Biblical drama.
With corruption rife in Jerusalem, young priest Jeremiah unwillingly becomes God's mouthpiece.
Review page 63.
(1998) **
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Two newly-restored prints of vintage comedy.
8.30 The Midnight Patrol
Two hapless cops accidentally arrest their own chief.
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8.50 Another Fine Mess
The duo don disguises to evade the police.
(BW) (R) (S)
Comedy starring Laurel and Hardy. Two unsuccessful mousetrap salesmen end up working in the kitchens of a hotel. Review page 63. (1938, U) (BW) (S) **
Classic comedy starring Michael Crawford. Convinced he is a failure, Frank visits a psychiatrist - who soon concurs.
(R) (S)
Epic drama.
During his ordination as cardinal, Stephen Fermoyle casts his mind back over the professional and personal conflicts of his life.
Widescreen. Review page 64.
(1963) ****
(S) (W)
Brian Rix recalls how he gave up his career as an actor to work for charity.
(S)
Classic comedy, concluding the season of films directed by Billy Wilder.
Chicago, 1929: two musicians, disguised as women, join an all-girl orchestra to flee the mob.
Widescreen.
(1959, U) *****
(BW) (S) (W)
(See also Nobody's Perfect which follows)
Review page 64.
Barry Norman on Billy Wilder: p60
The making of Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot, featuring interviews with cast members, including Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.
(S) (W)
First of the week's daily outings of the elimination quiz, hosted by Anne Robinson.
(Repeated tonight at 11.30pm on BBC Choice)
(S) (W)
Anne Robinson on the US version of the Weakest Link, plus competition with prizes worth £30,000: p49
Bill Oddie introduces an evening for nature lovers as he counts down the top ten most popular locations for travellers wishing to explore the beauty of the natural world. Top wildlife programme makers, including David Attenborough and Simon King, reveal their personal favourite destinations while sharing entertaining anecdotes of life on location.
The countdown offers another chance to see some classic documentary programmes from the BBC's Natural History Unit, including:
Dragons of the Galapagos
An examination of the role active volcanos play in the ecosystem of the remote islands made famous by Charles Darwin.
South Georgia - an Island All Alone
How king penguins and wandering albatross survive on the Antarctic island, one of the harshest yet most beautiful places on earth.
The Lion's King
A film in which the king of the lions is the Ngorongoro crater in Tanzania which sustains one of Africa's great wildlife areas.
Reef Encounter
A look at the underwater treasures of the waters around the remote island of Sipadan, off the coast of Borneo in south-east Asia.
Wildlife Special - Tiger
An intimate story of a tigress and her cubs living in the land immortalised by Rudyard Kipling 's Jungle Book, the Khana National Park in India.
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Singer Barbara Dickson, presenter Rowland Rivron and comedian Phil Kay join regulars Mark Lamarr, Phill Jupitus and Sean Hughes on the irreverent pop quiz.
(Repeated next Sunday)
(S) (W)
Romantic comedy.
Abby Barnes, a radio talk-show veterinarian who tackles people's problems with their pets, is convinced she is unattractive to the opposite sex. So when one of her listeners, a young English photographer, is keen to meet her, she decides to send along her beautiful but dim neighbour, Noelle, to take her place.
Widescreen.
Review page 64.
(1996, 15) ****
(S) (W)
Teach yourself Janeane Garofalo: page 66
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
(Repeats are not indicated)
Open University
12.30 Church and Mosque Venice and Istanbul
Comparing two great religious buildings built at the same time for different but neighbouring cultures.
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1.00 Cine Cinephiles
A potted history of French cinema.
(S)
1.30 Composing: George Fenton in Conversation
(S)
National Test Revision
2.00 GCSE Bitesize Revision: German
Exam revision for the GCSE curriculum.
Languages
4.00 Italianissimo: Parts 5-8
Working for Yourself
5.00 Getting Started
Open University
6.00 Classical Sculpture and the Enlightenment
A look at the Charles Townley collection.
(S)
6.30 The Bathers by Cezanne and Renoir
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Ends 7.00am.
