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Thriller starring Richard Todd
Heiress Kim Prescott begins to doubt her sanity when her brother, presumed killed, arrives to claim his inheritance.
Director Michael Anderson (1957)
SEE FILMS pages 43-50

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Todd
Unknown:
Heiress Kim Prescott
Director:
Michael Anderson
Ward:
Richard Todd
Kimberky:
Anne Baxter
Vargas:
Erbert Hlom
Chandler Bridson:
Alexander Knox

In March this year, four schoolchildren on an outdoor education course died after a canoe trip in Lyme Bay in Dorset went tragically wrong. But could their deaths have been prevented? Reporter Sally Mountjoy examines disturbing allegations that safety standards at the centre were inadequate. Does the industry now urgently need regulation?
Producer Simon Willis

Contributors

Reporter:
Sally Mountjoy
Producer:
Simon Willis

A showcase for singers of opera and lieder on the threshold of professional careers, this is the sixth in BBC Wales's biennial competition. During this week,
25 singers will take to the stage ; at St David's Hall and submit their performances to the scrutiny of a jury that includes Joan Sutherland and Marilyn
1 Home. Judging by the success of previous winners, an international career is virtually j guaranteed to the victor. i Highlights of the preliminary rounds will be shown each
I evening this week, with the final I broadcast live next Saturday.
Among tonight's five singers is Scotland's entrant, mezzo-soprano Elizabeth McCormack ; all are accompanied by the Orchestra of Welsh National
Opera conducted by Carlo Rizzi. Producer Christina Macaulay Series editor Hilary Boulding
Event sponsored by British Petroleum
SEE PREVIEW page 16

Contributors

Unknown:
Joan Sutherland
Soprano:
Elizabeth McCormacK
Conducted By:
Carlo Rizzi.
Producer:
Christina MacAulay
Editor:
Hilary Boulding

Spoilt for Choice
The Parents' Charter tells parents they have the right to choose the school they want for their children. This programme follows six parents in the London Borough of Hillingdon as they apply to secondary schools and wait to receive offers of a place. Director Andrew Bethell
A Double Exposure production for BBCtv
SEE PREVIEW page 11

Contributors

Director:
Andrew Bethell

A Vital Poison
The strange story of how researchers discovered that a lethal gas, nitric oxide, was behind some of the most basic functions of our bodies.
Producer Tim Haines
Series editor Jana Bennett

Contributors

Producer:
Tim Haines
Editor:
Jana Bennett

FILM Drama of contemporary life starring
Deborra-Lee Fumess Dissatisfied with her life, Carol takes her daughter away to a sleazy existence in Melbourne.
Director Brian Trenchard-Smith (1984)
SEE FILMS pages 43-50

Contributors

Unknown:
Deborra-Lee Fumess
Director:
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Carol Grey:
Deborra-Lee Furness
Lindsay Fenton:
Ivar Kants
Jenny Grey:
Tamsin West
Gaynor Roberts:
Paula Duncan

BBC Two England

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