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Continuing live coverage of the quarter-finals in the Masters from the Wembley Conference Centre. Matches are the best of 11 frames with the winners booking themselves places in tomorrow's semi-final line-up. A year ago England's rocket
Ronnie O'Sullivan won a hard-fought victory over Ireland's Ken Doherty by 6-3 to face Jimmy White in the semi-finals.
Commentary comes from
Clive Everton, Dennis Taylor , Willie Thorne and John Virgo. Introduced by Ray Stubbs , with Steve Davis and John Parrott
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Contributors

Unknown:
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Unknown:
Ken Doherty
Unknown:
Jimmy White
Unknown:
Dennis Taylor
Unknown:
Willie Thorne
Unknown:
John Virgo.
Introduced By:
Ray Stubbs
Unknown:
Steve Davis
Unknown:
John Parrott

A star-studded collection of the world's top athletes is in action at the Grand Prix in Birmingham's National Indoor Arena. Introduced by Hazel Irvine.

6.30 Women's long jump
One of Britain's Olympic success stories, bronze medal-winning heptathlete Kelly Sotherton takes on Sweden's European heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft.

6.55 Women's pole vault
Featuring prolific record breaker Yelena Isinbayeva, gold winner in Athens, and who, at the tender age of 22, has already set ten world records in the event.

7.25 Men's 60m heats
Maurice Greene will be looking for revenge. He was beaten by Mark Lewis-Francis on the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay at the Olympics in Great Britain's historic victory. The latter will hope to have overcome a hamstring injury and be fit enough to also take on his fellow relay team member Jason Gardener.

8.10 Men's two miles
Olympic 10,000m champion Kenenisa Bekele will be chasing another world record having targeted the eight mins 4.69 sees time set by compatriot Haile Gebrselassie in 2003.

8.35 Women's 1,000m, 800m and 1500m
Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes can expect a rousing welcome when she runs over 1,000m.

8.45 Men's 60m final
Will Greene, Lewis-Francis and Gardener all be in action?

Contributors

Presenter:
Hazel Irvine

3/4. Jason and the Golden Fleece. He was set a mission impossible, but did Jason really sail into the unknown to find a golden fleece? The story is older than Homer's tale of Troy - but is it just a fairy tale? Michael Wood travels from Greece to the mountains of the Caucasus to find the truth behind the legend that is the antecedent of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Director Sean Smith ; Producer Rebecca Dobbs RT DIRECT: accompanying hardback book by Michael Wood is available for £16.99 (RRP £18.99) inc p&p. To order, call [number removed](national rate)

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Wood
Director:
Sean Smith
Producer:
Rebecca Dobbs
Book By:
Michael Wood

More coverage from the Masters tournament at the Wembley Conference Centre, as the last semi-final place is decided. A year ago England's
Jimmy White beat compatriot Peter Ebdon by 6-4 in a match featuring three century breaks. BBCi: uninterrupted coverage available to digital viewers via the red button

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy White
Unknown:
Peter Ebdon

Featuring more from tonight's best-of-11-frames quarter-final Masters match. Ray Stubbs also looks ahead to tomorrow's semi-finals.
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Contributors

Unknown:
Ray Stubbs

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