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Series one
12/13 Toledo convinces one of the animals to open the Book. (R) (S)

9.40 13/13 The day of reckoning looms.

The second series starts tomorrow on BBC1 at 4.30pm
For more cast see tomorrow BBC1 4.30pm

Contributors

Writer:
Brian Ward
Edwin:
Rik Mayall (voice)
Ailsa:
Siobhan Redmond (voice)
Bruno:
Alan Cumming (voice)
Storyteller:
Bill Paterson

Low-budget crime adventure, the first of four based on Leslie Charteris 's stories. Simon Templar joins the fight against New York's underworld. Review page 52. Director Ben Holmes (1938, PG)
(BWXS) The Saint in London: tomorrow, 10.30am

Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Charteris
Unknown:
Simon Templar
Director:
Ben Holmes

~ ** Wartime comedy drama with Ginger Rogers and Cary Grant. A journalist attempts to rescue a showgirl from a husband with Nazi links. Review page 52. Director Leo McCarey (1942, PG)
(BWXS)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ginger Rogers
Unknown:
Cary Grant.
Director:
Leo McCarey

Royal Leamington Spa welcomes the team, hunting for antiques and collectables to take to auction. While Catherine Southon and David Barby evaluate the items, Paul Martin inspects a collection of English pewter and discovers the delights of folk art.

Contributors

Unknown:
Catherine Southon
Unknown:
David Barby
Unknown:
Paul Martin

Australia to Cambodia. Giant termite mounds, juicy edible ants and erotic cave paintings are the gems Dan Cruickshank unearths in Australia's outback. His journey - filmed before the tsunami - proceeds to Indonesia, with ritual sacrifice and contact with the spirit world. Even an encounter with a rat in a coffin can't dim Dan's excitement as he heads on to Angkor Wat and Angkor Thorn in Cambodia, to marvel at burnished breasts and a golden elephant. Series producer Tim Dunn ; Exec producer Basil Comely
RT DIRECT: the book Around the World in 80 Treasures is only E18 incl pSp (UK delivery only). To order call [number removed](landline calls cost 8p per min max) quoting [text removed] or visit www.rtdirectsparkledirectcom

Contributors

Unknown:
Dan Cruickshank
Producer:
Tim Dunn

A condensed look at Rick's journey from Bordeaux to Marseille during the making of Rick Stein 's
French Odyssey. Included en route are his favourite dishes and behind-the-scenes footage of the trials and tribulations, and highlights, of this undertaking. Director Bernard Hall ; Producer Arezoo Farahzad RT DIRECT: the book Rick Stem 's French Odyssey is only E18 incl p&p (UK delivery only). To order, call [number removed]6042 (landline calls no more than 8p per min) quoting RT or visit www.rtdirectsparkledirect.com

Contributors

Unknown:
Rick Stein
Director:
Bernard Hall
Producer:
Arezoo Farahzad
Unknown:
Rick Stem

1/2. Griff Rhys Jones , Dara O'Briain , Rory McGrath and a nervous dog called Loli set out in a wooden skiff. Launching in Kingston, Surrey, they retrace a journey up the Thames immortalised by Jerome K Jerome in his comic tale Three Men in a Boat. Along the way they drop in on David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Antony Worrall Thompson. However, halfway to Oxford, Rory and Dara are in the pub while Griff is left to prepare supper. Will the two come back? Find out on Thursday at 9pm. Contains strong language. Director Michael Massey ; Producer Charlotte Wyatt In the swim: page 20; Moment of the week: page 57

Contributors

Unknown:
Griff Rhys Jones
Unknown:
Dara O'Briain
Unknown:
Rory McGrath
Unknown:
Jerome K Jerome
Unknown:
David Gilmour
Unknown:
Antony Worrall Thompson.
Director:
Michael Massey

From the highs of Live 8 and the result of the Olympic bid, to the tragic low of the bombings, the capital hosted an unforgettable series of events across nine days last summer. Through powerful personal testimony, this film tells the story of a period when the eyes of the world were on London. Director Sonali Fernando ; Exec producer Todd Austin

Contributors

Director:
Sonali Fernando
Producer:
Todd Austin

Period drama based on a true story. Many years after the heir to the Tichborne fortune disappeared at sea, family servant Bogle is sent to Australia to investigate rumours of his survival. Discovering a drunken butcher with a resemblance to the missing nobleman, Bogle decides to pass him off as a genuine claimant. Review page 52.
Director David Yates (1998, PG)

Contributors

Director:
David Yates
Andrew:
Bogle Johnkani
The claimant:
Robert Pugh
Cockburn:
John Gielgud
Hawkins:
Stephen Fry
Lord Rivers:
Robert Hardy
Mary Anne:
Rachael Dowling
Dowager:
Paola Dionisotti
Arundell:
Charles Gray

Gritty, cult crime drama starring John Miles. When the body of a woman is discovered in New York's Central Park, the police have just one clue to go on - a distinctive tattoo on the victim's wrist. Review page 52.
Director Edward J Montagne (1950) (BW)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Miles.
Director:
Edward J Montagne

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