Weather BARBARA EDWARDS

with the personalities and talking points of the day, including
People and Pets: the practical guide to pet care.

CARMEN MUNRO introduces rhymes and counting games and tells another story about the children who go to a place where there is plenty to do and room to play. Caroline's Hat
Illustrated by JOAN HICKSON Percussion GREG KNOWLES
Musical director PETER PETTINGER Designer JOHN HOLLAND
Executive producer CYNTHIA FELGATE Written and directed by CAROLE WAR

Serial
(English transmitters only. First shown on BBC Cymru/Wales)

More adventures of space-traveller Astronut

With RONALD PICKUP
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe by PENELOPE LIVELY
2: Sorcerer's Apprentice

Introduced by Johnny Morris
With Sheila Young

Stuck for a Christmas present? Animal Magic has lots of gift ideas for friends with pets, or pets themselves: from dog whistles to bird feeders.
Pets' Spot: David Taylor on how to look after tropical fish. Bird-watcher extraordinary Bill Oddie takes time off from The Goodies to be Johnny's special guest.
And Dafila Scott watches the return of the magnificent Bewick Swans to the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge.
BBC Bristol

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 6.17 Nationwide

by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft
Starring Mollie Sugden as Mrs Noah
Co-starring Ian Lavender as Clive Cunliffe
Featuring Donald Hewlett as Carstairs, Michael Knowles as Fanshaw

The year is 2050. Mrs Noah - prize-winning housewife - is being shown round Great Britain's new Space Exploration Vehicle.

(Next week: a repeat of Porridge starring Ronnie Barker in "The Desperate Hours")

with Magnus Magnusson
The last competition in the Semi-final round, which gives a chance to the four best losers from the earlier heats to compete for the last place in the Final. Tonight, at the University of Salford, the contenders are:
TOM DAWKES , librarian
The history of linguistics, 19th and 20th centuries
SIR DAVID HUNT , retired ambassador The Allied Armies in Italy, World War II
ANDREW WOOD. graduate The Glorious Revolution
JONATHAN DALRYMPLE-SMITH air-taxi pilot
English poetry of World War I
Director PETER MASSEY Producer BILL WRIGHT

with Angela Rippon ; Weather

Charades by ANTONIA FRASER with Jennifer Hilary , Martin Jarvis and Marty Cruickshank
' We've just got to get it right. It'll be our little secret. When all the other servants have gone out, we'll play this little game to amuse ourselves. A sort of private charade.'
Designer HELEN RAE
Producer PHARIC MACLAREN Director RODERICK GRAHAM BBC Scotland

Introduced by DENIS TUOHY Including News Headlines
Film producer ROGER BOLTON Editor MIKE TOWNSON