Frank Bough and Nick Ross invite you to make an early morning date with Britain's first breakfast television programme. In the relaxed and informal atmosphere of the Breakfast Time studio Frank and Nick play host to the well known faces who are making the news today.

Debbie Rix and the BBC news team bring you the stories and the pictures that will make today's headlines.

Nationwide the BBC's regional studios will be waiting to give you the latest news, traffic and weather for your area. The national weather forecast comes from Breakfast Time's own weatherman, Francis Wilson, and the programme's sports presenter David Icke has all the latest news and pictures.

Timetable:
News at: 6.30, 7.0, 7.30, 8.0, 8.30 with headlines on the quarter hour

Weather: 6.31, 6.57, 7.27, 7.57, 8.27 Sport at 6.42, 7.18, 8.18

Regional News, weather and traffic at 6.45, 7.15, 7.45, 8.15

Getting Britain Fit between 6.45 and 7.0

Tonight's TV between 7.15 and 7.30

Review of the Papers and a look ahead to the day 7.32 and 8.32

Your Stars between 8.30 and 8.45

This is America between 7.45 and 8.0

10.10 Science Workshop: Twigs and Wood 'B'

10.32-10.52 Scene: The Biggest Epidemic of Our Time

11.30 Search: Wales and the Americas: Patagonia: 1: The End of the World
In May 1865, the sailing vessel Mimosa left Liverpool. On board were the founder-members of the Welsh colony of Patagonia. Who were they? Why did they leave Wales for an unknown land? Where, for that matter, is Patagonia?

with Richard Whitmore and Anne Diamond
Weather Jim Bacon

12.55-1.0 (Scotland only) The Scottish News

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

With Donny MacLeod, Bob Langley, Marian Foster, Marjorie Lofthouse

A See-Saw programme

A See-Saw programme
(Repeat)

A series for 4- and 5-year-olds, and adults watching with them.
Michael Palin and Fulton Mackay join Anton Phillips and his young friends for today's story.

2.15 Music Time
Hunting
2.40 Computer Club
The Computer and the Water Engineer

The oil bonanza, which breathed life into the nation's economy, also spelled death to many young men who worked under the icy waters of the North Sea, constructing and maintaining the oil-rig. This toll of diving tragedy prompted the Government to set up schools training divers up to a recognised standard. One such is Fort Bovisand, Plymouth.

In this film the progress is charted of 16 would-be divers, who embark on a three-month course that will equip them for work on the rigs. One by one the 16 are eliminated.

Story: Mr Ford the Butcher
Presenters Carol Chell, Andrew Secombe

A cartoon series
Today: Dredful Weather We're Having
(Repeat)

A serial in 26 parts

Heidi has lived all summer in the mountains with her grandfather and now she is to try to persuade him to mend the Blind Grandmother's creaking house. But he seldom goes to the village, he knows no one likes him.

Produced by Intertel Television A.G.
English version directed by Louis Elman for Leah International Productions
(Repeat)

with Simon Groom, Sarah Greene and Peter Duncan

Hard, Very Severe: That's the grading of Wintaur's Leap - an escarpment of sheer limestone with a terrifying 210 ft drop that can defeat even the most experienced climber. In the expert hands of Stuart Thompson and John James, Peter had a go, and no one was more surprised than him to find their particular route had never been climbed successfully before!

Join Peter at the summit and think of a name for his amazing climb - your suggestion could be the one registered in the official log.

with Moira Stuart

Weatherman

Look East, Look North, Look North West, Midlands Today, South East at Six, Points West, South Today, Spotlight South West, Scene Around Six, Reporting Scotland, Wales Today

and at 6.22 Nationwide
Sue Lawley, Richard Kershaw and Hugh Scully on the news stories that matter and what they mean for the people of Britain, with films and features from around the United Kingdom. Including Speak for Yourself, the weekly feature that lets you do just that. Sue Lawley goes through your letters to find out what you think of the way Britain's most popular current affairs programme handles the news.

The Real Price of Fame
For the kids seeking fame, the annual Christmas show is the showcase for their talent. For the third of her reports, Anne Diamond goes behind the scenes as the youngsters prepare for the big moment.

(Regional details as Tuesday)

The latest news from the world of science and technology.

Presented by Judith Hann, Peter Macann, Maggie Philbin and Kieran Prendiville

Introduced by the Radio 1 DJs

Tonight Britain's longest running pop music show celebrates its 1,000th edition.
Since its first transmission on 1 January 1964 Top of the Pops has provided a weekly programme reflecting the bands and artists in the current hit parade.

Included in the programme are video clips and personalities from the past 19 years.
But the emphasis will be, as always, on the top pop records from this week's chart.

Top 40 on Ceefax page 176

(For the best effect, viewers with stereo Radio 1 should turn off TV sound and position their speakers on either side of the screen, but a few feet away. Stereo headphones are an alternative)

'You've got big dreams. You want fame. Well fame costs and right here's where you start paying...'

Starring Debbie Allen as Lydia, Lee Curreri as Bruno, Erica Gimpel as Coco, Albert Hague as Shorofsky, Carlo Imperato as Danny, Carol Mayo Jenkins as Sherwood, Valerie Landsburg as Doris, Gene Anthony Ray as Leroy, Lori Singer as Julie, Morgan Stevens as Reardon, Carmine Caridi as Angelo Martelli, Glynn Turman as Ben Pettit

Lydia lures a dashing Broadway star to the school to talk to the students but his visit causes problems - especially for Lydia who finds herself falling for him in a big way.

Barry Took with your comments in the programme you help to write.

with Michael Buerk; Weatherman

by Andrew Lynch
A series in 13 episodes
David's small chemicals business is in trouble. Orders are dropping and the bank is making threatening noises. Then comes the summons to jury service ...
Subtitles on Ceefax page 170

With Sir Robin Day tonight are
The Rt Hon Michael Foot, MP
The Rt Hon Michael Heseltine, MP
Ann Leslie
The Rt Hon David Steel, MP

In a world that no longer speaks of death and resurrection, the great Victorian hymns are the warehouses of forbidden emotions: hunger for comfort, dread of dying, hope of eternity.

Change and decay in all around I see,
O thou who changest not, abide with me.

This film shares the moods of a hymn that can take us to the heart of religious emotion: images of the real world bathed in the glow of 'Heaven's morning': convictions that have not lost their power.

'Impressive and moving' (SUNDAY TIMES)
'Impossible to watch without tears' (THE GUARDLAM)