A lively look at words and letters with DONALD GEE
BOB HOSKINS
Script BARRY TOOK

Weather KEITH BEST

DONNY MACLEOD , MARIAN FOSTER
JAN LEEMING and DAVID SEYMOUR with the personalities and talking points of the day including The BBC Shopping Basket with Sue Cook

Quick to Slow
In the river, trout and dippers like fast-flowing water. Frogs and tadpoles prefer a slower pace. A young otter takes to water for the first time, and gets a muddy nose.

with Michael Jayston
Rascally Tag by Alan Garner
The Champion could beat all men at all things and he knew no real challenge, until he met Rascally Tag.
Illustrations by Peter Rush

with John Noakes, Peter Purves and Lesley Judd
Do you dance with two left feet? Today Peggy Spencer, MBE, teaches John and Lesley some simple steps for Christmas parties that anybody can learn. Watch today's demonstration, and if you'd like a leaflet, send an SAE to: Peggy's Party Dances [address removed]

by OLIVER POSTGATE

with Angela Rippon ; Weatherman

Look North, South Today
Look East, Midlands Today
Points West, Spotlight South West present news and views in your region tonight. Then at 6.20 The Nationwide team of FRANK BOUGH , SUE LAWLEY
VALERIE SINGLETON , JOHN STAPLETON and BOB WELLINGS set out to examine the topical events of the day and also show you some of the less serious features and stories that make up the scene Nationwide.

A new comedy series written by John Sullivan
Starring Robert Lindsay as Wolfie Smith, Peter Vaughan as Dad, Hilda Braid as Mum, Mike Grady as Ken and Cheryl Hall as Shirley

James Bolam in High Life and Hunger by JAMES MITCHELL , with James Garbutt , Jean Heywood
* So far he's knocked off cats and birds and a labrador dog. Next time it could be a Duke.'
Series created by JAMES MITCHELL Designer ROCHELLE SELWYN Producer ANDREW OSBORN Director MICHAEL HAYES

with Angela Rippon and the BBC's reporters and correspondents around the world Weather

Gwen Troake's Banquet
Reporter Esther Rantzen
The award-winning series which allows talented amateurs the chance of their dreams - to take part in a spectacular professional event.
This week, a chance to see again how a farmer's wife from Devon plans a banquet in honour of Edward Heath. Behind the scenes of a huge and famous hotel kitchen, we learn the secrets of haute cuisine. Nutritionist Magnus Pyke and gourmet Robert Morley give their advice, and a wonderful confrontation with Mrs Fanny Cradock occurs over a coffee pudding. So violent was the reaction from the viewers that the Daily Telegraph wrote, after it was first screened: ' Not since 1940 can the people of England have risen in such unified wrath.... '
Producer ESTHER RANTZEN Director IAN SHARP

Introduced by DENIS TUOHY
Explaining the news that will still matter tomorrow - tonight
With the Robin Day interview Including News Headlines
Editor MIKE TOWNSON