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Film noir starring Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan.
When a police captain sets out to nail an old-fashioned gangster, the reaction is predictable - and deadly.
Films: pages 51-58

Contributors

Director:
John Cromwell
Captain McQuigg:
Robert Mitchum
Nick:
Robert Ryan

Last in the six-part drama series.
Francis Drake is to be knighted in the school musical. Jack plays Francis, but who is Elizabeth I?
Broadcast with stereo audio and Ceefax subtitles on page 888.

Contributors

Unknown:
Francis Drake
Uncle Jack:
Paul Jones
Vixen:
Fenella Fielding
Cynthia Birdwood:
Vivian Pickles
M:
Roger Hammond
Miss Fortune:
Sheila Bernette
Dorothy:
Tricia George
Miss Bones:
Helen Cotterill
Jose Cuervo:
Jimmi Harkishin
Sir James:
David Delve
Mr Watson:
Roger Ostime

The men's singles final of the Volkswagen National
Championships from Telford. Commentary by John Barrett , David Mercer and Mark Cox. Introduced by Barry Davies.

Contributors

Commentary By:
John Barrett
Commentary By:
David Mercer
Commentary By:
Mark Cox.
Introduced By:
Barry Davies.

England B v South Africa Wales B v Australia
In Bristol, the Springboks play the second match of their tour, and in Cardiff, the Welsh B team take on the Wallabies.
With Chris Rea ,
Nigel Starmer-Smith and Lyn Davies. Executive producer Johnnie Watherston • STEREO

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Rea
Unknown:
Nigel Starmer-Smith
Unknown:
Lyn Davies.

TheNeapolitan Riviera. The colourful city of Naples and a trip inland; the Amalfi Coast and Italy's most popular package destination - Sorrento; the hot springs on Ischia, the largest Neapolitan island; and weather report.
Executive producer Tony Moss
Series producer Rachel Hebditch

Contributors

Producer:
Tony Moss
Producer:
Rachel Hebditch

Last in the series that reclaims the history of the lives on Britain's war memorials.
Enniskillen. Five years ago, a terrorist bomb killed 11 bystanders at the Armistice
Day service in Enniskillen. This film tells the story of the events that traumatised and galvanised a community. Family and friends of those killed, whose names have been added to Enniskillen's First World War memorial, speak out in a moving account of a tragic incident and the years that followed. Director Philippa Lowthorpe Series producer Peter Symes
0 TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888

Contributors

Director:
Philippa Lowthorpe
Producer:
Peter Symes

Series looking at the influence of European talent on the American cinema during the first half of this century.
Driven into Paradise. In the 30s, the German-speaking world was virtually drained of its cultural elite, as a large number of writers, musicians, actors and directors crossed the Atlantic. The majority settled in Los Angeles, then movie capital of the world, and their talent produced some of the century's landmarks in cinema, music and literature. Narrated by Sam Wanamaker. Producer Ann Hummel

Contributors

Unknown:
Sam Wanamaker.
Producer:
Ann Hummel

Personal reflections on 20th-century European architecture. Brigitte Fassbaender. The fairy-tale qualities of the Hundertwasser Haus (1985), a block of council flats in Vienna designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser , have captured the heart of opera singer Brigitte Fassbaender. Director Mark Kidel
Producer Ruth Rosenthal

Contributors

Unknown:
Brigitte Fassbaender.
Unknown:
Hundertwasser Haus
Designed By:
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Singer:
Brigitte Fassbaender.
Director:
Mark Kidel
Producer:
Ruth Rosenthal

Historical comedy series, presented by Rory McGrath. Josie Lawrence impersonates Cleopatra, Helen Lederer is Florence Nightingale, and Hugh Dennis is King John. Director Dominic Brigstocke Producer Marcus Mortimer
A Channel X production for BBCtv ●STEREO

Contributors

Presented By:
Rory McGrath.
Presented By:
Josie Lawrence
Unknown:
Helen Lederer
Unknown:
Hugh Dennis
Director:
Dominic Brigstocke
Producer:
Marcus Mortimer

Norman Jewison's classic film is shown as part of a season exploring racism and stars Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger. In a small Southern town a black stranger is arrested for the murder of a rich Northern industrialist. The police chief subjects him to a bigoted interrogation. Then he discovers his suspect is a top city homicide cop.
Teletext subtitles: page 888
Films: pages 51-58

Contributors

Virgil Tibbs:
Sidney Poitier
Bill Gillespie:
Rod Steiger
Sam Wood:
Warren Oates
Delores Purdy:
Quentin Dean
Purdy:
James Patterson
Webb Schubert:
William Schallert

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