World's Worst Place To Be Gay | For Crying Out Loud | Weeds | Geert Wilders: Europe's Most Dangerous Man?; Dispatches | Outcasts | Horizon: How To Mend A Broken Heart
World's Worst Place To Be Gay
9pm, BBC3
Scott Mills goes to Uganda to experience some intense, endemic homophobia. On arrival in Kampala, everyone he stops on the street expresses their hatred of gays. And the gay men and women he meets are marginalised, slum-dwelling and terrified. A class of school children, the future of Uganda, spout religious doctrine and claim homosexuality is unnatural. And some politicians are proposing life sentences and even the death penalty for men "caught in the act". When Mills meets with one MP in particular, his indignance gets the better of him, sending proceedings down a very dark road indeed. Truly hard-hitting. JNR
For Crying Out Loud
9pm, BBC4
"If I have to watch one more little muppet squeeze out a tear on Britain's Got Talent . . ." Jo Brand takes issue with the amount of crying that goes on in public life and investigates her own resistance to having a blub either in front of anyone or on a regular basis. Best of all is the explanation of its recent historical origins: while she suspects it's down to the death of Princess Diana in 1997, an expert in weeping explains that it moves in cycles, and the stoic British stiff upper lip is really only a result of the second world war. Brand is a likable and articulate host and it's an unusual, fascinating documentary. RN
Weeds
10.30pm, Sky Atlantic
Euthanasia is dropped casually into the storyline tonight: should the family honour Bubby's death wish and pull the plug? As Andy eloquently puts it, "Life is just blah, blah, blah ? just when you think you have the whole blah damned thing figured out and you are surrounded by the ones you blah death shows up." Meanwhile, Nancy goes on her first proper border run, Celia finds a way out of prison, and Doug gets caught with his trousers down. RV
Geert Wilders: Europe's Most Dangerous Man?; Dispatches
7pm, BBC2; 8pm, Channel 4
In 2009, Dutch politician Geert Wilders was denied entry to the UK. As to exactly why, this documentary should help explain. The charismatic leader of the right-wing Party for Freedom has real influence in the Netherlands, yet has stood trial for inciting hatred because of his rhetoric against Islam. Later, Dispatches goes undercover to focus on allegations swirling around some of Britain's Muslim schools. Are children being assaulted in some institutions? And are messages of hate being imparted? JW
Outcasts
9pm, BBC1
It's the end of Carpathia's whiteout season. Which means no more violent dust storms enveloping Forthaven. Good news, except the settlement has to survive one last roof-ripper of a blowout before everyone can relax. Will colonists out in the wilderness make it back to shelter in time? We're three episodes in, and while at least the exposition-heavy dialogue of the opener has been toned down, there are too many moments when you wish the plot of Outcasts would move along faster. JW
Horizon: How To Mend A Broken Heart
9pm, BBC2
No, it's not an agony column or advice for the love sick, but a look at the human heart, the organ that we depend on from the moment we're born to our last breath. But what happens when it goes wrong, how do you fix it? Well, you can have a heart transplant, or maybe an artificial one that runs on a battery carried around in a rucksack. Or, more controversially, how about one that has been artificially grown for you? MS
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/feb/14/worlds-worst-place-to-be-gay
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