The Strange Case of the Law
BBC4 9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour ) Wed 20 Jun
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
New series. Barrister and historian Harry Potter charts the development of the English justice system. He begins by exploring the rise of trial by ordeal, a process by which painful and dangerous physical tests were used to determine guilt or innocence. He goes on to explain why Henry II's attempt to unify law in England led to the murder of Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket in 1170, and examines one of the most famous legal documents in history - the Magna Carta
The Men Who Made Us Fat
BBC2 London 9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour ) Thu 21 Jun
Season 1 Episode 2 of 3
Jacques Peretti continues his investigation into eating habits with a look at how the industry has persuaded a nation of moderate eaters to want more. He begins with the concept of super-sizing, discovering how McDonalds' first large fries, which went on sale in 1972, were inspired by the extra-large buckets of popcorn sold in a Chicago cinema. He then moves on to the 1980s, when the introduction of value meals, king-size snacks and multi-buy promotions caused people to eat more - and more often
Freakonomics (2010)
Sky Atlantic 11:15pm-1:05am (1 hour 50 minutes) Thu 21 Jun
Documentary anthology inspired by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner's book. Six film-makers each explore the seemingly inconsequential things that influence human behaviour in unforeseen ways, challenging conventional wisdom on subjects ranging from paying children for academic success, how a baby's name can influence their development and the cause of crime rates
Julius Caesar
BBC4 8:00pm-10:30pm (2 hours 30 minutes) Sun 24 Jun
Gregory Doran directs an adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of the tragedy. The setting is a modern African state in which the tyrant Caesar is about to seize power and Cassius persuades Brutus to join the conspirators plotting an assassination. Starring an all-black cast including Paterson Joseph, Cyril Nri, Jeffery Kissoon, Ray Fearon and Adjoa Andoh and shot on location and in the RSC's theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon
