(R)

with Jeremy Paxman and Laurie Mayer.
News summaries read by Jill Dando on the hour and the half-hour.
Sports news from Bob Wilson.
Francis Wilson looks ahead to the weekend weather at 7.25, 7.55 and 8.25.
Regional news and travel updates at 7.27, 7.57 and 8.27.
Reports from Mark Easton, Richard Phillips, Charlie Lee-Potter, Bill Turnbull and John Buckley.

with Eamonn Holmes and Susan Rae
Today Open Air goes behind the scenes of Crimewatch. If you would like to speak to Crimewatch presenters Nick Ross and Sue Cook or find out more about the programme ring [number removed].
(Crimewatch' tonight 10.00pm BBCI) including at
10.00am News and Weather

A closer look at the ostrich, a freak bird that can't fly - but can run at 40mph. At nine feet tall, it's the world's largest bird. It lays an egg equal to 20 hens' eggs and can kick a man to death.

Simon Parkin - starting with which stops today at The Patch Stop
Storyteller Derek Griffiths Music JONATHAN COHEN Producer ANNE GOBEY (R)

Benson and Hedges Cup
Tony Lewis introduces live coverage from one of today's zonal matches in this 55-overs-per-side competition.
Commentators RICHIE BENAUD
TOM GRAVENEY Summarisers
RAY ILLINGWORTH
DAVID ACFIELD including at
10.55 12.00 News and Weather
12.55 pm Regional News and Weather

with Philip Hayton
Weather MICHAEL FISH

Scott's career prospects take a turn for the better.
Written by ROGER MOULTON
Directed by KENDAL FLANAGAN

Further coverage of one of today's zonal matches. (Coverage continues on BBC2)

I starring
Charles McGraw
Adele Jergens
In this taut thriller, a daring daylight robbery is planned by master crook Purvus and his gang. But during the attack a cop is killed, and the robbers find themselves being relentlessly hunted down by the dead man's partner.
Screenplay by EARL FELTON and GERALD DRAYSON ADAMS Produced by HERMAN SCHLOM
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Leeds 0[number removed]
With John Thirlwell
Air your gardening problems live by phone to
Peter Seabrook and Tom Leigh between 11.30am and 2.30pm Gardening adviser IAN MURRAY Director ANN BROCKWELL Producer MARCEL GUILLOU
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Andy Crane - starting with Janosch's Story Time
The Invisible Indian
Hannes Strohkopp suddenly finds his school work easy (R)
4.20pm Jonny Briggs 12: Rita and Mavis still haven't moved the bike, and no-one's quite sure whether
Dad has heard about the plans for the anniversary party. and Fizzy as Razzle
Fizzy supplied by PAULINE CLIFT Producer ANGELA BEECHING
Director CHRISTINE SECOMBE (R)
4.30pm Tricky Business
Paper Tearing by DAVID TILL with Una Stubbs and John Quayle as 'Bright and Breezy'
The Magic Class's attempts to learn paper tearing are interrupted by an audition for a commercial.
Magic adviser GLENN KINSEY Executive producer
CHRISTOPHER PILKINGTON Designer STEVE SHARRATT Director DAVID CRICHTON Producer RICHARD SIMKIN
4.55pm Newsround
5.05pm Blue Peter with Mark Curry , Caron Keating , Yvette Fielding and John Leslie
Spectacular Spectacles. Do you wear glasses?
Mark discovers the latest in fashion specs - from today and 500 years ago.
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with Anna Ford and Andrew Harvey
Weather SUZANNE CHARLTON

Newsroom South East, Spotlight, Points West, Look East, Look North,
South Today, North West Tonight, Midlands Today.

by John Maynard.
"If I didn't know you any better Cindy, I'd say you were giving me the come on."
(Ceefax subtitles)

by ROY CLARKE starring Michael Aldridge Peter Sallis Bill Owen and Thora Hird with Jane Freeman
Joe Gladwin , Kathy Staff in When You Take a Good Bite, Yorkshire Tastes Terrible
Aware of his responsibility not to let the passing away of an old school chum go without some ceremony, Clegg takes Compo and Seymour on a sentimental journey to recreate the times when Bill Henry and he would walk gates and climb trees together. Then, certain uncanny things happen which suggest that someone is with them.
Music RONNIE HAZLEHURST Produced and directed by ALAN J. W. BELL (R)
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starring Russ Abbot special guest star Les Dennis featuring Bella Emberg and Maggie Moon
Tom Bright , Suzy Aitchison , Paul Shearer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is summoned by the Emperor to compose a suitable tune for his daughter's 21st birthday and Noel Coward returns with a Spanish flavour in Beef Encounter. Written by BARRY CRYER. PAUL MINETT and BRIAN LEVESON. PETER ROBINSON. PETER VINCENT , DICK VOSBURGH Additional material
ANDREW HASTINGS , GEOFF KELLY
Script associates BARRY CRYER and PETER VINCENT
Musical director ALYN AINSWORTH Choreographer TUDOR DAVIES Lighting director BILL MILLAR Designers JOHN ANDERSON and ANDREW HOWE-DAVIES
Produced and directed by JOHN BISHOP (R)
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with Michael Buerk News and comment from Britain and around the world.
Regional News; Weather

written by PENNY CROFT
Starring Simon Cadell and Carol Royle
The last programme in the present series.
Nature takes the leading role as Jenny and Amanda prepare for motherhood. and

Title music written and sung by PENNY CROFT
Studio sound MARTIN DEANE Studio lighting ALAN JEFFERY
Designer ANDREW HOWE DAVIES Produced and directed by SUSAN BELBIN
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Presented by Nick Ross and Sue Cook with Police Superintendent David Hatcher
The 50th edition of the programme.
Calls on the night of last month's programme led to an arrest and produced many new leads. Among the cases police need your help with tonight is the murder of Jean Kempton. Why was Jean's body found in Wangford,
Suffolk, 118 miles from where she lived in the Brixton area of London and how did she get there? Police hope tonight's reconstruction of the events leading up to
Jean's disappearance will jog someone's memory.
Detectives will be waiting for your call to the studio. If you can help ring [number removed]any time from
10.00pm until midnight. Studio director ROB HOPKIN Producer ANNE MORRISON Editor RITCHIE COGAN
('Crimewatch Update' at 11. 45pm)
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with Sir Robin Day
The weekly opportunity for the general public to pose the questions and debate the answers with those in power, those who seek it and those who influence events. With Sir Robin Day at the Greenwood Theatre are: Sir John Burgh
Frances Edmonds Chris Patten , MP
George Robertson , MP Director ANN MORLEY
Producer ANNA CARRAGHER Editor BARBARA MAXWELL

Nick Ross and Sue Cook with developments on tonight's cases based on viewers' calls to the Crimewatch studio.
The lines remain open until midnight so call [number removed]if you can help.
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Benson and Hedges Cup Tony Lewis introduces highlights of one of today's zonal matches. Commentators
RICHIE BENAUD
TOM GRAVENEY
Summaries
RAY ILLINGWORTH
DAVID ACFIELD
Television presentation KEITH MACKENZIE. ALAN GRIFFITHS