SATURDAY


DISCOVERY CHANNEL
10PM

"Living without Skin: Shocking Story"

A brother and sister who suffer from a rare genetic condition which causes their skin to blister and fall off



UKTV HISTORY CHANNEL

All day there are showing Michael Palins documentry "Pole to Pole" inc which he visits various African countries

eg

6PM: Tanzania to Ujiji

8PM: Michael Palin in Capetown

9PM: Michael Palin travelling from Sudan to Ethiopia etc, etc



NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL SKY 526

11PM

"Secret Bible: The story of the Knights Templar":

The story of the Knights Templar the medievil warrior monks who protected pilgrims heading for the Holy Land, and whose adherements were declared devil worshippers by Phillip IV of France



SUNDAY


ITV

10.15PM "21up South Africa" Mandelas Children

The group first seen in 1992 including the daughter of a Zulu Chief and the son of a white Afrikaans farmer.
15 years ago, 14 South African kids were filmed for a documentry. Now cameras return to see how things have changed.

Well off Afrikaner Willem 21, has a rugby scholarship to Johannesburg University. He hopes to play for the national team.

In contrast , Thembisile grew up in a squatters camp near Soweto. Also 21, she is unemployed.


HISTORY CHANNEL

8PM: Egypt Eternal




MONDAY

BBC 1

8.30PM

"Panorama:On a Knife Edge"

Profiling 2 15 year old boys who have witnessed the effects of gun violence on Londons streets, and position themselves on the fringe of gang culture in order to feel safe



CHANNEL 4

9PM
" My New Home"

The lives of 3 immigrant children from Kyrgyztan, Zimbabwe, and Pakistan as they adjust to unfamiliar surroundings in Britain


(Taken from The Sun Tv Guide) Just over a year ago, Marshall lived in Zimbabwe and didn't speak a word of English. Now, he natters away in Geordie accent and is one of the most popular kids in his Tyneside school.

"I'm friends with everyone now" smiles Marshall, who lives in North Shields. "I was nervous on my first day at school because I didn't know anyone. Then I became best friends with Carl after he asked me to play football"

This film is the 2nd annual installment of a 56 year project following the lives of 3 children who have moved to the UK.

The other kids who are all about to trun 12, include Altynay, from Kyrgystan-a former Soviet Republic. She now lives in Barnsley and has become a rock chick. And there's Imran from Pakistan, who lives in Peterborough, and loves cricker and singing.

Marshal has integrated so well, he feels awkward when asked to wear an African warrior style outfit for a traditioanl Zimbabwean dance. "THIS IS FRAKING ME OUT" he complains.


DISCOVERY CHANNEL

10PM
"Worlds Lost Tribes"

Exploreres Mark Anstice and Olly Steeds begin an expidition into the rainforest of West Papua



TUESDAY


HISTORY CHANNEL
8PM
"Lost worlds" The story of Vdal the Impaler, the man behind the story of Count Dracula




WEDNESDAY

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

10PM:

"The Worlds Lost Tribes"

in their new family they make their own Waleena, a tribal treehouse built 80 feet above the ground.



HISTORY CHANNEL

11AM:Egypts Golden Empire



THURSDAY


CHANNEL 4

10.30PM

A one off drama based on real life experiences of child abuse and punishment. When a 10 year old girl tells her mother she is being abused by her father, attempts are made to stop it.



BBC 3

11PM

"Is it because I is Black"

3 people of different ethnic descent travel the country to examine the public reaction to their presence.



DISCOVERY CHANNEL

10PM
"The worlds lost tribes" Marl Anstice, and Olly Steed are exposed to the harsh realities of native justice when the Kombais execute a tribesman found guilty of adultery



FRIDAY

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7.30pm

"Insider: Fat Boys Epidemic"

An investigation into the rise of obesity among British boys which has almost doubled in the past 10 years