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With Desmond Lynam.
Wimbledon
Live coverage of the men's singles final. Last year's winner,
Pete Sampras , went to Paris in May having also won the US Open and the Australian Open, the first player since Rod Laver to win three successive
Grand Slams. But he was knocked out of the French Open and was beaten again at Queen's Club in the Wimbledon warm-up tournament, offering encouragement to a field that two weeks ago included Jim Courier , Andre Agassi , Stefan Edbergand Goran Ivanisevic.
Grand Prix
News from Magny Cours of the French Formula One race.
Football Focus
World Cup news.

Contributors

Unknown:
Desmond Lynam.
Unknown:
Pete Sampras
Unknown:
Rod Laver
Unknown:
Jim Courier
Unknown:
Andre Agassi
Unknown:
Stefan Edbergand
Unknown:
Goran Ivanisevic.

The bulls from the Indonesian islands of Sapudi and Madura are celebrities. They are feted, massaged and live like kings on a special diet of honey, herbs, eggs, chillies and beer. A prize bull is valued not merely for its pedigree but for its speed: they are racing animals.

Bull-racing dominates life on the two islands off the coast of eastern Java, and this film in the series of documentaries about unusual cultures follows the fortunes of two young jockeys, 20-year-old champion Ayup and 12-year-old Sahmawi, as they prepare for the annual tournament. Training methods are closely guarded secrets and magicians are called upon to cast good-luck spells on their charges - and, sometimes, bad luck on other animals. Ayup's trainer, Hanan, says: "...if anybody messes with my bulls, I'll cut his throat."

The races are spectacular and dangerous, requiring skill and courage to ride the bulls. But this film, directed by John Bulmer , shows how the races are not just a test of manhood but a statement of identity for both island communities.

A John Bulmer production for BBCtv

Contributors

Director:
John Bulmer
Editor:
Alan Bookbinder

It is 25 years since new late-night comedy series crept into a "regional opt-out" slot and quickly became cult viewing, a fresh marriage of the Goons' surrealism and the university humour of Beyond the Fringe.

Tonight a rerun of the very first series begins, starring John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, the late Graham Chapman and animator Terry Gilliam. From such immediate forerunners as Do Not Adjust Your Set and At Last the Show a new landmark in British broadcast humour was born.
Tonight meet Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson, follow Picasso's in the Tour de France, and try not to die laughing at the world's funniest joke.
On Friday at 9.30pm on BBC2 there's a chance to see the 1990 Omnibus film on Monty Python dedicated to Chapman, who died during its production.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Cleese
Unknown:
Terry Jones
Unknown:
Michael Palin
Unknown:
Eric Idle
Unknown:
Graham Chapman
Unknown:
Terry Gilliam
Producer:
John Howard Davies

Highlights of today's French
Grand Prix from Magny Cours. Britain's Damon Hill was second here last year, under Williams team orders. This year, even with the new regulations, the Benetton of Michael Schumacher once again starts favourite with the rest of the field trying to close the gap. With commentary by Murray Walker and Jonathan Palmer. Producer Mark Wilkin
Executive producer Jim Reside

Contributors

Unknown:
Damon Hill
Unknown:
Michael SchumacHer
Commentary By:
Murray Walker
Commentary By:
Jonathan Palmer.
Producer:
Mark Wilkin
Producer:
Jim Reside

Highlights of this afternoon's men's singles final, plus the best and most memorable moments from the past fortnight. Introduced by Sue Barker.
Producer Sharon Lence Editor Dave Gordon

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue Barker.
Producer:
Sharon Lence
Editor:
Dave Gordon

Cult film series with Alex Cox.
Producer Nick Freand Jones
The People under the Stairs
First showing on network television for this horror starring
Brandon Adams
When 13-year-old "Fool" breaks into the house of the landlords who are about to evict his family he stumbles into a nightmare world - the world of the people under the stairs.
Director Wes Craven (1991)

Contributors

Presenter:
Alex Cox.
Producer:
Nick Freand Jones
Director:
Wes Craven
Fool:
Brandon Adams
Man:
Everett McGill
Woman:
Wendy Robie
Alice:
Aj Langer
Leroy:
Ving Rhames
Roach:
Sean Whalen
Grandpa Booker:
Bill Cobbs
Ruby:
Kelly Jo Minter
Spenser:
Jeremy Roberts
Mary:
Connie Marie Brazelton

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