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A feature film in four parts starring Ludmila Savelyeva Sergei Bondarchuk
In the last part of Sergei Bondar chuk's epic film, Napoleon's army reaches Moscow and Pierre is imprisoned by the French. As the invaders loot the city, the Russians rally round General Kutuzov who directs a campaign of terror and guerrilla warfare at the French.
(For cast see page 27)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ludmila Savelyeva
Unknown:
Sergei Bondarchuk
Unknown:
Sergei Bondar

Swansea v The Australians
The Australians are back in Wales seven days before the international in Cardiff.
NIGEL STARMER-SMITH brings news of this match as well as highlights of one of the Thorn EMI County Championship semi-finals and news of the weekend's rugby.
Commentator in Swansea
DAVID PARRY-JONES
Director DEWI GRIFFITHS
Series producer Huw JONES Rugby scores on Ceefax
Book, The World of Rugby, £6.25; theme music on Sporting Themes (record REH 348, cassette ZCR 348); BBC video cassette, Harry Carpenter 's Videobook of Sport (BBCv 5011), £37.95, from retailers

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Starmer-Smith
Director:
Dewi Griffiths
Unknown:
Harry Carpenter

A digest of the news of the week and other world matters of interest seen by news cameras around the world; the interesting and the picturesque, the important and the dramatic, plus a visual commentary for those who cannot hear. with Jan Leeming
Editor RICHARD GAMBLE

Contributors

Unknown:
Jan Leeming
Editor:
Richard Gamble

Presented by Brian Widlake and Valerie Singleton Britain's most popular business and financial programme reports from far and near on money, large and small.
Featuring this week: Ticket to Ride
A look at the increasingly cut-throat competition between inter-city train and coach services. And including Moneymaker
The weekly guide to the savings market.
Producer LEA SELLERS
Deputy editor ANDREW CLAYTON Editor DAVID LLOYD

Contributors

Presented By:
Brian Widlake
Editor:
Andrew Clayton
Editor:
David Lloyd

A Prospect of Kew with Richard Mabey
Bananas in the Palm House, magnolias in spring, or a rare orchid - each one of us has our own vision of Kew.
But plants are more than just beautiful, they're essential to our survival. And in a world where every day one plant species may face extinction, the Royal Botanic Gardens has a vital role to play.
Richard Mabey takes us beyond this showpiece of loveliness and reveals, in Kew's two centuries of history and in its scientific development, how it has become the international centre for plant conservation.
Film cameraman BERNARD HEDGES Film editor JOHN TRUMPER Producer CAROLINE WEAVER Series editors
PETER JONES and ANTHONY ISAACS BBC Bristol
The World About . Us 1982 Wildlife Calendar, £1.99 (rec price), from retailers

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Mabey
Unknown:
Richard Mabey
Producer:
Caroline Weaver
Unknown:
Peter Jones

Cost fan tutte by MOZART (sung in English)
In the last of the present series Sir Geraint Evans works with young singers on the portrayal of character in Mozart's delightful comedy about the unfaithfulness of women. It's a story with many levels, which shows Mozart's understanding of the weaknesses of women and men, and which demands strong acting ability from the singers, including great skill in comic timing; with BARBARA RODWAY as Fiordiligi CAROLINE GREEN as Dorabella ROSEMARY ASHE as Despina TIMOTHY GERMAN as Ferrando IAN PLATT as Guglielmo ANDREW SHORE as Don Alfonso
Scenes staged by CHRISTOPHER RENSHAW Repetiteur ANTHONY NEGUS Sound HARRY THOMAS Lighting OLIVER DYER
Designer PAULINE HARRISON Producer DAVID BUCKTON Director KEITH CHEETHAM

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Geraint Evans
Unknown:
Barbara Rodway
Unknown:
Fiordiligi Caroline Green
Unknown:
Dorabella Rosemary Ashe
Unknown:
Despina Timothy
Unknown:
Ferrando Ian Platt
Unknown:
Guglielmo Andrew
Unknown:
Don Alfonso
Unknown:
Christopher Renshaw
Repetiteur:
Anthony Negus
Repetiteur:
Sound Harry Thomas
Repetiteur:
Lighting Oliver Dyer
Designer:
Pauline Harrison
Producer:
David Buckton
Director:
Keith Cheetham

r Germany Under ] the British
! The last in a series of five programmes which looks at British rule in Germany after the Second World War.
Written by PATRICK O'DONOVAN Narrated by Leo McKern Let Germany Live
Two years after the end of the war, conditions in the British Zone were at their worst. Starvation was spreading; the black market was flourishing, and industrial reparations were destroying the livelihood of whole towns. The British began to be resented not as conquerors but as administrators. But a change was coming. Churchill himself spoke up on Germany's behalf. A new Military Governor stiffened morale. German political life was at last allowed to revive.
A new Germany began to be built. The threat from the East was bringing about new alignments. It was the beginning of the end of the Occupation. Among those taking part: Austen Albu
The Hon Sir Con O'Neill Lord Annan
Professor Ralf Dahrendorf
Film editor GEOFFREY BOTTERILL Producer PATRICIA MEEHAN

Contributors

Written By:
Patrick O'Donovan
Unknown:
Leo McKern
Unknown:
Austen Albu
Unknown:
O'Neill Lord Annan
Unknown:
Professor Ralf Dahrendorf
Editor:
Geoffrey Botterill
Producer:
Patricia Meehan

Presenter Jeremy James
Commentator John Beard
The United States and the United Kingdom battle it out for the Grand Slam Trophy in this first-ever televised bridge tournament. The players change rooms this week.
Pat Davies and Nicola Gardener (UK) v Jackie Mitchell and Gail Moss (USA)
Jeremy Flint and Claude Rodrigue (UK) v Matthew Granovetter and Neil Silverman (USA)
Book (same title), £2.95 (from 11 December), from booksellers

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy James
Commentator:
John Beard
Bridge player:
Pat Davies
Bridge player:
Nicola Gardener
Bridge player:
Jackie Mitchell
Bridge player:
Gail Moss
Bridge player:
Jeremy Flint
Bridge player:
Claude Rodrigue
Bridge player:
Matthew Granovetter
Bridge player:
Neil Silverman
Designer:
Chris Robilliard
Director:
Jill Marshall
Producer:
Peter Bazalgette

A serial in ten parts
Part 7 by JOHN PREBBLE
Luerezia has been persuaded to agree to another marriage, this time to Alfonso d'Este, eldest son of the Duke of Ferrara; but Cesare, demands that her first loyalty be always to him.
The Borgias (record REP 428, cassette ZCH 428), from retailers
* Subtitles on Ceefax page 270

Contributors

Unknown:
John Prebble

starring Vanessa Redgrave
Cliff Robertson , Susan George
Ann and her 19-year-old daughter Joanna live in their small hotel on the English coast, each desperately seeking an escape from the monotony of everyday life. One winter's day Joe, an American from Ann's past, arrives at the deserted hotel. Gradually the three are drawn into an intense relationship which explodes into a shocking conclusion.
Written and produced by REUBEN BERCOVITCH and ERIC BERCOVICI Directed by ALAN BRIDGES
(First showing on British television) Films: page 15

Contributors

Unknown:
Vanessa Redgrave
Unknown:
Cliff Robertson
Unknown:
Susan George
Produced By:
Reuben Bercovitch
Directed By:
Alan Bridges
Ann:
Vanessa Redgrave
Joe:
Cliff Robertson
Joanna:
Susan George
Charlie:
Edward Evans
Postman:
Frank Jarvis
Dog:
Mr Todd

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