9.8 Science Topics
Electronics in Action. The electronics revolution is changing all our lives.
9.30 Everyday Science. Sporting Material. Badminton shuttlecocks, pole-vault poles and tennis rackets depend on the versatility of plastic materials. Narrator FERGUS O'KELLY Producer MICHAEL COYLE
9.52 Look and Read
The Boy from Space. 6: Where is Tom?
10.15 Mathscore One
What Next? Stacking cans, shaking hands and the sequence 1, 3, 6, 10 ... Presenters ELAINE DONNELLY and ROGER SLOMAN
10.38 Pages from Ceefax
11.0 The History Trail 3: The Village Improvers
When the villagers of Stanwell found their common fenced off, they decided to fight for their ancient rights. But what power did they have?
11.22 Religious and Moral Education. World Bestseller. What is special about sacred books and, in particular, the Bible?
Producer JOHN CHAPPLE
11.44 Going to Work. Market Town.
12.5 Making the Most of the Micro
6: Getting Down to
Business. Developing the principles explained in Series 1 and showing in more detail what micros can do, and how to use them.
Presenter IAN MCNAUGHT-DAVIS
12.30 New series
Computers in Control
An introduction to the world of robotics. 1: Introducing the Robot
A visit to the Chicago Robotics Exhibition shows how the computer has revolutionised these mechanical servants and even made domestic versions possible. IAN MCNAUGHT-DAVIS begins to look at how computers can sense what's going on round them and then control mechanical devices.
Production DAVID ALLEN and ROBIN MUDGE
12.55 Speak for Yourself
17: Getting the Landlord to do Repairs Watch today's programme for useful advice from
INDIRA JOSHI , BURT KWOUK, ISLA ST CLAIR, MARINA SIRTIS and TREVOR THOMAS on housing and dealing with the landlord.
1.20 Pages from Ceefax
1.38 Around Scotland
Behind the Scenes. 3: Airport
2.1 Scene. The Guardian Angels
What's it like to be a teenage member of one of the 'safety patrols' which, with their distinctive teeshirts and red berets, claim to deter crime on New York's subways?
2.30 English File
Language in Action
1: Writing from Life. ROBERT LEESON and JAMES BERRY show how the raw material of personal experience can be used in stories, autobiographical narratives and poems.