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Interesting BBC prog.

Inside Chernobyl's Mega Tomb

A massive construction to contain & dismantle the reactor, planned to last 100 years max. 18 years in planning, 7 years in construction, an extraordinary engineering feat worked on by a multinational team. Radiation & extreme cold to contend with, and many technical problems to solve in making the largest moved construction. It was too heavy to move on wheels so they came up with another method. Much more in prog.
 
hunck said:
Interesting BBC prog.

Inside Chernobyl's Mega Tomb

A massive construction to contain & dismantle the reactor, planned to last 100 years max. 18 years in planning, 7 years in construction, an extraordinary engineering feat worked on by a multinational team. Radiation & extreme cold to contend with, and many technical problems to solve in making the largest moved construction. It was too heavy to move on wheels so they came up with another method. Much more in prog.
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I watched this one and enjoyed it, thought it was a really interesting documentary. If anyone else here hasn't seen it yet, I recommend giving it a watch.
 
Lucy Gannon - Angels at Partridge Cottage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
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Zoe and Magnus want to spend Christmas away from it all, but the ghosts in their cottage have more traditional ideas.
Lucy Gannon's ghostly drama stars Hedli Nicklaus as Zoe, Ellie Haddington as Polly and John Dixon as Magnus.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b086098z


And another radio drama which looks good, available over on BBC iPlayer at the moment.

Anton Chekov - A Dreadful Night.

4 Extra Debut. Returning home from a seance one Chistmas Eve, Ivan Spektroff is horrified by what is waiting for him. Read by Alex McCowen.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0868d54
 
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Night Terrors, Weird Tales, Series 3 Episode 4 of 4, by Lizzie Nunnery

Original broadcast date:
Thu 29 Dec 2011 23:00
BBC Radio 4

The pressure's getting too much for clever clogs Victoria. She can't sleep at night. She has nightmares. But it's okay because they're just bad dreams. Until one day the dreams become real. Eddie Marsan stars in the final terrifying episode from a series of chilling plays for winter nights.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nt0s0
 
rynner2 said:
Another punchy Endeavour episode to enjoy:
Endeavour
Series 3 - Episode 2

Crime drama. When the shock death of an artist in a house fire leaves Oxford city police baffled, Endeavour is drawn into the strange world of a Quaker-owned supermarket.

http://www.itv.com/hub/endeavour/2a1229a0011

So finally we arrive at Endeavour—a prequel to both Inspector Morse and Inspector Lewis. Written by veteran screenwriter Russell Lewis (who also wrote for the two previous series), we follow Endeavour Morse at the beginning of his career and see the forces that shape him as a man and as a detective. His penchant for culture is already prominent, although his taste for ale is just beginning. Morse has left Oxford University and is now part of the Oxford City Police, with the dedicated, decent, and fatherly Detective Inspector Fred Thursday as his mentor. And his unusual first name? Endeavour (or its American spelling, endeavor) means to strive to achieve or seriously try to do something. The name would be in keeping with Morse’s mother, who was a Quaker. It is also revealed in the 12th Inspector Morse book, Death is Now My Neighbor, that Morse’s father admired Captain James Cook who sailed to Australia aboard the HMS Endeavour.

All sorted now? :)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/podcast-book-club/endeavour/endeavour-morse-and-lewis-whos-who/
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The Endeavour series satisfies from the start: eg:

http://www.itv.com/hub/endeavour/2a1229a0003

Fugue
Series 1 - Episode 2 - Crime drama series. A new kind of killer haunts the Oxford twilight - he appears to strike at random, but Endeavour uncovers an underlying method to the staging of the crimes.
 
BBC Radio 4 Extra, Anton Chekov - A Dreadful Night.

4 Extra Debut. Returning home from a seance one Chistmas Eve, Ivan Spektroff is horrified by what is waiting for him. Read by Alex McCowen.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0868d54

BBC Radio 4 Extra, Gerry Jones - Time After Time.

Paul Wood finds himself in a strange hotel. He doesn't know how or why he's there - or even how he got there. Every time he tried to "escape", he's brought back and the vicious circle begins again.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b087ldt5
 
Zero Day: Nuclear Cyber Sabotage

This documentary is on BBC4 tomorrow night, short-listed for an Oscar and from the director of "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" and "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks"

Documentary thriller about warfare in a world without rules - the world of cyberwar. It tells the story of Stuxnet, self-replicating computer malware, known as a 'worm' for its ability to burrow from computer to computer on its own. In a covert operation, the American and Israeli intelligence agencies allegedly unleashed Stuxnet to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility. Ultimately the 'worm' spread beyond its intended target.

Zero Day is the most comprehensive account to date of how a clandestine mission opened forever the Pandora's box of cyber warfare. A cautionary tale of technology, politics, unintended consequences, morality, and the dangers of secrecy.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08bcc18
 
FrKadash said:
BBC Radio 4 Extra, Ray Bradbury - The Pedestrian
4 Extra Debut. Ray Bradbury's vision of a future time when pedestrians will not be allowed to walk by the authorities. Read by David Horovitch.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0076mvx
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That's not science fiction. I was stopped by traffic cops near Anaheim for walking the half mile to the steak house up the road from the hotel. It was firmly suggested I drive next time.
 
Coal said:
That's not science fiction. I was stopped by traffic cops near Anaheim for walking the half mile to the steak house up the road from the hotel. It was firmly suggested I drive next time.
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Yup, try crossing a road in Las Vegas. You'll be run over and if you survive you'll be liable for damage to the vehicle.
 
escargot1 said:
Yup, try crossing a road in Las Vegas. You'll be run over and if you survive you'll be liable for damage to the vehicle.
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My compliance was informed by the non-compliance of a driver in traffic outside the conference center the previous day, where two similar traffic cops had a guy out of his car and onto the bonnet at gun-point, because he argued with them...
 
Terry Pratchett documentary, 21.00 tonight on BBC2. A "dramatized" documentary, whatever that is. Paul Kaye plays Terry.
 
Life, Animated, the Disney autism doc, is on tonight on BBC Four at nine and will be on iPlayer afterwards. Medically fascinating, and emotionally tough, but worth seeing.
 
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