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Bank Holiday Monday begins with Frank Bough 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
News, weather and travel from local BBC studios at
6.57, 7.27, 7.57, 8.27
Sports news at 7.20 and 8.20 Including this morning:
Ken Livingstone in his office on his last day as leader of the GLC; Lynn Faulds Wood has news and reports from the consumer unit;
Steve Blacknell offers the last word from the pop world;
Russell Grant predicts what the Bank Holiday stars have in store; and Anne Robinson presents her TV choice.
Roland is back to brighten up a second great week and add something extra to the holiday mornings.
Plus Commander McBragg, and Rocky and Bullwinkle. Rat timetable*
9.20 Lassie. A New Horizon
Lassie tries to get help when Scott is trapped underwater while scuba-diving with a young oceanographer. (R)
9.45 Why Don't You ... ?
Introducing The Adventures of Bungalow Holmes and a tip about a tip.
Producer HILARY MURPHY
Series producer PETER CHARLTON
Today 's recipe is on Ceefax page 183
10.15 Handles by JAN MARK Told by Brian Cant for
Jackanory Erica Timperley , city girl and motor-bike buff, is all set to spend her summer holidays messing around with The Crowd in the multi-storey car park. But Mum has got a surprise for her ...
Today: The Peacock (R)
10.30 Play School
Presenter Sheelagh Gilbey Guest Ben Thomas
Story: The Most Wonderful Egg in the World by HELME HEINE (R)
* Subject to Roland's watch
The Marry-Go-Round and Spinach v Hamburger
starring Roy Tatum Edie Kramer
The spectacular and beautiful Tennessee mountains provide the setting for this colourful family film. Wildlife photographer Eric Whyle is worried that his beloved North Woods - an area of outstanding natural beauty and teeming with wildlife - is being threatened by unscrupulous developers, unthinking tourists and evil poachers. Enough is enough: Eric decides to fight back. The film features a host of wildlife performers, including bears, a dog, and Bandito, the famous racoon from the Wilderness Family films. Racoon BANDITO with DAVID EIDSON. BILL DIAL
GEORGEANNE BOHLING
GWENDOLYN MASON
MILTON BELLAH , LOUIS FOX and GLENN GRAY
Produced by GEORGE P. MACRENARIS Written and directed by ROBERT RECTOR
(First showing on British television)
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with Richard Whitmore
News Headlines with subtitles
Weather News MICHAEL FISH
A See-Saw programme
by Julie Holder
The Flumps all have a secret which they tell Posey to 'keep under her hat'. But where's her hat? (R)
My Little Bukaroo
by ANDREW SACHS and JOHN DOWNER
A revised edition of a spectacular adventure set in the jungle of a garden flowerbed. With
Visitors from the artificial planet Orbito return through time to the Earth of today.
They have a problem - they are less than an inch tall.
Seen from their viewpoint, it's a world of creatures of horrifying proportions, where giant spiders weave terrible traps, earwigs tend golden eggs and even the garden tortoise provides an unconventional ride.
Radiophonic music by ELIZABETH PARKER
Lighting CEDRIC RICH
Designer STEPHEN BROWNSEY Photography ALAN HEYWARD Produced and directed by JOHN DOWNER. BBC Bristol (R)
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starring John Wayne Claudia Cardinale Rita Hayworth
When American circus owner Matt Masters decides to take his show on a tour of Europe, he has a secret, romantic reason for the trip. A disastrous accident destroys the circus in Barcelona, but after a spectacular gallop along the Champs-Elysees with a runaway stagecoach, Matt is back in business and once more on the road to romance.
Screenplay by BEN HECHT.
JULIAN HARVEY and JAMES EDWARD GRANT Produced by SAMUEL BRONSTON Directed by HENRY HATHAWAY
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The Hewlett-Packard ASA
National Short Course Championships from Barnet Copthall Pool,
Hendon. A chance to see the swimmers in form at the first National Championships of Commonwealth Games year. Last year ADRIAN MOORHOUSE (City of Leeds) swam a world's best time of 60.58 in the 100m breaststroke final, KEVIN BOYD (Borough of Tyneside) won two golds, a silver and a bronze, and SARAH HARDCASTLE
(Southend) won three finals. Commentators ALAN WEEKS and HAMILTON BLAND Producer ALASTAIR SCOTT
Richard Whitmore ; Weather
The traditional Easter look at the world of Walt Disney. Introduced by Mike Smith Films include: Bambi, Pinocchio, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Journey of Natty Gann, Monkeys Go Home, The Wuzzles and Cinderella.
From the Big Top at Torbay Stu Francis introduces a spectacular line-up of international circus acts. From Hungary: the Dunai with an exciting display of riding and juggling skills. Poland: the Five Bareja on the Russian trampoline and the amazing acrobatics of the Seven Studniewski.
South Africa: the Survivors with a daring cradle act. France: a hilarious knockabout comedy team, the Swing Brothers. Great Britain: Ringmaster Norman Barrett and his budgies. On the sensational Wheel of Death, Freddy and Wayne. And Pierre Picton and his crazy car.
With the CIRCUS ORCHESTRA conducted by BURT RHODES and commentary by Richard Skinner
Sound MIKE JOHNSTONE and BRIAN CLARK
Lighting DEREK FAWLEY
Designer RICHARD MCMANAN-SMITH Produced and directed by BOB WILD
Bank Holiday frolicks and fun direct from the hallowed portals of the Shepherd's Bush Empire.
starring Bob Monkhouse
Deborah from south London Adrian from Merseyside Maxine from York and Chris from Surrey are each representing individual local charities for which they will gain cash for every bingo number lit. One of them will then go forward and attempt to win a golden holiday. Game devised by TERRY MARDELL and DAVID MOORE Sound JOHN DELANY
Lighting PETER WESSON
Designer MARTIN COLLINS Director GEOFF MILES Producer JOHN BISHOP
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with Richard Whitmore Regional News Weather News
Part two of a major five-part series chronicling the birth of Christianity.
The Jews in Jerusalem are bitterly divided by the new beliefs that are sweeping the city. Before long this division turns to bloodshed, in a campaign of persecution led by the ruthless Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus.
The senile Tiberius finally leaves Capri for Rome, accompanied by his nephew, Caligula, whose madness becomes more outrageous and deadly by the day. The old Emperor will never reach his destination...
(For cast see Easter Day, page 34. Part 3 next Sunday evening)
(Ceefax subtitles)
Introduced by Jimmy Hill A bonus for your holiday.
Action highlights from two Canon League matches affecting the First Division championship. Commentators
JOHN MOTSON
BARRY DAVIES
Series producer JOHN SHREWSBURY Editor BOB ABRAHAMS
REO Speedwagon
Tonight's programme in this series of concerts from around the world, features the band who named themselves after the designer of the Cadillac, in highlights from a performance last year at the Kemper Arena, Kansas City.
Introduced by Anne Nightingale
Director PAUL FRIEDMAN Television presentation TOM CORCORAN