With Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams.
Topical discussion with David Frost and guests. Including 9.00 News, plus weather later.
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson lifts the lid on life in and out of the kitchen, city girl Gina Yashere signs up for a rural retreat and Ross Kelly and Alice Beer are in the studio for the weekly topical debate.
Series producer Abigail Saxon ; Executive Producer Chris Loughlin DISCUSSION: to join in. call [number removed] (maximum cost 8p), send a text message on [number removed] or email heaven@bbc.co.uk
John Craven reveals how a Welsh village is taking its fate into its own hands with a unique plan to recruit more children for the local school. And Ben Fogle discovers the fastest growing dog sport in the UK. Including weather prospects for the week ahead. Series producer Sarah Eglin www.bbc.co.uk/nature
Jeremy Vine and team present their unique view of politics. From 12.35, in-depth local stories, presented for viewers in London by Tim Donovan and in the South East by Peter Henley. Including 12.00 News. Editor James Stephenson
Adventure starring Elliott Gould and Genevieve Bujoid. Pilot Noah Dugan is hired by evangelist Bernadette Lafleur to fly a B-29 bomber full of livestock to a South Pacific mission. But two stowaways have climbed aboard, and what should have been a routine flight becomes the adventure of a lifetime for all involved. Review page 54.
Director Charles Jarrott (1980, U)
Omnibus edition.
Cast Thursday/Friday
Terry Wogan presents the forum for viewers' opinions on BBC programmes.
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Regional News; Weather
Pam Rhodes meets the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan, as tonight's programme brings to life characters from the stories of Jesus. Heather Small, ex-lead singer of pop band M People, performs a special rendition of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, and the winners of this year's Songs of Praise School Choir Festival sing Tell Me the Old, Old Story, Who Would True Valour See; and Fairest Lord Jesus. [web address removed]
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Round-the-world yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnson guides Michael Aspel round the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth, Cornwall, where finds include a Liberty belt buckle, a 16th-century drugjar and an intriguing gramophone record. Producer Trevor Hill ; Series producer Michele Burgess www.bbc.co.uk/antiques Repeated with sign language on Wednesday at 2.45am BBC HOMES & ANTIQUES MAGAZINE: price £2.95
Cities. What makes a city truly great? Presenter Ginny Buckley investigates on a visit to Barcelona, while Alvin Hall , Dannii Minogue, Rowland Rivron and Sarah Greene explore New York, Paris, Cape Town and Rome, respectively. Series producer Maggi Gibson ; Executive producer John Comerford Repeated with sign language Wednesday 3.30am www.bbc.co.uk/holidey
With Matthew Amroliwala. Weather Darren Bett. m
Inside Guantanamo. Following the events of September 11, America set up a prison in Cuba's Guantanamo Bay to hold those suspected of international terrorism. Vivian White visits the base to talk to those who run it, and travels to
Afghanistan to hear from men who have been detained there. Producer Fiona Gough ; Editor Mike Robinson www.bbc. co.uk/panorama
Repeated with sign language on Wednesday at 1.50am NOTE: as Panorama is likely to react to news, its subject matter may change
Action comedy starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. A pair of maverick aviators working for a covert CIA operation in Laos become the scapegoats in an international conspiracy. Widescreen. Review page 55.
Director Roger Spottiswoode (1990, 15)
