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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
(E)

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
(R) (E)

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)
(R) (E)

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.
(E)

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.
(E)

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.
(R) (E)

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.
(R) (E)

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.
(E)

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.
(R) (E)

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.
(R) (E)

1.38 Job Bank: Technical Photography
Photography that covers road safety trials, historical buildings, satellite images and human bodies.
(R) (E)

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.
(R) (E)

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.
(R) (E)

Contributors

Writer (Going to Work):
Michael Robartes
Producer (Going to Work):
Jil Glindon Reed
Series Producer (Going to Work):
Paul Mitchell
[Actress]:
Janet Amsden
[Actor]:
Bill Thomas
[Actor]:
Eddie Nestor
[Actor]:
Richard Tate
[Actress]:
Barbara Wilshere
Presenter (You and Me):
Maggie Ollerenshaw
Director (You and Me):
Diane Morgan
Producer (You and Me):
Richard Callanan
Cosmo:
Frances Kay
Dibs:
Francis Wright
Presenter (Music Time):
Jonathan Cohen
Presenter (Music Time):
Helen Speirs
Concertina player (Music Time):
John Nixon
Double-bassist (Music Time):
Rodney Stewart
Percussionist (Music Time):
Kevin Hathway
Director (Music Time):
Jeremy Orlebar
Producer (Music Time):
Elizabeth Bennett
Presenter (Let's See):
Rhoda MacLeod
Producer (Let's See):
Marianne Baird
Guest (Zig Zag):
Simon King
Presenter (Zig Zag):
Sheelagh Gilbey
Producer (Zig Zag):
David Roseveare
Narrator (Past 13):
Wendy Jones
Series Producer (Past 13):
Rosanna Hibbert
Narrator (Religious Studies):
Michael Heath
Narrator (Religious Studies):
Indira Joshi
Producer (Religious Studies):
Sue Weeks
Producer (Equal People):
Sue Weeks
Series Producer (Equal People):
Rosanna Hibbert
Narrator (General Studies):
Nick Ross
Producer (General Studies):
Bruce Jamson
Presenter (Micro File):
Lesley Judd
Presenter (Micro File):
Fred Harris
Director (Job Bank):
Caroline Godley
Presenter (Words and Pictures):
Vicky Ireland
Producer (Words and Pictures):
Moyra Gambleton
Narrator (Near and Far):
Mary Downing
Producer (Near and Far):
Robin Gwyn

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