Frank Bough and Nick Ross with the brightest start to the day - and to the weekend. Including the latest in pop videos with Mike Smith at
7.32; Lynn Faulds Wood presents Danger Watch - a consumer notebook; Steve Blacknell 's preview of weekend events in What's On; Glyn Worsnip 's reflections on the past week in Worsnip's Diary; Glynn Christian has weekend shopping advice from
Glynn's Barrow; and Alan Titchmarsh mans the phones to take your calls on those gardening problems - ring him on [number removed]
with Richard Whitmore and Moira Stuart
Weather News MICHAEL FISH
12.57 Regional News (London and SE: Financial Report, and News Headlines with subtitles)
Peter Seabrook is out in the garden. Using the new greenhouse he's been building on the programme, he demonstrates the right and wrong ways of sowing seeds.
A See-Saw programme
Introduced by Richard Pitman
2.30 The Steel Plate and Sections Young 'Chasers Qualifier (2m 160yds)
3.0 The ArkeU Brewery
Handicap 'Chase (2m 160yds)
3.30 The Julians of Reading Ltd Hunters Steeplechase (3m) Commentators JULIAN WILSON and JOHN HANMER
Producer RICHARD TILLING
Presenter Brian Jameson Guest Kate Copstick
Story: A Long Way for a Birthday by BARRY BOXALL
(Rpt. Repeated next Friday morning)
by JANE GARDAM
Told by Bernard Hill and Rachel Nelson for Jackanory 5: Tomorrow's Arrangements
Richard Stilgoe chairs the final game in this year's computerised quiz - an international, no less, between WEST RUISLIP
AMERICAN SCHOOL, Ruislip and CHICHESTER CENTRAL CE JUNIOR SCHOOL, Chichester Featuring mystery guest Dr Freda Shawlboot and the final word in this year's giant anagram competition.
Format devised by ROBERT GOULD Designer CHRIS WEBSTER Producer IAN OLIVER
Every Friday the Newsround team takes a closer look at one of the big stories, exciting events, or fascinating personalities that are making eye-catching news. With the World Ice Skating Championships due to start next week, Paul McDowell reports from Oberstdorf in Germany on: Britain's Medal Hopes - Karen Barber and Nicky Slater The ice skating duo has been training extra hard to try and improve on their disappointing fourth position in the recent European Championships.
with Nicholas Witchell and Jeremy Paxman
followed by Weather News
Who's on the show tonight with Terry? It depends on the day's news, the events of the week, and whatever else takes Terry's fancy.
with Paul Daniels
Which of the six hopeful contestants can identify the words, picture or piece of music as the odd one out? Produced by arrangement with RALPH EDWARDS PRODUCTIONS and ACTION TIME LTD
Based on an original format devised by MARK MAXWELL-SMITH Sound MALCOLM JOHNSON Lighting HENRY BARBER Designer TONY SNOADEN Director DAVID TAYLOR Producer PAUL CIANI
with Julia Somerville
Weekend Weather News
by AGATHA CHRISTIE
Dramatised in three daily parts by ALAN PLATER with 2: Miss Marple's instinct once again proves all too true, and Inspector Craddock has to move fast.
(For full cast see Thursday page 56. Part 3 tomorrow night)
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Starring David Essex, Adam Faith, Larry Hagman
Having finally made the break from home, Jim becomes a full-time rock musician with The Straycats. With fairground hustler Mike as their road manager, the group soon hits the big time - with Jim as the main attraction. Gradually the pressures of work, high-powered money men and super-stardom take their toll on Jim... David Essex continues his fine portrayal of the young singer from That'll Be the Day.
Films: page 18