P441ORACLE 441 Mon24 Feb C4 1715:35   3/9                        ■ETA÷LS     pOLLOW.■.                                  ■ m■■■■2          E T ■■ ■ z■ x ■kt ■ ■■■,$ 7/j4  
P441ORACLE 441 Mon24 Feb C4 1711:12  1/9                                       ARTS & DRAMA ON 4-TEL  
P441ORACLE 441 Mon24 Feb C4 1718:41   2/9   CONTENTS   Footlights is 4-Tel's arts and drama magazine. Coming up in a moment you will find: * MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE A look at a brand new series for Tuesdays at 5.30pm all about the world of flowers * SHAKESPEARE LIVES This Wednesday's programme at 5.30pm features part two of The Tempest Edited by Sophie Walpole  More >
P441ORACLE 441 Mon24 Feb C4 1712:18   0 4/9   MORE THAN MEETS  THE EYE  Tomorrow, Channel 4 gives you a chance to see a delightful documentary series previously seen only in the south-west of England. Written and presented by Sue Phillips, More Than Meets The Eye takes a look at flowers, their role in our history, and flower arranging. Flowers are part of our way of life. Wj give them to loved ones, to the sick, as an apology, as a thankyou, as a pure gift... ...in fact they adorn our lives from birth, through marriage and they even act as a tribute at funerals.  More >
P441ORACLE 441 Mon24 Feb C4 1713:52   5/9   MORE THAN MEETS  THE EYE  Over the centuries images of flowers have appeared in everything from pottery and fabrics to coats of arms, and other insignia. Countries have developed their own particular style and tradition in their use of flowers, particularly in the way people arrange them to decorate their homes. More Than Meets The Eye illustrates the history of flower arranging from Ancient Egypt to the present day styles ranging from stark Japanese Ikebana to the more earthy Dutch.  More >
P441ORACLE 441 Mon24 Feb C4 1710:18   6/9   MORE THAN MEETS  THE EYE  The Cottagers' Treasure is the opening programme in the series and it looks at the homely English traditions of flower arrangement. John Wareing, a detective in the police force will be demonstrating this style, showing the stages by which it has been refined over the years from its humble beginnings in a medieval house. More Than Meets The Eye starts its C4 run tomorrow at 5.30pm, and if you would like some basic tips on how to keep flowers fresher for longer, see Fourfront on 451/2.  More >
P441ORACLE 441 Mon24 Feb C4 1711:02   0 8/9   SHAKESPEARE  LIVES  Here's a little test for you... From which one of Shakespeare's plays do the following quotations come: "Where the bee sucks, there suck I In a cowslip's bell I lie; There I couch when owls do cry." "O brave new world, That has such people in't".? Stuck? Well, they are both from The Tempest, acknowledged as one of Shakespeare's most difficult plays, and it is the subject of this week's edition of Shakespeare Lives.  More >
P441ORACLE 441 Mon24 Feb C4 1701:17   0 9/9   SHAKESPEARE  LIVES  Is The Tempest simply a magical fantasy or is it an exploration of the no mans land that lies between sleeping and waking? Or is it a dream within a dream about political dominance and sexual power? Michael Bogdanov and a group of actors from the National Theatre (including Suzanne Bertish and Bill Wallis) will try to unravel these questions in front of a lively audience. Performing scenes and discussing them makes the work more accessible, as you can see in this Wednesday's Shakespeare Lives, at 5.30pm on Channel 4.  More >