7.10 Photosynthesis: Early Events

7.35 The Universe Yesterday

8.0 The Philosophy of Science: 2

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Mark Curry and Maggie Philbin welcome the weekend with music, competitions and cartoons. Their guests in the control room are Blancmange.
Gary Davies presents the latest from Madness and Jill Frazer finds out about a Manchester artist whose paintings are 15 metres high! Plus all the usual Picture Show features - Slide-a-Square, Top Cat, Rundown, Battle of the Planets and Popeye.
Mark says, 'I'll be discovering the secrets of the Blackpool Zoo kitchen.'
Producer TONY HARRISON Editor DAVID BROWN BBC Manchester

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1.0 News Summary Weather News
MICHAEL FISH

with Jan Leeming Weather News
5.15-5.20
Sport/Regional News

The final programme featuring highlights from the 1985 Montreux Rock Festival held earlier this year in Switzerland.
Noel Edmonds talks to the groups backstage and introduces their recent releases, including Sting 'Seventh wave' and Bryan Ferry 'Don't stop the dance'.
Starring Agnetha, Bronski Beat, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Bryan Ferry, Huey Lewis and the News, Men At Work, Billy Ocean, The Pointer Sisters, REO Speedwagon, Sting, Tears for Fears

The final programme in this super circus series from the Blackpool Tower.
Three family teams, representing
Wolverhampton, Blackpool and Tenby, get a 'trifle wet' in their attempts to come out top in this slapstick competition. Hosted by Keith Chegwin Referee
Suzanne Dando
Ringmaster Norman Barrett and Tommy
Representing the world of circus: from one of the most famous British circus families, Kitty Roberts Jr performing her aerial act for the first time on television and The Michaela Kaiser Cossack Riders with their fast, exciting equestrian act. Designer JOHN HOLLAND Director MARTIN HUGHES
Producer GEOFFREY WILSON BBC Manchester
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Starring Yul Brynner, Richard Crenna, Leonard Nimoy

In the wake of the Civil War Catlow and his band of cowboys roam the plains of Texas rounding up stray cattle to sell as their own. When Marshal Ben Cowan, an old army comrade, tries to arrest him, Catlow heads down to the border to steal two million dollars in Mexican gold. Enter the ruthless bounty hunter Orville Miller whose sinister designs on the happy-go-lucky Catlow can only mean an untimely end for one of them - but which one?
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by JEREMY LLOYD and DAVID CROFT The Pop Star starring
It looks as though Mr Spooner could have a whole new career when his hidden talent is discovered. Of course the rest of the staff feel that they too should be part of his rise to fame. This results in the most spectacular television appearance.
Executive producer david CROFT Produced and directed by MARTIN SHARDLOW (R)
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with Jan Leeming Weather News

by JAMES CLAVELL Last in the series. starring
Richard Chamberlain Toshiro Mifune
Yoko Shimada , Alan Badel John Rhys-Davies
Narrated by Orson Welles
On the Emperor's orders and on pain of death Toranaga must submit to the Council of Regents dominated by his hated enemy, Ishido.
Fr Alvito tells Blackthorne, 'Do you know what it means Pilot, now that you are
Samurai? Now you will be ordered to commit seppuku - suicide.'
As the clouds of civil war rumble ominously over
Japan, Blackthorne, Mariko and Lord Toranaga prepare to face their karma - the destiny pre-ordained for each of them.
Written and produced by ERIC BERCOVICI
Directed by JERRY LONDON (R)
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featuring Elkie Brooks
This concert, recorded at the New Theatre Hull, features many of Elkie's hit songs including 'Lilac wine,' 'Pearl's a singer,' and 'Gasoline alley.'
Director DEREK BURBIDGE Television presentation MICHAEL APPLETON (R)