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Comedy directed by and starring Jerry Lewis
A film studio boss cannot fathom why money is being lost inside his company. His solution is to find a dupe who'll spy on the employees. Enter MortySTashman. (1961, U) Black and white Subtitled .... + See Films: pp 48-54 ***

Contributors

Unknown:
Jerry Lewis

6.00 Brother from the Same Planet
Homer's lack of interest forces Bart to choose another father.

At 6.20 I Love Lisa
Ralph the nerd develops a crush on Lisa.

(Repeat)

Videoplus code for 6.00-6.20
Code for 6.20-6.45
Code for 6.00-6.45 (not PDC)
(Another double bill is on Friday at 6pm)

Increasing numbers of Asian women in Britain are being taken back to the parental homeland under the pretence of a holiday and pressured into weddings against their will. This film probes "forced marriages", a practice that is illegal under both British and Asian laws and is not part of the Muslim faith.

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Contributors

Producer:
Tommy Nagra
Series Producer:
Sarah Rowlands

An episode from the series about Britain's rich industrial heritage.

Fred Dibnah looks at the development of the iron and steel industry at Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire. He then travels to the Black Country, famous for its chain-making and, in particular, the construction of the Titanic's chain and anchor.
(Digital widescreen) (Repeat)

Contributors

Presenter:
Fred Dibnah
Producer:
David Hall
Executive Producer:
Mike Greenwood
Executive Producer:
Paddy McCreanor

Juliet Morris travels to the wilds of Ireland, going to Galway for the famous race week, before sampling the beauty of the Aran Islands and Connemara.

Meanwhile, Simon Calder takes a break in Malaysia, enjoying the deserted paradise beaches on the island of Penang and spending time in the fast-growing capital Kuala Lumpur, where he has a surprising encounter with fireflies.
(Digital widescreen) (Subtitled)
Factsheet: send a cheque/PO for £1, payable to the BBC, with an A4 SAE and 50p stamp, to: [address removed]

Contributors

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

Rerun of last year's series hosted by Angus Deayton. Captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by comedian Linda Smith and TV journalist Gavin Esler.
(Postponed from 25 July)
(Digital widescreen) (Repeat) (Subtitled)

Contributors

Presenter:
Angus Deayton
Team captain:
Paul Merton
Team captain:
Ian Hislop
Panellist:
Linda Smith
Panellist:
Gavin Esler
Director:
Paul Wheeler
Producer:
Giles Pilbrow

Newly crowned King Letsie III of Lesotho is under pressure to get married and produce an heir to the throne, but like many men in their thirties he is loath to make a commitment.

This special edition of the documentary strand charts his turbulent first year as king as he tries to find a woman he both likes and who will make a good queen, and also faces political crisis and the prospect of invasion.

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Contributors

Subject:
King Letsie III
Director:
Dominic Ozanne
Series Editor:
David Pearson

Three-part series, showing on consecutive nights, in which a fictional crime set in London last October is given a real trial.
A young Asian man, Taz Khan, is charged with kidnapping and committing GBH against a white man, Dean Smith, who has been linked with racial taunts directed at Khan's family.
Both men are played by actors, as are the witnesses, but the jury is made up of members of the public, while Michael Mansfield, Oliver Sells and His Honour Brian Capstick serve as defence, prosecution and Judge.
Tonight, Dean Smith relates his version of events.
Director Margaret Renn; Executive producers Nick Catliff, Elizabeth Clough
Digital widescreen

Contributors

Unknown:
Taz Khan
Unknown:
Dean Smith
Unknown:
Michael Mansfield
Unknown:
Oliver Sells
Unknown:
Brian Capstick
Unknown:
Dean Smith
Director:
Margaret Renn
Producers:
Nick Catliff

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 A Question of Identity: Berlin and Berliners
1.30 The Rinuccini Chapel, Florence

The Greats
2.00 Artists

Languages
4.00 Italianissimo 5-8

Business and Training
5.00 Skills for Work

Open University
5.45 Toulouse: Money and Power in Provincial France
6.10 Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Retreat to Romanticism
(Subtitled)
6.35-7.00am Jackson Pollock

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