Sleep-inducing flowers prove to be very useful.
A band need rescuing.
The truth about why your fingers go wrinkly in the bath.
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Tips on crossing. Last in series.
A Jack Lemmon double bill starts with a poignant comedy.
An advertising executive's life begins to fall apart when he loses his job, his apartment is burgled and his wife has to go out to work. Review page 67. (1974, PG)
Jack Lemmon won an Oscar in this superb comedy drama. A despotic captain on a US Navy supply ship constantly thwarts the ambitions of his second-in-command.
Review page 67.
(1955, U)
Barry Norman on Jack Lemmon: p51
10/10. James Martin and Alistair Appleton visit magnificent Loseley Park in Surrey, which was built to entertain Elizabeth I.
Artist Prudence Staite , who sculpts with chocolate, and her mum join Phil Vickery and Gino D'Acampo on an Easter special.
Clever clogs clash.
Can the amateur enthusiasts triumph against the team of general knowledge giants?
2/3. Christ ofSt John of the Cross by Salvador Dalf This extraordinary crucifixion scene - inspired by a weird mix of Spanish mysticism and nuclear physics - is often called the 20th century's greatest religious painting. Yet the artist was a notorious blasphemer whose work had provoked outrage in the Catholic Church. Narrated by Samuel West. The series ends on Easter Monday. See yesterday's choice.
Producer Mick Gold
Chris Beardshaw is in search of primitive plants at Florence Court, Enniskillen.
Producer Sarah Davis ; Series producer Gill Tierney
Monty Don outlines plans for water-wise gardening in light of the anticipated drought. Carol Klein plants some nectar-rich flowers, Joe Swift starts his new designer garden, while Sarah Raven erects willow arches in the vegetable plot for growing sweet peas. Producer Andy Vernon ; Series producer Rosemary Edwards Alan Titchmarsh : page 40
1/6. 1179: the Crusaders build a new - and supposedly impregnable - fortress at a crossing on the Jordan called Jacob's Ford. But, within a year of its completion, the castle, which was protected by 1500 Knights Templar, was taken in a siege lasting just five days. The historical strand returns with Dr Thomas Asbridge trying to solve the mystery of why the stronghold fell so quickly. Michael Praed narrates.
1/9. Adam Hart-Davis tests extraordinary inventions devised by the Chinese. Series producer Ian Potts (Revised repeat)
New series 1/6. Those Were the Days. The malevolent ageing males return for a third run by railing against the postal service, bottled water and dumbing down at the cinema. Des Lynam, Nigel Havers, Rory McGrath, Arthur Smith, Will Self and Tim Rice are among those cutting loose. Geoffrey Palmer narrates. Director/Producer Stuart Prebble Meet the Grumps: page 73
Contemporary retelling of the last hours of Jesus's life.
(Shown at 9pm on BBC3)
The Inside Story: page 122
The Inside Story
"It's probably the first time anyone has performed a drama with music live on the streets of a city for television," says Sue Judd, executive producer of Manchester Passion, which goes out live on BBC3 at 9.00pm and then gets a repeat on BBC2 at 11.00pm. It all unfolds in the centre of Manchester with a procession following a mile-long course to culminate in Albert Square in front of the town hall.
"It updates the traditional passion plays that people have performed since medieval times. It's an absolutely faithful interpretation of the story," says Judd. "What is going to be surprising to people is that we're also using contemporary songs, but there's nothing mocking or irreverent about it. We're not rewriting the greatest story every told."
The production draws on Manchester's fund of indie music, including songs by Joy Division, New Order, the Smiths, Oasis and James. James's former singer Tim Booth (left) plays Judas, but he doesn't get to do the band's big song, Sit Down: that's sung by actor Darren Morfitt as Jesus.
Faith, hope and charity: page 35
Nostalgic film
- biography of the legendary 1950s singer, whose brief life ended in a tragic plane crash. Starring an Oscar-nominated Gary Busey. Review page 68.
Director Steve Rash (1978, PG)
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