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Exemplary family drama.
Texas 1869: a stray yellow dog is adopted by a farming family and proves its worth. But one day a cowboy arrives to claim the animal.
Review page 61.
(1957, U)
(S)

Contributors

Director:
Robert Stevenson

A test of sheer stamina awaits the three finalists as they are flown out to the North Sea to prepare lunch for the 600 crew of warship HMS Illustrious and a three-course dinner for 50 officers. RT DIRECT: accompanying hardback book, £13.99 (RRP £14.99) including p&p. To order call [number removed] (national rate)

In advance of Dick and Dom's new version of the quiz starting soon, the original programme, hosted by Robert Robinson , is recalled in this documentary, from the insufferably bright children to the less-than-inspiring graphics. Writer Tim Lott and ex-chief inspector of schools Chris Woodhead talk about the show while former contestants recall their experiences. There's the chance to revisit the series with a repeat of the 1983 final at 7.35.
Producer Ashtar Alkhirsan ; Executive producer Karen Steyn

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson
Unknown:
Tim Lott
Unknown:
Chris Woodhead
Producer:
Ashtar Alkhirsan
Producer:
Karen Steyn

Contestants field questions from John Humphrys on the French Revolution 1789-1794, the life and novels of George Eliot , the history of the World
Chess championship and the Trumptonshire Trilogy of Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley.
Director Derek Hallworth ; Series producer Pam Cavannagh

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
George Eliot
Director:
Derek Hallworth
Producer:
Pam Cavannagh

The banning of religious symbols in schools has become a talking point recently here. In France, however, it has become law, a move that has provoked outrage among the country's 15 million Muslims.
This thought-provoking film follows a group of veiled girls at a Paris school who are resisting the new law in defiance of their headmaster. The girls risk expulsion and could forfeit vital exam qualifications, but the head believes school should be a bastion against a rising tide of Islamic fundamentalism.
Director Elizabeth Jones ; Executive producer Alison Rooper

Contributors

Director:
Elizabeth Jones
Producer:
Alison Rooper

Big-collared comic Harry Hill confesses his pet hates to Paul Merton , which include ice-cream vans and God. Director Geraldine Dowd ; Producer Victoria Payne (AD)

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Hill
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Director:
Geraldine Dowd
Producer:
Victoria Payne

In the first of two life swaps, former Spice Girl Emma Bunton moves to India to be in a Bollywood movie, while Indian starlet Sameera Reddy comes to
London for a role in Casualty. How will both fare? Producer Sangita Manandhar ; Executive producer Cesca Eaton
Shown on Saturday at 1.30pm Who Do You Think You're Talking To? is tomorrow at 11.20pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Emma Bunton
Unknown:
Sameera Reddy
Producer:
Sangita Manandhar

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