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Comedy starring Dirk Bogarde and Brigitte Bardot , concluding today's ocean-bound double bill. A medic runs away to sea to avoid marriage but meets a beautiful French girl on a ship. Director Ralph Thomas
(1955. PG ) (S) Films: pp 60-64 **

Contributors

Unknown:
Dirk Bogarde
Unknown:
Brigitte Bardot
Director:
Ralph Thomas

Stephanie Hughes hosts the traditional celebration live from London's Royal Albert Hall , with Andrew Davis conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the final time.
Highlights include Elgar's opulent orchestration of Bach's
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor. The young American violinist Hilary Hahn makes her Proms debut in the Violin Concerto No 4 in D by Mozart and British soprano
Jane Eaglen joins the orchestra for the final scene from Richard Strauss 's opera Salome. Then from 8.35pm there are visits to Proms in the Park concerts taking place in London's Hyde Park - where Terry Wogan is the compere - Birmingham and Liverpool. Coverage continues at 9pm on BBC1. The Albert Hall Prom can also be heard on Radio 3. See Choice.
Director Jonathan Fulford ; Producer Peter Maniura (W) Brian Kay 's Prom of the week: page 46

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephanie Hughes
Unknown:
Albert Hall
Unknown:
Andrew Davis
Violinist:
Hilary Hahn
Soprano:
Jane Eaglen
Unknown:
Richard Strauss
Unknown:
Terry Wogan
Director:
Jonathan Fulford
Producer:
Peter Maniura
Unknown:
Brian Kay

Continuing the Saturday-night strand that celebrates a decade of popular culture, from the fads, fashions and films to its stars, sounds and sport. Ends 2.45am.

I Love 1977 Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher tells the story of the year as she looks back on the highlights and memorable moments from 1977. Saturday Night Fever (showing at 10pm) turned John Travolta into a disco-dancing star while at the other end of the musical spectrum the Sex Pistols were at the forefront of a revolution in popular music as rock dinosaurs faced potential extinction at the hands of the punk movement.
Director Steven Grandison ; Series producer Alan Brown (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Carrie Fisher
Unknown:
John Travolta
Director:
Steven Grandison
Producer:
Alan Brown

Musical drama. Tony Manero works all week in a dull job at a paint store but on Saturday nights he becomes the glittering disco king at his local nightclub, much to the disapproval of his religious family. Then he meets Stephanie, a girl with her sights firmly set on the uptown life and they decide to become dance partners for a contest at the disco. Widescreen.
Director John Badham (1977,18) (S) (W) Films: pp 60-64 *****
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Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Manero
Director:
John Badham
Tony Manero:
John Travolta
Stephanie Karen:
Lynn Gorney
Bobby C:
Barry Miller
Joey:
Joseph Cali
Double J:
Paul Pape
Annette:
Donna Pescow
Gus:
Bruce Ornstein
Flo:
Julie Bovasso
Frank Manero Jr:
Martin Shakar
Frank Manero Sr:
Val Bisoglio

Continuing the series, presented by Dennis Waterman , that captures some of the classic British football moments from the seventies, this week focusing on the 1977-8 season.
Director/Producer Chris Kelly (R) (S)

Contributors

Presented By:
Dennis Waterman
Producer:
Chris Kelly

Drama. Theresa Dunn leads two "lives". By day she is a dedicated teacher of deaf children, by night she cruises singles bars in an increasingly desperate search for sexual fulfilment. Ends 2.45am.
Director Richard Brooks (1977.18) (S) Films: pp 60-64 ****

Contributors

Unknown:
Theresa Dunn
Director:
Richard Brooks
Theresa Dunn:
Diane Keaton
Katherine Dunn:
Tuesday Weld
Tony Lopanto:
Richard Gere
James Morrissey:
William Atherton
MrDunn:
Richard Kiley
Professor Engle:
Alan Feinstein
Gary Cooper White:
Tom Berenger
Mrs Dunn:
Priscilla Pointer
Brigid Dunn:
Laurie Prange
Barney:
Joel Fabiani

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