6.00 Understanding Space and Time: E = mc2 94489766.25
Banking, Money and Machines 9450711 6.50 Vacuums: How
Low Can You Go?
7.15 Changing Britain: Whose Land Is It Anyway?
7.40 Philosophy: Crime and Punishment 5942570 8.05
Chemistry: Equilibrium Rules OK? 4386334 8.30 Learningfor All: Rich Maths Activities
9615518 8.55 Managing Schools: ImprovingTime
Management 9627353 9.20 The Question of Sovereignty
6350957 10.10 Biology: The Restless Pump
10.35 The Developing World: Out of Development?
11.00 US in the 20th Century
1540808 11.50Easingthe Pain
First of two nostalgic musicals.
Starring Charles Coburn Rock Hudson
A millionaire finds he has good reason to doubt his prospective heirs when, disguised as a penniless artist, he watches them squander part of his fortune. With Piper Laurie.
Director Douglas Sirk (1952) (Summer Holiday at 3.00pm)
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Third of seven programmes celebrating the life of the late Poet Laureate, Sir John Betjeman. Presented by Jonathan Stedall. Rpt
As Minister
William Waldegrave defends his plans for a leaner, keener
Civil Service, Anne Perkins asks: what now for the public service ethic?
Musical comedy starring
Mickey Rooney Gloria De Haven
Summertime in the small
Connecticut town of Danville at the turn of the century and all's well with the Miller family - that is, until young Richard receives some devastating news. With
Walter Huston , Frank Morgan.
Director Rouoen Mamoulian (1948)
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England v New Zealand Further live coverage from Lord's of the second of two One Day Internationals. During the interval there will be show jumping from Hickstead, featuring the British Speed Grand Prix. Commentary by Michael Tucker and Stephen Hadley.
4.30-6.30 6.30-7.40
With Moira Stuart.
Subtitled
Weather Michael Fish
In the East End of London, a large family spanning the generations has come together to celebrate a birthday. The children and grandchildren have travelled across Britain to be there, a Britain that has changed hugely during the lifetime of family members and is still changing.
Archive material and a soundtrack of radio broadcasts are intercut with contemporary images as family members talk at the party of their hopes for the future and for their children.
"Beyond the windows of the party," says Michael Grigsby , director of the second documentary in this series highlighting the work of independent film-makers, "lies a bewildered and battered Britain, a Britain that is facing an acute lack of vision."
Series editor Andre Singer
A Middlemarch production for BBCtv
Guests John Stalker and Hugh Dennis join regulars Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Hosted by Angus Deayton. (Shown yesterday;
Jerry is shocked by a possible library fine of $50,000 for a book he remembers returning in 1971. His efforts to corroborate his claim of innocence bring back long-forgotten memories.
Jools is joined by Evan Dando, The Pretenders, Angélique Kidjo, Erasure, David McComb and Jonathan Richman.
This week's guests include the Pretenders, who will be debuting songs from their new album, The Last of the Independents. Plus synth-pop duo Erasure performing with a 16-piece choir, African pop from Benin's Angelique Kidjo , moody rock from former Triffid David McComb , and the solo return of Jonathan Richman. Director Janet Fraser Crook
Producer Mark Cooper Stereo
The second of a six-part drama about political intrigue and the abuse of power.
Starring Jason Robards Cliff Robertson
Richard Monckton pledges that he will introduce "a presidency of all the people" but, after his inauguration,
White House doors begin to close.
FILM Adult thriller starring PREMIERE Ray Sharkey
Byron Levin , a young banker, is hired by an international businessman, Stockheinz, to obstruct a revolutionary coup in Latin America.
Director James Toback (1982)
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