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Esther Rantzen looks at what's it like to have a famous and successful sibling. Her guests include Phil Collins's sister and the brothers of Michael Barrymore and Paul Daniels.

Contributors

Presenter:
Esther Rantzen

In the first of a five-part series, former England cricketer David Gower opens the season by meeting the touring Australians as they prepare to defend the Ashes. Jonathan Agnew considers the state of English cricket, with views from Geoffrey Boycott, and there's a look at Irish cricket and the ICC trophy, where smaller nations bid to qualify for the World Cup.

Contributors

Presenter:
David Gower
Unknown:
Jonathan Agnew
Unknown:
Geoffrey Boycott
Producer:
Phil Bigwood
Editor:
Philip Bernie

Second in a 13-part series of investigative programmes from the BBC regions.

Twenty years ago this month a waste shaft at the Dounreay nuclear power plant in Scotland exploded.
Tonight's programme reveals that health and environmental risks to workers and local residents may have been far higher than was admitted at the time. Presented by Louise Tait.
(First shown on BBC Scotland) (Stereo)

Contributors

Presenter:
Louise Tait
Producer:
Sarah Brown

Rerun of the series in which Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright tour Britain serving up traditional dishes.

Tonight the motorcycle cooks journey to Westonbirt School in Gloucestershire to cook for the girls' lacrosse team. They visit Highgrove to order organic beef from the Prince of Wales's herd and then prepare roast meatloaf, shoulder of lamb, and chicken breasts with walnut.
(Repeat) (Stereo)

Contributors

Presenter/Cook:
Jennifer Paterson
Presenter/Cook:
Clarissa Dickson Wright
Director/Producer:
Patricia Llewellyn

Chef John Burton-Race cooks at the world's richest horse race in Dubai and prepares food for a Bedouin feast, while
Jilly Goolden and Oz Clarke taste and recommend the best wines for a picnic. With Chris Kelly.
Producer Moyra Rose ; Series producer
Tim Hincks
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Contributors

Unknown:
John Burton-Race
Unknown:
Jilly Goolden
Unknown:
Oz Clarke
Unknown:
Chris Kelly.
Producer:
Moyra Rose
Producer:
Tim Hincks

Continuing Steven Bochco's legal drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

Wyler is forced to orchestrate a new defence strategy following basketball star Rickey Latrell 's confession to the murder of Sandy Fortas.
Proposing that Latrell takes the stand to admit to the murder, Wyler hopes the jury won't convict when they learn that Fortas was blackmailing Latrell's wife Carla. Then Latrell goes into hiding.
Back at the firm, when news breaks that Wyler is seeking a replacement for assistant Gwen, Ted Hoffman's former right-hand man pays a visit.

Followed by Tales From the Net
Tonight, the story of Andy from Somerset and Lisa from Florida, who fell in love on the web and were married online.

Contributors

Created by:
Steven Bochco
James Wyler:
Anthony LaPaglia
Justine Appleton:
Mary McCormack
Chris Docknovich:
Michael Hayden
Arnold Spivak:
J.C. Mackenzie
Miriam Grasso:
Barbara Bosson
Detective Vince Biggio:
Clayton Rohner
DA Garfield:
Gregory Itzin
Aaron Mosely:
D.B. Woodside
Rickey Latrell:
Rick Worthy
Judge Beth Bornstein:
Linda Carlson
Lee Michaelson:
Don McManus
District Attorney Scotto:
Peter Onorati
Carla Latrell:
Troy Beyer
Louis Heinsberger:
John Fleck

Open University
12.30am Strike a Light
Examining a light bulb
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1.00 Velocity Diagrams
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1.30 Making the News
How the Six O'Clock News gets on air
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Nightschool TV
2.00 Go For It! - Life Skills
For students with severe learning difficulties

BBC Focus
4.00 Teaching and Learning with IT
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4.30 Teaching and Learning with IT Special
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5.00 Inside Europe
Helping schools make the most of Europe
(Repeat)
5.30 Film Education: Distribution
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Open University
6.00 The Founding of the Royal Society
Creativity in 17th-century England
(Repeat)
6.25 On the Right Track
Computerised rail signalling systems
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6.50-7.15am Pyramids, Plato and Football
A look at some unexpected geometric links
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BBC Two England

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