November 21st-27th 2011

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker 
Channel 4 9:00pm-10:20pm (1 hour 20 minutes) Mon 21 Nov
the blurb:
Docu-drama about Alan Turing, the mathematician who was instrumental in the breaking of the German Enigma code during the Second World War, and was a pioneer of the computer age and artificial intelligence. Turing's achievements went largely unrecognised while he was alive, and he committed suicide in 1954 after being convicted of gross indecency with another man, at a time when homosexuality was considered a crime


Storyville: Deadline - The New York Times (2011)
BBC4 10:00pm-11:30pm (1 hour 30 minutes) Tue 22 Nov
the blurb:
Premiere. Documentary going behind the scenes of the respected newspaper, gaining access to the newsroom and the media desk as journalists pursue the perfect front-page story.  
The film examines how the rise of online news sources has affected The Times, considering the continuing importance of professional journalism and the wider repercussions of a decline in print media


Your Money and How They Spend It 
BBC2 London 9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour ) Wed 23 Nov
the blurb:
Part one of two. Nick Robinson explores how governments collect and spend tax money. He explores who receives what funding and why, investigates whether any of the money is wasted and finds out about the pressure politicians are constantly under to authorise further spending, as well as the difficulties they face in resisting. Includes interviews with senior Westminster figures and voters from around Britain


Tony Robinson's Gods and Monsters 
Channel 4 8:15pm-9:15pm (1 hour ) Sat 26 Nov
the blurb:
Tony Robinson explores the history of belief, superstition and religious experience in Britain. He begins by focusing on the human fascination with and  terror of dead bodies, examining why people in the past thought they could rise from the grave to cause havoc among the living. During his investigation he encounters stories of a plague-breathing zombie and monarchs who ate the remains of their subjects