(Repeats are not indicated)
6.00 Imagining the Pacific
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6.30 African Renaissance
7.00 Mexico City - Whose City?
7.30 The Emperor's Gift
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David Robertson and Jane Hill present a roundup from News 24, plus weather at 8.25.
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Exploring differences between men and women, and the concept of evil.
9.30 Digital Planet takes a journey into the world of cybertalk.
From 10.10, Open Minds continues with items on herbalism, glass and the odds of winning the lottery.
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Further Details: brochure hotline [number removed] (calls charged at national rate); Ceefax p626; website [web address removed]
Visits to Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Gloucestershire, the Millennium Dome and the set of Danny Boyle's new film The Beach.
With sign language and in-vision subtitles.
(Repeated Thursday at 1.00am on BBC1) Website: [web address removed]
A look at the tendency of stars to couple up.
(Shown last Sunday on BBC1)
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Joan threatens to quit the army when Bilko forgets Valentine's Day. (BW) (R)
In this animated folk tale scripted by Anthony Minghella and directed by Jim Henson, an ogre without a heart is befriended by a king's son. Starring John Hurt and Brian Henson.
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Saturday Matinee Second World War drama starring Steve McQueen and, in the first of two of his films showing today, James Coburn.
A small squadron of GIs is assigned to hold a large area of land near the Siegfried Line against overwhelming odds.
(1962)
(BW) (S) ****
(James Coburn Scene by Scene is at 10.45pm: The President's Analyst at 11.35pm concludes the film double bill)
Films: pp 64-68
Barry Norman: page 56
Aeryn and Crichton have to choose which of them will die.
(Shown last Monday)
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Jonathan Meades looks for relics of advances in sixties technology.
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David Sells examines the violence on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.
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The concluding instalment in the mini-series following the investigation into the 1997 Southall rail disaster.
A series of witnesses are called to testify in the public inquiry when the initial court case collapses. But only two weeks into the inquiry, tragedy strikes again a few miles up the same line at Paddington.
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Website: [web address removed]
Martha Kearney introduces more genealogical explorations, including that of Caroline Gordon-Duff, a descendant of two ladies who took a courageous stance in wartime. And Rachel Hudson is on a quest to find out about her notoriously strong great-great-great-grandmother.
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(The History Zone continues at 8.05pm with Timewatch)
(History 2000 continues on Monday at 7.30pm with Breaking the Seal)
Gaby Roslin introduces live coverage from Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre on the most hectic weekend of the canine year. Commentators Peter Purves, Jessica Holm, Frank Kane and Wayne Cavanaugh describe the action as we find out which dogs have made it through to tomorrow's final, with Shauna Lowry reporting from the events.
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(Jessica Holm's kind of day: page)
Western starring Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot.
New Mexico, 1880: a group of European aristocrats who have come to hunt big game become the prey when they violate Apache territory. It is up to a former US Cavalry officer-turned-cowboy to save the group. Widescreen.
(1968, PG) **
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Films: pp 64-68
James Coburn's rugged, laconic persona has graced films including The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape and the recent Affliction, for which he won his first Oscar. Here he talks to Mark Cousins about his career, relationships and crises.
The President's Analyst follows at 11.35.
See Choice.
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Barry Norman on James Coburn : page 56
Political satire concluding today's James Coburn double bill.
After becoming the president's psychiatrist, Dr Sidney Schaefer is much sought after.
Widescreen.
(1967) ****
(S) (W)
Films: pp 64-68
Drama based on a true story.
A philandering bigamist finds his world of deception beginning to crumble.
Ends 2.50.
(1996, 15) **
Films: pp 64-68
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(Repeats are not indicated)
Website: [web address removed]
Ends 5am.
