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Live coverage of this afternoon's meeting at Newbury, featuring the 1.30, 2.00 and 2.35 races. Introduced by Clare Balding and Willie Carson. Commentary from Jim McGrath and Graham Rock.
Senior producer Chris Lewis

Contributors

Introduced By:
Clare Balding
Unknown:
Willie Carson.
Unknown:
Jim McGrath
Unknown:
Graham Rock.
Producer:
Chris Lewis

Saturday Matinee drama, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. When fog forces an overnight stay in the hotel at London Airport, the lives of passengers in the VIP lounge are radically altered. Widescreen.
Director Anthony Asquith (1963) 494 Elizabeth Taylor stars in Father of the Bride on Thursday at 1.10pm Films: pp 62-68 **

Contributors

Unknown:
Elizabeth Taylor
Unknown:
Richard Burton.
Director:
Anthony Asquith
Director:
Elizabeth Taylor
Frances Andros:
Elizabeth Taylor
Paul Andros:
Richard Burton
Marc Champselle:
Louis Jourdan
Gloria Gritti:
Elsa Martinelli
Duchess of Brighton:
Margaret Rutherford

Our Poison. Earlier this year cyanide contamination of a tributary of the Danube ruined the lives of Hungarians and Serbs. George Mombiot sees how villagers are coping.
Edward Stourton finds out why a Bulgarian town blames a Romanian factory for its problems, and Neal Ascherson reports on the effects of overfishing in the Black Sea.
Editor Fiona Murch ; Series producer Lucy Hetherington

Contributors

Unknown:
George Mombiot
Unknown:
Edward Stourton
Unknown:
Neal Ascherson
Editor:
Fiona Murch
Producer:
Lucy Hetherington

Ends 8.55.
One Foot in the Past Sculpture. Kirsty Wark asks why Britain has never embraced fountains as enthusiastically as the continent, plus a look at the hidden depths of Canova and the mysterious world of gargoyles. See Choice. Directors Anne Elletson and Kate Scholefield
Series producer Tim Dunn

Contributors

Directors:
Anne Elletson
Directors:
Kate Scholefield
Producer:
Tim Dunn

Becoming One Flesh. Today's generation consider sex before marriage to be the norm, but for their grandparents life was very different. A clutch of intimate tales reveal the emotional truth behind the wedding photos of 50 years ago. See Choice.
Producer Annie Paul ; Editor Laurence Rees History 2000 continues on Tuesday at 8pm with Local Heroes

Contributors

Producer:
Annie Paul
Editor:
Laurence Rees

The soprano returns for a second six-part series of operatic entertainment. Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovskyand ex-Wet Wet Wet singer Marti Pellowjoin her for duets, and she performs pieces by D'Hardelot and Delibes. See Choice.
Director Michael Leggo ; Producer Emma Cornish Brian Kay : page 42, Outdoor Concert for Summer: page 27

Contributors

Baritone:
Dmitri Hvorostovskyand
Singer:
Marti Pellowjoin
Director:
Michael Leggo
Producer:
Emma Cornish
Producer:
Brian Kay

A profile of actress Patricia Routledge , whose understated portrayal of down-to-earth women in the likes of Talking Heads contrasts with her most famous role as Hyacinth Bucket.
Producer Gabrielle Osrin ; Editor Ben Frow

Contributors

Unknown:
Patricia Routledge
Producer:
Gabrielle Osrin
Editor:
Ben Frow

White Knight. A cabbie at the end of his shift decides to help a woman in distress. With strong language. See Choice.
Written by Joe Shrapnel ; Producers Chris Clough and Jake Lushington
Director Nick Laughland The series continues on Monday at 10.20pm

Contributors

Written By:
Joe Shrapnel
Producers:
Chris Clough
Producers:
Jake Lushington
Director:
Nick Laughland
Raymond:
Clive Russell
Olivia:
Lucy Whybrow

The Veil. More and more young Muslim women today are wearing the veil, saying that it frees rather than oppresses them. This one-off Arena explores how a simple piece of cloth has endured in the eastern and western imagination. Director Aysha Rafaele ; Series editor Anthony Wall

Contributors

Director:
Aysha Rafaele

Martial-arts adventure directed by and starring Jackie Chan.
A young oriental adventurer is hired to seek Nazi gold stashed in the Sahara. Cantonese dialogue dubbed into English. Widescreen. Ends 2.45am. (1990, 15)
Jackie Chan stars in Rumble in the Bronx tomorrow at 9.55pm
Films: pp 62-68 ****
Teach Yourself Jackie Chan : page 57

Contributors

[Actor]/Director:
Jackie Chan

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