What is at the end of the rainbow?
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Cosmo appears on TV.
A chance for boys and girls to choose a show to be broadcast.
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Live coverage of the women's marathon in Gothenburg. With Paula Radcliffe pregnant, Great Britain's hopes lie with Tracey Morris. Coverage continues on BBC1at1pm. Live online at www.bbc.co.uk/ sport Radio Five Live has action from
Gothenburg from 12 noon in Five Live Sport
The hedgerows of Devon and Somerset.
The Arsenal of Freedom. The crew battle against an army of deadly machines.
Seven races from Ascot and Haydock. The UK and Ireland take on the Rest of the World at the Shergar Cup meeting at
Ascot with races at 2.30, 3.00,
3.35 and 4.10. The feature race from Haydock is the Rose of Lancaster Stakes at 2.45, plus starts at 3.20 and 3.50.
Presented by Clare Balding and Willie Carson.
Director Steve Docherty
Editor Stephen Cook Live online at www.bbcco.uk/iport (UK only)
The Spencers make plans to emigrate to Australia.
Writer Raymond Allen
Highlights from the last day of the festival taking place at the Maes, Felindre, Swansea.
Presenter Paul Martin joins a local Romany historian out on the road in Lincoln.
Series producer Peter Smith ; Executive producer Tom Ware
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Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the European Union Youth Orchestra as they perform Shostakovich's Symphony No 4 before Promenaders at London's Royal Albert Hall. There's also a rendition of Mozart's Turkish violin concerto (No 5 in A, K219) by Janine Jansen that is preceded by (K)ein Sommernachtstraum, or (Not) A Summer Night's Dream - Alfred Schnittke's mischievous response to a request for a Shakespeare-related work.
Introduced by Natasha Kaplinsky.
(The concert is also live on BBC Radio 3 from 6.30pm)
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(Mozart at the Proms is on Wednesday at 10.45pm on BBC1)
(Digital viewers can access synchronised programme notes by pressing the red button on the handset)
Homes & Antiques magazine includes a feature on the history of the Proms in its September issue. Out now, £3.30
2/4. Vacation gripes galore from Helen Lederer , Arthur Smith , Jenny Eclair , Nigel Slater ,
Sheila Hancock , Rhona Cameron , Michael Winner , Arabella Weir , Linda Robson and Stephanie Beacham.
Producer Judith Holder
I 4/8. The Comics. Stephen Fry charts the rise of comedy as an entertainment form, from its days at the foot of the billing in Edwardian music halls to the growth of the sitcom and the fame now enjoyed by some successful acts. The programme examines the influential role of northern working men's clubs and how alternative comedy fought racism and sexism in the 1980s. Moving up to the present day, there's a look at the huge success of shows such as The Office and Little Britain that has brought celebrity status to its performers. With contributions from Victoria Wood, Bruce Forsyth , Roy "Chubby" Brown and David Baddiel.
Producer Mark Turnball ; Editor Anna Gien
2/3. The Sensational Seventies. A look at the golden age of British sitcom and classics such as Fawlty Towers, The Liver Birds, Man about the House and The Good Life, which introduced some of the most memorable characters in sitcom.
Series producer Paul Tilzey ; Executive producer Nicholas Rossiter
Comedy based on the popular 1970s TV series, starring Reg Varney. Stan, Jack and Inspector Blake are fired from the bus depot. Finding work at a holiday camp, Stan and Jack are horrified to discover that their archenemy, Blake, has also got a job there as head of security. Review page 39.
Director Bryan Izzard (1973, PG)
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Disease - a Lethal Advantage 18874 3.30 Paris and the New Mathematics 41771 4.00 Pyramids, Plato and Football 39936 4.30 Test Tube Miracle?
19503 5.00 The Next Big Thing Voyage to the Bottom of the Deep Deep Sea 83690 5.30 Ever
Wondered? Caryn Franklin on office space.
