With Philippa Forrester and Toby Anstis. Phone in on 081.[number removed]for a chance to play Maggot Moments. ● STEREO
Animation.
Today: the Why Bird Stop. A Felgate production for BBCtv
The Smoggies turn a school of whales against the Suntots.
Philip Hawthorn tells the story of the tax collector Zacchaeus, and discovers you can't always judge by appearances. ● STEREO
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A storm frightens Orville.
Recycling ideas with Caitlin Easterby and Simon Pascoe. ● STEREO
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Children's splash hit game show. * STEREO
The giant Ice King is released from his prison.
A six-part comedy drama series.
1: It's the end of term - Kevin and Milo visit their new school and make an enemy.
(Shown last Thursday on BBC1. Next episode and cast details this Thursday at 4.30pm on BBC1
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A roundup of last week's shows. ● STEREO
Music and news, including an interview with INXS.
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the Animated Tales
Six of Shakespeare's I best-loved plays, realised by Russian and Welsh animators from adaptations by Leon Garfield.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Four young lovers, trying to resolve their passions, and six worthy workmen, trying to rehearse a play, stumble about in a dark, haunted wood, while the powerful spirits play havoc with their hearts and minds.
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Vault of Death. A man is stuck inside the Bank of England. * TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
American science fiction drama, starring Roy Thinnes The Prophet. An alien evangelist promises the coming of a "host from the skies".
Another surreal story.
Of Mafia and Sugar. Sugar is banned in the US.
The region's political review. Presented by Laurie Mayer with reports from Tim Friend and Philippa Thomas.
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Live from Cheltenham on the first National Hunt Sunday race meeting.
2.45 South Wales Shower
Supplies Mira/Rada Juvenile Hurdle (2m ½f)
3.15 Coral-Elite Hurdle (2m ½f)
3.45 Weatherbys Claiming Steeplechase (2m 4½f). Producer Keith Mackenzie
A profile of the American bandleader Glenn Miller.
England (South Africa Coverage of the Save and Prosper international from Twickenham, where the Springboks last played in 1969. Plus, Llanelli's match against the Wallabies. With Chris Rea , Bill McLaren and Bill Beaumont.
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Reports on Greek island-hopping and on the ex-pat lifestyle of Brits in Corfu. With Penny Junor, Paddy Haycocks , Carol Smillie , Matthew Collins and Ian McCaskill.
Executive producer Tony Moss
Series producer Rachel Hebditch
Top stories from the world of business and finance.
Editor David Nissan
The last in the series looking at the influence of European talent on the American cinema.
A Sense of Difference. By 1941 America was at war. Everyone had their role to play and for some of the exiles based in the movie capital of Los Angeles, the roles had more than a touch of irony. Refugee Jews played screen Nazis as Hollywood fought the propaganda battle.
But the exiles weren't confined to those in the film industry. Writers and composers like Bertolt Brecht and Arnold
Schoenberg also made tinsel town their home.
Producers Ann Hummel and Sue Knussen
Juan Muñoz. A look at the Museo Nacional de Arte
Romano (1985) by Jose Rafael Moneo in Merida, Spain, which has captivated the avant-garde Madrid sculptor, Juan Munoz. Director Kim Flitcroft
Producer Ruth Rosenthal
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Patrick Barlow impersonates Christopher Columbus, Alan Cumming is Lord Baden Powell and Tony Slattery is... Lassie? Presented by Rory McGrath.
A Channel X production for BBCtv
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In a preview of her new series starting this Friday at
9.50pm on BBC2, Sister Wendy Beckett explains why she's leaving her life of solitude in search of art treasures around Britain. e TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888 ● FEATURE: page 34
First showing on network television for this film about racism and apartheid starring
Donald Sutherland
Janet Suzman
Marlon Brando South Africa, 1976: when Afrikaner Ben du Toit's gardener is arrested and tortured to death, he begins a dangerous crusade to expose a brutal regime. With
Susan Sarandon andjurgen Prochnow. Director Euzhan Paicy
(The season exploring racism continues next Sunday with The Chant ofjimmie Blacksmith)
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