A look at the news of the week.

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A series of films from all over the world about our astonishing planet and the creatures that live on it.

The Island of Das, somewhere in the Arabian Gulf, is the home for oil-rig men and a vast industry which is bringing wealth and the hope of modernity to Abu Dhabi. This is the story of two viewpoints - of the Europeans who work there temporarily, and of the local people for whom it is a new way of life. (Colour)

Starring Merle Park and Rudolf Nureyev
For the first time BBC-2 presents a complete ballet in colour from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.

(See below and page 11)
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Music by Tchaikovsky
Ballet in two acts after the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann
"The Nutcracker and the Rat King"

Choreography and production by Rudolf Nureyev
(The Prince's Variation and the Pastorale in Act II by Vassily Vainonen)
Designed by Nicholas Georgiadis

This is the seventh performance of this new production which opened on February 29

Introduced by James Monahan

Act I: Christmas Eve
Scene 1: Outside Dr Stahlbaum's House
Scene 2: The Children's Party
Scene 3: Clara's Dream: The Snowflakes

Act II:
Scene 1: Clara's Journey
Scene 2: The Dream Grotto
Scene 3: Divertissements
Scene 4: Clara's Reawakening

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Television's weekend colour supplement with Noel Picarda.
Argument, discussion, entertainment
and a personal view from Johnny Morris.

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