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Disney adventure about a boy who is sold into slavery by his uncle, who aims to deprive him of the family inheritance.
Director Robert Stevenson (1960. U)
(S) Films: pp 58-64

Contributors

Director:
Robert Stevenson
Alan Breck:
Peter Finch
David Balfour:
James MacArthur
Captain Hoseason:
Bernard Lee
Shuan:
Niall MacGinnis
Uncle Ebenezer:
John Laurie

Coverage of three starts from Ascot, introduced by Clare Balding and featuring the Ascot Steeplechase at 2.35, plus races at 1.30 and 2.00.
Jim McGrath , Richard Pitman and Peter Scudamore commentate. Producer Gerry Morrison (W)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Clare Balding
Unknown:
Jim McGrath
Unknown:
Richard Pitman
Unknown:
Peter Scudamore
Producer:
Gerry Morrison

The Saturday Matinee is a classic family drama starring Elizabeth Taylor as young
Velvet Brown, who wins a racehorse in a raffle and decides to train it for the Grand National.
(1944, U) ****
(S)Â

Films: pp 58-64

Contributors

Director:
Clarence Brown
Mi Taylor:
Mickey Rooney
Velvet Brown:
Elizabeth Taylor
Mr Brown:
Donald Crisp
Mrs Brown:
Anne Revere
Edwina Brown:
Angela Lansbury

Since America reintroduced the death penalty a quarter of a century ago, 695 people have been executed and 3,703 are currently on death row. As the debate on capital punishment gains prominence under the Bush administration, correspondent Charles Wheeler tours four death-penalty states. He listens to personal stories of the wrongly accused and monitors growing concern among lawyers that this form of justice is seriously flawed.
(S) (W)
Website: [web address removed]

Contributors

Reporter:
Charles Wheeler
Producer:
David Taylor
Editor:
Fiona Murch

An intimate portrait of the great operatic tenor who celebrated his 60th birthday recently. The programme examines his prolific career that has spanned 40 years and enabled him to build up a repertoire of 114 different roles.
He talks openly about his life in music, and his hectic schedule as he commutes between Washington and Los Angeles Opera companies, where he has worked as performer, artistic director and conductor. Contributors include Dame Kiri Te Kanawa , Luciano Pavarotti ,
Jose Carreras and Jose Cura. Domingo can be seen in concert in The Gold and Silver Gala which follows. See Choice.
Director Louis Heaton ; Series editor Basil Comely (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Unknown:
Luciano Pavarotti
Unknown:
Jose Carreras
Unknown:
Jose Cura.
Director:
Louis Heaton

A recording of Placido Domingo in concert in a special gala performance at Covent Garden concludes tonight's programmes dedicated to the tenor. The gala marked the 25 years since Placido Domingo made his debut at the Royal Opera House and also the 50th anniversary of the Covent Garden Opera Company. The programme includes works by Verdi, Gounod, Massenel and Charpentier, performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and conducted by Edward Downes.
Director Kriss Rusmanis ; Executive producer Peter Maniura (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Placido Domingo
Conducted By:
Edward Downes.
Director:
Kriss Rusmanis
Producer:
Peter Maniura

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