7.40 An Architect at Work

8.5 From Time to Time

An increasing number of Asian self-help groups are setting up or wanting to set up their own centres to help their members as well as the community at large.
The story of two of them who have already succeeded - Pakistan Community Youth Centre, Liverpool, and Friends League Centre, Nottingham - is told to help those who are still trying.
Producer SALEEM SHAHED
Studio director KRISHAN GOULD BBC Birmingham

A series of 16 programmes
Presented by EDWARD WILSON and CAROL CHELL
5:Domestic Scene
Bob Laughton has only recently become deaf; he and his wife are still finding out how to cope.

A series of 19 programmes which aims to help mentally-handicapped people get more out of life.
14:Let's Go and Lend a HandPresented by BRIAN RIX

Five programmes which aim to help speech-impaired people and their families. With BRIAN TRUEMAN 1: Early Warnings
It is vital for parents to seek help immediately if they suspect their child has a speech problem. What are the signs to look for? Where can you get help?
Executive producer TONY MATTHEWS Producer CHARLES PASCOE

A series of 20 programmes
4:The Russian Alphabet, part 4

A 25-part Italian language course for beginners and near-beginners. 18: Introduced by MARISA DILLON-WESTON

Ten programmes on ways of improving race relations. 6: Action Now
Since the 1976 murder of an Asian youth in Southall, groups like the Southall Youth Movement are adopting new forms of self-help to meet their needs. Asian women have also started to organise on issues from immigration to mental breakdown.

A church is a place of worship, even when there is no congregation present. Each building has something to say, some story to tell. Today R. T. BROOKS is at the Victoria Hall, Bolton.
Music by DONALD STEPHENSON and PENELOPE THWAITES
Television presentation by RAYMOND short

Deliver us from evil '
THE REV THOMAS smail , past Director of the Fountain Trust, talks With RAYMOND SHORT about the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian. Continuing our series which explores the Christian faith-what can Christians today mean by some of their key words and phrases?
Director MICHAEL WOOD
Producer MICHAEL SHOESMITH BBC Birmingham

with PHILIP WRIXON
DAN CHERRLNGTON
Producer JOHN KENYON. BBC Birmingham
Weather for farmers BILL GILES

Today there's help with filling in car insurance forms. Presented by BARRY TOOK , with MICHAEL GAMBON and ZENA WALKER
(Repeated: Tuesday BBC2 at 11.25 am)
Adults wanting help with reading, writing or spelling can ring [number removed]or send their name and address to: Write Away,[address removed]

The World's Greatest Dog Show
Top Dog: from over 9,000 dogs representing 144 different breeds will emerge the Supreme Champion 1980 Each dog already has to be a champion or to have qualified at a Championship Show last year, in order to compete at Crufts.
Stanley Dangerfield looks at the two days of competition and spectacle that go to make this, the 84th Crufts, the highlight of the dog year.
Organised by the Kennel Club at Earls Court. London.

The Final of the competition to select the winners of the Royal Institution trophy - and, this year, additional awards.
Introduced by John Tidmarsh
The four teams of finalists have been asking:
Can we make bumble bees busier? Does the 'chip' have a place in the theatre? How can ox livers help hospitals? Why (and when) are you absent-minded?

The teams:
Bryn Alyn School, Wrexham
The Royal Grammar School, Newcastle
The King's School, Tynemouth
Bexhill College, Sussex

Today they answer questions from:
Dr Mary Archer, Cambridge University
Professor Sir George Porter, The Royal Institution
Professor David Nichols, Exeter University
Professor Colin Blakemore, Oxford University

Richard Whitmore ; Weatherman

Introduced by Cliff Michelmore London is the most popular home holiday destination and we look at London through the eyes of two families from the Midlands who travelled there by coach and by rail. A report by Tony Francis. The way we go about buying our holiday abroad is likely to change dramatically with the advent of new selling methods and new technology. JOHN CARTER examines the trend towards the ' do it yourself' package deal, reporting from London and Corfu.
Frank Bough continues his journey through France; and in the studio John Carter and Norma Shepherd have the latest news and views of the travel and holiday scene.
Producer TOM SAVAGE

starring
The feature film version of ARTHUR HAILEY'S best-selling novel is a powerful suspense story of a life-and-death drama set in an international airport. In the face of the worst blizzard in 30 years, dedicated airport manager Mel Bakersfeld battles to keep the runways clear and the 'planes on schedule, well aware that his high-voltage work-style is burning up his marriage. As Mel and his men struggle to the limits of endurance to overcome a long line of emergencies, a crisis explodes thousands of feet above.
Produced by Ross HUNTER Written and directed by GEORGE SEATON Films: page 19

A series of six dramatised reconstructions of espionage stories. 5:The Venlo Incident
'The Hague, capital and diplomatic centre of Holland. On the eve of the Second World War, if you had asked any small boy the way to British Spy Headquarters, he would have directed you to this house....'
Series devised by ALLAN PRIOR Film editor ERIC BROWN
Film cameraman IAN STONE Designer SUSAN SPENCE
Executive producer ANTHONY ISAACS ProducerFRANK cox
Director BRIAN PARKER
Book (same title), £5.50 from bookshops

with Richard Whitmore Weather

A series of 15 films
6:The Company Comes First
WAKO TAKAYASU is a general manager with Japan's largest trading company. YOSHIRO YOSHIOKA is a section chief with the country's major computer manufacturer. Takayasu is the traditional generalist whose promotion has depended on age and experience. Yoshioka is one of a new breed of specialists, whose rise has depended more on his own expertise and the company's success. In spite of the differences in their ages, and in the kind of work they do, they share many of the same values.
Film editor LARRY TOFT
Directed by LIBBY HALLIDAY , PETER RAMSDEN Produced by HOWARD SMITH