6.40 Sexual Identity: Male Gays

7.5 Palaeontology and Geological Time

7.30 Disaster Simulation: 2: Debriefing

Weather Michael Fish

Michael Smith presents A Fine Kettle of Fish: for viewers with a liking for seafood.

A See-Saw programme

2.35 Kestrel Hurdle Race (h'cap2m)
3.5 Peregrine H'cap 'Chase (21m)
3.35 The Exp-O-Tel Supersports Long Distance Hurdle Race (3m)
Introduced by JULIAN WILSON
Commentator PETER O'SULLEVAN and RICHARD PITMAN
Producer RICHARD TILLING
Declarations, tips and results on Ceefax

(Repeat)

with Tony Hart
Butterflies, bats and humming birds; a house of horror collage, Morph's unsuccessful solo flight and the Caretaker's unique bird-table! With COLIN BENNETT as the Caretaker and Morph.
Assistant producer JANE TARLETON Producer CHRIS PILKINGTON
Executive producer MOLLY cox

by Helen Cresswell, dramatised in six parts by James Andrew Hall

Grandma, aided and abetted by Mrs Fosdyke, announces she will play bingo, Mr Bagthorpe prophesies riots will follow, while Mrs Bagthorpe declares war on the whole family. Only Jack seems happy at the prospect of training Zero into a 'super dog'.

Kenneth Kendall; Weatherman

Look East, Look North, Look North West, Midlands Today, Nationwide (London and SE), Points West, South Today, Spotlight South West

6.20 Nationwide
Tonight Nationwide's been invited to Papworth. Sue Lawley discovers that its reputation is built, not just on heart transplants, but on a whole community dedicated to the care of the disabled.

[Photo caption] For polio victim, Joan Peacock (left) the Papworth Settlement has been a lifeline:

(Regional details as Monday)

Journey to the Valley of the Emu starring
Victor Palmer as Wadjiri
The story of a young Aborigine fulfilling the ritual tests of his tribe. With the wild dingo pup he has rescued, Wadjiri searches for his totem-the emu. Before he can be considered a man he must bring home some of its sacred tail feathers.

starring Lena Zavaroni in the first of six programmes with her special guests
Rod Hull and Emu, Lulu
Musical director ARTHUR GREENSLADE Choreographer LUDOVICO ROMANO Script NLIL SHAND
Costume designer DORINDA REA Sound HUGH BARKER
Lighting DICKIE HIGHAM Designer KENNETH SHARP
Producer STEWART MORRIS

by the Labour Party
(Also on BBC2 at 10.35 pm)

with Peter Woods ; Weatherman

Introduced by Harry Carpenter
The top events, personalities and stories in sport, tonight featuring
International Snooker The Embassy World Professional
Championship
First round action from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, where 50 of the world's top players are competing in this prestigious £75,000 event.
This evening Canadian Kirk Stevens and Doug Mountjoy from Wales, are both competing in their best-of-19 frames opening matches. Commentators
TED LOWE , JACK KARNEHM High-Speed Cue
A film profile of snooker s most controversial son, Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins, the 32-year-old Irish-man who this week sets out to regain the world title which he won at the first attempt nine years ago. Reporter DESMOND LYNAM
Plus news of tonight's first leg European football semi-finals.
Snooker TV presentation NICK HUNTER Producers JIM RESIDE, JOHN ROWLINSON

Another chance for ordinary consumers to find out if our big public industries arebeing well run.
2: When the Shilling Runs Out
' North Sea gas was supposed to solve everyone's problems. Not mine,' says Surrey housewife, Margaret Pearson. ' I'm now paying more than I ever was, yet British Gas profits continue to rocket.' Tonight Margaret sets out as the inquisitive consumer to meet the men at the top of the gas industry and to question them about how they run their business. Her tour of the gas world finds her flying out to a North Sea gas rig. She concludes her enquiries by meeting Energy Minister David Howell.
Producer JOHN PETTMAN
Scries producer MARYSE ADDISON Brookes On ... page 81
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starring Marti Webb with Andrew Lloyd Webber Paul Nicholas and Julian Lloyd Webber also featuring Rod Argent
The star of Tell Me On a Sunday and Evita shares an informal evening with friends at the Water-mill Theatre near Newbury.
Musical director DAVID CADDICK Designer JOHN O'HARA
Production YVONNE LITTLEWOOD