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Comedy and entertainment show. Pop act Let Loose spring a surprise on some of their fans at London's Rock Circus; Ken Mansfield faces flying fish in search of a Weird News exclusive; and David's mum turns detective in I Hate This House.
With Michaela Strachan and Paul Hendy.
Let Loose appear on The O Zone at 11.45am.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ken Mansfield
Unknown:
Michaela Strachan
Unknown:
Paul Hendy.

Introduced by Sue Barker.

12.05, 2.40, 4.30 World Snooker
Coverage from the third day of the World Professional Championship from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. As well as the conclusion of Ronnie O'Sullivan's first-round game with Dave Harold, there is the match between Jimmy White - runner-up for the past five years and recognised as the best player never to win this title - and South Africa's Peter Francisco. Plus the opening frames of the all-Scottish clash between Alan McManus and rising star John Higgins.
Commentary by Ted Lowe, Clive Everton and Ray Edmonds.

1.45, 3.50 Ice Hockey
The British Championship final from Wembley.
Victors in the past two years have been the Cardiff Devils, who won in emphatic fashion 12 months ago with a 12-1 drubbing of the Sheffield Steelers. Plus brief highlights of last night's second semi-final.
Commentary by Barry Davies and Paul Ferguson.

Contributors

Presenter:
Sue Barker
Commentary (Snooker):
Ted Lowe
Commentary (Snooker):
Clive Everton
Commentary (Snooker):
Ray Edmonds
Commentary (Ice Hockey):
Barry Davies
Commentary (Ice Hockey):
Paul Ferguson

Highlights of yesterday's Courage League match between last year's runners-up Leicesterand defending champions Bath, which could decide the championship. Action, too, from the rest of Division One, and Pontypridd v Llannelli in the Welsh League. Plus another look ahead to the World Cup, focusing on Group B in which England face Argentina, Italy and Western Samoa. With John Inverdale.
Editor Gerard Lane Stereo ...............

Contributors

Unknown:
John Inverdale.
Editor:
Gerard Lane Stereo

Survival of the Fittest: a Natural
History of Sport
In the worlds of horse-racing, Formula
One or alpine skiing, the wildlife may be competingforthe highest stakes - as only the winners survive. On sporting playgrounds at home and abroad, people come into closer contact with nature than they realise. Even on golf courses, hazards abound - venomous snakes, rutting bucks, hippos, even alligators. Narrated by Desmond Lynam. Producer Andrew Cooper ; Executive producer
JohnSparks Stereo ♦ See This Week: page 6

Contributors

Unknown:
Desmond Lynam.
Producer:
Andrew Cooper

Want to see an otter, visit a field of orchids or help an oiled sea-bird? Presenter Simon King tells you how in this new series which gives the latest information on the world of wildlife and invites viewers to contribute their own sightings. See today's choices.
INFORMATION: see Ceefax page 624, BBC Wildlife magazine, or access the Internet: the URL address is: [web address removed] or record the closing titles and play back on still frame. You can e-mail your information on: [email address removed]
See This Week: page 6

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon King
Series Producer:
Mike Beynon

Third of four masterclasses with young musicians conducted by Americanjazz virtuoso Wynton Marsalis.
From Sousa to Satchmo. Marsalis reveals somethingof the debt jazz owes to the western classical tradition, via the music of John Phillip Sousa and Scott Joplin. With Seiji Ozawa , the Tanglewood Orchestra and the New Orleans Liberty Band.
Tackling the Monster: tomorrow at 7.00pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Wynton Marsalis.
Unknown:
John Phillip Sousa
Unknown:
Scott Joplin.
Unknown:
Seiji Ozawa

The last programme of the present series features Sigourney Weaver and Roman Polanski on their powerful collaboration in Death and the Maiden; a profile of Oscar-nominated Legends of the Fall production designer Lilly Kilvert , with contributions from directors who have worked with her including Ed Zwick , Rob Reiner and Kathryn Bigelow ; and a visit to the set of Kilvert's s latest film, American
President starring Michael Douglas.
Plus Slacker director Richard Linklater and star Julie Delpy on their new film Before Sunrise; and a look at the British short. Presented by Howard Schuman.
Series director Michael Martin ; Series editor
Paul Kerr

Contributors

Unknown:
Sigourney Weaver
Designer:
Lilly Kilvert
Unknown:
Ed Zwick
Unknown:
Rob Reiner
Unknown:
Kathryn Bigelow
Unknown:
Michael Douglas.
Director:
Richard Linklater
Unknown:
Julie Delpy
Presented By:
Howard Schuman.
Director:
Michael Martin
Editor:
Paul Kerr

A film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about the enduring power of love, showing as part of the Screen Two season.

England, 1814: having been "persuaded" several years earlier to reject the proposal of a young naval officer, Anne Elliot suddenly finds him back in her life.
See today's choices.

What will the Janeites think?: page 24

Contributors

Screenplay:
Nick Dear
Based on the novel by:
Jane Austen
Producer:
Fiona Finlay
Director:
Roger Michell
Anne Elliot:
Amanda Root
Captain Wentworth:
Ciaran Hinds
Lady Russell:
Susan Fleetwood
Sir Walter Elliot:
Corin Redgrave
Mrs Croft:
Fiona Shaw
Admiral Croft:
John Woodvine
Elizabeth Elliot:
Phoebe Nicholls
Mr Elliot:
Samuel West
Mary Musgrove:
Sophie Thompson
Mrs Musgrove:
Judy Cornwell
Charles Musgrove:
Simon Russell Beale
Mrs Clay:
Felicity Dean
Mr Musgrove:
Roger Hammond
Louisa Musgrove:
Emma Roberts
Henrietta Musgrove:
Victoria Hamilton
Captain Harville:
Robert Glenister
Captain Benwick:
Richard McCabe
Mrs Smith:
Helen Schlesinger
Nurse Rooke:
Jane Wood
Mr Shepherd:
David Collings
Lady Dalrymple:
Darlene Johnson
Miss Carteret:
Cinnamon Faye
Henry Hayter:
Isaac Maxwell-Hunt
Sir Henry Willoughby:
Roger Llewellyn
Mrs Harville:
Sally George

Continuing Renoir, a season of films by French film director Jean Renoir, who introduces and has a part in this romantic drama.
A simple tale of ordinary people out of their depth, as a family of townspeople spend an idyllic day in the country.

In French with English subtitles.
With Sylvia Bataille, Georges Saint Saens.
(1936) B/W
(Le Crime de Monsieur Lange: Friday at 1.00am)
Film Reviews pages 49-60

Contributors

Director:
Jean Renoir
Henriette:
Sylvia Bataille
Henri:
Georges Saint Saens

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