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Comedy starring Fred Allen and Jack Benny. A flea-circus operator sells some antique chairs that he has inherited.
Finding that one of the chairs hides a fortune, he becomes involved in a series of crazy adventures. Review page 59. Director Richard Wallace (1945. U)
(BW) (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Fred Allen
Unknown:
Jack Benny.
Director:
Richard Wallace

Drama starring James Brolin and Christian Campbell. A boy from Chicago who visits the northwest territory of America to search for his father becomes involved in the struggle to protect a section of forest. Review page 59. Director John Kent Harrison
(1994) (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
James Brolin
Unknown:
Christian Campbell.
Director:
John Kent Harrison

Saturday Matinée musical double bill. Two vaudevillians team up to form a song-and-dance act, but, when they finally achieve their big break, war intervenes. Review page 59.
Director Busby Berkeley (1942. U)
(BW) (S) The reel story behind ...: page 63

Contributors

Jo Hayden:
Judy Garland
Jimmy K Metcalf:
George Murphy
Harry Palmer:
Gene Kelly
Eve Minard:
Marta Eggerth
Sid Simms:
Ben Blue
Eddie Milton:
Keenan Wynn

Musical, concluding the Saturday Matinée double bill, starring Elvis Presley. A young hillbilly singer, hired to boost the waning popularity of Tex Warner's cowboy band, becomes a teen sensation in the process. Review page 59. Director Hal Kanter (1957. U) (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Elvis Presley.
Director:
Hal Kanter

Leicester Tigers v Llanelli
Live coverage from Welford Road of this Pool 1 clash (kickoff 5.15pm) as Leicester take on Llanelli to open their defence of the European Cup. Dean Richards 's side clinched their first European crown last May with a memorable win over Stade Français in Paris, but Llanelli have a strong European pedigree and their good early-season form in the Celtic League suggests they will provide tough opposition.
Introduced by Steve Rider with Jeremy Guscott and Lawrence Dallaglio. Commentary from Nick Mullins and Jonathan Davies. Highlights tomorrow from 5.15pm.
Producer Ken Burton ; Editor Carl Hicks (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dean Richards
Introduced By:
Steve Rider
Unknown:
Jeremy Guscott
Unknown:
Lawrence Dallaglio.
Unknown:
Nick Mullins
Unknown:
Jonathan Davies.
Producer:
Ken Burton
Editor:
Carl Hicks

A 1973 episode of the comedy starring Michael Crawford. Reunion. When Frank attends his RAF reunion, the hidden story of his short but eventful spell in the services unfolds. Written by Raymond Allen ; Producer Michael Mills (R) (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Crawford.
Written By:
Raymond Allen
Producer:
Michael Mills

War adventure. RAF pilot Quint Munroe takes command of a squadron after his friend is lost in action. When Munroe is asked to mount a mission over France, he finds that Allies are being used as human shields.
Review page 59. (1968, U) (S) **

Contributors

Director:
Boris Sagal
Quint Munroe:
David McCallum
Beth Scott:
Suzanne Neve
Sqn Ldr Scott:
David Buck
Flt Lt Shelton:
David Dundas
Air Commodore Hufford:
Charles Gray
Father Bellague:
Michael Anthony

To coincide with an exhibition at the Tate Modern in London, Jonathan Meades 's film traces the origins - and explores the meaning- of Surrealism, the art movement that flourished in the two decades between the wars with notables including Dali and Magritte as its main practitioners. DirectorFrancisHanly;ExecutiveproducerAnthonyWall (S)(W) See BBC Knowledge tonight at 11.05pm. plus The Monk at 1.25am

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Meades

Sci-fi thriller, continuing the I Love the Nineties strand.

On the eve of the new millennium, ex-LA cop Lenny Nero sells illegal virtual-reality "clips" - experiences taken from the brain. When he comes into possession of a clip showing a murder, he tries to track down the killers.

Review page 59
(Widescreen) (1995, 18)
(Postponed from 15 September) (S) (W) ****

Contributors

Director:
Kathryn Bigelow
Lenny Nero:
Ralph Fiennes
'Mace' Mason:
Angela Bassett
Faith Justin:
Juliette Lewis
Max Peltier:
Tom Sizemore
Philo Gant:
Michael Wincott
Burton Steckler:
Vincent D'Onofrio

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