha Debates: Mohamed El-Baradei
In a Doha Debates special event, Dr Mohamed El-Baradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is questioned by Tim Sebastian and students in Doha about his work and Iran's nuclear aspirations.
Time: 18:10 to 19:00 (50 minutes long).
When: Sunday 14th May on BBC World
Adult Learners Week: Islam
Educational programme. Zahala, a young Muslim girl, describes her life with her non-Muslim friends and Suzanne discusses what converting to Islam meant to her, her family and friends. In Fast Friends, three non-Muslims experience Ramadan with Muslim families.
Time: 05:00 to 06:00 (1 hour long).
When: Monday 15th May on BBC 2
Afghanistan: Guns For Hire
Former war reporter Sam Kiley investigates the shadowy world of the modern soldier of fortune. Cameras follow a private security firm in Afghanistan to track employees' perilous lives.
Time: 22:00 to 23:00 (1 hour long).
When: Monday 15th May on Sky One
A Fork in Asia: Lebanon
Pria Viswalingam gives us a unique perspective on the variety of lifestyles to be found across the Asian continent. The Lebanon has been and continues to be an afflicted country in a volatile region. But what does Pria find in this war-torn part of the world? Genuinely warm people with wit and humour distilled from 5000 years of history; a polyglot heritage of people living in the fault line between Christianity and Islam; and a diverse landscape with green valleys, cliff-top villages and snow-capped mountains. This is a refreshing view of an ancient land long associated with destruction - and yes, technically it's in Asia!
Time: 14:00 to 14:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 16th May on Travel Channel
Does Europe Make Us Safer?
Tim Samuels travels around seventeen countries putting Europe to a series of tests. In this edition, he explores whether the EU makes us safer and goes in search of African immigrants lying in wait in the Moroccan forest for their chance to break into Europe. He also clashes with Greek fascists in Cyprus, and catches up with the EU's man in Bosnia, Paddy Ashdown.
Time: 19:30 to 20:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 17th May on BBC 2
Time Team: Denia
The team's Spanish challenge is to show what port life was like 1,000 years ago when Denia was an Islamic settlement run by a pirate king.
Time: 19:00 to 20:00 (1 hour long).
When: Friday 19th May on Discovery Civilisations
The Real Mohammed
Clive Anderson explores the life of the prophet, with contributions from some of the world's foremost Islamic scholars.
Time: 18:00 to 20:00 (2 hours long).
When: Saturday 20th May on BBC Radio Five Live
Shia and Sunni Muslims
Rahul Sarnaik explores why the first and biggest rift in Islam - between Shia and Sunni Muslims - still shows little sign of being healed.
Time: 18:30 to 19:05 (35 minutes long).
When: Sunday 21st May on BBC World Service Radio
