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Lavish historical drama starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and David Niven.

In 1900, Major Lewis is assigned to protect the American embassy in Peking and becomes a key figure during the Boxer rebellion.
Review page 66. (1963, U) (S) (W)

Contributors

Director:
Nicholas Ray
Director:
Andrew Marton
Director:
Guy Green
Major Matt Lewis:
Charlton Heston
Baroness Natalie Ivanoff:
Ava Gardner
Sir Arthur Robertson:
David Niven
Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi:
Flora Robson
Sergeant Harry:
John Ireland

16/6. Chris Packham gives a nature lover's guide to industrial landscapes. producer Paul Greenan ; Exec producer Tony Parker
First shown on BBC4 RT DIRECT book British Isles: a Natural History is only E17.99 incl p&p (UK delivery only). To order call [number removed] (landline calls cost max 8p per minute) quoting RT

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Packham
Producer:
Paul Greenan
Producer:
Tony Parker

The tenth Doctor Who David Tennant and his dad join Brian Turner and Nick Nairn. (Repeats of the last series of Doctor Who continue on BBC3 at 7pm; and the new series begins next Saturday on BBC1)
Good Food magazine's May issue includes today's recipes. On sale now, priced £2.95 It's nearly Time...: page 12

Contributors

Unknown:
David Tennant
Unknown:
Brian Turner
Unknown:
Nick Nairn

Adam Hart-Davis is at mission control in Germany as Venus Express hits its destination. Will the results sent back explain how a planet that started out like Earth has ended up with crushing air pressure, clouds of sulphuric acid and a surface temperature hot enough to melt zinc? With Dr Janet Sumner.
(Rptd 11.50pm)

Sky at Night Magazine: on sale now, priced £4.25
Is there life on Venus?: page 31

Contributors

Presenter:
Adam Hart-Davis
Expert:
Dr Janet Sumner
Producer:
Patrick Titley
Executive Producer:
Paul Bader

12/12. Rosslyn Chapel. This medieval building, located in Midlothian, was quietly decaying until The Da
Vinci Code by Dan Brown pushed it into the spotlight. Bill Paterson narrates the story of a tiny church that found itself at the centre of a media whirlwind.
Director/Producer Sian Salt

Contributors

Unknown:
Dan Brown
Unknown:
Bill Paterson

3/8; series two. Si and Dave Do Turkey 1/2. Eschewing tourist traps, the duo make a mouthwatering meze against a bizarre backdrop in Cappadocia, visit a museum of human hair, sample a curiously elastic ice cream and meet Turkey's best baklava-maker.
Producers Vikram Jayanti and John Stroud RT DIRECT: pre-order The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook (available 6 April) for E18 incl p&p (UK delivery only), by calling [number removed] quoting RT (tandline calls cost max 8p per min) or at www.rtdirectsparkledirectcom Fit for a Queen: page 42; Non-stick bakeware: page 43

Contributors

Producers:
Vikram Jayanti
Producers:
John Stroud

3/8. The lesson that love and home cooking are inextricably intertwined has long shaped the career of the acclaimed food writer. Slater recalls swapping steak for sex, childhood dreams of eating fancy food and how his eyes were opened to a whole world of culinary delights by one renowned restaurant.
Director Martha Delap ; Executive producer David Barrie

Contributors

Director:
Martha Delap
Producer:
David Barrie

8/8. After nine years of co-running U-Fit, Ann wants John to concentrate on their new sign business. The omens are not good when a trip to Las Vegas fails to drum up any interest but then one of their signs is nominated for an award. Does the future lie down this path? Narrated by Bill Nighy. Strong language. Series producer Fergus O'Brien ; Exec producer Nick Mirsky

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Nighy.
Producer:
Fergus O'Brien
Producer:
Nick Mirsky

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