Live coverage of the final day's action from Athens. This morning's programme is devoted to the men's marathon, an event that has its roots in ancient Greek history. Conditions should be tough for the competitors: Britain's main challenge to defendingchampion Martin Fiz is
Richard Nerurkar , who will be looking to add to his impressive record in major championships. Introduced by Desmond Lynam , with commentary by David Coleman and Brendan Foster.

Diana Madill interviews the week's newsmakers. Including at 8.30 News; plus weather.
Series editor Barney Jones ; Executive editor
Andrew Thompson

Series exploring inspirational summer destinations. Vince Henderson visits a festival for the young people of Northern Ireland. Local chaplain Steve Stockman explains why he thinks the festival is remarkable. Plus music from Juliet Turner, hailed by the Irish press as their next big star.

Today a See Hear special that looks at how new and future technology will improve communication for hearing-impaired people. With signing and subtitles. Repeated on Tuesday at 12.45pm on BBC2
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Tony Lewis introduces live coverage of the fourth morning's play at Trent Bridge.
Commentary by Richie Benaud , Geoffrey Boycott , David Gower and Ian Chappell.
Followed by Weather for the Week Ahead

David Aaronovitch presents an incisive analysis of an important issue faced by the government. Subtitled ...........

Omnibus edition.
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Second World Wardrama starring
George Segal , Robert Vaughn
In 1945, as the war in Europe draws to a close, the Allies advance towards the Rhine. However, Hitlerhas ordered that all bridges across the river be destroyed. Only the bridge at Remagen remains intact.
Director John Guillermin (1969, PG)
♦See Films: pages 48-55

This week Griff Rhys Jones goes to Oxford to discover what inspired don
Charles Dodgson to become author Lewis Carroll and create the enduring character Alice.
He also catches up with John Mortimer on his latest publicity tour, and tests the theories of American psychoanalyst and writer Jeffrey Masson about dogs' ability to love. Michael Palin discusses his favourite children's book and Wendy Cope reads a new poem. Stereo Subtitied.442923

With Chris Lowe.
Weather Rob McElwee

The drama series featuring the gastronomic detective.

The Crabbes are borrowing a friend's flat in London but are alarmed to learn that he has disappeared.
See today's choices.

Hugh Scully presentsjewellery finds from the archives.
Producer Ann Freer
Executive producer Christopher Lewis
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Another chance to see the first of two double-length episodes of the psychological thriller, starring Pauline Quirke, Caroline Goodall, Christopher Fulford.

Olive Martin is sentenced to life imprisonment after confessing to the murder of her mother and sister. No one doubts her guilt except author Rosalind Leigh.
This episode includes graphic images of dismembered bodies.
(Concludes next Sunday)
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With Michael Buerk. Weather Isobel Lang

While onatrip through Sussex last autumn, actor
Mace Richards visited Batemans, the home of the 20th-century writer Rudyard Kipling. There he picked up some clues about the author's first novel, a work that did not seem to exist in Kipling's published canon. With the help of Liz Ameer , a student of Kipling, Richards embarked upon a quest for the mysterious novel. Last in the current series but Omnibus returns next month. See today's choices.
Director Nadia Haggar; Series editor Nigel Williams

Documentary drama starring Matthew Modine and featuring an all-star cast.
Several cases of a rare skin cancer are reported amonggay men in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles in 1980. As the infection claims more lives, rival teams of scientists on two continents race to be the first to isolate what would become known as the Aids virus.
Director Roger Spottiswoode (1993, 15)
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