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The men's singles final in the Australian
Open Championships, from Flinders Park, Melbourne. Commentary by John Barrett. Introduced by Sue Barker. Highlights can be seen at 2.55pm on BBC 1

Contributors

Commentary By:
John Barrett.
Introduced By:
Sue Barker.

Classic wartime drama, starring
Greer Garson , Walter Pidgeon
War transforms an ordinary woman into a quiet heroine on the home front.
Director William Wyler (1942) B/W # See Films: pages 43-46 *****

Contributors

Unknown:
Greer Garson
Unknown:
Walter Pidgeon
Director:
William Wyler
Mrs Miniver:
Greer Garson
Clem Miniver:
Walter Pidgeon
Carol Beldon:
Teresa Wright
LadyBeldon:
Dame Maywhitty
Foley:
Reginald Owen
MrBallard:
Henry Travers

Featuring highlights from the Pilkington Cup fifth-round match in which
Newcastle face First Division Harlequins. Plus a look at Twickenham's newest development - an international museum of rugby. With John Inverdale. Editor Gerard Lane Stereo ....

Contributors

Unknown:
John Inverdale.
Editor:
Gerard Lane Stereo

Arctic Kingdom - Life at the Edge
The Arctic, with its great white bears, seabirds, whales and walruses, suffers from some of the harshest weather conditions on the planet. But, for a short spell each year, the sun brings this cold kingdom to life. Narrated by Tony Soper. See today's choices.
Producer Lisa Truitt ; Series executive producer
JohnSparks Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Soper.
Producer:
Lisa Truitt

Third of an eight-part series following three pairs of backpackingfriends.
In Thailand, Helen and Alison pause for thought at the sight of the Second
World War POW campattheRiver Kwai. Andrew and Matt, meanwhile, get saddle sore when they join the cowboys in the savannah lands of southern Guyana. Ade and Paul's trip to Granada in Spain takes in the Alhambra and an exhilarating paraglide. Series producer Nicola Moody

Last of a three-part investigation into where power lies in Britain today. Opinion polls tell a story of people disillusioned with politics. Kirsty Wark chairs a studio debate which puts those who wield the power in the dock to face their critics' charges of incompetence and of failing the people who elected them. Among those answering the charges are MPs Nigel Evans, Ann Taylor, Doug Hoyle, Menzies Campbell and Roseanna Cunningham.

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Wark
Panellist:
Nigel Evans
Panellist:
Ann Taylor
Panellist:
Doug Hoyle
Panellist:
Roseanna Cunningham
Producer:
Steve Condie
Producer:
Atholl Duncan
Editor:
Mark Wakefield

Fourth in the six-part series examining how and why tourism first evolved.
Meeting Others. The thirties ushered in a new chapter in the history of the tourist industry and launched a British institution - the holiday camp. Sir Fred Pontin , Lady Butlin and Jimmy Perry
(former redcoat and co-creator of BBC's Hi-de-Hi!) talk about the rise and fall of the holiday camp and the leisure centres and holiday worlds of today. Director Christopher Bruce ; Series producers Mary Dickinson and Christopher Bruce

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Fred Pontin
Unknown:
Jimmy Perry
Director:
Christopher Bruce
Producers:
Mary Dickinson
Producers:
Christopher Bruce

Road movie starring
Christine Lahti , Meg Tilly
Marianne Johnson has just run out on her second failed marriage.
Still optimistic, she finds herself at the edge of the small town of Normal,
Wyoming, but with nowhere to go. A chance encounter links her up with cynical cocktail waitress Darty Peters , and the two decide to travel to
Alaska in search of a new life.
Director Edward Zwick (1992) ♦ See Films: pages 43-46 ***

Contributors

Unknown:
Christine Lahti
Unknown:
Meg Tilly
Unknown:
Marianne Johnson
Unknown:
Darty Peters
Director:
Edward Zwick
Darly:
Christine Lahti
Marianne:
Meg Tilly
66:
Patrika Darbo
Harry:
Lenny von Dohlen
Leon:
Maury Chaykin
Kurt:
Brett Cullen
Walt:
James Gammon
Emily:
Eve Gordon
Rich:
James Eckhouse
Marshall:
Lachlan Murdoch
Sarah:
Robyn Simons
Nuqaq:
Ken Angel
Clyde:
Darrel Ldennis
Izuzu Judy:
Ahnee Boyce
Dave:
Marc Levy
Spicy:
Peter Anderson

Thriller starring
Richard Basehart
Scott Brady
In the course of tracking down a cop killer, officers Brennan and Jones are wounded. But painstaking work leads the police to a suspect - Davis Morgan.
Director Alfred Werker ( 1 948)
♦ See Films: pages 43-46

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Basehart
Unknown:
Scott Brady
Unknown:
Davis Morgan.
Director:
Alfred Werker
Davis Morgan:
Richard Basehart
Sergeant Marty Brennan:
Scott Brady
Captain Breen:
Roy Roberts
Chuck Jones:
James Cardwell
Reeves:
Whit Bissell

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