Two pictures this morning continue the season of ghostfilms. First Peter Bogdanovich introduces his restored version of a short ghost story.
Welles picks up a hitchhikerwho tells him of his experiences when he gave a lift to two women. With Sheila Richards , Helena Hughts , Isobel Couser , Ann Clery and Michael Laurence.
Director Hilton Edwards (1951)
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Continuingthe season of ghost films. Today starring
Jennifer Jones , Joseph Cotten
When struggling young artist
Eben Adams meets the captivating and mysterious Jennie Appleton , he discovers he has found his inspiration.
DirectorWilliam Dieterle (1948) B/W * FILM REVIEWS pages 47-70
4: Valley of the Shadow of Death
President Lincoln's political future looked uncertain as the war raged on, but the tide WasstartingtOturn. Revised rpt ..
A look at the renowned and provocative fashion designer, talking about herwork as her new collection was unveiled in Paris in March this year
Highlights from the 1994 Embassy World Championship Snooker Final.
Producer Rupert Rumney Stereo
Journey to the Centres of the Brain 3: Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble.
Dr Susan Greenfield looks at how the brain handles all the signals streaming in from the body's sensors.
The lectures continue next week
England tries to defend its title in the 14th World Fly Fishing Championships, held in Norway this summer.
Director/Producer Drummond Challis ..............
Comedy in the classic 50s musicals season starring
Howard Keel , Jane Powell
When a young Oregon rancher brings his new wife back home, she is horrified to find she has to look after his six loutish brothers, too.
DirectorStanley Donen (1954) Subtitled .. ♦ FILM REVIEWS pages 47-70
A look at the flora and fauna in and along the MacKenzie Riverwhich is unique among the rivers of the Canadian Arctic in that it neverfreezes completely
The Heart of New York. The Mysterons threaten the heart of New York, but what do they mean? Three crooks decide to raid a bank in the deserted
City. Rpt
Jeff and Jeannie are hired to escort two contestants in the "Cities of the World" beauty contest. While Jeff is busy showing Miss Moscow the sights of London, Marty stumbles on a robbery involving Miss London.
(First shown on ITV)
Part 2
Susanna is locked in the bathroom, someone has been writing anonymous letters, and Cherubino is wearing a dress. Part 3 follows tomorrow evening. For cast see Thursday 29 December
The fifth of a six-part series.
The Corner Garden. The challenge facing Gay Search, with the help of designer Penelope Smith , is to create a low-maintenance garden for pensioners living in a pair of semis on a difficult corner site.
♦ See Gardening: page 32
First showing on network television for this Oscar-nominated romantic comedy drama starring Laura Dern , Robert Duvall and Diane Ladd.
Georgia, 1971: when Willcox "Buddy" Hillyer returns to his childhood home, the visit precipitates memories of his adolescence and of Rose, who came to work for the Hillyer family in the 1930s, and through her enthusiastic yet innocent sexuality managed to create havoc for everyone around her.
Director Martha Coolidge (1991)
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Lager lout and philosopher Paul Calf , the creation of comedian
Steve Coogan , records his video diary over New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Accompanied by his friends Fat Bob and Roland, and his sister Pauline, he staggers through two days of drinking, fightingand failed sex, in desperate pursuit of his ex-girlfriend, Julie.
Comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner return with a second series of the cult show. Tonight's guest managers are Sean Bean and Paula YateS.
He's sold over 40 million records worldwide and he's won countless music awards. American country singer Garth Brooks has had phenomenal success since his first recording was released in 1989. But what is it about this slightly plump man with a Stetson that generates such a following, particularly among young rock fans? This documentary, featuring footage from his concert recorded in the Texas Stadium in Dallas before an audience of 50,000, may answer that question. His stage show is quite spectacular, combining the intimacy of country with the excitement and pyrotechnics of a rock show.
(Stereo)
Comedy cabaret starring Sandra Bernhard
Always provocative, often outrageous, American comedienne Sandra Bernhard features in this adaptation of her 1990 off-Broadway stage show. Ms Bernhard appears at the Parisian Rooms, Los Angeles, taking the viewer on a journey through her life and personae, with a mixture of music and monologue.
(1990)
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