Concluding a two-part adaptation of the Book of Judges story about the formidable Israeli and his scheming mistress. Starring Eric Thai and Elizabeth Hurley.
Directed by Nicolas Roeg.
Jane Hill and David Robertson with a roundup from News 24, plus weather updates at 8.25.
A final selection of programmes reflecting Asian issues. Ends 10.50 Manjdhar Concluding the Pakistani drama revolving around family intrigues. fn Urdu with in-vision subtitles.
In the last debate of the series, Rajesh Mirchandani's young audience joins a cross-section of parents to discuss the generation gap. Do parents expect too much from their offspring?
The magazine programme concludes with a look back at the best music, interviews and recipes from the series. With
Sanieev Kohl i, Sonia Deol. Asia 2 Editor Paresh Solanki
WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/networkasia
The magazine meets a group of deaf children who are exhibiting their art at London's Serpentine Gallery. There's also a look at an innovative counselling scheme for the deaf in Derby. Hosted by Lara Crooks. With sign language and in-vision subtitles. Repeated on Thursday at 1.30am on BBC1 WEBSITE: www.bbc.co. uk/see_hear
A Telescope for Christmas. Patrick Moore offers advice on how to choose the right telescope.
Shown last Sunday on BBC1 (S)
Sci-fi thriller, concluding today's Saturday Matinée double bill. In the 23rd century, people live under vast domes in an idyllic world. However, nobody is allowed to live past 30 without going through a brutal ritual called "renewal", which only a few ever survive. Widescreen.
Director Michael Anderson
(1976. PG) (S) Films: pp 74-84 ***
The Virginian escorts three women on a perilous journey to an Indian tribe's stronghold. (R)
American singer Shania Twain performs a selection of her hits. Shown last Wednesday (S)
In the second part of the period drama, Molly Gibson 's enigmatic stepsister arrives from France.
Shown last Sunday BBCl (S) (W) For cast and credits see Sunday 9pm BBC1
Presented by David Aaronovitch of The Independent.
Director Charles Kitchen ; Producer Christine Ruth (S)
Under Fire. Last May, an unarmed United Nations team began arriving in East Timor to organise the August referendum in which the East Timorese people voted to move towards independence from Indonesia. But, by mid-September, most UN personnel had been forced to leave in the face of rising violence instigated by pro-Indonesian militia.
Reporter Guy Smith returns to ask why the UN failed to foresee events, and follows UN workers as they revisit the area to find out what happened after they left.
Producer Robin Barnwell ; Editor Fiona Murch (S)
Ends 8.55pm
WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/history
Meet the Ancestors The Tomb That Time Forgot. A burial chamber, untouched for 5,000 years, came to light last year after a mysterious hole appeared in a barley field in the Orkney Islands. Julian Richards joins experts as they remove the skeletons from the tomb.
Producer Sian Griffiths ; Series producer Ian Potts (R) (S)
As Christianity became the dominant force in Europe, a religious movement was shaping the ancient Mayan civilisation of Central America. It was based upon the arrival of a messianic "fire child" into Mayan territory in AD 378. This film reveals evidence from an excavation in Honduras that suggests the Mayans were responsible for a cult of blood sacrifice.
Producer Alan Ereira ; Editor Laurence Rees (R) (S)
An episode from the popular seventies sitcom.
Predictably, Frank panics when Betty goes into labour.
Written by Raymond Allen ; Producer Michael Mills (R) (S) Another episode can be seen on Wednesday at 7.30pm
An episode from the series profiling eighties pop bands. Culture Club. The group fronted by Boy George achieved huge success in the eighties. Now back together, all four members talk about fame and the band's split.
Director Mike Connolly ; Executive producer Mark Cooper (R) (S) (W)
Grey Gardens. Despite their aristocratic background and the fact that they were aunt and cousin to Jackie Onassis , Edith Bouvier Beale and daughter Edie lived in anonymity in a decaying mansion on New York's Long Island. But, in 1976, when Albert and David Maysies 's film appeared in US cinemas, it gave the pair the fame they longed for and the public a glimpse into the interdependency and private language of their eccentric lives. (S) John Peel on Grey Gardens: page 15
Cinematographer Alex Thomson reflects on his work on films such as Hamlet and Labyrinth, while director John Boorman explains why he employed Thomson for the film Excalibur, which follows immediately.
Director Richard Blanshard (S)
Action fantasy continuing the season celebrating British cinematography. Starring Nigel Terry and Helen Mirren.
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Widescreen. Ends 2.35am
Director John Boorman (1981, 15) (S) Rims: pp 74-84 ****
Teach yourself Helen Mirren : page 73
Repeats are not indicated.
Dynamo Science (ages 7-9) Ends 5.00am WEBSITE; www.bbc.co.uk/education
