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Josie d'Arby, Vernon Kay ,
Joe Mace and Lisa Rogers present the live pop show. Catching music artists performing for Top of the Pops and chatting to them backstage as well as live in the studio, the team also reports on the week's hottest music news. Viewers can e-mail questions for the stars at: totpplus@bbc.co.uk Series producer Gary August: Executive producer Paul Smith (S) (W) TOTP 2 is on Wednesday at 6pm

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Vernon Kay
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Joe MacE
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Lisa Rogers
Producer:
Paul Smith

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1.35 Golf Live coverage from
Valderrama, Spain, of the final round of the world championship. Reigning champion Tiger Woods will be making a strong defence of his title following a successful season. Commentary is from Peter Alliss , Alex Hay , Ken Brown , Denis Hutchinson ,
Dougie Donnelly and Julian Tutt.
4.10 Tennis; Athletics News from Telford of the national tennis championships plus reports from Mexico's Gulf Coast where the world half-marathon championships are decided today.
4.20 Rugby League World Cup Live coverage (kickoff 5pm) from the Auto Quest Stadium, Widnes, of one of the remaining quarter-finals in the Rugby League World Cup. Jon Champion and Joe Lydon provide commentary.
Plus highlights of yesterday's quarter-final match that should involve England looking for a semi-final place.
Editor Peter Allden (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/sport

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Tiger Woods
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Peter Alliss
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Alex Hay
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Ken Brown
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Denis Hutchinson
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Dougie Donnelly
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Julian Tutt.
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Jon Champion
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Joe Lydon
Editor:
Peter Allden

The weekly cultural strand. Ends 9.00.
Changing Stages Ireland. The second in a new series in which Richard Eyre gives his personal view of the story of theatre over the last 100 years. This week, Eyre travels from the rugged landscape of the Aran Islands to the streets of Dublin in his look at Irish theatre and at the writers who have flourished against a backdrop of rising political tensions. Contributions come from Liam Neeson , Fiona Shaw and Stephen Rea , together with archive interviews with Sean O'Casey and George Bernard Shaw. Director Mary Downes ; Executive producer Andrea Miller (S) (W)
8.30 Review Mark Lawson is joined by guests including feminist writer Germaine Greer and Karl Marx biographer Francis Wheen to discuss the week's cultural highlights.
Series producer Mark Bell (S) (W) Mark Lawson 's audio review: page 64

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Richard Eyre
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Liam Neeson
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Fiona Shaw
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Stephen Rea
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Sean O'Casey
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George Bernard Shaw.
Director:
Mary Downes
Producer:
Andrea Miller
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Mark Lawson
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Germaine Greer
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Karl Marx
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Francis Wheen
Producer:
Mark Bell
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Mark Lawson

An Ideal Home. The third in the new series of monologues, written and delivered by Alan Bennett , that tell of his boyhood and youth in Leeds during the Second World War. Tonight he explains how living over a butcher's shop has its drawbacks, not least the carcasses hanging in the cellar. Director Tristram Powell ; Producer Mark Shivas (S) (W) Telling Tales continues on Wednesday at 9.45pm Mark Lawson 's audio review: page 64

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Alan Bennett
Director:
Tristram Powell
Producer:
Mark Shivas
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Mark Lawson

A special themed evening devoted to the hit sci-fi series The X Files, showing in advance of a new series which starts on Wednesday. Ends 11.05. See Choice.
The Joy of X A Profile of X Files Creator Chris Carter. In rare television interview, the man behind the X Files,
Chris Carter , talks about himself and his motivation for writing the show, explaining how a research document claiming that many Americans believe they have been abducted by aliens persuaded the Fox network to commission the programme. Director Selina Mehta : Producer Elaine Shepherd (S) (W)
9.55 The Simpsons The Springfield Files. An episode which sees the X Files's Mulder and Scully making guest appearances in cartoon form in order to investigate Homer's encounter with an alleged extraterrestrial. (S)
10.20 The X Files The pilot episode that first introduced the series back in 1994, starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. Special agents Mulder and Scully investigate a series of mysterious deaths where the victims have two red marks on their skin. (R) (S) A new series of The X Files starts Wednesday at 9pm

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Chris Carter.
Talks:
Chris Carter
Director:
Selina Mehta
Producer:
Elaine Shepherd
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David Duchovny
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Gillian Anderson.

Alvin Stardust , DJ Trevor Nelson , Lloyd Cole and Atomic Kitten's Liz McClarnonjoin regulars Mark Lamarr , Sean Hughes and Phill Jupitus for the irreverent pop quiz.
Shown last Friday (S) (W)

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Alvin Stardust
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Trevor Nelson
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Lloyd Cole
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Liz McClarnonjoin
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Mark Lamarr
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Sean Hughes
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Phill Jupitus

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Secondary Schools 2.00 The Art
Languages 4.00 Buongiomo Italia! (pts 1 and 2); Bon Mot Working In IT 5.00 The Guide
Open University 6.00 Water Is for Fighting Over (S)
6.30 Computers in Conversation Ends 7.00am. (S)

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Bon Mot

BBC Two England

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