Darwin and Diversity

The Boys with the White Stuff Written and produced by DAVID BEAN Executive producer
JOHN MAPPLEBECK (R)

starring
James Mason John MiUs.
In this colourful comedy, Lt Col Clifford Southey fervently hopes to mask his humble origins. But
Brett Aimsley knows the truth, and holds the upper hand when the two meet in glorious Tahiti.
Screenplay by GEOFFREY COTTERELL and IVAN FOXWELL
Produced by IVAN FOXWELL
Directed by WILLIAM T. KOTCHEFF
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Laurie Emberson explores Slapton Ley, a freshwater lake, through the eyes of a grass snake.
Written and narrated by David Bean
Directed and photographed by LAURIE EMBERSON (R)

A dance/drama based on a poem by John Clare, performed by students of High Storrs School in Sheffield.
(R)

with Peter AUiss assisted by some of Britain's top golf coaches.
6: Sand and Water with Alex Hay
Engineering manager JIMMY MAIDEN Produced and directed by GORDON MENZIES

A See-Saw programme (R)

The chance discovery of an ancient clay pipe inspires railwayman Clem Meek to start a new hobby. Director RICHARD LEWIS Executive producer JENNIFER JEREMY (R)

Lawn Tennis Championships Action and drama from the world's greatest tennis tournament, introduced by Harry Carpenter.
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3.00 pm News and Weather
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Vastiana Belfon talks to Judith Jacob and Carmen Munroe.

This week, EastEnders' star Judith Jacob and Carmen Munroe, from Channel 4's Desmonds, share their experiences of the acting world with Vastiana Belfon and a studio audience. Topics include the stereotyping of black actors, the new black theatre and Judith's controversial mixed marriage in EastEnders.

BBC Pebble Mill

Presented by Richard Bath with reporters Mike Liggins Bill Buckley and Nigel Farrell.
A live preview of events on offer around the region. Plus a look at places to go and things to do to help make the most of your weekend. Up-to-the-minute travel information from
Fiona Phillips and weather from Graham Parker. Film directors
TONY CHAPMAN , IAN LILLEY Series producer PETER LOWE BBC South and East - Elstree (Regional programme - for variations see below)

from Barnsdale and Hexham with Geoff Hamilton
Roy Lancaster and John Kelly
They say that a weed is a plant in the wrong place. Shepherd's-purse invades borders yet it is efficacious for varicose veins. Many herbs are regarded as weeds but to improve cooking, colour clothes and for simple decoration in the garden, they are good companions.
Susie White has a garden on a Roman site that mixes the old and the new - a spur to all to have more herbs in the garden.
Production assistant JAYNE SAVAGE Producer JOHN KENYON BBC Pebble Mill
Plant list on Ceefax page 261
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2: Defying the Foreign Devils If recent events in Tiananmen Square show the contempt China's leaders have for world opinion it is no new phenomenon.
In Mark Brayne 's second report on the Chinese military machine he finds few scruples among salesmen at the Peking Arms Fair over missile exports to world trouble spots.
At sea with China's new navy, senior officers justify the seizure, at gunpoint, of disputed islands in the South China Sea. In Lhasa, now under martial law, the squaddies are uncertain of their role. But the military commander insists they're in Tibet as liberators.
In the studio a major debate examines the crack-down and its consequences both for China and Hong Kong. Reporter Mark Brayne Film editor JIM LATHAM
Studio director PIETER MORPURGO Producer DAVID HARRISON
A BEYOND INTERNATIONAL GROUP production with BBCtv

Peter Snow and Donald MacCormick with the day's top stories and the background on events making the news at home and abroad.
Reporters Nick Clarke, Chris Lowe, David Coss, Olenka Frenkiel, Margaret Gilmore, Wesley Kerr, Peter Marshall, Julian O'Halloran, David Sells, Rupert Segar, Sarah Spiller, Francine Stock, David Tindall, Janet Trewin, Charles Wheeler.

The Jack Benny Show starring the inimitable Jack Benny with Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Don Rickles and guest star Mel Blanc. The Railroad Station Programme
Jack's plans for his ten-day vacation in New York go awry when he intercepts a phone call with arrangements for an elopement. Who is this mysterious 'Chuck'? Directed by DON WEIS (R)

starring
The Golfer
Ralph decides to ingratiate himself with his boss by pretending to be an expert golfer. The fact that he's never set foot on a golf course is par for the course for
Kramden - but he's bound to end up in the rough! Written by A. J. RUSSELL and HERBERT FINN Directed by FRANK SATENSTEIN

starring
Louis Jouvet.
In this lively thriller, three drama school students find themselves playacting
- - both on and off stage.
Their sexual and professional rivalry leads to a surprising and melodramatic finale. Jouvet gives a characteristically accomplished performance at the head of a cast of distinguished French actors....
Screenplay by ANDRE CAYATTE and HENRIJEANSON Directed by MARC ALLEGRET
(A French film with English subtitles. Black and white. First showing on British television)
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