with Frank Bough and Selina Scott
Timetable:
News on the hour and half hour read by Sue Carpenter
Weather 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 This morning's papers reviewed at 8.37
Including this morning:
Zoe's View - Breakfast Time's teenage correspondent
Zoe Brown files her latest report; and Richard Smith takes your medical calls on [number removed]
There's Welsh magic today! A daffodil takes Jemima to meet Ruth Madoc , who casts a witch's spell.
Presenter Wayne Jackman Guests Ruth Madoc and Elizabeth Watts
Story: Cousin Blodwyn's Visit by A. VESEY
with Frances Coverdale and Moira Stuart
News Headlines with subtitles
Weather News JOHN KETTLEY
with Paul Coia and Marian Foster
Today, how to turn four mime artists into a cast of thousands. The deliciously irreverent Trestle Theatre Company visit the foyer.
Hilary James offers more Sew Easy advice.
A See-Saw programme
Look out for grabbing crabs when you put your left arm in - down at the seaside today!
With Carol Chell and Don Spencer
(R)
Songs from this series on BBC record and cassette REC/ZCM 557 from retailers
Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship
The players had a morning free and, with only two first-round matches still to be finished, DAVID icke looks at the highs and lows, the ups and downs of the matches played so far with some of the personalities involved.
At 2.30 DAVID VINE introduces Snooker Break, in which the experts answer the questions and explain the problems besetting viewers who have written to them, as well as talking about and examining anything to do with the game and its history.
with Floella Benjamin and Robin Stevens
Floella gets mixed up with muddled mirrors and meets a meddlesome mini-Fribble - and if you can say that quickly, you should have no trouble with the tongue-twisters set by the children of Holman Hunt School!
Laurel and Hardy take some 'smashing' pictures with an old camera in Shutter Bugged
A serial in 13 episodes from a story by JOAN EADINGTON
Part 6 by VALERIE GEORGESON Kites and rabbits don't have much in common - except for Jonny. (R)
The Odyssey is damaged by meteors and its Iris needs repairs. If they can collect some emerald from a nearby green planet, perhaps the Iris can be mended. They find some strange winged people on the planet and huge flowers growing everywhere. Ulysses seems more interested in these flowers than in getting back to the Odyssey ...
with Simon Groom, Janet Ellis and Peter Duncan
Great Scott!
Captain Scott's famous ice-breaker Discovery hit the headlines when she made her final journey to Dundee. Simon reports on the precision engineering and split-second timing that ensured the success of the mission and follows her progress to Scotland.
(Ceefax subtitles)
with Robbie Vincent and Angharad Mair
Can you match up to the Go for It! challenge?
Follow the Bull family from Usk, South Wales, as they try to improve their health and fitness.
Kim Wilde shows how she keeps in trim.
Film director PAUL SIMONS Producer DAVID WILLIAMS Editor DAVID CORDINGLEY
* CEEFAX SUBTITLES
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
South Today, Points West Look East, Look North North West Tonight Midlands Today
by Tony Bilbow.
'Look at it! Sparkling like a little star'.
(Ceefax Subtitles)
with Peter Macann , Maggie Philbin , Howard Stableford and Judith Hann , bringing you the new and fantastic from the world of science - including the latest developments in the news This Week. Producers
DANA PURVIS , MARTIN FREETH
CYNTHIA PAGE . MARTIN MORTIMORE Studio director JULIE HARRUP Editor RICHARD REISZ
Bill Beaumont and Emlyn Hughes captain two teams of sporting celebrities. Their guests this week include: the reigning
Commonwealth Games 800m champion athlete, Kirsty McDermott ; from winter sports, Britain's most successful downhill skier,
Martin Bell ; the Chelsea and England striker,
Kerry Dixon ; and one of golf s Ryder Cup heroes, the reigning PGA Champion, Paul Way.
David Coleman questions their knowledge of the faces, facts and feats. Director JOHN TAIT
Producer MIKE ADLEY BBC Manchester
* CEEFAX SUBTITLES
with Julia Somerville and John Humphrys Regional News Weather News
The programme that asks you, the viewer, to turn crimefighter.
With Nick Ross and Sue Cook.
On the Sunday before Christmas, Dyfed Police were called to a fire at Scoveston Park. As the house blazed, Richard and Helen Thomas, brother and sister, lay dead inside, killed, not by the fire, but by a shot-gun. Police need help to solve a tragic mystery.
The parents of Susan Maxwell and Caroline Hogg have waited four and three years respectively to discover who murdered their daughters. Scottish police believe it's not too late for Crimewatch viewers to help.
Nick Ross and Sue Cook, along with detectives, are waiting for your calls.
Police officers David Hatcher and Helen Phelps report from the Incident Desk. If you can help, call Crimewatch on [number removed] anytime from 9.30 pm until midnight.
(Crimewatch Update at 11.10pm)
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The weekly opportunity for the general public to pose the questions and debate the answers with those in power, those who seek it and those who influence events.
Among the guests with Sir Robin Day this evening are: The Rt Hon John Moore , MP John Edmonds Alex Carlile , MP Director ANN MORLEY
Producer ANNA CARRAGHER Editor BARBARA MAXWELL
Developments and reminders from the Crimewatch team. Police forces across the country will have been taking calls and some squads may already be acting on information received.
Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship
Cliff Thorburn , the number 3 seed, is expected by many to fight his way to the final this year, and after his successful season so far he has the confidence to win his second world title. He is expected to beat Bill Werbeniuk tonight. DENNIS TAYLOR was also expected to begin his second match in defence of his title - probably against JOE JOHNSON.
DAVID VINE expects to introduce highlights of both matches from Sheffield.
