Light in Search of a Model

The classic serial starring Buster Crabbe.
9: Flash is given a 'drug of forgetfulness' by Ming's daughter Aura, and taken to the abode of the fire dragon.
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Starring
Jeffrey Hunter
Siobhan McKenna
Nicholas Ray 's filmed portrayal of the birth, life and death of Jesus Christ concentrates on three main elements of the New
Testament story: the life of Christ, the tensions between Herod and the Romans and the story of Barabbas.
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The last of six programmes. If you want to take up one of the country's most popular pastimes, or just improve your own game, then this is the series for you.
Snooker has developed tremendously in the past 50 years. Dennis Taylor examines the modern game with the help of top snooker coach Jack Karnehm.

Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.Over the next 17 days, 32 players will compete for the 1990 World title and the lion's share of the E620,800 in prize money. Last year's champion,
Steve Davis , and runner-up John Parrott begin their campaign this morning. Presenter: David Vine.
Commentators: Ted Lowe
Jack Karnehm ,
Clive Everton , Ray Edmonds. Producers Keith Phillips Mike Adley , Dave Gordon and Peter Hayward Executive producer Keith Mackenzie

Last in a series of lectures by the scientist and musician Professor
Charles Taylor.
5: Tracing the development of the modern keyboard through harpsichords, spinets, clavichords and pianos to synthesisers. (R)

Everyone is busy preparing for the village carnival.

Sam has to deal with a barn fire at Pandy Lane Farm. (R)

David Vine brings further coverage of the opening sessions of the 1990 World
Professional Snooker
Championship from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
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From Halifax, Nova Scotia. After the pressure of competition in the World Championships, the new skating stars traditionally perform for their hosts.
Commentators: Alan Weeks and Barry Davies.
Producer Barbara Slater
Executive producer Jim Reside

This week's programme includes a look at Ford's takeover of Jaguar cars. With William Woollard
Chris Goffey , Tiff Needell and Tom Boswell.

Starring
Judy Garland Fred Astaire
One of Hollywood's classic musicals - the legend of Pygmalion set enchantingly to music by Irving Berlin.
Don Hewes declares that he can take any chorus girl and turn her into a star.
Director Charles Walters
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Mass in C
John Eliot Gardiner conducts a compelling performance recorded in St David 's Hall, Cardiff with Yvonne Kenny (soprano) Diana Montague (mezzo-soprano)
Robert Tear (tenor)
Gwynne Howell (bass) Ardwyn Singers
BBC Welsh Chorus
Cardiff Polyphonic Choir and BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, leader James Clark.
Introduced by John Hugh Thomas. Lighting Geoff Alford
Producer Andrew Quick BBC Wales

A visit to the Royal
Horticultural Society's
Spring Show with its lavish ornamental plant displays. With Geoff Hamilton
Diane Kemp and Anne Swithinbank.
Series producer Mark Kershaw Editor Dennis Adams
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'Radio Time', including advice, features and the chance to win a conservatory.

From the late 70s until his death in 1982, Joe Tasker was a highly motivated professional mountaineer. In the second of two films
Chris Bonington analyses the forces that made him such an outstanding mountaineer, and re-examines the events leading up to the his tragic disappearance. Executive producer John Mapplebeck
Producer Richard Else BBC North

A series of films exploring the new realities of faith in eastern Europe.
5. Uwe Holmer and his wife
Sigrid, like many Christians in East Germany, have suffered under the repressive Communist regime of the ex-State Leader Eric Honeker. In
January 1990 Honeker, now despised and reviled, was admitted to hospital for cancer surgery. On his discharge, it was Pastor Holmer who gave Honeker and his wife a place to live. As a result, Holmer's family have received hundreds of abusive letters and even bomb threats.
Producer Ann Richardson
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Will United make it into the big time? The climax to the soccer season is filmed behind the scenes at
Sheffield United, who are fighting for promotion to the First Division.
The players' wives and the backroom ladies speak candidly about the game: 'There's only one thing I don't like about him - he plays football.'
Producer Richard Hines
Series producer Paul Pierrot BBC Bristol

A half hour of comedy by and with Stephen Fry Hugh Laurie
An opportunity to win
Bruno Brookes or the cash equivalent for the first 1,000 people to ring in and say what they think is wrong with their minds.
Producers Roger Ordish and Nick Symons
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The final episode this series of Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry's comedy sketch show, There's a discussion about the concept of beauty and Stephen expounds on his vision of Britain. Show more

On 4 July 1967, Private Raymond Griffiths was killed in Vietnam. He was 19 years old - the average age of US combat troops in the war. He was one of more than 30,000 American service personnel killed or wounded in eight years of vicious fighting, which also saw the deaths of a million and a half Vietnamese soldiers and civilians.

This powerful documentary tells the stories of the GI's in their own words, words they wrote home in letters from Vietnam. They were young and, like all soldiers, they wanted to return home alive.

A montage of news footage is accompanied by readings from the letters backed by the evocative music of those years from the Doors, Jimmy Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield, the Band and others - all merging into a portrait of a cataclysmic war. Featuring the voices of Robert de Niro, Martin Sheen, Matt Dillon, Kathleen Turner, Michael J Fox, Ellen Burstyn, John Heard, Sean Penn, Robin Williams, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger and Harvey Keitel.

Based on the book "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam"

Pianist Thelonius Monk. often criticised for his unpredictable style, was one of the most influential jazz musicians and composers.
This session, recorded in 1965, kicks off with his composition
Straight No Chaser. Introduced by Neneh Cherry .
Original material produced by Terry Henebery
Series producer Sharon Ali

Defending champion
Steve Davis completes his first-round match. So too does No 2 seed John Parrott.
Introduced by David Vine from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.