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Another chance to see experiments from Take Nobody's Word for It, performed by Carol Vorderman and Prof Ian Fells.
0 BBC BOOK: Take Nobody's Word for It, price£3.99, available from booksellers.

Contributors

Unknown:
Carol Vorderman
Unknown:
Prof Ian Fells.

With Helen Rollason.
Motor Racing
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Formula Ford gathered together some of the great names of the past and the present at Brands Hatch, scene of the first race in 1967. Rafting
The white water of the River
Oetz in the Austrian Tirol provides the challenge for the J and B European Championships.
Rugby League
A look back to last Saturday's World Cup final at Wembley.
Football
A review of last weekend's fixtures in the Premier League. Producer Mark Wilkin
Editor Paul Armstrong
Including at
3.00pm News and Weather
3.50pm News and Weather and Regional News; Weather
0 TELETEXT SUBTITLES (news): page 888

Contributors

Unknown:
Helen Rollason.
Producer:
Mark Wilkin
Editor:
Paul Armstrong

Classic 1960s puppet series. The Ghost Ship. Stingray is sent on a mission to uncover the mystery of an ancient galleon which is enshrouded in heavy fog in a part of the Pacific where fog is unknown.
0 TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888

The investigative series. The Mind Managers
Tonight's film uncovers disturbing evidence that management training courses can damage your health. In recession-hit Britain, many companies are training consultants to improve employee efficiency. But does the use of challenging psychological techniques risk causing more damage than good? Sarah Spiller reports. Producer Lesley Bonner Editor Peter Horrocks

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Spiller
Producer:
Lesley Bonner
Editor:
Peter Horrocks

A series exploring the gardens created by the Royal Family. Queen Victoria, with her beloved Albert, made family homes at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight and Balmoral in Scotland. Throughout her long widowhood, the gardens were left unchanged as a memorial to her husband. The mausoleum at Frogmore became her own final resting-place. Written and presented by Sir Roy Strong. Director Roger Last
Producer Joanie Blaikie
An Antelope production for BBCtv
* TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888 0 BBC BOOK: including many colour plates of the gardens featured in the series, £20 from bookshops ● GARDENING: page 16

Contributors

Presented By:
Sir Roy Strong.
Producer:
Joanie Blaikie

A series that reclaims the history of the lives on Britain's war memorials.
San Carlos. The small stone circle at San Carlos Bay in the Falkland Islands is both a memorial and a cemetery. This film remembers three men who died in the Falklands: one who was buried there, one who was repatriated to Britain, and one who was never found.
Director Nick Shearman
Series producer PeterSymes
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888

Contributors

Unknown:
San Carlos.
Director:
Nick Shearman

The topical comedy quiz show hosted by Angus Deayton.
Team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are assisted by Peter Cook and Annabel Giles.
Producer Harry Thompson
A Hat Trick production for BBCtv ● STEREO

Contributors

Unknown:
Angus Deayton.
Unknown:
Ian Hislop
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Assisted By:
Peter Cook
Assisted By:
Annabel Giles.
Producer:
Harry Thompson

As the American election campaign draws to a close, the final programme joins two writers at opposite sides of the country as they flick through sitcoms, game shows and TV psychics to try to gauge the nation's mood. James Wolcott in New York and Elvis Mitchell in Los Angeles crawl through the American TV landscape looking for clues.
Producers Debbie Geller and Mary Harron

Contributors

Unknown:
James Wolcott
Unknown:
Elvis Mitchell
Producers:
Debbie Geller
Producers:
Mary Harron

Stark horror directed by Charles Laughton , starring Robert Mitchum Shelley Winters
Before being arrested for murder, Ben Harper tells his two children where he has hidden a large sum of stolen money. They are sworn to secrecy, but soon find themselves terrorised by Ben's ex-cellmate, a psychopathic preacher.
● FILMS: pages 49-56

Contributors

Directed By:
Charles Laughton
Unknown:
Robert Mitchum
Unknown:
Ben Harper
Preacher Harry Powell:
Robert Mitchum
Willa Harper:
Shelley Winters
Rachel:
Lillian Gish
Icey:
Evelyn Varden
Ben Harper:
Peter Graves
John:
Billy Chapin
Pearl:
Sally Jane Bruce
Birdie:
James Gleason
Walt:
Don Beddoe

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