 Squatters: Scum of the Earth?
Also watch out for new programmes - Strangerous Pursuits and Same Faces, Different Stories.
27 April - 4 May
Ewan and Charley: A road less travelled - Uganda - Sun 4 May @ 7.30 pm
In episode 2, Ewan and Charley fly to Gulu in northern Uganda to find out about child soldiers - children abducted into conflict, in this case by a rebel group called the Lord's Resistance Army. They also visit education and health projects.
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The Witness - Sun 4 May @ 8.30pm
In the award-winning documentary, Eddie Lama explains how he feared and avoided animals for most of his life, until the love of a kitten opened his heart, inspiring him to rescue abandoned animals and bring his message of compassion to the streets of New York.
 Russell Brand and Summer
5 - 11 May
Russell Brand Presents a Mediabox Special - Tues 6 May @ 8pm
Russell Brand meets the winning young filmmakers and gets a chance to see their films, including Georgina Goes Out, winner of the Mediabox and Ch-4 FourDocs competition 2007.
- Georgina Goes Out
by Georgina Studd. Living with cerebral palsy and in a wheelchair, Georgina made a film, Georgina Goes Out, about the difficulties she faces during her summer holidays.
- Knife Crime
Another film in this competition - Knife Crime - is a topical film by Amienata Sillah which speaks out about recent examples of violent knife crime in her North London community
- A Step Forward
Graeme Leighton pays tribute to his talented friend Phil who is an aspiring actor despite struggling with short term memory loss following a near fatal childhood accident.
 Charley Boorman in Malawi
Ewan and Charley: A road less travelled - Malawi - Sun 11 May @ 7.30 pm
In episode 3, Ewan and Charley visit Chimteka care centre in rural Malawi where UNICEF supports a centre caring for children orphaned by HIV AIDS.
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12 - 18 May
School Report - on Fri 16 May - 7am - 3pm/7pm - 3am
A day in the life of 10,000 school children across Britain, as they learn the 'news' business and spend the day putting out TV, radio and online news. An engaging 8-hour marathon as the BBC top news teams act as mentors.
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Strangerous Pursuits - on Sun 18 May @ 7 pm
Follow Karen Sheader, the founder of disability film company, Shoot Your Mouth Off, as she searches for a different kind of action hero to star for an upcoming film. Find out how she toughens up the gentle Ged to find his 'inner action hero' and take the star role.
 Same Faces, Different Stories
Another oppportunity to see the 3-part series in full as Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman see the real Africa. They meet the people and tackle the issue of landmines in Ethiopia, child soldiers in northern Uganda and support for children orphaned by HIV AIDS in Malawi.
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19 - 25 May
Same Faces, Different Stories - on Sun 25 May @7.30 pm
A complex father-son relationship is examined by Peter Adegbie as they struggle for 'control' in the family home. Are son Anthony's dreams of becoming a doctor his own or his father's? Has Jonas, his father, sacrificed his own career so his children could move up the social ladder? And how is the matriarch of the family influencing these outcomes?
26 - 31 May
Squatters: Scum of the Earth? - on Wed 28 May @ 6.15 pm
A look at squatting from the inside. This film focuses on the Ray Tindle Centre, a squat in Brighton. Are these squatters scum as the title asks or are they aspiring to create a community centre from a disused space?
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