Clare's Lair

Wednesday, September 04, 2002

crime watching
week 62
august 31st – september 6th
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 Films" on tv
None this week.

programmes worth watching out for, which don't make it to MSTV status
None this week

criminal justice programmes
Sunday September 1st, 22.55, C5 The World’s Most Astounding Undercover Stings
Last week’s Caught in the Act was obviously not glamorous enough for Channel
5, who have felt the need to repackage it with what may turn out to be the
year’s silliest title. Expect not to be astounded.

Thursday September 5th, 20.00, C5 Murder Detectives

Thursday September 5th, 20.30, C5 Arrest and Trial

Thursday September 5th, 21.00, BBC1 Hot Pursuit
Looking at whether a change in Scottish policy can reduce the number of deaths during police car chases.
Director: Tom Porter

real life documentaries/docusoaps
Thursday September 5th, 23.35, C4 Hollywood Vice




social issues documentaries
Wednesday September 4th, 19.30, BBC2 East
Two months in the life of a 24-year old homeless man.
Producer: Sukhjinder
Takhar

crime dramas/serials
Saturday August 31st, 13.10, BBC2 Columbo

Saturday August 31st, 14.40, BBC2 Quincy

Saturday August 31st, 15.25, BBC2 Perry Mason

Saturday August 31st, 21.30, C5 CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation
Related website: www.channel5.co.uk/csi

Saturday August 31st, 22.20, C5 Law and Order
[repeated Monday September 2nd, 22.50]

Monday September 2nd, 12.50, Tuesday 3rd, 12.30, Wednesday 4th,
12.50 and 22.55, C4 Ally McBeal
If the scheduling doesn’t drive you up the wall, then surely the latest silly twist in
the Wednesday night plot will: Ally decides to DNA test her new daughter.

Weekdays, 11.00, C5 Magnum PI

Weekdays, 14.35, BBC1 Murder, She Wrote

Monday September 2nd and Tuesday 3rd, 21.00, BBC1
Waking the Dead
A serial killer is in jail, and for some reason someone is stalking his surviving victim.
Director: Edward Bennett Producer: Victoria Fea

Tuesday September 3rd, 14.05, BBC1 Doctors
Jude becomes a police surgeon, but soon runs into problems. Predictably.

Tuesday September 3rd, 22.00, BBC2 Porridge

Tuesday September 3rd and Wednesday 4th, 20.00, ITV
The Bill
Director: Jamie Payne Producer: Susan Mather
Related website: www.thebill.com

Wednesday September 4th, 00.10, C4 Oz
Grit your teeth as the horror continues.

Wednesday September 4th, 09.00, C4 Little House on the
Prairie
Lawyers come to the prairie, and are soon causing trouble, the scamps.

Friday September 6th, 21.00, C5 A Mind to Kill
Director: Euros Lyn Producers: Mike
Parker and Ed Thomas

0ther programmes of interest
Monday September 2nd, 20.00, C5 Ancient Murder
Mystery
‘Murder’ is clearly the word that brings in a million viewers, at least in the view of C5, because on closer inspection this documentary appears actually to be a study of an ancient skull that may provide the missing link between apes and humans.
Producer: William Hicklin

Thursday September 5th, 22.30, ITV The John Thaw Story
Biography of the actor with a penchant for crime drama.

clare's personal choice of the week
Sunday September 1st, 21.00, C4 Notting Hill
It’s that low point before the new season for schedulers, when there’s nothing to fill the airwaves but the dregs left in the back of the old season’s cupboard. But far be it from me to suggest that this explains the outrageous deluge of 9/11 documentaries over a week before the anniversary. So escape the depressing second by second raking over of misery with this film that won’t fail to charm you, no matter how hard you resist.
Director: Roger Mitchell

criminal justice story lines in the main soaps during august
In Brookside, the police find something in Marty’s garden… Meanwhile Little Mo continues to have a terrible life in Eastenders, whether or not she is in jail. Which, for now, she is not. And in Coronation Street, the opening of a bail hostel is threatening real estate value!
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
None this week
social issues documentaries
Monday September 2nd, 20.00, Radio 4 Forging a Future
A look at the Kids Company in South-East London.
Producer: Angela Hind

crime dramas/serials
Saturday August 31st, 14.30, Radio 4 Afternoon Play:
Greyfriars
A policeman and his dog battle thieves in mid-19th century Edinburgh.
Director: David Ian Neville

Wednesday September 4th, 14.15, Radio 4 Afternoon Play:
An Oddbody
A respectable and healthy woman in her 70s dies under mysterious circumstances.
Director: Rosemary Watts

other programmes of interest
Sunday September 1st, 20.30, Radio 4 Word of Mouth
Hungerford’s Burden
Relevant in the wake of the events in Soham, this programme looks at the effect a tragedy has on a place when its name is forever associated with grief.
Producer: Laurence Grissell

Friday September 6th, 16.30, Radio 4 The Message
Jenny 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 august 31st
13.10 BBC2 Columbo
14.30 BBCR4 Afternoon Play: Greyfriars
14.40 BBC2 Quincy
15.25 BBC2 Perry Mason
21.30 C5 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
22.20 C5 Law and Order

sunday september 1st
15.00 ITV Nash Bridges
20.30 BBCR4 Word of Mouth
21.00 C4 Notting Hill
22.55 C5 The World’s Most Astounding
Undercover Stings

monday september 2nd
11.00 C5 Magnum PI
14.35 BBC1 Murder, She Wrote
12.50 C4 Ally McBeal
20.00 C5 Ancient Murder Mystery
20.00 BBCR4 Forging a Future
21.00 BBC1 Waking the Dead
22.50 C5 Law and Order ®

tuesday september 3rd
11.00 C5 Magnum PI
14.05 BBC1 Doctors
14.35 BBC1 Murder, She Wrote
12.30 C4 Ally McBeal
20.00 ITV The Bill
21.00 BBC1 Waking the Dead
22.00 BBC2 Porridge







wednesday september 4th
00.10 C4 Oz
09.00 C4 Little House on the Prairie
11.00 C5 Magnum PI
12.50 C4 Ally McBeal
14.15 BBCR4 Afternoon Play: An Oddbody
14.35 BBC1 Murder, She Wrote
19.30 BBC2 East
20.00 ITV The Bill
22.55 C4 Ally McBeal

thursday september 5th
11.00 C5 Magnum PI
14.35 BBC1 Murder, She Wrote
20.00 C5 Murder Detectives
20.30 C5 Arrest and Trial
21.00 BBC1 Hot Pursuit
22.30 ITV The John Thaw Story
23.35 C4 Hollywood Vice

friday september 6th
11.00 C5 Magnum PI
14.35 BBC1 Murder, She Wrote
16.30 BBCR4 The Message
21.00 C5 A Mind to Kill




Posted by Clare at 5:37 PM [+]
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A Yorkshire woman is to recieve up to £100,000 after being mauled by a cheetah cited as "tame as a kitten" in a holiday brochure. As the creature was causing 22-stitches worth of injuries to the gullible Northerner, the park ranger said "look, he's playing with you".

This story has prompted website Roll on Friday to produce a handy 'Spot the Difference' guide.


Posted by Clare at 2:51 PM [+]
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