Mike Smith and Debbie Greenwood present a special Grand National edition.
Guest of the day at Aintree is comedian Tom O'Connor. 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 at 8.15;
Glynn's Barrow - weekend shopping and price advice from Glynn Christian;
Alan Titchmarsh answers your weekend gardening queries on [number removed]; plus Steve Blacknell with his regular Friday round-up of pop news and gossip.
Roland's great mixture of entertainment continues, and as the fame of the rodent station grows, fans clamour for more and surprise guests drop in. Rat Timetable*
9.20 Lassie
Superstitious Canyon
In the deserts of Arizona, near the famous Superstition Mountain, the Forest Rangers find a sick old man and rush him to hospital. They leave
Lassie to guard the old man's beloved donkey Emily from the wild animals of the desert. (R)
9.45 Why Don't You... ?
Games, tricks, puzzles and posers presented by the Belfast gang. Sing along with an Irish steel band and thrill to the chase in a home-made movie.
Producer BRIAN willis Series producer PETER CHARLTON
10.15 Handles by JAN MARK
Told by Brian Cant for Jackanory
Today: More Marrows Illustrations JIM RUSSELL
Producer ANGELA BEECHING Adapted and directed by PHILLAPPA GILES (R)
10.30 Play School What's in a box, What's inside?
Presenter Sheelagh Gilbey Guest Ben Thomas
Story: Wrapping by SUSAN EAMES
Musical director MICHAEL OMER Percussion ALAN GRAHAME
Series producer BARBARA RODDAM Editor CYNTHIA FELGATE (R) plus the amazing mountie - Dudley Do-Right
*If Roland doesn Htalk too much.
with Richard Whitmore and Moira Stuart
News headlines with subtitles
Weather News MICHAEL FISH
with Paul Coia , Marian Foster and Bob Langley
This week Peter Seabrook returns to the site of this year's garden festival in Stoke, and Leslie Kenton in her Positive Health series examines the way our electromagnetic environment may be affecting our health.
A See-Saw programme
(R)
A See-Saw programme with Brian Cant. (R)
The 1986 Seagram
Grand National Meeting
Last year, for the first time, the Grand National fences were used on all three days of the meeting.
So successful was the experiment in terms of spectacular racing and attendances that it has been made a permanent feature.
2.35 Tattersalls Mares 'Chase Final (2 1/2m)
3.10 The Glenlivet Hurdle (2m)
The 40-1 Daily Express
Triumph Hurdle winner, Solar Cloud, competes to confirm his status as Britain's top 4-year-old hurdler.
Introduced by JULIAN WILSON Commentators
PETER O'SULLEVAN
RICHARD PITMAN. JOHN HANMER Producer FRED VINER
(Coverage continues on BBC2)
with Floella Benjamin, Jacqueline Leavy and Howard Lee
Floella gets more than she bargained for from the children in the karate class at Aston Villa Sports Centre. Jackie Leavy, the Olympic gymnast, shows her up as well and Knuckles can't even twirl a ribbon without knocking himself over! (R)
in Milk Run Mayhem and Feline Fugitive (R)
by DOROTHY EDWARDS Told by Thora Hird for Jackanory
Illustrations SHIRLEY HUGHES Designer CHRIS SEAGERS
Producer ANGELA BEECHING Adapted and directed by CHRISTINE SECOMBE
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
by Chris Barlas
A six-part comedy series
Superstardom beckons - but for whom? Sandy dreams of it, George dreads it, while all their mum wants is to fix it for someone. Dad plans to open the Seaview Private
Hotel on time - who's going to be roped in for the painting?
(R)
Social Climbers
Wilma and Betty talk their way into invitations for
Bedrock's Ambassador's Ball and decide that their husbands must go to charm school to brush up their social graces.
with Nicholas Witchell and Andrew Harvey followed by Weather News
Built in 1903; roughcast; described as baroque with touches of art nouveau.... is there something Terry hasn't told us? No, it's the only monument in Shepherd's Bush that's both a listed building and an edifice dedicated to live entertainment. Join Terry in his historic home.
Director MICHAEL LEGGO Producer JON PLOWMAN Series producers
FRANCES WHITAKER , LINO FERRARI
Tom O'Connor again opens the file on five extraordinary people. Trying to solve the riddles this week are
Jan Leeming , Derek Jameson
Anneka Rice and Barry Cryer.
Among the contestants are parachutist Mike Bolton , who recalls an amazing escape in the air, and Barry Cryer gets a shock as he is joined by special guest Lonnie Donegan and the dustmen of Harrow. Presented by arrangement with MARK GOODSON and TALBOT TV LTD Lighting JOHN GREEN Sound KEITH GUNN
Designer MARTIN CHILDS Director PETER FITTON
Producer TIM MARSHALL
* CEEFAX SUBTITLES
starring
The Letter
Sable flies off to an art auction in New York and Jason follows Francesca to
London. Both meet with more than they had bargained for.
Meanwhile, Adam Carrington arrives in Los Angeles bringing a ray of hope for Constance and some very disturbing news for Jeff. Written by WILLIAM BAST and PAUL HUSON Directed by DON MEDFORD
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John Humphrys and Frances Coverdale present the day's news with BBC teams at home and abroad
Regional News
Weekend Weather News
MICHAEL FISH
Dramatised in three parts by ANDREW CARR based on Man from Moscow by GREVILLE WYNNE with 1: Wynne establishes business contacts with the Eastern bloc countries.
... as drama. Wynne and Penkovsky had just about everything: the robust feeling of authenticity, sturdy narrative thrust, and a 1984 whiff to chill the bones. (DAILY TELEGRAPH) This true-life espionage drama is a gem. (THE WALL STREET JOURNAL) Music composed and conducted by JIM PARKER
Producer INNES LLOYD Director PAUL SEED (R)
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Starring Robert Ryan, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Aldo Ray, Lea Massari
Antoine is on the run - from a band of gypsies who hold him responsible for the deaths of their children in a plane crash. His presence at a shooting in Montreal leads him to be taken hostage by a gang who are planning a final grand caper. Tension mounts as the gypsies close in on their country retreat and Antoine is compelled to turn criminal.
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