A series of five programmes With JAKE DOWNEY
Basics for beginners and film items about the past, present and future of the game.
3:Defence into Attack
With RAY STEVENS , PAUL WHETNALL NORA PERRY , KAREN BRIDGE
Midcourt defence and not attack; how feathered shuttlecocks are made and how KEVIN JOLLY trains.
Televised at Oswestry Leisure Centre Film editor OTTO OLEJAR
Producer BERNARD ADAMS
Book, The Badminton Story , 16.75 hardback, E4.50 paperback, from bookshops

Presented by Noel Edmonds with Keith Chegwin , John Craven and Maggie Philbin
Join in the very best of non-stop live entertainment, including cartoons, pop, news and views, jokes, swapping, prizes, action, fashion, movies, competitions, the experts, the collectors, the stars and you. Ring in (after 9.30) on [number removed]Producer CRISPIN EVANS Editor ROSEMARY GILL

Introduced by David Coleman
12.35*
Football Focus
BOB WILSON previews today's important games and looks back on the week's European action.
1.5*; 2.10*; 3.55*
International Motor Sport from Donnington Park
The Eaton Yale Rally Sprint
Four Grand Prix stars, ALAN JONES , the new world champion, DEREK DALY , JOHN WATSON and JODY SCHECKTER , meet four top rally drivers in this annual competition to find a ' top driver'. Two runs over a lj-mile special stage course are followed by a ten-lap race in identical cars over the Donnington circuit. Commentators
MURRAY WALKER and JAMES HUNT
1.20*; 1.50*; 2.20*; 2.50*
Racing from Newbury
1.30 Hermitage 'Chase (2Jm)
2.0 Amoco Hedge Hoppers' Novices' Hurdle (2m lOOy)
2.30 Amoco Nursery H'cap (6f)
3.0 St Simon Stakes (lim)
Commentators JULIAN WILSON
JIMMY LINDLEY , RICHARD PITMAN
2.40*; 3.35*; 4.30*
International Snooker
The State Express
World Challenge Cup from the New London Theatre, Drury Lane. Today's semi-finalists will include some of the world's best players as they complete the first seven frames of the 15-frame match in Grandstand.
Commentators TED LOWE
JACK KARNEHM , CLIVE EVERTON JOHN PULMAN , REX WILLIAMS
3.10*; 4.10*
International Tennis The Daihatsu Challenge from The Brighton Centre
Three former Wimbledon champions, VIRGINIA
WADE, CHRIS LLOYD and MARTINA NAVRATILOVA , should feature in today's semi-finals, but with the brilliant young Czech, HANA MANDLIKOVA, also playing, they won't have everything their own way. Commentators DAN MASKELL JOHN BARRETT and ANN JONES
3.50* Half-time Football Scores
4.40* Final Score
Today's timetable:
12.35 Football Focus; 1.5 Rally Sprint
1.2* Racing; 1.40 Sports Round-up
1.51 Racing; 2.10 Rally Sprint
2.20 Racing; 2.40 Snooker 250 Racing; 3.10 Tennis
3.35 Snooker. 3.50 Football Scores
3.55 Rally Sprint; 4.10 Tennis
4.30 Snooker; 4.40 Final Score
* Timings subject to alteration
Television presentation:
Football Focus BOB ABRAHAMS Rally Sprint RICHARD TILLING Racing BILL TAYLOR
Snooker NICK HUNTER and KEITH PHILLIPS Tennis JOHNNIE WATHERSTON , JOHN PHILIPS Grandstand studio director JIM RESIDE Grandstand producer MARTIN HOPKINS Grandstand editor HAROLD ANDERSON

Introduced by Billy Boyle Special guests Judy Carne and The Nick Straker Band also featuring
RUTH KETTLEWELL , LEN LOWE
Basil and Billy are joined by JUDY CARNE , the ' sock-it-to-me ' girl from Laugh-in for another half-hour of fun and laughter. Also featured are THE NICK STRAKER BAND with their latest hit ' The last goodbye '
Script COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH , JOHN MORLEY and PETER ROBINSON
Musical director NIGEL HESS Sound DAVID WEIR
Lighting JOHN ABBOTT Designer CHARLES BOND Producer PAUL CIANI

with Angela Rippon; Weatherman

starring Larry Grayson with Isla St Clair and surprise guests
Orchestra conducted by RONNIE HAZLEHURST
Programme associate TONY HAWES Designer JOHN ANDERSON Director KEITH STEWART
Producer MARCUS PLANTIN

A series in 16 parts with Stephanie Turner as Inspector Jean Darblay 9:Rage
Written by JOHN FOSTER
Jean is trying to see into the heart and mind of a disturbed young mother. She knows that if she fails she may be too late to save a baby's life ... indeed that she may already be too late.
Series created by IAN KENNEDY MARTIN Story editor JOAN CLARK
Lighting BOB GELL. Designer DAVID CROZIER Producers
TERENCE WILLIAMS and COLIN SUINDLER Director TRISTAN DE VERE COLE

The Titanic was proudly launched in April 1912: heralded as 'the longest, the tallest, the most magnificent ship in all creation'. It set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. Just 36 hours before its scheduled arrival the unimaginable happened and the ship, carrying over 2,000 passengers, hit an iceberg which ripped open its hull. This dramatic film tells ot the passengers, their life and loves on board and of the greatest tragedy in maritime history. An all-star cast has been assembled for this vivid reconstruction of an event which affected the entire world.
Screenplay by JAMES COSTIGAN Produced by WILLIAM S. GILMORE and LOU MORHEIM Directed by BILLY HALE
(First showing on British television) Films: page 23

with Angela Rippon ; Weather

Join Michael Parkinson and his weekend guests.
Music HARRY STONEHAM
Programme associate CHRIS GREENWOOD Assistant producers
GRAHAM LINDSAV , GILL STRIBLING-WRIGHT Director BRUCE milliard Produced by JOHN FISHER

as Sergeant Bilko