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it . Sim. miri'.t::..--li!«~.> individuals would suggest that America's most unan lint/lg. lather than felon—wise) had been scoured in order to make it itir. iii'eii i“ lashes sexy.
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l: twat} may still be the most shattering examples of air disaster in ieceiit movies. but as far as small screen fictional flight carnage goes, the atliieated scenes of diagonally—filmed passenger distress during the ripening episode of Lost are. visceral enough.
Thu opening scene of a dark—suited, slightly bloodied and terribly li:.n<_lsomo mail waking up to find a damaged craft and a mass graveyard
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against :i haekdi‘op of a mystery ‘creature‘ stalking the island, the addictive nai'iqr- oi the show becomes apparent. There is much potential for this to til-l i~vri|lv silly. but for now. you should all find yourself Lost.
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desperately to present an oddball couple. the writers force us ior rather. a pumped—up studio audience: to COIIapse in fits of laughter at freaks who give each other gas masks as gifts or joke about abuse at the fingertips of sadistic uncles. Leave the genuine weirdness of late to people who can handle it properly iLarry Dayid mainly. and concentrate on keeping a safe formula nice and cosy (Jo/mi:ittedi2 the uninters rather should he. 'i3iiaii Donaldson: (Km/it DY
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HOW TO START YOUR OWN COUNTRY
BBC2, Wed 10 Aug, 11.20pm 0000
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Sinatra: Dark Star BBC .7. Thu -’1 Aug. 9.00pm A deep. penetrating.) look into the .iarke side of the alt-acting. ail Singing. often— connecting blue- eyetgl hey.
The Cult of the Suicide Bomber Ciia/i/ie/ 4. l/iu «1 Aug. 9pm A rather topical look at the peopi 2 who are iiiaking our lives a hit edgy right now. This Y‘Ht -part docomehtary :ooks at the origins of the suicide hoiiihei and the mental state you have to reacl‘ to (:onternplate Such an act.
Dispatches (:li-{i/L’N3/ .4. Mr»: 8 Aug. tip/ii Pretty much r.'.‘§"iat we need tight now: an iiivestigatson into the recent iJClFTtEiY‘tgf‘: in London. asking whethe! the go\./eriiri‘.(-2ht is actually to ntaiiie’? Sad to Be Gay [$809. the 5) Ant}. Sip/i: ‘F reedoin from noritt SSiBX-.l£.ii!i,’ through the power at Jesus Christ is David Akinsanya's airn as he attends a treatment centre to rid him of he ‘learned' behaviour. Born to be Different Chair/ire." fire 9 Aug. 9pm Flitl‘.(‘:(i over five years. this :s a fi'ai‘k and tll‘.t§()lli:!l‘~(}l‘.1él portrait at tne ,ey and heartache e‘ life with a disabled (itti‘tl. Get Galloway Seoftish, [we .1) Add. 7..’~.‘();>rir i"l'()".‘ a tantlinark victory at the general e1<'3(:tioii to" his Hmpeet crew to st; riding; up to the US Senate. this fly on the wall tiiiii charts the politicians
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