Darwin and Diversity

A roundup of yesterday's parliamentary business.

Highlights of the fourth day's matches.

Drama based on Henry James 's novel Washington Square. Starring
Olivia De Havilland
Montgomery Clift Ralph Richardson Wealthy widower Dr Sloper considers his daughter unattractive and dull. So when she tells him about a prospective suitor he labels the young man a fortune-hunter.
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Producer/Director William Wyler
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Fireworks. Housemaster
Ronald Lancaster has not lost his childhood passion for fireworks.

Open University preview.

Finger puppet fun.

Live coverage of the fifth day's play with Dan Maskell , John Barrett ,
Mark Cox , Ann Jones and Virginia Wade.
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News and Weather
3.50pm News; Weather and Regional News; Weather
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[text removed] is a 16-year-old schoolgirl from near Dhaka in Bangladesh. At the age of ten, she was kidnapped, raped, and ultimately ended up in Pakistan against her will. Hers is just one tragedy among many thousands. In what has become known as the 'flesh trade', an estimated 100 to 150 Bangladeshi girls and women are lured to Pakistan every month. Some are enticed in the hope of a better future but the majority are taken against their will. Most are then bought and forced to 'marry' Pakistani men.
Neither the Pakistani nor the Bangladeshi government seems to be tackling the problem. East investigates. Producer Farah Durrani
Editor Narendhra Morar

A visit to Mr and Mrs Paddy Ashdown's cottage garden in Somerset, which is a retreat and relaxation from a hectic life in politics. A profile of tall bearded irises, plus some timely tips for weed eradication. With
Geoff Hamilton , Dr Stefan Buczacki , Nigel Colborn and Pippa Greenwood.
Executive producer Stephanie Silk Plant details on Ceefax page 617
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The greatest hits from the first series of The Mary Whitehouse Experience.
Performed and written by David Baddiel , Hugh Dennis , Rob Newman and Steve Punt.
'And then, when the moon is by Saturn, and the century of the 20 is near its end, then will come a comedy show on BBC2 that is really the funniest thing ever.' Quatrains of Nostradamus, 1083-5. It's uncanny.
Director/Producer Marcus Mortimer

A six-part series examining Gorbachev's government.
Breaking Ranks. The story of how the last of the world's great empires began to break up. At first, Gorbachev and his colleagues encouraged nationalists in Lithuania,
Armenia and elsewhere. But soon the nationalists were demanding independence. People who were there tell exactly what Gorbachev said to Ceausescu of Romania, to Landsbergis of Lithuania, and others.
Director Oren Jacoby
Series producer Norma Percy
A Brian Lapping Associates production for BBCtv
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Short films by new directors. The Big Shilling
Ten minutes with George Lovegrove , ball-and-chain demo-man. 'I'm dedicated to demolition like a footballer's dedicated to football. I'd enjoy knocking down Buckingham Palace if I could get at it.' Series producer Colin Rose Director Conrad Blakemore

With Francine Stock.

First showing on network television.
Starring Christos Tsangas A young man, escaping the military dictatorship in Greece, arrives in France. A photograph of a singer leads to a long-distance romance, with complications. A Greek film with English subtitles.
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