P619 CEEFAX 619 Sat 11 Jul 23:44/10    1/6 A live performance of Tosca has proved a moving experience for the French Ambassador in Rome. The French Embassy, djsignjd by Michelangelo, is the setting for Act II of Tosca (BBC2 Saturday and Sunday). The Ambassador and his staff have shifted offices to enable rehearsals and performances to take place. At least 50 countries throughout five continents will receive transmissions of Tosca, live from Rome in the exact settings intended bz Puccini. 601 BBC1 602 BBC2 660 Regions TV Links BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Top Sport
P619 CEEFAX 619 Sat 11 Jul 23:46/41    2/6 An unfinished cathedral is causing controvjrsz in the Olympic city of Barcelona, as Omnibus Special discovers (Thursday on BBC1). Writer and critic Robert Hughes finds that the building is capable of arousing arguments - over whether or not is should bj finished. Jill Dando takes to the road as the new presenter of BBC1's Holiday programmj when it returns next January. Jill will still be presenting Breakfast News in between filming reports for Holiday. 601 BBC1 602 BBC2 660 Regions TV Links BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Top Sport
P619 CEEFAX 619 Sat 11 Jul 23:43/17    3/6 Opera star Dame Keri te Kanawa is making her Last Night of the Proms debut this year. Dame Keri sings on September 12, and the Princess of Wales, in her capacity as Patron of the London Symphony Chorus, attends The First Night of the Proms next Friday. Among the highlights of this year's season are Verdi's Requiem, the UK premiere of Alexander Goehr's The Death of Moses and the world premiere of Richard Rodney Bennett's Concerto for Stan Getz. 601 BBC1 615 Films 650 Flash 602 BBC2 630 Radio 660 Regions TV Links BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Top Sport
P619 CEEFAX 619 Sat 11 Jul 23:45/39    4/6 BBC Highlights for the coming week: Saturday: Grandstand - Kent take on Hampshire in the Benson and Hedges Cup final from Lord's. Puccini's Tosca live from Rome, with Placido Domingo. Sunday: Shadows of the Heart - Jason Donovan in an Australian mini-series. Sunday Grandstand - live coverage of the British Grand Prix. Plus, early morning music from Tosca. ]v BBC1 and 2 today: 601 and 602 BBC1 and 2 tomorrow: 613 and 614 TV Links BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Top Sport
P619 CEEFAX 619 Sat 11 Jul 23:49/38    5/6 BBC Highlights for the coming week: Monday: But First This... morning entertainment for children (see 621). Tuesday: Say Goodbye to the President - marking the 30th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe. Plus Rhythms of the World takes a musical journey around the Lone Star State of Texas. Wjdnjsday: ScreenPlay: Bad Girl - a mother fights for her baby. Plus a new series of short films in ScreenPlay Firsts. v BBC1 and 2 today: 601 and 602 BBC1 and 2 tomorrow: 613 and 614 TV Links BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Top Sport
P619 CEEFAX 619 Sat 11 Jul 23:44/54    6/6 BBC Highlights for the coming week: Thursday: An Omnibus Special - Robert Hughes travels to the Olympic city of Barcelona. The 121st Open Golf Championship tees off at Muirfield. Friday: The Queen of Mean: The story of Leona Helmsley. The First Night of the Proms comes live from the Royal Albert Hall. v BBC1 and 2 today: 601 and 602 BBC1 and 2 tomorrow: 613 and 614 TV Links BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Top Sport