Cecil B DeMille 's historical epic, starring
Paulette Goddard
Gary Cooper
The Old Bailey, 1763: sentenced for murder, Abigail Hale is given the choice of slavery in the colonies or the gallows in London. Abby chooses to be transported to
North America, where she falls into the clutches of Martin Garth , a man willing to stop at nothing to achieve his treacherous ambitions.
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Asian magazine series.
Today: a fashion special on the history and glamour of Indian saris. From the dyed Bhandini of Gujarat to the Kanjeevaram temple saris of the south - all are shown in the most exotic locations. Network East talks to the designers and creators of these fabulous garments. • STEREO

A 13-part Asian drama.
9: Bukhrat suggests to Qabacha that he'll attract Sanya's attention if he changes his stuffy image. Zara's business is going from strength to strength. In Urdu with English subtitles. Written by Hasina Moeen

Try Again and Succeed. Orson Welles narrates this story of an eaglet's determination to leave the nest for the first time.

First showing on network television for the recently fully restored version of Stanley Kubrick's great epic, starring Kirk Douglas
Laurence Olivier
76 BC: the story of the slaves' revolt against the might of the Roman Empire. Led by the gladiator Spartacus, the slaves' glorious struggle ended in defeat, but became a symbol of the indomitability of the human spirit in the face of oppression.
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The golden age of British society portraits, from
Van Dyck to Augustus John , is the subject of an exhibition at the Tate Gallery in London. News presenter Martyn Lewis , novelist Jeffrey Archer and male striptease team the Chippendales are among those who reflect on what the pictures tell us about the sitters and the time they lived in. This is a compilation of short films shown between programmes in October.
Producer Christopher Bruce (Revised rpt)

A report on the work of the House of Commons select committees by Nicholas Jones. Editor Geoffrey Sumner
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With Chris Lowe.
Weather Ian McCaskill

Last of the documentaries about 20th-century music. Erik Satie - Things Seen to the Right and the Left
Called "indispensable" by American composer John Cage , Satie (1866-1925) is for many simply the composer of the Gymnopedie used in countless advertisements, films and even sleep therapy. In this film, contemporary artists and composers tell the story of his life and work - among them
Tom Phillips , Carla Bley , Philip Glass, Gavin Bryars ,
Joanna MacGregor and Kurt Schwertsik. After a period as a Montmartre bohemian, Satie became much sought-after and collaborated with artists like Picasso, Braque and Picabia, the photographer Man Ray and director
Rene Clair. The programme contains performances of some of his most important works.
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Followed by Advent Calendar (Txt)

Last in the series puts 1992 under the microscope. Angus Deayton , Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by Clive Anderson and Alan Coren.
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Rodney Ackland's black comedy features a cast of major artists and is being shown again as a tribute to the author who died in 1991, shortly after its first transmission. It is the last in this season of studio dramas. Set in a club in Soho, the play is a funny and desolating account of life in bomb-blasted London in the weeks before the 1945 election.
Producer Simon Curtis Director Anthony Page .
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Rodney Ackland's scandalous black comedy set in a Soho drinking club in bomb-blasted London in the weeks leading up to the 1945 election.

First showing on g. network television for this romantic comedy, starring a Rosanna Arquette p Eric Roberts
In the small town of Buckeye
Basin, Cassie is an outsider with a chequered past. To relieve her boredom she joins a theatre da group where she meets the Lt handsome, sweet-natured set designer Riley. Pa
With Gwen Welles , Stephen To Tobolowsky and Charlie Barnett. j Director Evelyn Purcell
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