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Date: 26th February 1993
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC2
Current Page: 625
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P625 CEEFAX 625 Fri 26 Feb 21:08/21 1/6 ■ The stars of Casualty go out in a blaze of glory - literally - in the last episode of the series. Viewers will see Holby City's Accident and Emergency department go up in a mass of flames. The cast had to work against a backdrop of intense heat and smoke while being drenched by a sprinkler system to complete scenes. Producer, Geraint Morris says: "It was an ambitious scene to tackle, we've had air disasters, cliff rescues, boats sinking but burning Casualty down was pretty tricky!
P625 CEEFAX 625 Fri 26 Feb 21:24/17 2/6 ■ The ants featured in The Little Creatures Who Run the World are actually computerised. They exist only in the memory of a computer and their behaviour is modelled on real leaf-cutting ants. ■ Playing the pure and religious Joanna in Mr Wroe's Virgins is a change of role for actress Lia Williams. In the past she has only played psychopaths and mad, dangerous women but she thinks her role as an obsessional virgin is not all that different.
P625 CEEFAX 625 Fri 26 Feb 21:21/12 3/6 ■ The BBC have scored major successes for their drama, comedy and current affairs programmes in recent TV award ceremonies. Philip Schofield presenter of Going Live! and star of the West End musical Joseph has been named Showbusiness Personality of the Year by the Variety Club of Britain The Full Wax with Ruby Wax and current affairs programme Panorama have also won awards in the Annual International Television Programs and Promotions Competition and the American Cable Ace awards. BBC1 601 BBC2 602 TV Links 680
P625 CEEFAX 625 Fri 26 Feb 21:11/17 4/6 ■ Little did the production team of The American Way of Birth think that the gift they gave presenter Jessica Mitford would end up at the inauguration of President Clinton. After completing filming The American Way of Birth for BBC2's Birthnight the team gave Jessica a mirror which wolf-whistles. But the crew later found out that she had given the mirror to her friend, the writer Maya Angelou. Jessica had given Maya the gift for good luck when she was to appear at the Presidential inauguration.
P625 CEEFAX 625 Fri 26 Feb 21:11/19 5/6 BBC highlights for the week Saturday: The Casualty team come face to face with death in the last the last of the series. BBC2 celebrates life in Birthnight a night of programmes dedicated to the experience of birth. Sunday: John Thaw and Lindsay Duncan star in Peter Mayle's tale A Year in Provence. Village Praise and People on the Way both begin new series on BBC1. Monday: Panorama investigates the state of mental health and Horizon travels into space. BBC1 601 C3 603 BBC Choice 608BBC2 602 C4 604 TV Links 680
P625 CEEFAX 625 Fri 26 Feb 21:12/32 6/6 BBC highlights for the week Tuesday: Omnibus presents a portrait of cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. Boys in Benidorm is the subject for 40 Minutes while Assignment looks at the flesh industry in Thailand. Wednesday: Clint Eastwood stars in the film Firefox. Thursday: The Staggering Stories of Ferdinard De Bargos is back with more tales to tell. Friday: Public Eye looks at tPe plight of female psychiatric patients being sexually assaulted. BBC1 601 BBC2 602 TV Links 680
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