Note: repeats are not indicated.
6.05 Athens Democracy for the Few 1253592 6.35 The Encyclopedie
Subtitled 3872047 7.00 NoLay-bysat 35,000 Feet
Children and Special Needs. Howard
Stableford visits a Russian school teaching blind-and-deaf children. stereo..... WEB SITE: www.open.ac.uk/sunday
Introduced by Jane Hoffen and Ray Stubbs , with Hammy McMillan and NickPhipps.
8.15 Bobsleigh Live coverage of the final run in the two-man bobsleigh competition. The Canadian, Swiss and Italian teams are expected to be the frontrunners. Commentary by Paul Dickenson.
8.50Curling Action from the men's final. World champions Sweden were among the pre-Games favourites. Commentary by Dougie Donnelly and Richard Harding.
10.35 Speed Skating The men's 1,000m competition. Commentary by Tony Gubba.
10.50 Biathlon A report on the women's
7.5km event. Stereo Subtitled....
Comedy-drama.
Shown last Wednesday on BBC1
Comedy series with music. Jimmy and Greg are finding that the path to pop stardom is a rocky one.
Bev Osman HARRIET THORPE, Jimmy Osman JAMES HURST, Greg Fuggle LEE OTTER, JassyPinkerton SCARLETT STRALLEN , Lucy Shaw KEISHA ATWELL Written by Roy Apps
Repeat Stereo
The youth consumer series presented by Tim Vincent concludes with the results of a survey on what young people think of the royal family. A new series is being planned. Stereo ... HOTLINE: [number removed] (calls cost lOp maximum) WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/shortchange
A live, eight-part series in which comic duo Stewart Lee and Richard Herring take an alternative look at the world through a cast of characters that includes the Curious Orange and the Organ Gang.
A review of the week's principal political events in the south east REGIONAL PROGRAMME
Introduced by Sue Barker and Steve Rider , with HaigOundjian.
1.35,2.45 Rugby League
Featherstone Rovers v St Helens
Live action (kickoff at 1.45pm) from the Challenge Cup fourth round as First
Division Featherstone Rovers try to topple Super League Saints, trophy winners for the past two years. Commentary by Jon Champion , Joe Lydon , Richard Duckenfield.
2.30 Ice Hockey News, action and results from the Olympic ice-hockey competition.
3.30 Figure Skating Coverageofthe original-dance section of the Olympic ice dancing. Commentary by Barry Davies and Robin Cousins.
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma explores JS Bach's six suites for unaccompanied cello.
The Music Garden. Ma and landscape-gardener Julie Moir Messervy strive to create a formal garden in the bustling heart of Boston, USA, based on images conjured up by Bach's first cello suite.
Director Kevin McMahon
Simon King is in one of the hottest places on earth - California's Death Valley. Naturalist John Hare follows the migration route of Bactrian camels and retraces the steps of Marco Polo across the Gobi desert in China.
Editor Sara Ford
(Stereo)
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5.30* Watch Out Monthly
Close-up birdlife footage of a tree creeper, plus lovelorn squirrels and Scottish wildcats. With Chris Packham and Nick Baker.
Producer Mike Benyon
(Stereo)
6.10*-7.00 The Natural World: Oman, Jewel of Arabia
A rich variety of wildlife lives amid the desert scenery of Oman, including the Arabian oryx, a unicorn-like antelope that became extinct in the wild but was reintroduced after breeding in zoos. There's also the first ever footage of the Arabian tahr, an enigmatic mountain goat.
Rare rainfall creates short-lived pools where shrimps emerge from eggs buried in sand for years, while the mysterious mist known as the Khareef cloaks Oman for three months a year. Narrated by Ian McShane.
Videoplus code for 5.25-7.00 (not PDC)
A look back at the ninth day of the Nagano Games, with six gold medals at stake. Introduced by Sue Barker and Steve Rider.
Analysis of the headline-making stories in the world of business and finance. With Maya Even.
Editor Diarmuid Jeffreys
A four-part series about the BSE crisis.
Shutting the Stable Door
Tonight's film investigates claims that experts diagnosed the first case of BSEearlierthan was previously admitted.
Presented by Michael Elliott. See today's choices.
Executive producerGeorge Carey Series producer John Bridcut
* See Polly Toynbee : page 10
A 1997 edition of the news quiz presented by Angus Deayton , with Paul Merton and Ian Hislop and guests, Sue Perkins of Channel 4's Light Lunch and Fleet Street's Eve Pollard.
Director Paul Wheeler
Producer Richard Wilson
Repeat Stereo Subtitled.....
A vivid six-part portrait of the global entertainment industry.
Oscar Day/Oscar Night
Gina and Jeremy Newsonjoin the media scrum that is the annual Oscars ceremony and collect views on the film awards from stars and directors, including Tom Hanks , James Woods , QuentinTarantino, Mel Gibson and Anthony Minghella. See today's choices. Directors/Producers Gina and Jeremy
Newson Stereo
♦ See This Week: page 8
Highlights of the third-day's play in the Third Test between the West Indies and England from
Trinidad. Stereo ....
Mark Cousins introduces a story of sexual obsession from cult director Nicolas Roeg. Bad Timing
Erotic drama starring
Art Garfunkel
Theresa Russell Vienna : young American Milena Flaherty is hospitalised after attempting suicide. Inspector Netusil questions her lover, psychologist Alex Linden , and unveils a passionate, destructive relationship. Widescreen.
(1980.18) Subtitled .............
WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/movies ♦ See Films: pages 54-62
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Note: repeats are not indicated. FURTHER EDUCATION
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4.00 Japanese Language and People 1-2
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5.00 The Business Programme-ideas for marketing.
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