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Hosted by Sue Barker in Ostrava-Poruba in the Czech Republic and by Hazel Irvine in London.

12.00 Tennis
Live coverage of the potentially decisive reverse singles on the final day of Great Britain's first-round Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic. The dual drawbacks of the Zimni stadium's slow indoor clay and Greg Rusedski's injury withdrawal mean that David Lloyd's British duo, which includes Tim Henman, will have to hit top form to progress in the competition.

When the tennis concludes:
Snooker
Action from Wembley of the Masters, the sport's top invitational tournament for the elite players.
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Sport: page 40
Racing
The Hennessy Gold Cup from Leopardstown, one of Ireland's most famous races and also a useful form indicator for Cheltenham.

Rugby Union
A look back at yesterday's first-day action from the Six Nations championship: England entertained Ireland, France travelled to Wales, and Italy, making their championship debut, faced Scotland in Rome.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Sue Barker
Presenter:
Hazel Irvine
Commentator (Tennis):
John Barrett
Commentator (Tennis):
David Mercer
Commentator (Tennis):
Chris Bailey
Commentator (Snooker):
Ray Edmonds
Commentator (Snooker):
Clive Everton
Commentator (Snooker):
John Virgo
Commentator (Snooker):
Dennis Taylor
Commentator (Racing):
Tony O'Hehir
Producer:
Jonny Bramley
Editor:
Michael Cole

Ends 6.45pm.
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Wildlife on Two: Baywatch: a Dolphin's Eye View
David Attenborough narrates a film that captures the varieties of marine life - including garden eels, lobsters and manta rays - that flourish in the shallow waters near beaches.
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5.45 Big Cat Diary
In the last of his reports from Kenya's Masai Mara, Jonathan Scott witnesses the wildebeest migration.
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5.55 The Natural World: Wild Indonesia: Magical Forests
The final visit to Indonesia uncovers a diverse range of animals in the tropical rainforests. In the west live elephants, rhinos, orang-utans, and the elusive Sumatran tiger, while the eastern islands boast the echidna, the pint-sized quoll and the fearsome cassowary. Narrated by John Lynch.
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Contributors

Editor:
Fiona Pitcher
Series Producer:
Paul Appleby
Narrator (Wildlife on Two):
David Attenborough
Producer (Wildlife on Two):
Susan McMillan
Series Producer (Wildlife on Two):
Keith Scholey
Presenter (Big Cat Diary):
Jonathan Scott
Director (Big Cat Diary):
Andy Chastney
Series Producer (Big Cat Diary):
Paul Appleby
Narrator (Wild Indonesia):
John Lynch
Director (Wild Indonesia):
Joe Kennedy
Series Producer (Wild Indonesia):
Richard Matthews

As the licence to run the National Lottery comes up for renewal, Lesley Curwen reports on the battle between current holders Camelot and Sir Richard Branson's People's Lottery, which vows to give all its profits away. Presented by Maya Even.
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(Note: as The Money Programme is topical, its subject matter may change)

Contributors

Presenter:
Maya Even
Reporter:
Lesley Curwen
Editor:
Diarmuid Jeffreys

Concluding a two-part examination of Tony Blair's premiership.

New Labour came to power pledging to abolish the 800-year-old right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords. Michael Cockerell tells the story of the efforts made by Lady Jay, the first female Labour Leader of the Lords, to get the bill through Parliament.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Cockerell
Producer:
Charles Miller
Editor:
Anne Tyerman

Crime drama starring Andy Garcia.

His business in deep trouble, reformed criminal Jimmy "The Saint" Tosnia agrees to come out of retirement to oversee a lucrative one-off job for his ex-boss. Jimmy assembles a misfit band of former cronies, but the job goes disastrously wrong.
Widescreen.
(1995, 18) ****
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Films: pp 58-64

Contributors

Director:
Gary Fleeter
Jimmy Tosnia:
Andy Garcia
Pieces:
Christopher Lloyd
Franchise:
William Forsythe
Easy Wind:
Bill Nunn
Critical Bill Dooley:
Treat Williams
Joe Heff:
Jack Warden
Mr Shhh:
Steve Buscemi
Lucinda:
Fairuza Balk
Dagney:
Gabrielle Anwar
Man with the Plan:
Christopher Walken

Coming-of-age drama set in the early sixties, starring C. Thomas Howell and Juliette Lewis.

Long Island: young Alice Bloom worships her teenage neighbour Sheryl. When Sheryl dates a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, Alice gets first-hand experience of the ensuing scandal.
(1992, 12) (S) ***
Films: pp 58-64

Contributors

Director:
Craig Bolotin
[Actor]:
C. Thomas Howell
[Actor]:
Juliette Lewis

National Test Revision
2.00 Revisewise at School
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Languages
4.00 France Inside Out: Part 5
Culture guide
Talk French: Parts 1-2
Beginners' language course.

Working in Education
5.00 The Guide

Open University
6.00 An A to Z of English
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6.30 Simple Beginnings?
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Ends 7.00am.

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