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Thriller starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Glynis Johns

When an internationally renowned surgeon visiting the state of Vosnia agrees to operate on a patient, not knowing that it is Vosnian dictator General Niva himself, he is drawn into the sinister world of central European politics.
(1950)
Film Reviews pages 47-54

Contributors

Director:
Sidney Gilliat
Dr John Marlowe:
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Lisa:
Glynis Johns
Colonel Galcon:
Jack Hawkins
General Niva:
Walter Rilla
Dr Revo:
Karel Stepanek
Karl Theodor:
Herbert Lom
Janovlk Prada:
Carl Jaffe
Bendel:
Gerard Heinz
Sigrist:
Hans Moser
Bartorek:
Gerik Schjelderup
Lt Prachi:
Guido Lorraine
Dr Poldoi:
Leonard Sachs

Combined coverage of today's tennis and cricket. Desmond Lynam introduces the ladies' semi-finals live from Wimbledon and Tony Lewis presents play from Edgbaston on the first day of England's third Test against the West Indies.
12.50-4.00pm
4.00-8.30pm
Including at 3.00 and 3.55 News; Regional News; Weather

Contributors

Presenter (Wimbledon 95):
Desmond Lynam
Presenter (Cricket):
Tony Lewis

In the history of the car, few names evoke such emotion, reverence and sheer excitement as that of Ettore Bugatti. This celebration of the design individualist - some say, artistic genius - and his cars follows the fortunes ofagroupof nearly
Bugatti owners on a tour of northern Italy as they bring their gleaming charges to the Piazza di San Marco in Venice - the first time that motorcars have been allowed to enterthe city. Director Dennis Jan/is

Contributors

Unknown:
Ettore Bugatti.

Another chance to see the Timewatch programme presenting new evidence that the mysterious Sphinx of Egypt may be many thousands of years older than has hitherto been thought. The research of American investigator John West leads him to believe that current theories datingthe Sphinx at around the time of the Pyramids are wrong and that, farfrombeing4,500 years old, it was carved around 1 0,000 BC or possibly even earlier - well before the rise of the civilisation of the Pharaohs.
The established experts in archaeology have been queuingup to rubbish
West's revolutionary theory, but so far they haven't succeeded.
Producer Stephen Haggard ; Editor Laurence Rees

Contributors

Unknown:
John West
Producer:
Stephen Haggard
Editor:
Laurence Rees

Second of a new lifestyle magazine programme aimed at the lesbian and gay male audience.
Lily Savage offers more practical tips on gay life, a guest reporter looks into the global gay holiday scene and another famous personality opens his home to scrutiny in Homes and Gardens. Marc Almond is this week's studio guest. Presented by Bert Tyler-Moore and Rhona Cameron.
Producer Neil Crombie
Followed by Weatherview

Contributors

Unknown:
Marc Almond
Presented By:
Bert Tyler-Moore
Presented By:
Rhona Cameron.
Producer:
Neil Crombie

12.05 Open View
A look ahead to next week's OU programmes.
(Stereo)

12.10 Traffic Futures: Models or Muddles?
It has been predicted that traffic volumes will double in the next 25 years. Can mathematics models help solve the problem of increasing traffic levels?

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