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The Sonnet
News plus a preview of the weekend's sport from BBC News 24. Presented by Sarah Montague and David Robertson.
Destination Europe. As Europe expands and heads towards closer integration,
Howard Stableford investigates how well we know our cross-Channel neighbours.
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More live action from Nagano, with Sue Barker and Jane Hoffen , and guest Jamie Fearn. Featuring live coverage of the concluding rounds of the men's 500m and women's 1,000m short-track speed skating. Commentary by Paul Dickenson. Plus a roundup of other news from the penultimate day. Stereo
A look at the concluding days of the fifth and most important leg, as the battered fleet heads up the coast of Brazil to Sao
Sebastiao, with the British boat fighting to stay in contention for a podium finish.
With Steve Rider , Richard Simmonds and Fenella George , Stereo ................
The Art of Deep Space. Patrick Moore talks to astronomical photographer.
Dr David Malin. Repeat
Reviews of Kevin Costner's "The Postman", and "The Boxer", with Daniel Day-Lewis.
(Shown last Monday on BBC1)
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
Saturday Matinée musical fantasy starring Ray Bolger
A villain plans to kidnap a bridegroom priorto his Toyland wedding so that he can marry the bride himself.
Director Jack Donohue (1961, U) ♦ See Films: pages 44-50 **
The Man Who Gambled with Life. Templar is targeted for an experiment in being frozen to death and brought back to life.
First shown on ITV Repeat ................
The last in the series sees Scotland's
Bobby Dalziel face Ireland's Denis Birchall in the final of the singles competition, while Scotland and Ireland battle again in the brace championship through the pairing of Neil Ross and Tim Flood.
Hosted by Robin Page , with commentary by Gus Dermody.
More past hits from Top of the Pops.
With Steve Wright. Top of the Pops is on Friday at 7.30pm on BBC1
Continuing the series examining prominent children's writers. JRR Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings is now recognised as a literary classic, the language and spirit of its "Middle Earth" embraced by readers worldwide.
Admirers of Tolkien's work talk about its enduring appeal, while rare footage completes a portrait of an author whose academic leanings often clashed with his celebrity status. Narrated by Juliet Aubrey. Director Julian Birkett ; Series editor
Michael Poole
♦ See John Peel : page 9
With Moira Stuart. Subtitled
Weather Michael Fish ....
First of 14 programmes reporting on news events around the world.
Presenter Emily Buchanan looks at how Bolivia'sjails house not only criminals but alsotheirfamilies; Daniel Lak profiles a deeply religious
Bombay policeman who is on a quest to eliminate the city's criminal element; Jon Silverman reports from Bulgaria on two British men jailed on heroin-trafficking charges; and Bill Turnbull investigates tales of werewolves in Haiti.
Series producer Lucy Hetherington ; Editor Fiona Murch
With Andrew O'Hagan of The Guardian. Last in the series, which returns in September.
Producer David Wason
Following musician Yo-Yo Ma as he celebrates JS Bach's six suites for unaccompanied cello in collaboration with other artists.
Sarabande. Ma's rendition of the fourth suite is fleshed out by the visuals of Canada's Atom
Egoyan, Oscar-nominated director of The Sweet Hereafter.
With US actress Lori Singer , the interlinked stories focus on the healing power of music. Producer Niv Fichman
The series ends tomorrow at4.30pm
* Approximate time
A celebrity talks about their favourite moment from a film.
Producer Nick Freand Jones
Romantic comedy, the first of two films starring Steve Martin
Also starring Victoria Tennant
Zany TV weatherman Harris K Telemacher is unhappy with his life. Having little in common with his girlfriend, he's desperate for change. Then into his life steps a British journalist.
(Widescreen)
(1991, 15)
See Films: pages 44-50
Drama, concluding the double bill of films starring
Steve Martin
Also starring Danny Glover
Kevin Kline Los Angeles 1991. Transformed by a series of unsettling events, the lives of a group of people are intertwined for ever. Widescreen.
Director Lawrence Kasdan (1991, 15)
♦ See Films: pages 44-50 ****
Crime thriller.
To win bet, a man spends the night among the waxworks in the Chamber of Horrors, but events take a sinister turn.
(1936) (Black and white)
See Films: pages 44-50 **
Followed by Weatherview
