6.40 Implementing Taylors

7.5 Astronomy before Copernicus

7.30 The Ghent Altarpiece

(UHF only)

Weather JIM BACON

Told by Ray Brooks

A programme for children under 5

Popeye, the spinach-guzzling cartoon sailor, gets involved in misadventures, galvanised into action, and heroically rescues Olive Oyl, always the damsel in distress,

A new adventure serial in five parts
4: Tom Redhawk is in hiding but offers to help carry Joey's injured father across the wilderness. Suddenly they realise someone is watching them.
A DANIEL WILSON production Directed by LARRY ELIKANN Written by ART WALLACE

with Simon Groom, Christopher Wenner Tina Heath
Portable Pavement
A replica of the largest Romano-British pavement north of the Alps fills the Blue Peter studio today-all 115,052 pieces of it! Simon, Chris and Tina help to fit the giant jigsaw together and meet Bob and John Woodward, who've painstakingly re-created the famous Wood-Chester pavement.
Book 16 (same title) £1.50, from bookshops

by Elisabeth Beresford
Told by Bernard Cribbins
Music by Mike Batt
Animated by Barry Leith
Directed by Ivor Wood (Repeat)

with Richard Baker ; Weatherman

Look North, Look North West South Today, Look East Midlands Today, Points West
Spotlight South West present news and views in your region tonight. Then at 6.20 the Nationwide team of FRANK BOUGH, SUE LAWLEY
HUGH SCULLY. JOHN STAPLETON and BOB WELLINGS provides you with background to the news of the day and presents some of the less serious features and stories that make up the scene Nationwide.

David 'Kid' Jensen presents chart hits of the week from Liquid Gold, Hot Chocolate, Elton John, Don McLean, Thin Lizzy, Roxy Music, Jermaine Jackson and Stiff Little Fingers. Show more

Introduced by Kid Jensen
Legs & Co
Top of the Pops Orchestra

"Fifteen Years of Top of the Pops" (record BELP 014, cassette ZCF 014), from record shops

America's comedy hit

Elaine fears the worst when the cabbies invite themselves to a party she's having for her high-brow art friends who don't know she moonlights as a cab driver.

Starring Judd Hirsch as Alex Rieger
with Randall Carver as John Burns, Jeff Conaway as Bobby Wheeler, Tony Danza as Tony Banta, Danny De Vito as Louie de Palma, Marilu Henner as Elaine Nardo, Andy Kaufman as Latka Gravas

Presented by Esther Rantzen
A series of special investigations by the That's Life team. Reporters
Paul Heiney , Peter Bazalgette
Director PIETER MORPURGO
Producers ESTHER RANTZEN , HENRY MURRAY

with Peter Woods and the BBC's reporters and correspondents around the world Weatherman

by RON HUTCHINSON
A story of a Midlands factory in six parts with Mark McManus Terence Rigby and 5: Friday
' This Friday, out there - we could have trouble.' After last night's police raid, Johnny stands alone - facing angry shop stewards and a near-riotous work force.
Film cameraman MICHAEL WILLIAMS Script editor MICHAEL ROLFE Designer IAN ASHURST
Produced by MICHAEL WEARING Directed by PHILIP DUDLEY BBC Birmingham

Last September, shortly after the Warrenpoint and Mullaghmore explosions, reporter David Scott lived for three days with men of the Queen's Own Highlanders on patrol in the notorious South Armagh territory of Northern Ireland.
This film, which won an award for BBC Scotland, captures the -tension and danger experienced by the ordinary soldier.
Film cameraman PAUL BERRIFF Film editor ROBIN CHALMERS Director BILL HOOK
Producer NEIL FRASER Editor MATTHEW SPICER

; Weatherman and Holiday Weather/Regional News