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Drama starring Bette Davis
Claude Rains
Fanny Trellis marries Job Skeffington to save her adored brother Trippy from scandal. When Trippydies, Fanny treats her husband with open contempt. Director Vincent Sherman (1944)
Blackandwhite * See Films: pages 52-59 ****

Contributors

Unknown:
Bette Davis
Unknown:
Claude Rains
Unknown:
Fanny Trellis
Director:
Vincent Sherman

Live coverage from tonight's IAAF Grand Prix in Stockholm.
The men's 100 metres should provide one of the evening's highlights with Trinidad's
Ato Boldon likely to defend the title he won at last year's meeting.
Triple-jumper Jonathan Edwards was Britain's only winner in Stockholm 12 months ago, but with the world championships just over three weeks away, a large British contingent is expected to be in action tonight. Commentary is provided by David Coleman, Paul Dickenson, Stuart Storey and Christina Boxer. Introduced by Helen Rollason with Brendan Foster.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Presenter:
Helen Rollason
Commentary:
David Coleman
Commentary:
Paul Dickenson
Commentary:
Stuart Storey
Commentary:
Christina Boxer
Analysis:
Brendan Foster
Producer:
Martin Webster
Editor:
Andrew Clement

Tonight, there's coverage of the continuing battle for the British Rally Championship with action from the Scottish International, staged through the forests around Dumfries. After three events, Alister McRae leads the championship by a single point. There's also a report from the Le Mans 24-hour race on the challenge mounted by the McLaren F1 GTR car driven by former touring car ace Steve Soper and ex-Formula One stars JJ Lehto and Nelson Piquet.
Plus, a look at the remarkable array of racing cars on show at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Presented by Steve Rider.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Rider
Producer:
Ken Burton
Series Producer:
Mark Wilkin

This week, Juliet Morris takes a fly-drive package holiday along the borderthat links Texas with Mexico. Picking up her hire car at San Antonio airport, she discovers an alternative Grand
Canyon in Big Bend National Park, and calls into the small
Mexican town of Ciudadacuna for breakfast. In A Tale of Two
Travellers, Fi Glover and Simon Calder spend a long weekend in the Portuguese city of Lisbon where they find the difference in their budgets (Fi has L550 to spend, Simonjust£300) contributes to their separate experiences in acityreputedto be the nightlife capital of Europe. Series producer Andrea Michell
EditorLizWarner Stereo ....

Contributors

Unknown:
Juliet Morris
Unknown:
Fi Glover
Unknown:
Simon Calder
Producer:
Andrea Michell

Another episode from the first series of the comedy.

Replacing a window in the church proves to be a problem.
Written by Richard Curtis
(Repeat) (Stereo)
Postponed from 23 June

Contributors

Writer:
Richard Curtis
Director:
Dewi Humphreys
Producer:
Jon Plowman
Geraldine Granger:
Dawn French
David Horton:
Gary Waldhorn
Hugo Horton:
James Fleet
Alice Tinker:
Emma Chambers
Letitia Cropley:
Liz Smith
Frank Pickle:
John Bluthal
Jim Trott:
Trevor Peacock
Owen Newitt:
Roger Lloyd Pack
Daniel Frobisher:
Nicholas Le Provost

A season of programmes following the lives of people from all four corners of the nation.

Having spent most of the last 15 years in prison, 35-year-old Tony, from Bolton, has reached a crossroads. Abused by his father as a child, violence has featured prominently in Tony's life but now, with his latest prison sentence nearing completion, he has decided to go straight and set an example to his five children. This film follows Tony's efforts to start a new life.
(Tottering Bipeds is tomorrow at 7.10 pm).
(Stereo)

Contributors

Director:
Colin Luke
Producer:
Adam Alexander

Highlights from tonight's IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Stockholm, including action from the men's s 5,000 metres.

Followed by UK Image
Another humorous film reflecting part of the British shared experience with photographer Martin Parr.

Contributors

Subject (UK Image):
Martin Parr

Open University
12.30 Ensembles in Performance
(Rpt) (Subtitled)
1.00 The Newtonians
(Rpt)
1.30 Max Ernst and the Surrealist Revolution

Summer Nights
2.00 Great Outdoors: Collections 1: Tracks

BBC Focus
4.00 Italia 2000
(Rpt)
4.30 Royal Institution Discourse
5.30 RCN Nursing Update: Unit 72

Open University
6.00 The University of Salamanca
(Rpt)
6.25 Ferrara
6.50-7.15am Religion and Society in Victorian Bristol

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