Presented by David Lloyd

The highlights of Apollo 17's second day on the moon including pictures of the two astronauts' exploration of the 7,000 ft South Massif at Taurus-Littrow and the placing of a series of explosive charges designed to test the nature of the moon's crust. A report direct from James Burke, with the BBC team, Patrick Moore, Dr Eugene Shoemaker, Col Dave Scott and the astronauts and scientists at Mission Control.

With Robert Langley
and Weatherman Bert Foord

(Colour)

A view of man and his expanding society seen in the archaeological landscape of the South.

Between 7,000 and 4,000 years ago, what had been a fragmented society of hunters began to show signs of a definite social order and stability. Huge monuments from that age still survive as in Stonehenge and Avebury. But others, equally impressive in their day, have disappeared.
Presented by Prof Barry Cunliffe from Charlton Down, Petersfield
with Prof Alexandre Thorn, Dr Geoffrey Wainwright, Dr Calvin Wells

(BBC South)
(Colour)

The wildlife that can be seen-on a 12,000 mile journey from London to Sydney.
(from Bristol)

by Joan Aiken
with Ray Brooks
Today: The Prince of Darkness

Introduced by Michael Rodd
This week's contestants come from Aberdeen and Inverness and will be looking at scenes from "The Hoverbugs", "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", "The Burglars".
There is also a filmed report about the making of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory".

(Colour)

with Richard Baker; Weather

bringing you news and views in your region tonight
(including Regional Weather)
Presented by Michael Barratt, Frank Bough and Bob Wellings
(Regional details as Friday)

The exploits of a team of expert and daring undercover agents whose job is to prove that their missions are, in fact, anything but.
Led by Peter Graves as Jim Phelps
with Leonard Nimoy as Paris, Greg Morris as Barney, Peter Lupus as Willy

This week: Chico
The case of the canine stamp collector!

by Tony Hoare
[Starring] Frank Windsor as Det Chief Supt Watt, John Franklyn-Robbins as Det Supt Adler, Norman Bowler as Det Chief Insp Hawkins, David Lloyd Meredith as Det-Sgt Evans, Grahame Mallard as PC Nesbitt

Watt and the Task Force investigate an 'accident', and enquiries take them behind prison walls.

with Kenneth Kendall and Peter Woods; Weather

featuring the presentation to the Sports Personality of the Year by HRH The Princess Anne

Leading sports men and women of 1972 gather in the BBC Television Theatre, London, to relive the outstanding events and achievements of a great year of sport.
The outstanding personalities of the year including Mary Peters, Richard Meade, Rodney Pattisson and the rest of Great Britain's Olympic medal winners.
Olga Korbut, Ray Illingworth, Willie Carson, the All Blacks, Joe Bugner, Barry John, Hugh Porter, Ivan Mauger, Bobby Moore
Action from more than a dozen sports and presentations to The Team of the Year, The Outstanding Overseas Personality
Sports Review 1972 introduced by Frank Bough, David Coleman and Harry Carpenter

(Cover story and coupon: pages 70-75)
(Colour)

Presented by Ludovic Kennedy including tonight:
Live pictures from the moon as the astronauts arrive at the base of the spectacular range of mountains known as the North Massif, on their last moondrive.

(Book 75p: see page 78)

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