9.10 Des le debut
Dealing with Money
9.27 Japan: The Crowded Islands Too For, Too Fast?
9.48 The History Trail
A Restoration Christmas
10.10 Science Workshop Hearing B
10.32 Scene
Justice: Uncle Sangi
11.5 Maths-in-a-Box
Winning and Losing
11.30 Search
Nowell: a Welsh Christmas

with Mike McKay and Moira Stuart
Weather Michael Fish

(London and SE only: Financial Report, and News Headlines with subtitles)

DONNY MACLEOD , BOB LANGLEY, MARIAN FOSTER and MARJORIE LOFTHOUSE, the presenters of television's liveliest lunchtime magazine introduce a cheerful mixture of information, music and humour.
BBC Pebble Mill

A See-Saw programme.

A series for 4- and 5-year-olds, and adults watching with them. Take My Hand: West Indian
ANGELA BRUCE goes for a nde in Uncle Norman's taxi with MELANIE,
JUSTINE and JANET, and tells a traditional West Indian story about Anansi.
Illustrations DAVID BROWN Director PETER GORDON Producer ROY THOMPSON

The Coral
United Kingdom
Professional Snooker Championship
Second semi-final
Alex Higgins , Ray Reardon , Jimmy White and John Spencer are the top seeded players in this section of the draw, but Tony Knowles , Fred Davis , Willie Thorne and Dean Reynolds all expect to be in this 17-frame match. DAVID VINE introduces the afternoon's session from Preston.

(exc London)

Story: The Painted Dragon Written by RON RICHES
Illustrated by MINA MARTINEZ Presenters
Chloe Ashcroft , Chris Tranchell

Cartoon.

with Joanna David White Boots by NOEL STREATFEILD : 4

Serial in 26 parts based on the stories by Mark Twain

The Duke and the Dauphin rehearsed their outrageous Shakespearean act on the raft. The Dauphin fell overboard and Huck saved him. On dry land, the show went on but it was so terrible that the audience threw vegetables. The next night was worse and they didn't even take enough money to pay for the hall. Then the Duke and Dauphin played a trick on the townsfolk, enticed them in and once they'd collected the entrance money, bolted for the raft. Huck, Jim and the two 'actors' shoved off just before the mob closed in.

Produced by Madison Pacific Films Ltd in association With Wagner-Hallig Film GmBH

with Simon Groom, Sarah Greene and Peter Duncan

with Michael Buerk; Weatherman

Look East, Look North, Look North West, Midlands Today, South East at Six, Points West, South Today, Spotlight South West

and at 6.25 Nationwide
Sue Lawley and Richard Kershaw on the news stories that matter and what they mean for the people of Britain, with films and features from BBC studios around the United Kingdom.

(Regional details as Monday)

The latest news from the world of science and technology.
Presented by Peter Macann, Maggie Philbin, Kieran Prendiville and Judith Hann

Space Invaded (record REH 442, cassette ZCR 442), featuring the theme tune, from retailers

with Michael Buerk and the BBC's reporters and correspondents around the world Weatherman

with Sir Robin Day
The weekly hour of topical debate when the people get their chance to question public personalities on the issues of the moment. Around the table with SIR ROBIN DAY tonight at the Greenwood Theatre, London, are: Peter Hain
The Rt Hon Tom King , MP Bernard Levin and Margaret Wingfield
Producer BARBARA MAXWELL

The Coral
United Kingdom
Professional Snooker Championship
Introduced by DAVID VINE