19:00

The World; Weather

Thu 24^th Aug 2006, 19:00 on BBC Four

19:30

Proms on Four

Thu 24^th Aug 2006, 19:30 on BBC Four

New. The Minnesota Orchestra and conductor Osmo Vanska visit London to perform Mahler's much-loved Symphony No 5. Also featuring Barber's First Essay for Orchestra, and the UK premiere of Three Songs by Argentinian Osvaldo Golijov , sung by soprano Dawn Upshaw. Also live on BBC Radio 3.
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Contributors

Conductor:: Osmo Vanska
Unknown:: Osvaldo Golijov
Soprano:: Dawn Upshaw

Source: Radio Times

22:00

Versailles Stories

BBC Four

Thu 24^th Aug 2006, 22:00 on BBC Four

Fabrice Callet has long dreamed of becoming an official guide at Versailles. Can she succeed?

Contributors

Unknown:: Fabrice Callet

Source: Radio Times

22:30

The Late Edition

BBC Four

Thu 24^th Aug 2006, 22:30 on BBC Four

4/4 New
Marcus Brigstocke samples good and bad at the Edinburgh festival.

Contributors

Unknown:: Marcus Brigstocke

Source: Radio Times

23:10

Tanner on Tanner

BBC Four

Thu 24^th Aug 2006, 23:10 on BBC Four

Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon heads a starry cast in Robert Altman's 2004 comedy, by Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau. Cameos include Steve Buscemi, Harry Belafonte, Bill Clinton, Jesse Jackson, Michael Moore, Robert Redford and Martin Scorsese.