BBC2 London 9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour ) Wed 30 Nov
The blurb: "Part two of two. Nick Robinson explores the difficulties politicians face when trying to change the way tax is collected, and how Chancellors have persuaded people to pay more in the past. He also discovers how little many people understand the system, and asks whether the wealthy should be making larger contributions"
Storyville: Bobby Fischer - Genius and Madman (2011)
BBC4 9:00pm-10:30pm (1 hour 30 minutes) Wed 30 Nov
The blurb: "Premiere. Documentary about the troubled chess grandmaster, who went from child prodigy to world champion at the age of 29. However, he struggled to cope with life in the public eye and succumbed to paranoia and delusions, making controversial statements and being forced to live as a fugitive from the American legal system. Featuring archive footage and interviews with those closest to him"
Storyville - Knocking on Heaven's Door
BBC4 8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour ) Thu 1 Dec
The blurb: "Film-maker George Carey marks the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's 1961 flight into space by exploring the origins of the mission. He investigates how the Russian programme was inspired by a mystic who claimed that science would make humans immortal, and discovers ideas from this era have survived communism and adapted themselves into modern scientific theory"
Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook
BBC2 London 9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour ) Sun 4 Dec
The blurb: "Emily Maitlis explores the phenomenal success of the social networking website, including an interview with its co-creator Mark Zuckerberg. Over seven years, Facebook has gained 800 million users and is predicted to be worth $100billion if it is floated on the stock market next year. Emily explores the site's origins and its extraordinary cultural impact, and also questions Zuckerberg on why he believes there is no conflict between sharing and guarding users' personal information"
Black Mirror: The National Anthem
Channel 4 9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour ) Sun 4 Dec
The blurb: "New series. First of three darkly comic horror stories about the power of technology in the 21st century. Prime minister Michael Callow faces a dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the royal family, is kidnapped, and he and his staff struggle to deal with shifting public opinion as information about the case spreads across the internet."
Storyville: The Interrupters - How to Stop a Riot (2011)
BBC4 9:00pm-11:00pm (2 hours ) Sun 4 Dec
The blurb: "Premiere. Documentary following the work of an organisation set up in Chicago to prevent street crime. The group uses volunteers, many of whom have criminal pasts, to prevent outbreaks of violence escalating into riots. The film follows three of these `interrupters' as they use their own methods to persuade people not to commit crimes"
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