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Comedy with Norman Wisdom as a poor shop assistant who decides to gamble on the races to buy his lady friend an expensive necklace.
Review page 56. (1957, U) (BW) (S)
(The Girl on the Boat is Thursday at 11am)

Followed by The Witness

Contributors

Director:
John Paddy Carstairs
[Actor]:
Norman Wisdom

Western starring John Payne. A guide whose reputation is in tatters when his wagon train of settlers is brutally massacred by hostile Indians gets a chance at redemption.
Review page 56. (1955, U)

Contributors

Director:
William Witney
[Actor]:
John Payne

St James ' Park, home to Newcastle FC, is open to punters wanting to make money from their unwanted antiques. Presented by Paul Martin.
Series producer Peter Smith : Exec producer Tom Ware

Contributors

Unknown:
St James
Presented By:
Paul Martin.
Producer:
Peter Smith
Producer:
Tom Ware

Salisbury Cathedral. Raised in the shadow of one of the country's finest medieval buildings - which also possesses the highest spire in Britain - presenter
Jonathan Meades wonders how an atheist is able to love a building that was once dedicated to the propagation of superstitions and fears.
Director Jonathan Barker ; Series producer Allan Campbell

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Meades
Director:
Jonathan Barker
Producer:
Allan Campbell

Life in the world-famous London medical community. 3/8. Last Resort. A single woman hopes to realise her dream of a baby through the use of donated sperm, spiritual healer Ingrid Collins affects a miracle pregnancy and Stella from Nigeria turns to radical surgery in a bid to cure her deafness. Series producer Stephen Finnigan ; Executive producers
Leonie Jameson and Narinder Minhas

Contributors

Unknown:
Ingrid Collins
Producer:
Stephen Finnigan
Producers:
Leonie Jameson

New series A stark and chilling documentary to start Peter Taylor 's analysis of the current state of the terrorist group and the resources they're able to utilise. 1/3. Jihad.com. Taylor investigates how the internet has aided the Islamist terror network, uniting the remains of the organisation that operated before the invasion of Afghanistan. He discovers how videos of car bombs and beheadings are made in Iraq and circulated by webmasters in the UK, and reveals that security agencies are now using the internet to penetrate terrorist operations, leading to fears that civil liberties are being eroded.
Series producer Sandy Smith ; Exec producer Fiona Stourton Peter Taylor on the grim reality of terrorism: page 25

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Taylor
Producer:
Sandy Smith
Producer:
Fiona Stourton
Producer:
Peter Taylor

For five years, Newchurch in Staffordshire has been under siege. The village is home to Darley Oaks farm, where guinea pigs are bred for experimentation. The farm's owners, workers and any local company that has contact with them have come under attack from animal-rights protesters. With access to those on the receiving end, The Money Programme tells the story of the terror campaign that is being waged.
Producer Adam Warner ; Editor Clive Edwards

Contributors

Producer:
Adam Warner
Editor:
Clive Edwards

In 1968, Basil D'Oliveira, a brilliant South African-born cricketer who had made his home in England, became the centre of a row that rocked the political and sporting establishment. After scoring a superb in the final Test against Australia, D'Oliveira was excluded from the England team to tour apartheid South Africa - apparently on account of his race.
Director/Producer Paul Yule

Contributors

Producer:
Paul Yule

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