Science: Rats and Super Rats

Yesterday's proceedings presented by Brian Curtois.

The fifth programme in the 1986 series. Today's subjects are: the life and times of Samuel Pepys ; the life and works of Hilaire Belloc ; British history 1815-1914; and the geography of Wales.
Presented by Magnus Magnusson.

Starring Cary Grant, Ethel Barrymore
Persuaded by his mother's illness to remain at home, cockney drifter Ernie Mott discovers that life in the East End is desperately hard - and dangerous.
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The Great Working of Steam Engines at Stourpaine Bushes. This year from 29 August to 2 September some 100,000 people will visit Blandford in Dorset to enjoy a 'steam spectacular'. The organising secretary, Mike Oliver , takes you on a tour of this unique charity show with its collection of working steam-powered machinery and engines.
Producer Peter Bale (R)

Omm Seti and Her Egypt. '
Omm Seti means mother of Seti.' This is how Dorothy Eady , born in London in 1904, described herself to the tourists who visited her at the temple of the great Pharaoh Seti I at Abydos. Convinced that she led a previous existence as a priestess in ancient Egypt, Omm Seti tells the story of how she became obsessed with the famous temple, in the shadow of which she lived. She died shortly before the film was shown for the first time in May 1981.
Narrated by Erik de Mauny. (R)

Treasure Island - Have Map,
Will Travel. An adventure in the far Pacific with the actress
Moira Lister. For many years Lister was haunted by family memories of an old, lost map with a smudgy cross on it. Her uncle had it and lost it. But her dream survived.
Then she met an aristocrat who produced a similar map. With it in her possession, she would have to travel.
Producer Richard Lightbody Series editor Tim Slessor (R)

Green Claws's special plant flowers only once every five years and lasts for only half an hour. He is determined to photograph it, but doesn't count on all the problems that stand in his way. With Nick Mercer and Stella Goodier. Director Adrian Mills
Producer Christine Hewitt (R)

Traditional Upholstery. Traditional methods use a stuffing of horsehair or other fibre. Once you have mastered a simple drop-in seat pad you can move on to more complex sprung seating. (R)

Weather followed by Weekend Outlook
A preview of this weekend's
Open University programmes.

Coverage of the Third Round of the Bells Scottish Open at Gleneagles, in which six places are available for those yet to qualify for next week's Open. Michael Allen of the USA was the surprise winner last year when he scored a last-round 63 to take the title.
Introduced by Dougie Donnelly. Commentary by Peter Alliss , Bruce Critchley , Alex Hay ,
Clive Clark and Mike Hughesdon.
Including at
3.00pm News and Weather
3.50pm News and Weather
Regional News and Weather

Starring
Humphrey Bogart Joan Bennett
On Christmas Eve 1895, three convicts escape from Devil's Island and take over the store of a French shopkeeper. Finding the Ducotel family is in trouble, the soft-hearted trio decides the time has come to put their criminal talents to good use. A remake of this film, starring Robert De Niro and Sean Penn , has recently opened in London.
Director Michael Curtiz
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Freelance journalist
Michael Leapman looks back at the events of the week as they were reported in the national press.
A Granada TV production for BBCtv

Soups and Stocks. Albert and Michel Roux , famous chef-restaurateurs, dip into the stock pot, pull apart some bouquets garnis, argue about the way to make watercress soup and clarify consommes. But whatever the arguments, both brothers agree that the important thing is to enjoy cooking. As Albert Roux says, good food is a pleasure that transcends national boundaries.
Director Sarah Novello Ruckley Producer Jill Marshall
A Hawkshead/Frances Whitaker production for BBCtv (R)

Plant ideas for the bathroom, how to achieve the deceptive simplicity of a Japanese-style garden, inspiration from a traditional cottage garden and jobs for the week from Barnsdale. With
Geoff Hamilton , Anne Swithinbank and Nigel Colborn.
Executive producer Stephanie Silk Editor Dennis Adams
Plant list on Ceefax page 617.
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25p per minute off-peak, 38p at all other times).
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The last of the current comedy series presents the ultimate hangover cure, explains why the 'blues' are now the 'whites' and Mrs Nesbitt has her say. Featuring Gregor Fisher , Andy Gray ,
Helen Lederer , Tony Roper , Elaine C Smith ,
Jonathan Watson and John Sparkes. Director/Producer Colin Gilbert (R) * CEEFAX SUBTITLES

Six films about artists struggling for the future of their homelands.
Nigeria. Chinua Achebe is one of Africa's foremost writers and published his first novel over 30 years ago. Things Fall Apart led the way in African fiction and has now sold millions of copies. At home in Ogidi, eastern Nigeria, Achebe discusses the roots of his stories and his portrayal of both the sophisticated culture of his people and the conflicts within the modern state of Nigeria.
Producer Alex Marengo
Series producer Diana Lashmore
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How Do I Communicate? Are hair and perfume languages? Is there no bad writing, just bad truth? If money talks, what's it saying?
This series samples the new ideas of today's thinkers.
Narrated by Bob Peck. Director Steven Billinger
A Diverse production for BBCtv (R)

Francine Stock presents the day's top stories.

In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines. Francine Stock reports on the growing row over remarks made by Transport and Industry Secretary Nicholas Ridley. Show more

Starring
Clémentine
Amouroux Macha Meril
A dramatisation in two parts of the life of the French writer, Colette.
2: Colette takes up new lovers and a career in the theatre. Her behaviour outrages the public but her books sell well and there is no lack of admirers.
Director Gerard Poitou-Weber (In French with English subtitles)
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