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Only one in five managers in Britain is female. What special difficulties do they face, and how can these be overcome?
A BBC/Open University production

People with mental handicaps are learning to speak for themselves - and others can learn how to help them.
A BBC/Open University production

A look at the technology of semi-conductor lasers which turn signals into light.
A BBC/Open University production

with subtitles; Weather

a wildlife quiz
Johnny Morris first faces the challenges of identifying beasts, their sounds, and assorted pieces of natural history bric-a-brac - with the help of Sheila Anderson and Michael Stoddart
Chairman Michael Jordan Producer JOHN DOBSON BBC Bristol (R)

An epic four-part series starring
2: General Silva's hopes for peace with the rebel leader
Eleazar Ben Yair are dashed when a power struggle erupts in the Roman Senate. Instead, Silva is given six months to crush the Jewish resistance and imports Rubrius Gallus , a siege expert, to help destroy Masada. However, the real obstacles to success prove to be the demoralisation and destruction of the Roman troops by the heat, thirst and the psychological warfare employed by the rebels.
Written by JOEL OLIANSKY
Directed by BORIS SAGAL (R) (Part 3 next Wednesday)

Friday sees the opening of the 1986 Southampton
International Boat Show. In this preview Paul Heiney takes a look at some of the boats due to be seen at the show, and meets a couple of families who will be visiting Southampton with a nautical shopping list. He also looks at the ways to get afloat without actually owning a boat. Research MAGDA GULVIN Producer KEN GRIFFIN

from Rome
Introduced by DAVID ICKE with BRENDAN FOSTER
The last Mobil Grand Prix of the season which brings together the finest athletes in the world, and where the 1986 Men's and Women's titles will be decided.
SAID AOUITA'S assault on world records this season makes him the current men's
Grand Prix leader
MARICIA PUICA heads the women's ranking and both are sure to delight a big crowd in the Olympic Stadium, scene of next summer's 1AAF World Championships.
Commentators RON PICKERING and STUART STOREY
Television piuotntation KA1, Italy Producers JIM RESIDE and JOHN SHREWSBURY
Editor JOHN KOWLINSON

by JOHN GODBER
'Is this the judo place?' 'Dojo, yeh.'
'Wants a chuffin' coat of paint, if you ask me.' 'What is it you want?' 'Self-defence thingy.'
That's all judo is to Louise and hundreds like her. It doesn't take long to change her mind. And then there's the small matter of a black belt....
Music BILL CONNOR
Designer ALEX GOURLAY Producer BRENDA REID
Director NICHOLAS RENTON
0 FEATURE: page 11 and INFO: page 75

The Gateway Masters Bowls Tournament from Beach House Park, Worthing
With two semi-finalists from one group already decided, tonight's programme resolves who their opponents will be in the next round. Commentators
DAVID VINE
DAVID RHYS JONES
Producer JOHNNIE WATHERSTON
Video, Harry Carpenter 's Videobook of Sport Vol 1, BBCV/B 5011 available from retailers

Peter Snow
Donald MacCormick and Olivia O'Leary present the reports and interviews behind the main stories of the day.
Ian Smith and Jenni Murray with a round-up of the news from home and abroad.

11.45 A Golden Age of Work
The architecture of Venice, medieval craftsmanship and Russian industrial films illustrate industrialisation and the division of labour as seen by Ruskin, Marx and William Morris.
(R)

12.10 Chardin and the Female Image
Chardin's paintings of women compared with those of his contemporaries.
(R)

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