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Adventure starring Victor Mature
Circus owner Hank Whirling is forced to take out a large bank loan to save the "biggest showon Earth", but is hampered by bad weather and a saboteur. Widescreen. Director Joseph M Newman (1959. U)
* See Films: pages 63-72 ***

Contributors

Unknown:
Hank Whirling
Director:
Joseph M Newman

Jamie Theakston takes a look behind the scenes at Top of the Pops with help from singer Billie, and Jayne Middlemiss interviews singer and club DJ Boy George about the current eighties revival. Plus news of 911, Steps and Ultra as they perform on the Smash Hits Roadshow Tour at Brighton, East Sussex.
(Repeated next Sunday)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jamie Theakston
Presenter:
Jayne Middlemiss
Guest:
Billie [Billie Piper]
Interviewee:
Boy George
Singers:
null 911
Singers:
null Steps
Musicians:
null Ultra
Producer:
Angela Ferreira
Executive Producer:
Paul Smith

Mik Scarlet talks to sports minister Tony Banks about the implications of the Football Task Force report on disabled football fans seeking better access to football grounds. Plus a profile of the highly acclaimed deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie.

Contributors

Interviewer:
Mik Scarlet
Interviewee:
Tony Banks
Subject:
Evelyn Glennie
Series Editor:
Ian Macrae

Jeremy Paxman presides over the last first-round meeting, as London's City University takes on Leicester University for a place in the second round.
(Postponed in some regions from 1 December)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Director:
Vernon Antcliff
Producer:
Peter Gwyn

Delia Smith demonstrates more basics of good cooking, focusing on pasta and preparing classic tomato, and garlic and chilli sauces, plus linguine with gorgonzola, a souffled macaroni cheese, a spinach lasagne and stuffed cannelloni.
See today's choices.
(Subtitled)
Pasta the Italian way: page 36

Contributors

Presenter/Cook:
Delia Smith
Director:
John Silver
Series Producer:
David Willcock

Continuing the series that demotes company bosses to the shop floor.

Chief constable of Sussex police Paul Whitehouse leaves his plush headquarters to go back on the beat.
See today's choices.
Website: [web address removed]
See Polly Toynbee: page 10

Contributors

Subject:
Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse
Series Producer:
Bill Grist
Series Editor:
Robert Thirkell

The documentary series goes to Liverpool to meet 11-year-old Thomas and his friends as they follow the progress of the England football team over the course of the five weeks of last summer's World Cup. Their passion for the game, devotion to their team and daydreams of sporting glory are in contrast to the poverty that surrounds them in one of the country's poorest inner-cities.

Contributors

Producer:
Richard Alwyn
Series Editor:
Stephen Lambert

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open Science
12.30 Lifelines
1.00 A Future with Aids
1.30 Hackers, Crackers and Worms

Belief Season
2.00 Missionaries

Languages
4.00 Lingua Italian

Business and Training
5.00 Career Moves

Open for Business
5.45 Packaging Risk
6.15 Hard Rock Cafe
6.45-7.00am The Business of Marketing

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