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Taz-Mania
Taz is drawn into a family argument.
(R) (S)

7.50 The Wild Thornberrys
Animation.
Eliza babysits a mischievous kangaroo.
(R) (S)

8.15 The Cramp Twins
Animation. Wayne and Lucien learn about the world of work.
(R) (S)

8.30 Freestyle
Ice hockey players try gamefully to masterthe subtleties of gymnastics.
(S) (W)

9.00 The Scooby-Doo Show
The gang run into an alligator-headed monster.
(S)

9.20 XChange
Making personalised pizzas.
(S)

9.40 Chucklewood Critters
Franklin's aunt pays a visit.
(R) (S)

10.05 Driven Crazy
Danni teams up with three surfing girls for a school project.
(R) (S)

Comedy. During the 1920s, two men returning to England on a transatlantic liner fall in love with two fellow passengers. Review page 52.
Director Henry Kaplan (1962, U)
(BW)

Contributors

Director:
Henry Kaplan
Sam:
Norman Wisdom
Billie Bennett:
Millicent Martin
Eustace Hignett:
Richard Briers
Jane:
Sheila Hancock
Peters:
Bernard Cribbins

Steve Wright trawls through the archives to find hits from artists including Mick Jagger and David Bowie , the Mary Jane Girls , the Specials, Bobbie Gentry , Japan and David Essex. Plus new music from Beth Orton. www.bbc.co.uk/totp Top of the Pops - Friday 7.30pm BBC1 BBC TOP OF THE POPS MAGAZINE: £1.90

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Wright
Unknown:
Mick Jagger
Unknown:
David Bowie
Unknown:
Mary Jane Girls
Unknown:
Bobbie Gentry
Unknown:
David Essex.
Unknown:
Beth Orton.

Steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal hit the headlines earlier this year when he donated £125,000 to the Labour Party and Tony Blair intervened to help his bid to buy the biggest steel plant in Romania. The tycoon breaks his silence over the affair for the first time in this Money Programme special, which also shows how Mittal's relationship with governments has been a key factor in his success.
Producer Charles Colville ; Series editor Clive Edwards

Contributors

Unknown:
Lakshmi Mittal
Unknown:
Tony Blair
Producer:
Charles Colville
Editor:
Clive Edwards

Double bill. First, in The Beatles, the early days of the pop phenomenon are recalled, then in The Death of James Dean , memories from a highway patrolman who attended to the accident which killed the Hollywood icon in 1955. Executive producer SubnivBabuta

Contributors

Unknown:
James Dean

Arnhem. Professor Richard Holmes revisits the bridge over the Rhine seized by the Allies in 1944 during their airborne bid to shorten the Second World War- a story retold with the help of film archive, reconstruction and testimony from battle veterans. Last in the series.
Director David Wilson ; Series producer Mark Fielder BOOK: Battlefields by Professor Richard Holmes , £17.99

Contributors

Director:
David Wilson
Unknown:
Professor Richard Holmes

Jo Cohen works as a travel organiser for the England rugby team, but although she spends much of her life working with men, she has been single for three years and feels left behind. A trio of dating specialists - body language expert Tracey Cox , confidence guru Jeremy Milnes and stylist Jay Hunt come to the rescue. Would Like to Meet ... will be taking a brief break during the Commonwealth Games but is scheduled to return next month.
Series producer Alannah Richardson : Series editor Daisy Goodwin

Contributors

Unknown:
Jo Cohen
Unknown:
Tracey Cox
Unknown:
Jeremy Milnes
Unknown:
Jay Hunt
Producer:
Alannah Richardson
Editor:
Daisy Goodwin

Lord and Lady Tavistock have a historic announcement to make about Woburn's future. Last in the series.
Director Nigel Farrell ; Producer Paul Sommers
Postponed from last 17 July

Contributors

Director:
Nigel Farrell
Producer:
Paul Sommers

Faithless. Dunk, the owner of Pleasure Beach, is married with a child on the way, but still cannot resist playing the field once too often. When wife Amanda discovers his double-dealing, Dunk's brother Wes tries to act as mediator. Last in the series.
Cast on Monday First shown on BBC Wales

Repeats are not indicated.
Open University 12.30 The Euro Beat 31274 1.00 Your
Place or Mine? 60835 1.30 The British Family: Sources and Myths
Wild World 2.00 Changing World -featuring The Blue Planet. Including an episode of The Natural World. Languages 4.00 Get by in Portuguese
Working In Sport and Leisure 5.00 School Initiatives and Thinking Skills
Open University 6.00 Cities in a Hurry 84800 6.30 Bajourou: Music of Mali

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