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Katy Hill hosts the series about things to do in the UK. This week's destinations include camel-trekking in Somerset, and a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament in the company of MP Martin Bell.

Contributors

Unknown:
Katy Hill

Introduced by Sue Barker.

1.35 Rallying
Highlights of the Safari Rally in Africa, round three of the World championship. With reports from Mark James and Tiff Needell.

2.05 Basketball
Action from England v Israel in the European Championship qualifier at Manchester's Nynex Arena.

2.45 Rallysprint
The celebrity TV challenge rallysprint at Silverstone, with drivers from a wide range of motor sports.

3.35 Figure Skating
The skating gala from the Olympic Winter Games in Japan.

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue Barker.
Unknown:
Mark James
Unknown:
Tiff Needell.
Producer:
Martin Hopkins

Presented this week by Simon King from New York City.
(Stereo) WEB SITE: [web address removed]

4.50* Watch Out Monthly
A look at how the colour yellow typifies spring, plus road safety for toads. (Stereo)

5.25*-6.20 The Natural World: Metropolis
New York's concrete and steel plays host to fascinating wildlife, including falcons, raccoons and horseshoe crabs. Narrated by Nigel Hawthorne. See today's choices.
Videoplus code for 4.45-6.20 (not PDC).

Contributors

Presenter (The Animal Zone):
Simon King
Narrator (The Natural World):
Nigel Hawthorne

Live, final-day coverage of the centrepiece of the canine calendar as excitement builds towards the climax - the announcement of best in show.
Plus highlights from the toy, utility and gundogcategories. Presented by Peter Purves, Jessica Holm and Mike Stockman.
The supreme champion is on Blue Peter tomorrow at 5. 10pm on BBC1. Stereo

Followed by Our Mutual Friend
Cast members talk about the new adaptation of Dickens's Our Mutual Friend, which starts tomorrow, 9pm. Stereo

Contributors

Presented By:
Peter Purves
Presented By:
Jessica Holm
Presented By:
Mike Stockman.

Hunting the Villain. The last of the four-part inside story of the BSE crisis uncovers evidence that points to echoes of this British epidemic detectable back over 40 years of international research, starting with brain disease in cannibals
10,000 miles away in Papua New Guinea. A public inquiry, set up to investigate where blame should lieforthe condition of the human BSE victims, opens officially tomorrow in London. Presented by Michael Elliott. Producer Peter Minns ; Series producer
John Bridcut

Contributors

Presented By:
Michael Elliott.
Producer:
Peter Minns
Producer:
John Bridcut

Continuing the portrait of the global entertainment industry. Entertaining Emotions. The world of daytime talk shows, where people expose their private concerns for public consumption, is one of the most successful and profitable forms of US TV entertainment.
This programme uses an episode of The Jerry Springer Show, in which a surprise proposal of marriage turns out to be a painful shock for one participant, and examples from Ricki Lake to detail programme-makers' skill in extracting maximum emotional impact from real-life stories.
Directors/Producers Gina and Jeremy Newson

Contributors

Unknown:
Jerry Springer
Unknown:
Ricki Lake

Two Jeans. Jean and Jean, gutsy Essex girls of" a certain age" who believe that women should still have fun after 40, discuss their lives and friendship. Director Helena Appio
Series producer Nikki Cheetham
Repeat Stereo

Contributors

Director:
Helena Appio
Producer:
Nikki Cheetham

A dark thriller about sexual obsession and murder, written by Andrew Davies , that opens the Obsessions season of four films about people who have been driven to passionate extremes. Starring Ciaran Hinds Amanda Ooms
Successful lawyer Charlie Cross finds his suburban lifestyle shattered when he embarks on a passionate affair with the wife of his client, Edgar Bosco.
Producer Gareth Neame : Director Ben Bolt
* See This Week: page 8

Contributors

Written By:
Andrew Davies
Unknown:
Ciaran Hinds
Unknown:
Amanda Ooms
Unknown:
Charlie Cross
Unknown:
Edgar Bosco.
Producer:
Gareth Neame
Charlie Cross:
Ciaran Hinds
Viola:
Amanda Ooms
Corvin:
David Hayman
Edgar Bosco:
Nicholas Hope
Helen Cross:
Ingrid Lacey
Twine:
John Higgins
Clare Cross:
Victoria Shalet
Dr Mike Gibson:
Frank McCusker
Guido:
Andy Linden
Jane:
Selina Cadell
George Saddle:
Jeremy Child
Steven Gore:
Matthew Marsh
Julian Rathbone:
David Cardy
Ellis:
Chris Walker
Des:
James Kristian
Steve Kerridge:
David Lloyd
Prostitute:
Kate Fleetwood
Police sergeant:
Barry Woolgar
Paranoid:
Alan Williams
African:
David Webber

Mark Cousins introduces director Alex Cox's cult crime thriller.
Film premiere
Crime thriller. Assigned to a lonely desert highway. naive patrolman Pedro faces corruption and temptation, accepting bribes and sliding into a relationship with a beautiful prostitute. Then departmental inefficiency leads to a tragedy and Pedro toughens up. In Spanish with English subtitles.
(1991,15) * See Films: pages 56-62 * *
Followed by Weatherview

Contributors

Director:
Alex Cox
Pedro Rojas:
Roberto Sosa
Anibal:
Bruno Bichir
Griselda Zaide:
Silvia Gutierrez
Maribel:
Vanessa Bauche
Sgt Barreras:
Pedro Armendarizjr
Abuela:
Malena Doria

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5.45 Animated English: the Creature Comforts Story
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