A short film which looks at the skills involved in the making of hand-rolled Dutch cigars.
3: The Vale of Berkeley. Today Angela Rippon joins the Severn Area Rescue Association in one of their training exercises; pays a visit to the Wildlife Trust at Slimbridge; tells the story of the murder of a king at
Berkeley Castle, and recalls the achievements of a local country doctor.
(Tomorrow: Crossing and Docking)
Note: repeats are not indicated.
From Here to Democracy?
Kirsty Wark visits the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan to examine the ethnic division and strife caused by the break-up of the former Soviet Union.
A Wark Clements production for BBCtv
Kuwait was a human catastrophe but not the global environmental disaster that many predicted. Who got it wrong?
Series for infants. Cosmo persuades Baxter and Annette to join in the celebrations.
Series for 5- and 6-year-olds. Me and My Budgie
Planet Earth. The Monster
Rock Show featuring volcanoes, earthquakes, fossils and dinosaurs.
Air your views about school television. (stereo;
Living the Fishing. Scottish salmon is considered a luxury but how different is the lifestyle of the farmed salmon?
Today: work on a farm and a look at the letter "d". Presented by Sophie Aldred. (Stereo;
Media Messages. Writing for television.
New mystery adventure series about a group of children and a compassionate ghost, which aims to make the printed word exciting to children.
Spanish for beginners.
What do Spanish teenagers do in their spare time?
Birth of Europe. A look at the strategic importance of oil in the Second World War and Europe's increasing dependence on a scarce resource. (Stereo. Teletext)
Some ideas and suggestions on how to develop environmental education in primary schoools.
Trundle the Tractor and her friends visit the market where the Crows watch an auction and Portly gets a new hat.
The adventures of the family of monsters that live in Loch Ness and their two friends, Elspeth and Angus.
The Viking invasions of Anglo-Saxon England. (Stereo)
Followed by You and Me
Live coverage from the Conservative Conference continues with a speech by Kenneth Clarke on home affairs, and debates on transport and Northern Ireland. Presented by Donald MacCormick , Vivian White and Huw Edwards.
Including at
3.00pm News and Weather
3.50pm News and Weather and Regional News; Weather
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A look at the new evidence that overturned the conviction of Stefan Kiszko , jailed for a murder he did not commit.
Written and produced by Steve Taylor
The cult 1960s series, starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
A scientist is intent on repopulating the universe with androids.
(Teletext Subtitles: page 888)
More fun from Aurora, Illinois. With actress Debra Winger. 0 TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
Rough Guide to Careers on the Stage. Steve Carson and Kuldip Dhadda look at jobs behind the scenes and in the limelight. Director Shelley O'Neill
Series producer Margaret Enefer
A rousing finish to Aly Bain 's series from the 1991 Shetland
Folk Festival.
Director Mike Alexander
A Pelicula production for BBCtv ● STEREO
A two-part Timewatch Special that recalls the time, 30 years ago, when the world went to the brink of nuclear war.
Tracing the origins of the crisis to American reaction against the Cuban Revolution, this first film tells the story of the various US-inspired attacks against Cuba and the life of its leader Fidel Castro, who gives his account of events for the first time on television. When Soviet premier Khrushchev decided to protect Cuba with nuclear missiles and President Kennedy demanded their removal, the world held its breath.
Feature: page 24
Another showing of favourite episodes of the classic
American series. In this first pilot episode Hawkeye tries to raise money for a Korean boy's school fees.
First in a three-part drama serial written by Leigh jackson , starring Anton Lesser
A fastidious English solicitor, tortured by childhood memories, finds his nightmares intruding into reality when he takes on a Nigerian fraud case.
Producer Fiona Finlay Director Roger Michell
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A series of personal perspectives challenging the consensus on matters of current debate.
Editor Anne Tyerman
Presented by Jeremy Paxman.
Late-night arts magazine. ● STEREO
Rossellini's film about the Resistance movement, shot on location at the end of the Second World War, opens a short season of his work. Co-scripted by Fellini, the film marked the renaissance of the Italian cinema. With Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero, Maria Michi. (B/W)
Films: pages 38-44
