Listings
: Business Breakfast
With Paul Burden and Sara Coburn.Timetable on Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
Burden
Unknown:
Sara
Coburn.
: Breakfast News
With Justin Webb and Sara Coburn.VJ Memories: two secret radio operators meet for the first time in 50 years. Timetable on Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Justin
Webb
Unknown:
Sara
Coburn.
: Children's BBC: Smart
Art show. Today, how to make a monster folder, tips from artist Tony Hart on drawing from nature, how to give character to vegetables and the largest dot-to-dot picture on wheels.Competition Line: [number removed] (calls cost a maximum 25p). For a copy of the rules, send an sae to [address removed]
Contributors
Artist:
Tony
Hart
: Children's BBC: X-Men
More cartoon adventures with the mutant super heroes.: Children's BBC: Playdays
Today, the Playbus stops at the Playground Stop.(Stereo)
: Roses Are for the Rich
First of a two-part vengeance drama. An orphaned girl grows up in the Appalachian coalfields. She eventually marries her childhood sweetheart, but when he is killed, she vows revenge on the mine owner.(Concludes tomorrow at 10.30am)
Including at 11.00 News; Regional News; Weather
Contributors
Autumn Osborne:
Lisa
Hartman
Doug Osborne:
Bruce
Dern
Lonnie Norton:
Jim
Youngs
Aunt Molly:
Anne
Haney
Lloyd Murphy:
Joe
Penny
Kendall Murphy:
Kate
Mulgrew
Ella:
Betty
Buckley
Everett:
Richard
Masur
: TalkAbout
Viewers are given the chance to have their say on the day's big news stories. WithJohn Cole.
Phone Line: [number removed] (calls charged at local rate).
12.50 Regional News; Weather
Contributors
Presenter:
John
Cole
: One O'Clock News
Including a special live VJ Day report by John Tusa from Tokyo.Contributors
Reporter:
John
Tusa
: Neighbours
(Details at 5.35pm) (Stereo): Cricket
Live coverage of one of today's semi-final matches. The other semi-final is being shown on BBC2. Further coverage of both matches will begin on BBC2 at 4.00pm.: Children's BBC: Bump in the Night
Clay animation.: Children's BBC: It'll Never Work
Another chance to see the series that presents technology and inventions from around the world.This week, the inventor who was years ahead of his time.
: Children's BBC: Byker Grove
Romance blossoms for an unlikely duo. Peter and Jean receive a honeymoon shock.(Next episode tomorrow)
(For cast see Thursday, 5.05pm)
: Neighbours
Malcolm's parents consider a fitting punishment for his defiance. Annalise wants her bridesmaids to wear electric blue taffeta dresses.Shown at 1.30 pm
For cast see Wednesday
: Six O'Clock News
With John Humphrys and Andrew Harvey.(Subtitled)
Weather Bill Giles
Contributors
Newsreader:
John
Humphrys
Newsreader:
Andrew
Harvey
Weather presenter:
Bill
Giles
: Regional news magazine
See Monday for details .............................: That's Showbusiness!
Tonight's edition of the entertainment quizfeatures actress Liz Smith , who teams up with Australian comedian Bob Downe. They play Home and Away's Angel, actress Melissa George , and children's television presenter Chris Jarvis. Hosted by Mike Smith.Director John Rooney ; Producer Graham B Owens
Contributors
Unknown:
Liz
Smith
Unknown:
Bob
Downe.
Unknown:
Melissa
George
Presenter:
Chris
Jarvis.
Unknown:
Mike
Smith.
Director:
John
Rooney
Producer:
Graham B
Owens
: EastEnders
Mark cannot pay his mounting debts. Kathy is still worried about the trip to Spain - if Phil has nothing to hide, why is he being so secretive? Tiffany and Sam form an unlikely alliance.(For cast see Thursday)
(Stereo)
: Summer Holiday
Jill Dando and Monty Don present the guide to the season's holidays.David Matthew learns how to dive at the resort of Eilat in Israel;
Sankha Guha discovers how Northern Ireland is recoveringas a travel destination;
Diana Madill travels to Bodrum to find out why Turkey is one of this summer's most popular destinations; and Lynda Bryans reports on how to complain effectively when things go wrong on holiday. Last in the series.
Series producer Nick Vaughan-Barratt
Contributors
Unknown:
Jill
Dando
Unknown:
Monty
Don
Unknown:
David
Matthew
Unknown:
Sankha
Guha
Unknown:
Diana
Madill
Unknown:
Lynda
Bryans
Producer:
Nick
Vaughan-Barratt
: Auntie's Sporting Bloomers
Terry Wogan presents the last in the series of sporting mishaps. Tonight's programme features sports stars with no sense of direction, untimely interruptions by birds and bees, and the hazards of beinga BBC cameraman. Joining him in the studio are Bob "the Cat" Bevan, who talks about his exploits on the cricket field, and sports commentator Tony Gubba , who reveals some of the more memorable moments provided by his colleagues. Plus, a musical tribute to Desmond Lynam.Director Stanley Appel ; Producer Tom Webber
Contributors
Commentator:
Tony
Gubba
Unknown:
Desmond
Lynam.
Director:
Stanley
Appel
: Nine O'Clock News
With Michael Buerk.(Subtitled)
Regional News
Weather Bill Giles
Contributors
Newsreader:
Michael
Buerk
Weather presenter:
Bill
Giles
: VJ-50: News 45: VJ Day
A special half-hour edition of News 45, presenting the news of the end of the Second WorldWar using yesterday's words and today's correspondents. With Sue Lawley. See today's choices.
(Subtitled)
BBC Video: VE50 - The Nation Celebrates, showing highlights of the 50th anniversary commemorations, £8.84 available from retailers from 4 September.
Contributors
Newsreader:
Sue
Lawley
Producer:
Tilman
Remme
Executive Producer:
Hugh
Purcell
: VJ-50: Prisoners in Time
An Everyman special, based on a true story, starring John HurtEric Lomax, a former prisoner of war in Japan, embarks on a search for one of his torturers.
See today's choices.
(Colour and B/W)
(QED and Ruby's Health Quest return next week.)
Return to the River Kwai: page 18
Prisoners in Time 10.00pm BBC1
John Hurt stars in this special drama for VJ Day, the true story of Royal Signals officer Eric Lomax who was captured and tortured by the Japanese in 1942. Prisoners in Time, co-written by Ariel Dorfman (whose Death and the Maiden also deals with the aftermath of torture), shows Lomax's attempts to come to terms with his horrific experiences while working on the notorious Thai-Burma "Death Railway". His captors accused Lomax of having drawn a map of the railway: as punishment, with his arms, shoulder and hip broken, he was made to stand all day in the searing sun and at night, he was kept in a tiny cage.
For Lomax, the best way of coming to terms with a past that he could never forget was to track down the group of men who were responsible for his torture. There was one he remembered better than all the rest - the Japanese interpreter for the military police, Nagase Takashi, whose voice was the constant background to his suffering. You can read more of the amazing story of Lomax's search for Takashi on page 18.
Contributors
Writer:
Ariel
Dorfman
Writer:
Rodrigo
Dorfman
Producer:
Claudia
Rosencrantz
Producer:
Andrew
Rowley
Director:
Stephen
Walker
Eric Lomax:
John
Hurt
Patti Lomax:
Rowena
Cooper
Nagase Takashi:
Randall Duk
Kim
Padre Babb:
Maurice
Denham
Helen Bamber:
Anna
Cropper
Yoshiko:
null
Ako
: You Decide - with Paxman
Jeremy Paxman presents the programme in which the audience debates on a topical issue. Paxman then argues the opposing view, in an attempt to overturn the result. Last in the series.Contributors
Presenter:
Jeremy
Paxman
Producer:
David
Lancaster
Producer:
Isobelle
Rowley
Editor:
Nick
Hayes
: Cricket
Highlights from one of today's semi-finals. Introduced by Richie Benaud.Highlights of the other semi-final are showing at 11.15pm on BBC2.
(Stereo)
Contributors
Presenter:
Richie
Benaud
: In Broad Daylight
True life drama, starring Brian Dennehy, Cloris LeachmanLen Rowan is a bully and a murderer who terrorises the local townsfolk. When his daughter tells him that she has been accused of shoplifting, his behaviour grows more violent. (1991)
Film reviews pages 33-37
Contributors
Director:
James Steven
Sadwith
Len Rowan:
Brian
Dennehy
Ruth Westerman:
Cloris
Leachman
Adina Rowan:
Marcia Gay
Harden
Jack Wilson:
Chris
Cooper
Frank 'Wes' Westerman:
John
Anderson
Bob Webb:
Ken
Jenkins
Don Douglas:
Robert
Schenkkan
Paul Harris:
David
Neidorf
Sheriff Lewis:
Tony
Frank
Vergil Teague:
Bill
Thurman
Todd Lacey:
Brandon
Smith
Darlene Rowan:
Colleen
Keegan
Frank Snow:
Bill
Bolender
Madge Summers:
Greta
Muller
Cindy Rowan:
Debra
London
: Weather
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