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A round-up of the morning's action from Nagano, introduced by Jane Hoffen and Ray Stubbs. The British curling teams compete for a place in Saturday's semi-finals, while China face Sweden in the women's ice hockey. Plus action from the men's speed skating, cross-country skiing and snowboarding.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Hoffen
Presenter:
Ray Stubbs

10.30 Storytime: A New Home for Tiger
(ages 4-5)

10.45 Teaching Today: Primary Science: Forces and Energy: Will It Stop?

11.15 Zig Zag: Environment: Water, Air and Land - Conflicts
(ages 7-9) (Subtitled)

11.35 English File: The Globe Theatre: The Actor
Alan Davies finds out what it was like to be an actor in Shakespeare's time.
(ages 11-14)

11.55 Lifeschool: O is for Old
(ages 14+)

12.20 Showcase: Online
The new BBC Learning Station.

Contributors

Presenter (English File):
Alan Davies

Sue Barker and Steve Rider introduce the best of the action from day six in Nagano. Including, at 12.35pm, the men's short Programme in the figure skating, as Steven Cousins challenges for Britain in a field that includes Canadian world champion Elvis Stojko, and, at 1.30, a roundup of the women's ice hockey. The men and women's snowboarding halfpipe events reach a climax at 1.50, and, at 2.10, the British men's curling team take on Germany.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Rider
Skater:
Steven Cousins
Skater:
Elvis Stojko

An episode filmed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Star Trek in 1996, using archive footage from the original series.
When a Klingon assassin goes back in time to change history by killing Captain Kirk, the Defiant away team must infiltrate the crew of the original starship Enterprise.
(Stereo)
(Star Trek is tomorrow at 6pm)
Out There: page 10

Contributors

Captain Benjamin Sisko:
Avery Brooks
Odo:
Rene Auberjonois
Dr Julian Bashir:
Alexander Siddig
Lt Cmdr Jadzia Dax:
Terry Farrell
Lt Cmdr Worf:
Michael Dorn
Chief O'Brien:
Colm Meaney
Major Kira Nerys:
Nana Visitor
Dulmur:
Jack Blessing
Lucsly:
James W Jansen
Arne Darvin:
Charlie Brill

A look back at the main stories and results on the sixth day of the Winter Olympics in Nagano, with Sue Barker and Steve Rider.

British hopes in the men's figure-skating short programme are resting on Steven Cousins, up against favourites Elvis Stojko, Todd Eldredge and new European champion Alexei Yagudin, while Norway's Bjorn Daehlie will be looking to increase his medal tally in the 10km cross-country skiing.
Plus highlights from the final snowboarding events, curling, and the men's 1500m speed skating.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)

Contributors

Presenter:
Sue Barker
Presenter:
Steve Rider
Skater:
Steven Cousins
Skater:
Elvis Stojko
Skater:
Todd Eldredge
Skater:
Alexei Yagudin
Skier:
Bjorn Daehlie

Concluding his search for the world's most powerful modes of transport, Jeremy Clarkson lives the high life aboard the world's most spectacular super yacht.
He also sneaks up on a Swedish stealth warship, races the locals in V8-powered swamp buggies on the Florida Everglades. and takes a ride in Shropshire on a life-size mechanical elephant.
(Stereo)
BBC Magazine: £3.50 from newsagents

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Clarkson
Producer:
Richard Pearson
Producer:
Andy Wilman

The Holy Grail, the chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper, has been hunted for centuries. What is the mesmeric pull of this extraordinary relic?

Following a trail of clues, this film, narrated by Ian McShane, travels back to the times and places where the legend has been most potent - from the Victorian Britain of Tennyson, through medieval France and the romances of Chretien de Troyes, to the Knights Templar and the pagan rituals of the Celts.

Transcript: a transcript of this programme is available by sending a cheque/PO for £3 to [address removed]

Contributors

Narrator:
Ian McShane
Producer/Director:
Michael Symmons Roberts

A comic commentary on the human obsession with the body-beautiful in which six performers pursue the physical ideal in an environment of intense colour and shifting perspectives.
With music by Dave Stewart.
(Stereo)

Then Video Nation Shorts

Contributors

Music:
Dave Stewart
Director:
Jane Thorburn

Host Mark Lawson is joined by Ekow Eshun, Suzanne Moore and Tom Sutcliffe to review the week's cultural highs and lows.

Followed by Skiing Forecast

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Panellist:
Ekow Eshun
Panellist:
Suzanne Moore
Panellist:
Tom Sutcliffe
Series Producer:
Janet Lee
Editor:
Michael Poole

Open University
12.30 Athens
1.00 Global Media

Further Education
2.00 Art and Design

Teaching Film and Media
4.00 Film Education: Anastasia: Searching for History
4.30 Film Education: Fairytale: A True Story

Teacher Training
5.00 Central Bureau
5.30 Teaching Today: Special 5

Open University
5.45 Valued Environments, Environmental Values
6.35-7.00am Looking at What Happens in Hospital

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