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10.30 Cats' Eyes (ages 5-7) Changes in Materials stereo 1931074 10.45 Numbers Plus (ages 6-7) The Barbecue 1936529 11.00 Newseries Lookand Read (ages 7-9+) Spywatch
5772991 11.20 Short Circuit (ages 14-16) Stereo 8616529 11.40 Newseries Belief File (ages 1 1 -14) Christianity in Britain
Stereo 5220884 12.00 English File (ages 14-17) Roll of Thunder

1.00 Scene (ages 13-17) Conflict - SAB Written by Michael Cook Stereo 40451 1.30
New series Showcase - a preview of new primary programmes forspring
17131277 1.45 Words and Pictures (ages 5-7) Who Sank the Boat?

Contributors

Written By:
Michael Cook

Introduced by Helen Rollason.
Tennis From Melbourne, the first week's play in the Australian Open, the year's opening Grand Slam tournament.
Skiing Men's and women's downhill action from Wengen, Switzerland, and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Commentary from David Vine and Julian Tutt.
Plus a look ahead to Rugby Union's Five
Nations Championship, starting tomorrow. A fuller preview is on BBC at 10.20pm. Producer Paul McNamara ; Editor Carl Hicks
Stereo.....
Including at 3.00 News Regional News and Weather

Contributors

Introduced By:
Helen Rollason.
Unknown:
David Vine
Unknown:
Julian Tutt.
Producer:
Paul McNamara
Editor:
Carl Hicks

The second in an eight-part series about eighties music, with clips from the BBC archives.
A look at sophisticated mainstream rock. See today's choices.
Producer Jeannie Clark ; Executive producer
DavidJeffcock Stereo Subtitled ..............

Contributors

Producer:
Jeannie Clark

This week, Tony Mason reports from Peru on the Caminos del Incas, an eight-day road race over spectacular mountain terrain. Tiff Needell reports from China on the Zhuhai Endurance Race, a three-hour dash around bumpy concrete streets. Plus, Bob Constanduros reports on the Tooheys 1,000, a seven-hour saloon car race held in New South Wales, Australia.
Series producer Ken Pollock ; Executive producer DennisAdams
Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Mason
Unknown:
Bob Constanduros
Producer:
Ken Pollock

Frank Skinner and David Baddiel host another edition of the soccer show.
This week's guest managers are comedian Roger de Courcey with Nookie Bear, and TV presenter Des Lynam.
Repeated on Sunday (Stereo)

Contributors

Presenter:
Frank Skinner
Presenter:
David Baddiel
Guest:
Roger de Courcey
Guest:
Des Lynam
Director:
Peter Orton
Producer:
Andy Jacobs

Three short films made last year in the Northern Lights project to encourage film-makers in Northern Ireland.

Everybody's Gone
Davey is a young dreamer. When a group of surfers comes to town, he catches the surfing bug.
Written by Martin Meenan
Producer Tom Collins ; Director N G Bristow

The Cake
On the eve of the Twelfth of July, Josephine carefully decorates a celebratory cake for the local Orange Lodge. Then events take a surreal turn.
Written by Pat Griffin
Producer Sarah Carr : Director Jo Neylin

Skin Tight
When a drum-maker buys a pedigree Angoran goat to slaughter for a special drum skin, he finds that his wife has other plans for the animal.
Written and directed by John Forte Producer David Kelly
First shown on BBC Northern Ireland .......

Contributors

Written By:
Martin Meenan
Producer:
Tom Collins
Written By:
Pat Griffin
Written By:
Producersarah Carr
Director:
Jo Neylin
Directed By:
John Forte
Producer:
David Kelly
Frank:
James Ellis
Davey:
Alan McKee
John Jo:
Birdy Sweeney
Josephine:
Lorraine Pilkington
First Orangeman:
John Hewitt
Second Orangeman:
Tom Hickey
Third Orangeman:
Paddy Scully
Drunken bandsman:
Tim Loane
Terry:
Bj Hogg
Norma:
Marie Jones

Drama starring Zhang Zhen, Lisa Yang
Taiwan, the sixties. Elvis Presley is top of the charts and a local band mimics western rock 'n' roll. Adolescent lovers are caught up in gang feuds, and the secret police exert their insidious power. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Showing in widescreen format.
Director Edward Yang (1991) Stereo.
(PDC 12.30-3.30 6169759) # See Films: pages 45-50 *****

Contributors

Unknown:
Zhang Zhen
Unknown:
Lisa Yang Taiwan
Unknown:
Elvis Presley
Director:
Edward Yang
Xiao S'ir (Zhang Zhen):
Zhang Zhen
Ming (Liu Zhiming):
Lisa Yang
Zhang Ju, father:
Zhang Guozhu
Mrs Zhang mother:
Elaine Jin -
Juan, eldest sister:
Wang Juan
Lao Er, eldest brother:
Zhang Han
Qiong, middle sister:
Jiang Xiuqiong

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