with MAGGIE HENDERSON and FRED HARRIS
Play words with Bubble, Humbug and the Spoons.
Music by PETER GOSLING and DAVE MOSES Lighlpen artist QUENTIN BLAKE
Written and produced by MICHAEL COLE
Executive producer CYNTHIA FELGATE It's Ragtime, 55p, from bookshops

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Why Don't You just switch off your television set and go and do something less boring instead?
A collection of your letters and ideas on how to use your spare time, presented by the WDY gang.
Directed by HILARY MURPHY
Produced by PATRICK DOWLING (Repeal)
Write to [address removed]; please enclose a long sae if you want instructions about an item shown)
Why Don't You: String Games, 60p, from bookshops

DAVID vine continues his series of eight programmes about the art and science of fencing, with BOB ANDERSON and KEN PEARSON 2: The Foil: deception
Director JOHN RICKWORD Producer JOHN DOBSON BBC Bristol

A feature film starring Guy Stockwell
Clu Gulager , Michael Ansara with Pat Cardi
Joe DeSantis , Pilar Del Rey
Miguel, a ten-year-old Mexican boy. longs to go to the summer pasture with his father's flock of sheep. He tries to persuade his father that he is old enough, and enlists the help of San Ysidro, patron saint of farmers.
Directed by JAMES B. CLARK Films: page 12

in The Pawnshop with Edna Purviance and Henry Bergman
Despite his pledges, Charlie upsets an uncle he would like to make his father-in-law before he can pop the question, but Fate redeems his fortunes.
Written and directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN

Introduced by Frank Bough
12.35*
Football Focus
BOB WILSON introduces the only nationwide magazine programme devoted entirely to this week's football, events and news.
1.0*
Boxing
Greg Evans v Rab Affleck
(Liverpool) (Irvine, Strathclyde) Highlights from this final eliminator for the British Light-Heavyweight Championship, held at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool.
1.20*
Modern Pentathlon
The First Ladies' World Cup
A film report of the final leg of this three-part competition for the National Employers Life Assurance Trophy. After competing in Poland and Sweden, Great Britain leads both in the team and individual events, and are favourites to win the trophy in London. Commentator PAT THORNTON
1.40; 2.10; 2.40; 3.10*
Racing from Chester
1.45 Ellis Barker Furs & Fashion Stakes (Ladies' Race) (lm 2f 85y)
2.15 Crown Plus Two Apprentice Championship (1m 2f 85y)
2.45 Saighton Nursery H'cap (7f)
3.15 Belgrave H'cap (1m 4f 65y)
Commentators JULIAN WILSON and JIMMY LINDLEY
1.55: 2.25; 4.5* Rallvcross from Lvdden Circuit. Kent
The British Round of the European Rallycross Championship, featuring the top rallycross drivers in the world. Organised by the THAMES ESTUARY AUTOMOBILE CLUB
2.55; 3.25; 4.30*
International Athletics from Crystal Palace
Great Britain v Finland
A great Finnish tradition for track and field athletics will again provide a stern test for Britain's male athletes. Last year Finland won the match by just three points. Our women, however, who won by 39 points last season, should again prove to be too strong for the opposition. Among the events today are the Men's 100m, 1500m and 10,000m, and Women's 100m, 3000m and 400m.
Organised by the MEAT PROMOTION EXECUTIVE in association with the BAAB. Commentators DAVID COLEMAN RON PICKERING and STUART STOREY
4.40* Final Score Today's Timetable
12.35 Football Focus: 1.0 Boxing
1.20 Modern Pentathlon: 1.40 Racing
1.55 Rallycross: 2.10 Racing
2.25Rallycross: 2.40 Racing: 2.55 Athletics
3.10 Racing: 3.25 Athletics; 4.5 Rallycross
4.39 Athletics: 4.40 Final Score
'Timings are subject to change Television presentation:
Football Focus MIKE MURPHY Boxing JOHN VIGAR
Modern Pentathlon TERRY LONG Racing NICK HUNTER
Athletics JOHN SHREWSBURY Rallycross Richard TILLING
Grandstand producer MARTIN HOPKINS Editor HAROLD ANDERSON
Football and racina results on CEEFAX

Richard Whitmore; Weatherman

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Find out when the Lucky Numbers lines open today at 5.35

starring
Vincent Price with Charles Bronson
Henry Hull , Mary Webster
The fantastic vision of Jules Verne is captured in this spectacular film set at the turn of the century. Vincent Price plays Robur - a brilliant but mad inven'or and captain of a gigantic flying machine, 'The Albatross'. Armed with deadly weapons he plans to end all war by destroying the entire armed forces of the world.
Screenplay by RICHARD iutucson based on two novels hy jim.es VERNE, Master of the World and liubur, The Conqueror
Produced by .JAMES H. NICHOLSON Directed by WILLIAM WITNEY
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from the BBC1 Big Top, which this week visits Weymouth
starring John Inman with Hope & Keen
Dana Gillespie Salena Jones, Norman Collier, Bobby Crush, Mike Carter, Lennie Henry and featuring GEOFF RICHER 'S FIRST EDITION
RONNIE HAZLELHURST AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Choreography Geoffrey Richer Vocal direction and backing
MAGGIE STREDDER AND HER SINGERS
Recorded in the Big Top of Gerry Cottle's Circus
Assistant producer Bob Spiers Producer Michael Hurll

Tough and rough - but likeable and friendly. Two young cops walk a tightrope in the world of crime. Starring Paul Michael Glaser as Starsky, David Soul as Hutch

Waterfront murder. Downtown wedding. Nancy Blake is getting married and her friends Starsky and Hutch are helping with the arrangements for the bride's big day. At the same time, down on the dockside, an under-cover cop is being killed. Is there a connection?
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with Richard Whitmore Weather

Join Michael Parkinson and his guests of the week for conversation, entertainment and the occasional surprise.
MUSiC HARRY STONEHAM Director IAN HAMILTON Producer JOHN FISHER