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6.50 1 7th-Century England
7.15 Learning from the Future
7.40 Social Work in the Inner City
8.05 A Woman's Hospital?
8.30 The National Curriculum
8.55 Pure Maths: Conies
9.20 Power to the People?
9.45 Measure for Measure: Workshop
10.10 Calculus: Taylor Polynomials
10.35 Flowering of Rosebud
11.00 State and Society: Poland
11.25 Water for Jordan
11.50 An Office Career
12.15 Which Test to Use
12.40 Digital Systems
1.05 Education: Time to Learn
1.30 Return to Figurative Art
1.55 An Everyday Story of Industrial Folk
2.20 Third World Studies: United We Stand

Cricket: Third Test from Edgbaston
Cornhill Insurance Test Series England v Australia Third day
Tony Lewis introduces further coverage of the afternoon's play.
Commentators RICHIE BENAUD, JACK BANNISTER
Summarisers RAY ILLINGWORTH, ALAN KNOTT

Wimbledon 89
Introduced by Harry Carpenter.
Today's ladies' singles final is followed by the men's and ladies' doubles finals.
Commentators DAN MASKELL, JOHN BARRETT, GERALD WILLIAMS, BARRY DAVIES, MARK COX,
BILL THRELFALL, ANN JONES and VIRGINIA WADE
Television presentation:
Cricket KEITH MACKENZIE, ALAN GRIFFITHS
Television presentation: Tennis JOHNNIE WATHERSTON, ALASTAIR SCOTT and WENDY SHEPPARD
Executive producer MARTIN HOPKINS
Editor JOHN ROWLINSON

SPORTSLINE: for test and county cricket scores dial [number removed]: calls cost 38p per minute (peak), 25p (off-peak)
WIMBLEDON 89: a special BBC Sportsyear magazine giving full details of this year's championships, profiles of the leading players and a look at the history and glamour of the world's most famous tennis tournament, price £1.95 from newsagents.
CEEFAX SUBTITLES: tennis only

Contributors

Introduces:
Tony Lewis
Unknown:
Richie Benaud
Unknown:
Jack Bannister
Unknown:
Ray Illingworth
Unknown:
Alan Knott
Introduced By:
Harry Carpenter.
Unknown:
Dan Maskell
Unknown:
John Barrett
Unknown:
Gerald Williams
Unknown:
Barry Davies
Unknown:
Mark Cox
Unknown:
Bill Threlfall
Unknown:
Ann Jones
Unknown:
Virginia Wade
Unknown:
Keith MacKenzie
Unknown:
Alan Griffiths
Unknown:
Johnnie Watherston.
Unknown:
Alastair Scott
Unknown:
Wendy Sheppard
Editor:
John Rowlinson

Introduced by Michael Berkeley.
As part of the celebrations to mark Birmingham's centenary, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos , perform Mendelssohn's Elijah in a live outside broadcast from the city's Town Hall. Soloists:
Margaret Marshall (soprano) Alfreda Hodgson (contralto) Ian Caley (tenor)
Benjamin Luxon (bass)
8.40pm* Interval
Michael Berkeley explains how Mendelssohn composed the work on a commission from the Birmingham Festival and conducted its first performance. He also examines the history of the Town Hall, home for over 150 years to the city's major concerts, and traces the evolution of the CBSO. Interval feature producer TONY RAYNER
Executive producer JM DUMIGHAN Director BARRIE GAVIN BBC Pebble Mill
(Presented in conduction with Birmingham City Council)
0 SIMULTANEOUS BROADCAST with Radio 3
* Approximate time

Contributors

Introduced By:
Michael Berkeley.
Conducted By:
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos
Soloists:
Town Hall.
Soprano:
Margaret Marshall
Contralto:
Alfreda Hodgson
Tenor:
Ian Caley
Bass:
Benjamin Luxon
Unknown:
Michael Berkeley
Producer:
Tony Rayner
Director:
Barrie Gavin

A five-part series starring Om Puri Deepa Sahi
Virendra Saxena A. K. Hangal
3: Following the discovery of a dead pig outside the local mosque, violence and murder spread throughout the town of Jalalabad.
The untouchable Nathu, his wife Karmo and his frail mother are forced to leave their home and join the exodus of refugees fleeing the terror.
Author BHISHAM SAHN1
Director GOVIND NIHALANI
A Network East presentation (Hindi with English subtitles)

Contributors

Unknown:
Om Puri
Unknown:
Deepa Sahi
Unknown:
Virendra Saxena
Unknown:
A. K. Hangal

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