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Another chance to see the second, nine-part series of the pop comedy. North and South are to feature in a documentary about the wild men of rock, but unfortunately the boys prove too nice. Written byDean Wilkinson Repeat

First of today's two episodes. Robyn is thinking about someone but is he thinking about her? Today's episodes written by David Angus Next episode at 11.25am Repeat Then Rewind 1908: the World's Youngest Car Dealer. A 13-year-old's meeting with Henry Ford. Repeat Subtitled

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Written By:
David Angus Next
Unknown:
Henry Ford.

Introduced by John Inverdale.

1.30 Skling
Highlights of the men's downhill at the world championships in Colorado. Commentary by Julian Tutt.
Ski Sunday is at 6.45pm.

2.00 Snooker
The second round of the 25th Masters from Wembley Conference Centre opens with Mark Williams beginning the defence of his title against Nigel Bond. Commentary by Clive Everton, Ray Edmonds, John Virgo and Dennis Taylor.

3.40 Racing
Live coverage of the 3.45 Irish Gold Cup from Leopardstown. Commentary by Tony O'Hehir.

4.00 Rugby Union
Highlights of the clash between Wasps and Bath at Loftus Road. Commentary by Nigel Starmer-Smith .
Plus reflections on the first weekend of the Five Nations championship.
TV presentation (rugby) Ken Burton : Editor Carl Hicks
Digital widescreen

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Introduced By:
John Inverdale.
Commentary By:
Julian Tutt.
Unknown:
Mark Williams
Unknown:
Nigel Bond.
Commentary By:
Clive Everton
Commentary By:
Ray Edmonds
Commentary By:
John Virgo
Commentary By:
Dennis Taylor.
Commentary By:
Tony O'Hehir.
Commentary By:
Nigel Starmer-Smith
Unknown:
Ken Burton
Editor:
Carl Hicks

Introduced by Simon King.
Website: [web address removed]

5.15* Watch Out Britain
How storms can affect wildlife.

5.35* Chimpanzee Diary
Charlotte Uhlenbroek continues to monitor the chimps of Gombe National Park in Tanzania.

5.50* The Natural World: The Secret Garden
Outwardly peaceful, the English garden hides all manner of bustling wildlife. This film, shot over two years under the cover of the shrubbery, captures animals courting and nurturing young, battles to the death and robbery.
(Repeat)
Videoplus 5.10-6.45 (not PDC).

Contributors

Presenter (The Animal Zone):
Simon King
Director (The Animal Zone):
Martyn Suker
Editor (The Animal Zone):
Sara Ford
Series Producer (Watch Out Britain):
Mike Beynon
Presenter (Chimpanzee Diary):
Charlotte Uhlenbroek
Series Producer (Chimpanzee Diary):
Robin Hellier
Narrator (The Natural World):
Patricia Routledge
Producer (The Natural World):
Mary Summerill
Series Editor (The Natural World):
Neil Nightingale

Action from the women's downhill at the world championships in Vail, Colorado, plus reaction to yesterday's men's downhill. Introduced by Hazel Irvine.
Further coverage on Wednesday at 11.40pm on BBC1.
Digital widescreen ...................

Some musicians have already begun to sell their music directly to consumers over the internet, bypassing the record companies. How will the record industry react to the advent of new technology?

(Note: as The Money Programme is topical, its subject matter may change)

Contributors

Editor:
Diarmuid Jeffreys

A one-off literary portrait.
Elizabeth Bowen - Death of the Heart
Anglo-Irish novelist Elizabeth Bowen was a charismatic hostess and a keyfigure in Oxford and London's literary set of the thirties and forties. She is best remembered as a chronicler of the Blitz in books such as The
HeatoftheDay, and her novels displayed recurringthemes of loss and displacement. This portrait reveals a fuller picture, showing how the deceptions in her life fuelled her work. With readings by Geraldine McEwan. Producer Sean O'Mordha
Executive producer Roger Thompson
Digital widescreen
* Approximate times

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Unknown:
Elizabeth Bowen
Unknown:
Elizabeth Bowen
Unknown:
Geraldine McEwan.
Producer:
Sean O'Mordha
Producer:
Roger Thompson

Angus Deayton looks at sex and censorship in the brave new alternative world, examining how the new wave of comedians responded to a more open society by saying the previously unsayable. Series producer PeterHiggins Angus Deayton 's History of Alternative
Comedy is on Tuesday at llpm on Radio 4

Contributors

Unknown:
Angus Deayton
Unknown:
Angus Deayton

Roddy Doyle's comedy drama, starring Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly
When Bimbo loses his job, his friend Larry persuades him to invest his redundancy money in a mobile fish and chip business, hoping to cash in on the euphoria surrounding Ireland's 1990 World Cup campaign (Widescreen)
Director Stephen Frears (1996,15)
See Films: pages 50-56 **

Contributors

Unknown:
Roddy Doyle
Unknown:
Colm Meaney
Unknown:
Donal O'Kelly
Director:
Stephen Frears
Larry:
Colm Meaney
Bimbo:
Donal O'Kelly
Maggie:
Ger Ryan
Mary:
Caroline Rothwell
Diane:
Neili Conroy
Kevin:
Ruaidhri Conroy
Weslie:
Brendan O'Carroll
Sam:
Stuart Dunne
Cancer:
Jack Lynch
Maggie's mum:
Laurie Morton

Highlights from the opening day of the Masters coverage. Introduced by David Vine.
Producer Alison Witkover ; Executive producer Graham Fry Digital widescreen .

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Introduced By:
David Vine.
Producer:
Alison Witkover

Second World War drama.
Italy, 1944: a US demolition unit, led by Lt Blaine, must locate and destroy a sub-surface bridge to disrupt Nazi supply lines.
Director Burt Topper (1959)
Blackandwhite
* See Films: pages 50-56 **
Followed by Weatherview

Contributors

Director:
Burt Topper

Repeats are not indicated. FURTHER EDUCATION
2.00 Travel and Tourism
LANGUAGES
4.00 The French Experience 1-4 (with subtitles)
BUSINESS AND TRAINING
5.00 Computers Don't Bite
Business: First Steps OPEN UNIVERSITY
5.45 Child's Play
6.10 An A to Z of English 1833330 6.35-7.00am Simple Beginnings?

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