9.5 Encounter: France
Town and Country - Poitiers
9.25 Gymnast: David Vine and Nik Stuart discuss women's floor exercises.
9.52 Look and Read Skyhunter
4: Are They Crooks?
10.15 Talkabout
A series to encourage the development of oral language.
The Foolish Tortoise
10.35 Going to Work
Job Opportunities
11.0 Hyn o Fyd Norwy

11.40 Exploring Science
Problem Solving
12.5 pm Multi-Racial Britain
Five public talks on race relations Schools and Race

Weather BILL GILES

With DONNY MACLEOD , MARIAN FOSTER BOB LANGLEY and BOB HALL
With the weekend in mind, television's ' live ' lunchtime magazine includes Dig This. Peter Seabrook , from his Pebble Mill plot, offers help and guidance to all gardeners.
Editor jim DUMIGHAN. BBC Birmingham

3.5 James Lane Handicap (14m)
3.40 The Marlborough House Stakes (Old Mile)
Introduced by JULIAN WlLSON CommentatorsPETER O'SULLEVAN ,JIMMY LINDLEY
Television presentation BOB DUNCAN

Today's story:
Make a Bigger Puddle, Make a Smaller Worm by MARION WALTER Presenters
Carol Leader , Chris Tranchell
Pianist MICHAEL OMER Designer DAVID LASKEY
Written and directed by NICK WILSON Producer ANNE GOBEY
Executive producer CYNTHIA FELGATE

A cartoon series from Czechoslovakia
A speaking dog surprises a certain shopkeeper.
Story told by DERYCK GUYLER

The Hobbit by J. R. R. TOLKIEN
The last of a ten part story, told by Bernard Cribbins , Maurice Denham Jan Francis , David Wood The Last Stage
Music by ALAN ROPER
Executive producer ANNA home Producer ANGELA BEECHING Adapted and directed by ROGER SINGLETON-TURNER

(Repeat)

Introduced by Ed Stewart starring Peter Glaze , Jan Hunt and Bernie Clifton with Val Mitchell
Script BOB HEDLEY. LAURIE ROWLEY
Music BERT HAYES AND HIS ORCHESTRA Lighting RON BRISTOW Sound TONY PHILPOT Designer jim CLAY
Producer BRIAN PENDERS
Executive producer JOHNNY DOWNES

in Skylark
During a Journey Abroad

with Peter Woods ; Weatherman

News from London and with studio and film features from all corners of the country.
Presented by FRANK BOUGH SUE LAWLEY , HUGH SCULLY
JOHN STAPLETON and BOB WELLINCS the programme brings you an up-to-the-minute analysis of events in the news.
Including Sportswide with Desmond Lynam

starring Eric Sykes , Hattie Jacques The Insurance Money
Eric and Hat decide to go on a camping holiday on the South coast. After a series of incidents, the insurance money comes in very handy-the South coast of England becomes the Riviera. With DINAH SHERIDAN
RICHARD WHITMORE , MICHAEL RIPPER BRIAN CROUCHER , RONNIE BRODY and LESLIE RAWLINGS
Written by ERIC SYKES Music KEN JONES
Designer TIM GLEESON Producer ROGER RACE

with Angela Rippon
Weekend Weather BILL GILES

Tonight: Deadly Journey
Petrocelli gives an unusual hitch-hiker a lift and, impressed by her rare spirit and courage, insists on taking her case when she is later arrested for murder.

Barry Took discusses your views about BBC television programmes.
Producer COLIN WARD-LEWIS

in The Burns and Allen Show
Feather-brained Gracie plaguing the life out of the long-suffering George.

The Suntory World Match Play Championship from the West Course, Wentworth HARRY CARPENTER introduces highlights of today's second round matches in which the four seeded players, SEVERIANO BALLESTEROS, HALE IRWIN, FUZZY ZOELLER and defending champion ISAO AOKI make their first appearance in this £110,000 36-hole match play tournament.

starring Christopher Lee
Patrick Allen with Peter Cushing Jane Merrow , Sarah Lawson
It is mid-November, but the small island of Fara is experiencing a mysterious and intensifying heat-wave. Hanson, a guest at the island's only hotel, has a startling theory about the reason for the increasing temperature.
Screenplay by RONALD LILES based on the novel by JOHN LYMINGTON Produced by TOM BLAKELEY
Directed by TERENCE FISHER. Films: p 27