with Nick Ross and Debbie Greenwood 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 your local BBC studio 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 - at 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.
Crash, bang goes the box and bucket band....
Presenter Kate Copstick Guest Ben Thomas
Story: Even a Millionaire Needs a Bucket by FRANCESCA ZEISSL Musical director IAN SMITH Woodwind DAVE MOSES Graphics JOANNA ISLES Director GREG CHILDS
Series producer BARBARA RODDAM Editor CYNTMA FELGATE
with Moira Stuart and David Davies
News Headlines with subtitles
Weather News JOHN KETTLEY
with Bob Langley Josephine Buchan and Marian Foster
Today the son of Rudolf Hess , Wolf Rudiger Hess , talks about the desperate plight of his father, who since 1966 has been the sole inmate of Berlin's Spandau Prison.
A See-Saw programme
by David McKee
(R)
A See-Saw programme with Brian Cant. (R)
The World Cup 86 Canada v
Rest of the World
This afternoon's first-round match sees the Canadian team, seeded third, and winners in 1982, meet three newer faces representing the Rest of the World. The teams: Canada
CLIFF THORBURN (Captain)
KIRK STEVENS , BILL WERBENIUK Rest of the World
TONY DRAGO (Captain, Malta) SATCHi SIM-NGAM (Thailand) 0. B. AGRAWAL (India)
DAVID ICKE introduces live coverage of this best-of-nine-frames match from
Bournemouth International Centre.
Commentators TED LOWE
JACK KARNEHM , CLIVE EVERTON Summarisers
JIM MEADOWCROFT , JOHN VIRGO Television presentation
NICK HUNTER , PETER HAYWARD Producer KEITH MACKENZIE
(Coverage continues on BBC2)
with Floella Benjamin
Reg Bolton and Howard Lee join the children of St Paul's School, Salisbury, in their circus, but keep a look out for gorillas. There are a lot on the loose, but they don't frighten Palm and Knuckles - or Floella...
(R)
in Mascot Rumble (R)
by Roald Dahl
Told by Michael Palin for Jackanory
Today: The Great Glass Lift
with Mike Smith
In which a team of 'pupils' from Grange Hill attempts to discover the unusual hobbies of viewers and a celebrity. Designer JANET BUDDEN Producer ALAN RUSSELL
Roger Finn reports on Kid's Aid
Inspired by the success of Band Aid, the pupils of St Benedict's School in Colchester decided they, too, wanted to help relieve the plight of the world's poorest people. Now it has become a nationwide scheme and involves some of television's biggest stars.
A series of 24 programmes Ep 22 by BARRY PURCHESE
Zammo convinces Jackie that he's kicked the habit - but is he telling the truth?
Meanwhile, where's Ant? This week's cast:
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Yabba-dabba-doo! Roll on down to Bedrock to meet that most modern of Stone Age families.
The Missing Bus
Promotion at the quarry passes Fred by yet again, and he takes a new job as a school-bus driver, which quickly proves to be unsuitable for those of a nervous disposition ...
A HANNA-BARBERA production
with Sue Lawley and Nicholas Witchell
followed by Weather News
London Plus, Spotlight Points West,
Look East Look North , South Today North West Tonight Midlands Today
Another melange and macedoine of conversation and entertainment with Terry live from the Television Theatre, with a chance to see two of the entries for A Song for Europe
Director BRUCE MILLAR Producer JON PLOWMAN
Series producers FRANCES WHITAKER and LINO FERRARI
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Starring Les Dawson as the host of the comedy quiz game everyone can play.
Join Les and his celebrities for another show destined to be full of fun and frolics.
Special guests this week are Rory Bremner, Harry Carpenter, Vince Hill, Liz Robertson, Marti Webb, Barbara Windsor
Produced in association with Mark Goodson and Talbot TV Ltd
(Ceefax subtitles)
starring
Fallen Idol
Jason makes a heartfelt confession to Francesca but is caught off guard by Miles and by an emergency at Colby Enterprises. Jeff and Constance search for a way of winning the competency hearing, while Monica looks set to make her name in the recording industry.
Wntten by OLIVER CLARK Directed by HARRY FALK
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with John Humphrys and Andrew Harvey Regional News
Weekend Weather News
JOHN KETTLEY
JUDITH MICHAEL 'S explosive bestseller, adapted for television in two parts.
Stephanie has a husband, two children and a suburban home. Sabrina has a country estate, a chauffeur and a rich lover. When identical twin sisters decide to swap lives for a week, no one could possibly guess at their deception. Telling them apart can be murder!
1: In the seductive glow of a Mediterranean sunset, a yacht explodes into a fireball. It is the tragic end to a wild, jet-set party - and to a dangerous adventure that began three months earlier as an innocent game.
Written by MELVILLE SHAVELSON Directed by ROBERT CHERAULT and MELVILLE SHAVELSON
(Part two tomorrow evening)
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from Geneva, featuring
The Ladies' Free Programme East Germany's
KATARINA witt is hot favourite to retain her title with her third consecutive gold medal. The strongest challenge comes from the Soviet Union with KIRA IVANOVA and ANNA KONDRASHOVA. Canada's
TRACEY WAINMAN and CARYN KADAVY from the United States are real Olympic prospects, but the amazing free-skating ability of Japanese schoolgirl MIDORI rro could steal the show.
British eyes will be focused on SUSAN JACKSON - in the hope of a repeat of her Copenhagen form.
ALAN WEEKS wishes her luck from the commentary box.
TV presentation SSR. SWITZERLAND Producer JM RESIDE
starring Sam Waterston, Jenny Agutter, Tim Pigott-Smith
On the rebound from a dying affair, Ann is swept off her feet by William, an American playwright living in London. But this charming philanderer's unthinking selfishness and numerous affairs prove to be Ann's undoing.
Beryl Bainbridge's script, adapted from her own novel, examines the different perspectives men and women may have on love, sex and desire.
Screenplay by BERYL BAINBRIDGE
Produced by JEREMY watt
Directed by CLAUDE WHATHAM
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