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A series of 12 explorations with Professor W. G. Hoskins 5: Black Country
The tortured area of south Staffordshire between Walsall and Wolverhampton is one of the most individual parts of England. Once rich in iron, clay, coal and building stones, it has been robbed of all but its human resources.
PROFESSOR HOSKINS asks why this landscape has profoundly influenced its people.
Film editor CURE ÐOUGUS
Producer PETER JONES

The Pioneer Trail
Robert Robinson retraces one of the world's great journeys - the Pioneer Trail west across the USA. He follows the route of the Mormons, who were expelled from their Illinois township on the Mississippi in 1846 and who set out over the Rockies to found Salt Lake City in the desert.
ROBINSON, too, starts on the Mississippi, visits a ranch on the Oregon trail, meets the Wyoming Rodeo Queen and gets down from his covered wagon only to be done for speeding.
Film editor GEOFFREY BOTTERILL Producer WILL WYATT

Highlights from a performance given by one of Britain's most successful new singers - Toyah Willcox

The concert was recorded last year at London's Rainbow Theatre.

When it comes to woodwork, Stan and Ollie have a solid head start!

A thousand years ago, in China, 'he souls of 108 knights were reborn to fight the tyranny and corruption of the Government. Their leader was Lin Chung and their exploits became legendary. A Man's Only Happiness
English adaptation by davib WEIR
English version directed by MICHAEL BAKEWELL for WORLD WIDE SOUND, London Produced by NTV Tokyo

A seven-part series tracing the origins of our species.
Presented by Richard Leakey 1: In the Beginning
RICHARD LEAKEY begins his exploration of our origins by tracing the crucial events of eight million years ago that first took a group of primitive apes out of the forests and began them on the extraordinary path that ultimately was to lead to us.
Not to be missed; lusciously photographed, brilliantly expounded.
(EVENINGSTANDARB)
Series producer GRAHAM MASSEY iRepeat)

with subtitles for the hard-of-hearing, followed by Weather

Presented by Jeremy James
International chess with eight of the world's leading players from South America, Hungary, USA, Germany and Great Britain.
For the next 13 weeks we share with these chess masterminds their triumphs, frustrations and sometimes real anguish to decide the winner of The Master Game trophy and a first prize of 12,500. Game 1
Hecht (W Germany) v Christiansen (USA)
Expert analysis and comment by BILL HARTSTON
Designer JOHN BONE. Director JILL DAWSON Producer ROBERT TONER

Submerged beneath sand, sponges and sea grass are the wrecks of thousands of ships.
During the past decade three of these ships have been carefully excavated, discovering a fascinating evolution in shipbuilding technology. They date from 300 BC, AD 625 and AD 1000, and lie off the coasts of Greece, Cyprus and Turkey. Archaeologists have discovered exquisite artefacts of glass, bronze and pottery. As a result of meticulous restoration, these artefacts are providing new insights into an ancient world of ships and commerce - a world not dissimilar to our own.

An Odyssey film presented for Chronicle by Catherine Collis

Starring Alan Alda as Hawkeye, Mike Farrell as B.J. Hunnicutt
with Harry Morgan as Colonel Potter, Loretta Swit as Hotlips, David Ogden Stiers as Charles, Jamie Farr as Klinger, William Christopher as Fr Mulcahy

A new surgeon, drafted to the 4077th, presents further problems for Hawkeye and Hunnicutt, when he suffers a mental breakdown.

Theme music on BBC Comedy Themes record (REH 387, cassette ZCR 387) from retailers

by Iris Murdoch
The last of four parts dramatised by Reg Gadney

Toby and Dora have secretly raised the medieval bell from the bottom of the lake. All is set for their own special miracle when, to Dora's horror, her boyfriend Noel Spens unexpectedly turns up, closely followed by the Bishop.

Cast in order of appearance: [see below]

(Repeated next Sunday)

The first of seven programmes
Nick Ross and Jane Walmsley with some of the odd, outrageous - and far-reaching - legal stories of the week.
Legal comment from Michael Molyneux
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Peter Snow, John Tusa, Peter Hobday and Donald MacCormick present an informed account of what's happening in the world.

Plus the latest news, weather and sports results.