17 March 1991

Sunday 17 March

1991-03-17

TV

 * BBC One
 * 8.15 pm The British Academy Wards. Lunch in Los Angeles, tea in New York and dinner in London. For the first time, simultaneous live ceremonies across the world promise the most star-studded awards ever. Will Only Fools and Horses.... achieve more success? How would you choose between Inspector Morse and Monsieur Poirot, Shirley MacLaine and Whoopi Goldberg, or Sean Connery and Tom Cruise? Presented by Noel Edmonds in London and Billy Connolly in Los Angeles.
 * Best film: Goodfellas – dir. Irwin Winkler and Martin Scorsese
 * Best leading actor: Philippe Noiret – Cinema Paradiso as Alfredo
 * Best leading actress: Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy as Daisy Werthan
 * Best original music: Cinema Paradiso – Ennio Morricone and Andrea Morricone
 * Cinema Paradiso had 11 nominations and received 5 awards



Charts

 * BBC Radio 1
 * 4.30 pm The Complete UK Top 40. Presented by Mark Goodier.
 * Singles. NN1 Hale and Pace and The Stonkers - The Stonk (2), N2 The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go (1), N3 Rod Stewart - The Rhythm of My Heart (20). HNE/N7 Pet Shop Boys - Where The Streets Have No Name/Can't Take My Eyes Off You/How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?
 * 11.00 pm John Peel - see Wiki page