Science: Energy

Presented by Brian Curtois.

Starring Buster Crabbe 4: Having won his battle with the giant octopus, Flash Gordon faces even greater danger when King Kala's underwater palace is flooded, trapping Flash and his friends.
Producer Henry MacRae
Director Frederick Stephani (R)

Concludes a week-long season featuring the famous sleuth.
Starring George Sanders Simon Templar 's task is to foil a desperate gang of thieves and deliver three invaluable foreign stamps.
Director Jack Hively
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Starring Dick Powell Evelyn Keyes
1907: Kathy O'Fallon meets and falls in love with Sergeant Mike Flannigan. But ahead lies a life of hazardous hardship.
Directed by Louis King
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A series on equal opportunities in Britain.
5: Discrimination at work is illegal but it is in terms of jobs that black people still face the most discrimination.
Legal redress can be sought at industrial tribunals. Film editor Paul St Clair (R)

Reporter George Hume meets some people who have bought, along with a Scottish castle. the right to be called laird.
Producer Dennis Cosgrove Editor Val Atkinson

John Thirlwell 's view of St
Peterburg Beach in Florida.

If it hadn't been for Boris falling asleep over his tea...

Sam comes to the rescue when the children's kite is blown away by strong winds. (R)

A series of programmes about renovating furniture. 3: To many people French polishing sounds mysterious and difficult, but it is possible to do it at home using a special kit. Presented by Albert Jackson and David Day. (R)

Weather followed by Weekend Outlook
Programmes of interest from the Open University.

From Aintree.
The 1990 Seagram Grand National Meeting
2.35 Martell Handicap Hurdle (2'/ 2m)
3.10 Glenlivet Anniversary Hurdle (2m)
3.45 Seagram Fox Hunters' Chase (2m 6f)
4.20 Perrier Jouet Novices'
Chase (2m)
Introduced by Julian Wilson.
Commentators:
Peter O'Sullevan , Richard Pitman and John Hanmer.
Including at
3.00pm News and Weather

Including a look at the new Lotus Elan and the latest advances in car security.
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Starring Peter Sellers Victor Mature
Notorious con man Aldo Vanucci (alias the 'Fox') escapes from jail to defend his family honour. He hits upon a devious scheme to hijack some gold bullion - with police permission.
Screenplay by Neil Simon Director Vittorio De Sica
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Each year more than
91.5 billion is spent at garden centres and nurseries, but do we always get good quality and value for money? Gardeners'
World investigates. Plus a look at garden ornaments. With Geoff Hamilton
Diane Kemp , David Stevens and Pippa Greenwood.
Series producer Mark Kershaw Editor Dennis Adams BBC Pebble Mill
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A review of the week's events in print, presented by freelance journalist Godfrey Hodgson.

Up the Garden Path: Kirby Hall
Three hundred years ago. the garden of Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire was said to be the finest in England. An unusual archaeological investigation is now under way with the aim of recovering that lost garden. Narrated by Leonard Fenton. Series producer Denis Moriarty Producer Rosalind Gold
BBC South and East - Elstree
* REGIONAL PROGRAMME: for variations see panel in column 5

At the time of his death in 1982 Joe Tasker was one of this country's finest mountaineers.
Chris Bonington traces Joe's formative years on Teesside and his early outstanding Himalayan triumphs. Executive producer John Mapplebeck
Producer Richard Else BBC North (R)

As the climax to the soccer season unfolds, a behind-the-scenes look at
Sheffield United's fight for promotion to Division One. Week by week United follows the drama off the field, in the dressing room, the boardroom and on the terraces. Striker Tony Agana sums it up: 'It's not a real job. it's a mini-break from reality.'
Researcher Louise Osborne Producer Paul Pierrot BBC Bristol t FEATURE: page 12

With Peter Snow.

Third often programmes. Tonight: the father of the tenor saxophone. Coleman Hawkins. Originally recorded in 1964, this
'Hawk' session includes drummer Joe Jones , trumpeter Harry Eddison , Jimmy Wood on bass and 'Sir' Charles Thompson on piano.
Presenter: Courtney Pine. Producer Terry Heneberry Series producer Sharon Ali

Starring Nina Rustanova
Kira Muratova 's third film, a lyrical love story, was shelved for 20 years by the Soviet authorities. Her trio of bohemian lovers contravened the conventions of the time.
Director Kira Muratova
(A Russianfilm with English subtitles. Black and white)
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