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Wild Rose
(Tuesday 19.00)
This TV drama is
about a young
private detective
employed by a team
of New York
businessmen who send
her to Brazil to
look into a series
of hotel robberies.
When she gets there,
she discovers that
the hotels, which
are owned by the
businessmen, have
been empty for the
last two years and
the local
authorities have no
record of any
robberies.
B
Animal Planet
(Wednesday 23.00)
This is a classic
black-and-white film
from the forties in
which astronaut
Charlie Huston
crash-lands on a
planet ruled
entirely by animals.
It is a first-class
suspense adventure
which also looks at
the human condition,
although this is not
always a successful
part of the film.
C
Strange Encounter
(Saturday 21.00)
Suspense is
skilfully built up
in this clever,
small-scale
supernatural story.
A young couple view
a deserted old house
that they are
interested in
buying. They meet a
strange old lady who
tells them of the
mystical powers of
the house and haw
previous owners have
been able to travel
back through the
centuries to meet
their. ancestors.
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The Longest Walk
(Tuesday 21.30)
Ffyona Campbell is
nearly there. |
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All
she has to do now is
walk the length of
France and Britain
and she has
succeeded in walking
around the world.
Tonight she drinks
coffee in a tent and
tells her story to
Janet Street-Porter
before she sets off
for the Pyrenees
mountains.
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Rubicon 5
(Thursday 20.30)
This is a TV film
being used to launch
a new science
fiction series. It
has impressive
special effects and
a strong, believable
cast of characters
who travel to the
twenty-third
century. The action
takes place in
underground cities
where the
environment is
controlled by
computers.
F
New Science
(Friday 19.30)
This popular
half-hour science
magazine continues
into its
twenty-ninth year,
proving itself to be
a hardy survivor in
the television
world. Tonight it is
presented by Carol
Vorderman who
introduces five
reports, which
include
computer-driven cars
and in-flight
ten-pin bowling.
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There and Back Again
(Sunday 22.00)
Paul Theroux's
account of his
recent journey from
London to Japan and
back makes ideal
material for this
evening's travel
slot.
Based on his own
novel, the progress
of his journey on
the railways of
Europe and Asia
(Victoria station,
Paris, Istanbul...)
acts as a
fascinating
travelogue as the
inhabitants
gradually shift from
the West to the
East. |
