Western, the first of four films today starring John Wayne
Pharmacist Tom Craig falls foul of a powerful gambler and gunman during the 1849 California gold rush.
(1942, PG) (Black and white)
See Films: pages 64-71 **
David Robertson and Jane Hill present a news and sport roundup.................
Adventure, the second of today's quartet of films starring John Wayne
Moonshiner Matt Matthews has vowed since boyhood to kill a man he has never seen - his father.
(1941)
See Films: pages 64-71 ***
Lara Crooks's guests include artists Charles Hampton and the DK Rhythmics. With signing and in-vision subtitles. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/see_hear
At 11.20 A pivotal moment in the life of Oliver! composer Lionel Bart.
And at 11.25 Actor Christopher Lee.
Repeat Code for 11.20-11.30 (not PDC) .
Action adventure, first in a Saturday Matinee double bill, and the third of today's four films starring John Wayne
Also starring Susan Hayward
A Mongol warlord seeks vengeance against tribal enemies for the death of his father and wins the love of a Tartar princess.
(1956) (Subtitled)
See Films: pages 64-71 ***
Adventure concluding the Saturday Matinee double bill and today's films starring John Wayne
Also starring Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi
A stranger hires Joe January to guide him across the Sahara in search of a lost city in the company of a beautiful slave girl.
Director Henry Hathaway (1957, U)
See Films: pages 64-71 **
The Video Nation series has some recollections of tea time.
This rendition of Benjamin Britten's dramatic chamber opera is based on a direction for the stage by Toby Wilsher. It is performed by the City of Birmingham Touring Opera and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
(Digital widescreen)
Great Britain v USA
Coverage of the men's doubles from the Birmingham National Indoor Arena as Great Britain take on the USA for a place in July's quarter-final. Introduced by Sue Barker , with commentaryfrom John Barrett , Mark Cox , Chris Bailey and Peter Fleming. Coverage continues on BBC1 at 5.30pm. Digital widescreen.................................
Western starring Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo
Ex-Union Army officer Ned Bannon is wounded on his way to Bishop's Valley and saved from death by members of a wagon train. Widescreen.
Director Thomas Carr (1957, PG)
See Films: pages 64-71 **
Biographer Nicholas Shakespeare journeys from Wales to South America to present the first of a two-part reassessment of the life of writer and traveller Bruce Chatwin, in a Bookmark special that marks the tenth anniversary of the author's death. Concludes tomorrow at 6.25pm. See today's choices.
Digital widescreen
Factual: page 10
The mustangs of north America are small, tough and nervous but also surprisingly sociable. They live in groups, highly sophisticated societies that are both intimate and brutal. They have also had to adapt to extreme weather and the threat of predators. The film is narrated by David Attenborough.
(Repeat) (Subtitled)
Tony Spawforth investigates the lost Egyptian city of Amama, which was built by the revolutionary king Akhenaten. The Pharaoh constructed the city as a homage to Aten, the god of the sun. and encouraged followers to worship just one deity. But the city was annihilated after his death, destroying his dream of beautiful villas in a huge desert landscape. Remains of the city have been discovered this century, but Akhenaten has been virtually erased from Egyptian history despite the fame of his son, boy king Tutankhamen.
Producer Jean-Claude Bragard ; Executive producer Richard Denton ILLUSTRATED TRANSCRIPT: send a cheque or postal order for £3.95, payable to BSS, to: [address removed] Factual: page 10
Mark Lamarr hosts the irreverent pop quiz, with regular team captains Sean Hughes and Phill Jupitus. The guests are musicians Tony Wright, Howard Jones and Grant Nicholas, and comedian Bill Bailey.
(Another edition is on Easter Monday at 9.30pm) (Shown yesterday)
(Digital widescreen) (Subtitled)
Crime drama, starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker achieve growing notoriety as they carry out a series of robberies with their gang in thirties America.
This landmark film picked up Oscars for best supporting actress (won by Estelle Parsons) and best colour cinematography. A documentary on the film follows at 11.40pm.
(1967, 18)
(Digital widescreen) (Subtitled)
See Films: pp 64-71 *****
Faye Dunaway: People, page 24
In 1967, when a low-budget picture about two Depression-era, gun-toting outlaws was released on a sensation-seeking audience, the film became one of the biggest movies of its time. Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde shocked the establishment but sparked a youth-culture phenomenon and reshaped attitudes towards Hollywood film-making. Here, the people who made it happen - including star and producer Warren Beatty, and the director - discuss the film's origins, impact and influence.
(Digital widescreen) (Subtitled)
A double bill of documentaries by international film-makers.
Resurrection
Cuba's cemeteries are too small to hold all of the country's dead. This film chronicles the emotional scenes at the exhumation of bodies after they have been buried for three years, and the subsequent storing of their bones in a crypt - a process that is watched by the dead's relatives. Director Thomas Stenderup
Digital widescreen Subtitled
1.00-2.35 Fragments: Jerusalem
Director Ron Havilio intertwines a highly personal view of Jerusalem -where he has lived for nearly 50 years - with an overview of the Holy City's fascinating and litigious history. He also looks at life in the city as it approaches the new millennium.
Digital widescreen Subtitled.....
Videoplus code for 12.30-2.35 (not PDC)
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