Listings
: Children's BBC Two: Playbus
Stops today at The Playground Stop where the children play 'what's the time, Mr Wolf ?' and Lizzie plays a waiting game.Contributors
Introduced by:
Simon
Parkin
Introduced by:
Andi
Peters
Presenter:
Dave Benson
Phillips
Puppeteer:
Jane
Eve
Puppeteer:
John
Wright
Producer:
Barbara
Roddam
: Jimbo and the Jet Set
Jet LagWritten and created by PETER MADDOCKS
Directed by KEITH LEARNER (R)
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Maddocks
Directed By:
Keith
Learner
: Is That a Fact?
Taking a look at legends.8: The Pedlar of Swaffham with George the Computer and UK-9 and children from South Greenhoe Middle School, Swaffham.
Theme music ALEC DANKWORTH Producers PETER CHARLTON and RICHARD SIMKIN
Contributors
Music:
Alec
Dankworth
Producers:
Peter
Charlton
Producers:
Richard
Simkin
: The Hallo
Spencer Show !From Spencerville, Ohio, it's the wildest, zaniest, most adorable group of puppets.
Contributors
Unknown:
Spencer
Show
: Umbrella
Why did a Jewish girl go on a 25-hour fast?With Mark Chatterton , Susan Leong and Sara Sugarman. Director CELIA BONNER Producer JUDY MERRY BBC North West
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Chatterton
Unknown:
Susan
Leong
Unknown:
Sara
Sugarman.
Director:
Celia
Bonner
: Smoggies
Never Cry WolfPanic ensues when the Smoggies sabotage the Suntots' seismological monitoring system on Coral Island.
: Corners
Why is the sky blue? How do fairground rides work? How do street lights know when to come on? Director STEVE HOCKINGProducer ALISON STEWART
Contributors
Director:
Steve
Hocking
Producer:
Alison
Stewart
: Visionaries: The Power of the Wise
Leoric's greatest fear is the power of Darkstorm's staff to render its victims old and powerless, and, needless to say, this is exactly what happens to him!: Blue Peter Omnibus
With Caron Keating Yvette Fielding and John Leslie.Contributors
Unknown:
John
Leslie.
: Maid Marian and Her Merry Men: 2: Robert the Incredible Chicken
By Tony Robinson.Robin is given a chance to prove himself.
Contributors
Writer:
Tony
Robinson
Marian:
Kate
Lonergan
Robin:
Wayne
Morris
Barrington:
Danny John
Jules
Rabies:
Howard Lew
Lewis
Little Ron:
Mike
Edmonds
King John:
Forbes
Collins
Sheriff:
Tony
Robinson
Gary:
Mark
Billingham
Graeme:
David
Lloyd
Gladys:
Hilary
Mason
Little girl:
Kellie
Bright
Teazle:
Ian
Legg
Clough:
Alan
McMahon
: Boxpops
Last of the series which takes a look back at memorable moments on TV.This week: Are You Dancin'? In the street with Mick and Dave, a pas de deux with Miss Piggy and a rumba with Roobarb.
Boogie on down with Boxpops!
Producer ROY MILANI
Executive producer ERIC ROWAN
Contributors
Producer:
Roy
Milani
Producer:
Eric
Rowan
: The O-Zone
Music news and features with Andy Crane.Contributors
Presenter:
Andy
Crane
Director:
Michael
Whelan
Producer:
Paul
Smith
: Reportage Update
An updated edition of Wednesday's Reportage with all the latest developments in the stories covered.There's the final result of the phone poll, your views on some of the issues covered plus breaking stories from the worlds of fashion, sport, music and news.
Producers MICHAEL SPENCER and EMMA WILLIS (R)revised (First shown in 'DEF ID
Contributors
Producers:
Michael
Spencer
Producers:
Emma
Willis
: One in Four
Isobel Ward, Simon Barnes and Chris Davies present this programme that challenges assumptions about disability. With sign language and subtitles.Producer CHRISTOPHER HUTCHINS
Contributors
Unknown:
Simon
Barnes
Unknown:
Chris
Davies
Producer:
Christopher
Hutchins
: Sporting Years 1959
Harry Carpenter looks at the sporting headlines and the more unusual stories of 1959. Billy Wright gained his 100th cap for England againstScotland. Elton John's uncle, Roy Dwight , broke his leg after scoring a goal in the FA Cup final. Oxo won the Grand National. Both Wimbledon singles titles were won by South Americans. 1959 was the year the Ml opened; the hovercraft arrived; Harold Macmillan led the Tories to victory in the general election; and Mrs T was first elected to Parliament! Producer JEFF GODDARD
Contributors
Unknown:
Harry
Carpenter
Stories Of:
Billy
Wright
Unknown:
Roy
Dwight
Unknown:
Harold
MacMillan
Producer:
Jeff
Goddard
: 40 Minutes
The Heart of the AngelEvery day the Angel tube station struggles to cope with its load of 15,000 commuters. Producer MOLLY DINEEN
An Allegra Film for BBCtv
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Contributors
Producer:
Molly
Dineen
: Let's Make Love
Starring and Mistakenly hired to impersonate himself in an off-Broadway satirical revue, a billionaire is persuaded by the obvious talents of the leading lady to join the cast incognito. With Bing Crosby , Gene Kelly and Milton Berle as his tutors he can pass as a performer, but winning the heart of the alluring Amanda is another matter.Produced by JERRY WALD
Directed by GEORGE CUKOR
• FILMS: page 22
Contributors
Unknown:
Bing
Crosby
Unknown:
Gene
Kelly
Unknown:
Milton
Berle
Produced By:
Jerry
Wald
Directed By:
George
Cukor
Amanda:
Marilyn
Monroe
Jean-Mark Clement:
Yves
Montand
Howard Coffman:
Tony
Randall
Tony Danton:
Frankle
Vaughan
John Wales:
Wilfrid
Hyde-White
Oliver Burton:
David
Burns
Dave Kerry:
Michael
David
Lily Nyles:
Mara
Lynn
Abe Miller:
Dennis King
Jr
Lamont:
Joe
Besser
: Rugby Special
FeaturingBarbarians v All Blacks from Twickenham.
Bennett, Williams, Pullin, Dawes, David, Quinnell, Edwards - that series of passes ended in one of the greatest tries in rugby football when the BaBas beat the All Blacks in Cardiff in 1973. Barbarian matches against the All Blacks seem to create the chemistry for such tries. With so much talent in both teams this game should be no exception. Chris Rea introduces today's programme from the official dinner at the Hilton Hotel.
Commentators: Bill McLaren and Bill Beaumont. Executive producer
JOHNNIE WATHERSTON
Contributors
Introduces:
Chris
Rea
Commentators:
Bill
McLaren
Commentators:
Bill
Beaumont.
Unknown:
Johnnie
Watherston
: Juke Box Jury
Jools Holland discusses the week's new singles with four diverse panellists who pronounce the judgment 'hit or miss'. A mystery guest adds intrigue.Contributors
Presenter:
Jools
Holland
Director:
Phil
Chilvers
Series Producer:
Sharon
Ali
: The Money Programme
The top stories in and behind the news from the worlds of business, finance and economics - reporting and analysis from Britain's leading business programme. Reporters: Robin Aitken ,Peter Eustace , Tom Maddocks , John Pennycate ,
Michael Robinson and Nisha Steyn. Deputy editor
ALAN HAYDN GRIFFITHS Editor DAVID NISSAN
Contributors
Reporters:
Robin
Aitken
Unknown:
Peter
Eustace
Unknown:
Tom
Maddocks
Unknown:
John
Pennycate
Unknown:
Michael
Robinson
Unknown:
Nisha
Steyn.
Unknown:
Alan Haydn
Griffiths
: The Natural World
Amazon: the Flooded Forest Narrated by Anthony Hopkins.The second of two films about one of the most extraordinary areas of the Amazon rainforest. After six months of flooding, the waters drain away to reveal once again the forest floor. Many strange creatures take up new homes. Fish, concentrated into small pools, attract a host of predators, and on sandy beaches giant turtles hurry to lay and hatch their eggs before the flood returns. Executive producer MICHAEL ROSENBERG
Series editor MIKE SALISBURY A Partridge Films production forBBCtv
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Contributors
Unknown:
Anthony
Hopkins.
Producer:
Michael
Rosenberg
: Prisoners of Conscience
In the months when the UN ratifies its convention on the rights of the child,Ludovic Kennedy introduces a second series of ten five-minute programmes on prisoners of conscience, beginning tomorrow. He also reviews what happened to last year's prisoners.
Written by CAROLINE MOOREHEAD Produced by REX BLOOMSTEIN
(The first programme is tomorrow at 7.55pm)
●FEATURE: page 10
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Contributors
Introduces:
Ludovic
Kennedy
Written By:
Caroline
Moorehead
Produced By:
Rex
Bloomstein
: Trial
A remarkable Soviet television documentary, shown tonight for the first time in Britain, which investigates Stalin's crimes and the betrayal of the Russian Revolution.Reflecting the new spirit of glasnost, the film releases a flood of memories as survivors of momentous events bear witness to their experiences. A group of old-guard Revolutionaries reminisce and argue in Red Square, their stories highlighted by rare historical newsreel. Interspersed throughout the film, historians and writers debate the significance of the Stalin dictatorship.
Introduced by Peter Frank , senior lecturer in Soviet
Government and Politics at
Essex University
Directed by IGOR BELYAEV
TV presentation by LINDSAY DAVIES (Russian dialogue with English subtitles)
Contributors
Introduced By:
Peter
Frank
Directed By:
Igor
Belyaev
Presentation By:
Lindsay
Davies
: Rhythms of the World
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan : The Brightest Star in QawwaliIn July of this year, on the day when Muslims the world over were celebrating the Festival of Little Id, Rhythms of the World filmed an extraordinary open-air concert at Smallheath Park in the heart of Birmingham's Asian community. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the great star of Qawwali religious praise music and one of the world's most remarkable singers, led the celebrations. With his group, he demonstrated the continuing power of musical tradition that stretches back over 800 years.
Director UDAYAN PRASAD
Contributors
Unknown:
Nusrat Fateh Ali
Khan
Director:
Udayan
Prasad
: Young Guns: Footloose
Starring and When Chicago teenagerRen MacCormack arrives in Bomont, only the local girls seem glad to see him. The adults view him as outside contamination, because Bomont is a pure town - books are burned, rock 'n' roll is out and dancing is banned. But when you 'gotta dance' you don't mind if you shake things up a little ... Featuring top ten hits including Let's Hear Itfor the Boy, Holding Out for a Hero and Footloose.
Screenplay by DEAN PITCHFORD Directed by HERBERT ROSS a FILMS: page 22
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Contributors
Unknown:
Ren
MacCormacK
Unknown:
Dean
Pitchford
Directed By:
Herbert
Ross
Ren:
Kevin
Bacon
Ariel Moore:
Lori
Singer
Reverend Moore:
John
Lithgow
Vi Moore:
Dianne
Wiest
Willard:
Christopher
Penn
Rusty:
Sarah Jessica
Parker
: Rapido
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