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With Sally Magnusson and Huw Edwards. At 7.00, 8.00 main news. with summaries every 15 minutes; 7.12,7.40,8.12,8.40
Business; 7.25, 7.55, 8.25, 8.55 Weather, Regional news, Travel; 7.32,8.32 Sport.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sally Magnusson
Unknown:
Huw Edwards.

Noel Edmonds hosts the light-hearted television knowledge quiz. This week, "Press Gang" play the "Double Deckers" in the second quarter-final.
Their specialist subjects are "The Brittas Empire" and "Callan".

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Contributors

Presenter:
Noel Edmonds
Director/Producer:
Richard L. Lewis

A Japanese scientist, already successful in fertilising cows' eggs with dead sperm, believes he can use the sperm of a frozen Siberian mammoth, extinct for thousands of years, to fertilise the eggs of its nearest modern descendent, the Indian elephant.
Also, a report on US army field tests for stress. Presented by Howard Stableford and Shahnaz Pakravan, with Vivienne Parry, Philippa Forrester, Jez Nelson, Rebecca Stephens and Craig Doyle.
Further Details: Ceefax page 623. the TW Information Line on [number removed], or the Internet on [web address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Howard Stableford
Presenter:
Shahnaz Pakravan
Reporter:
Vivienne Parry
Reporter:
Philippa Forrester
Reporter:
Jez Nelson
Reporter:
Rebecca Stephens
Reporter:
Craig Doyle
Producer:
Saul Nasse
Editor:
Edward Briffa

Following the fortunes of students at Bristol University's vet school. After five years of hard graft, the students take their finals. Trude Mostue has to re-take her small animals practical week, while Alison Lee is studying all the hours she can to get her hoped-for honours degree. Unsure of passing, Mike Sandiford gets a conditional job offer from an ostrich farm in Botswana.

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Contributors

Vet:
Trude Mostue
Vet:
Alison Lee
Vet:
Mike Sandiford
Narrator:
Christopher Timothy
Series Producer:
Nick Shearman
Executive Producer:
Grant Mansfield

The series in which the comedian travels around Australia. This week Connolly performs in New South Wales's second-largest town, Newcastle, on the coastline near Sydney. He also tries beach fishing and pays tribute to artist Brett Whitele, a personal friend who died after years of heroin addiction.

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Contributors

Presenter/Comedian:
Billy Connolly
Director:
Nobby Clark
Producer:
Steve Brown

Another chance to see the six-part drama series about a crew of dustmen who remain a law unto themselves and continually annoy those in authority.
Seen here as a prelude to a new series coming soon.

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Contributors

Writer:
William Ivory
Producer:
John Chapman
Director:
Metin Huseyin
Nev:
Edward Woodward
Foxy:
Tim Healy
Ken:
Neil Dudgeon
Bernard:
Richard Ridings
Sunil:
Anthony Barclay
Jonno:
Stephen Lord
John Parry:
Roy Hudd
Dulcie:
Freda Dowie
George Ward:
Paul Kember
Denice:
Nimmy March
Guy Simmons:
Ian Mercer
Mr Arnold:
George Raistrick
Jean:
Shirley Stelfox
Philip Edwards:
Thomas Craig
Moira:
Tina Malone
Sandra:
Candida Rundle

Films under review tonight include The First Wives Club, starring Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton, True Blue, the story of the infamous 1987 Oxford-Cambridge boat race, which has been selected as this year's Royal Film Performance, and a remake of the HG Wells adventure, The Island of Dr Moreau, starring Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer and David Thewlis. Also, five-time Oscar winner John Barry, talks to Katie Derham about his film scores. His first score can be heard in Beat Girl at 1am.
(Repeated next Saturday on BBC2)
See Barry Norman: page 62

Contributors

Presenter:
Barry Norman
Interviewee:
John Barry
Interviewer:
Katie Derham
Director:
John Marley
Producer:
Bruce Thompson

Drama, featuring the first movie score by John Barry, who is interviewed in Film 96
A successful architect with a new French bride is unaware of the double life led by his shy 15-year-old daughter.
(1960)
(Black and white)
See Films: pages 65-72

Contributors

Director:
Edmond T Greville
Music:
John Barry
Paul Linden:
David Farrar
Nichole:
Noelle Adam
Kenny:
Christopher Lee
Jennifer:
Gillian Hills
Dave:
Adam Faith
Dodo:
Shirley-Ann Field
Tony:
Peter McEnery
Plaid Shirt:
Oliver Reed

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