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Spy thriller starring Joel McCrea
A US army officer is drawn into intrigue and espionage when he believes he has killed a poacher on a Dorset shooting trip. Director Robert Parrish (1952) (BW) (S)
Films: pp 70-78 ***

Contributors

Unknown:
Joel McCrea
Director:
Robert Parrish

Chris Eakin visits the Firth of Forth where he looks at issues affecting Scotland, and Jane Hill is in the studio to present a news and sport roundup.
Plus weather at 8.25.

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Eakin
Unknown:
Jane Hill

Weekly selection of programmes reflecting Asian culture. Ends 10.50 Manjdhar Continuing the Pakistan drama about a family in turmoil. In Urdu with English subtitles.
9.30 Caf6 21 Rajesh Mirchandani hosts a discussion about the spending habits of young Asians.
10.00 Network East Guests include actor Jimi Mistry (Dr Fonseca in EastEnders) and bhangra singer Channi Singh. There's also music from rapper Hard Kaur. With Sonia DeolandSanjeevKohli. Asia 2 Editor Paresh Solanki

Contributors

Unknown:
Rajesh Mirchandani
Unknown:
Jimi Mistry
Singer:
Channi Singh.
Unknown:
Hard Kaur.
Unknown:
Sonia Deolandsanjeevkohli.
Editor:
Paresh Solanki

Saturday Matinée romantic drama, adapted from Ernest Hemingway 's novel. Starring
Rock Hudson , Jennifer Jones In Italy, during the First World War, an American ambulance driver falls for a British nurse.
Director Charles Vidor (1957, 15) (S) (W)
Michael Palin Hemingway Adventure starts tomorrow at 9pm on BBC1 Rims: pp 70-78 ***

Contributors

Unknown:
Ernest Hemingway
Unknown:
Rock Hudson
Unknown:
Jennifer Jones
Director:
Charles Vidor
Lt Frederic Henry:
Rock Hudson
Catherine Barkley:
Jennifer Jones
Major Rinaldi:
Vittorio de Sica
Helen Ferguson:
Elaine Stritch
Passini:
Leopoldo Trieste

Coverage of the Grand Prix at Preston Guild Hall begins with action from today's best-of-nine-frames third-round matches.
Commencing the defence of the title will be England's Stephen Lee. Commentary by Clive Everton , Ray Edmonds , Dennis Taylor and John Virgo.

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Lee.
Commentary By:
Clive Everton
Commentary By:
Ray Edmonds
Commentary By:
Dennis Taylor
Commentary By:
John Virgo.

Kosovo: the Reckoning, a trilogy of programmes about the war in Kosovo, begins with this film, which looks at the media campaign that accompanied hostilities.
How the War Was Spun. On 14 April, Nato's public-relations campaign was thrown into turmoil when its planes bombed Albanian refugees fleeing Serb aggression, killing 70 people. As Nato issued conflicting versions of what happened, Bill Clinton and Tony Blair ordered a complete overhaul of the organisation's press machinery. Edward Stourton reports. See Choice. Producer Farah Durrani ; Editor Fiona Murch (S)
The season continues with 78 Days: an Audit ofwar tomorrow at 7.20pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Clinton
Unknown:
Tony Blair
Unknown:
Edward Stourton
Producer:
Farah Durrani
Editor:
Fiona Murch

Continuing the historical strand. Ends 9pm WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/history
House Detectives Blackladies. The team travel to
Staffordshire in a bid to unravel the intriguing past of a stunning 16th-century country house in Brewood belonging to Pat and David Bywater. Enlisting the assistance of experts, Juliet Morris , Dan Cruickshank and Judith Miller make a gruesome discovery in the driveway as they attempt to prove that the property was once a priory and home to an ancient order of nuns.
Director Sasha Bates ; Executive producer Basil Comely (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
David Bywater.
Unknown:
Juliet Morris
Unknown:
Dan Cruickshank
Unknown:
Judith Miller
Director:
Sasha Bates

Series exploring the bloody war between Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union.
Spiral of Terror. Recalling the Battle for Moscow, where many Soviet citizens died as a result of their own leader's brutality as well as the draconian rules of the Nazis. Shown last Tuesday (S)
Then Floral Britannica Focusing on another British plant.

Documentary series that focuses on worldwide issues. I Was a Slave Labourer. For over five decades, German government and industry have resisted demands to pay compensation to the millions who worked as slave labourers under the Third Reich. This film follows retired businessman Rudy Kennedy-who survived slave labour as a teenager - as he tries to force German firms to acknowledge their links with Nazi atrocities. See Choice. Director Luke Holland ; Series editor Nick Fraser (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Rudy Kennedy-Who
Director:
Luke Holland
Editor:
Nick Fraser

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