Wednesday

10pm: Michael Jackson: What Really Happened Writer Jacques Peretti tries to discover what led to Michael Jackson's apparent self-destruction and why he failed to return home after his trial in which he was acquitted of child molestation, instead wandering the globe for two years. Peretti tracks down Bob Jones who was the pop star's manager and right-hand man for 17 years and Victor Gutierrez, the investigative reporter who first uncovered allegations against him, in an attempt to learn more about the darkest moments in Jackson's life

SATURDAY

Discovery Channel

10pm: Secrets of Egypt's Lost Queen This one-off special uses the latest forensic technologies, including DNA testing, to attempt to reveal the true identity of Hatshepsut's mummy.



SUNDAY


History Channel

6pm: The Holy Grail Does the small French village of Rennes le Chateau cradle secrets protected for centuries by the Knights Templar? The real Da Vinci Code revealed.



BBC 2

7PM: Clash of the Worlds An exploration of how past conflicts between a Christian West and Islam can help explain the violence of recent events. This programme looks at the Indian Mutiny.


BBC 1

10.15PM: No Plan, No Peace The Inside Story of Iraq's Descent into Chaos: The story of how the British and American governments invaded Iraq but had no plan for what happened next.


History Channel

11pm: Egypt Eternal Follow the dramatic story of the development of Egyptology over the last 200 years, from the discovery of the Rosetta Stone to a project to introduce Ancient Egypt to an online audience.


MONDAY

CHANNEL 4

8PM: Dispatches: How to Get Ahead......in Africa Award-winning journalist Sorious Samura shows how in Africa corruption has become normal and accepted, even though it's tearing the continent to pieces.

National Geographic Channel

8pm: Tut's Treasure Tour The priceless and magnificent treasures of King Tutankhamen are on tour across America, but how do the handlers ensure the valuable artefacts move without damage?

BBC 1

10.45PM: No Plan, No Peace John Ware relates the story of how the British and American governments invaded Iraq but had no plan for what happened next - how to bring peace and democracy to a country of 26 million.


TUESDAY

Channel 5

8pm: Tutankhamun......Secrets of the Boy King Revealed Historical documentary. Lord Carnarvon, the great-grandson of one of the discoverers of Tutankhamun's tomb, travels Egypt to re-examine the life of the Boy King.




WEDNESDAY



National Geographic Channel

8pm: Nefertiti's Odyssey In 1912, a German archaeologist discovered the bust of Queen Nefertiti. Over the years, the Egyptian Queen has been cloaked in mystery and secrets. What truth lies behind the perfect face?


Channel 4

9pm: Britz Gripping drama about a young brother and sister, both British-born and Muslim, who are pulled in radically different directions by their conflicting personal experiences in post 9/11 Britain.


THURSDAY

National Geographic Channel

8pm: Egypt: King Tut Uncovered Egyptian archaeologists including Dr Zahi Hawass reveal an incredible tale of grave robbers, crooks and scientists as they search for the lost treasure of Tutankhamun.


Channel 4

9pm: Britz Concluding part of the gripping thriller about the British-born Muslim family who are pulled in radically different directions by their conflicting personal experiences in post 9/11 Britain.



FRIDAY


Channel 4

7.35pm: Unreported World In this week's Unreported World, reporter Hamida Ghafour and producer James Brabazon travel to one of the strangest, wildest cities on earth: Buenaventura, on Colombia's Pacific coast.

Saturday

Business Channel 547

8pm; 11pm


COTTON WARS


The programme examines the economic realities of the cotton trade in Mali and the US and asks How level is the playing field.

Saturday

Business Channel 547

2pm and 5.30pm

Africa - US oils new target

SATURDAY

6PM: Warrior Empire: Mughals Of India The bloody and tumultuous story of the Mughal dynasty who ruled South Asia from the 16th to the 19th century. How did the fearsome warriors change the face of an entire continent?


SUNDAY


National Geographic Channel

6PM - 7PM: Tut's Treasure Tour: The priceless and magnificent treasures of King Tutankhamen are on tour across America, but how do the handlers ensure the valuable artefacts move without damage?

7pm -8pm: Egypt: Secret Chambers Revealed: Another chance to see National Geographic's live broadcast from Egypt of an attempt to solve the mystery of the Great Pyramid.

8pm -9pm: Ancient Megastructures: New. The Great Pyramid: With a structure over 4,500 years old, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the only ancient Wonder of the World still standing. Explore its construction.


9pm -10pm:King Tut: Murder & Legend New. Enter the Valley of the Kings to hunt for the answers to a riddle that's over 3,000 years old: the mystery of Nefertiti's ancient resting place.


BBC 2

7PM: Clash of Worlds Sudan: Clash of Worlds continues to explore how past conflicts between the West and Islam can help explain the violence of recent events. This programme tells the story of The Mahdi.


MONDAY


Channel 4

8pm: Dispatches: The Housing Trap Dispatches asks whether Britain's house-price boom will create a new generation unable ever to afford a home of their own. The programme follows three sets of first-time buyers.


BBC 1

9pm: Panorama Taking on the Taliban - The Soldiers' Story: Panorama follows a unit of 35 British soldiers on the frontline in Afghanistan during a recent six month tour which ended with one of them dead.


Channel 5

9pm:Street Crime Live Donal MacIntyre presents a brand new show live from the criminal hotspots of Britain. This first programme focuses on teen gang violence.



TUESDAY


Channel 5

9pm:Bali Bombings: The True Story Documentary series exploring infamous historical events. This programme examines the most devastating terrorist attack in Asian history, the Bali bombings of 2002.





National Gepgraphic Channel

10pm: Trapped Hurricane Hospital. The plight of Tulane Hospital during Hurricane Katrina. As the flood waters rise, the staff of the hospital join the emergency services to transport the sick and bed-ridden to safety.


WEDNESDAY


Discovery Channel

9pm: Real Superhumans New. Meet the individuals with extraordinary superpowers and consult the world's leading geneticists, biologists and futurists to discover their startling perspectives.



FRIDAY


Channel 4

7.35pm: Unreported World Sri Lanka: Killing for Peace: Thanks to a clampdown on the international media, few realise that away from its famous beaches, a new chapter in Sri Lanka's 30-year civil war has opened.


ITV1

8PM: The Waste Watchers: Tonight The programme's panel of outraged citizens are back to scrutinise the local councils accused of wasting taxpayers' money, on things from luxury pigeon palaces to fish statues.


History Channel

9pm: The True Story Of Che Guevara The Argentinian renegade led a life cloaked in mystery and obscured by legend. How did he undergo the dramatic transformation from government minister to fully-fledged revolutionary?

SATURDAY

UKTV History

9pm:Hannibal Drama combined with the last historical evidence and computer graphics to tell the story of history's most famous military genius. Hannibal marched on Rome through the Alps.

11pm: Hannibal: The Man, the Myth,.....the Mystery Revealing the life-story of one of the most enigmatic figures of the ancient world, Hannibal. In a series of battles, he brought Rome to the edge of destruction.


SUNDAY

Discovery

1pm: Secrets of Egypt's Lost Queen This one-off special uses the latest forensic technologies, including DNA testing, to attempt to reveal the true identity of Hatshepsut's mummy.


National Geographic Channel


8pm: My Brilliant Brain Make Me A Genius: Susan Polgar is the first ever female chess grandmaster, but she wasn't born with her brilliant brain. Follow her dramatic training, which started at an early age.


9pm: Situation Critical Hunting Pablo Escobar: In Colombia, the cocaine capital of the world, one man held the country in a bloody vicelike grip. Follow the hunt to capture drugs baron Pablo Escobar.


10pm: Trapped Hurricane Hospital: As Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, patients at Tulane Hospital are stranded. Rising flood water means a desperate rescue attempt to save the sick and bed-ridden.


MONDAY


BBC2

7PM: Inside Burma's Uprising This World. This film follows the blow-by-blow accounts of the Burmese men, bloggers, monks, student leaders and protest organisers who dared to rise up again their military rulers in September.


ITV 1

8PM: Thin Blue Line: Tonight Investigating whether the detection of serious crime has become a lottery, as worrying new evidence suggests that Britain's frontline detectives are nearing breaking point.



Channel 4

8pm: Dispatches: Bottleneck Britain Dispatches conducts its own experiment to find out whether road pricing is indeed the answer to the problem of congestion. Reporter Jason Barlow takes a road trip around the UK to find out.


Channel 5

10pm: The Cannibal That Walked Free Documentary examining the remarkable case of Issei Sagawa, who walked free from prison and became a minor celebrity, despite having killed and eaten a woman in the early 1980s.


TUESDAY

Channel 5

8pm: Jonestown Cult Suicides:......The True Story Documentary examining the events of November 18, 1978, when over 900 members of a religious cult led by US preacher Jim Jones apparently committed suicide in the jungles of Guyana.



History Channel

8pm: The Floating Brothel The extraordinary story of the first all-female convict transport ship sent out to Australia, and the unlikely heroines on board who became the founding mothers of contemporary Australia.

9pm: Secrets Of Mary Magdalene Was she a sinner and a prostitute? Or was she the secret wife of Jesus and the leader of his church? The Da Vinci Code brought this debate onto the world stage, but what is the truth?

10pm: Banned From The Bible: Secrets.....Of The Apostles: Ancient texts shed new light on the many competing Christian sects that sprang up in the first centuries after Christ's crucifixion.


THURSDAY


UKTV History

10pm: Martin Luther King: Memphis 1968 Infamous Assassinations: Compelling documentary about the assassination of Martin Luther King. James Earl Ray was imprisoned for life for the murder, but was he guilty?


FRIDAY

Channel 4

7.35pm:Unreported World Unreported World travels to Central Africa's Great Lakes region to reveal that extremist Hutu groups behind the murder of a million people in Rwanda now hold bloody control over a large area.



ITV1


8PM:[/u]Thin Blue Line: Tonight In the second part of a special report into crime in the UK, the programme looks at the public's experience of falling detection rates.

SATURDAY

UKTV HISTORY

12PM: Egyptian Journeys with Dan...CruickshankSecrets of the Tomb Builders: Dan Cruickshank explores stories from Ancient Egypt. He searches for clues to the community of craftsmen who built burial chambers for the Pharaohs. From 12PM -9PM.


SUNDAY

BBC2

7PM: Clash of Worlds Palestine: A look at the politically-charged history of Palestine, including how decisions made by British rulers 90 years ago intensified a conflict that continues to this day.

10PM: Bulgaria's Abandoned Children Documentary looking into the tragic world of Bulgaria's mentally and physically disabled institutionalised children.


MONDAY

BBC2

7PM:Trillion Dollar Revolutionary John Sweeney talks to President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela - someone who can get away with being rude to the most powerful man on Earth because his country sits on trillions of dollars worth of oil.


CHANNEL 4

8PM: Dispatches: Mark Thomas on......Coca-Cola Political activist and journalist Mark Thomas travels to South America, India and the USA to investigate the way in which Coca-Cola and its suppliers operate.


ITV1

8PM: Heart of the Matter: Tonight Amanda Ursell investigates whether a new, specially-designed diet could be an effective alternative to government-recommended cholesterol-lowering drugs.


BBC 3

10.30PM:Can Fat Teens Hunt? 10 dangerously overweight teenagers spend one month with the Iban tribe in the harsh and remote jungles of Borneo where they will live the life of their hosts.


TUESDAY

CHANNEL 5

8PM: Blood Diamonds: The True Story Historical documentary series. This instalment examines how the worldwide diamond trade has funded wars across western and central Africa.



WEDNESDAY

UKTV HISTORY

10.30PM: Anwar Sadat: Egypt 1981 Infamous Assassinations: Compelling documentary. The Egyptian President was shot down as he was watching an Egyptian airforce fly-past, and the assassination was recorded on film.



THURSDAY


BBC 2

8PM: Arrange Me a Marriage Lexi Proud has it all, except she's still single and desperate to meet her soul mate. She's now called on Asian marriage fixer Aneela Rahman to help out.

SUNDAY

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

9PM: Elephant Ivory......Crime Scene Wild Travelling to London, China and Africa, Steve Galster helps out on an investigation to uncover one of the world's biggest ivory smuggling rings.


BBC1

10.15PM: The Blair Years Blair at War: Tony Blair and George W Bush, the two leaders who took their nations to war in Iraq, talk openly about the decision to topple Saddam Hussein.

12.40AM: No Plan, No Peace The Inside Story of Iraq's Descent into Chaos: An investigation into British and US post-war planning as, following the removal of Saddam Hussein, near anarchy engulfed the country.


MONDAY

More4

8.30pm : Unreported World A report from South Africa, where a huge rise in illegal immigration from Zimbabwe and other African states is behind an increase in racism and xenophobic violence.


Channel 5

9pm:Street Crime Live This week Donal MacIntyre presents the show from Birmingham, where he investigates the gang culture that has gripped the city and meets some of the groups who have attempted to tackle it.



TUESDAY


NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

12PM: Tsunami Warnings Investigated After the unimaginable tragedy of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, it was clear that a warning system must be put in place to prevent a similar disaster. Tsunami warnings investigated.



MORE4

8.30PM: Unreported World A report from West Papua, one of the remotest places on earth, where a bloody conflict between government forces and locals is rarely glimpsed by the outside world.

HISTORY CHANNEL

9PM: The IRA's Secret History The story of the IRA, from the mouths of its own volunteers. Ex-IRA guerrillas reveal the bloody inside story of Irish republicanism from the end of WWII to Northern Ireland's 'Troubles'.


WEDNESDAY


NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

3PM: Ancient Astronauts Did aliens land on Earth and tamper with human evolution thousands of years ago? Scientists investigate mysterious monuments across the globe to see if we are the stepchildren of the stars


MORE4

8.30PM:Unreported World A shocking examination of how areas of Guatemala City have degenerated into violent lawlessness in a battle between gangs, vigilante groups and the police.


ITV1

11.05PM Superhuman - Giants A special programme revealing what life is like for the tallest people in the world, following giants in Britain, America, China and Ukraine, home of the world's tallest man.



THURSDAY

MORE4

8.30PM:Unreported World A report on the harrowing 3,000km, three-month journey undertaken every year by thousands of Central American migrants who are desperate to cross from Mexico into the USA.


FRIDAY

8.30PM: Unreported World A report from Central Africa, where the demand for Chinese-made goods such as mobile phones, MP3 players and laptops has spawned a huge growth in international trade at a terrible human cost.

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MONDAY - 2NITE
Channel 5 9:00 PM

Street Crime LiveFiveDonal MacIntyre, assisted by criminal psychologist Laura Richards, investigates gang culture in Birmingham and meets some of the groups that have formed to tackle it. He hears a woman's appeal to identify the gunman who killed her son, and also follows the story of the Freshwinds project, a football team bringing together youths from across the city.

SATURDAY

BBC4

10PM Brasil, Brasil: Tropicalia Revolution Part of the Brasil! Brasil! season. Covering the military era from the 60s to the 80s when singers were censored, jailed and exiled but still produced exciting music. Moderate violence.



SUNDAY


BBC1

10.15PM The Blair Years Blair in Power: Examining Tony Blair's gradual conversion from a consensus politician who brought together many shades of public opinion, to a leader who divided Britain on many issues.


MONDAY



HISTORY CHANNEL

8PM: Banned From The Bible: Enigmas......of the Old Testament The Testament of Solomon embraced some biblical stories, while others were rejected. Religious scholars examine the stories that were banned from the Bible.


BBC1

8.30PM: Panorama Please Look After Dad: Around 100,000 people with dementia are prescribed powerful anti-psychotic drugs. Panorama follows the case of a woman convinced these drugs were doing her father harm.


MORE4

8.30PM: Unreported World An undercover report from Zimbabwe revealing startling claims that the Mugabe Government is using the supply of AIDS drugs and food aid to gerrymander the elections.


CHANNLE 4

9PM: Dispatches: Britain Under Water Experts predict a future where much of the country is at increasing risk of flooding. Dispatches investigates what the authorities are doing to protect the public from such disasters.


CHANNEL 5

9PM Street Crime Live Donal MacIntyre presents live unfolding footage of some of Britain's most crime-plagued streets and reveals the latest in crime prevention.



TUESDAY

CHANNEL 5

8PM: Olympic Massacre: The True Story Documentary series examining of the horrific events of 6 September 1972, when Palestinian terrorist group Black September took nine members of the Israeli athletics team hostage.


MORE4

8.30PM: Unreported World Deep inside the Gobi desert, one of the most remote places on Earth, a nomadic Mongol horde known as the Ninjas are busy changing the landscape in the biggest gold rush of modern times.



WEDNESDAY

MORE4

8.30PM: Unreported World Reporter Ramita Navai travels through India exposing the horrific plight of the country's 170 million Dalits, previously called 'untouchables', who are at the bottom of the caste system.



THURSDAY

MORE4

8.30PM: Unreported World Behind Cape Town's ultra-glamorous image, it's now South Africa's murder capital, gripped by the devastating effects of a highly-addictive drug that is tearing the city apart.


CHANNEL 4

8PM: Churchill's Girl Biography of Pamela Churchill Harriman, Winston Churchill's daughter-in-law who, with his knowledge, conducted a series of affairs, picking up the pillow talk of diplomats and generals.


CHANNEL 4

9PM: Hitler's Favourite Royal The little known but extraordinary story of Prince Charles Edward, the current Queen's cousin and youngest grandson of Queen Victoria, who became embroiled in the Nazi war machine.



FRIDAY


MORE4

8.30PM: Unreported World Honduras is one of the world's most dangerous countries to grow up in. This report looks at shocking allegations that death squads are 'cleaning up' its streets by executing homeless children.

SATURDAY


BBC 4

10PM: Brasil, Brasil: A Tale of Four Cities 3/3. Part of the Brasil! Brasil! season. Examining current Brazilian music, from the experimental music of the Northeast to the new funk, hip hop and samba from the Rio shanty towns, the favelas


SUNDAY