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Romantic drama starring
Holly Hunter , Gena Rowlands
Frances McDormand , Bill Pullman
Georgie is driven crazy by fears of her husband Nick's possible infidelity.
Director Martha Coolidge (1992, PG) subtitied◆ See Films: pages 50-57

Contributors

Unknown:
Holly Hunter
Unknown:
Gena Rowlands
Unknown:
Frances McDormand
Unknown:
Bill Pullman
Director:
Martha Coolidge

Gerry Anderson's live action science-fiction series.

When an alien planet takes control of the moon, only Koenig has the will to resist.
(First shown on ITV) (Subtitled)

Contributors

Writer:
Christopher Penfold
Executive Producer:
Gerry Anderson
Director:
Charles Crichton
Cmdr John Koenig:
Martin Landau
Dr Helena Russell:
Barbara Bain
Professor Bergman:
Barry Morse
Servant of the Guardian:
Catherine Schell
Paul Morrow:
Prentis Hancock
David Kana:
Clifton Jones
Sandra Benes:
Zienia Merton
Dr Mathias:
Anton Phillips

Highlights from the motoring programme. Jeremy Clarkson test-drives the latest model of the VW Beetle, which first appeared around 50 years ago, while Andy Wilman visits the annual Beetle Bash car show.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Clarkson
Presenter:
Andy Wilman
Producer:
Chris Richards
Editor:
Jon Bentley

User-friendly finance series in which Alvin Hall visits four British investment clubs to help them make the most of their savings.

Hall offers his advice to a group of women from Claygate, Surrey, who invest their savings in high-class lingerie. With £500 at their disposal, they have to decide which of three companies will provide the best return. To help the decision-making process, they visit the world's oldest machine lace-makers and also meet Janet Reger.
(Subtitled)

Contributors

Presenter:
Alvin Hall
Guest:
Janet Reger
Executive Producer:
Robert Thirkell
Series Producer:
Sally Dixon

Professor Richard Holmes traces the history of British and Irish warfare through the centuries.

Henry Tudor's defeat of King Richard III in 1485 hinged on the shifting loyalties of Richard's supporters. Richard Holmes follows Henry's route into England and handles some weapons of the period.
(Repeat) (Subtitled)

Contributors

Presenter:
Professor Richard Holmes
Director:
Keith Sheather
Series Producer:
Mark Fielder

Juliet Morris travels to the Indian hill resort of Darjeeling in the summer series of the holiday show. In an area covered in tea plantations, Morris samples a cup or two of what is arguably the world's finest produce.
Fi Glover and Simon Calder try out two contrasting weekend breaks in Stratford-upon-Avon, one of the UK's most popular tourist destinations. Glover goes to the races and Calder enjoys a cultural break, taking in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare's memorial and Anne Hathaway's Cottage.
(Subtitled)

Contributors

Presenter:
Juliet Morris
Reporter:
Fi Glover
Reporter:
Simon Calder
Series Producer:
Liz Molyneux

Two more celebrities join Paul Merton and Ian Hislop as they lead the slaughter of more sacred cows on the satirical news quiz. Hosted by Angus Deayton.
(Repeat) (Subtitled)

Then Video Nation Shorts

Contributors

Presenter:
Angus Deayton
Team captain:
Paul Merton
Team captain:
Ian Hislop
Director:
Paul Wheeler
Producer:
Richard Wilson

Celebrity guests gather around the dinner table for another wide-ranging discussion as the irrepressible queen of chat, Ruby Wax, continues her thrice-weekly talk show.
(Next edition tomorrow at 11.15pm)

Followed by Weatherview

Contributors

Presenter:
Ruby Wax
Series Producer:
Claire Powell

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 The Baptistery, Padua
(Subtitled)
1.00 Caribbean Poetry
1.30 The University of Salamanca

The Greats
2.00 Explorers (Part 2)
Janet Street-Porter follows the lives of some of the greatest polar explorers.

World Cup French
4.00 The French Experience 1: Parts 5-8
French for beginners. With English subtitles.

Business and Training
5.00 Computers Don't Bite: Business: Part 2

Open University
5.45 The Promised Land
6.10 Nathan the Wise
6.35-7.00am La Bonne Formule
Science in France.

Contributors

Presenter (The Greats:
Explorers): Janet Street-Porter

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