TV and Video

Stephen Fry welcomes us into his wonderful world of tech, from the everyday to the extraordinary. In this show Stephen tries out all the products and prototypes he can lay his hands on, gadgets from the future, gadgets from the past, life-changing ones and sweet little gizmos that will change the way you live your life tomorrow. And he does it all in the company of some of his famous friends. 4 x 30 minute programmes

Emergency nurse Maria Connolly leaves the A&E department of the Royal Preston Hospital to work in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico – the centre of a violent drug war. During her stay Maria treats patients with a terrifying variety of violent injuries. She sees gunshot injuries, stabbings, beatings and even a father and son who were put through a mock execution. But the nurses of Juarez General work through the mayhem with dedication and humour, in the face of the world’s most notorious drug war.

With nearly 9,000 people dying from alcohol-related diseases every year and medical experts describing it as a health crisis, Alastair Campbell, whose own drink-related problems have been well-documented, meets some of the increasing number of Britain’s middle-class professionals for whom one glass of wine after work is never enough. The former Labour Party communications chief asks whether the nation needs to reassess its relationship with the bottle.

The teams build high speed motorbikes capable of racing each other head-to-head around the twisty Scrapheap circuit.

10 x 1 hour programmes over 4 years

In Thailand a charismatic woman leader has just won a general election promising justice for the victims of army violence. Last year more than ninety people were killed in bloody clashes between demonstrators and the army in central Bangkok. Award-winning correspondent Fergal Keane investigates the struggle of victims’ families as they seek the truth about what happened to their loved ones. He explores claims of cover-up and impunity for the powerful.