Dec 5th-10th

The Story of Ireland 
Season 1 Episode 4 of 5
BBC1 London 2:10am-3:10am (1 hour ) Wed 7 Dec
The Blurb: "The Age of Union Fergal Keane's journey through Irish history arrives at the 1801 Act of Union, which made Ireland a part of the United Kingdom for the first time. The journalist charts how 19th-century constitutional battles in the Houses of Parliament over Catholic emancipation and land reform laid the foundations for modern Ireland, and tells the story of the campaign for home rule - as well as examining the impact the potato famine of the 1840s had on the country"

Dinner with Portillo 
Season 6 Episode 2 of 5
BBC4 11:30pm-12:00am (30 minutes) Tue 6 Dec
The Blurb: "Can Scientists Be Morally Neutral? Former Conservative MP Michael Portillo and seven high-profile guests from the world of politics and academia, including Susan Greenfield, Mark Henderson and Bryan Appleyard, discuss whether scientists can honestly claim to be morally neutral in their pursuit of knowledge"


Storyville: Inside Job (2010) 
BBC2 London 9:00pm-10:40pm (1 hour 40 minutes) Wed 7 Dec
The Blurb: "Premiere. Analysis of the events that brought about the 2008 economic crisis. The film examines the influence the financial industry has on the political process across the world, and how the practices of the markets made the disaster inevitable. Featuring contributions from major political, financial and journalistic figures. Narrated by Matt Damon"