A series of five programmes looking at wild creatures in their natural surroundings.

Joe Bludgeon prepares to make a stand as Chingachook and his braves advance.

Spanish for beginners

Book (same title) 55p, records £1.65 each, from bookshops

Allocating Resources-Differing Vieu-s
In our welfare state people in difficulties can be given financial help. There are never enough resources to go round - so how can one decide on who gets the help?
Programme consultant OLIVE STEVENSON Producer jonN RADCLIFFE
Book (same title) 75p, from bookshops

Swallow the Leader and Strife with Father
WARNER BROTHERS cartoons

A film starring Duncan MacRae, Joseph Tomelty, Patrick Barr, Diane Hart, Charles Hawtrey

Little do the staff and students of Skerryvore University realise that their gatekeeper Dan McEntee is really the famous Irish poet Conal O'Grady, but they have reason to rejoice when his attractive niece Ada comes looking for him.
This Week's Films: page 11

BARBARA EDWARDS looks at the weekend weather

Introduced by Frank .Bough
12.35*
Football Preview
SAM LEITCH introduces another edition of the popular lunch-time football spot - with action, personalities and news of today's matches, and comment by JIMMY HILL.
1.0; 1.50*
Snooker from Manchester
Park Drive World Professional Snooker Championship
The world's 31 leading professionals, including defending champion RAY REARDON , last year's runner-up EDDIE CHARLTON and 1972 champion ALEX (HURRICANE) HIGGINS, are competing for £10,000 prize money.
Commentator TED LOWE
1.20*
The World Ice Hockey Championships from Helsinki
Russia v Czechosolakia
The matches between these two countries are always fiercely contested and are often the highlight of the Championships. Their second match in the 1974 Competition could well decide the world championship. Commentator
ALAN WEEKS
1.35; 2.5; 2.35*
Racing from Newbury
1.45 Wills Embassy Stakes (Qualifier) (5 furlongs)
2.15 Clerical Medical Greenham Stakes (7 furlongs)
One of the season's most valuable and important classic trials.
2.45 Herring Daw Newbury
Spring Cup (Handicap) (1 mile) Commentators
PETER O'SULLEVAN and CLIVE GRAHAM
Reporter JULIAN WILSON
2.50*
International
Rugby Union from Twickenham England v France
BBC outside broadcast cameras cover the whole of today's special International match, which brings France to
Twickenham for the only time this season. The proceeds are to go to the dependants of those killed in the Paris air disaster on 3 March. Most of the English players selected for the British Lions are expected to play. Commentator BILL MCLAREN
4.35* Final Score
Classified football results, rugby and racing results including action highlights and reports on today's outstanding events.
Today's Timetable:
12.35 Football Preview
1.0 Snooker
1.20 Ice Hockey
1.35 Racing from Newbury
1.50 Snooker
2.5 Racing from Newbury
2.20 Sports Round-Up
2.35 Racing from Newbury
2.50 Rugby Union
4.35 Final Score
Timings are subject to alteration in order to keep up to date with events. Television presentation: Snooker REG PERRIN
Ice Hockey FINNISH TV SERVICE Racing DENNIS MONGER
Rugby Union BILL TAYLOR
Grandstand producer Brian VENNER Grandstand editor ALAN HART

Three Orphan Kittens A WALT DISNEY cartoon

Weatherman Barbara Edwards

Today's Sport

(as it happens) with Jimmy Savile
JIMMY SAVILE meets his friends, either in the studio or wherever they live and work.
Designer GEOFFREY PATTERSON Director BRUCE milliard Producer ROGER ORDISH

by N.J. Crisp
Starring Jack Warner

An investigation brings Det-Insp Crawford and Dock Green Police under official scrutiny.

starring The Mitchell Minstrels featuring TED DARLING
MARGARET SAVAGE, ANDY COLE LES RAWLINGS, LES WANT KARL SCOTT , JANE MARLOW
ELSPETH HANDS, DOROTHY OGDEN With THE TELEVISION TOPPERS
Choreography by ROY gunson
Vocal arrangements by George MITCHELL Orchestrations by ALAN BRISTOW Orchestra conducted by GEORGE MITCHELL and ALAN BRISTOW Designer ROBIN TARSNANE Producer ERNEST MAXIN

specially made-for-TV, starring Dennis Weaver Craig Stevens
Diana Muldaur Mark Richman
A United States Marshal escorts a prisoner from his own vast, desolate desert territory in New Mexico to New York - then loses him. The Western lawman is determined to recapture the wanted man and stays on in the city in spite of his increasing unpopularity with the Police Department.
Director Richard A. COLLA

with Richard Baker and Weather

with Esther Rantzen
Reporters KIERAN PRENDIVILLE and GLYN WORSNIP
Oddities of the week:
CYRIL FLETCHER
Song of the week:
STEPHANIE DE SYKES
Music by TONY KINSEY
Director PIETER MORPURGO Editor PETER CHAFER
Loneliness : talk to Esther Rantzen on Radio 4's Friday Call, 9.5 am IjJ 53)

One of the funniest television comedy series of all time.
Starring Phil Silvers as Sergeant Ernie Bilko