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The Arabs. Every day millions of people face towards Mecca. Paul Coia explains why and tells the story of Muhammad's life and Sheelagh Gilbey visits the oldest minaret in the world - at Kairouan in Tunisia. (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Coia
Unknown:
Sheelagh Gilbey

Tony Neilson and Jennie Jay Williams visit the seashore on the Isle of Wight and find out about the different creatures that live in rock pools.
Series producer Julia Drum

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Neilson
Unknown:
Jennie Jay
Producer:
Julia Drum

Doing Business in Germany. Now that the Berlin Wall has fallen, Germany can offer a potential market of some 80 million people. What will reunification mean to
British companies doing business there and how real are the opportunities in East Germany? In the second of three special reports, John Humphrys talks to business people who have been trying to break into what has been called the most difficult market in the world. (R)
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Contributors

Talks:
John Humphrys

Charlie lands on Merrytwit and meets Edward, Trader Jones,
Captain Mildred, Arnold and Lewis T Duck. They all agree that the first thing Charlie must do is build a house - but where?
Cartoon with voices by Michael Williams , John Wells and Barbara Leigh-Hunt . (R)

Contributors

Voices By:
Michael Williams
Voices By:
John Wells
Voices By:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
Stan's over-zealous sales pitch leads him and Ollie to jail where they meet a motley crew of misfits, including one who has an infallible plan for an escape. Well, almost infallible.
Films: pages 20-25

Contributors

Director:
James Parrott
Stan:
Stan Laurel
Ollie:
Oliver Hardy

Holland v Egypt (Group F)
Live coverage of the whole match from Palermo. European champions, Holland, with the gifted Italian-based trio of Ruud Gullit, Marco Van Basten and Frank Rijkaard , open their World Cup campaign against African qualifiers Egypt. Now with Leo Beenhakker at the helm, the Dutch are well-favoured to win the tournament.
Players in the England team, fellow Group members, provide live reaction to the match plus the expert opinion of Ray Wilkins and Bob Wilson. Also, the goals from Belgium v South Korea (Group E). Commentator: Barry Davies.
Introduced by Desmond Lynam.

Contributors

Unknown:
Marco van Basten
Unknown:
Frank Rijkaard
Unknown:
Leo Beenhakker
Unknown:
Ray Wilkins
Unknown:
Bob Wilson.
Commentator:
Barry Davies.
Introduced By:
Desmond Lynam.

Last in the comedy series set in a community centre. The centre is up for a grant re-assessment and all goes well until Adam finds one of the grant assessors, a vicar, stark naked in the Geldof Room.
Written by Richard Cottan and Christopher Douglas Director Bob Spiers
Producer Andre Ptaszynski
A Pola Jones Film production for BBCtv
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Contributors

Unknown:
Geldof Room.
Written By:
Richard Cottan
Written By:
Christopher Douglas
Director:
Bob Spiers
Producer:
Andre Ptaszynski
Adam:
Kevin McNally
Kate:
Isobel Black
Leo:
Steven O'Donnell
Gary:
Vas Blackwood
Vicar:
James Saxon

Three American feature films touching on the Holocaust and its aftermath open in Britain this month. Tonight's programme talks to directors Costa-Gavras (Music Box), Jerry Shatzberg (Reunion), Robert M Young (Triumph of the Spirit) and others including Louis Malle and Edward Dmytryk about the ethical and artistic dilemmas of turning the Holocaust into cinema. Executive producer Kevin Loader Editor Roland Keating

Contributors

Unknown:
Jerry Shatzberg
Unknown:
Robert M Young
Unknown:
Louis Malle
Unknown:
Edward Dmytryk
Producer:
Kevin Loader
Editor:
Roland Keating

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