Clare's Lair

Friday, May 17, 2002

Hodge Listens

Or does she? 119 people thought not last night on Hodgewatch!!
Posted by Clare at 9:27 AM [+]
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crime watching
week 47: may 18th to 24th
Written for Payback by Clare-Marie White.
NB Schedules may be subject to change so it's worth checking a daily paper or www.radiotimes.com for up-to-date listings.

television programmes
classics, "Must See TV"

programmes worth watching out for, which don't make it to MSTV status
Tuesday May 21st and Wednesday 22nd, 21.00, BBC2
The Experiment
Was this a useful look at the effects of prison? Some might say this Big Brother behind bars saw the participants too concerned with making an affect to be a true picture, though teachers and parents with a group of unruly children might learn a lot from the failed tactics of the guards. In these final two episodes, the inmates escape but are then at a loss at what to do with their freedom.
Producer: Kuldip Dhadda

criminal justice programmes
Saturday May 18th, 22.55, C5 Murder Detectives

Sunday May 19th, 21.00, BBC2 Hooligans
Links between football hooligans and race rioters.
Related website: www.bbc.co.uk/hooligans

Sunday May 19th, 22.55, C5 Hard Bastards
The endless remorse and guilt continues.
Director: Suzanne Foster Producer: Toni Williamson

Tuesday May 21st, 21.00, ITV Real Crime
Examining the double jeopardy rule which prevents a killer from being re-tried.
Producer: Jane Beacon

Tuesday May 21st, 20.00, C5 Post Mortem

Tuesday May 21st, 20.30, C5 Arrest and Trial

Wednesday May 22nd, 23.20, BBC2 Life Etc
Rosie Boycott talks to Ted Francis, who risked jail by giving Jeffrey Archer an alibi.


Thursday May 23rd, 21.50, BBC2 Crime Kids
Finishing this series with a look at the gang convicted of rape which included a 17 year old girl.
Director: Magnus Temple

social issues documentaries
None this week

real life documentaries/'docusoaps'.
Tuesday May 21st, 23.40, C4 Tourist Police
Spending time in a Thailand jail.

crime dramas/serials
Saturday May 18th, 17.15, BBC2 Malcolm in the Middle
Repeat: Lois is robbed.
Related website: www.bbc.co.uk/cult/malcolm

Saturday May 18th, 21.00, C5 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
[Repeated Monday 20th, 23.50]
Related website: www.cbs.com/primetime/csi

Saturday May 18th, 21.55, C5 Law and Order
[Repeated Sunday 19th, 23.30]
Related website: www.studiosusa.com/laworder

Sunday May 19th, 19.10, C5 Martial Law

Weekdays (except Fri), 14.10, ITV Heartbeat

Weekdays, 11.00, C5 TJ Hooker

Monday May 20th, 21.00, ITV Helen West
The legal drama finishes.
Director: Myles Connell Producer: Alan Wright

Weekdays (except Monday), 14.20 and Wednesday May 22nd, 23.35, C4
Ally McBeal
The first series is now being shown on weekday afternoons.

Thursday May 23rd, 20.00, ITV The Bill
Director: Michael Ferguson Producer: Tom Cotter
Related website: www.thebill.com


Thursday May 23rd, 21.00, ITV Bad Girls
Director: Diana Patrick Producer: Claire Phillips
Related website: www.badgirls.co.uk - with factsheets from the CCJS.

Friday May 24th, 20.30, ITV Inspector Morse
Director: Adrian Shergold Producer: David Lascelles

Other programmes of interest
None this week.

clare's personal choice of the week
Monday May 20th, 21.00, BBC1 Spooks
The week has been given over to the Chelsea Flower Show, the return of Big Brother and the Eurovision Song Contest, which is all very well. But there are also some quite good dramas about at the moment, and Spooks is one of them. A tense look at the personal and professional lives of a group of MI5 spies who just happen to be young and very attractive. In this episode they chase the instigators of race riots.
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Related website: www.bbc.co.uk/spooks

criminal justice story lines in the main soaps during may
Little Mo returns to the dock in Eastenders to find out her sentence. What will she get for the attempted murder of Trevor? All the magazines are hinting that it won’t be a happy ending… so prepare for a mass of letters flooding into the BBC from concerned well-wishers.
In Brookside, Ron is still having problems coping with life outside jail and in Coronation Street Richard does a Brookie and buries his ex-spouse under the patio. But how long will it take for the police to come knocking?
And in Emmerdale, Scott continues to run his own car-crime empire.

Related websites:
www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders
www.corrie.net
www.brookside.com
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/archers


radio programmes
must hear radio
None this week.

criminal justice programmes
Tuesday May 21st, 09.00 and 21.30, Radio 4 Unreliable Evidence
Producers: Bruce Hyman and Barbara Loftus

social issues documentaries
None this week

crime dramas/serials
Wednesday May 22nd, 23.00, Radio 4 La Crème de la Crime
Director: Adam Bromley

Friday May 24th, 14.15, Radio 4 Afternoon Play: McLevy
Detectives follow a cat burglar.

other programmes of interest
Friday May 24th, 16.30, Radio 4 The Message
Jenni Murray and guests engage in conversation about current media trends.
Producer: Cecile Wright
Related website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/themessage.


crime writing in the TV guides
None this week


daily listings
NB As schedules may be subject to change, it's worth checking a daily paper or www.radiotimes.com for up-to-date listings.

saturday may 18th
17.15 BBC2 Malcolm in the Middle
21.00 BBC2 Dickens
21.00 C5 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
21.55 C5 Law and Order
22.55 C5 Murder Detectives

sunday may 19th
19.10 C5 Martial Law
21.00 BBC2 Hooligans
22.55 C5 Hard Bastards
23.30 C5 Law and Order

monday may 20th
11.00 C5 TJ Hooker
14.10 ITV Heartbeat
21.00 BBC1 Spooks
21.00 ITV Helen West
23.50 C5 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
tuesday may 21st
09.00 BBCR4 Unreliable Evidence
11.00 C5 TJ Hooker
14.10 ITV Heartbeat
14.20 C4 Ally McBeal
20.00 C5 Post Mortem
20.30 C5 Arrest and Trial
21.00 BBC2 The Experiment
21.00 ITV Real Crime
21.30 BBCR4 Unreliable Evidence
23.40 C4 Tourist Police

wednesday may 22nd
00.05 C5 La Femme Nikita
11.00 C5 TJ Hooker
14.10 ITV Heartbeat
14.20 C4 Ally McBeal
21.00 BBC2 The Experiment
23.35 C4 Ally McBeal
23.00 BBCR4 Crème de la Crime
23.20 BBC2 Life Etc


thursday may 23rd
11.00 C5 TJ Hooker
14.10 ITV Heartbeat
14.20 C4 Ally McBeal
20.00 ITV The Bill
21.00 ITV Bad Girls
21.50 BBC2 Crime Kids

friday may 24th
11.00 C5 TJ Hooker
14.15 BBCR4 McLevy
14.20 C4 Ally McBeal
16.30 BBCR4 The Message
20.30 ITV Inspector Morse


Posted by Clare at 9:23 AM [+]
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Is Byers to finally be toppled by the Euro?

Surely there are ten million better reasons. Good grief.
Posted by Clare at 9:19 AM [+]
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Win $5000!

So they say, though there's a long registration thing so I don't know if I can be be bothered just yet. Someone else may like to win though :)
Posted by Clare at 9:52 AM [+]
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When will Stephen Byers resign?
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Did you know there is a colony of scorpians living in Britain?

Well, they're about to be wiped out.
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When will Stephen Byers resign?


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