TV Watch - week ending 29 Jan 2011

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24th January 2011 11:44 a.m.

Steve Cooksley

The Brain: A Secret History
(Tuesday 25/01/11, 11pm - BBC4)
Dr Michael Mosley concludes his series exploring the brutal history of experimental psychology by looking at how experiments on abnormal brains have revealed the workings of the normal brain.

He meets remarkable individuals like Karen, who suffered from a rare condition - alien hand syndrome - which meant that one of her hands constantly attacked her. And Julia, who seems to have recovered from her stroke - until experiments reveal she is unable to recall the name of any object.

Michael explores the case of an amnesiac known for years only by his initials, HM, who became the most studied individual in the history of psychology and whose extraordinary case opened a window on how our memory works. He visits the multi-million dollar centre which has been set up since HM died to map his unique brain down to the level of an individual neuron.

Proof
(Tuesday 25/01/11, 11.35pm - BBC1)
The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician, recently deceased, tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students who wants to search through his papers and her estranged sister who shows up to help settle his affairs.

The Ringer
(Friday 28/01/11, 7.10pm - Film Four)
Controversial film about a 'normal' person faking to enter the Special Olympics.  After a particularly uncomfortable start, the movie manages to turn round the viewer's perception about the film's direction quite brilliantly. 

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Steve Cooksley

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Steve is a web officer for the communications department at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

He is also development manager for Develop Bromley, an organisation that promotes social inclusion within the London Borough of Bromley, which incorporates DevelopARTS, a network of artists/crafts persons, arts, third-sector, statutory and research organisations.

steve.cooksley@oxleas.nhs.uk

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