Listings
: See Hear Breakfast News
Daily recorded version of BBC1's 7am News, including signing and subtitles.(Stereo)
: Children's BBC: Stingray
Daily animation. A stranger sends a distress call. (Rpt): Children's BBC: Blue Peter
Shown last Friday on BBC1. (Stereo) (Subtitled): Songs of Praise
(Shown yesterday at 6.25pm on BBC1): Daytime on Two
Note: repeats are not indicated.9.05 Christianity in Today's World
(ages 11-16) (Stereo)
9.25 Movable Feasts: Family Business - Hinduism
(ages 7-11) (Stereo)
9.40 Square One: Angles
(ages 9-11)
: Children's BBC: Playdays
Making cheese at the Why Bird Stop. (Stereo): Daytime on Two
10.25 Hotch Potch House: Running Water(ages 3-5) (Stereo)
10.45 Look and Read: Spywatch: the Pilot
(ages 7-9+) (Stereo)
11.05 Zig Zag
(ages 8-10+)
11.25 Technology Starters
(ages 9-12) (Stereo)
11.40 English Time
(ages 11-14) (Stereo)
12.00 History File
(ages 11-16)
: Working Lunch
Daily business news.(Stereo)
: Daytime on Two
1.00 History File(ages 11-16)
1.20 Landmarks
(ages 9-12) (Stereo) (Subtitled)
1.40 Storytime
(ages 4-5)
: Children's BBC: Joshua Jones
Animation. (Rpt): The Last to Go
Drama. The Slattery family begins to disintegrate when Daniel has an affair. Only his wife Mary Ellen can hold things together.(1991, 15)
See Films: pages 46-49 ***
Including at 3.00 News; Regional News and Weather
Contributors
Director:
John
Erman
Mary Ellen Slattery:
Tyne
Daly
Daniel Slattery:
Terry
O'Quinn
Toby:
Tim
Ransom
Lydia:
Annabeth
Gish
Sharon:
Sarah
Trigger
: Today's the Day
Daily nostalgia quiz.(Stereo)
Competition Line: [number removed] (39p per min cheap rate, 49p per min other times). Lines close daily at midnight
Martyn Lewis's Choice: page 8
Contributors
Presenter:
Martyn
Lewis
: Ready, Steady, Cook
Daily cookery game show.: Esther
Esther Rantzen and guests discuss the extreme lengths to which some people go to put their partner's fidelity to the test.(Postponed from 12 February)
Contributors
Presenter:
Esther
Rantzen
: The Village
Real-life drama in a Hampshire village.After settling in, the new bobby probes his first case. The wedding preparations are nearing completion.
(Next episode tomorrow at 5.30pm)
(First shown on ITV)
Contributors
Producer:
Nigel
Farrell
Producer/Director:
Paul
Sommers
: Global Warning: Oil and Water
A 20-part series looking at the environment and the natural world.Oil spills can seriously threaten the environment, but even worse pollutants exist in the sea.
(Next episode tomorrow 5.55pm) (Stereo)
: Young Sherlock Holmes
Mystery adventure, starring Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox1870: bumbling John Watson arrives at his new school and is drawn to the imposing intellect of fellow student Sherlock Holmes. A schoolmaster's strange death leads the pair to their first criminal case, beginning frightening adventure that carries them to the Pyramid of Fear.
(1985. PG)
See Films: pages 46-49
Contributors
Director:
Barry
Levinson
Sherlock Holmes:
Nicholas
Rowe
John Watson:
Alan
Cox
Rathe:
Anthony
Higgins
Chester Cragwitch:
Freddie
Jones
Elizabeth:
Sophie
Ward
Mrs Dribb:
Susan
Fleetwood
Waxflatter:
Nigel
Stock
Lestrade:
Roger
Ashton-Griffiths
Dudley Badcock:
Earl
Rhodes
Master Snelgrove:
Brian
Oulton
Voice of older Watson:
Michael
Hordern
: Under Exposed: Evidence
Two men whose dramatic work has been given in evidence are the focus for the penultimate episode of the series on British photographic collections. David Hoffman used the pictures he took while covering an anti-Salman Rushdie demonstration to defend himself when he faced charges of assault and obstruction.Clifford Ashton has specialised in images of burning mills in areas around Rochdale, with 1,000 fires covered over 40 years documenting the decline of the cotton industry. Presented by Muriel Gray.
(The series continues on Friday at 12.20am)
Contributors
Presenter:
Muriel
Gray
Subject:
David
Hoffman
Subject:
Clifford
Ashton
: Horizon: The Planet Hunters
The past few months has been an inspiring time for astronomers scouring the sky for evidence of planets capable of supporting life. This film follows astronomers from Manchester, Switzerland and California as they have their hopes dashed and raised in the search for worlds with liquid water, the ingredient considered a prerequisite for life.See today's choices.
Contributors
Producer:
Danielle
Peck
Series Editor:
John
Lynch
: A Bad Time to Be a Man: Cruisers
Third of a six-part series in which men opine on their role in modern society.The fastest growing area of motorbike sales is among middle-aged businessmen with money and a desire to recapture the freedom of their youth on the open road. Is the cure for the mid-life crisis to be found on two wheels?
The series continues Wednesday at 7.50pm
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
See John Peel: page 10
Contributors
Director/Producer:
Lucy
Jago
: Our Friends in the North
Last episode of the epic nine-part drama.Starring Mark Strong, Daniel Craig, Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee
1995: Nicky and Mary meet after eight years apart, Tosker is set to realise a dream and Geordie has succumbed to alcoholism.
See today's choices.
Spotlight on Christopher Eccleston: p9
Our Friends in the North 9.00pm BBC2
"I started writing it to reflect the concerns of a young man," says Peter Flannery of Our Friends in the North which finishes tonight. "By the time I finished I was interested in the concerns of middle age - of having old parents and grown-up children. My characters lived through extraordinary times, but there's another strand - about growing old, becoming aware of your flaws and your history."
Nicky, Mary, Tosker and Geordie reach the end of their 30-year journey in 1995, facing an uncertain future and looking back ruefully on their shared past.
Read more about Chris Eccleston, soon to be seen in a new TV adaptation of Hardy's Jude the Obscure, on page 9.
Contributors
Writer:
Peter
Flannery
Producer:
Charles
Pattinson
Director:
Simon Cellan
Jones
Tosker Cox:
Mark
Strong
Geordie Peacock:
Daniel
Craig
Nicky Hutchinson:
Christopher
Eccleston
Mary Cox:
Gina
McKee
Florrie Hutchinson:
Freda
Dowie
Elaine Cox:
Tracey
Wilkinson
Anthony Cox:
Daniel
Casey
Felix Hutchinson:
Peter
Vaughan
Father Kyle:
Gavin
Muir
Sean Collins:
Melvyn
Barnes
Eric Burdon lookalike:
Johnny
Caesar
Mrs Wilson:
Doreen
Mantle
Christopher Collins:
Alan
Gilchrist
: The Travel Show Essential Guide
Actor Christopher Rijinksi visits the city of Krakow and the Tatra mountains in the south when he returns to Poland.Followed by The Family Album
Three photographs remind wanderer Bill Watkins of his childhood.
Contributors
Reporter:
Christopher
Rijinksi
Series Producer:
Liz
Warner
Subject (The Family Album):
Bill
Watkins
: Cricket: World Cup
Highlights from Karachi and Madras of the third and fourth quarter-finals.(The first semi final is in Wednesday's Sportsnight on BBC1, 10.20pm)
: The Learning Zone
Open University12.30 Managing Schools
1.00 Rocks for Roads
Night School
2.00 English: George Eliot
BBC Focus
4.00 Perspective Understanding: Malaria
(Rpt)
4.30 So You Want to Work in Social Care?
5.00 Pathways to Care
5.30 RCN Nursing Update
Open University
6.00 Plants' Designs for Living
6.25 The Emergence of Greek Mathematics
6.50 Geology
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