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Antony Worrall Thompson is joined by chef Gino D'Acampo , who serves up pork chop cacciatore. Mary Berry gives tips on pastry making and cooks a Canterbury tart.
Viewers can vote on which of three dishes they would like to see prepared at the end of the show. To make your choice ring [number removed] (calls cost lOp max). You can also vote via the red button on your handset or via www.bbc.co.uk/food.
Producer Michael Connock ; Executive producer Elaine Bancroft BBCi: special programme features are available by pressing the red button

Contributors

Unknown:
Antony Worrall Thompson
Unknown:
Gino D'Acampo
Unknown:
Mary Berry
Producer:
Michael Connock
Producer:
Elaine Bancroft

This edition of the magazine for the hard-of-hearing features a wide-ranging debate on current affairs issues, including fox hunting, welfare benefits for deaf people, the male pill and the role of sign language interpreters. Hosted by Mark Nelson. With sign language, voiceover and in-vision subtitles. Repeated Tuesday lam on BBCI www.bbc.co.uk/seehear

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Nelson.

1/7. The Empty House. A murder mystery lures the supposedly dead Holmes out of hiding as he attempts to trap a man intent on killing him.

Contributors

Sherlock Holmes:
Jeremy Brett
Dr Watson:
Edward Hardwicke
Col Sebastian Moran:
Patrick Allen
Inspector Lestrade:
Colin Jeavons
Mrs Hudson:
Rosalie Williams
The Hon Ronald Adair:
Paul Lacoux

Antiques experts
Adam Partridge and Anita Manning join presenter Paul Martin for a valuation day in Carlisle.
Series producer Hannah Comeck : Executive producer Jane Lomas

Contributors

Unknown:
Adam Partridge
Presenter:
Paul Martin
Producer:
Hannah Comeck
Producer:
Jane Lomas

Worthy dramatisation of the ever-popular Swiss Family Robinson tale by Johann David Wyss. Swiss pastor David Robinson and his family are sentenced to a penal colony for refusing to swear allegiance to the King of England. But when their vessel is wrecked by a storm, they are washed up on a deserted island far from civilisation. Review page 51.
Director Charles Beeson (2001)

Contributors

Unknown:
Johann David Wyss
Unknown:
David Robinson
Director:
Charles Beeson
David Robinson:
Liam Cunningham
Lara Robinson:
Brana Bajic
Thomas Blunt:
Roger Allam
Fritz Robinson:
Jesse Spencer
Ernst Robinson:
Neil Newbon
Jacob Robinson:
Andrew Lee-Potts
Emily Montrose:
Jenna Harrison
Quirk:
George Costigan

2/6. The definitive guide to the history of performance magic from ancient Egypt to the 21st century.
Levitation. How do magicians create the illusion of floating on air? Ali Bongo , Paul Daniels and Paul Kieve contribute to the history of levitation on the stage, an act first inspired by stories of Indian holy men defying gravity and perfected in the form of the legendary Indian rope trick. Now it has been taken to new flights of fancy in the spectacular shows of David Copperfield.
Series producer Kerry Richardson ; Executive producer Andy Batten-Foster

Contributors

Unknown:
Ali Bongo
Unknown:
Paul Daniels
Unknown:
Paul Kieve
Unknown:
David Copperfield.
Producer:
Kerry Richardson
Producer:
Andy Batten-Foster

2/4. The history and culture of the great Italian city brought to life by Venetian Francesco da Mosto through computer-generated imagery and dramatic reconstructions. Beauty. How did a city of such breathtaking beauty take form from the humble wooden buildings that preceded it? Da Mosto reveals how the changing fortunes enjoyed by the fishermen of early Venice resulted in a new city being built and adorned by the world's greatest architects and artists, including Palladio and Titian. But this vibrant and wealthy metropolis was about to be threatened by a terrible calamity - the plague.
Producer Sam Hobkinson ; Executive producer Basil Comely RT DIRECT: hardback book Francesco's Venice L20 (RRP L25), including p&p, send a cheque payable to Radio Times to [address removed], or call [number removed] (national rate)

Contributors

Unknown:
Venetian Francesco Da Mosto
Producer:
Sam Hobkinson
Producer:
Basil Comely

Warm-hearted comedy drama starring Gena Rowlands and directed by her son, Nick Cassavetes. Following her daughter's departure, lonely widow Mildred finds a rewarding new role as surrogate aunt to her six-year-old neighbour, JJ. But a romantic encounter in a bar leaves Mildred facing some difficult choices. Review Daee 51.
(1996.15) Film Highlights: page 46

Contributors

Unknown:
Gena Rowlands
Unknown:
Nick Cassavetes.
Mildred:
Gena Rowlands
Monica:
Marisa Tomei
Big Tommy:
Gérard Depardieu
JJ:
Jake Lloyd
Ann Mary Margaret:
Moira Kelly
Ethan:
David Sherrill

Politically incorrect comedy with rising star Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role. A young man born without an immune system is cosseted by his overprotective mother in a plastic bubble. But when he learns that the love of his life is about to be married, he takes drastic action. Review page 51.
Director Blair Hayes (2001.12) Film Highlights: page 47

Contributors

Unknown:
Jake Gyllenhaal
Director:
Blair Hayes
Jimmy Livingston:
Jake Gyllenhaal
Mrs Livingston:
Swoosie Kurtz
Chloe:
Marley Shelton
Slim:
Danny Trejo
Mr Livingston:
John Carroll Lynch
Chicken Man:
Stephen Spinella

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2.00 Designer Rides: Jerk and Jounce 84521 2.30 Deadly Quarrels 70328 3.00 Building By Numbers 31892 3.30 The Spiral of Silence 94908 4.00 The Rainbow
4.30 Refining the View 32521 5.00 Cell City - Inter-City 97960 5.30 Leg before Cricket 2904927 5.45 Background Brief- Magnetic Mayhem

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