6.5Modern Art: Matisse. 6.5S Biology: Chicken or Egg? 7.20 Equilibrium Rules, OK? 7.45 The Villa Famesina.
Story: Carnival Day by Marjorie Darke.
Illustrated by Rita Sowter
(Repeated on BBC1 at 3.55 pm)
1: Have academic standards been sacrificed on the altar of equality?
Kenneth Minogue presents his case, supported by Sir Max Beloff, Professor Sir Antony Flew and Dr John Marks, cross-examined, by Professor A.H. Halsey. Ludovic Kennedy in the chair ensures fair play, in this first part of a two-part debate on educational standards.
A BBC/Open University production
in the company of David Hepworth and Mark Ellen with studio guests Eurythmics, Waterboys
(Shown last Friday)
Nigel Starmer-Smith brings you up to date with the Lions' tour of New Zealand, led by captain Ciaran Fitzgerald.
Highlights of the game against Manawatu and today's match at Ashburton against- Mid-Canterbury. And a look ahead to Saturday's first test at Christchurch where the 1977 tourists achieved their only test victory.
A Dog's Life. A dog and his master live together in perfect harmony. But one day the master returns home with a wife ...
A ZAGREB production
with subtitles, followed by Weather
concludes a season of films starring Hollywood's legendary actress; also starring
Clark Gable
Montgomery Clift , with Thelma Ritter Eli Wallach
Four misfits -Gay, an' ageing cowboy, GUIDO a motor mechanic, Roslyn Taber , a showgirl, and Perce, a rodeo-rider - come together in the shifting, casual society of Reno. All three men have unhappy" relationships behind them and use Roslyn as a confidante. But Roslyn, in Reno to obtain a divorce, is lost and con, fused, searching for a meaning in her life:'
Marilyn Monroe , in her, last Gompleted picture, gives a deeply moving, sensitive performance in the part written for her by her ex-husband, Arthur Miller. Also appearing in his last film, the ' king ' of Hollywood, Clark Gable , gives one of the finest performances of his career.
Screenplay by ARTHUR MILLER Produced by FRANK E. TAYLOR Directed by JOHN HUSTON
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BBC Vidcobooks, That Touch of Mink (bbcv 8012), The Grass is Greener (BBCV 8005). Pimpernel Smith (BBCV 8010), available from retailers.
Miss Pelican
News flash: Hotel Pelican declared disaster relief zone as beauty pageant collapses. Other news items not covered include the illicit trade in dolly mixtures, death of a plastic gnome and the secret lifejof a gay Gordon.
Produced by LES ALEXANDER and DICK SMITH Directed by BILL HOBIN
In tonight's programme Paul Heiney becomes a stand-up comedian performing a spot as a female impersonator in front of one of the most critical audiences in show business on the bill of the ' oscar night ' of clubland.
His act is written by JIMMY PERRY , co-author of Hide-Hi! who warns ' This is like giving you half-a-dozen riding lessons and putting you in the Grand National'.
Paul is advised and encouraged by the top names in comedy including Ken Dodd , Danny La Rue , Kenneth Williams , Little and Large, Beryl Reid and Marti Caine - but even they cannot protect him from the terrifying ordeal in store on the big night.
Series producer ADAM CLAPMAM Producer NICK HANDEL (Firstsh^n^^CI)
John Tusa , Peter Snow and Donald MacCormick present full coverage of the day's developments on the hustings, and examine the most important issues, of the campaign with leading politicians.
Vincent Hanna analyses the latest swings in voters' intentions with the Newsnight 100 - the programme's representative panel of voters from across the country, and Newsnight's team of reporters cover the country to bring you details of the constituencies, the personalities and the issues that will determine the result.
Linda Alexander and Joan Bake -well present Newsnight's review and analysis of the rest of the day's events with the programme's correspondents in Britain and around the world.
11.40 The Waue-Parttcle Paradox
Light is particles and waves. Jesus is God and man. Are paradoxical statements inevitable in our perception of nature and our understanding of religious beliefs?
12.5 am Calculus: The Derived Function How Is the slope of a curve connected with the mathematical concept of a derived function? It's all to do with tangents and limits.