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ONE Winter Highlights 2004 - Factual
The
Divine Michelangelo
Star Portraits With Rolf Harris
Noah's
Ark
Taking
Care
Big
Cat Week
ONE
Life
Animal
Camera
Child
Of Our Time
Your
Life In Their Hands
Victoria's
Big Fat Documentary
A
Cure For Charlie
Tabloid
Tales
Debt
Day – Hey! Big Spender
The
Divine Michelangelo
 To
produce one of the wonders of the world is impressive – to
be responsible for three is little short of astonishing.
Five
hundred years ago, Michelangelo created the most famous sculpture
in the world, the Statue of David; the most awe-inspiring painting,
the ceiling of the Sistine chapel; and one of the world's
greatest buildings, the dome of St Peter's.
Using
dramatic reconstructions and leading experts, 91Èȱ¬ ONE tells the
story of one of the most gifted and tempestuous artists in history.
From
a traumatic childhood, Michelangelo became the embodiment of the
Renaissance, allegedly divinely inspired.
His
work is on such a scale and of such awesome power and breathtaking
beauty that, for centuries, people couldn't believe it was
created by a mere mortal.
Modern-day artists
and engineers attempt to reproduce elements of Michelangelo's
masterpieces and to capture his genius – from tackling fresco
technique through to carving a replica David from the same marble
that Michelangelo used.
Filmed
in Rome and Florence, The Divine Michelangelo reveals the truth
behind his masterpieces and debunks the myths surrounding art's
first superstar. (IC)
Star Portraits With Rolf Harris
Celebrities
today can rarely escape the camera flashes and prying eyes of the
press. But how would a celebrity react to being under the scrutinising
gaze of a portrait artist seeking out their inner personality for
hours on end?
To
find out, art lover and painter Rolf Harris hosts Star Portraits,
an exploration of the art of portraiture.
Each
week, Rolf reveals the identity of a surprise celebrity and joins
them as they smile and squirm under the watchful eyes of three professional
portrait artists.
After
hours of sitting, forbidden to see the work in progress, the anxious
celebrity is finally allowed to see the portraits and can pick one
to take home – with funny and often revealing results. (IC)
Noah's
Ark
According
to the Bible, Noah was a holy man who saved mankind on a wooden
ark two-thirds the size of the Titanic. But how much of this incredible
story is fact?
Noah's
Ark explores the truth behind the legend and asks whether or not
the story could actually be a simpler tale, based upon real historical
figures and events.
Using
state-of-the-art computer-generated graphics and dramatic reconstructions,
the programme recreates Noah's ark to see what it might have looked
like and to test whether it would have been possible for the animals
to have boarded it two by two.
The
programme explores what sort of man Noah really was and recreates
his dramatic battle to survive the great flood. (CR)
Taking
Care
 "It's
two weeks now ‘til my move and I'm quite worried because this
is a really big thing," says 14-year-old Charlotte.
"It
will break me if I mess it up so I'm really nervous at the moment.
I'm just sick of moving on all the time."
Taking
Care is a major new season of programming across 91Èȱ¬ television,
radio and online exploring the issue of children and young people
in care.
The
season asks why they are there; what life is like for them; what
happens to them when they leave; and how the cycle can be broken.
The
season aims to raise awareness and tackle negative stereotypes.
Children in care can be just like any other kids, facing the same
problems and issues, but without the stability and support of a
permanent family.
With
today's increasingly fractured families, anyone can be just one
step away from needing the care system.
A number
of programmes on 91Èȱ¬ ONE, including a one-off documentary, give
an intimate insight into what childhood means for young people growing
up in care.
After
Care (working title) is a two-part documentary on 91Èȱ¬ ONE that explores
the legacy of care, telling both the moving stories of young people
recently out of care and an older generation still haunted by the
past.
Viewers
can also find linked storylines in popular dramas including Casualty
and Neighbours. (ED'A)
Big
Cat Week
A mother
struggles to find food for her starving youngsters, while a single
mum adjusts to life on her own, without the protection of her family.
Big
Cat Diary is back and these battles are being fought on the beautiful
African plains, under the watchful eye of presenters Simon King,
Jonathan Scott and Saba Douglas Hamilton.
The
expert team returns this year for a week of reports, following the
progress of three families of big cats and watching the dramas unfold.
The
Marsh Pride struggles to assert its supremacy and Kike the cheetah
endeavours to protect her cubs from hyenas, vultures, lions and
other cheetahs. (DC)
ONE Life
The
well-received documentary series returns for a second run this winter
with seven more personal and affecting films, which take viewers
into the heart of life in Britain today.
The
series features one person's search for love by taking out a billboard
ad and the British Asian family whose daughter is entering Miss
India UK.
It
also explores the grittier side of life in a film following a police
project aiming to crack down on Britain's most prolific young burglars,
street robbers and car criminals, through intensive supervision.
(RI)
Animal
Camera
 Imagine
the whole planet under surveillance: every move tracked, every sound
recorded, every breath monitored.
With
the help of modern spy technology, Animal Camera explores the natural
world in completely new ways.
Presented by
Steve Leonard, the series features low-light cameras to give viewers
new eyes on the world; acoustic imagers allowing previously inaudible
sounds to be detected by the human ear; and satellite telemetry,
which tracks the untraceable.
Steve
teams up with eminent scientists to eavesdrop on animal lives and
unveil astonishing new discoveries.
Cameras
are even handed over to the animals themselves. (DC)
Child Of Our Time
Launched
in 2001 to follow a generation of Millennium babies, Child Of Our
Time continues its journey through the first 20 years of life, focusing
on the children as they reach their fourth birthdays and are launched
into the world of pre-school.
Professor Robert Winston finds out whether popular adults are marked
out from childhood and whether, in contrast, life's loners are already
apparent.
He
looks at both verbal and non-verbal communication to find out how
we get the message, and investigates what it is that gives people
high self-esteem.
Child
Of Our Time documents the highs and lows of everyday family life,
exploring the interplay of genes and environment that makes us who
we are. (KC)
Your
Life In Their Hands
A new
series of observational documentaries explores the science, technology
and human stories behind the masks of three of the country's leading
surgeons.
Viewers
gain a unique insight into the real-life challenges, both personal
and professional, facing cardiac, liver and neurosurgeons carrying
out dramatic and life-saving operations.
For
some patients, surgery is a last chance; their future health and
life expectancy depends on the skill, nerve and self-confidence
of the surgeons carrying out often pioneering procedures.
Your
Life In Their Hands follows the hopes and fears of patients and
the work of the surgeons in whom they place their trust.
(NL)
Victoria's
Big Fat Documentary
Victoria Wood
offers a unique and honest take on the dieting industry in this
revealing new series.
"I've
started enough diets in my life to understand that buzz you get
from weighing out a quarter cup of muesli, four ounces of skimmed
milk and a dried apricot," she says. "But I'm
hugely entertained by the madness of it all."
On
Victoria's amusing investigative journey, she meets everyone from
exercise gurus to dieting experts, as well as a few celebrities
along the way, in order to answer questions about fad diets and
celebrity eating habits. (ER)
A
Cure For Charlie
(working title)
Is
it ethical to use one child to save the life of another? What if
you conceived that child for the purpose of saving another life?
A Cure
For Charlie addresses the contentious and highly emotive subject
of 'designer babies' from the perspective of desperate parents.
Following
last year's touching film, A Cure For Charlie, this programme follows
parents Michelle and Jayson on the second stage of their journey
to save Charlie's life.
The
parents have a new baby but the difficult decisions are only just
beginning.
With
Charlie's failing health, the risks to the new baby and the chances
of transplant failure, Michelle and Jayson face a difficult journey.
(RI)
Tabloid
Tales
Six
celebrities relive being put through the media's meat-grinder as
Tabloid Tales returns for a new series with presenter Piers Morgan.
Each
week, the series turns the spotlight on a celebrity who has been
under the tabloid cosh with an exclusive interview, from their perspective,
of their hammering by the press.
But
Fleet Street insider Piers also turns the tables to get the inside
track from the press commentators involved.
The
result is an amazing insight into how the press both build up and
decimate tabloid icons and how those same tabloid icons manipulate
the media. (HM)
Debt
Day – Hey! Big Spender
Programming
throughout the day on television and radio examines whether the
UK has become a nation of credit junkies and asks what can be done
about it.
The
centre-piece of the day is a one hour, studio-based show examining
people's attitudes to spending and debt.
One
hundred volunteers are brought together to sit a unique set of tests
and exercises designed to reveal what makes a 'Big Spender'.
Useful
saving tips are available and viewers are also able to take the
tests to gauge whether they run the risk of finding themselves in
the 'Big Spender Danger Zone'. (TE)
BACK
TO MAIN RELEASE
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