A roundup of business from the Lords and the Commons.
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Attitudes among employers.
Presented by Glenda Jackson.
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Le quatorze juillet (R)
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Simon Mayo meets Christians who have experience of death. (R)
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The threat of overfishing and pollution. (R)
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Jonathan Cohen visits Kinston Parish Church. (R)
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A Cactus Called Saguaro. It is ten metres tall and has the most famous silhouette in Hollywood westerns, but as more people are attracted to the Sonora desert, can the saguaro cactus, the star of the range, survive?
Producer Wolfgang Bayer (R)
Weather followed by Westminster Live
Prime Minister's questions and other business from the Lords and Commons.
Presented by Vivian White.
Commentary by Brian Curtois.
Anagram: made jeans. Clue: Hollywood actor.
Answer in today's programme. Paul Coia hosts the word game with Bryan the computer.
Jeffrey Archer and Paul Boateng agree to differ on two controversial political issues.
The superstitious villagers believe the 'Worksop Egg Fairy' has supplied them with eggs. The Merry Men use the fact that King John wants one to protect the villagers against him. Show more
How to improve your snooker.
Dennis Taylor looks at the break-off, safety play, laying snookers and playing the percentages.
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The live education programme.
Britain's under-5s get one of the worst deals in Europe. Clean Slate went to see what's done for young children in Denmark where they spend as much on nurseries as on defence. Plus, in Platform, Ted Wragg chases the elusive falling standards, and Rabbi Julia
Neuberger describes her education. With Jackie Spreckley.
The second in the season of six classic comedies starring Bing Crosby Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Carnival con men 'Fearless' Frazier and Chuck Reardon bungle their way through the jungle.
Director Victor Schertzinger
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War Footing. The future of the major defence industries in the south and west will be decided by events in the Gulf. Questions are being asked about the military hardware deployed during the crisis. Chris Vacher has been to the Gulf to report on the implications of the current deployment and whether a new policy is needed to fill the identifiable gaps in our military capability. Producer Jim McDougall
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Delia Smith proves that Christmas is not the time for dieting, while wine expert Alice King is on hand with a selection of sweet wines to accompany Delia's dessert dishes. Director Howard Perks Producer Jayne Owens
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Next Sunday, the 1990 Lombard RAC Rally starts in Harrogate. William Woollard previews the action and Tony Mason meets the new world rally champion, Carlos Sainz. Honda's new supercar, the NSX, combines technical innovation and startling performance. Tiff Needell assesses whether it will become a real rival to
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Times contributor Chris Goffey visits the Monteverdi Museum in Switzerland to take a look at some of the beautiful vehicles which have borne that name. Producer Ken Pollock Editor Tom Ross
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Battleship Beach. Magnificent battleships, big as blocks of flats, are making their last passage to India to be broken up and sold as scrap. The end of the Cold War means they are no longer wanted - except by shipbrokers who make millions on the deals. Meanwhile, in India, labourers desperate for employment risk life and limb for ten pence an hour destroying the pride of so many shipyards. Producer Richard Bradley Editor Caroline Pick t FEATURE: page 15
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Starring Nigel Planer
Nicholas Craig, one of Britain's top classical actors, plumbs the depths of his consciousness, offering the viewer a front row seat in the theatre that is an actor's mind. Craig says he accepted the chance to examine the tools of his trade 'with an enthusiasm that bordered on insanity'. His infectious passion for the intricacies of his art will, he hopes 'put bums on sofas'.
With Jeremy Paxman.
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