News roundup, with Darren Jordon and Sian Williams. Weather update at 8.25.
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Pop star Elvin Pelvin is assigned to the platoon.
(BW) (R) (S)
A debate on whether or not Britain should be involved in the bombing of Afghanistan. With sign language and in-vision subtitles.
Repeated on Tuesday at 12.40am on BBC1 (W)
Anne McKevitt transforms a bachelor pad, while Stewart and Sally Walton revamp a living room. (R) (S)
Crime drama, the second of today's trio of films starring Robert Mitchum. In the city of Macao, a detective, a fugitive from justice and a nightclub singer get embroiled in murder and intrigue. Review page 61.
Directors Josef von Stemberg , Nicholas Ray (1952, PG) (BW) (S) Robert Mitchum stars in The Friends of Eddie Coyle at 12.05am
** Saturday Matinee drama based on a true story. May 1939: the liner SS St. Louis leaves Hamburg carrying Jewish refugees. But hopes of a new life are dashed when they are refused entry to Cuba and become prisoners on a floating jail. Review page 61.
(1976, PG) (S)
Makeovertips. (R)(S)
Archive performances this week include Abba, Nirvana, Diana Ross , Perry Como and Tracy Chapman. With Steve Wright.
Shown last Wednesday (S) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/totp
Ann Leslie of the Daily Mail reviews press treatment of the week's events. (S) (W)
Live second-half coverage from Murrayfield of this afternoon's international between Scotland and New Zealand. (W)
Western. Owen Pentecost is a gunfighter who is interested only in gambling and his own welfare. With the Civil War looming, Pentecost refuses to take sides, but his relationship with the young son of a man he has killed leads to a change of heart. Review page 61.
(1956) (S) ***
Doncaster diva Lesley Garrett launches a new series of six themed programmes by taking inspiration from the Italian city of Naples. As well as music by Rossini, Beiiini,
Verdi and Pergolesi, there are Neopolitan love songs and favourites from fifties movies. Guest stars joining Garrett tonight are Evelyn Glennie, Kit and the Widow and Paolo Gavanetti , plus classical heart-throb Russell Watson.
Directors Rupert Edwards and Robin Lough
Producers Emma Cornish and Fiona Morris (S) (W) The musical evangelist is back page 21
Western. Gun-toting marshal Rooster Cogburn teams up with feisty missionary Eula Goodnight to try to bring a band of outlaws to justice.
Widescreen.
Review page 61.
(1975, U) (S) (W) ***
H!gh!!ghts of the second !eg of the three-day Network Q Raiiy of Great Britain. Presented by Leigh Diffey. with commentary from Mark James and Tiff Needei !.
Producer Ken Burton 8J.1231
American science-fiction drama series.
Tired of their bickering, Pilot sends Crichton and D'Argo to the pleasure planet LoMo, where the myriad diversions depend upon a secret potion.
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Another episode of Farscape is on Monday at 6.45pm
Crime drama, conducting today's Robert Mitchum triple bill. Facing a long prison sentence, ageing hoodlum Eddie Coyle is asked to inform on a gang planning a bank robbery. Having little choice, Coyle becomes drawn into the dangerous world of police informants.
Review page 61.
(1973) (S)
A three-way battle for robot supremacy between the army. navy and RAF.
Shown yesterday and repeated tomorrow at 11.30am (S)(W)
Repeats are not indicated.
WEBSITE: [web address removed]
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