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Action and news from around the country, plus a look ahead to the second round of the Five
Nations championship. With Nigel Starmer-Smith and Chris Rea.
Executive producer Johnnie Watherston

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Starmer-Smith
Unknown:
Chris Rea.
Producer:
Johnnie Watherston

The most awesome of the great apes, the lowland gorillas that live in the remote jungle of central Africa, have rarely been filmed in their natural habitat.
But young zoologist
Mark Linfield always had an ambition to see them, and this is the story of his epic journey with producer Gary Dash up the Congo River to their home in the Ndoki Forest. Narrated by Martin Jarvis.
Series producer John Sparks
A Silverback production for BBCtv
One man's ’s intrepid search for the lowland gorillas
SEE FEATURE page 18

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Linfield
Producer:
Gary Dash
Unknown:
Martin Jarvis.
Producer:
John Sparks

As private mining operators size up the potential of the British coal pits that may close, Tessa Curtis reports on the prospects for a profitable private coal industry in Britain. Producer Dale Templar
Editor Jane Ellison

Contributors

Unknown:
Tessa Curtis
Producer:
Dale Templar
Editor:
Jane Ellison

A year in the high-risk life of a venture capital house.
When the Fat Lady Sings. In 1991 Grosvenor Venture
Managers hired two executives to help find the winning deals among the hundreds of proposals which come in from people seeking funding. They home in on an expanding video production house, and Britain's second oldest company. But will their first deals be completed? Executive producer Richard Reisz Series producer Anne Laking

Contributors

Producer:
Richard Reisz

Series exploring dance as a universal human activity.
Dance at Court. From Japan to Indonesia, from Ghana to
17th-century France, tonight's film explores the relationship beween dance and royal power. Narrated by Miranda Richardson. Director Geoff Dunlop
BBC BOOK: a vivid and colourful history of dance, L20 from booksellers.

Contributors

Unknown:
Miranda Richardson.
Director:
Geoff Dunlop

- Being shown to commemorate the signing of the Vietnam peace agreement 20 years ago, this documentary combines news footage with readings from letters written home by GIs to create a powerful portrait of the tragedy of the war.
Featuring the voices of many well-known American actors, and evocative music of the time.
Director Bill Couturie
Colour and B/W Stereo * SEE FILMS pages 31-34

Contributors

Director:
Bill Couturie

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

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