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FRIDAY 12
Ilndelible Evidence r titit‘jiii U .‘sllpttt. lfllstilCrtlssltlale‘lllllg trhres inthelatest dramatisation ot a murder case tti w hich torensic experts are called in. 'l heir expertise rsan ettectiyc deterrent tor would-he criminals. anditictdentallyan iny aliiahle source or tilm material tot aspiring l)ay id l y nchi s
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‘) ‘illrlllpm. Re l'L‘-l\‘*l'L‘-re‘i‘L‘tiletl /aniness. with this episode including the (yr/m ( ./(1\\ In H ( H li/lt llt't1r\l\ikilell.‘lll\l one ol the chestnuts doomed to he chanted mantra-like hy the world‘ssisthrlormers untilthcendottimc.
I Frank‘s Place t ( 'hannel 4 l LJ ll. illpm. l'ndetrated low-key itnportcd sitcom set iii a New ()rlcrns lL'\litlll ant. Not in the clients league. hut plc my ot laid-hack slow~hurn moments. and that's not rust the lood
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MEDIA
”l IThe Conversationit‘hannelti I”. lSptn—dllllam. The l lolly wood Mavericks season continues with l'rancts (‘oppola‘s psychological thriller starring (iene } lackman as a protessional surveillance expert. who heconics inyoly‘ed in a murder plot (‘oppola's mastery ot plot and narratry e holdsa complex story together. helped hy a strong cast including an unhilled Rohett l)ll\ all. and a young l larrison lord t ritics called
j I Dance Energy 1 1313(‘2 i (1.25-7.05PIU.
Another l)lil-‘ ll strand. looking at the interweaying strands ot dance music that I dominate the charts. Introduced hythe less-than-e\otically-named Normski. each programme w ill showcase the hest dance acts on the scene. latest y ideos and exclusiye reports trorn cluhcultiire l capitals around the world. l ITerrorlt‘htinnel 4l‘lAlllpm. An ! uncomprornisirigly-nameddocumentary series looking at terrorism. The tirst i programme examines the originsot international terrorism. and loctiseson the struggle hetweeri Israelis and l l’alestiniaris. and its origins iii the attermath ot' the last world war. I Panorama: South Alrica-- Drowning in Blood l lilifl )‘l..‘tll- ltllepm, David l)imhlehy' explores the political situation in South Atrica. in the first ol a two-part special lnteryiew'eesinclude .\elson Mandela. our] leader (‘hict Buthelezi. and Communist Party leaderlocSloy'o. I Centrepoint ((‘hannel ~1l in. i lpn]_ Second episode in the drama series. which contrasts the idealism ot the eyents ofMay 1%8 with the disillusionment ot’ Thatcher's Britain in 198‘). ltitriguing parallels emerge. inyolying drug deals. terrorism and murder.
I Sport In QUBSllOMScotttshl
lll45~rl 1 .45pm, last of the series. Belore packing away his excess y ocahirlary. Archie introduces guests including Steye ()yctt and (i/itygoii Hem/(l w riter Brian .‘ylcek'.
it a ‘tilm ot enormous enterprise and tension‘ with an added pi rtericy hecaiise ol \N'atcrgate.
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lllJSpm- 13,35;itrt.l).iyidlyttchteyer grows apace. although this is rather more restrained than some or his later w or ks John l lurt stars as the distigured Victorian. w ith an intelligent and setrsitiyc
I Ben Elton —The Man From Auntie ( litit'ti l l .4llprn~ ll. lllam. lle‘s loud. he's sharp. he‘s t‘iiriny . say the BBC lle’salso repeated. which might take tlieedgeoll some ot the topical gags. A ratherlater slot than when originally hroadcast should keep the Moral Minority quiet ahout some of Ben‘s more lay'atot‘ial routines. I The Golden Gate Murders ( Scottish) l2.5ll~ 2.40am. Set in San Francisco asyou might expect. Dayid Janss’en isthe detectiye. Sitsanriah York is the nun. together they are the team that are going to solye the mystery surrounding the death ot a priest pushed ot‘t‘the hridge otthe title, Sounds a hit Inspector Morse to me. IThe Story DlMarc Bolan ((‘hanneHl. 1.35 2.35am. Rare and archiye footage ol Bolan and l. Rex from their early tltly'sttt theotls totheirlaterdaysin the. Cf.7lls. ('lassics like Hot Lore and Ride :1 w‘hm' Sim/r get ati airing.
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I Force 10 From Navarone r littt't ifs-5pm. More gung-ho Sunday alternoon stutt with l'idw ard l-‘ox. Rohert Shaw and What's
l larr ison l-‘ord doing iii this ruhhish'.’ Actually a moderately ripping yarn. tairly pacy and haying the ady antage oy er its predecessor (firm ()j‘ot lacking Antony I ()uinn camping it up. I Scotsport (Scottish) Sr-opm. Skipperlim White leads a depleted team into the
tough w inter games. as matches are aharidoried and pundits are torced to chat inancly Analy sis is led lay (iot‘dott
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I Same Difference t('h;innel‘1l5,.illhpm. .\ new series or the iriaga/ine programme
lot the disahled. presented hy lihhy (iross and Mark 'l'odd. (rues: reporters willgiy'c new s on ‘. arious issues. including the arts iti l'.ttt‘ope and youth clirhs lt it' the disal‘ilcd.
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.s s..‘~llptri. \lore Ruhy .‘yliitrayswtth lstl‘tall \let‘chant. this week looking at the .\li ighul domination ol high street menus. and chatting to the only lrrshmari in the worldwhomakestandoortoy ens
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.‘ylcUueen. a man w ho once missed a World ( ‘up hecausc he head-hutted a goalpost.
I Hearts Of Gold l lilit‘l )53ll o. 15pm, \Jo. say it isn‘t so. the return ot the dreaded lzsthet . in an appalling show designed to show the kindly nature ot the great British puhlic. 'l’hc (ilil’ are strongly ads ised to he on tlieit worst heliay iour it they see those mtzimoiis teeth approaching. ratherthan allow mcmcclwe m In. \Uhlului m mle categories. including ( 'outure. ( ilamotir. itlltl .-\ccessi lites.
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I Screen One: Sticky Wickets (BBC 1) 9.20—10.35pm. James Bolam. stillto rediscoverthe godlike status ol his pertormancesin l'lrt- lake/y [alt/Militl Hire/t l/ti' Hour ( 'omi’s lrt. stars in an
announced ( )tic ol the most yaw ttsome llsl\ ey er in a competition not known tor its thrill quotient at the hest ol times. ( iet your money on ,lohn .\lc(i;iher it is my .id\ ice. hut it you win. spend the cash on something more interesting than these riiiyels
IThe Hand 0tSta|in:Leningradskaya llilN CW .‘ill lllfillpm 'l he yicttmsand enti ircets ot 25 years ot Stalinist rule in the Soy ict l ’mon tell tlieit own story tn the
.inptomismg larce set iii a hotel w here he is entertaining a party ol ( ierman industrialists. l‘rilortunately the local cricket cluh are also hooked in. .lll \Vot'ltl \Var ll tancy dress. .-\ tasteless reminder to a united ( iermany thatthe Dunkirk spirit still lingers on in the lilie drama departtrient.
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lll l l ,Sllpm. lt‘s issue-hased 'l \' moer time again, and this week it's euthanasia that gets the treatment Rohcrt Young is the elderly doctor w ho decides to hurnpott « his desperately-ill w ite l'rances Reid Not alorralaughs j
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