in Texas Tough
Guy Leon has problems with his daughter's betrothal and ropes in a soda-fountain waitress to disengage the engaged couple.
RKO film
A ten-part beginners' course in folk guitar with john PEARSE.
5: Two new chords in the key of D - another right-hand style and a new song,' Skip to my Lou '.
Director CHRIS LENT
Book (same title), 12.50, record £4.54, cassette 14.31, from retailers
with Mike Read, Keith Chegwin, John Craven
What's in store this morning?
For a start, there's a Personal Appearance from Penelope Keith. You can telephone her on [number removed]. She'll be joining Mike in the Furniture Department and she'll have a bargain for you to win.
On the Road with Keith
Radio 1's newest DJ, Janice Long, gives her brother Cheggers a hand with our personal deliveries. Find out where they are first thing this morning and pop down and join them. You'll be very welcome.
What's It?
Barry Took and Vicki Klein invite three brave contestants to fight through the first semi-final and a chance to win a trip to Egypt.
Rocky Sharpe and the Replays are performing live in the Coffee Shop and there'll be plenty more pop and bargains on offer in Mike's Music Department.
Customer Services
Place your orders and enquiries as well as your Tellygrams with John Craven at [address removed]. This is your store. Order your entertainment from Manager Mike at the same address. Looking forward to hearing from you.
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12.20 Football Focus
Bob Wilson introduces today's Football Focus, which is packed with the game's top personalities, analysis and exciting goal action.
12.45; 1.10 International Cricket
The World Series Cup England v New Zealand from Perth England, throughout this three-nation competition, have often worried their supporters by losing matches they could and should have won. Earlier today they played their last match in the qualifying round and must hope to have accrued enough points to contest the best-of-the-three match final.
12.55; 1.20; 1.55 Racing from Wetherby
1.0 The Panama Cigar Hurdle Race (Qualifier. 2m) 1.30 The Daily Mirror Conditional Jockeys Championship Steeple-chase (Handicap. Rnd 3. 21m lOOy) 2.0 The Selby Handicap Steeple-chase (3m lOOy) Commentators Julian Wilson and Richard Pitman
1.40 World Cup Ski-ing
from St Anton The Men's Downhill This week the men's World Cup moves on to St Anton in Austria for the last downhill of the season. With only the racers' best five results counting towards the downhill title, the current leaders like CONRADIN CATHOMEN URS RAEBER and PETER MUELLER Of Switzerland, FRANZ KLAMMER and HARTl WEIRATHER of Austria, and the most consistent skier on the circuit, Canada's KEN READ, will be anxious for a high placing to increase their points tally and so move nearer that coveted championship. Commentator DAVID VINE
2.10; 3.55 International Rugby Union
Wales v England from Cardiff Arms Park Wales, perhaps not the force they have been in recent seasons, start this year's championship with the knowledge that England have already lost to France and have failed to win a match in Cardiff for 20 years. Commentators BILL MCLAREN GARETH EDWARDS and BILL BEAUMONT (Organised by the Welsh Rugby Union in association with British Telecom) and at 3.55 France v Scotland from Parc des Princes, Paris France, having beaten the pre-season favourites at Twickenham with such style, must worry the Scots with the magic they could weave in front of the clamorous home support. Commentator Nigel Starmer-Smith
3.50 Half-time soccer scores, news and reports.
3.55 The European Ice Figure Skating Championships
from Dortmund The Ice Dance Championship In the absence of Torvill and Dean, Britain's main hopes lie with KAREN BARBER and NICKY SLATER. NATALIA BESTEMIAN-OVA and ANDREI BUKIN, who were the silver medallists in this championship last year, are again expected to do well. Commentator ALAN WEEKS
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4.35 Final Score The classified check and the pools news, plus match reports and all the latest news of today's events.
Television presentation: Football Focus BRIAN BARWICK Cricket CHANNEL 9 AUSTRALIA Racing KEITH PHILLIPS Ski-ing AUSTRIAN TV SERVICE Rugby Union: Wales v England DEWI Griffiths France v Scotland French TV SERVICE Skating WEST GERMAN TV SERVICE Assistant editor Grandstand JOHN ROWLINSON Producer Grandstand MARTIN Hopkins Editor Grandstand mike murphy
with Jan Leeming ; Weatherman
The last of six programmes starring Rod Hull and Emu with guest stars Precious Wilson,
Bardo Suzi Quatro and Patrick Moore With RONNIE HAZLEHURST AND HIS ORCHESTRA from the Southport Theatre
The last Emu film report from down under goes back in time to the gold rush days, and, with a little local help, Rod and Emu try their luck at gold-panning.
Designer DUGALD FINDLAY
Executive producer PETER ridsdale SCOTT Producer MIKE STEPHENS
Do you feel like ...
Looping the loop at 83? Having breakfast with a 40-stone bear? Jimmy Savile, OBE, can fix it.
Sound RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN Lighting PETER WESSON
Designer TOM YARDLEY-JONES Director PETER CAMPBELL Producer ROGER ORDISH
starring
The money is hot ... the tricksters are cool ... and the comedy is quick-silver fast! Sent from Las Vegas to supervise a 'friendly' Swiss bank for Mafia money, financial genius Doc Fletcher is horrified to find that his contact in Lugano, an impoverished Italian prince, has mis-spent the money in the hope of making a fortune from a silver mine. To save himself from the Mafia's wrath. Fletcher embarks on a plan of financial cross and double-cross.
Screenplay by PETER STONE
Based on the novel by PAUL ERDMAN Produced by ARLENE SELLERS and ALEX WINITSKY
Directed by IVAN PASSER. Films: page 12 (First showing on British television)
starring Les Dawson Special guest Jade With
ROY BARRACLOUGH featuring THE ROLY-POLYS
Unashamedly British! Featuring Les's repertory of great British characters who personify the 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 AINSWORTII AND HIS ORCHESTRA Orchestrations by IVOR RAYMONDE , LOUIS CLARK
Musical associate BARRY FRANCIS
Costume designer VALERIE BONNER
Sound LEN SHOREY. Lighting DON BABRACE Designer NIGEL CURZON
Produced and directed by ERNEST maxin
with Jan Leeming ; Weatherman
featuring the rich and powerful Carrington family starring
Tension is mounting in the Carrington family and with all the conflicting interests some kind of explosive situation is inevitable. But when it comes the result is totally unexpected - and tragic ...
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, the occasional film report and the very best in music and entertainment.
Programme associate Chris GREENWOOD
Lighting PETER WESSON
Designer ANDREW HOWE-DAVIES
Director DAVE PERROTTET
Producer MARCUS PLANTIN
starring Michael Moriarty
Yaphet Kotto , Susan Blakely
' We have the biggest scandal the department ever had,' exclaims the New York Commissioner of Police when an attractive girl is found shot in the flat of a drugs dealer and a policeman is held for murder. They were both undercover cops working the Times Square jungle of pimps, prostitutes and hustlers, and the Commissioner demands a report - not a cover-up - into what went wrong.
Screenplay by ABBY MANN and ERNEST TIDYMAN
Based on the novel Report to the Commissioner by JAMES MILLS
Produced by u. J. frankovich Directed by milton KATSELAS
