Mar18-Mar24

China: Triumph and Turmoil 
Channel 4 8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour ) Mon 19 Mar
Season 1 Episode 2 of 3
Niall Ferguson examines how China is able to live under a communist system of government, while maintaining a thriving capitalist economy. He travels from Beijing to the birthplace of Chairman Mao at Shaoshan to discover why the former leader is revered, despite claims that he orchestrated a succession of revolutions that killed more people than Hitler and Stalin combined, and tracks down survivors of his leadership

Horizon: The Truth About Fat 
BBC2 London 9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour ) Tue 20 Mar
Surgeon Gabriel Weston explores why so many people are piling on the pounds - and learns about new ways to fight the flab. She discovers the hidden hormones that control appetite and sees the latest surgery that fundamentally changes what a patient wants to eat - by altering how their brains work

WikiLeaks: The Secret Life of a Superpower 
BBC2 London 9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour ) Wed 21 Mar
Part one of two. Richard Bilton speaks to leading members of the US Government about the impact of the publication of more than 250,000 diplomatic messages or cables on the WikiLeaks website, founded by Australian internet activist Julian Assange. Bilton examines what the cables reveal about America's dealings with deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and the decisions made by diplomats over the repatriation of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay

Gambling Addiction & Me: The Real Hustler 
BBC3 9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour ) Wed 21 Mar
Documentary in which Alexis Conran sets out to understand why some people view gambling as a pleasurable pastime, while for others it is a compulsion that can lead to ruin. He talks to members of his family about his father's obsession with betting, which led to his incarceration, and travels round Britain and to Athens and Las Vegas to meet addicts and experts on the subject