9.38 Going to Work: I'm in Charge Here
by Michael Robartes
A new drama in the form of a situation comedy, intended to help young people become aware of the part authority plays in their lives.
With Janet Amsden, Bill Thomas, Eddie Nestor, Richard Tate, Barbara Wilshere
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10.0 You and Me
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds
Cosmo and Dibs try hanging upside down. A visit to a school to hear a story from India, with counting in Punjabi. With Maggie Ollerenshaw
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10.15 Music Time: Keeping Together
Visual signals. The children play their percussion music following pictures on the signal box. Jonathan conducts the band which sometimes deliberately ignores his signals. The English concertina is introduced.
With John Nixon (English concertina), Rodney Stewart (double bass), Kevin Hathway (percussion)
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10.38 Let's See: Scottish Waters: 3: Portrait of a River
Presented by Rhoda MacLeod
A journey down the River Findhorn, from source to mouth.
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11.0 Zig Zag: The Making of Mordicus
Simon King, one of the country's top wildlife cameramen, describes his work and tells Sheelagh Gilbey how he filmed the story of Mordicus the buzzard.
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11.22 Past 13: Choices in the Third Year: Can Girls Choose Like Boys?
'Boys are brighter than girls.' 'Men's jobs pay more than women's.'
These and other concepts are explored in today's programme by means of drama and documentary. The importance of science subjects for boys and girls is stressed, and an example is given of the most exciting option of all - to challenge stereotyping.
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11.45 Religious Studies: Why? Because...: 'How far is it to...'
Places play an important part in people's religious experience. The programme looks at three very different holy places: Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument; the Ganges, a river; Jerusalem, a city.
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12.8 pm Equal People: Join the Club
The second in a series of five programmes about women and society, this film looks at clubs and groups, especially single sex groups, and the reasons for their existence.
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12.40 General Studies: The Bugs Business
Biotechnology is being hailed as a new growth industry, but have its claims been exaggerated? A look at some of the research and development work being undertaken by British companies - trying to assess their chances of turning scientific ideas into successful commercial products.
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1.5 Micro File: 7: Look to the Future
Lesley Judd and Fred Harris introduce a compilation of items from the recent series of Micro Live, gathering together similar stories that could usefully be studied in context in schools and colleges.
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1.38 Job Bank: Technical Photography
Photography that covers road safety trials, historical buildings, satellite images and human bodies.
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2.0 Words and Pictures: Mog in the Dark
'Who else is here in the dark?' is a question Mog asks herself. She conjures up the thought of big birds with teeth and dogs that climb, and it is not till she gets back into her own basket that her fears subside.
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2.15 Near and Far: Moorlands
Traditionally home to the hill farmer, the desolate open landscapes of the moors are now a place for mining, water catchment, forestry and recreation.
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