News roundup, presented by Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams. With weather update. (W)

Comedy drama starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball.
A meek waiter's assistant falls for a nightclub singer who barely notices his existence. But when she is seriously injured by a gangster boss, he comes to her aid.
Review page 57. (1942) (BW) (S) ***

Juliet Morris observes giraffes in Kenya. (R) (S)

A profile of the BMW boxer twin-cylinder motorcycle. (R) (S)

Continued coverage of July's Deaflympics, following British athletes in Rome. With sign language and in-vision subtitles. Repeated on Wednesday at 2.20am on BBC1 (W)

Bilko tries to convince gullible Sgt Ritzik that he is turning into a vampire.
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Deep Heat. Troy Tempest and crew get sucked to the bottom of the ocean. (R) (S) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/cult

Jim Kirk tries to save a planet from chaos after it models its society on 1920s Chicago. (R) (S)

Actress Annette Crosbie talks about her desire for retired racing greyhounds to be adopted as pets. (R) (S)

** Crime drama starring
Steve McQueen and John Drew
Barrymore. The boss of a New York crime syndicate faces opposition when a childhood friend is appointed by the district attorney to bring him to justice. Review page 57.
Director Robert Stevens (1958, PG)
(BW) (S) Steve McQueen stars in Hell Is for Heroes tonight at 6.40pm

*** Drama showing in the Saturday Matinée strand. Dmitri, the oldest of Fyodor Karamazov 's three legitimate sons, is a boisterous army officer who is heavily in debt. When he confronts his father about his inheritance, tempers flare and Fyodor is found beaten to death. Review page 57.
Director Richard Brooks (1958)
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1 Archive footage of Pulp, Oasis,
Altered Images, Adam Ant, Bill Wyman , the Stylistics and Tight Fit. Hosted by Steve Wright.
Shown last Wednesday (S) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/totp

Joan Smith of The Independent on Sunday examines press coverage of recent events at home and abroad.
Director Charles Kitchen: Producer Christine Ruth (S) (W)

Second World War adventure. In the latter days of the Second World War, a small squadron of GIs is assigned to hold a large area of land near the Siegfried Line against overwhelming odds. Review page 57.
Director Don Siegel (1962) (BW) (S)

On the eve of a major new exhibition at London's Tate
Britain, Omnibus examines the controversy surrounding the nude in the Victorian age. While for some, the naked body threatened the very morals of society, others saw it as a symbol of artistic purity and imperial power. With royal approval, the growing interest in the nude led to art that at times verged On the pornographic. Presented by Kirsty Wark. Director Ben McPherson : Series editor Basil Comely (S) (W) When is a nude not rude?: page 19

Comedy. Suspecting her husband of infidelity, Long Island wife Eliza sets off for Manhattan to confront him, with her bickering parents, her snobbish sister Jo and Jo's pretentious boyfriend Carl in tow. Widescreen. Review page 57.
Director Greg Mottola (1998. 15) (S) (W)

Cult comedy musical. Sweethearts Brad and Janet find themselves drawn into a bizarre and weird world when their car breaks down during a storm, forcing them to spend the night at a nearby gothic mansion. Review page 57.
Director Jim Sharman (1975, 15) (S) ****

Thriller starring Stanley Baker. When the robbery of a bookie goes wrong and a female clerk is killed, a manhunt gets under way to find the chief suspect - a ruthless escaped convict. Review page 57.
Director Val Guest (1959, PG) (BW) (S)

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