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Comedy drama. Meryl discovers the truth about Aunt Boomerang, but can she fight off the challenge from bully Ashley to become star student?
(S)

Contributors

Writer:
Roy Apps
Aunt Boomerang:
Toyah Willcox
Sebastian:
Richard Madden
Meryl:
Laura McKenzie
Mr Diplock:
Kern Falconer
Mrs Belcher:
Terry Neason
Ms Goodbody:
Susy Kane
Ashley:
Blaine Slater
Nozza:
Darren Brownlie
Rozza:
David Brownlie

A new series of the innovative art show presented by Kirsten O'Brien, Mark Speight and Jay Burridge. Today how to make a chalk and pastel picture that's out of this world, plus details of a national art competition, viewers' pictures in the Gallery, and animated antics from Morph.
See Choice.
(Repeated tomorrow at 7.50am on BBC2) (S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsten O'Brien
Presenter:
Mark Speight
Presenter:
Jay Burridge

It's the day of the DJ competition, and Ben's luck takes a turn for the better. Jake has a surprising confession for Sita.
(For cast see Tuesday)
(Subtitled)

Then Rewind: 1979: Cambodia - the Khmer Rouge
Christopher Goh retells 14-year-old Jean-Francois Tain's horrors of Pol Pot's regime.
(Repeated tomorrow morning on BBC2) (Subtitled)

Contributors

Narrator (Rewind):
Christopher Goh

A new eight-part home improvement series that rescues people - and their relationships - from DIY nightmares, presented by Lowri Turner and Nick Knowles. In the first programme, the team of design and building experts come to the rescue of a Banbury family whose daughters' bedroom provides a major challenge.
See Choice.
(S) (W)
Live and let DIY: Lowri Turner's home-improvement hang-ups, p30

Contributors

Presenter:
Lowri Turner
Presenter:
Nick Knowles
Series Producer:
Claire Campbell
Executive Producer:
Mark Hill

More unexplained stories, including a woman who claims that her paralysed condition was cured by a miracle. Plus did three prisoners manage to escape from San Francisco's infamous Alcatraz island? With Juliet Morris.
(S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Juliet Morris
Director:
Nic Blower
Series Editor:
Clare Pizey

Fifth of a six-part comedy set at the court of Louis XVI.

Colombine's impoverished younger sister Cecile arrives at court, hoping for a little charity, but the Comtesse has other plans for her.
(Repeated next Wednesday) (S) (W)

Contributors

Writer:
Peter Learmouth
Producer:
Christopher Skala
Director:
Christine Gernon
Lisette:
Dawn French
Colombine:
Jennifer Saunders
Bouffant:
Adrian Scarborough
Cecile:
Kathy Burke
Hunk:
Stephen Giffin
Jacques Montgolfier:
Louis Hammond
Fifi:
Nina Muschallik
Joseph Montgolfier:
Matthew Sim

The Royles look forward to an evening in front of the telly, amid excitement over a packet of chocolate biscuits.
(Repeated tomorrow at 10pm on BBC2) (S)

Contributors

Writer:
Caroline Aherne
Writer:
Craig Cash
Writer:
Carmel Morgan
Director:
Steve Bendelack
Producer:
Kenton Allen
Denise Best:
Caroline Aherne
Dave Best:
Craig Cash
Jim Royle:
Ricky Tomlinson
Barbara Royle:
Sue Johnston
Antony Royle:
Ralf Little
Norma Speakman:
Liz Smith

The Royle Family

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC One London

Available for 18 days

Sitcom set on an estate in Manchester. Barbara and Jim argue about TV, Denise and Dave visit and the family embarrass Antony in front of his new girlfriend Emma. Show more

Contributors

Jim Royle:
Ricky Tomlinson
Barbara Royle:
Sue Johnston
Denise Royle:
Caroline Aherne
Antony Royle:
Ralf Little
Dave Best:
Craig Cash
Norma Speakman:
Liz Smith
Writer:
Craig Cash
Producer:
Kenton Allen

Tonight's guests on the light-hearted chat show include Michael Palin, who will be telling Clive Anderson about his new series following in the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway.
(Repeated next Monday) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Anderson
Guest:
Michael Palin
Producer:
Cillian de Buitlear
Series Producer:
Anne Marie Thorogood

Political debate from Manchester. Tonight's guests are Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, Conservative party chairman Michael Ancram, Liberal Democrat defence spokesman Menzies Campbell and historian David Starkie. Presented by David Dimbleby.
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Contributors

Presenter:
David Dimbleby
Panellist:
Robin Cook
Panellist:
Michael Ancram
Panellist:
Menzies Campbell
Panellist:
David Starkie
Executive Producer:
George Carey
Series Editor:
Chartie Courtauld

Western directed by and starring Kirk Douglas

Ambitious lawman Howard Nightingale tries to improve his political prospects by leading a posse in pursuit of bank robber Jack Strawhorn. But the wily Strawhorn proves more than a match for the law.
(1975, PG)
(Postponed from 23 September)
Films: pp 60-68 ***

Contributors

Director:
Kirk Douglas
Marshal Howard Nightingale:
Kirk Douglas
Jack Strawhorn:
Bruce Dern
Wesley:
Bo Hopkins
Heilman:
James Stacy
Krag:
Luke Askew
Pensteman:
David Canary

BBC One London

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