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Starring Will Hay
Posted to the antiquated and remote railway station of Buggleskelly in Northern Ireland, blustering and incompetent William Porter causes chaos in this classic British comedy.
Films: pages 16-20

Contributors

Director:
Marcel Varnel
William Porter:
Will Hay
Jeremiah Harbottle:
Moore Marriott
Albert:
Graham Moffatt
Charles Trimbletow:
Sebastian Smith
Mrs Trimbletow:
Agnes Lauchlan

When work at the horn-testing factory gets too much for Ollie, Stan calls for Dr Finlayson. His diagnosis is 'hornophobia', the cure for which is peace and quiet, goat's milk and an ocean voyage.
Films: pages 16-10

Contributors

Director:
Gordon Douglas
Stan Laurel:
null Himself
Ollie Hardy:
null Himself
Dr J.H. Finlayson:
James Finlayson

The Gentle Sex. In the 1930s the emancipation of women reached as far as the sports field, as press photographs from 1929-34 show. Director Annty Landherr
A Sveriges Television production (R) (Tomorrow: The Sky's the Limit)

Contributors

Director:
Annty Landherr

It is said that 4,000 cats are destroyed in Britain every day. Celia Hammond , who was a top model, has given up her career and her personal life to rescue as many stray animals as she can. Her aim is to set up her own low-cost spaying and neutering clinics.
Narrated by Sarah Dunant. Producer Louella Hamer Editor Edward Mirzoeff
A Uden production for BBCtv
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Contributors

Unknown:
Celia Hammond
Unknown:
Sarah Dunant.
Producer:
Louella Hamer
Editor:
Edward Mirzoeff

A series of films on ancient Indian traditions that still survive today. Mexico and the Mexican Indian
Many descendants of the Indians who created the civilisations of Middle America still cling to ancient languages, traditions and gods. Narrated by Ian Holm. Producer Anna Benson Gyles
Executive producer Bruce Norman (R) (Tomorrow The First Great Temples)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian Holm.
Producer:
Anna Benson Gyles
Producer:
Bruce Norman

The Tall Ship 'Royalist'. Join the Sea Cadets in the square rigger
Royalist for the tall ships' race from Margate to Zeebrugge.
Narrated by Tom Salmon. Producer Brian Hawkins (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Salmon.
Producer:
Brian Hawkins

Weather followed by The Black Safari
In this parody of explorers and exploration, Yemi Ajibade ,
Mordel Jordine , Bloke Modieare , Horace Ove and Douglas Botting seek out the centre of Britain. Story by Douglas Botting Director Colin Luke
(First shown in 'The World about Us

Contributors

Unknown:
Yemi Ajibade
Unknown:
Mordel Jordine
Unknown:
Bloke Modieare
Unknown:
Douglas Botting
Story By:
Douglas Botting
Director:
Colin Luke

First of a two-part film. A young woman appears in 1920s Berlin claiming to be Grand Duchess Anastasia , only survivor of the massacre of Tsar Nicholas 's family.
Director Marvin Chomsky
0 FILMS: pages 16-20
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Contributors

Unknown:
Duchess Anastasia
Unknown:
Tsar Nicholas
Director:
Marvin Chomsky
Anna Anderson:
Amy Irving
Anastasia:
Amy Irving
Grand Duke:
Rex Harrison
Dowager Empress:
Olivia de Havilland
Tsar Nicholas:
Omar Sharif
Alexandra:
Claire Bloom
Prince Erich:
Jan Niklas

Starring
Robert Newton, Linda Darnell Sir Henry Morgan sets sail to rescue his intended bride from the clutches of Blackbeard.
Director Raoul Walsh
0 FILMS: pages 16-20

Contributors

Unknown:
Linda Darnell
Unknown:
Sir Henry Morgan
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Blackbeard:
Robert Newton
Edwina:
Linda Darnell
Sir Henry Morgan:
Torin Thatcher
Briggs:
Richard Egan

Does bio-technology bring Frankenstein or Superman closer to reality? Already the colour of an unborn child's eyes can be altered. This week Hear-Say explores the futures made possible by genetic engineering with Olympic gold medallist Tessa Sanderson and leading US geneticist Dr Donella Wilson.

Presented by Jacqui Harper and Colin Charles

Contributors

Unknown:
Tessa Sanderson
Unknown:
Dr Donella Wilson.
Presenter:
Jacqui Harper
Presenter:
Colin Charles
Producer:
Peter Emina
Executive Producer:
Terry Jervis

The first of eight programmes by international wildlife film-makers.
Jungle Spirits of Madagascar
To the superstitious people of Madagascar the indris are the spirits of dead ancestors and the bizarre aye-aye the harbingers of ill-fortune. To the naturalist they are two species of lemurs, a group of strange and rare primates whose future is threatened by the destruction of their habitat. A Konrad Wothe production
0 FOCUS: page 3
0 EARTHWATCH: page 76
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Contributors

Unknown:
Konrad Wothe

Alexei Sayle takes a crazed and comic look at life.
Whistling Calculus for Tax Purposes With Angus Deayton , Tony Millan , Jan Ravens , Owen Brenman ,
Anna Carteret , Raymond Mason , Rod Melvin , Lesley Nicoll and Arabella Weir.
Director/Producer Marcus Mortimer (R)
* FEATURE: page 8

Contributors

Unknown:
Alexei Sayle
Unknown:
Angus Deayton
Unknown:
Tony Millan
Unknown:
Jan Ravens
Unknown:
Owen Brenman
Unknown:
Anna Carteret
Unknown:
Raymond Mason
Unknown:
Rod Melvin
Unknown:
Lesley Nicoll
Unknown:
Arabella Weir.
Producer:
Marcus Mortimer

In difficult times how do people cope? The last in a series that observes the lives and fortunes of those most affected by a changing Britain.
Great Expectations. Hilary, Liz and Candida are three women from very different backgrounds with one thing in common - they are all pregnant and going to have their first baby at the West London
Hospital. As the momentous events of 1989 unfold around them, the women prepare for the most
. important event in their lives.
Producer Peter Gordon
Executive producer Paul Watson
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Contributors

Producer:
Peter Gordon
Producer:
Paul Watson

Motorcycles in the audience, fork-lift trapeze artists, a chef with an obstinate potato - it can only be Archaos, the alternative French circus which attracts packed houses and the disquiet of local authorities. As they tour Britain with a completely new show, a repeat of the Edinburgh Nights programme which caught them at their anarchic best during last year's Edinburgh Festival. Director George Cathro
Executive producer John Archer (R)

Contributors

Director:
George Cathro
Producer:
John Archer

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