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Comedy show, with Rick Adams and Lucinda Cowden , including I Hate this House, starring Helen Lederer , Weird News stories from Ken Mansfield , know-all Mr Big , Paul Hendy 's 60-second challenges, and a very embarrassing dad. Stereo......

Contributors

Unknown:
Rick Adams
Unknown:
Lucinda Cowden
Unknown:
Helen Lederer
Unknown:
Ken Mansfield
Unknown:
Mr Big
Unknown:
Paul Hendy

American dating game show. From a choice of 50 members of the opposite sex, contestants select a date for the night. Presented by Chris Hardwick and Jenny McCarthy ,

Contributors

Presented By:
Chris Hardwick
Presented By:
Jenny McCarthy

Musical starring Fred Astaire
Petula Clark , Tommy Steele
Finian McLonergan arrives in America from Ireland with a crock of gold. Complications arise through his daughter and the arrival of a leprechaun. Showing in widescreen format.
Director Francis Ford Coppola (1968) ♦ See Films: pages 45-50 ***

Contributors

Unknown:
Fred Astaire
Unknown:
Petula Clark
Unknown:
Tommy Steele
Unknown:
Finian McLonergan
Director:
Francis Ford Coppola
Finian McLonergan:
Fred Astaire
Sharon McLonergan:
Petula Clark
Og:
Tommy Steele
Woody:
Don Francks
Susan the Silent:
Barbara Hancock
Judge Billboard Rawkins:
Keenan Wynn

The challenging course on the Hahnenkamm mountain in Kitzbuehel, Austria is the settingformen's downhill action. Commentary by Julian Tutt.
Hosted by David Vine. ...................

Contributors

Commentary By:
Julian Tutt.
Unknown:
David Vine.

First of an eight-part series following three pairs of friends on backpacking journeys around the world. Chosen from thousands of applicants, Andrew and Matt explore the Caribbean, where they drink rum, encounterthe wildlife and dress up in monks' habits, while Helen and Alison visit the hill tribes of north Thailand, trekking into the jungle on elephants. Ade and Paul begin their trip in Spain, where Paul loses his money but finds holiday romance. Narrated by Lisa I'Anson. Series producer Nicola Moody

Described as the last of the old-style TV moguls, Lord Lew Grade of Elstree discusses his career with his nephew and chief executive of Channel 4,
Michael Grade. With contributions from Roger Moore, Patrick McGoohan, Franco Zeffirelli and Miss Piggy.
Rpt

Contributors

Subject:
Lord Lew Grade
Presenter:
Michael Grade
Interviewee:
Roger Moore
Interviewee:
Patrick McGoohan
Interviewee:
Franco Zeffirelli
Interviewee:
Miss Piggy
Producer:
Louis Heaton

First of a three-part investigation into where power lies in Britain today.
Power Failure. Job insecurity, mistrust of politics and fear of what thefuture might hold have made people feel they arelosingcontrolovertheirdestinies. Tonight's programme asks what the power of the vote they possess really amounts to. Presented by Kirsty Wark and Geoff Mulgan. Producer Richard Klein
Executive producer Helen Boaden ..........

Contributors

Presented By:
Kirsty Wark
Presented By:
Geoff Mulgan.
Producer:
Richard Klein
Producer:
Helen Boaden

Second in the six-part series examining how and why tourism first evolved.
Excursions. Modern tourism was bom
150 years ago when a Baptist preacher organised an excursion from Leicester to Loughborough. Only 30 years later, Thomas Cook offered the first round-the-world tour. Tonight's programme recounts Thomas Cook 's history and visits two of the company's key early destinations, Switzerland and Egypt. Director Christopher Bruce ; Series producers Mary Dickinson and Christopher Bruce

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Cook
Unknown:
Thomas Cook
Director:
Christopher Bruce
Producers:
Mary Dickinson
Producers:
Christopher Bruce

Karnak - a Hidden History
The temple at Karnak in Egypt, founded around 1500BC, was the greatest religious shrine of the ancient world, taking 2,000 years and the work of 80,000 people to complete. Yet much of what went on behind its walls was kept hidden. With the aid of computer reconstructions and film shot at religious sites in Egypt, Timewatch reveals its fascinating hidden history. Producer Michael Stewart ; Editor Laurence Rees

Contributors

Producer:
Michael Stewart
Editor:
Laurence Rees

Private eye spoof, starring
Scott Paulin , Jim Haynie
Raymond Savage and Jack Haines are an unlikely pair of California private eyes. Desperate for cash, they are hired to locate a film company's missing leading lady.
Director Rex Pickett (1989) ♦See Films: pages 45-50 **

Contributors

Unknown:
Scott Paulin
Unknown:
Jim Haynie
Unknown:
Raymond Savage
Unknown:
Jack Haines
Director:
Rex Pickett
Raymond Savage:
Scott Paulin
Jack Haines:
Jim Haynie
Lana Dark:
Barbara Schock
Steve Reese:
Jurgen Doeres
Nick Detroit:
Chris Mulkey

Horrorwestern starring
Brad Dourif , James Earl Jones
Late at night in the desert, a rough bounty hunter meets up with an nervous clerk. Around the camp fire, the pair start to tell each other increasingly terrifying stories.
DirectorWayne Coe (1990) ................. ♦See Films: pages 45-50

Contributors

Unknown:
Brad Dourif
Unknown:
James Earl Jones
Farley:
Brad Dourif
Morrison:
James Earl Jones
Lee:
Will Hare
Tom:
Marc McClure
Maureen:
Lisa Eichhorn

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