6.25 Ayer at Eton. 6.50 Curriculum Design and Development. 7.15 Schooling for the Masses. 7.40 History of Mathematics. 8.5 To Bedford from Busso: 2.
8.30 Television and Christmas.

Presented by Noel Edmonds with Keith Chegwin
John Craven , Maggie Philbin
Can you draw? No? You will be able to by lunchtime. Tony Hart has some tips that will turn you into an instant artist. Ring him this morning on [number removed] as well as a top pop star. Yes! Leo Sayer is back in town!
There's music too from Duran Duran as well as loads of swaps and some good cartoons.
You can get an ice-cold thrill from mountaineer Joe Brown as he reveals the plans for this afternoon's daring climb up Ben Nevis. How do the cameras follow him and the rest of the team? Find out on Swap Shop this morning at about 11.0.
If you've got something to say on national television - and all the lines are engaged-write to Swap Shop, BBCtv, London W12 8QT.
Assistant editor CRISPIN EVANS Editor ROSEMARY GILL
(Ben Nevis - North Face coverage in Grandstand at 12.55 and on BBC2 at 1.55)
JOHN CRAVEN'S BACK PAGE: 86

See panel including at 12.50* News Summary

presenting the optimistic, indestructible panther who is permanently in-the-pink, and introducing Crazylegs Crane in comic fantasy.
Today: Yankee Doodle Pink, Beach Bummer and The Pinkologist
The Pink Panther theme by henry MANCINI

with Jan Leeming ; Weatherman

Those good ol' country boys whose main pleasure in life is beating the system and baiting the Sheriff of Hazzard County where the good guys are outlaws and everybody's in-laws. Starring
Good Neighbours, Duke When the Dukes try to be neighbourly to some mysterious new-comers they could be sure to run foul of Boss Hogg, but they couldn't have expected some bounty hunters as well.
Music specially composed and sung by WAYLON JENNINGS
Written by LEN KAUFMAN Directed by DICK MODER

Last year more than a quarter of a million people wrote to
Jimmy Savile , obe, with their ' fix it' requests. Today some of those dreams become a reality.
Sound RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN Lighting GERRY MILLERSON Designer ANDY DIMOND
Director PETER CAMPBELL Producer ROGER ORDISII

A series in ten parts starring Wendy Craig as Nanny Barbara Gray 9: Fathers by CAREY HARRISON , with Barbara goes to London for a few weeks ' on loan' to Maria. Walter's self-proclaimed father, Eddie, now emerges as a real threat, and Maria's refusal to acknowledge the truth poses an increasing problem. Sam's friendship becomes all the more important to Barbara.
Music composed and conducted by GRANT HOSSACK
Studio sound NORMAN MCLEOD
Lighting PETER BOOTH. BOB CHAPLIN Designer MARGARET PEACOCK Producer GUY SLATER

starring
Les Dawson featuring
Kids International with ROY BARRACLOUGH and JOHN ARNATT , LEN LOWE
Script LES DAWSON , TERRY RAVENSCROFT PETER ROBINSON , PETER VINCENT TONY HARE , ERNEST MAXIN
ALYN AINSWORTH AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Orchestrations and vocal arrangements IVOR RAYMONDS
Special effects TONY OXLEY
Make-upartistHelenBarrett Sound LEN SHOREY
Lighting GEOFF SHAW Designer KEN STARKEY
Produced by ERNEST MAXIN

starring
The Maelstrom
As the Ewing family celebrates the adoption of baby Christopher by Pam and Bobby, J.R. realises he is a long way from having his son John Ross back at Southfork.

with Jan Leeming Weatherman

Join Michael Parkinson and his weekend guests for conversation and entertainment.
Music HARRY STONEHAM
Programme associate CHRIS GREENWOOD Director BRUCE MILLIARD
Executive producer JOHN FISHER Producers
GRAHAM LINDSAY , GILL STRIBLING-WRIGHT

starring Telly Savalas as Police Lieutenant Theo Kojak Slay Ride
Convention for murder. A cold-blooded killer carefully stalks one of the happy-go-lucky salesmen attending a convention. The victim's death looks like suicide but when another member of the group dies in the same way, Kojak decides that it is too much of a coincidence.
Written by MORT FINE
Directed by RUSS MAYBERRY