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6.05 Looking at What Happens in Hospital
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6.30 Cybertalk
7.00 Cultures of the Walkman
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7.30 Framing and Forming
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7.55Ã Computers and the Arts
David Robertson and Tanya Beckett present a roundup from News 24, plus weather updates at 8.25.
Does a diverse diet indicate a truly multicultural society?
The series that probes the world of ideas delves into Belfast's history.
9.30 The Pull of the City - New York Cleans Up
How the buzz was put back into the "Big Apple".
From 10.00 Open Minds continues its exploration of Belfast with a look at its Chinese community.
(R)
Further Details: brochure hotline [number removed] (calls charged at national rate); Ceefax p 626; Website [web address removed]
Lara Crooks introduces the fifth round of the quiz, featuring teams from Romford and the Jewish Deaf Club. With sign language and in-vision subtitles.
(Repeated Thursday at 1.15am on BBC1) Website: [web address removed]
A look at the discovery of a planet orbiting a star 55 light years away. Shown last Sunday (S)
Travel inspirations.
A profile of Bristol-born Cary Grant, star of this afternoon's Saturday Matinee.
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Romantic comedy, the first in a Saturday Matinee double bill of Cary Grant films, also starring Ingrid Bergman.
When famous actress Anna Kalman meets US diplomat Philip Adams it's a case of instant attraction. And though Philip tells Anna he is married, she remains undeterred.
(1958, PG) (S) ***
Films: pp 66-72
Comedy drama, concluding today's Cary Grant double bill.
During the Second World War, a solitary South Seas beachcomber is "persuaded" to be a military observer and gets landed with some unwanted guests.
(1964, U) (S) ***
Films: pp 66-72
Journalist Charlie Wheelan reviews the week's news.
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Highlights from the first Masters semi-final at Wembley Conference Centre. Introduced by David Vine.
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Ends 9.05.
Website: [web address removed]
Cathedral Calls: Liverpool
Janet Street-Porter concludes her tour with a visit to Liverpool and the story of not two but three cathedrals and their architects.
See Choice.
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8.05 In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great: To the Ends of the Earth
From the Khyber Pass, Michael Wood travels down Pakistan's Great Trunk Road into India and the limits of Alexander's conquest. An army mutiny in the Punjab finished his dream of reaching the ends of the earth, and the 32-year-old conqueror faced a nightmare return journey across the Makran Desert. Last in the series.
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BBC Book: In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great by Michael Wood, £17.99
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
Episode 4: To The Ends of the Earth
1 hour
on BBC Two England
Michael Wood traces Alexander the Great's route through Pakistan, the plains of Punjab, down the Indus river and across the Makran desert to Babylon where Alexander died aged 32.
Coverage of the second semi-final from Wembley, with just one place in the Masters final remaining. Introduced by David Vine, with commentary from Clive Everton, Ray Edmonds, Dennis Taylor and John Virgo.
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Scottish Opera's production of James MacMillan's first full-length opera, recorded at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow last summer. Introduced by Muriel Gray, in conversation with the composer, director Jonathan Moore and Richard Armstrong, the musical director of Scottish Opera.
Inspired by historical events, the opera tells the story of the doomed love affair between Pedro, Crown Prince of Portugal, and his Spanish mistress Ines. When their two countries go to war, the lovers' relationship is ended with shocking brutality. As the music reaches monumental power and beauty, the action builds to a horrifying climax.
With the Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera
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Brian Kay: page 50
Highlights of the conclusion of the women's free programme on the final day of the European championship in Vienna. Introduced by Sue Barker and Jayne Torvill, with commentary by Barry Davies and Robin Cousins.
Drama based on a true story, continuing the It's Scary Out There season.
When their daughter goes missing, parents Natalie and John Porter are certain that Sarah is the victim of a crime, and the couple carry out their own search with relentless persistence.
Ends 2.40am.
(1996, 12) **
Films: pp 66-72
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Website: [web address removed]
Ends 5am.
