A roundup of business from the Lords and Commons, by the BBC Parliamentary team.
Heart Attack. A guide to emergency first aid presented by Dr Alan Maryon Davis. (R) 0 CEEFAX SUBTITLES
Help for teachers using the new science drama series Thinkabout Science, for 5- to 6-year-olds. (R)
On Your Bike. Home truths from young people who've gone into business on their own. (R)
Badger Girl. Lost on the Moor. (R)
Living the Fishing. Fishing is not as dangerous now as it was in 1881 when 189 fishermen perished in the Eyemouth disaster. But do fishermen still take too many risks to bring back our fish? (R)
Change. A song about water introduces some basic methods of composing music. With children from West Lodge Middle School and Belmont Junior School. (R)
Health Education. (R)
Programme 5. (R)
A multi-media two-year GCSE course in German.
5: Teenagers in Hamburg. (R)
Getting Around by Boat. (R)
Mat Irvine and Dilly Bellingham explore the world of aesthetics and design. (R)
My Brother David. David Scarboro , who played Mark Fowler in EastEnders, fell to his death at Beachy Head in 1988. Simon, his younger brother, presents this tribute, featuring
David's achievements as a young actor as well as his problems. (R)
A series on the English language. Sticks and Stones. Every language has its taboo words and English is no exception. (R)
Cartoon. There hasn't been any rain in Greendale for weeks. The lakes have almost dried up and the water has been turned off. But there's an old pump in the village, perhaps Ted Glenn can fix it. (R)
Handles. Part 3 (R)
Weather followed by Words and Pictures
Where are You Going, Little Mouse? (R)
Introduced by Helen Rollason.
Racing
From Newbury.
2.40 Flavel-Leisure 4-year-old Hurdle (2m 100 yds)
3.10 Glynwed International Steeplechase (2 ½m)
This is the pick of today's races and in recent years has been a pointer to Mackeson Gold Cup prospects.
3.40 Leisure Thinking Sink Steeplechase (2/1/2m)
4.10 Falcon Catering Equipment Novices Steeplechase (2m 100yds).
Commentators Peter O'Sullevan, Julian Wilson, Richard Pitman
Rugby League
A preview of tomorrow's first test at Wembley between Great Britain and the Australians.
Football
A roundup of the first leg action from the UEFA Cup competitions.
Including at
3.00pm News and Weather
3.50pm News and Weather
Regional News and Weather
Should we abandon the idea that we live in a Christian country? Don Cupitt , Dean of Emmanuel College, Cambridge talks to Anne Kelleher.
The Macmillan Nursing Service in Cornwall. Cancer is a life-threatening disease which will affect at least one in three of us sometime in our lives. Just over ten years ago it was realised that someone else was needed to supplement the work of GPs and district nurses in the home care of cancer patients and their families.
In Cornwall alone, there are now 16 nurses whose role is to make their patients' lives as free from pain and as comfortable as possible. Producer David Spires
Tony Mason watches Will Brown , winner of the Radio Times Rally
Quest competition, prepare for next month's Lombard RAC Rally. 0 MOTORING: page 107
Starring
Jerry Lewis
Believing sympathetic handling can tame juvenile delinquents, a cop attempts to reform Sidney Pythias , with unexpected results.
Writer/Director Don McGuire
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Julian Munday of The Independent looks at the week's press coverage. A Granada production fnr BBCtv
A-levels: the Great Debate
Are A-levels the last guarantee of high standards in education or are they outdated and elitist, serving only those destined for university? As Education Secretary John MacGregor considers radical proposals to reform the A-level system, BBCtv's education correspondent Mike Baker looks at the options for change and their chance of winning government approval.
Presented by Peter Taylor Producer Fiona Macbeth Editor Nigel Chapman
Pergolas and fruit arches are not only productive but also create valuable height in a young garden. Geoff Hamilton explains the practicalities, as well as how to achieve a natural balance of wildlife to keep the garden healthy. Producer Mark Kershaw
Plant list on Ceefax page 617.
GARDENING: page 101
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Dramas of real cases where forensic science helps catch the criminals. Introduced by Ludovic Kennedy. Murder in the Wind. A young woman vanishes during a gale. In a flat above the local pub is a rottweiler, bundles of electric cable and what look like blood- stains in the bath. The landlord is found to be lying. An ear-ring and bloodstained clothes are evidence of a fight but, unless a body is found, it is hard to prove murder. Written by Bill Morrison
Director/Producer Caroline van den Brul
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A comedy quiz show hosted by Angus Deayton.
Team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, abetted by guests from the world of journalism and humour, poke a sharp finger into this week's news. This week's guests include The Guardian columnist Michael White.
A Hat Trick production for BBCtv
Jeremy Paxman presents the day's top stories.
The first in a new series from the Late Show team, featuring the best country music performed by America's leading new artists. Tonight's programme presents k d lang and the reclines,
Steve Earle and Clint Black.
Producers Mark Cooper and Tracey Macleod * FEATURE: page 28
Chris Marker observes the filming of Akira Kurosawa 's epic, Ran.
As 'Sensei', the master, grapples with the logistics of location filming of spectacular battle scenes on the slopes of Mount Fuji, Marker brings his own acute observations on a highly skilled production team and cast at work. Marker shoots the extras as well as the stars and records complex preparations for sequences consigned to the cutting-room floor.
Writer/Director Chns Marker
('Ran' will be shown next Sunday)
