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Experts Catherine Southon and Michael Baggott join Paul Martin on the Isle of Wight for an inquisitive peep at its inhabitants' unwanted clutter. Series producer Peter Smith
Executive producer Jane Lomas

Contributors

Unknown:
Catherine Southon
Unknown:
Michael Baggott
Unknown:
Paul Martin
Producer:
Peter Smith
Producer:
Jane Lomas

Tense wartime thriller starring Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris. Occupied Norway 1942: a team of resistance fighters undertakes the vital and dangerous mission to destroy a heavy-water plant to prevent the Nazis producing an atomic bomb. Review page 45.
Director Anthony Mann (1965, U)

Contributors

Unknown:
Kirk Douglas
Unknown:
Richard Harris.
Director:
Anthony Mann
Dr Rolf Pedersen:
Kirk Douglas
Knut Straud:
Richard Harris
Anna:
Ulla Jacobsson
Uncle:
Michael Redgrave
Arne:
David Weston
Major Frick:
Anton Diffring
Terboven:
Eric Porter
Colonel Wilkinson:
Mervyn Johns
Sigrid:
Jennifer Hilary
Jensen:
Roy Dotrice
Professor Logan:
Barry Jones
Nilssen:
Ralph Michael
Gunnar:
Sebastian Breaks
Freddy:
John Golightly
Oli:
Alan Howard
Henrik:
Patrick Jordan
Claus:
William Marlowe
Elinar:
Brook Williams
Knippelberg:
Wolf Frees
Hartmuller:
Karel Stepanek

Sir Simon Rattle talks about the production of Wagner's Ring cycle he's conducting next month at the Aix-en-Provence festival, renowned artists Bill Viola and Gillian Wearing unveil their latest video installations, and Inspector Lynley creator Elizabeth George discusses researching her next novel .
Plus, the conclusion of Danny Robins ' quest to see all of Shakespeare's plays in a month, views from viewers on the bits of contemporary culture they wish to avoid, and, as the series ends, recommendations from the critics of what to look out for over the summer months. Presented by Andrew Graham -Dixon. The series is set to return in September.
Series producer Marcus Herbert ; Executive producer Edward Morgan Repeated at 12.25am www.bbc.co.uk/cultureshow

Contributors

Talks:
Sir Simon Rattle
Artists:
Bill Viola
Artists:
Inspector Lynley
Unknown:
Elizabeth George
Unknown:
Danny Robins
Presented By:
Andrew Graham
Producer:
Marcus Herbert

n Austere romantic fantasy drama starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins. Media tycoon William Parrish has lived a rich life in every sense, but fears that his days are numbered. He's offered a temporary reprieve when Death takes over the body of an attractive young man and decides to spend some quality time on Earth. The stranger is drawn to Parrish's daughter, Susan, but she's puzzled by his failure to recognise her from an earlier meeting. Review page 45.
Director Martin Brest (1998,12) Film Trivia: page 57

Contributors

Unknown:
Brad Pitt
Unknown:
Anthony Hopkins.
Unknown:
William Parrish
Director:
Martin Brest
Joe Black/Young man in coffee shop:
Brad Pitt
William Parrish:
Anthony Hopkins
Susan Parrish:
Claire Forlani
Drew:
Jake Weber
Allison:
Marcia Gay Harden
Quince:
Jeffrey Tambor
Eddie Sloane:
David S Howard

www.bbcco.uk/learningzone
Open University/General Interest Repeats not indicated
2.00 Science Shack Adam Hart-Davis presents a demonstration of how to survive a lightning attack. Plus experiments sent in by viewers. 79699 2.30 Lab Detectives A forensic entomologist is called to a murder scene to estimate the time of death.
2.45 Background Brief Therapy on Trial. Just how effective is homeopathy? Janice Aquah examines the evidence. 8985632 3.00 Lifelines How the theory of evolution has come to be the cornerstone of our understanding of life. 50496 3.30 The Next Big
Thing Defying Death. Which diseases are most likely to kill us? <S) 49458 4.00 Wild Moves Land 536514.30 Wild Moves Water 51125 5.00 Wild Moves Air Chris Packham shows how all kinds of animals fly.
5.30 Rough Science The team try to bring down the temperature at their tropical island base.

Contributors

Unknown:
Adam Hart-Davis
Unknown:
Janice Aquah
Unknown:
Chris Packham

BBC Two England

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