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VAISAKHI
UK / BBC2 1 x 30 me 28 Apr Fri
11:50pm 2000
Executive Producer Paresh
Solanni.
Producer Jasbinder Shetra.
The story of one of Sikhism's
biggest festivals.
Presented by Tony Singh.
THE
VALIANT YEARS
UK / Columbia / Jack Le Vien / 26
x 30 me B & W 1960
Mammoth series looking at World
War II through the words of Winston Churchil.
Narrated by Richard Burton
THE
VALLEY OF LIFE AND DEATH
UK / BBC2 (Horizon) 1 x 50 me 16
Nov Thurs 9:00pm 2000
Producer Adrian
pennink. Series
editor Bettina Lerner.
The controversial point of view
that circumcision, or the lack of it, could be behind the AIDS epidemic in
Africa.
VANISHED
- THE PLANE THAT DISAPPEARED
UK / BBC2 (Horizon) 1 x 50 me 2
Nov Thurs 9:00pm 2000
Producer Jonathon
Renouf. Editor
Bettina Lerner.
The intriguing story of a plane
with 11 people on board in 1947 which simply vanished. Whilst on route from
Buenos Aires to Santiago. The program focused on an expedition by the
Argentinian army after the plane was found in the Andes in 1999.
THE
VEIL
UK / BBC2 (Arena) 1 x 50 me 20
May Sat 10:35pm 2000
Editor Anthony Wall. Director
Ayshe Rafaele.
A look at the history of the
veil, especially with regards the female Muslim section of society.
VENICE
BBC2 / 4x60m / started 16 October 2004
Producer: Sam Hobkinson
A history of Venice presented by Francesco da Mosta using computer generated images and dramatic reconstructions.
A
VERY BRITISH MURDER
UK / C4 5 x 60 me 5 Sept - 3 Oct
Tues 9:00pm 2000
Executive
producer Stephen Lambert. Director Patricia Holland.
Profile of five UK murder cases.
- The Case Of Tony Martin
Farmer Tony Martin who killed
a 16 year old intruder to his home.
- Ladies Of The Lake
A trio of women found in the
water of the Lake District.
- Killing Christine (19 Sept
Tues 9:00pm)
The 1985 murder of Christine
Offord who led a double life as a prostitute.
- Dressed To Kill (26 sept Tues
9:00pm)
The storey of the worlds
first acknowledged serial killer - businessman Peter Moore killer of 4 men.
- A Death In The Family (3 oct
Tues 10:00pm)
The murder of postal worker
Richard Eadee who was killed in a plot involving his wife.
A
VERY BRITISH MUTINY
UK / BBC2
(Timewatch) 1 x 50 me 4
Dec Sat 8:05pm 1999
Editor Lawrence Rees. Producer
Dai Richards
The story behind a mutiny that
took place in September 1943 when almost 200 men of Monty's 8th Army
refused to fight, they were advancing toward Salerno in Italy at the time.
VIDEO
NATION
A BBC2 occasional series (Since
1994) of video diary reports about people from all over the UK.
THE
VIKING SAGA
C4 2 x 60 me 3rd 4th
Apr Sat & Sun 8:00pm 1999
Producer Lars
Rengfelt. Director
Michael Agaton.
The story of the spread of Viking
culture from their sorties in Western Europe and settlement in North America.
VILLAGE
EARTH
Central 7 x 30 me 7 Mar Mon
7:00pm 1983
This program looked at
individuals working to develop remote cultures.
VIOLENT
EARTH
Cine Documents / Tazieff 13 Jan
Tues 10:30pm 1970
Following vulcanologist Haroun
Tazieff and his team as they go about the business of understanding volcanoes
Narrated by Graham Lines.
VIOLENT
PLANET
BBC1 3 x 50 me Sun 9:00pm 1999
Producer Mike Gunton
Series looking at cataclysmic
events.
THE VIRGIN MARY
BBC1 / 1x60m / 22 December 2002
Producer: David McNab / Executive Producers: Alan Bookbinder, Jean-Claude Bragard
Dramatic reconstructions tell the story as it is currently historically known of the woman who became known as "Mary". Contrary to the popular belief of her being a young woman in a conventional relationship with Joseph this programme suggests she was a girl of 12 or 13 sold into marriage and questions whether her pregnancy was truly divine. Narrated by Sue Johnston
VIRTUAL
ME
UK / C4 4 x 5me 12 Jun 2000
Producer Nicole Bleak.
Short films about people with
their own personal web pages.
THE
VISIT
BBC 7 Jun Tues 9:50pm 1983
Writer / Producer Desmond Wilcox
Series about meaningful journeys.
VIVALDI UNMASKED
UK / BBC1 / 1x60m / 17 July 2002
Director: Jill Marshall / Executive Producer: Sue Judd
The story of Antonio Vivaldi and his most famous work, The Four Seasons. It was popular in the 1700’s but was then forgotten until the 1950s and has since become one of the most popular pieces of classical music ever written.
VODKA
UK / C4 (True Stories) 1 x 75 me
9 Sept sat 7:45pm 2000
Producer Liana
Pomerantsev.
Director Angus MacQueen
A look at the Russian's love
affair with vodka (including the startling fact that it is reducing life
expectancy among Russian males.)
VOLCANO
UK / C4 2 x 60 me 16 - 23 Oct Mon
8:00pm 2000
Producer Kirstie
McLure. Director
Patricia Sleming.
A look at the devastating effects
that volcano's create and also a look at the work of the people who try to
monitor volcano activity.
VOLCANOES
UK / C5 3 x 60 me 7 - 21 May Sun
8:00pm 2000
The inside story of volcanoes,
including eyewitness accounts and interviews with vulcanologists.
VOLCANO'S
OF THE DEEP
UK / BBC2 (Horizon) 1 x 50 me 18
nov thurs 9:30pm 1999
Editor Bettina Lerner. Producers
Susan K Lewin & Penny Southgate.
A team of Mexican based marine
biologists attempt to raise some newly discovered volcanic chimneys up from the
ocean floor in an attempt to discover the origins of life on earth.
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