P306 Teletext 306 Mar25 23:17:42 ——————————————————————————— MAJOR "ASTONISHED" BY BEEF BAN Prime Minister John Major has expressed his "astonishment" at the djcisjon bz the European Union to ban imports of British beef. An angry Mr Major pjrsuadjd European Commission President Jacques Ranter to reconsjdjr evidence which UK scientists will present in Brussels tomorrow. Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell said the decision was "totally unjustified". ——————————————————————————————————————— Wimpy joins ban on British beef 307 SEE THOMAS COOK DIRECT FOR GREAT SKI OFFERS..PAGE 268 Next page Headlines News poll WjathjrP306 4-Tel 306 Sat 30 Mar C4 00:58:52 C4 FILMS TODAY ON 306 Channel 4 Film preview WOMAN IN A DRESSING GOWN ] 14.00-15.45 Today 1957 105mins b&w 888 Yvonne Mitchell stars in this early British kitchen sink drama directed bz J Lee-Thompson. When her husband (Anthony Quayle) has an affair with the younger, prettier Georgie (Sylvia Syms) Amy Preston's (Mitchell) self-esteem plummets rapidly and she turns to drink. Mitchell's portrayal of a woman suffering from clinical depression won her the Best Actress award at the 1957 Berlin Film Festival. Previews + Today PALPlus Films tomorrowP306 4-Tel 306 Sat 30 Mar C4 00:57:53 C4 FILMS TODAY ON 306 Channel 4 Film preview BURKE AND WILLS ] 01.30-04.00 Late Tonight 1985 90mins 888 PALplus Jack Thompson and Nigel Havjrs take the title roles in a dramatisation of an 1860 expedition attempt bz an Irish and an English man to cross Australia. With a party of 19 min, 28 horses, 27 specially imported camels, six wagons and 21 tons of equipment - the preparations are extensive. But so is the climate - including djsjrt and a crocodile-infested swamp... Directed bz Grajmj Clifford Previews + Today PALPlus Films tomorrowP306 4-Tel 306 Tue 26 Mar C4 00:54:42 W C4 FILMS TODAY ON 306 W Channel 4 Film preview THE UNHOLY GARDEN ] 02.35-03.55 Late Tonight 1931 80mins b&w Ronald Colman plays a gentleman thief in Samuel Goldwyn's Sahara-set romantic adventure. Hiding out in an oasis hotel, Colman starts seducing Fay Wraz - who plays the granddaughter of a wealthy embezzler. Colman falls in love with Wray - a situation that makes little difference to the local police - who dispatch comely undercover policewoman Estelle Taylor to lure Colman into the open... Directed by George Fitzmaurice Previews + Today PALPlus Films tomorrow