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Farcical comedy starring Eric
! Morecambe and Ernie Wise.
When travelling salesmen Eric and Ernie decide to sell their wares in South America they find themselves in the middle of a revolution. Review page 47.
Director Cliff Owen (1967, PGMS)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ernie Wise.
Director:
Cliff Owen

2/4. The Light of Reason. Simon Schaffer explores the link between the development of practical tools that manipulated light and the emergence of new ideas that changed our understanding of the universe. Director Annabel Gillings ; Executive producer Anne Laking
First shown on BBC4 The Inside Story: page 78

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Schaffer
Director:
Annabel Gillings
Producer:
Anne Laking

2/9. The Aztec, Maya and Inca. Adam Hart-Davis demonstrates the lasting effect the New World of Central America has left on the things we use today, from chocolate to suspension bridges.
Director Monika Kupper ; Series producer Ian Potts (Revised rpt)

Contributors

Unknown:
Adam Hart-Davis
Director:
Monika Kupper
Producer:
Ian Potts

2/3. How responsible was Emperor Hirohito of I Japan for his country's wartime conduct? Over 14 years, the armies of Japan killed millions in the name of the emperor. For some Hirohito was a war criminal who escaped trial, while to others he was the helpless puppet of a military dictatorship. Since his death, new evidence has come to light, prompting a re-examination of the issue of how
Hirohito evaded prosecution and was able to retain his throne. Narrated by Samuel West. The series concludes tomorrow at 9pm.
Producer Tim Robinson ; Editor John Farren

Contributors

Unknown:
Samuel West.
Producer:
Tim Robinson
Editor:
John Farren

Joan Rivers , Tony Benn , Joan Bakewell and John Mortimer are among those reflecting on what they've learnt in the past 40 years or so. Producer Southan Morris : Exec producer Stuart Prebble

Contributors

Unknown:
Joan Rivers
Unknown:
Tony Benn
Unknown:
Joan Bakewell
Unknown:
John Mortimer
Producer:
Southan Morris
Producer:
Stuart Prebble

New series 1/5. The series on global betrothal returns with the remarkable story of Giuseppe and Mena, who live on a gruesome housing estate in Naples, which is at the centre of drug wars that have claimed more than 120 lives in the past year. With a past history of dealing for the gangs, 18-year-old
Giuseppe is trying to go straight, turn professional as a boxer and marry his sweetheart. But what chance do they have in a city where even the parish priest is under armed guard for his anti-mafia stance? Producer Benito Montorio ; Exec producer Karen O'Connor For better, for worse: page 14

Contributors

Producer:
Benito Montorio
Producer:
Karen O'Connor

As Iran defies the world by restarting its nuclear programme, Paul Kenyon hears from UN inspectors, Iranian negotiators, and the International Atomic Energy Agency in a documentary first screened in May this year, and updated here to reflect Iran's recent abandonment of diplomacy and its decision to start enriching uranium again.
Producer Paul Kenyon ; Executive producer Karen O'Connor
(Revised repeat)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Kenyon
Producer:
Paul Kenyon
Producer:
Karen O'Connor

BBC Two England

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