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Adventure. Two college friends decide to search for the legendary treasure of pirate Henry Morgan in the waters off Jamaica. But their search does not go unnoticed by an unscrupulous local bigwig.
Review page 47.
(1977, U) **
(S)

Contributors

Director:
Henry Levin
Marian Casey:
Rod Taylor
Stack Baker:
Stuart Whitman
Reginald Landers:
Jeremy Kemp
Ursula:
Elke Sommer

Comedy. The throne of England has been usurped by the evil Roderick and, as part of a plan to restore the rightful heir, the jester's place is taken by bumbling minstrel Hawkins.
Widescreen.
Review page 48.
(1956, U) ****
(S)

Contributors

Director:
Norman Panama
Director:
Melvin Frank
Hawkins:
Danny Kaye
Maid Jean:
Glynis Johns
Sir Ravenhurst:
Basil Rathbone
Princess Gwendolyn:
Angela Lansbury

A demon's attempt to divide Buffy into two results in his splitting Xander into two halves - one strong, the other weak.
(Repeated tomorrow 12.20am)
(S)
Website: [web address removed]
It's an age thing: page 19

Contributors

Buffy Summers:
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Giles:
Anthony Stewart Head
Xander:
Nicholas Brendon
Willow:
Alyson Hannigan
Riley Finn:
Marc Blucas
Anya:
Emma Caulfield

An episode from the much-loved seventies suburbia sitcom.

Babies are very much on the agenda for Tom and Barbara.
(R) (S)

Contributors

Writer:
John Esmonde
Writer:
Bob Larbey
Producer:
John Howard Davies
Tom Good:
Richard Briers
Jerry Leadbetter:
Paul Eddington
Margo Leadbetter:
Penelope Keith
Barbara Good:
Felicity Kendal

Regional Variations (2)

Predators

NATURAL BORN KILLERS

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)

Series revealing the strength & determination of predators.The last programme highlights how they develop the killer instinct - killer whales,chimps,heron

Tiff Needell test-drives new models from TVR and AC, while Vicki Butler-Henderson rides in the Arrows three-seater Formula One car. Jason Barlow assesses the future of green-engine technology, and tries out a fuel cell-powered car.
(S) (W)
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Contributors

Presenter:
Tiff Needell
Presenter:
Vicki Butler-Henderson
Presenter:
Jason Barlow
Series Producer:
John Wilcox

In July last year a Concorde crash in France killed 113 people, bringing its unparalleled safety record in civil aviation to a shocking end. This documentary tells the story of British Airways' flagship aircraft, showing how it gained its reputation as the last word in luxury air travel, and examines both the human tragedy of the crash and the war of words between the English and French as the accident's causes began to emerge.
(S)

Contributors

Producer:
Nick Mirsky

A documentary follows Baz Luhrmann, the director of Strictly Ballroom and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, as he travels round the world on a six-month promotional tour for his new film, which opens here tomorrow. A colourful reinvention of the film musical, Moulin Rouge stars Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman, contributors to this travelogue which culminates in the opening weekend in America.
(S) (W)
Baz Luhrmann on his latest project: page 18

Followed by 48 Preludes and Fugues
(R) (S) (W)

Contributors

Subject:
Baz Luhrmann
Director:
Adrian Sibley
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

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Open Science
12.30 Final Frontier
1.00 Test Tube Miracle?
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1.30 Background Brief
1.50 What Have the Nineties Ever Done for Us?
2.00 Relative Risk - the Human Genome Project
(S)
3.00 Venus Unveiled
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Inside Islam
3.30 Art and Music
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Languages
4.00 Japanese Language and People: Parts 1-2

Working in IT
5.00 Starting on the Web

Open University
6.00 Design for an Alien World
(S)
6.30 Mapping the Milky Way
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