with Frank Bough and Selina Scott
For timetable of regular features see Monday.
Plus today,
The Breakfast Time Doctor between 8.30 and 9.0
Food and Cooking with Glynn Christian between 8.30 and 9.0
with Magnus Magnusson Contestants
Christopher Hughes Frederick Pegg
Nicholas Rennison Sian Thomas
Director LAURENCE VULLIAMY
Producer ROGER MACKAY
Presenter Rosalind Wilson Guests
Wayne Jackman , Will Gaines
Story: Mrs Brown 's Hat Goes On Holiday by L. F. TRUMAN
(Shown last Thursday afternoon)
The Play School theme music appears on BBC Children's TV Themes (record
RER 486, cassette ZCR 486), available from retailers
with Michael Cole and Frances Coverdale Weather IAN MCCASKILL
(London and SE: Financial Report, and News Headlines with subtitles)
An entertaining mix of personalities, music and conversation, including floral art expert
Howard Franklin with ideas for small Christmas gifts.
Editor PETER HERCOMBE BBC Pebble Mill
A See-Saw programme
There's thick fog in Greendale and Pat has to drive very slowly. When he gets out of his van to give a letter to a figure that looks like Ted Glenn, he gets lost in the fog and can't find his van - or Jess.
(Repeat)
The Coral
United Kingdom
' Championship
First Semi-final from
Preston TERRY GRIFFITHS , ALEX HIGGINS , TONY KNOWLES , DAVID TAYLOR , JOHN VIRGO and DOUG MOUNTJOY are all in this section, and who will have emerged to contest this vital match after a fortnight's matchplay is probably anybody's guess, though the formbook points to a Griffiths versus Higgins clash.
DAVID VINE introduces live coverage at the start of the 17-frame match.
Commentators TED LOWE
JACK KARNEHM , CLIVE EVERTON
Producers KEITH PHILLIPS , KEITH MACKENZIE Executive producer NICK HUNTER
Come for a ride in a train - Unpack a few snacks,
Watch the sights going past.... Presenter Ben Thomas Guest Shireen Shah
Story: There's a Train Going by My Window by WENDY KESSELMAN
Illustrated by TONY CHEN
Mighty Mouse battles with cats on broomsticks. (Repeat)
with Lesley Dunlop Travellers by Night by VIVIEN ALCOCK Today: Part 4
The ability to climb like a spider, to create ice and fire are powers which help Spider-Man, Iceman and Fire-Star to fight crime and Today Spider-Man is to star inj his own movie, unaware that Mysterio, Master of Illusion, plans his destruction.
* Subtitles on Ceejax page 170
with Simon Groom, Peter Duncan and Janet Ellis
Cry Just a Little Bit
Hankies at the ready as Shaky joins the team! If you're a fan - and who isn't? - there's a whole lot of Shakin' goin' on and a big surprise in store for Britain's chart-topping rocker.
Assistant editor Lewis Bronze Editor Biddy Baxter
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including
The News with tonight's Weather and Regional Magazines
Nick Ross , Desmond Wilcox ,
Beverly Anderson and Sally Magnusson present the issues of the hour and some stories with a smile- a lively mix of news views and topical features from Britain and around the world with national and international news read by Moira Stuart.
Sixty Minutes reporters travel far and wide to bring you the people and places that are making the news, at home and abroad.
HUGH SCULLY with latest investigations from the Watchdog unit, and contributions from The Special Correspondents, Sixty Minutes' own team of humorists, with some less serious observations on the day's events.
Sixty Minutes countdown
5.40 The News
5.53* Regional Magazines
6.15* Weather
6.38* Closing headlines
bv GLENN CHANDLER
Tracey follows Chris down to London to patch up their differences; a case of food poisoning hits the hospital - could it be the canteen?
Script editor SUSAN HAGAN Designer SALLY ENGELBACH Producer BEN REA
Director MICHAEL OWEN MORRIS
The latest news from the world of science and technology.
Presented by Peter Macann, Judith Hann, Maggie Philbin and Kieran Prendiville
Clothed in the latest armour Peter Macann tackles one of the world's toughest sports - American football.
Introduced by Dave Lee Travis and Steve Wright
BBC videobook, Toyah - Good Morning Universe (BBCV 3019) from retailers
Top 40 on Ceefax page 176
Terry Griffiths, the holder, versus Alex Higgins was the scheduled match tonight, but competition has never been fiercer in snooker, and with Tony Knowles and ex UK champions Doug Mountjoy (1978) and John Virgo (1979) in the field, anything could happen. David Vine introduces an early frame from tonight's nine-frame session at the Guild Hall, Preston.
with Sue Lawley and the BBC's reporters and correspondents around the world Weatherman
written by NIGEL WILLIAMS Part 4: 1980-1981
Lipton and Guy become the self-appointed leaders of a band at the hostel, singing Alan's songs. Stella moves in to live with Johnny - and his mum. Then a surprising newcomer turns up at the hostel....
Music adviser JOHN ALTMAN Photography JOHN WALKER Film editor GRAHAM WALKER Designer KEN STARKEY Producer GUY SLATER Director ALAN dossor
with Sir Robin Day
A programme of popular and important debate about the issues foremost in the news and public mind.
Among the guests with SIR ROBIN DAY tonight at the Greenwood Theatre, London, are John Harvey-Jones
The Rt Hon Douglas Hurd , MP Barbara Switzer
Director ANN MORLEY Producer LIZ ELTON
Editor BARBARA MAXWELL
The Coral
United Kingdom Championship from the Guild Hall,
Preston DAVID VINE introduces further coverage and the result.
