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Musical starring Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde

On a visit to London for a Palladium concert, American singing star Jenny Bowman is reunited with her young son Matt.
(Showing in widescreen format)
(1963, U)

See Films: pages 40-47

Contributors

Director:
Ronald Neame
Jenny Bowman:
Judy Garland
David Donne:
Dirk Bogarde
George Kogan:
Jack Klugman
Ida:
Aline MacMahon
Matt:
Gregory Phillips

Live action from the sixth World Athletics championships at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, including live coverage of the women's 4 x 100m relay semi-finals at 6.20 and the men's 5,000m semi-finals at 6.45, with Britain's Rob Denmark aiming to make the final and capture a medal. Plus a review of the day's events.
Introduced by Desmond Lynam, with commentary by David Coleman, Stuart Storey,
Brendan Foster, Paul Dickenson, Dave Moorcroft and Christina Boxer
(Stereo) (Subtitled)

Contributors

Unknown:
Rob Denmark
Introduced By:
Desmond Lynam
Commentary By:
David Coleman
Commentary By:
Stuart Storey
Commentary By:
Brendan Foster
Commentary By:
Paul Dickenson
Commentary By:
Dave Moorcroft
Commentary By:
Christina Boxer

The BT Global Challenge
After nearly ten months away from home, the fleet set off on the final leg of their marathon yacht race around the world - a3,000-milejourneyallthe way across the Atlantic from Boston, Massachusetts to
Southampton. A rapturous welcome on the Solent awaits the crew members after their joumeyof a lifetime.
Director Judy Hill ; Series producer
Tony Rayner Stereo Subtitled .....

Contributors

Director:
Judy Hill
Producer:
Tony Rayner

This week Alan Titchmarsh demonstrates how to install a solar-powered fountain at Barleywood, while
Stephen Lacey meets a Croydon couple who have crammed their steep and narrow Victorian-cottage garden with unusual plants. Valerie Waters visits a Derbyshire woman whose head gardener is her 12-year-old granddaughter and Pippa Greenwood shows how to protect potatoes and tomatoes from new strains of blight. Series producer John Percival
Executive producer Tony Laryea
BBC MAGAZINE: Gardeners' World is available from newsagents
* See Alan Titchmarsh : page 28

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh
Unknown:
Stephen Lacey
Unknown:
Pippa Greenwood
Producer:
John Percival
Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh

Second of an eight-part series in which Nick Hancock finds out about celebrities' pet hates. Tonight Men BehavingBadly star Neil Morrissey recalls his objects of loathing, including the Bay City Rollers, the game show 3-2-1 and American football.
Director Geraldine Dowd ; Producer
LissaEvans Stereo Subtitled.....
Followed by Video Nation Shorts

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Hancock
Unknown:
Neil Morrissey
Director:
Geraldine Dowd

Drama starring
James Caan
Lauren Hutton
Axel Freed is a successful professor of literature with a self-destructive compulsion to gamble. In massive debt to a violent loan shark, he takes one more huge risk.
Director Karel Reisz (1974, 18)
♦ See Films: pages 40-47

Contributors

Unknown:
James Caan
Unknown:
Lauren Hutton
Unknown:
Axel Freed
Director:
Karel Reisz
Axel Freed:
James Caan
Billie:
Lauren Hutton
Hips:
Paul Sorvino
AR Lowenthal:
Morris Carnovsky
Naomi:
Jacqueline Brookes
Carmine:
Burt Young
Jimmy:
Carmine Caridi
One:
Vic Tayback
Howie:
Steven Keats

Crime drama. Gambler Tommy Blythe is in debt to club owner Rodney Haines. Blythe wins enough to pay off the money but then Haines kidnaps his girl. Will Blythe be able to rescue her in time?
(1932) (Black and white)
See Films: pages 40-47 **

Followed by Weatherview

Contributors

Director:
Leslie Hiscott
Tommy Blythe:
Harold French
Rodney Haines:
Francis L. Sullivan
Mary:
Rene Ray
Colonel Grahame:
A. Bromley Davenport
Sam:
Alexander Held
Hilda:
Diana Beaumont
Lamberti:
Ben Field
Mme Lamberti:
Barbara Everest

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