Friday, September 10 2010

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MORNING

05:00

Cities of the Underworld W

Don Wildman travels to Belgium, where he explores the tunnels and trenches used by Allied forces during the First World War (Factual)

06:00

The Last Days of World War Two

As Berlin lies in ruins, the gulf between Churchill and Stalin widens, while Allied troops prepare for one last push to force Nazi troops out of Italy (Documentary)

07:00

The Lost Evidence

The story of Parisians' 1944 battle with the Nazis, an attempt to exact revenge for the previous four years of occupation. The conflict took the Allied forces by surprise, leaving them very little time to assist the Parisians, and therefore save the city (Documentary)

08:00

Pawn Stars W

The team has a chance to buy what is claimed to be an authentic bullwhip from an Indiana Jones movie (Documentary)

08:30

Pawn Stars W

The pawnbrokers contemplate buying their first plane, while Rick is less than impressed with Chumlee's latest purchase of a piece of fake art (Documentary)

09:00

Pawn Stars W

Rick is embarrassed when a woman tries to sell her husband's collection of adult magazines, and Corey contemplates buying a crossbow that has not been fired in more than 40 years (Documentary)

09:30

Pawn Stars W

The pawnbrokers are tempted to buy a 1979 Kiss pinball machine, and Chumlee tries to scrape the cash together to purchase a classic Harley-Davidson before his father sells it (Documentary)

10:00

Ice Road Truckers W

The ice road season opens and quickly claims its first victim with a road-closing wreck, while Jack returns to defend his title as `King of the Haul Road'. Elsewhere, Lisa makes a decision that will haunt her for the rest of the season, and rookie Ray Veilleux gets a hard introduction to the treacherous Atigun Pass (Documentary)

11:00

Extreme Trains W

Documentary series exploring the most exciting train and rail lines ever built, beginning with a look at the fastest in America - Amtrak's Acela (Factual)

AFTERNOON

12:00

Earthquake Italy

Examining the predictions a researcher made before the devastating natural disaster in L'Aquila in 2009 and whether 300 lives could have been saved if the authorities had listened (Factual)

13:00

The Universe W

An investigation into whether an asteroid could hit Earth and put an end to human civilisation. Narrated by Erik Thompson (Factual)

14:00

Extreme Trains W

Documentary series exploring the most exciting train and rail lines ever built, beginning with a look at the fastest in America - Amtrak's Acela (Factual)

15:00

Ice Road Truckers W

The ice road season opens and quickly claims its first victim with a road-closing wreck, while Jack returns to defend his title as `King of the Haul Road'. Elsewhere, Lisa makes a decision that will haunt her for the rest of the season, and rookie Ray Veilleux gets a hard introduction to the treacherous Atigun Pass (Documentary)

16:00

Deep Sea Detectives

Mel Fisher talks about his search for the Spanish galleon Atocha, which was eventually found on the seabed off the coast of the Florida Keys, still laden with millions of pounds worth of gold and silver. He also outlines his future quests for riches (Documentary)

17:00

Decoding the Past

Continuing the investigation into the Freemasons - the world's oldest secret society - asking whether the organisation's intentions are honourable or more sinister, geared toward political domination (Documentary)

EVENING

18:00

The Universe W

A look at the work of scientists who scan and map the universe in a search to find planets capable of supporting life. Narrated by Erik Thompson (Factual)

19:00

How the Earth Was Made W

A look at the Rocky mountain range, which stretches from Alaska to New Mexico, examining how shifts in the Earth's crust helped form its rugged landscape (Factual)

20:00

102 Minutes that Changed America

Documentary taking a look at the sights and sounds of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, featuring emergency radio recordings, videos and voicemails (Factual)

22:10

9/11: In Memoriam New York City

Former mayor of New York Rudolph Giuliani recalls the horror of al-Qaida's attack on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, in which 3,047 people lost their lives. Eyewitness testimony, bystanders' video footage, answerphone messages and photographs tell the heart-wrenching story of the most devastating international terrorist attack to date (Documentary)

23:30

Hotel Ground Zero

The story of the 940 people in the Marriott WTC Hotel, located between the Twin Towers at the time of the September 11 attacks. Despite the hotel's destruction, almost all survived (Factual)

LATE NIGHT

00:30

Douglas Bader, Fighter Ace

The story of the man who became one of the most deadly British fighter pilots in World War Two, despite losing both legs in a death-defying stunt. His daredevil approach earned him 23 direct hits and the RAF even changed their tactics on his advice. After the war, he dedicated his life to fund-raising for the disabled before dying in 1982 aged 73 (Documentary)

01:00

The Yamato

Exploring the seabed to discover how the Yamato, the pride of the Japanese navy, was sunk in 1945, just four hours after it went into battle (Documentary)

02:00

How the Earth Was Made W

A look at the Rocky mountain range, which stretches from Alaska to New Mexico, examining how shifts in the Earth's crust helped form its rugged landscape (Factual)

03:00

Deep Sea Detectives

Mel Fisher talks about his search for the Spanish galleon Atocha, which was eventually found on the seabed off the coast of the Florida Keys, still laden with millions of pounds worth of gold and silver. He also outlines his future quests for riches (Documentary)

04:00

The Universe W

A look at the work of scientists who scan and map the universe in a search to find planets capable of supporting life. Narrated by Erik Thompson (Factual)

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Director: Steven Soderbergh
Producer(s): Mark Cuban
Writer(s): Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Cast: Sasha Grey, Christopher Santos, Bridget Storm, Jeff Grossman, Timothy J. Cox, Kimberly Magness, Peter Zizzo, Ken Myers, Timothy Davis, Ted Jessup

Rated: 4/5

Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Scott Eastwood, Robert Hobbs, Langley Kirkwood, Bonnie Henna, Grant Roberts, Patrick Holland

Rated: 4/5

Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Max Von Sydow

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