with Frank Bough and Mike Smith Timetable:
News on the hour and half hour read by Sue Carpenter
Weather with Francis Wilson at 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25, 8.55
Nationwide news, weather and travel from local BBC studios at
6.57, 7.27, 7.57, 8.27
Sports news at 7.20, 8.20
A review of today's papers at 8.37
Including this morning: Save our Soccer -
Emlyn Hughes with more ways to improve the image of British football;
Lynn Faulds Wood presents Danger Watch - a consumer notebook - 8.15;
Alan Titchmarsh answers Your weekend gardening queries on [number removed]; Plus Steve Blacknell with his regular Friday round-up of Pop news and gossip.
Clap your hands, tap your feet,
Or sit very still and nod to the beat
Presenter Fred Harris Guest Jane Hardy
Story: Junk Shop Jim and the Drum Kit by FRED HARRIS
Musical director RICHARD BROWN Woodwind MARTIN FRITH
Percussion PETER HOWLAND Brass DAVID HISSEY
Director ALISON STEWART
Editor CYNTHIA FELGATE (R)
with Frances Coverdale and Moira Stuart .
News Headlines with subtitles
Weather News IAN MCCASKILL
with Bob Langley Josephine Buchan and Paul Coia
Peter Seabrook visits Mainau - a lush and exotic island garden in the waters of Lake Constance where each season brings a burst of 'flower fireworks' - a spectacular display of every colour and variety.
A See-Saw programme (R)
A See-Saw programme (R)
Introduced by RICHARD PITMAN
2 30 The Julians of Reading Ltd, Hunters Steeplechase
3.0 The ArkeU Brewery
Handicap Steeplechase (2m 160yds)
3.30 The Steel Plate and Sections Young 'Chasers Qualifier (2m 160yds) Commentators
JULIAN WILSON , JOHN HANMER Producer FRED VINER
with Floella Benjamin Jan Arden and Robin Stevens
The children of Lee Bank Primary, Birmingham decide to launch their spacecraft and, if you'd like your own robot, Fribble shows you how - but it's not quite what Floella has in mind!
(R)
The super cat dances his way on to the silver screen in Star Trick (R)
by DICK KING-SMITH
Told by Peter Davison for Jackanory
Today: The Grand Challenge Pictures by JAKE TEBBIT
Adapted by PAULINE CARTER Executive producer ANGELA BEECHING
Director DAVID BELL (R)
with Mike Smith
In which a team of pupils from Grange Hill attempts to discover the unusual hobbies of viewers and a surprise guest celebrity.
Designer JANET BUDDEN Producer ALAN RUSSELL
The Newsround team takes a closer look at one of the big stories.
This week, the second of Paul McDowell 's reports on: The New Children of Israel The Promised Land
Last year thousands of Ethiopian Jews, known as Falashas, arrived in Israel through the secret airlift codenamed 'Operation
Moses'. They had come not just to a new country, but to a completely new way of life. Paul discovers the problems they are having to overcome in their promised land. Producer ERIC ROWAN
(Postponed from 7 February)
A series of 24 programmes Episode 16 by ROSEMARY MASON
Ant falls foul of Mr Bronson yet again and Mr Baxter isn't Pleased with either of them. Eamon McClusky's design wins the competition, but nobody's ever heard of Eamon McClusky.
Devised by PHIL REDMOND
Production associate DAVID LEONARD Designer SARAH PARKINSON producer RONALD SMEDLEY Director JOHN SMITH
(For cast list see Tuesday page 62) *CEEFAX SUBTITLES
Fax! can't promise you'll know everything after tonight's edition (they've got to save something for the next programme). But if
Ignorance is bliss', prepare for purgatory as Bill Oddie , Wendy Leavesley and 'Mr Trivia ' Billy Butler find the fax to answer more of your questions ... gaxline [number removed]
BBC Manchester
With Nicholas Witchell and Andrew Harvey followed by Weather News
London Plus, Spotlight Points West,
Look East Look North , South Today North West Tonight Midlands Today
(Forde/ails see Monday)
The only show that brings
You live the host falling over. satellite links failing, and stars getting stuck in the traffic of Shepherd's Bush, staggers into another year of thrice-weekly mayhem.
Starring Les Dawson the host of the comedy quiz game everyone can play at home.
Join Les and his celebrities for another show destined to be full of fun and frivolity that all can enjoy. Special guests this week are Stacy Dorning, Aiden J. Harvey, Sally James, Nicholas Parsons, Claire Rayner, Bernie Winters
Produced in association with Mark Goodson and Talbot TV Ltd
(R) (Ceefax subtitles)
starring
The Solution
King Galen shows signs of recovery - but not to Alexis. Exasperated by his 'wife's' behaviour, Blake threatens divorce and Rita turns to Joel for a solution - a very final solution!
Written by ROBERT SEIDENBERG Directed by IRVING MOORE
* CEEFAX SUBTITLES
with John Humphrys and Andrew Harvey Regional News
Weekend Weather News
IAN MCCASKILL
from the Royal Albert Hall, London Ruth Madoc introduces highlights from a concert which features nearly 1,000 singers from 16 Welsh choirs making one huge sound to herald St David's Day. With
Arwel and Eleri Peleg Williams
Special guest the treble Aled Jones
Organist CARYS HUGHES
Accompianist GAYLE LIGHT Musical director
JOHN PELEG WILLIAMS Lighting GEORGE JAKINS
Sound MICHAEL JOHNSTONE
Assistant producer STEVE MORRIS Producer KEN GRIFFIN
