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The whole of today's programme is devoted to meeting the BANG-LADESHI CHILDREN'S CULTURALTROUPE on their recent trip to England.
The children sing a Bangia folk song and they perform a Santhah tribal dance. TALEYA REHMAN talks to the children and the director of the Bangladesh Shishu (Children's) Academy, JOBEDA KHANAM, about their activities.
Producer ASHOK RAMPAL BBC Pebble Mill

Contributors

Talks:
Taleya Rehman

The State Express
World Team Classic from
The Hexagon, Reading Scotland v England
STEVE DAVIS, JIMMY WHITE and TONY KNOWLES carry England's hopes in the final match of their group.
Scotland have reached this stage of the championship for the first time and EDDIE SINCLAIR , IAN BLACK and JIM DONNELLY will be hoping to upset the holders of the World Team title.
DAVID VINE introduces the afternoon's match.
Commentators TED LOWE
JACK KARNEHM , CLIVE EVERTON

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy White
Unknown:
Tony Knowles
Unknown:
Eddie Sinclair
Unknown:
Jim Donnelly
Commentators:
Ted Lowe
Commentators:
Jack Karnehm

The second of four debates set up under the wing of the access programme Something Else. Equality
The theme of tonight's informal debate has been chosen by a group of young people from Preston who will invite argument and discussion from a wide range of people of their own age. They will be talking about equality, discrimination and the divisions in society.
Made with the help of the COMMUNITY PROGRAMME UNIT

How Do I Look?
' I want to look like Dr Spock.' ' I want to look dead.'
Punk or funk, anti-fashion or straight fashion - whatever your style, who really decides the way you look? And if you're too short, too fat or too hairy, what can you do about it?
Join 16 Up for a fast-moving session of body talk, with contributions from Magnus Pyke and John Cooper-Clarke
Produced by TONY MATTHEWS Directed by PATRICK TITLEY

Contributors

Unknown:
Magnus Pyke
Unknown:
John Cooper-Clarke
Produced By:
Tony Matthews
Directed By:
Patrick Titley

(1782.1840)
Ruggiero Ricci plays Caprices 1-10 The 24 Caprices for solo violin are regarded as one of the supreme tests of a virtuoso violinist. Fifty years after his British debut, the distinguished American virtuoso Ruggiero Ricci imparts his own special excitement to these musical fireworks.
Lighting JOHN MCCAW Sound RON ALLAN
Designer GUTHRIE HUTTON
Producer NORMAN MCCANDLISH Director MIKE NEWMAN BBC Scotland

Contributors

Unknown:
Ruggiero Ricci
Unknown:
Ruggiero Ricci
Unknown:
Ron Allan
Designer:
Guthrie Hutton
Producer:
Norman McCandlish
Director:
Mike Newman

Presented by Dr Edward de Bono
A series of ten programmes about improving your thinking skills. 8:Making Decisions
DR DE BONO offers ten practical methods for making decisions. These include the dice method, the easy way out method, the best home method, the ideal solution method, the simple matrix method and the laziness method.
Director CAROLINE picx Producer PETER RIDING

Contributors

Presented By:
Dr Edward de Bono

Presented by John Tusa In this edition:
The China of the Manchu Emperors and the signing of the treaties which gave Britain Hong Kong. Why do the Chinese regard these treaties as unequal?
Scotland and the great witch hunt of the 17th century: Marina Warner reports on the thousand women who were strangled or burnt. Was this persecution a political act by James VI which got out of hand? Why was it directed at women?
The recently discovered diary of a Lancashire weaver John O'Neil who, a century ago, recorded his experiences as an early trades union leader in the recession of the 1860s.
And new research on the founding father of the Irish Republic, Eammon De Valera. Was he as committed to a united Ireland as was always believed, or was he prepared to compromise?
Executive producer tim gardam
Editor BRUCE NORMAN

Contributors

Presented By:
John Tusa
Unknown:
James Vi
Unknown:
John O'Neil
Producer:
Tim Gardam
Editor:
Bruce Norman

The last of a six-part serial by John le Carré
'If this plan aborts and there's a scandal, I shall just say the whole catastrophe's a ludicrous piece of private enterprise by a senile spy who's lost his marbles.'
Armed with Saul Enderby 's totally deniable blessing, George Smiley is in Berne, Switzerland. His target - Counsellor Grigoriev of the Soviet Embassy, as pure as the driven snow and Karla's final link with the mad girl, Tatiana.

Contributors

Unknown:
Saul Enderby
Unknown:
George Smiley
Unknown:
Counsellor Grigoriev

Nick Ross and Jane Walmsley with some of the odd, outrageous - and far-reaching -legal stories of the week.
Legal comment Michael Molyneux
Film director adam CURTIS
Studio director PIETER MORPURGO ProducerRitchie cogan Editor PETER CHAFER

Contributors

Unknown:
Jane Walmsley
Unknown:
Michael Molyneux
Director:
Adam Curtis
Director:
Pieter Morpurgo
Producer:
Ritchie Cogan
Editor:
Peter Chafer

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