with Frank Bough and Selina Scott
As the Chancellor of the Exchequer prepares to deliver his Budget speech Breakfast
Time assesses his options and works out what they could mean for Britain. And, in Paris, Debbie Greenwood gets a view of Britain and its economy from one of its leading European partners. Also this morning:
Denise Robertson and Sally Hawkins with the Advice Line and Alan Titchmarsh with his gardening hints.

Presenter Kate Copstick Guests Stuart Bradley and Ben Haggerty
Story: The Pedlar of Swaffham (trad)

with Frances Coverdale and David Davies
News Headlines with subtitles

Weather News IAN MCCASKILL

with Magnus Magnusson Josephine Buchan and Marian Foster
Josephine Buchan gets to grips with the 'Jaws' of the James Bond movies, actor Richard Kiel , in another of her reports from California. And Ashley Jackson continues his series with celebrity painters. Today comedy actress
Patsy Rowlands demonstrates her passion for pastels.

A See-Saw programme (R)

What do you do if you've blown a chunk of the housekeeping on a birthday present and all you're left with is bread and potatoes?
Shirley Goode comes up with some winning ideas for making something out of practically nothing and suggests food you can make for presents.
Jenny Day is young, out of work and keen to pick up
Shirley's money-saving tips. Director GEORGE AUCKLAND Producer ERICA GRIFFITHS

How to cope with, survive and enjoy your under-5s with Francis Wilson and Miriam O'Reilly
Getting the Best for your Under-5s.
Parents want the best playgroup, nursery school or day care that they can find. This programme gives a pocket guide to what is - and isn't - available, and takes a longer look at child-minding. With Elsa Ferri , of the National Children's Bureau. Film editor TONY KOVACS Directed by STACEY ADAMS
Series producer BERNARD ADAMS
A Helpline is available from 2.30 pm until 7.0 on [number removed]or, in Scotland. [number removed]

A Newsnight Special
David Dimbleby presents live coverage of The Rt Hon Nigel Lawson , mp's third Budget, with analysis and comment from TUC General Secretary Norman Willis , Chairman of the Rank Organisation Sir Patrick Meaney , economist Peter Oppenheimer and chartered accountant Philip Hardman. Sir Robin Day talks to leading politicians before and after the Chancellor's statement.
Peter Snow , with the help of the BBC computer and the Institute for Fiscal Studies, analyses the effects of the measures on industry, taxpayers and consumers. From the City, Nick Clarke and Mark Rogerson report on the effect of the Chancellor's measures on the economy, shares and the pound with Bill Martin , senior UK economist of stockbrokers, Phillips & Drew. From
Gateshead, Nicholas Wooley and Gavin Esler assess what it will mean for industry and employment and Olivia O'Leary gets the first reaction from those traditional victims of Budget Day - the nation's smokers, drinkers and motorists.
Director VICTOR MELLENEY Producers NEIL ECCLES
MICHAEL HOGAN. TIM GARDAM Editor RICHARD TAIT
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Today: Pink of the Litter, The Great de Gaulle-stone Operation, Shocking Pink (R)

Sue Lawley and Nicholas Witchell present the latest pictures, stories and events of the day from Britain and around the world followed by Weather News

London Plus, Spotlight Points West, Look East Look North, South Today
North West Tonight Midlands Today

Introduced by Cliff Michelmore
In the vocabulary of international travel certain words can, just by themselves, produce an effect. One of those words is 'Bali', conjuring up instant images of a destination many people dream of visiting.
John Carter finds out if the reality lives up to those dreams.
Recent years have seen the creation of purpose-built ski resorts designed to cater for every demand of the winter sports enthusiast.
But whatever happened to the 'real' resorts, the old-fashioned villages that exist outside the winter world and have style rather than design? Tom Savage went to La Clusaz in the French Alps to find out.
In complete contrast,
Bill Buckley headed for a luxurious country house hotel in Berkshire, then took to the skies for a ballooning weekend.
Film cameraman CHRIS SADLER Film editor MAX WHEELER Producer TOM SAVAGE

by John Oakden.
'A man and his wife don't argue and everyone thinks there's something wrong'.
(For cast see Thursday page 60)
EastEnders line: Bristol [number removed], Liverpool [number removed], London [number removed], Manchester [number removed], Middlesbrough [number removed], Newcastle upon Tyne [number removed], Preston [number removed],
Southampton [number removed]
(Ceefax Subtitles)

A serial in 12 episodes based on the Zoo Vet books by DAVID TAYLOR 7: Pride of Placeby JOHNNY BYRNE
Security at a Safari Park can only be as good as the public wants it to be ...
Produced by BILL SELLARS
Directed by RICHARD BRAMALL (R)
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Barry Took with your comments in the programme you help to write.
Producer PENELOPE MILLS
Please send letters to Barry Took. Points of View, BBC Television Centre. London W12 8QT
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Julia Somerville and Andrew Harvey present the day's news with BBC teams at home and abroad Regional News Weather News

The Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Rt Hon Nigel Lawson , mp, for the Government.

The last of an original serial in six parts devised by CHARLIE HUMPHREYS and written by GERRY HUXHAM starring Ken Hutchison
Clare Higgins , Ron Moody with Tony Selby Harold Innocent Gary Whelan
'I 'aint gonna let 'em get away with it. But I'm not gonna do anything until Tracy's safe, right.'
Fight arranger GARETH MILNE
Music composed by RICHARD HARVEY Photography ELMER COSSEY Film editor JOHN STOTHART
Sound recordist GRAHAM ROSS Designer ALLAN ANSON Producer RON CRADDOCK
Director MICHAEL E. BRIANT
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with Barry Norman
The programme that keeps you in touch with the world of cinema.
No Surrender - writer ALAN BLEASDALE 's black comedy set in a working man's club in Liverpool and starring
James Ellis and Bernard Hill. Clockwise - John Cleese stars in this comedy as a comprehensive school headmaster who is obsessive about time keeping.
On the eve of his departure to Los Angeles where he will be attending the Academy Awards ceremony
Barry Norman makes his predictions on who will be taking home the Oscars. Director BRUCE THOMPSON Producer JANE LUSH

from Geneva featuring
The Pairs Free Programme Although the uninhibited free skating of the new young Soviet pair EKATARINA GORDEEVA and SERGEV GRINKOV attracted wide acclaim and secured the silver medals at Copenhagen in January, the experience of World and Olympic
Champions ELENA VALOVA and OLEG VASlLIEV won the day - and the gold. Few would bet against their successful defence tonight. The battle for the men's championship resumes with their Short Programme and European medallists JOSEF SABOVCIK and ALEXANDER
FADEEV face a challenge from United States Champion
BRIAN BOITANO and Canada's Olympic silver medallist BRIAN ORSER.
Commentator ALAN WEEKS TV presentation SSR, SWITZERLAND Producer JIM RESIDE
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