6.25 Viewing with Electrons
6.50 The Mariner Nine Code
7.15 Environment: Rivers
7.40 Chemistry: History of Norethindrone
8.5 The Antibody Molecule
8.30 From Snowdon to the Sea
8.55 Madness and Medicine
9.20 Maths: Modelling, Surveys
9.45 Design and Technology
10.10 Making Light Work of It
10.35 The Future of British Steel
11.0 Mechanisms of Photosynthesis
11.25 Computing: Databases
11.50 The North Sea
12.15 Research Methods
12.40 Buoyancy in Marine Animals
1.5 Hidden Heavens
1.30 Wave Nature of Matter

Introduced by Desmond Lynam
2.0*
Cricket
The John Player League
There are just two rounds to go in the competition which always provides plenty of excitement, as well as a E12,000 prize to the winners. Commentators JIM LAKER, CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS , PETER WALKER
2.20*
The World Cycling Championships from Goodwood
The Professional Road Race
BERNARD HINAULT , Who WOn his fourth Tour de France this summer, is cautious about his chances of winning the World title. He predicts the explosive sprinting of Irishman SEAN KELLY will be better suited to the nine-and-a-half mile circuit. Commentators
HUGH PORTER and PHIL LIGGETT
3.15
The World Three Day Event Championships from Luhmühlen, West Germany. Britain are current European Cham. pions, and hopes are high on this third phase that the team will win the world title they last held in 1970. Commentator RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD
4.10
International Athletics
A look ahead to the 13th European Championships which start in Athens tomorrow. Among the British athletes in action on the opening day is SEBASTIAN COE. Plus sports news from home and abroad, including cricket scores.
* The above timings indicate only the first of several transmissions Television presentation:
Cricket BOB DUNCAN and JEFF GODDARD Cycling JOHN PHILIPS
Eventing GERMAN TV SERVICE Assistant editor Grandstand JOHN ROWLINSON
Producer Grandstand MARTIN HOPKINS Editor Grandstand MIKE MURPHY

News of the week plus a visual commentary for those who cannot hear, with Jan Leeming

with Jan Leeming ; Weather

The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 FA Cup Team
Sound ANDREW BOULTON
Film cameraman BRIAN TUFANO Film editor CHRIS LOVETT Producer TONY GARNETT
Devised and directed by MIKE LEIGH

Peter Donohoe earlier this year won joint top prize in the prestigious Tchaikovsky Piano Competition held every four years in Moscow.
The British have done well in this competition in the past, both JOHN OGDON and JOHN LILL having won the top prize.
Tonight John Lill , the 1970 winner, talks to Peter Donohoe , who plays two demanding pieces: Beethoven's late Sonata in A, Op 101; and Stravinsky's dazzling transcription, Three Movements from Petrushka.
Producer ROY TIPPING
Director NICHOLAS METCALFE

This week's theme: The Land
Bruegel (1525/30-69) - "The Fall of Icarus" at the Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Icarus perished, Bruegel felt, because he tried to rise above his station and was punished; around him life goes on. The ploughman is content with his plough, the shepherd with his sheep.
Written and narrated by Edwin Mullins
(Tomorrow at 7.10: Rubens - "Chateau de Steen")

The television premiere of the highly acclaimed screen version of Henry James ' novel continues the season of feature films celebrating 20 years of Merchant Ivory productions. starring
Lee Remick , Robin Ellis with Lisa Eichhorn , Tim Woodward Wesley Addy , Tim Choate
In the hope of improving their sagging fortunes Eugenia - the Baroness Munster-and her brother Felix arrive from Europe to seek out the wealthy American cousins they have never met. The encounter between the sophisticated Europeans and the God-fearing, plain-living Wentworth family turns out fruitful and instructive to both sides.
A film of great distinction and of remarkable performances. (OBSERVER) ... a beautiful film full of atmosphere and subtleties of human behaviour
(LONDON EVENING NEWS)
Screenplay by RUTH PRAWER JHABVALA based on the novel by HENRY JAMES Produced by ISMAIL MERCHANT Directed by JAMES IVORY
(First showing on British television) Films: page 17

Kilkenny v Cork
Highlights of the first of this year's Gaelic Finals in front of a capacity crowd at Croke Park, Dublin. This year sees the re-emergence of the two greatest names in hurling. KILKENNY, who have already beaten both of last year's finalists, are slight favourites to win.
Commentator MICHAEL O'HEHIR
Television presentation by RTE