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In a special edition of the consumer show. Tim Vincent reveals how members of pop-band fan clubs have been helped to get a better deal. A new series returns in January. Stereo. WRITE TO: Short Change, PO Box 222, London W12 6SH, e-mail: shortchange@bbc.co.ukorphonethe hotline on [number removed] (local rates apply; please ask permission before phoning)

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Vincent

Drama starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire

1862: life for a Quaker family seems uneventful. But, with the American Civil
War, Jess Birdwell and his son must decide whether to fight or abide by their principles.
(1956) (Subtitled)
See Films: pages 64-72 ****

Followed by:
Fit for a Queen
A two-week-long look at the 1947 royal-wedding gifts, to mark the Queen's golden wedding anniversary.

Contributors

Director:
William Wyler
Jess Birdwell:
Gary Cooper
Eliza Birdwell:
Dorothy McGuire
Widow Hudspeth:
Marjorie Main
Josh Birdwell:
Anthony Perkins
Little Jess:
Richard Eyer

Simon King finds himself surrounded by over half-a-million species of animals and plants in the rainforests of Costa Rica.
Editor Sara Ford
WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/animalzone/
5.35* Watch Out Thewildlife and unusual objects hidden beneath the fallen leaves of the forest plus creatures being washed up on Britain's shores. Producer Karen Walsh ; Series producer
MikeBeynon Stereo .............. FACTSHEET: price £1.50, from [address removed]WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/education/
5.45* Chimpanzee Diary
Charlotte Uhlenbroekgoes in search of the youngchimp Galahad, who has become separated from his mother in the dense forest of Tanzania.
Series producer Robin Hellier
6.10*-7.00 The Natural World
Jungle Nights
Set in the tropical rainforests of Central
T America, this film reveals the unseen behaviour of jaguars, vampires, margays, kinkajous and other strange animals that spring to life after dark. Narrated by Tim Pigott -Smith. See today's choices. Producers Carol and Richard Foster
Series editor Neil Nightingale
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5.30-7.00 (not PDC) ♦ The truth about vampire bats: Family, page 50

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon King
Editor:
Sara Ford
Producer:
Karen Walsh
Producer:
Robin Hellier
Unknown:
Tim Pigott
Unknown:
Richard Foster

A three-part journey through the moral confusions of war and peace, presented by former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd.

Humanity yearns for peace with justice, yet this has been the most violent century in history. Hurd's exploration starts with the death of his uncle in the First World War and goes on to examine how later good intentions to avoid war at all costs led to blunders that paved the way for Adolf Hitler.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Presenter:
Douglas Hurd
Producer:
Matthew Barrett
Editor:
Anne Tyerman

Britain's army of unemployed is shrinking every month and people who have not worked for years are finding jobs. But what kind of world now awaits them? One with longer hours, insecurity and increased stress? Or new opportunities and prosperity? Presented by Maya Even.

(As The Money Programme is topical and likely to react to events in the news, its subject matter may change)

Contributors

Presenter:
Maya Even
Editor:
Diarmuid Jeffreys

Eight-part US drama about a junior executive who lets nothing obstruct his rise to the top. Starring Adrian Pasdar

Jim Profit's first task is to try to knock President Jack Walters from his position of power.

Contributors

Jim Profit:
Adrian Pasdar
Jack Walters:
Scott Paulin
Joanne Meltzer:
Lisa Zane
Pete Gracen:
Jack Gwaltney
Gail Koner:
Lisa Darr
Elizabeth Walters:
Jennifer Hetrick

Film Premiere. Drama starring Peter Berg, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Tom Warren drops out of college and returns to the family nest to find that his older brother, Charley, is determined to destroy the family from within. (1991,15)
See Films: pages 64-72 ***
Followed by Weatherview

Contributors

Director:
Michael Bortman
Tom:
Peter Berg
Charley:
Vincent D'Onofrio
Marriet:
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Ask:
Noah Wyle
Edward:
Peter Coyote
Jill:
Cindy Pickett

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