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Disney adventure starring
Peter Finch , James MacArthur
In 18th-century Scotland, a boy is sold into slavery by his uncle who aims to take the family inheritance. The youngster is put on board a ship as a cabin boy, where he befriends a loyalist Scot.
Director Robert Stevenson (1960. U) * See Films: pages 58-70 ***

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Finch
Unknown:
James MacArthur
Director:
Robert Stevenson
Alan Breck Stewart:
Peter Finch
David Balfour:
James MacArthur
Captain Hoseason:
Bernard Lee
Shuan:
Niall MacGinnis
Uncle Ebenezer:
John Laurie
Actor:
ClunymacPherson Finlaycurrie
Robin Oig MacGregor:
Peter O'Toole

Live coverage of the final at the sixth and closing event of the inaugural ATP Senior Tour of Champions, from the Royal Albert Hall in London. Introduced by Sue Barker , with commentary by John Barrett and Bill Threlfall. Stereo......

Contributors

Unknown:
Royal Albert
Introduced By:
Sue Barker
Commentary By:
John Barrett
Commentary By:
Bill Threlfall.

John Simpson introduces the first of six daily programmes in the tenth series highlighting human-rights violations.
As well as an update on political prisoners featured in previous series, there is an analysis of how far countries have come in respectingcitizens' rights as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reaches its 50th anniversary.
Continuestomorrowat7.20pm Stereo. INFORMATION PACKS: write to Human Rights.
Human Wrongs. PO Box Q7, London W12 8UD, or Phone [number removed] (calls cost no more than lOp) ♦ See This Week: page 8

Contributors

Introduces:
John Simpson

Michaela Strachan learns how to film miniature wildlife dramas with high-tech microscopes. Editor Sara Ford
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5.30 Watch Out A look at what's going on in the world of wildlife.
Producer Andrew Graham-Brown
Series producer Mike Beynon
FACTSHEET: price £1.50, from [address removed]
WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/education/
5.35 Wild lives Insights into the lives of wild animals. Including a check on the Ethiopian wolf pups and the black rhinos of Namibia.
Producer Ann Marie Goodwin
Series producer Paul Appleby
5.50 Chimpanzee Diary
Charlotte Uhlenbroek follows the battle between brothers Freud and Frodo over a female.
Series producer Robin Hellier
Charlotte Uhlenbroek's Kind of Day: page
6.10-7.00 The Natural World
Beyond the Naked Eye
The hidden world of microscopic bugs, microbes, fungi and plants is revealed using special filming techniques. These tiny organisms can cause deadly diseases, but they also help to provide food and control the climate.
Producer Roger R Jones
Series editor
Neil Nightingale
See Polly Toynbee: page 10

Contributors

Unknown:
Michaela Strachan
Editor:
Sara Ford
Producer:
Andrew Graham-Brown
Producer:
Mike Beynon
Producer:
Ann Marie Goodwin
Producer:
Paul Appleby
Unknown:
Charlotte Uhlenbroek
Producer:
Robin Hellier
Producer:
Roger R Jones
Editor:
Neil Nightingale

The first of seven programmes about renowned composers.
Narrated by Kenneth Branagh.
Bach. Occupying a pivotal place in music history,
Johann Sebastian Bach is regarded as the father of the classical tradition. See today's choices. Producer James Runcie ; Executive producer KrissRusmanis
BBC BOOK: send a cheque for £5. 99. made payable to BBC Education, to [address removed]
* See This Week: page 7

Contributors

Unknown:
Kenneth Branagh.
Unknown:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Producer:
James Runcie

Another chance to see a three-part special unlocking the secrets of ancient frozen bodies.

A look at the remarkable discovery in the mountains of Siberia in 1993 of the preserved remains of a woman believed to date back to 500 BC, and the clues it provided about the people who roamed the Russian Steppes.
(Repeat) (Stereo)

Contributors

Producer:
Andrew Thompson
Series Editor:
John Lynch

Thriller, the first of three contemporary love stories showing in the Love Bites season.
Starring Shirley Henderson, Sharon Small, Joe McFadden
The friendship between two women helps both to survive a harsh life in Glasgow. But the pair are drawn into a menacing world. See today's choices.

Contributors

Writer:
Rona Munro
Producer:
Ian Madden
Director:
Rob Rohrer
Lynette:
Shirley Henderson
Terry:
Sharon Small
Andy:
Joe McFadden
Davey:
Garry Sweeney
Margaret:
Helen Lomax
Nancy:
Alison Peebles
Lorraine:
Louise Goodall
Tam:
Paul Blair
Peggy:
Linda Duncan McLaughlin
Jamie:
Dean Barr
Paula:
Barbara Sharp
Scott:
Gordon Munro
James:
James Cunningham
Peter:
Craig Smith
Kenny:
Sean Hay
Chris:
Stephen Docherty
Jake:
Jake D'Arcy
Mary:
Gayanne Potter
Eileen:
Patricia Ross
Tracy:
Gabriel Quigley
Carol:
Kate Donnelly

Thriller starring
Dorothy McGuire
A murderer stalks a small
New England town at the turn of the century. His victims are all women with some kind of disability: women like Helen, who has been mute since childhood.
Director Robert Siodmak (1946. PG)
Blackandwhite Subtitled ..........
♦ See Films: pages 58-70 ****
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Contributors

Unknown:
Dorothy McGuire
Director:
Robert Siodmak

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