... THE MADDING CROWD (RTE 1: 12.50 am): Worthy, star-studded and brilliantly photographed if over-long version of the great Thomas Hardy rural melodrama. THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER (Nett: 6am): Quirky Disney animation about the most unlikely of heroes but it's ...

... boater with weathermen, body hod& scare storks. I Mak I langbod jest oaa when a spoof 'garb reporter weaved Oscar Wilde and Thomas Hardy late a spectacularly daft report on a Find DMolon footballer being balled as the now Wayne Rooney. Otberwles, It was a ...

... American sub. Martin Sheen, Rutger Hauer and Max von Sydow, in fine form. Judi (BBC 2: midnight): Quality :=n 014 of the Thomas Hardy classic, about with Christopher Eccieston and Me Winidet taking the acting credits. Directok _Michael Winterbottom, as ...

... from. PERFOR- turned into rollicking musicals N. MANCE: g of the Shrew), and sci-fi classics Nastassja west) and, as here, Thomas Hardy • 4 Kinski in astern (based on The Mayor of The Claim (Tuesday. 11.20 pm on FILM OF 2 THE WEEK that, therefore, this , ...

... to their own Pig and there's entertainment aplenty if sions that did it for me, those Island nature reserve, one of to Thomas Hardy country. must have been heading down Whistle. you want it for all ages. beaches especially. the few places the red squirrel ...

... adaptation his angry. I am angry that bumbling advantages. Firstly, in significant, then, should TELLY something with such of Thomas Hardy novel usua lhiring Robert Winston as be the amount of time from director Michael FRIDAY its presenter, it has a devoted ...

... Sean' based on the 19th century mythic territory. It's about man that subverts the tradi- who went to California, McGinley. Thomas Hardy classic, The against man and man against tional view we have of for the Gold Rush were And, of the major' Mayor of Casterbridge ...

... and the Drowes Perpetual Cup by fishery owner Thomas Gallagher. In line with tradition John donated a share of his winnings to charity and made a brave dent in the remainder buying drinks for the 200-plus hardy souls who graced the banks of the Drowes on ...

... BY VIC ThOMAS WITH the arrival of heavy rain and fresh water, game angling improved considerably on the Drowes with a total of 26 salmon reported for the past week. Enniskillen anglers B McEvoy, B Lyons, N Mclntyre and J Carty all bagged fish between ...

... VIC THOMAS REPORTS Jeep day out! A fantastic Vauxhall Frontera Sport Jeep is up for grabs at Islanddeny Fishery, Lough Road, Dromore, as the top the inclement weather. However prize in a New Year comps- those hardy few who turned out tition to be held ...

... ANGLERS' CORNER Water good chance VIC THOMAS REPORTS THE main grilse run on the Drowes should wind up soon but with recant rain resulting in higher water levels, there are still plenty of fish entering the system. Added to this, we should within the next ...

... Pat ' s the first of 2000 BY VIC THOMAS ANGLING day's best fish and third, also from Kingscourt was FOR the second year in Pat not only took the Pat . Clarke with a brace tog 8I weighing succession, the River first honours of the New On weigh to sea anglinl ...