... Magic Alexei Sayle stare In BBCl's Arabian Nights THURS, APRIL 27 Under Offer Meridian game show, regional only (7.30 8pm) Production company: Meridian Broadcasting and HTV West. Presenter: Yvette Fielding. Producer: Rodney Taylor. SUN, APRIL 30 Arabian Nights BBC1 two-part drama (6.40 8.10 pm) Production company: Hallmark Entertainment. Cast includes: Oougray Scott. Mili Avital, James Frain, ...

... SNAPS George Brick, musician and broadcaster, who died recently, will be honoured in a star-studded memorial service at St Bride's Church in Fleet Street, London at 12 noon on Friday, May 12. Peter Schaufuss's con troversial ballet The King will open at Sadler's Wells tonight (Thursday), follow ing a last minute rewrite to avoid the threat of legal action. A spokesman for the venue said ...

... THURS, APRIL 20 Futurecast Channel 4 three-part technothriller series (9 10pm) Production company: Stone City. Cast includes: Paula O'Grady, Gary Sefton. Adrian Schiller, Ranjit Krishnamma. Director: Bryn Higgins. Producers: Bryn Higgins. Hal Vogel. Commissioning editor: Sara Ramsden. SAT, APRIL 22 Paul Simon Solo BBC Radio 2 music series (7.30 8.30pm) Production company: Howlett Media. ...

... Hank Marvin, virtuoso guitar legend and former member of The Shadows, starts the British and Irish leg of his cur rent tour this Saturday (April 22) at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend. The Southend show is followed by dates at: April Wimbledon Theatre, London (23). Margate Winter Gardens (24). Hastings White Rock Theatre (26). Worthing Assembly Hall (27), Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall (28). ...

... Coppella. Royal Opera House. Covent Garden WC2 to tonight, then April 22.24 and May 1-2,10.14. Management: Royal Ballet. Company includes: Christina McDermott. Inaki Urlezaga. William Tuckett. Jane Burn, Yohei Sasaki, Alastair Marriott, Sarah Wildor, Johan Kobborg. Luke Heydon. Conductor: Jacques Lacombe. Choreography/ production: Ninette de Valois after Marius Petipa and Enrico Cecchetti. ...

... ABERDEEN His Majesty's Stand By Your Man BAGNOR Watermill Hard Times BARNSTAPLE Queen's Hopes and Dreams (14-15) BASINGSTOKE Haymarket Hiawatha BATH Theatre Royal Art Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio Endgames (10-11); Basking with Sharks BELFAST Grand Opera House Northern Ballet Theatre BILLINGHAM Forum Double Double BINGLEY Arts Centre Dead Guilty BIRMINGHAM Alexandra Theatre Doctor Dolittle ...

... SNAPS Lawyers, a new Channel 4 drama series to be screened in ten one-hour episodes, will star Kevin McKidd, Helen McCrory and Rupert Penry-Jones. Filming of the series, which has been written by Peter Moffat and made by Company Television, will continue until October. Bob Martin. ITV's Michael Barrymore vehicle is in danger of being axed after losing nearly half its audience for episode two, ...

... SNAPS Bill Ward, a pioneer of British independent television, was remembered by some of its founding figures in a celebration of his life at BAFTA last week. Former Elstree studios general manager Ron Denny was among those joining stars including Harry Secombe who paid tribute to Ward, whose career spanned more than 60 years. EastEiMtors has been crit icised by the Broadcasting Standards ...

... TUES, APRIL 4 Bad Girts Carlton 13-part drama series for ITV network (9 10pm) Production company: Shed Productions. Cast: Simone Lahblb. Claire King. Jack Ellis, Helen Fraser, Joe Shaw. Tracey Wilkinson. Debra Stephenson, Mandana Jones. Alicya Eyo. Victoria Alcock, Kika Mirylees, Linda Henry, Lara Cazalet. Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Isabelle Amyes, Lindsey Fawcett, Alison Newman. Series creators: ...

... SNAPS Musicians' Union chiefs have dropped a members' discussion page from their Web site, claiming that state ments of an inaccurate and defamatory nature had been posted on it. A statement from the MU, which appears on the site at www. musicians union.org.uk, said the execu tive would review the issue at its meeting in May. Horn* and Away star Michael Piccirilli will make his London stage ...

... SNAPS Whatever You Want, the hit BBCI show, is seeking an amateur dramatics group to transport their play from village hall to the West End stage. Producers of the pro gramme, which is hosted by Gaby Roslin, are looking for societies with a play ready to be performed at the end of May to compete for the one- off opportunity. Call 020- 7434 1062 for an application form. Patrick Kietty Almost ...

... COMPLAINTS Proposed new rules for complaints and disciplinary action are to go to referen dum after widespread con sultation, said vice-president Graham Hamilton. LATE PAYERS The ARC carried a motion by the South East area com mittee to lobby Government for new legislation covering employers who do not pay employees on time. It was said that the ideal legislation would ensure employees have a ...