Programme Index

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6.15 British and American History: Strikes in the 30s 3525211 6.40 Pure Maths: Shapes of Flows
9804817 7.05 Data about Data
4555650 7.30 Project Head Start: Children of the Dream
7.55 Design and Innovation: The Golden Rule 8090582 8.20 Me: a Student? 2036921 8.45 Open Forum

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Introduced by Ray Stubbs. Provisional Timetable
12.05 Ice hockey
12.35 Cricket
1.15 Rowing
1.40 Cricket
2.10 Motorcycling
2.40 Motor racing
3.00 Cricket
3.30 Motorcycling
4.00 Cricket
4.30 Motorcycling
5.00 Cricket
6.00 Rowing
6.15 Motorcycling
Cricket
As the inaugural AXA Equity and Law League, the 50-oversper-side version of the Sunday League builds towards its climax, coverage of a match with an important bearing on the destiny of the title.
Rowing
World Championships from
Prague. Olympic rowing heroes Greg and Jonny Searle renew their rivalry with reigning world champions the Abbagnale brothers from Italy. Other finals with British competitors in medal contention include the eights and Peter Haining in the men's lightweight single sculls. Commentary by Gerald Sinstadt and Chris Baillieu.
Motorcycling
Jamie Whitham will be looking to continue his recent success in today's fifth round of the HEAT Supercup International Championship from Brands
Hatch. Commentary by Barry Nutley and Steve Parrish.
Motor Racing
Joachim Winkelhock and Steve Soper look to maintain their fine form in round 14 of the Auto-Trader RAC British
Touring Car Championship from Thruxton. Commentary by Murray Walker.
Ice Hockey
Olympic qualifying tournament from Sheffield. Great Britain's final match of the tournament is against the team from the Slovakian Republic. Only the winners of the event will qualify for next year's winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
Britain last competed at the Games in 1948. Commentary
Barry Davies and Paul Ferguson.

Contributors

Introduced By:
Ray Stubbs.
Unknown:
Jonny Searle
Unknown:
Peter Haining
Commentary By:
Gerald Sinstadt
Commentary By:
Chris Baillieu.
Unknown:
Jamie Whitham
Commentary By:
Barry Nutley
Commentary By:
Steve Parrish.
Unknown:
Joachim Winkelhock
Unknown:
Steve Soper
Commentary By:
Murray Walker.
Unknown:
Barry Davies
Unknown:
Paul Ferguson.

Six programmes on the delights of angling.
ChildhoodDreams. In this first programme, presenters Chris Yates and Bob James relive the midsummer magic of their youth, revealing that the secret of success is not how to catch, but how to enjoy. Producer Hugh Miles
A Wild Wise production for BBCtv

Contributors

Presenters:
Chris Yates
Presenters:
Bob James
Producer:
Hugh Miles

A natural history series which compares nature's most successful state-of-the-art designs with those of man. Driven by Design. Richard Jobson discovers how the human body has evolved into a sophisticated piece of natural engineering.
Series producer Martin Hughes-Games

Contributors

Design:
Richard Jobson

British Cinema in the 60s
Five programmes that trace a remarkable decade in British film-making through interviews with its stars and directors. Northern Lights. The first programme looks at the cinematic birth of a new working-class hero in the north of England. John.Schlesinger, Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall , Alan Sillitoe , Richard Harris and Tom Courtenay revisit the locations of their early films, while
Rita Tushingham and Julie Christie talk about the new kind of girl who came on to the scene.
Presented by Richard Lester , who directed two of the Beatles' hit films of the 60s.
To accompany the series,
BBC2 will also be showing a series of classic British films from the period. The first,
Blow-Up, is at 10.10pm tonight. Producers Charles Chabot and Rosemary Wilton

Contributors

Unknown:
Willis Hall
Unknown:
Alan Sillitoe
Unknown:
Richard Harris
Unknown:
Tom Courtenay
Unknown:
Rita Tushingham
Unknown:
Julie Christie
Presented By:
Richard Lester
Producers:
Charles Chabot
Producers:
Rosemary Wilton

Chess Wars
There's stalemate in the world of chess with rival world championships being staged this week. In London on Tuesday, Englishman Nigel Short challenges champion
Gary Kasparov in a title contest they organised themselves. Peter Snow investigates the row which has split the sport. Director/Producer Annie Lewis
(BBC2 rs coverage of the two championships begins on Tuesday at 7.20pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Short
Unknown:
Gary Kasparov
Producer:
Annie Lewis

Beginning a season of British films of the 60s to accompany the documentary series Hollywood UK, this thriller stars David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave
Thomas is a famous photographer but his success is shattered when he apparently witnesses a murder.

See films pages 41-46

Contributors

Director:
Michelangelo Antonioni
Thomas:
David Hemmings
Jane:
Vanessa Redgrave
Ron:
Peter Bowles
Patricia:
Sarah Miles
Verushka:
Veruschka von Lehndorff
The Blonde:
Jane Birkin
The Brunette:
Gillian Hills
Reg:
Reg Wilkins
Pop group:
The Yardbirds

Introduced by Alex Cox.
Requiescant
Spaghetti western starring Lou Castel A young man searching for his sister stumbles across the secret of his dead father.
With Mark Damon , Barbara Frey and Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Director Carlo Lizzani (1968)
SEE FILMS pages 41-46
Moviedrome producer Nick Freand Jones

Contributors

Introduced By:
Alex Cox.
Unknown:
Lou Castel
Unknown:
Mark Damon
Unknown:
Barbara Frey
Director:
Carlo Lizzani
Producer:
Nick Freand Jones

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