... trtttr UK GOLD TOP FIVE Millions Viewing 1 THE BILL (TUE) 0.20 2 THE BILL OMNIBUS 0.19 3 CASUALTY (TUE) 0.17 3 CARROTT'SLIB 0.17 5 KYTV(SAT) 0.15 SKY 1 TOP FIVE 1 SIMPSONS 0.83 2 COPS 0.49 3 GAMES WORLD 0.45 4 GAMES WORLD 0.44 5 GAMES WORLD 0.43 CHILDREN'S CHANNEL 1 NEW KIDS ON/BLOCK 0. 16 2 POTSWORTH/CO 0.13 2 BRAVESTARR 0.13 4 ALL FOR ONE 0.12 5 PUGWALLS SUMMER 0. 1 1 Two hearts beat as one ...

... tgftgf IT'S going to be a big evening at Lyric Theatre on May 16. Ian McKellen, Ned Sherrin, Bonnie Langford, Dora Bryan, Robin Cousins, Kim Criswell and Rosemary Ashe, Kit Hesketh- Harvey, Simon Cadell, Simon Callow, Victor Spinetti, Gorden Kaye and I'ctula Clark lead the line up of dozens for the Noel Coward Tribute for London Lighthouse Aids Hospice. CHEAP standby tickets for this year's ...

... hi GLASGOW Jazz Festival looks like great fun. Oscar Peterson plays the Royal Concert Hall on July 1 and 2 followed by Nina Simone, B B King, Tony Bennett and Step- hane Grappclli. At The Fruitmarket Jools Hol land and his big band kick off on July 1, fol lowed by Stan Tracey's Octet, David Murray and his trio, saxophonist Tommy Smith, Ahmad Jamal, Carol Kidd, Django Bates and Joanna McGregor ...

... Tour News FLAMENCO guitarist Juan Martin is at Bristol (St George's, Brandon Hill), Maidstone, Bir mingham (Midlands Arts Centre), Burnley, Sout hampton (Turner Sims Concert Hall), Folking- ham (St Andrew's Chur ch), Gloucester (Guild hall Arts Centre) and York (Arts Centre) be tween now and the end of June. LAMMAS, the acoustic based ensemble blending modern jazz and Celtic folk, is making a ...

... THURS, MAY 6 PUT OUT THAT LIGHT by Theresa Donnelly. Lyric Players, Belfast to May 29. Cast: Abbie Spallen, Caitriona Hinds. Ruairi Conaghan, Maureen Dowe, Amanda Hurwitz, Aingeal Grehan, Niall Cusack, Michael McKnight, B.J.Hogg. Director: Joe Devlin. Designer: Stuart Marshall. Lighting: Wallace McDowell. Press: Patricia McBride, 0232 669660. RUNNING FOR COVER by Howard Kay and James McMartin. ...

... snaps JESSYE Norman is the star of the big classical gig at the Barbican to celebrate National Music Day all two days of it on June 26. Norman pre views her freshly record ed performance of Shoenberg's Erwartung. The event is sponsored by BT and features the London Symphony Or chestra playing Pierre Boulez, Stravinsky, De bussy and Webern. The show then heads for Paris and Frankfurt. LONDON ...

... i ?LAST HERE in 1990, the Kirov Ballet returns to London for a five-week sea son at the Coliseum, beginning on June 29. The repertoire includes Romeo and Juliet, La Bayadere, Le Corsaire, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake, the principal dancers being Olga Chenchikova, Irina Christyakova, Larissa Lezhnina, Andris Liepa, Faroukh Ruzimatov. Konstantin Zaklinsky, Igor Zelensky and guest artist Nina ...

... BARB Ratings THE NATIONAL TOP THIRTIES For week ending April 18th CHANNEL ALL/ANY TV BBC1 (INCLUDING BREAKFAST TIME) BBC2 TOTAL/ANY BBC ITV (INCLUDING TV-AM) CHANNEL 4/S4C TOTAL/ANY ITV OTHERS Individuals viewing BBC1 (Millions) 1 EASTENDERS (THU/SUN) 19.41 2 EASTENDERS (TUE/SUN) 17.92 3 NEIGHBOURS (FRI 13.29/17.37) 15 63 4 NEIGHBOURS (TUE 13.30/17.37) 14 85 5 NEIGHBOURS (WED 13.31/17.37) 13 ...

... ism IAN RICHARDSON is to re-create his role as political schemer in BBCl's follow-up to its award-winning thriller House Of Cards, To Play The King, which goes into production shortly. The new four-part drama re-unites the team be hind House Of Cards producer Ken Ridding- ton, director Paul Seed and writer Andrew Dav- ies. THERESA Russell, Sean Bean, Amanda Donahoe and Adrian Dunbar are among ...

... NEW SERIES THURS, MAY 6 TALES FROM THE MAP ROOM BBC2 six-part series (8.00 8.30 pm) GOLF AND ALL ITS GLORY BBC2 Scotland six-part series (6.00 6.50 pm) Production company: Bridge Tele vision Productions in association with PGA Tour Productions aod BBC Scotland. Writer/narrator: Bruce Critchley. SIMPLY THE BEST A CELE BRATION OF BRITISH FOOD HTV Wales six-week cookery series for ITV network (2. ...

... loUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN His Majesty's Sesame Street Live AYR Gaiety Norman Wisdom (10-11) BAGNOR Watermill My Children My Africa BANGOR Theatr Gwynedd Sleeping With Mickey Mouse BATH Theatre Royal The Crucifer Of Blood BELFAST Grand Opera House The Sound Of Music Lyric Put Out That Light BERWICK UPON THAMES The Maltings Return Of The Native BILLINGHAM Forum Double Double BIRMINGHAM Alexandra ...

... BARB Ratings THE NATIONAL TOP THIRTIES For week ending April 25th CHANNEL Average weekly viewing Share of Total Per Head (Hours/Minutes) viewing ALL/ANY TV 25:48 100 0 BBC1 (INCLUDING BREAKFAST TIME) 7:51 30 4 BBC2 3:19 12.g TOTAL/ANY BBC 11:09 43 2 ITV (INCLUDING TV-AM) 10:05 39 1 CHANNEL 4/S4C 3:07 12 1 TOTAL/ ANY ITV 13 12 511 OTHERS 1:27 5^6 Individuals viewing BBC2 BBC1 (Millions) 1 ...