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Music magazine, with Welsh guitar three-piece the Stereophonics and the Warm Jets in Norwich, plus a report on music in South America. Presented by Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss.
Repeated on Tuesday at 7.10pm Stereo.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jamie Theakston
Presenter:
Jayne Middlemiss

The sports show returns with a weekly, all-year-round format. With Steve Rider.

1.35 Tennis
The Australian Open from Melbourne, featuring fourth-round action in the men's and women's singles on the seventh day of the tournament.

2.40 Racing
Featuring, at 2.45, the Champion Hurdle from Leopardstown, one of the jump season's top races.

2.55 Indoor Bowls
First-round coverage of the World Indoor Singles championship from Preston Guild Hall. Scotland's Hugh Duff is attempting to retain his title, but some of his main challengers are in action today. Scotland's number-six seed David Gourlay faces England's Billy Jackson while tenth-seed Stephen Rees, from Wales, takes on Ireland's Jeremy Henry.

4.25 Ski Sunday
The year's biggest weekend of World Cup ski-racing features the men's downhill and slalom from Kitzbuhel in Austria. The fearsome Hahnenkamm downhill course is considered the toughest in the sport, while, in the slalom, Italy's Alberto Tomba has been on the Kitzbuhel podium every year since 1992. Presented by Hazel Irvine. Commentary by Julian Tutt.

5.15 News Roundup

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Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Rider
Unknown:
Hugh Duff
Unknown:
Billy Jackson
Unknown:
Stephen Rees
Unknown:
Jeremy Henry
Unknown:
Alberto Tomba
Presenter (Ski Sunday):
Hazel Irvine
Commentary (Ski Sunday):
Julian Tutt

Simon King travels to the tropical forests of Costa Rica where top wildlife cameraman Martin Dohrn, maker of this evening's Natural World documentary, reveals the secrets of filming life in the treetops.
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5.30* Watch Out A look at what's happening this week in the world of natural history. Presented by Nick Baker.
Producer Andrew Graham-Brown; Series producer Mike Beynon
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5.40* Sea Trek The Caribbean
Divers Martha Holmes and Mike de Gruy explore the waters off the Caribbean, where they meet stingrays, sharks and dolphins. Director Sara Ford ; Producer Robin Hellier Repeat Subtitled
6.10*-7.00 The Natural World: Three Monkeys
How three species of monkey-howlers, red spiders and white-faced - use their different skills to fight for survival deep in the unpredictable and unforgiving tropical forests of Costa Rica. Narrated by Emily Richard. See today's choices.
Producer Martin Dohrn : Series editor Neil Nightingale
See This Week: page 8
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Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Kingtravelstothe
Unknown:
Martin Dohrn
Presented By:
Nick Baker.
Producer:
Mike Beynon
Unknown:
Martha Holmes
Unknown:
Mike de Gruy
Director:
Sara Ford
Producer:
Robin Hellier
Unknown:
Emily Richard.
Producer:
Martin Dohrn
Editor:
Neil Nightingale

Second of three programmes on the saga of the Channel Tunnel. Breakthrough. In the autumn of 1986, the whole Channel Tunnel project was close to collapse as Eurotunnel, the company formed to manage the contract, struggled to raise the necessary finance. The company was also in dispute with contractors TML. while wet conditions underground meant delays and extra expense. But construction got back on schedule for the first breakthrough, in December 1990. With James Naughtie. Editor Roderick Longhurst : Producer
David Dickinson

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Editor:
Roderick Longhurst
Producer:
David Dickinson

With the threat of closure facing many of the country's theatres, a financial crisis at the Royal Opera House and widespread outrage at the cost of the Millennium Dome, Mark Lawson chairs a discussion on the state of the arts in Britain as the Government prepares to announce a far-reaching overhaul of the Arts Council.
Editor Michael Poole Stereo......

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Editor:
Michael Poole

A drama of love and tragedy across the racial divide. Starring Roshan Seth, Mina Anwar

A 17-year-old Hindu girl flees her family home in the north of England after her affair with a local Muslim boy is discovered by a family friend. Powerless against the retribution of her father and the local elders, she heads for London. But the tension continues as her father tries to bring her home by whatever means possible.

Contributors

Written By:
Tanika Gupta
Producer:
Peter Jaques
Director:
Alex Pillai
Baba:
Roshan Seth
Shikha:
Mina Anwar
Ma:
Shaheen Khan
Anil:
Kulvinder Ghir
Nitai:
Bhasker Patel
Indrani:
Michelle Kent
Shamila:
Sarah Patel
Virinder:
Sunetra Sarker
Tasleema:
Meera Syal
Sumita:
Nina Wadia

Documentary drama.
A researcher leaves Paddington to meet his friend Robinson, a teacher. The pair soon embark on several trips throughout England, taking in the sights and sounds around them. Narrated by Paul Scofield. (1997, PG)
See Films: pages 46-51
Followed by Weatherview

Contributors

Narrator:
Paul Scofield
Director:
Patrick Keiller

FURTHER EDUCATION
2.00 FETV Attitudes to Ageing LANGUAGES
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BUSINESS AND TRAINING
5.00 The Business Programme - a look at recruitment.
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OPEN UNIVERSITY
5.45 Age and Identity 3252317 6.35-7.00am Deadly Quarrels

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