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9/11: Phone Calls From The Towers
9:00pm Friday, September 10 on M4
Trapped in the twin towers of the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, thousands of ordinary people struggled to survive and make contact with the outside world. Many knew that time was ticking away and wanted to speak to their loved ones for a final time; others turned to friends and relatives, as well as the emergency services, to discover what was happening and find a means of escape. 9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers features recordings of calls from people who died in the terrorist attack on New York - some broadcast for the first time - as well as interviews with their families.
Southland: The Runner
The Closer: Maternal Instincts
The Genius Of Charles Darwin
9:00pm Wednesday, September 8 on M4
It's just over 150 years since the publication of Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species. In this conclusion to the Richard Dawkins' Age of Reason season, Dawkins presents the ultimate guide to Darwin and his revolutionary theory of evolution by natural selection.
True Stories: My Beautiful Dacia
10:00pm Tuesday, September 7 on M4
The True Stories strand, which showcases the best international feature documentaries, presents Julio Soto and Stefan Constantinescu's light-hearted portrayal of Romania's evolution from communism to capitalism, told through one of the state's most iconic emblems - the Dacia automobile.
How The Other Half Live: One Year On
10:00pm Monday, September 6 on M4
How the Other Half Live shines a light on what it means to grow up poor in 21st-century Britain, as wealthy families choose to assist others who live below the poverty line. This episode catches up with two families from the first series and the extraordinary story that unfolded following the original broadcast.
Newlyweds: The One Year Itch
10:00pm Sunday, September 5 on M4
In the UK today, marriages are most likely to fail in the first couple of years. At the start of 2009, Cutting Edge cameras attended the weddings of 50 British couples to see if tying the knot would change their lives for better or worse. One year later, on their first wedding anniversary, Cutting Edge returns to find out who's survived their first year. In a series of honest interviews, a selection of the couples answer whether marriage was everything they'd hoped it would be. What are the real trials and tribulations faced by newlyweds today and how do these compare with their initial hopes for married life?
True Stories: Trouble The Water
10:00pm Saturday, September 4 on M4
This documentary goes inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen with this Oscar-nominated, Sundance-winning documentary. The film opens the day before the storm made landfall; 24-year-old aspiring rap artist Kimberly Rivers Roberts turned her new video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbours trapped in the city. With no means to leave the area, and equipped with just a few supplies and her camera, she and her husband Scott taped their harrowing experiences as the storm raged and floodwaters filled their home and their community.
Heroes Of Comedy
Southland: U-boat
The Closer: Smells Like Murder
True Stories: Cocaine Cowboys
10:00pm Tuesday, August 31 on M4
The True Stories strand, which showcases the best international feature documentaries, presents Billy Corben's astonishing story of the sudden rush of cocaine into the then sleepy Miami in the 1970/80s. Colombian drug lords and Cuban and American gangsters realised that America had developed a taste for the drug but the authorities were slow on reacting to the threat. There was profit for all with, initially, very little risk attached.
8 Boys And Wanting A Girl
11:10pm Monday, August 30 on M4
What do you do if you really want to have a girl and you just keep on having boys? Keep trying, like the Bowens have, for 21 years? Forty-three-year-old Wendy Bowen has eight boys and is still desperate for her dream girl. Her biological clock ticking has turned it into an obsession.
The Men Who Jump Off Buildings
10:00pm Sunday, August 29 on M4
Dan Witchalls and Ian Richardson are addicted to the world's most deadly adrenaline sport: base jumping. Cutting Edge follows one of Britain's most prolific base jumpers and his right-hand man, as they leap from the top of some of the country's most famous landmarks, escaping death by pulling their parachute cord just seconds from impact.
Genius Of Britain
10:00pm Saturday, August 28 on M4
Continuing the Richard Dawkins' Age of Reason season, with a special introduction from Richard Dawkins for all three programmes. The third programme in the series looks at the scientific titans of the 19th century. The fourth programme in the series looks at how war can bring with it innovation as well as horror. It tells the story of some of the scientists and engineers who helped Britain win the Second World War. The final programme in the series looks at the incredible discoveries of the last 50 years and reveals where some of the greatest minds of our time think we are heading.














