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Adventure drama starring John Lithgow ,
Isabella Rossellini and James Earl
Jones. A cynical author enters the dangerous world of ivory poachers. Review page 43. Director Joseph Sargent (1990. PG)
(S)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Lithgow
Unknown:
Isabella Rossellini
Unknown:
James Earl
Director:
Joseph Sargent

Presented by Hazel Irvine .
1.05 Football Focus Special Ray Stubbs and Mark Lawrenson reflect on last night's crucial evening of World Cup football, when England faced Germany, Scotland were hosts to Croatia and the Republic of Ireland were at home to Holland.
1.45 Motorcycling Live coverage of round 11 of the World
Superbike championship from Oschesleben, Germany.
Presented by Suzi Perry , with commentary by Leigh Diffey and Roger Burnett.
3.45 Show Jumping Olympic champion David O'Connor will be among the favourites to win the 41st Burghley Horse Trials. Clare Balding, Mike Turner and Lorna Clarke report.
4.45 Motorsport Action from rounds 19 and 20 of the British Touring Cars championship from Oulton Park. Charlie Cox and John Watson commentate.
5.35 Athletics Coverage of the Flora Light Challenge for Women, a 5km race in London's Hyde Park featuring Paula Radcliffe. With Steve Cram , Brendan Foster and Sally Gunnell. Producer Julie Griffiths ; Editor
Michael Cole (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/sport

Contributors

Presented By:
Hazel Irvine
Unknown:
Ray Stubbs
Unknown:
Mark Lawrenson
Presented By:
Suzi Perry
Commentary By:
Leigh Diffey
Commentary By:
Roger Burnett.
Unknown:
David O'Connor
Unknown:
Mike Turner
Unknown:
Lorna Clarke
Unknown:
Charlie Cox
Unknown:
John Watson
Unknown:
Paula Radcliffe.
Unknown:
Steve Cram
Unknown:
Brendan Foster
Unknown:
Sally Gunnell.
Producer:
Julie Griffiths
Editor:
Michael Cole

Second of a four-part series unearthing the links between daily life and the machinations of the global economy. Greenspan Alert ! Alan Greenspan is possibly the most powerful man in the world. He is chairman of the US
Federal Reserve and, as such, is responsible for revealing the new US interest rate every eight weeks. Tonight's programme explores Greenspan's mythology and looks at how the world hangs on his every word.
Director Jeremy Newson ; Executive producer Gina Newson (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Greenspan Alert
Unknown:
Alan Greenspan
Director:
Jeremy Newson
Producer:
Gina Newson

The first of two documentaries exploring the science and psychology of shopping.
Buying It. Shopping has become a national pastime, one of our favourite leisure activities, and what we buy and own is now a lifestyle barometer. This programme uncovers the motivations behind our everyday shopping experiences while, in the US, luxury shoppers provide an insight into the hierarchy of exclusive name brands. But there's a health warning - shopping can be dangerously addictive and, even if you hate the activity, the show reveals that it can still be bad for you. Narrated by Arabella Weir.
Director James Erskine : Series producer Jo Vale (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Arabella Weir.
Director:
James Erskine
Producer:
Jo Vale

Jackie Chan, Jean Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal head up this pop history of the martial art. Beginning with the story of Bruce Lee (whose Enter the Dragon is part of a movie triple bill following this programme) and ending with the Jackie Chan phenomenon, the show looks at how kung fu has permeated all levels of global entertainment. (S) (W)

Contributors

Director:
Chris Wilson
Executive Producer:
Alan Brown

The kung fu-themed evening continues with this first showing of the uncut version, which kicks off a martial arts adventure triple bill. British intelligence enlist a master of martial arts to help put an end to the traffic in opium and prostitutes organised from an island fortress by a criminal mastermind. Widescreen. Review page 44.
Director Robert Clouse (1973. 18) (S) (W)

Contributors

Director:
Robert Clouse
Lee:
Bruce Lee
Roper:
John Saxon
Williams:
Jim Kelly
Han:
Kien Shih
Oharra:
Bob Wall
Tania:
Ahna Capri
Su-Lin:
Angela Mao Ying
Mei:
Ling Bettychung
Braithwaite:
Geoffrey Weeks
Bolo:
Yang Sze
Parsons:
Peter Archer

Second in tonight's martial arts adventure triple bill. Hired to seek Nazi gold stashed in a secret Saharan location, a young oriental adventurer has his quest complicated by the involvement of three young women. Widescreen.
Cantonese dialogue dubbed into English. Review page 44.
Director Jackie Chan (1990. 15) (S) (W)

Contributors

Director:
Jackie Chan
Jackie:
Jackie Chan
Ada:
Carol Cheng
Elsa:
Eva Cobo de Garcia
Momoko:
Shoko Ikeda
Adolf:
Alfredo Brel Sanchez
Amon:
Daniel Mintz

Concluding tonight's triple bill of martial arts adventures. Teenager Barry Gabrewski is a daydreamer. To escape his real-life problems, he imagines that he is the partner of hero Chuck Norris , in a series of escapades taken right out of the movies. He's Chuck's "sidekick", a young man with a mission, but it's all fantasy- or is it? Review page 46.
Director Aaron Norris (1993, PG) (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Gabrewski
Unknown:
Chuck Norris
Director:
Aaron Norris
Chuck Norris:
Chuck Norris
Barry Gabrewski:
Jonathan Brandis
Jerry Gabrewski:
Beau Bridges
Kelly Stone:
Joe Piscopo
Lauren:
Danica McKellar
Mr Lee:
Mako

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