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A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Series 3

Episode 4: The Two Winstons

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 9 months

Examining the 20th century through the lives of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, who both wrote about the Depression, empire, world wars and the Cold War. Show more

Comedy starring
Greg Kinnear and Laurie Metcalf. A conman is forced to choose between jail or a legitimate job. Assigned to the post office, he ends up reading mail addressed to God. Review page 51.
Director Garry Marshall (1996, PG)

Contributors

Unknown:
Greg Kinnear
Unknown:
Laurie Metcalf.
Director:
Garry Marshall

Day three of the World Professional Darts championships and number three seed Mervyn King takes on Welshman Wayne Warren , while Stockport's Tony O'Shea meets Marko Kantele of Finland. Presented by Ray Stubbs. BBCi: full, uninterrupted coverage of the day's play is available via the red button

Contributors

Unknown:
Wayne Warren
Unknown:
Tony O'Shea
Unknown:
Marko Kantele
Presented By:
Ray Stubbs.

Gripping wartime thriller in which Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris try to sabotage Nazi attempts to build an atomic bomb in Norway.
Review page 51. (1965, U)

Contributors

Director:
Anthony Mann
Dr Rolf Pedersen:
Kirk Douglas
Knut Straud:
Richard Harris
Anna:
Ulla Jacobsson
Uncle:
Michael Redgrave
Arne:
David Weston

New series 1/5. Murder at Canterbury. Dramatised reconstructions that aim to explore the momentous events that shaped the building of Britain's greatest cathedrals. As the first Gothic cathedral to be built in Britain, Canterbury was at the forefront of an architectural revolution. But the building we know today has its origins in the most infamous murder of the medieval age - that of Thomas Becket in December 1170.
Writer/Director Paul Bryers High and mighty: page 28

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Becket
Director:
Paul Bryers
Becket:
Larry Lamb
Benedict:
Lex Van Delden
Fitzstephen:
John Bennett
Gervase:
Oliver Senton
Grim:
Dan Skinner
Henry II:
Julian Lewis Jones

New series 1/6. Following the events of the recent Christmas special, the north Cornish village of Boscastle begins to come to terms with the aftermath of the worst floods in living memory. For parish priest Rev Christine Musser the miracle is that not a single person has lost their lives in the disaster. Many of the villagers however have lost their homes and businesses are facing financial ruin. Bringing her community back from the edge of despair will be the biggest challenge of Christine's career.
Director Charlie Forman : Producer Nigel Farrell

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev Christine Musser
Director:
Charlie Forman
Producer:
Nigel Farrell

University College, Oxford, take on the University of York in the first of the matches between the four highest-scoring losing teams from round one. Jeremy Paxman has the starters for ten.

RT's new-look puzzles: page

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Director:
Tracey Rooney
Producer:
Peter Gwyn

Derivative psychological sci-fi thriller starring Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron. Following a near-fatal incident while on a shuttle mission, astronaut Spencer Armacost decides to retire from flying and spend time with his wife. However, when his now pregnant spouse starts noticing his behaviour changing, she begins to worry that something more mysterious happened on that fateful day. Review page 52.
Director Rand Ravich (1999, 18)

Contributors

Unknown:
Johnny Depp
Unknown:
Charlize Theron.
Unknown:
Spencer ArmacOst
Director:
Rand Ravich
Spencer Armacost:
Johnny Depp
Jillian Armacost:
Charlize Theron
Sherman Reese:
Joe Morton
Nan:
Clea Duvall
Doctor:
Samantha Egqar
Natalie Streck:
Donna Murphy
Alex Streck:
Nick Cassavetes
Nasa director:
Gary Grubbs
Shelly McLaren:
Blair Brown
Jackson McLaren:
Tom Noonan

Highlights of the concluding matches in round one of the World Professional Darts championships where number three seed Mervyn King was due to begin his challenge for the crown against Wayne Warren. Plus the Dutch encounter between Co Stompe and Andre Brantjes.
Tony Green, David Croft and John Part provide commentary. BBCi: full and uninterrupted coverage of the day's play is available to digital viewers via the red handset button

Contributors

Commentator:
Tony Green
Commentator:
David Croft
Commentator:
John Part

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