6.15 Pure Maths: Space-Time Geometry 8027814 6.40 Maths Methods: Fourier
Analysis 5551098 7.05 Maths:
Modelling Pollution 9169659 7.30 Whipped into Action 2328369 7.55
Nature Display'd: Women, Nature and the Enlightenment 9694940 8.20 Seeing with Electrons 1799982 8.45 Deaf-Blind
Education in Russia
Animation.
Animated adventures.
Cartoon about the ultimate showdown between the forces of good and evil................
Today, featuring visits to the unique woolly monkey sanctuary in Cornwall and Whipsnade Wildlife Park. Plus a look at the New Forest, one of Britain's oldest woods, and a cocktail that is irresistible to moths. With Michaela Strachan , Howie Watkins , Chris Packham and Janice Acquah.
Stereo...............................................
The series from 1985.
Gonch's day starts with an accident and rapidly gets worse.
Gonch JOHN HOLMES Calley, SIMONE HYAMS , Mr
BronsonMICHAELS HEARD Mr Smart, SIMON HAYWOOD. Zammo LEE MACDONALD Ronnie , TINA MAHON
Written by Rosemary Mason
Live action dramain 13 parts about young Anton and his two nocturnal friends. stereo .
Last in a six-part drama.
Christmas approaches and the pirates get into the festive spirit. Roger Bones
PAUL BROWN , Gran (Abigail) Blood LIZ SMITH Lambkin Bones, HAYLEY ELLIOTT , Man-in-the-Sack
TOBY SEDGWICK Lawrence Kitten Helen Kitten, DEBBY BISHOP , BENJAMIN RENNIS , Euphemia McGooghan
JULIANNE WHITE , Gail Fleshly CHARLOTTE COLEMAN Written by Rebecca Stevens and Peter Tabern
This week: including report from the Mercury Music Awards, plus a preview of what's to come in the new Monday evening slot, which starts tomorrow at 6.45pm with a Blur special.
Introduced by Steve Rider.
12.05 Athletics Coverage of the Great North Run, the annual half-marathon from Newcastle to South Shields that is expected to attract 30,000 runners.
Kenyan Benson Masya is back to defend the men's title and faces a quality field, including Paul Evans, the best placed Britain last year, while the women's line-up includes Britain's Liz McColgan and Australia's Lisa Ondieki. Commentary by Stuart Storey and Brendan Foster. Highlights tomorrow at 5.30pm.
3.15 Racing Julian Wilson reports on the Prix de la Salamandre from Longchamp - a group one French race won last year by the home-trained Pennekamp, who went on to win this year's 2,000 Guineas.
3.30 Golf Final round coverage of the British Masters from its new venue,
Collingtree Park in Northamptonshire.
Seve Ballesteros led the event going into this stage last year but had to settle for second place. This time he will want to go one better as he prepares for the Ryder
Cup later this week. Commentary by Peter Alliss, Alex Hay and Mike Hughesdon. TV presentation (athletics) Martin Webster
In the English First Division, Harlequins face London rivals Wasps, whose enterprising style brought them the Pilkington Cup last season. Plus action from the Welsh League and expert analysis of the weekend's events. Presented by John Inverdale.
Editor Gerard Lane Stereo. ....................
A look at the automotive cultures in six countries around the world.
1 : Japan. Over the last century, this Far East country has gone from banning the wheel to becomingthe world's most prolific car manufacturer. But on roads that are jammed solid it is fashionable to be seen behind the wheel of a foreign vehicle.
Jeremy Clarkson discovers how the Japanese manage to keep motoringfun despite the jams - from in-car karaoke, to riding Harley Davidsons in fancy dress. Director Dennis Jarvis
Big and Bigger
Disney's mergerwith ABC TV is only one of the biggest examples of the frantic scrambling occurring among
America's entertainment bodies to join forces in search of greater profits and more lucrative deals.
John Penycate reports on the growth of the media giants, asking whether the mergers make good business sense and will result in improved TV and film output quality.
Editor Jane Ellison ; Producer Martin Small
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King Henry VIII was accustomed to enjoying the luxuries in life. His toilet facilities were no exception. Presenter Simon Thuriey visits Hampton Court's opulent lavatories, with their velvet and ribboned seats, and reveals the formerly lost Great House of Easement, a 28-seater communal courtiers' toilet.
Series producer Basil Comely
Producer Damon Thomas ....................
Sports drama starring
Gene Hackman
Barbara Hershey ,
Dennis Hopper Indiana, 1951. Norman Dale arrives in Hickory to coach the high school basketball team. Distrusted by the players and the community, Dale's methods and volatile attitude soon make him enemies. However, the stubborn Dale refuses to compromise.
Director David Anspaugh (1986)
* FILM REVIEWS pages 63-70
Developments in the trial of former American footballer and film star
OJ Simpson , who stands accused in Los Angeles of murder. With Peter Pringle
Producer Derek Guthrie
Historical drama starring
Carlos Daniel , Aurelle Doazan
Trapped in a political marriage to the insane King of Portugal,
Dona Maria concocts a clever conspiracy in an attempt to seize the throne for herself. In Portuguese with English subtitles.
Director Joao Mario Grilo ( (1990) * FILM REVIEWS pages 63-70
