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John Swinfield meets men of faith.
Feeney of the River. Irish Catholic priest Michael Feeney lives with the Cambeba tribe in Tefe, Amazonia, whose land is being pillaged for valuable timber, gold and minerals.................................

Contributors

Unknown:
John Swinfield
Unknown:
Michael Feeney

Drama starring
Robert Ryan
Rod Steiger
Anita Ekberg
An airliner crash-lands in the South American jungle, leaving the passengers at the mercy of head hunters.
Director John Farrow (1956) B/W
Film reviews pages 51-56

Contributors

Bill:
Robert Ryan
Vasquel:
Rod Steiger
Rena:
Anita Ekberg
Louise:
Phyllis Kirk
Joe:
Keith Andes
Director:
John Farrow

Ten years ago, Live Aid raised over £40 million for famine relief in Africa. But how was the money used? Tonight, Bob Geldof returns to Ethiopia and gives a refreshingly new perspective on a country that has seen so much tragedy. See today's choices.

Contributors

Presenter:
Bob Geldof
Director:
John Maguire
Producer:
Andrew Coggins

Another chance to see the cookery game show in which top chefs are put on the spot with a bag of mystery ingredients and only 20 minutes' cookingtime. Tonight,
Steven Saunders and Valentina Harris create some new recipes using bananas and seafood. Presented by Fern Britton. Director John Gorman ; Producer Linda Clifford
PROGRAMME RECIPES: see Ceefax page 613.

Contributors

Unknown:
Steven Saunders
Unknown:
Valentina Harris
Presented By:
Fern Britton.
Director:
John Gorman
Producer:
Linda Clifford

Alan Titchmarsh is at work in his garden in Hampshire, where the summerjobs include caringforthe tomatoes and deadheading roses and perennials.
In the first of a short series
Stephen Lacey investigates the way plants can be used to create dramatic colourand structural effects. This week he travels to Hadspen in Somerset and visits the garden of Nori and Sandra Pope who have used the traditional settingof an old walled garden as the background to a feast of colour that will inspire gardeners old and new.
Gay Search has an instant recipe for hidinga garden shed, and in herquest to rid our gardens of pests and diseases Pippa Greenwood tracks down the leaf-hopper, which causes havoc with rhododendrons.
Series producer Betty Talks; Executive producer
TonyLaryea Stereo Subtitled ...... * See Bob Flowerdew : page 40

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh
Unknown:
Stephen Lacey
Unknown:
Sandra Pope
Unknown:
Pippa Greenwood
Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew

The last in the second series of the award-winning comedy. Tonight. Alexei regales us with more of his observations on the human condition, awful warmup man Bobby Chariot meets a violent end, and the inconsiderate neighbours of the Godfatherfall foul of the Sicilian's law. Regular guests include Jenny Agutter. Peter Capaldi , Jim Carter , Alfred Marks and Stephen Lewis. Director MetinHuseyin; Producer Alan Nixon

Contributors

Unknown:
Bobby Chariot
Unknown:
Jenny Agutter.
Unknown:
Peter Capaldi
Unknown:
Jim Carter
Unknown:
Alfred Marks
Unknown:
Stephen Lewis.
Producer:
Alan Nixon

Historical drama starring
Anatoly Solonitsin
Andrei Rublev , one of the world's greatest artists, lived in an age of violence unequalled in Russia's turbulent history. As Rublev journeys through feudal Russia, his experiences lead him to break away from the tenets of his teacher. While Theophanes the Greek believed art should terrify men into repentance, Rublev's icons radiate profound spirituality and divine grace. Showing in widescreen format.
In Russian with English subtitles.
Director Andrei Tarkovsky (1966)
Colour and B/W * FILM REVIEWS pages 51-56

Contributors

Unknown:
Anatoly Solonitsin
Unknown:
Andrei Rublev
Director:
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Rublev:
Anatoly Solonitsin
Kirill:
Ivan Laplkov
Daniel Chorny:
Nikolai Grinko
Theophanes the Greek:
Nikolai Sergeyev
Idiot girl:
Irma Rausch
Boris:
Nikolai Burlyaev
The Grand Prince/His brother:
Yuri Nazarov

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