Listings
Highlights of Belgium v Sweden yesterday's opening match of Euro 2000, plus a look ahead to today's matches.
Shown yesterday at 11.10pm (S)
Katie Hill and Matt Smith help kick-start the day live from the continent with the latest Euro
2000 news and gossip, talking to all the big name stars from the teams and having some fun with the English squad.
Contributors
Unknown:
Katie
Hill
Unknown:
Matt
Smith
David Frost talks to those in the news and reviews the papers with his guests. Plus 9.00 News, with weather later.
Executive editor Andrew Thompson
Editor Barney Jones (S)
Contributors
Editor:
Andrew
Thompson
Reports on the latest rural affairs with John Craven. Plus weather for the week ahead. (S) E-MAIL: countryfile@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Craven.
Alison Comyn introduces a service from St George's Parish Church, Beckenham, Kent as Canon Derek Carpenter leads an ecumenical celebration for the feast of Pentecost.
Director John Kirby
Producer Jonathan Fulford (S)(W)
Contributors
Introduces:
Alison
Comyn
Unknown:
Canon Derek
Carpenter
Director:
John
Kirby
Producer:
Jonathan
Fulford
Comedy starring John Lithgow. After colliding with the legendary creature Bigfoot while on a camping holiday in the woods, the Henderson family end up taking it home with them.
Director William Dear (1987, PG)
(S) Films: pp 60-67 * *
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Lithgow.
Director:
William
Dear
George Henderson:
John
Lithgow
Nancy Henderson:
Melinda
Dillon
Sarah Henderson:
Margaret
Langrick
Ernie Henderson:
Joshua
Rudoy
Harry:
Kevin Peter
Hall
Turkey v Italy
Live coverage from the Gelredome in Arnhem,
Netherlands (kickoff 1.30pm) of the Group B match. Turkey will have a tough match against an Italian side desperate to prove themselves on the European stage. Introduced by Gary Lineker with Alan Hansen.
Commentary by Barry Davies , with Trevor Brooking. Producer Paul McNamara
Executive editor NiallSloane (S) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/euro
First-class Euro stars - Alan Hansen 's players to watch: page 24
Contributors
Introduced By:
Gary
Lineker
Unknown:
Alan
Hansen.
Commentary By:
Barry
Davies
Unknown:
Trevor
Brooking.
Producer:
Paul
McNamara
Unknown:
Alan
Hansen
In celebration of Pentecost, the j day when Jesus's followers first experienced the Holy Spirit, Diane Louise Jordan meets people across the country who share their experiences of the Holy Spirit. With music lead by the Northumbria Community group, recorded at the Spring
Harvest in Minehead, Somerset including 0 Holy Spirit Come to Bless, Kindle the Flame and 0 Breath of Life. (S) (W)
Contributors
Unknown:
Diane Louise
Jordan
Marine adventure. Spending the summer with his foster parents at a whale tracking station, Jesse spots Willy, the whale he set free from a marine park. After an oil spill off the coast, Jesse realises that Willy needs his help again.
Director Dwight Little (1995, U) (S) (W) Films: pp 60-67 **
Contributors
Director:
Dwight
Little
Jesse:
Jason James
Richter
Elvis:
Francis
Capra
Nadine:
Mary Kate
Schellhardt
Randolph:
August
Schellenberg
Glenn:
Michael
Madsen
Annie:
Jayne
Atkinson
Dr Kate Haley:
Elizabeth
Pena
John Milner:
Jon
Tenney
Dwight Mercer:
Mykelti
Williamson
Milner's assistant:
Paul
Tuerpe
Wilcox:
Em Emmet
Walsh
Commander Blake:
John
Considine
Captain Nilson:
Steve
Kahan
Helmsman Kelly:
Neal
Matarazzo
Netherlands v Czech Republic Live coverage from Amsterdam Arena as co-hosts Holland take on the Czech Republic in Group D. The Dutch are many people's favourites to win the tournament and will be hoping to capitalise on their home advantage, but the Czech side, largely unchanged since reaching the Euro 96 final, will be hoping to make their mark early on in the competition. Introduced by Gary Lineker , with Alan Hansen. The commentary team includes John Motson , Barry Davies , Tony Gubba and Jon Champion , with co-commentators Trevor Brooking , Mark Lawrenson ,
Martin O'Neil and David O'Leary. (S) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/euro
Contributors
Introduced By:
Gary
Lineker
Unknown:
Alan
Hansen.
Unknown:
John
Motson
Unknown:
Barry
Davies
Unknown:
Tony
Gubba
Unknown:
Jon
Champion
Unknown:
Trevor
Brooking
Unknown:
Mark
Lawrenson
Unknown:
Martin
O'Neil
Unknown:
David
O'Leary.
With Fiona Bruce. Weather Peter Gibbs. (S)
Contributors
Unknown:
Fiona
Bruce.
Unknown:
Peter
Gibbs.
The series in which Ruby Wax journeys back to her homeland to uncover remarkable people and situations in American society. This week Wax goes in search of the heartland of the USA, and meets members of a fundamentalist church in West Virginia who believe that the Bible has told them to handle deadly snakes and drink poison. She then attends a service where rattlesnakes and copperheads are freely handled and strychnine is consumed.
Director Stuart Greig ; Executive producer David Blake Knox (S) (W)
Contributors
Director:
Stuart
Greig
Producer:
David Blake
Knox
Shock of the Old. This week London's National Gallery unveils its Encounters exhibition for which 24 renowned modern artists each made a new work using a piece of art from the National Gallery collection as inspiration. To coincide with the opening Omnibus hears from some of the artists about their reasons for choosing their inspirational piece and how they interpreted it in their own distinctive styles. See Choice.
Director Randall Wright ; Series editor Basil Comely (S) (W)
Contributors
Director:
Randall
Wright
Life after God. In the second of the series examining the values, attitudes and beliefs shaping modern Britain,
Michael Buerk asks whether or not science has reduced religious belief to an outdated superstition.
Richard Dawkins , Jonathan Sacks , Clare Rayner and others join him to investigate whether there is "life after God". Series producer Graham Judd ; Executive producer David Coomes
(S) (W)
Followed by Weatherview
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk
Unknown:
Richard
Dawkins
Unknown:
Jonathan
Sacks
Unknown:
Clare
Rayner
Producer:
Graham
Judd
Producer:
David
Coomes
A football-flavoured edition of the sports quiz, tying in with Euro 2000. Host Sue Barker and team captains Ally
McCoist and John Parrott are joined by Andy Gray , Terry Butcher , Stuart Pearce and Peter Beardsley.
Shown last Monday (S) (W)
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Parrott
Unknown:
Andy
Gray
Unknown:
Terry
Butcher
Unknown:
Stuart
Pearce
Unknown:
Peter
Beardsley.
Ray Stubbs and Mark Lawrenson present another chance to see today's coverage of the first three Group D matches in which co-hosts, and hot favourites the Netherlands faced the Euro 96 runner-ups Czech
Republic, Italy took on Turkey and the World Cup holders France played Denmark. Dion Dublin is also on hand to answer viewers' e-mails. (S)
Contributors
Unknown:
Ray
Stubbs
Unknown:
Mark
Lawrenson