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6.25 Baffled by Design

6.50 World Politics

7.15 Modelling with Maths

7.40 From Peridotite to Granite

8.5 Ecology: Grasses and Agriculture

8.30 OUSA National Conference 1985

8.55 Ethnic Minorities

9.20 Cars and Corrosion

9.45 Mechanics: Vibration

10.10 Maths: Calculus

10.35 Shorefields School

11.0 Comparing Trades Unions: 1

11.25 Energy Resources: Alternatives

11.50 The Art of Physick

12.15 Modern Art: Criticism

12.40 Reading Development

1.5 Popular Culture: Football

1.30 Quantum Theory

1.55 Modern Europe

2.20 Modern Art: Pollock

2.45 Conrad's Heart of Darkness

The Cornhill Insurance Test Series
England v Australia from The Oval Third day
PETER WEST introduces coverage of this afternoon's play.
Television presentation KEITH MACKENZIE
MIKE ADLEY. ALAN GRIFFITHS
Executive producer NICK HUNTER

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith MacKenzie
Unknown:
Mike Adley.
Unknown:
Alan Griffiths
Producer:
Nick Hunter

One hundred and fifty years ago today, on 31 August 1835, a railway bill ended its tortuous journey through Parliament, and the Great Western Railway was born. Anthony Burton follows in the footsteps of Isambard Kingdom Brunei to tell of 'The Little Giant' and 'The Finest Work in England'.
Ray Gosling wanders off the tracks, and through six counties between London and Bristol to discover why the Great Western was said to be 'of a piece' with the territory it served.
The young Queen Victoria, Oscar Wilde , Iron-Age Celts, Sir John Betjeman , and the 'Young gentlemen of Eton' all play a part in this Great Western Journey.
Engineering manager RON MEAGER Produced by BARRY BEVINS BBC Manchester
0 HELPLINES: page 70

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Burton
Unknown:
Ray Gosling
Unknown:
Oscar Wilde
Unknown:
Sir John Betjeman
Produced By:
Barry Bevins

On a sunny Saturday in June, over 25,000 people in carnival mood, crowded into Crystal Palace Football ground to hear the world's top reggae bands. BBC2's Ebony was there to record the best of the day-long concert and catch the atmosphere of this unique musical event.
The impressive line-up of artists includes:
Gregory Isaacs - 'the cool ruler' - one of the superstars of reggae.
Third World - recently a British chart success with 'Now that we've found love'.
Sugar Minott - the sweetest voice in reggae.
Arrow - high energy 'soca' music, mixing soul and calypso rhythms.
Sly and Robbie - two top session musicians with a long list of credits from Joan Armatrading to Mick Jagger.
Maxi Priest - one of Britain's top bands.
Smiley Culture - British newcomer and winner of many of this year's British reggae awards.
Assistant producers
KRISHNA GOVENDER , DEREK NELSON Producer ROY CHAPMAN
Executive producer JOHN WILCOX BBC Pebble Mill
(In association with Capital Radio Music Festival)

Contributors

Unknown:
Gregory Isaacs
Unknown:
Third World
Unknown:
Sugar Minott
Unknown:
null Arrow
Unknown:
Sly and Robbie
Unknown:
Maxi Priest
Unknown:
Smiley Culture
Assistant producer:
Krishna Govender
Assistant producer:
Derek Nelson
Producer:
Roy Chapman
Producer:
John Wilcox

starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine
Gendarme Nestor Patou is an enthusiast at his work. But when he decides to pull a one-man raid on a Parisian whore-house he bags more than he bargains for - including the Chief of Police. Also among his prisoners is the tempestous Irma. In the first of this evening's films, director Wilder takes a mellow view of infidelity, providing Jack Lemmon with a superb 'dual' role and Shirley MacLaine one of her finest parts as the beautiful and brash Irma.
Screenplay by BILLY WILDER and I. A. L. DIAMOND Based on the play by ALEXANDRE BREFFORT
Produced and directed by BILLY WILDER
0 FILMS: page 20

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Lemmon
Unknown:
Shirley MacLaine
Unknown:
Nestor Patou
Unknown:
Jack Lemmon
Unknown:
Shirley MacLaine
Unknown:
Billy Wilder
Unknown:
I. A. L. Diamond
Play By:
Alexandre Breffort
Directed By:
Billy Wilder
Nestor:
Jack Lemmon
Irma la Douce:
Shirley MacLaine
Moustache:
Lou Jacobi
Hippolyte:
Bruce Yarnell
Inspector Lefevre:
Herschel Bernardi
Lolita:
Jope Holiday
Amazon Annie:
Joan Shawlee
Kiki the cossack:
Grace Lee Whitney
Concierge:
Howard McNear

starring
Jack Lemmon
Shirley MacLaine The second Wilder comedy stars Lemmon as an insurance clerk, who thinks he has found the short cut to promotion by loaning out his apartment for his bosses' extramarital 'entertaining'. This is one of the director's most biting satires on the morality of American big business.
Screenplay by BILLY WILDER and 1. A. L. DIAMOND
Produced by BILLY WILDER
0 FILMS: page 20

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Lemmon
Unknown:
Shirley MacLaine
Unknown:
Billy Wilder
Produced By:
Billy Wilder
C C Baxter:
Jack Lemmon
Fran Kubelik:
Shirley MacLaine
J D Sheldrake:
Fred MacMurray
Mr Dobisch:
Ray Walston
Mr Kirkeby:
David Lewis
Dr Dreyfuss:
Jack Kruschen
Sylvia:
Joan Shawlee
Miss Olsen:
Edie Adams

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