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John Tidmarsh explains how Mao Tse-Tung's 42-year leadership of the Chinese Communist Party changed the face of China.
9.26 Twentieth-Century History: One Man's Revolution: Mao Tse-Tung
Mao's 42-year leadership of the Chinese Communist Party changed the face of China.
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9.46 Pages from Ceefax
11.0 Watch: North American Indians: 3: Growing Up
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12.2 Mindstretchers: Problems Bypass
Feroza Syal explains the pros and cons of bypasses: which is the best route for the bypass for Edsbridge?
(Solution on Friday at 10.40 am)
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12.35 Startup Your Own Business: A Leap in the Dark
Self-employment can lead to emotional conflict - independence on the one hand, risking everything on the other.
A BBC/Open University production
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2.0 You and Me
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds
How can Cosmo and Dibs fit so many bowls and saucepans onto one shelf? Henry and Ellie find 'Bus Stop' signs. Tania's father goes to work by helicopter to Bishop Rock lighthouse. Song: 'Put your finger in the air'
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2.15 Near and Far: Exploring the Rhine
The 125km stretch between Bingen and Bonn is one of Europe's major tourist attractions. What's there to see?
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2.40 Look, Look and Look Again: Portrait of the Artist
Children in Aberdeen and Brent find exciting ways of reflecting their own appearance, personality and interests through art.
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Live coverage of this afternoon's debates in the House of Lords.
with subtitles, followed by Weather
with Peter Alliss
A series of ten programmes for those who want to take up golf and for golfers who want to improve their game. And an opportunity for everyone to watch top players demonstrate their skills. 9: Playing the Percentages Producer GORDON MENZIES BBC Scotland
The Last Journey
Everybody seems to hate ex-convict, John Cole , including Slim Sherman. Determined to show Slim he has reformed, Cole offers to lead him to the hiding place of a stolen payroll. The journey is fraught with danger and a few surprises.
Written by ROD PETERSON
Directed by JOE KANE
with Steve Blacknell Actor, author, lance-bombardier and well-known record player, Spike Milligan gets a chance to blow his own trumpet, sounding off about a broad musical taste: Boy George, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bix Beiderbecke , and all that jazz. Director DOMINIC BRIGSTOCKE Producer JON PLOWMAN
Andy Kershaw, Mark Ellen and David Hepworth get into that holiday mood with the sunshine sounds of Surfin' Dave (in the studio) the Beach Boys (from a new movie) and one of Whistle Test's 'discoveries' the newly-famous Screaming Blue Messiahs.
Mysterious femme fatale Dawn Chorus investigates the Black Lace phenomenon (honestly) plus a live session from Andy White and the Ghost of Electricity.
Hindsight, Richard Skinner's survey of the new charts, and the Video Vote.
In the first of seven programmes Robin Ray takes the trail again in a nationwide competition to find the person who knows most about the movies. All the contestants are survivors of a postal quiz, a telephone quiz and an elimination heat, and tonight they are:
Howard Spencer answering questions on Simone Signoret
Ray Johnson on Michael Caine
Christopher Ritchie on Howard Hawks
Michael Ferris on historical epics of the 50s There are the usual general cinematic knowledge, compilation and quickie rounds.
Devised by ROBIN RAY Film editor/researcher MALCOLM ILLINGWORTH Director PAUL LOOSLEY Producer JOHN BUTTERY BBC Manchester
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by M. J. READ starring Patrick Troughton and Pat Heywood starts a Summer Season of new plays.
'Build a little home' was one of Gerald's favourite numbers when he used to play the saxophone. His son Peter plays the guitar but Gerald wouldn't know about that as he walked out on his wife and children 21 years ago. Now illness brings him face to face with the future and he wants a reunion.
The family aren't so sure.
Sound supervisor RAY ANGEL
Lighting director HOWARD KING Designer CHRIS EDWARDS Producer TERRY COLES Director PAUL SEED
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.
11.30 The Central Nervous System
The notion that damage to the central nervous system is irreparable is changing. Considerable rewiring is normal. Can medical science exploit this?
11.55 Brazil: Manufacturing the Miracle
Development of the Brazilian economy in the 60s was based on manufacturing, but the energy crisis of the 70s threatened further progress.
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