A ten-part beginners' course in folk guitar with JOHN PEARSE
2: Learning two more chords - C and D7 - and the Basic Right Hand Scratch.
Director emus lint
Book (same title), 12.50 from booksellers

with Mike Read
Keith Chegwin and John Craven
Amazing goings on in the Pet Department this morning when Sherlock Bones challenges all comers to a Look Alike Competition.
Can you spot the real Store Detective? Ring in on [number removed]if you can. Keith will take your calls. There's a Space Spectacular too in the Main Hall when Captain Zep calls with a special bargain.
Join Barry Took for What's It?, the magic carpet quiz game that's going to whisk someone away to the desert. Who will it be?
Customer Services are at your service. Send your messages and queries to John and he'll try and help you.
What's in Store in the Pop Department? Ring Mike on [number removed]on Friday night and he'll live you the line-up.
The staff are here to take your orders for anything you want to see at Saturday SuperStore, BBCtv, London W12 8QT
Assistant editor chris Bellinger Editor ROSEMARY GILL
Single, Down at the Store (REIL 122), from retailers

(See panel)
including at 12.45* News Summary

[Photo caption] Kicking off today... rugby's Five Nations Championship: 2.20

Introduced by David Coleman direct from Twickenham

Today's Timetable
12.20 Football Focus
12.50 Racing
1.10 Ski-ing
1.25 Racing
1.45 Cricket
2.0 Racing
2.20 Rugby Union
3.50 Half-time scores
4.0 Rugby Union
4.35 Final Score

Timings subject to alteration

12.20 Football Focus
Bob Wilson and his team look at the leading contenders in the promotion and relegation stakes.

12.50; 1.25; 2.0 Racing from Ascot
1.0 The Philip Cornes Novices' Hurdle Race (Qualifier, 2 1/2m)
1.35 The Lambert and Butler Premier Chase Final (2 1/2m)
Drumlargan from Ireland, Musso and Gaye Chance from Britain are among the leading contenders for the £18,000 first prize.
2.10 The Durham Ranger Novices' Hurdle Race (2m)

World Cup Ski-ing from Wengen: The Men's Downhill
This week the downhillers tackle the classic Lauberhorn course at Wengen, which at 4.3 kilometres is the longest in their calendar. Switzerland's Conradin Cathomen and Peter Mueller will be hoping for success in front of their home crowd for a race that saw Austrians take the first four places last year.
Television Presentation Swiss TV Service

1.45 Cricket: The World Series Cup: England v New Zealand
Highlights of England's third game from 'the Gabba' in Brisbane, in this triangular one-day competition.
Television Presentation: Channel 9, Australia

2.20 International Rugby Union from Twickenham: England v France
England begin the 1983 Championship with a side that has already proved in The Trial last month that it has the necessary ingredients for success - power up front with pace and skill behind. The enigma of France remains. They have the strength in depth to sparkle against any team in the world but can their selectors find the right combination?

3.50 Half-time soccer scores

and at 4.0 from Murrayfield: Scotland v Ireland
Ireland begin the defence of their title against a Scots side hardened by a summer tour of Australia and boosted by the memory of a triumph in Cardiff last March.
Organised by the Scottish Rugby Union in association with the Royal Bank of Scotland plc
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4.35 Final Score
Classified check and the pools news

with Jan Leeming Weatherman

starring Rod Hull and Emu with guest stars Barbara Dickson Showaddywaddy and Nicholas Parsons
With RONNIE HAZLEHURST
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Lots of fun, games and music for a Saturday night out with Rod and Fmu from the Southport Theatre. Tonight's show features another surprise call somewhere in Australia, a day out on Emu Airlines to visit the inhabitants of Seal Bay, and more word play in the quickfire quiz ' Spin a Letter'.
Designer DUGALD FINDLAY
Executive producer PETER RIDSDALE SCOTT Producer MIKE STEPHENS BBC Manchester

Do you feel like ...
Looping the loop at 83? Having breakfast with a 40-stone bear? Making a 2,000-ton sandcastle?
Jimmy Savile , OBE, can fix it. It could be your turn tomorrow.
Sound RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN Lighting PETER WESSON Designer SALLY MCKEE
Director PETER CAMPBELL Producer ROGER ORDISH

starring
Sidney Poitier , Bill Cosby
Calvin Lockhart. John Amos
In this energetic comedy, Atlanta milkman Clyde and his fast-talking friend Billy are worried because their church is short of$50,000 for a new meeting-place. The resourceful pair conjure up a scheme to raise cash using Clyde's skill as an amateur hypnotist, but soon fall foul of a gang of high-stakes bookies and crooks ...
Screenplay by RICHARD WESLEY Produced by MELVILLE TUCKER Directed by SIDNEY POITIER
(First showing on British television) Films: page 9

A six-part series starring Les Dawson
Special guest Grace Kennedy with Roy Barraclough featuring The Roly-Polys
Tonight's show is unashamedly British! A celebration of all that is great in our island race, featuring Les's repertory of great British characters who personify our national spirit, among them Zebediah Twine , Ada Ackroyd , The Great Roberto, Punchy Pete , Inspector Roberts of Tadcaster and many others.
Written by LES DAWSON , TERRY RAVENSCROFT ALYN AINSWORTH AND HIS ORCHESTRA Orchestrations by ALYN AINSWORTH, IVOR RAYMONDS Musical associate BARRY FRANCIS
Sound LEN SHOREY. Lighting DON BABBACE Designers AUSTIN RUDDY. VICTOR MEREDITH Produced and directed by ERNEST MAXIN

with Jan Leeming ; Weatherman

starring
Alexis takes up residence on the Carrington estate. Blake arranges for Claudia's return home from hospital, with disastrous results. Fallon learns that Krystle is pregnant. And Steven receives even more shattering news ...

A series of 13 programmes
Terry Wogan hosts his own talk show. A unique combination of Terry in conversation with top stars from home and abroad, people in the headlines and the very best in entertainment. Tonight's guests include Ronnie Barker, James Whitaker, the 'royal watcher'
Feature page 25

The film starring
Michael Caine , Omar Sharif
1641: the 23rd year of the 30 Years War raging throughout Europe. In this magnificently filmed historical adventure, Michael Caine gives one of his greatest performances as the captain of a group of German mercenaries who decide to winter in a valley rather than pillage it. He and former teacher Vogel gradually learn to respect each other, while superstition and brutality erode the enclosed society in ' the last valley '.
Screenplay by JAMES CLAVELL
Based on the novel by J. B. PICK
Produced and directed by JAMES CLAVELL Films: page 9