9.0 Japan - The Crowded Islands: City: Tokyo

9.25 Physical Science: Elements of the Periodic Table

9.47 Science All Around: Friction

10.10 Merry-go-Round: Our Place: City

10.35-10.55 Scene: Hello!... and What Then?

11.5-11.25 Near and Far: Earth in Action

11.55 On the Rocks: 2: Break and Make
Presented by Ian Mercer

Weather JIM BACON

Including Tony Bilbow with Film
Focus - his weekly guide to the movie world.

3.53 Regional News (exc London)

A cartoon series

by Norman Hunter
With Kenneth Williams
Today: The King with the Paper Face
(Repeat)

Second Semi-final
Brian Trueman puts the questions to the winners of the second four heats who will be looking at scenes from Silent Movie, Bear Island and The Sword in the Stone.
Jan Pinkava will receive his trophy as director of The Rainbow, the winning entry in the Animated Section of the Young Film-makers' Competition.
Directed by PAUL LOOSLEY
Produced by JOHN BUTTERY BBC Manchester

with Simon Groom, Christopher Wenner, Tina Heath
Operation Oily Bird
A mysterious oil-slick off the coast of Somerset has resulted in the biggest bird rescue operation since the Torrey Canyon disaster. Tina helps John Hughes, Warden in charge of the RSPCA's animal centre at Little Creech, near Taunton, clean up some of the 2,000 guillemots and razor-bills whose lives are in danger.

Kenneth Kendall ; Weatherman

The Nationwide team of FRANK BOUGH , SUE LAWLEY
HUGH SCULLY , JOHN STAPLETON and BOB WELLINGS with background to the news of the day, including The British Pop and Rock Awards 1980
A chance to see more contenders for the Nationwide
Golden Award.
This trophy is for the entertainer or performer who, in the opinion of Nationwide viewers, displayed the most all-round family appeal during the past year. Also, Anne Nightingale and Simon Bates look at some of the artists they'll be considering for the Radio 1 DJ's Award for outstanding contribution to British popular music.

Presented by Michael Rodd
Kieran Prendiville , Judith Hann with reporter Su Ingle
The latest problems of the 1980s -and some of the solutions that science and technology has to offer
Studio director JOHN GORMAN. Producers ANDY WISEMAN , JOHN GROOM , LAURIE JOHN Edited by DAVID FILKIN

Narrated by David Attenborough

...the monkey that goes to work - on a bike!

Zen's ancestors once roamed wild in the forests of South-East Asia. Because of their intelligence and ability to adapt to Man, macaque monkeys were trained as actors, and more recently, as travellers in the exploration of space!

This is the story of a more down-to-earth relationship between an animal and his master, in which we discover how Zen earns his place as a full working member of Mr Tay's household.

BBC Bristol
(Next Thursday: Rhino Rescue)

Written by RONALD WOLFE and RONALD CHESNEY
After a highly-successful campaign for a perfume, Claire is approached by another advertising agency, with an offer she cannot refuse. starring Liza Goddard , Peter Blake and Christopher Biggins with GILLIAN TAYLFORTH , LEO DOLAN
APRIL WALKER , TIMOTHY CARLTON
Music DOUG WOOTTON Designer JOHN STOUT Producer ROGER rack

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

by BRIAN GLOVER with The Black Pudding Festival in Normandy, France, brings competitors from all over Europe. The British contingent is there for all the fun of the fair-and determined to win!
Music by NICK BICAT Designer GAVIN DAVIES Film editor MIKE HALL
Film cameraman MICHAEL WILLIAMS Producer TARA PREM Director ALAN GRINT BBC Birmingham

from Gothenburg featuring
The Men's Championship Tonight is the moment of truth for ROBIN COUSINS.
He is the best and most exciting free skater in the world, but he must win the overall championship here, otherwise his dreams of an Olympic gold medal will be even more difficult to achieve.
Last year's European Champion, JAN HOFFMANN , of East Germany, and the current World Champion, VLADIMIR KOVALEV of the Soviet Union, are the two skaters who provide the toughest opposition.
News, too, of the Ice Dancing competition.
Commentator ALAN WEEKS
Television presentation by the SWEDISH TELEVISION SERVICE Producer DAVID KENNING