Told by Ray Brooks.

With Signing.

The Bolshoi in the 1930s. Rpt .....9339725

Fun-packed birthday celebrations.
First shown in 40 Minutes

Note: repeats are not indicated.
9.00 Le Cafe des Reves (ages 13-15).
Fourth of a five-part drama written by Nigel Hinton for secondary school students learning French. 5911744 9.20TheGreat Picture Trail (ages 14-16). The fourth of five programmes. Neil MacGregor , director of the National Gallery in London, examines eight great paintings. Today, he talks about Dierick Bouts's The
Entombment and Stanley Spencer 's The Resurrection, Cookham. stereo 1235386 9.30 Square One TV (ages
9-11). Data Handling. 8637183 9.45
Storytime (ages 4-5). African Cat and the Mouse read by Felix Cobbson.

In another edition of the series where people open up about paintings close to their hearts, Neil MacGregor shines a spotlight on Edouard Manet's Bar Folies-Bergere.

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10.25 Watch (ages 6-7). Famous People: SamuelPepys. 2225744 10.40Around Scotland (ages 10-12). Townscapes:
Communications. Stereo 1745522 11.00 Cats' Eyes. (ages 5-7). People: Growing Up. 4126541 11.15Ghostwriter(ages 10-1 2). Jamal's father recovers and returns home from hospital, but will the team track down the real thief in time to save Frank? Stereo 116855 11.45The Science Collection (ages 16+). Cats,
Cars and Chemists. This programme, for advanced science students, analyses the chemistryofcarexhaustfumes. 4285928 12.10 The Geography
Programme (ages 11-16). Tourists, Tourists.

More business news.

1.00 Economics Collection (ages 16+). The Race to the Market. How market forces affect the efficiency of individual producers. Stereo 81481096 1.25ZigZag (ages 8-1 0). An African Country: Kenya - Out and AbOUt. Stereo 80091980 1.45
You and Me (ages 3-5).

Live coverage continues.
Representatives target defence and the social security system................94438541
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3.00 News and Weather submied (news)
3.50 News and Weather submied (news) Regional News; Weather

Starring Patrick Stewart
Night Terrors. Afterlocatinga drifting science vessel with only one survivor on board, the Enterprise crew members suffer unexplained hallucinations.

Fourth of a seven-part series following three groups of young travellers on a tight budget journeying across Indonesia and Australia, the United States and the southern Mediterranean. Tonight, Suzanne and Amanda explore the outback. The Glasgow three hit Memphis, record their own single and seek out the Elvis impersonators. But a potential tragedy faces Harry and Lynton on the Greek island of Karpathos.

(Stereo) (Subtitled)
See Polly Toynbee : page 16

Followed by Black Tracks
Classic black music from BBC2's archives.

A documentary series looking at Afro-Caribbean issues.
White Church, Black Magic. Wizards, witches and evil spirits. Tonight's programme examines a church with an unusual recipe for eliminatingthe forces of darkness.
Producer Allan Sharpe ; Series producer
YasminAnwar

Keith Floyd chooses eight of his favourite programmes from ten years of "gastronautical" travel.

In this episode from Floyd on Britain and Ireland, the travelling cook takes the road to Scotland and in the Loch Fyne area of Argyll fishes for salmon and roasts a gigot of mutton for the local laird.

Teams from Brasenose College,
Oxford, and Trinity College, Cambridge compete in another battle of wits.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Director Jenny Dodd ; Producer Kieran Roberts
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American comedy series about one woman's recipe for survival.
Keeping Faith. When Grace's sister Faith collapses at work, Grace brings her home for Christmas and Russell sees the move as the start of something big. With Brett Butler.
Then Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing Cartoon first shown in Tracks.
Producer Kathryn Moore Stereo

Ratcatcher
Council ratcatcher Paul Taylor knows about fascism. He says: " I was a Nazi when I was an active member of the National Front". Now he is an activist with the Anti-Nazi League. He is deeply concerned that fascism did not die with Adolf Hitlerand that a new generation of Nazis is on the rise throughout
Europe. Paul is divorced and divides his time between his twin children, work and confronting the fascists. His diary includes the story of his part in the campaign to stop the BNP adding to their one council seat in East London in the 1994 local government elections. It offers an insider's perspective on political demonstration and street confrontation.
If you would like to make a video diary, write to: [address removed]
Producer Steve Sklair
Followed by Talking Whistler

With Kirsty Wark.

Fintan O'Toole looks at the influential ideas of 20th-century philosopher Karl Popper , who died last month.

Continuing the Mitchum after Midnight season of films starring Robert Mitchum
Also starring Laraine Day
Bridegroom John Willis is about to exchange vows with his beautiful bride Nancy when he receives a mysterious visitor. The stranger reveals that Nancy is not as innocent as she appears.
The series continues tomorrow with Second Chance. Director John Brahm (1946) B/W * FILM REVIEWS pages 69-74

Benefits Agency Today: the story of a Benefits Agency office in Scotland which has won an Investors in People award......................................60556394