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7.15 Maths: Quadric Surfaces
7.40 Frederick and Voltaire
8.5 The Yehudi Menuhin School
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7.15 Maths: Quadric Surfaces
7.40 Frederick and Voltaire
8.5 The Yehudi Menuhin School
A Problem for Time-travellers
Many light years away on the far side of the galaxy lies Arg, a small planet of little consequence. On a day trip from Earth by time-machine are James Burke, Maggie Philbin and Pat Cater
The Argonds, a polite race of advanced dragons, find it amusing to test these visiting time-trippers.
Argonds: CHARMIAN GRADWELL, CHRISTOPHER LEAVER, IAN MESSITER, MOIRA STUART
ROY CASTLE finds out from DR philip JAMES why it is medically important to be the right weight, and why there is nothing inevitable about middle-aged spread. Roy also shows a height/weight table so that you can check your own weight.
starring Guy Williams as the Robin Hood of old California Zorro Fights a Duel
Zorro is accused of being a coward.
Written by BOB WEHLING
Directed by CHARLES LAMONT
Featuring Donald Duck in Test Pilot Donald, and the conclusion of the serial A Horse Called Comanche: ' A Hero Survives '.
Directed by JOHN TRACY and JAMES FIELD Executive producer RON MILLER
11.22 Weather BILL GILES
The Cornhill Insurance Test Series
England v West Indies from Trent Bridge Third day
Introduced by PETER WEST Commentators
RICHIE BENAUD , JIM LAKER TED DEXTER , MIKE SMITH
Test match scores and reports on Ceefax
Introduced by Frank Bough
1.35*
Boxing from the Royal Albert Hall
Highlights of the Mike Barrett / Mickey Duff promotion earlier this week which featured four British champions.
Commentator HARRY CARPENTER
1.50, 2.25, 3.0*
Racing from
Haydock Park
2.0ParkHallApprentices'H'cap(5f)
2.35 John of Gaunt Stakes (7f 40y)
3.10 Stones Best Bitter Handicap dim 131y)
Commentators JULIAN WILSON and JIMMY LINDLEY
2.10, 2.40, 3.15*
Cricket: First Test
The Cornhill Insurance Test Series England v West Indies. Continued coverage from Trent Bridge
4.15*
Modern Pentathlon
The Debenhams International
This week, at Crystal Palace, the world's finest pentathletes took part in the last competition before they meet again at the Olympic Games. DANNY NIGHTINGALE led the British team whose gold medal, won in Montreal in 1976, will be the first to be defended in Moscow. Commentator STUART STOREY
4.35*
International Athletics from Stuttgart
West Germany v Great Britain v Hungary (Women)
A full strength British team includes SONIA LANNAMAN , HEATHER HUNTE , TESSA SANDERSON and CHRISTINA BOXER , and in the discus MEG RITCHIE who has just returned from a successful winter in America. The West Germans and Hungarians will provide our girls with the ideal preparation for Moscow in six weeks' time. Commentators
RON PICKERING , STUART STOREY
4.50*
Boxing Preview
HARRY CARPENTER reports from Ibrox Stadium, the venue for tonight's World Lightweight Championship fight between Scotland's JIM WATT, the champion, and American challenger HOWARD DAVIS.
(Exclusive coverage tomorrow at 9.35 pm)
5.0* Final Score
Today's timetable:
1.35 Boxing: 1.50 Racing: 2.10 Cricket
2.25 Racing; 2.40 Cricket; 3.0 Racing
3.15 Cricket: 4.15 Modern Pentathlon
4.35 Athletics: 4.50 Boxing Preview
5.1 Final Score
; Timings are subject to alteration Television presentation: Boxing BOB DUNCAN
Racing KEITH PHILLIPS
Cricket NICK HUNTER , BILL TAYLOR Modern Pentathlon TERRY LONG
Athletics WEST GERMAN TELEVISION SERVICE Boxing Preview BILL MALCOLM
Producer Grandstand MARTIN HOPKINS Editor Grandstand HAROLD ANDERSON
with Jan Leeming ; Weatherman
The temperature's rising down on the beach at Rick's Place - where a group of young people make their own music and do their own thing. starring
Jimmy McNichol as Vince Butler Marc McClure as Ross Whitman with Lorenzo Lamas as Rick Michele Tobin as Laurie, and guest star Rex Smith as Himself
Underground Jock: as disc jockey of an underground radio station Vince has enough problems. But he is in real trouble when he tries to broadcast a live interview with top pop star Rex Smith in the face of fierce opposition ...
Written by STEPHEN RANDEL
Directed by CLAUDIO GUZMAN
The show you need a television set for!
Terry Wogan , live and spontaneous, to ' banjax ' your weekend.
Signature tune RONNIE HAZLEHURST Programme associate TONY HAWES Designer BOB COVE
Director BRIAN PENDERS Producer ALAN BOYD
Starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise
The inimitable pair star in this lively comedy as traffic wardens on a Riviera holiday. Murder and mayhem ensue when they unwittingly get mixed up with a gang of jewel thieves who plan to use their vintage car to smuggle gems out of France.
Films, page 17
The last programme in the present series, live from the Television Theatre in London. starring Val Doonican with special guests
Musical director RONNIE HAZLEHURST Musical associate ROGER RICHARDS
Written by BARRY TOOK and VAL DOONICAN Costume designer MARY HUSBAND Sound LARRY GOODSON
Lighting KEN MACGREGOR Designer DON TAYLOR
Production YVONNE LITTLEWOOD
starring
Small Surprises
Sid and the children are delighted by the unexpected news that Karen is pregnant. But she has mixed feelings about this mixed blessing.
Written by ROBERT GILMER Directed by NICK SGARRO
with Jan Leeming ; Weather
A serial in ten episodes by BRIAN CLARK , starring with 2: Mark Telford moves to Dover and starts his day-to-day work as manager of the bank there, but Sylvia makes it clear that she is looking for a job that will keep her in London.
Music by JOHN DANKWORTH Producer MARK SHIVAS
Director BARRY DAVIS
Bob Langley and guest presenter Anne Lome Gillies introduce a cheerful, irreverent blend of music and conversation, live from the foyer of Pebble MilL Tonight's guests include
Freddie Starr and Karen Kaye
With KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN
Director roy NORTON Producer roy RONNIE
[Starring] Phil Silvers as Sergeant Bilko
The one and only Bilko continues to con everyone in sight.