6.20 Ottoman Supremacy
6.45 Rats and Super Rats
7.10 Questions of National Identity
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Live from Mars. If all has gone according to plan, Nasa's Pathfinder probe should have landed on Mars last night. Howard Stableford and Anna Grayson will be looking at some of the first pictures sent to Earth from the red planet, while astronomer Patrick Moore analyses the images from Mars.
Producer David Jackson : Executive producer
Andrew Law ......................................
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Bilko in Wall Street. Sergeant Bilko takes Wall Street by storm.
Black and white Repeat ...................

Murder at the Exchange. Last year, rumours of a conspiracy against the chief executive of the London Stock Exchange moved the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee to investigate.
Dinah Lammiman reports.

Rural issues with John Craven. Plus the week's weather at 11.55am. Stereo.

First of three films showing as part of A Weekend on Mars.
Science-fiction adventure, starring Gene Barry

With their civilisation on the verge of extinction, the Martians scan the solar system, conclude that the Earth is fit for colonisation and launch an invasion force.
(1953, PG) ****
(Invaders from Mars is at 12.15am)
See Films: pages 52-59

Wimbledon Action from the men's doubles final and the mixed doubles finals. Introduced by Desmond Lynam and Sue Barker. Commentary from John Barrett , John Alexander , Chris Bailey , Pat Cash , Mark Cox , Barry Davies , Jo Durie , David Mercer , Pam Shriver , Bill Threlfall , Julian Tutt and Virginia Wade.
Cricket Further live coverage of the third day's play at Old Trafford between England and Australia.
Producers Alan Griffiths and Paul Davies (cricket) Editor Philip Bernie (cricket)
Videoplus code for 1.25-4.30
4.30-8.30pm ....

Continuing a weekend of programmes about planet Mars, marking the landing of Nasa's Pathfinder probe, which was due to take place last night.

8.30 Mars: Death or Glory?
A journey to Mars would require an extraordinary feat of human endurance and courage. The mysterious red planet is 100 million miles away from Earth, and the journey alone would take two years. So what are the chances of anyone actually surviving the physical and psychological demands of such a gruelling journey into space? See today's choices.

9.15 Fear of a Red Planet
It was probably science-fiction author HG Wells who first launched the Mars craze in 1898, with his book The War of the Worlds.
Since then, Earthlings have developed a 20th-century fascination with the red planet and its supposedly green inhabitants. Tonight's documentary travels through time on an exploration of Mars-inspired literature and cinema throughout the decades. Featured Martian movie clips include Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Flight to Mars, Invaders from Mars (showing at 12.15am), Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, and Mars Attacks!
A Weekend on Mars continues tomorrow with The Natural History of an Alien, at 8.55pm.

Sue Barker presents highlights from the ladies' singles final, the men's doubles final, and the mixed doubles final. Plus a preview of tomorrow's men's singles final, which starts at
1.30pm on BBC1.
Producer Sharon Lence ; Editor
PhilipBernie Stereo ....

Highlights from Old Trafford of the third day's play in the Third Test match of the Ashes series, between England and Australia. Introduced by Richie Benaud.

Drama series about the exploits of a group of young lawyers. One Bedding and a Funeral Egg's younger brother Nat comes to stay andfindsa friend in Kelly. Milly's reckless behaviour nearly gives the game away. Meanwhile, Anna settles on alternative plans for her mum's funeral, and Kira tells Jo where to go.
Shown last Thursday

Drama series about a group of house-sharing lawyers. Egg's younger brother comes to stay. Milly's reckless behaviour nearly gives the game away. Show more

The second of this weekend's three films showingaspartof A
Weekend on Mars.
Science-fiction drama. One night, 12-year-old
David MacLean wakes up and sees a spaceship land outside his house. When people investigatingthesiteofthe landing return oddly changed, no one will believe what David knows is true-that they are underthe influence of invaders from the planet Mars.
DirectorWilliam Cameron Menzies
(1953, PG) Capricorn One, Peter Hyam 's sci-fi thriller about the first manned mission to Mars. concludes BBC2's A Weekend on Mars tomorrow at 11.20pm.
♦ See Rims: pages 52-59
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