W. H. Auden was regarded by his contemporaries in Britain in the 1930s as the supremely original poet of the age. His flamboyant personality and peculiar morality outraged the conservative establishment but delighted the young. Auden became a cult - a prophetic voice condemning the 30s as a ' low, dishonest decade' and identifying the hysterical paranoia which was the breeding ground of Fascism.
In 1939 Auden left England to settle in New York. He continued to write poetry, criticism and opera libretti until his death, in a hotel room in Vienna, in 1973. In the first film portrait since his death Auden is remembered by relatives and friends:
John Auden , Christopher Isherwood Stephen Spender , Golo Mann Robert Medley.
Quite magnificent. (THE TIMES) Written by ROBERT ROBINSON Produced by adau low

Dr Priestley and the Breath of Life On 1 August 1774 Dr Joseph Priestley discovered an unknown gas-oxygen: a discovery that may lead today to a cure for rheumatoid arthritis and cheap fuel from sunlight. Professor Ian Fells shows how we are still trying to understand the links between oxygen and living things.
Horizon editor GRAHAM MASSEY
Written and produced by ROBIN BOOTLS

After England's disappointing International performances last year, a chance for new coach, John Greenwood, to assess the quality of the squad for the forthcoming full International season, which starts in November against New Zealand. For Canada, this visit to Twickenham provides them with the opportunity to show the progress they have made as a rugby playing nation.

Nigel Starmer-Smith commentates and bring news and views of the rest of the weekend's rugby.

A digest of the news of the week and other world matters of interest seen by news cameras around the world: the interesting, the picturesque, the important and the dramatic, plus a visual commentary for those who cannot hear. with Michael Cole

Brian Widlake and Valerie Single ton present Britain's most popular financial and business programme, With LUKE CASEY, NICK CLARKE , BILL KERR ELLIOTT and MARK ROGERSON reporting from home and abroad on your money and other people's. Including this week
In a Rich Man's World: How Abba, probably the world's most successful pop group, found investing a fortune a lot harder than making one; and Money Maker on the Building Societies: why, for the saver who shops around, small can be beautiful.
Director DON HARLEY
Deputy editor MICHAEL HOGAN Editor RICHARD TAIT

An evening of American popular music.
Presented by Robert White and featuring Laverne Williams Katia and Marielle Labeque with Owain Arwel Hughes and the NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA leader SIDNEY SAX
This second of three programmes features the music of Gershwin, Stephen Foster , Sousa, Joplin and Bernstein.
Sound ADRIAN BISHOP-LAGGETT Lighting KEN MACGREGOR Designer DEREK DODD
Production YVONNE littlewood

with Michael Cole Weather

A new series of the television review programme with Ludovic Kennedy , who this week discusses The Old Men at the Zoo (BBC2), The Prisoner (C4) and Harty (BBC1). with Julian Critchley , mp Chrissie Maher Roger Goodman
Plus Miller 's Tale-Dr Jonathan Miller 's parting thoughts on television, from Coronation Street to the classics.
Director TREVOR DANN Producer CHRIS MOHR

Six programmes written and presented by Jane Glover 5: Modern
At the beginning of this century composers reacted to the ' overblown ' music of the romantic and radically changed their use of the orchestra. With the LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA leader PETER MANNING from the Town Hall, Cheltenham
Director PAUL KRIWACZEK Producer VICTOR POOLE

by ANGUS WILSON
The last episode of a version for television in five parts by TROY KENNEDY MARTIN The Year of the Yeti Simon Carter was badly injured in the nuclear attack, and two years passed before he recovered.
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Europe v USA
The crucial final round of singles matches to decide the fate of the trophy donated by the late Sam Ryder and first played for in 1927. Tom Watson (8), Craig Stadler
Fuzzy Zoeller and Ray Floyd of the American team have each won major titles but the Europeans, with Nick Faldo and Severiano Ballesteros , will not be overawed. Harry Carpenter , with Peter AIUss , introduces coverage from West Palm Beach, Florida.
Television presentation ABC Producer ALASTAIR scott Editor HAROLD ANDERSON

starring
Dan Duryea , June Vincent with Peter Lorre
Broderick Crawford
When Kirk Bennett is falsely charged with the murder of a beautiful nightclub singer his wife turns to the dead woman's husband for help. Her one lead is a jewelled, heart-shaped brooch, stolen from the singer's apartment.
Screenplay by ROY CIIANSLOR Based on the novel by CORNELL WOOLRICH
Produced by TOM MCKNIGHT and ROY WILLIAM NEILL Directed by ROY WILLIAM NEILL