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Rosie Larkin was just 5 when she died of an incurable cancer.
Now a charity launched in her memory is helping doctors find a cure for unique childhood cancers, which claim hundreds of young lives each year.

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosie Larkin

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

The season of films directed by John Ford continues with this drama starring Anne Bancroft.

China, 1935: an isolated Christian mission, staffed by American and British women, is overrun by Mongolian bandits.

("The Lost Patrol" is tomorrow at 9.30am)
(Films: pages 55-62)

Contributors

Director:
John Ford
Dr Cartwright:
Anne Bancroft
Emma Clark:
Sue Lyon
Agatha Andews:
Margaret Leighton
Miss Binns:
Flora Robson
Jane Argent:
Mildred Dunnock
Florrie Pether:
Betty Field
Mrs Russell:
Anna Lee
Charles Pether:
Eddie Albert

A series about life in the 1940s and 50s.
6: A Better Life. After the devastation of the Second
World War, it was time to rebuild the cities of Europe.
Family life was being restored to normal, and the future looked promising. Narrated by Magnus Magnusson.
(Tomorrow: End of Empire - Asia)

Contributors

Unknown:
Magnus Magnusson.

Majorca and Ibiza. In Spain's Balearic Islands, Magenta De
Vine and Rajan Datar investigate tourism, gypsy culture and fiestas on Majorca, Formentera and its nudist beaches, and the rave culture of Ibiza.
Producer Siobhan Mulholland Series producers Sharon AN and Dave Stewart • STEREO

Contributors

Unknown:
Rajan Datar
Producer:
Siobhan Mulholland
Producer:
Dave Stewart

The Violence Must Cease
Sheldon "Curfew" Thomas decided to make this film after witnessing a shooting at an east London nightclub. His film explores the reasons behind the alarming increase in drugs-related gun violence among Britain's African-Caribbean community. Curfew - a member of the Brother
Movement, a group of rap and reggae artists - calls for action to curb this self-destructive black-on-black violence.
Director Jackie Osei-Tutu
Series producer Giles Oakley
0 TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
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Followed by Advent Calendars;

Contributors

Director:
Jackie Osei-Tutu
Producer:
Giles Oakley

Love in a Cold Climate
A quiverful of the best contemporary poets read poems on every nuance of love from first thrill to final spill, and reflect, as do their lovers, on the many needs that love and its poetry serve in our bleak times. Producer Daisy Goodwin
Series editor Nigel Williams
An Illuminations production for BBCtv

Contributors

Producer:
Daisy Goodwin
Editor:
Nigel Williams

"Human rights are such a seemingly fundamental part of our life that we take them for granted. When you hear horror stories of people being deprived of those rights, you have to do whatever you can to help them" - musician Phil Collins.
• INFORMATION PACK: see Friday

Contributors

Musician:
Phil Collins.

Final part of Simon Gray 's comic fantasy starring Alan Bates
IDon'tDoCuddles.'Not satisfied with a "monster hit" in Los Angeles, Hamish Partt wants his play to do even better in Texas. But America starts to drive him crazy and by the time he and the play get to New
York, his personal demons are threatening to take over his life.
(For additional cast see Tuesday)
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Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Gray
Unknown:
Alan Bates
Unknown:
Hamish Partt
Stephanie Didcot:
Deborah Rush
Paddy Quinn:
John Mahoney
Teacher:
Mary-Ellen Ray
Mayor:
David Healy
Silken:
Gina Torres
Jeanine:
Kerry Peers
Art Novak:
Jack Gilpen

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