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A family dog's over-exuberance costs its master his job, in an energetic comedy starring Matt Frewer and Rhea Perlman. Review page 60.
Director George Miller (1998, u)

Contributors

Unknown:
Matt Frewer
Unknown:
Rhea Perlman.
Director:
George Miller

The first of the week's semi-finals ups the ante as four contestants are asked to satisfy the taste buds of the aristocracy, roast a mallard and survive a masterclass with chef school tutor Peter Richards.
Series director Emma Peach ; Series producer Karen Ross
www.bbc.co.uk/masterchef RT DIRECT: accompanying hardback book. E13.99 (RRP £14.99) including p&p. To order call [number removed]7979 (national rate) Cranberry jellies recipe: page 41

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Richards.
Director:
Emma Peach
Producer:
Karen Ross

3/3. Water and Darkness. A star-studded cast helps re-create the rotten underbelly of the Victorian capital. Peter Ackroyd adds to the brooding atmosphere as he recounts tales of poverty, terror and violence.
Writer Peter Ackroyd
Director/Producer Sam Hobkinson RT DIRECT: Peter Ackroyd's The Illustrated London hardback book, E22.50 (RRP E25) incl p&p. To order call [number removed]7979 (national rate)

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Ackroyd
Unknown:
Peter Ackroyd
Henry Mayhew:
Timothy West
Charles Dickens:
Anton Lesser
Friedrich Engels:
John Simm
Henry Moore:
John Woodvine
TS Eliot:
Tom Hollander
Joseph Conrad:
Ronan Vibert

5/10. India to Sri Lanka. Fertility and sex get
Dan Cruickshank's blood pumping as he grapples with a naked ten-armed goddess in Calcutta, comes face to face with triple-breasted goddess Menakshi and enters the world's greatest temple of love - the Taj Mahal. To calm down, he finds enlightenment in the celestial city of Jaipur, and is blessed by an elephant. Series producer Tim Dunn ; Executive producer Basil Comely
Repeated next Saturday
RT DIRECT: Around the World in 80 Treasures (hardback), £17 (RRP E20) incl p&p. To order call [number removed](national rate)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dan Cruickshank
Producer:
Tim Dunn

Characters Lauren and Nan feature in highlights from the first series of the award-winning sketch show. Writers Catherine Tate and Derren Litten ; Director
Gordon Anderson ; Producer Geoffrey Perkins

Contributors

Unknown:
Characters Lauren
Unknown:
Catherine Tate
Unknown:
Derren Litten
Director:
Gordon Anderson
Producer:
Geoffrey Perkins

The latest edition in the hypothetical drama-documentary strand is a visceral thriller in which television has become the most powerful political tool invented. A mother struggling to cope with the death of her daughter on a reality TV show uncovers a sinister plot. Starring Saskia Reeves.
Producers Abn Eyres, Eamon Hardy ; Series edtor Mary Dowries

Contributors

Unknown:
Saskia Reeves.
Unknown:
Eamon Hardy

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