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Ten years ago, Britain welcomed the first of the 'boat people' from
Vietnam. Have they settled into the British way of life, or do they still feel part of the society they left behind? Cathy Burnett reports. Producer John Coleman

Contributors

Unknown:
Cathy Burnett
Producer:
John Coleman

Starring Rita Hayworth
Judith, beautiful leader of a band of renegades, joins forces with Texas Ranger Jack Steele to tackle a gang of land thieves.
Director David Howard
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Contributors

Unknown:
Rita Hayworth
Unknown:
Jack Steele
Director:
David Howard
Judith Alvarez:
Rita Hayworth
Jack Steele:
George O'Brien
Larry Corwin:
Tim Holt

Starring Ronald Colman
1918: a soldier suffering from amnesia meets Paula and they fall in love. Then he goes to Liverpool and doesn't come back.
Director Mervyn LeRoy
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Contributors

Unknown:
Ronald Colman
Director:
Mervyn Leroy
Charles Ranier:
Ronald Colman
Paula:
Greer Garson
Dr Jonathon Benet:
Philip Dorn

A series of programmes about ancient Mexican Indian traditions.
The People of the Rainforest
The Maya Indians have all become Roman Catholics, except for one small group of Lacandon Indians who are the last of the Maya to preserve their traditional beliefs. Narrated by Ian Holm. (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian Holm.

A series for those who love the sea.
Bristol Channel Pilot Cutters. The pilot cutters of the Bristol Channel were built to take the winds and the waves of the Atlantic and have stood the test of time.
Narrated by Tom Salmon. (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Salmon.

Weather followed by Great Railway Journeys of the World
Confessions of a Train Spotter Michael Palin journeys from Euston to Kyle of Lochalsh. Producer Ken Stephinson (R)
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Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Palin
Producer:
Ken Stephinson

Weather followed by Wild World
Sielmann's Alps. Film-maker Heinz Sielmann 's look at animals in remote regions of the Alps. Narrated by Derek Jones.
Editors Michael Andrews and Anthony Isaacs

Contributors

Unknown:
Heinz Sielmann
Unknown:
Derek Jones.
Editors:
Michael Andrews
Editors:
Anthony Isaacs

Second of a two-part drama from New Zealand.
A ship lies helpless in Auckland harbour and a man is dead.
Realising that they stand alone in the aftermath of an atrocity perpetrated by a 'friendly' government, the New Zealand authorities pursue the bombers with indignant determination. (For cast see Tuesday)
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Cricket at the Spout. For centuries the Ainsley family has kept a pub at Spout House, Bilsdale, North
Yorkshire. If a love of cricket was never written into the conditions of the licence, perhaps it should have been, because cricket is as important as ale at the Spout. Producer David Bean
Executive producer Jennifer Jeremy (R)

Contributors

Producer:
Jennifer Jeremy

The second of two films shown in tribute to the celebrated British actress who died last month.
Today also starring James Mason
'All my life I've cheated to get what I wanted.' Lady Barbara Skelton certainly lives up to her philosophy when, bored with her marriage to a country squire, turns to highway robbery and murder for excitement.
Director Leslie Arliss
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Contributors

Unknown:
James Mason
Unknown:
Lady Barbara Skelton
Director:
Leslie Arliss
Lady Skelton:
Margaret Lockwood
Captain Jackson:
James Mason
Caroline:
Patricia Roc
Sir Ralph Skelton:
Griffith Jones
Henrietta Kingsclere:
Enid Stamp-Taylor
Kit Locksby:
Michael Rennie
Hogarth:
Felix Aylmer
Martin Worth:
David Horne

Magenta de Vine and Sankha Guha travel to Los Angeles where the comedy is black, the Wasps are white and everybody has a thespian tendency. Plus on location with Patsy Kensit, on cue with Balthazar Getty - star of the remake of the film Lord of the Flies - on the road with the gay police and in pursuit of the perfect body. Where to go and what to do.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sankha Guha
Unknown:
Patsy Kensit
Unknown:
Balthazar Getty
Producer:
Emma Willis
Executive Producer:
Rachel Purnell

A series in which the world of Victorian cooking is re-created. Picnics. Such occasions grew in popularity during Queen Victoria's reign. Ruth Mott lays out and packs a Mrs Beeton 'bill of fare for a picnic for 40 persons'.
Presented by Peter Thoday. Producer Keith Sheather (R)
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Contributors

Unknown:
Ruth Mott
Unknown:
Mrs Beeton
Presented By:
Peter Thoday.
Producer:
Keith Sheather

Starring
Antony Sher Patrick Shai
Rudi Davies
Joseph Mnwana arrives at Heathrow on a flight from
Johannesburg and asks for political asylum. But what is he fleeing from? The authorities are suspicious, and Joseph has an uncertain future in store.
Written by Allan Cubitt
Director Diarmuid Lawrence Producer Colin Ludlow
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Contributors

Unknown:
Antony Sher
Unknown:
Patrick Shai
Unknown:
Rudi Davies
Unknown:
Joseph Mnwana
Written By:
Allan Cubitt
Director:
Diarmuid Lawrence
Producer:
Colin Ludlow
David Samuels:
Antony Sher
Joseph Mnwana:
Patrick Shai
Laura:
Rudi Davies
First immigration officer:
Ian Bartholomew
Second immigration officer:
Tamara Hinchco
Senior immigration officer:
Antony Carrick
Jackson Mnwana:
Nathan Dambuza Mdledle
Roy:
Ewen Cummins
Thomas:
Jude Akuwudike
Policeman in garden:
Chris Stanton
Policeman in house:
Joe Wenbourne

Funky highlights from the Montreux Jazz Festival. Tonight's show includes some fast fret slapping from bassist Stanley Jordan and slick fusion work-outs from guitarist George Benson. Herbie Hancock , Spyro Gyra and Ramsey Lewis make guest appearances.

Contributors

Bassist:
Stanley Jordan
Guitarist:
George Benson.
Guitarist:
Herbie Hancock
Guitarist:
Spyro Gyra
Guitarist:
Ramsey Lewis

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