6.30 Maths: Iteration and Convergence
6.55 Steel, Stars and Spectra
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World Professional Snooker Championship from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Fourteenth day
The first semi-final continues this morning with another seven frames of the best-of-31-frames. Top prize money is at stake, with the losing semi-finalists getting a cool E20,000 to make up for the disappointment of not getting a chance at the first prize of £60,000.
Introduced by DAVID ICKE Commentator
TED LOWE , JACK KARNEHM
CLIVE EVERTON
Producers KEITH PHILLIPS
KEITH MACKENZIE , MIKE ADLEY PETER HAMILTON
Executive producer NICK HUNTER
Fourteenth day
The Shot of the Championship prize-winner is revealed this afternoon by DAVID vine as the winning card is drawn. At 3.0 the second semi-final continues.
Introduced by DAVID ICKE
with subtitles, followed by Weather
Do You Come Here Often?
Why should the man always make the first move at parties? Steve BlackneU looks at the chatting-up game and asks whether its rules and roles are changing. Produced by TONY MATTHEWS
The Believers
David Vincent has assembled a small group of allies in his fight against the aliens, but their lives are endangered when the aliens learn of their existence.
Written by BARRY ORINGER Directed by PAUL WENDKOS
[Starring] Phil Silvers as Sergeant Bilko
Anxious to get a vacation during a heat wave, Bilko has the whole post go crazy from mental fatigue to get a furlough in an army rest centre, and Colonel Hall makes a special contribution.
The first semi-final reaches its half-way stage with coverage of the start of the evening session, in which frames 15 to 22 will be played.
Also the exciting moments and latest news from the earlier sessions today.
The last in a series in which Peter Alliss plays golf and talks with well-known people. This week from the Berkshire Golf Club, Peter's guest is one of Liverpool's favourite sons, comedian Jimmy Tarbuck.
Director ALASTAIR SCOTT Producer BOB ABRAHAMS
Topol's musical journey through his homeland brings him to Jerusalem the Golden, holy city to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike.
He meets an old friend,
Teddy Kolleck , who as the Mayor of Jerusalem has mediated for 18 years between the dozens of communities which make up a rich cultural mosaic within the city walls.
And he joins his parents on their kibbutz for a family party to celebrate
Hannukkah - the Jewish Festival of Light.
Film cameraman JOHN WILLIAMS Film editor MIKE DUXBURY Director CHRIS WRIGHT
Producer PETER HERCOMBE
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World Professional Snooker Championship from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Further coverage of the first semi-final introduced by DAVID VINE .
... of documentary. A series of films portraying issues, institutions and individuals. Sex, Drugs and the Vicar
One week in the life of the News of the World ... in which there could only be one lead story. An undercover reporter posing as a 'dirty old man' prepares the damning dossier.
A snatch lensman using unconventional techniques goes undercover to capture shocking photos. And breakfast that week was a more than usually unforgettable experience for News of the World readers. The front page splash read, MR NASTY'S NURSERY OF VICE. Executive producer ROGER MILLS Produced by DAVID JONES and CLAUDIA MILNE
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World Professional Snooker Championship
DAVID VINE introduces more coverage of the first semi-final, including the result of Shot of the Championship.
John Tusa , Peter Snow and Donald MacCormick with Jenni Murray and Ian Smith present the reports and interviews that matter with the analysis that counts.
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World Professional Snooker Championship from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Fourteenth day
Late-night coverage of the first semi-final, introduced by DAVID vine.
12.10 am Weekend Outlook Weekend Outlook helps you plan your weekend by previewing daytime programmes of special interest from the Open University on Saturday and Sunday.
12.15 Engineering: Mechanical Properties
Simple laboratory tests can tell us a surprising amount about the structure and history of engineering materials.
12.40 Sexual Identity
Having a clear idea of a sexual identity is different from being male or female. How liberated or constrained are we by the terms we use to describe ourselves?
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