~ UK TV LISTINGS ~

[La-Casbah_com]

whos been watching shariah tv, its really good i like it, it takes a bit more modern look on things.

[lamise]

I find it frustrating to watch. They try to address too many issues in a 1hr show so they don't tend to resolve any of the issues that arise. It stifles some interesting debates. Today's programme is of specific interest to me though.

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School of Illumination

Sasha Guppy on how Islamic philosophers brought classical Greek thought to the West.

Time: 21:15 to 22:00 (45 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 22nd August on BBC Radio Three





Mountain Men and Holy War

Documentary charting the many conflicts in Chechnya - from the start of the 19th century, when Muslims fought for an independent Islamic state, to the present day war of freedom with Russia.

Time: 23:45 to 00:45 (1 hour long).
When: Tuesday 22nd August on TG4





Hecklers

Mark Easton presents the second of three programmes in which someone argues a provocative thesis before an audience and a panel of critics whose role is to interrogate and find flaws in their case. Gita Saghal argues that Islamic extremism is being fuelled rather than countered by the government's anti-terrorism strategy.

Time: 20:00 to 20:45 (45 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 23rd August on BBC Radio Four





US Military Recruitment Crisis

As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq drag on, the United States military is facing a recruitment crisis. Amid allegations of standards being lowered by desperate recruiters, Robert Hodierne goes on the road with a team from the army trying to sign up new soldiers.

Time: 11:00 to 11:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Thursday 24th August on BBC Radio Four





In the Footsteps of bin Laden

Christiane Amanpour presents a revealing portrait of Osama bin Laden's transformation from peaceful teenager to the architect of 9/11.

Time: 13:00 to 15:00 (2 hours long).
When: Thursday 24th August on CNN





House of Crime

Documentary series about life in Winson Green prison in Birmingham. Senior officer Graham Anderson deals with an irate prisoner while his y'oung officer Matt Nelson learns the tricks of Graham's trade. Deputy governor Victoria Jones deals with one y'oung inmate who's been inside for 12 months and in trouble 63 times. Vera Islam converted to Islam two years ago and is the only female Muslim officer in the prison. She runs a drugs course to help prisoners to kick their habits.

Time: 21:00 to 22:00 (1 hour long).
When: Thursday 24th August on BBC 3





Arab Gulf States

Megan McCormick ventures into perhaps the most misunderstood region in the world - the Arab Gulf States. Her journey begins in the oil fields of Kuwait and later she joins in the festivities for Liberation Day on the streets of Kuwait City. Crossing the Arabian Gulf to the United Arab Emirates, she explores the exciting cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, goes shopping and visits a unique desert golf course before crossing the border to Oman. H'ere she swims in a Wadi and visits the mystical tomb of Job.

Time: 15:00 to 16:00 (1 hour long).
When: Friday 25th August on Travel Channel

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Religions of Abraham

Series which looks at whether the shared roots of the three monotheistic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, could be a basis for building a shared future. Stephen Marks argues that religion is neither the root cause of the conflict nor the main prospect for peace.

Time: 14:10 to 15:15 (1 hour and 5 minutes long).
When: Sunday 27th August on RTÉ 1






Uniforms and Religious Dress

Two fifteen minute programmes investigating the issues that surround incorporating religious dress into the school uniform policy, with members of the Muslim community offering their views.

Time: 19:30 to 20:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Monday 28th August on Teachers TV





Diss-respect

Investigation into growing ethnic tension in Bristol as newer immigrant communities struggle to get along with better-established neighbours.

Time: 19:30 to 20:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 29th August on ITV1 West

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The Search for Sepharad

In Mobility there is Blessing. First of four programmes in which broadcaster and film-maker Dennis Marks travels across the Mediterranean in the footsteps of the Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain in 1492. Travelling from Israel via Greece to Andalucia, he discovers a unique collaboration between Jews and Moslems which lasted half a millennium and a culture which still influences our lives today.

Time: 21:45 to 22:30 (45 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 29th August on BBC Radio Three





The Tears of Spain

This mult-million dollar docudrama miniseries, combining expert insights with dramatic re-enactments, is filmed on location in Spain to tell the epic story of the Inquisition and its reign of terror. In this episode, we travel to Spain, 1468: a land where Christians, Muslims and Jews have lived in tolerance for centuries. But that time is ending.

Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long).
When: Wednesday 30th August on UKTV History





7/7: One Year On

On 7 July 2005, London suffered a terrorist attack which killed 56 people. H'ere, survivors reveal how they have rebuilt their lives and psychologists discuss what drives people to terrorism.

Time: 22:00 to 23:00 (1 hour long).
When: Wednesday 30th August on National Geographic



Taking the Cricket Test

First of two programmes in which Sarfraz Mansoor explores the thoughts and ambitions of y'oung British Muslims involved in the playing and watching of cricket. With the Pakistan Test team touring England this summer, many find their loyalties split between the visitors and the hosts. Sarfraz visits the Bradford League club Manningham Mills, a team who represent a community torn apart by riots five years ago.

Time: 20:00 to 20:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Thursday 31st August on BBC Radio Four





My New Home

A chance for More4 viewers to see the ground-breaking documentary series, stretched over five years, that will document the lives of three immigrant children to Britain through their eyes. What must it be like to start a new life in a country thousands of miles away from home? How would you feel about leaving friends behind and learning a new language from scratch? Eleven-year-olds Altynay, Marshal and Imran - a girl and two boys from Kyrgyzstan, Zimbabwe and Pakistan - are about to find out.

Time: 23:05 to 00:05 (1 hour long).
When: Thursday 31st August on more4





Six Day War

How did Israel defeat the combined forces of Egypt, Syria and Jordan in 1967, despite being vastly outnumbered?

Time: 18:00 to 19:00 (1 hour long).
When: Friday 1st September on History Channel





The 99 names of Allah

Muslims believe that Allah has 99 beautiful names which he has revealed in the Qu'ran. Each highlights a different attribute or quality of Allah. Muslims from different backgrounds reflect on what the 99 names mean to them.

Time: 18:30 to 19:05 (35 minutes long).
When: Sunday 3rd September on BBC World Service Radio





Killing Zarqawi

Abu Musab Al Zarqawi grew from a street thug in Jordan to a terrorist mastermind and the most feared man in Iraq. It fell to the US military's elite warriors to track down the bloody killer.

Time: 21:00 to 22:00 (1 hour long).
When: Sunday 3rd September on National Geographic





The Other Side of Suez

Fear of dwindling oil supplies, a strategy of regime change, bypassing the UN and war based on suspect intelligence. Not Iraq in 2003, but Egypt in 1956. Why did Britain really go to war?

Time: 09:00 to 10:00 (1 hour long).
When: Monday 4th September on History Channel





Cut Price Heroes

Investigating claims that the government has increased its use of army volunteer reservists as cut-rate combat troops, as they train for front-line operations in Afghanistan.

Time: 19:30 to 20:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 5th September on ITV1 West





The Beginner's Guide to Islam

Peaches Geldof travels to Morocco to come face to face with the world's most talked-about religion, looking behind the headlines and exploring its unfamiliar rituals and regimes, in The Beginner's Guide to Islam. Staying with a devout Muslim family, she attends a "taking the veil" party, travels up the Atlas Mountains by mule to expel her bad jinn and tries hard not to witness the sacrifice of a sheep.

Time: 23:00 to 00:00 (1 hour long).
When: Tuesday 5th September on Channel 4

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Cut Price Heroes

Investigating claims that the government has increased its use of army volunteer reservists as cut-rate combat troops, as they train for front-line operations in Afghanistan.

Time: 19:30 to 20:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 5th September on ITV1 West





Saddam's Road to Hell

As Saddam Hussein awaits the verdict of his trial for crimes against humanity, this timely film investigates what happened to the 8,000 Kurdish men and boys who went missing during the early years of the dictator's rule. Veteran filmmaker Gwynne Roberts travels through Iraq collecting evidence of Saddam's direct involvement in mass murder and exploring how Iraq's dark past continues to impact on its present and future.

Time: 21:00 to 22:00 (1 hour long).
When: Tuesday 5th September on more4





The Beginner's Guide to Islam

Peaches Geldof travels to Morocco to come face to face with the world's most talked-about religion, looking behind the headlines and exploring its unfamiliar rituals and regimes, in The Beginner's Guide to Islam. Staying with a devout Muslim family, she attends a "taking the veil" party, travels up the Atlas Mountains by mule to expel her bad jinn and tries hard not to witness the sacrifice of a sheep.

Time: 23:00 to 00:00 (1 hour long).
When: Tuesday 5th September on Channel 4





The Search for Iraq's Treasure

Dr Neil Brodie, Research Director at the Illicit Antiquities Centre at Cambridge U'niversity, investigates what happened in the Iraq museum during the looting in April 2003. He attempts to find out what antiquities have been recovered and what has happened to those still missing.

Time: 11:00 to 11:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 6th September on BBC Radio Four





The Special Rapporteurs

Gemma Mortensen travels to Pakistan to investigate the issues faced by Human Rights Defenders.

Time: 20:05 to 20:30 (25 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 6th September on BBC World Service Radio





Gunner Palace

Gunner Palace reveals the complex realities of the situation in Iraq not seen on the nightly news. Told first-hand by the US troops, Gunner Palace presents a thought-provoking portrait of a dangerous and chaotic war that is personal, highly emotional, sometimes disturbing, surprisingly amusing, and thoroughly fascinating.

Time: 22:20 to 00:05 (1 hour and 45 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 6th September on more4





Taking the Cricket Test (Part 2 of 2)

Second of two programmes in which Sarfraz Mansoor explores the thoughts and ambitions of y'oung British Muslims involved in the playing and watching of cricket. He finds out why an overwhelming majority of second and third generation British Pakistanis still support Pakistan and uncovers the huge diversity of British Pakistani life.

Time: 20:00 to 20:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Thursday 7th September on BBC Radio Four





Muslims in Ireland

A Four Part Series in Which Paddy O'gorman Meets Muslims Living in Ireland.

Time: 20:02 to 20:30 (28 minutes long).
When: Thursday 7th September on RTÉ Europe




Megatowers

Dwarfing most high-rises, the Al Faisaliah Tower and Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia were built in a fiercely competitive race. Who did build the biggest?

Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long).
When: Friday 8th September on Sky Travel Extra




The Making of The Jameel Gallery

Behind the scenes of the V&A's dazzling new gallery, created for their collection of Islamic art from the Middle East, as staff prepare for the grand opening by the Prince of Wales.

Time: 16:15 to 17:05 (50 minutes long).
When: Sunday 10th September on Artsworld





Bin Laden's Spy in America

For more than 20 years, Osama bin Laden's most trusted intelligence agent lived in America and trained US soldiers, while also training al-Qaeda terrorists. How was he finally caught?

Time: 21:00 to 23:00 (2 hours long).
When: Sunday 10th September on National Geographic

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David Aaronovitch: No Excuses For Terror

Provocative series of polemics. Who is really responsible for the suicide bombers that target us? Is it the fault of George Bush or Tony Blair? Are we all somehow to blame? David Aaronovitch, journalist and commentator, has had enough of this argument. He asks how we've got to the point where British Socialists support Islamofascist Terrorism. Aaronovitch explains where the left have gone wrong on Israel, Palestine, the War in Iraq and the War on Terror.

Time: 19:15 to 20:00 (45 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 26th September on five







Fight For Life: Afghanistan

The final programme. Traditional cultural barriers mean that getting women and children to use the existing health care services in Afghanistan is difficult. There is inv'estment in new systems and facilities, but cultural resistance must be overcome.

Time: 08:30 to 09:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 27th September on BBC World






Iran: Ancient and Modern


Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, visits three historic sites in Iran - Isfahan and its beautiful mosques, the city of Persepolis built by Darius and Xerxes and sacked by Alexander the Great, and Pasargadae, the capital and resting place of Persia's first Emperor, Cyrus the Great. He talks to Iranians about how this extraordinary heritage still shapes their sense of identity.

Time: 11:00 to 11:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 27th September on BBC Radio Four







Bobby Friction: Generation 7/7

What do British teenagers really think about race, identity and the generation gap in post 7/7 Britain? In this authored documentary, y'oung British Asian DJ Bobby Friction contrasts his own experience with a younger generation for whom a shared identity has been broken down into cultural and religious divides. Followed by Re-Writing History.

Time: 10:00 to 11:00 (1 hour long).
When: Thursday 28th September on Channel 4







Al Qaeda: Indonesia and The Informer

In the second of his two part series on Al-Qaeda Peter Taylor visits South East Asia. The man who trained the Bali bombers has turned his back on terrorism and is n'ow working with the police as an informer. Will others follow?

Time: 20:05 to 20:30 (25 minutes long).
When: Thursday 28th September on BBC World Service Radio






Uncovering Iran (Part 2 of 3)

John Tusa presents the second of three programmes chronicling the making of modern Iran. The oil crisis of the 1950s led to the overthrow of a democratically elected government, with British and American assistance.

Time: 11:00 to 11:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Friday 29th September on BBC Radio Four