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Madcap comedy starring Laurel and Hardy.
The respectable lives of Stan and Ollie are shattered by their no-good identical twin brothers.
Review page 51. (1936, U) (BW)
(More Laurel and Hardy tomorrow 10.45am)

Contributors

Director:
Harry Lachman
Stan/Alf Laurel:
Stan Laurel
Ollie/Bert Hardy:
Oliver Hardy

Colourful western starring Robert Taylor. Billy Bonney joins an outlaw gang in a South West town where his childhood friend Jim Sherwood is now marshal. Review page 51.
Director David Miller (1941)

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Taylor.
Unknown:
Billy Bonney
Unknown:
Jim Sherwood
Director:
David Miller

New series 1/6. Emotive wartime recollections, the pick of the regional programmes that aired in May. 01 Babes. In 1942, Private Rempson Miller marched into Bristol, one of thousands of black Gis sent to prepare for the invasion of Europe. Sixty-three years on, his daughter Rachel pieces together her father's life, uncovering a tragic family secret.
Producer James McAlpine ; Executive editor Craig Henderson
First shown on BBCI West

Contributors

Unknown:
Rempson Miller
Producer:
James McAlpine
Editor:
Craig Henderson

Tonight's specialist subjects are the life and work of composer Giacomo Puccini , the novels of Sebastian Faulks , European nobility in the 16th century, and the classic sitcom Dad's Army. With John Humphrys. Director Derek Hallworth ; Series producer Pam Cavannagh

Contributors

Unknown:
Giacomo Puccini
Unknown:
Sebastian Faulks
Unknown:
John Humphrys.
Director:
Derek Hallworth
Producer:
Pam Cavannagh

5/9. The Mesopotamians. From beer and battering rams to sails and chariots, the Mesopotamians had a lasting effect on the world. Adam Hart-Davis tests some of their inventions, while Hermione Cockburn unearths the stories behind these innovative people.
Producer Martin Kemp ; Series producer Ian Potts
(Revised repeat) www.bbc.co.uk/history

Contributors

Unknown:
Adam Hart-Davis
Unknown:
Hermione Cockburn
Producer:
Martin Kemp
Producer:
Ian Potts

2/3. Twelve teenagers aged 15 to 17 have entered the Romance Academy, pledging to abstain from all forms of sexual activity. Tonight they attend a roadshow served up by an American evangelical
Christian group who condemn sex before marriage, and are then made aware of the burdens of parenting. Director Claire Walls ; Series producer Helen Nightingale

Contributors

Director:
Claire Walls
Producer:
Helen Nightingale

4/5. Acupuncturist Irit and her professional clown fiance Eli are about to be married, but the ceremony they've chosen - a reform wedding - is deemed controversial in Israel. The only legally recognised nuptials in the Jewish state is the ancient Orthodox service, where the woman must be a virgin and undergo ritual purification. Eli's Orthodox family are threatening to beg off - will the couple tie the knot after all?
Producer Suzie Brand ; Series producer Sam Bagnall

Contributors

Producer:
Suzie Brand
Producer:
Sam Bagnall

New series 1/8. Slovenia. Kirsty Wark's journey through countries that emerged from behind the Iron Curtain in 1989 commences in Slovenia. Its capital, Ljubljana, is a beautiful city that boasts an upmarket ski resort and fine local wine.
Director Kathryn Ross : Producer Eispeth O'Hare

Contributors

Director:
Kathryn Ross
Producer:
Eispeth O'Hare

1/10. People explore their ancestry. Becoming a Jew. The Rev Derek Overfield has learnt he is actually
Jewish. Will a DNA test identify his biological father? Series producer Peter Gordon ; Exec producer Simon Ford

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Overfield
Producer:
Peter Gordon
Producer:
Simon Ford

www.bbcco.uk/learningzone
Schools Repeats are not indicated.
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