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In which they make a flying machine.
(R)
The family of monsters that live in Loch Ness.
Her High-Ness, Sporty-Ness, Clever-Ness, Ferocious-Ness and all the others have always had one strict rule - 'never speak to humans' - until the day comes when Baby-Ness Gets the Measles
with the voices of Susan Sheridan, Peter Hawkins (R)
A live, action-packed mixture of entertainment and ideas presented by Mark Curry and Cheryl Baker
Hi-speed Gaz ! - Gary Davies takes control of a superfast powerboat on the calm waters of London's dockland - and he takes the Picture
Show cameras with him. Has this man no fear?
All summer long, hordes of hopeful hoofers have been trying to claim the top prize in a Blackpool talent contest - Mark and Cheryl get involved with the judging and take the winner for a day out.
The circus is in town! - but with a difference - take your seat at the ringside and thrill to the antics of Circus Senso. Fast-rising star Owen Paul had a summer hit with 'Favourite waste of time'. Will he conquer the charts with his new single this autumn? Watch this morning and see what you think. Plus! The best cartoons, competitions, features, jokes and surprise star guests.
Executive producer CRISPIN EVANS
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including at 1.0 pm News Summary
Weather News John Kettley
with Jan Leeming
Weather News
BBC3 proudly presents Roland Rat Superstar - big budget, expensive sets and two years in the making. They said it could never be done - and they were right. All the great showbiz stars have been begging to appear in this major new series set in the Ratcave. Also Roland's sensational new glamorous all-girl dance-troupe The Sewer Sensation make their debut.
Guest appearances by Darcey de Farcey
Maureen McConkey
Iris and Freddy (Roland's mum and dad)
Fergie the Ferret Colin the Flea and of course the usual bunch of idiots: Kevin the Gerbil Errol the Hamster
Glenis the Guinea-Pig and Little Reggie
Star guests include Sylvester Stallone Margaret Thatcher
Tim Brooke-Taylor and Samantha Fox
Conceived by DAVID CLARIDGE Written by DAVID CLARIDGE
COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH , JOHN LANGDON SEAN CARSON and DAVID TOMLINSON Sound ALAN MACHIN
Lighting PETER CATLETT
Designer GRENVILLE HORNER
Executive producer MICHAEL HURLL Produced and directed by MARCUS MORTIMER
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Noel Edmonds presents a special edition of his television quiz to raise the curtain on a series of Telly Addicts.
Pauline, Dot, Kelvin and Lofty of Albert Square challenge Ken, Jan, Avril and Charles of the boatyard in the battle of the BBC 'soaps'.
Join the fun - pit your wits against the TV stars in the show that stars TV. Producer JOHN G. SMITH
Executive producer JOHN KING BBC Pebble Mill
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starring Paul Daniels
Play along at home in a new series of this comedy quiz.
The couples compete for and against the clock in the game that gives them the answers - and they must decide whether or not they're correct - leading up to the exciting final game where the winning couple finds that Every Second Counts.
Produced in association with TALBOTTVLTDand
GROUP W PRODUCTIONS
Sound MICHAEL MCCARTHY Lighting BILL MILLAR
Designer DAVID BUCKINGHAM Director TONY NEWMAN Producer DAVID TAYLOR
starring
Russ Abbot special guest star Les Dennis featuring
Bella Emberg and Maggie Moone
Tom Bright , Suzy Aitchison Gordon Kennedy
A mad psychiatrist, a flamboyant gangster, smooth-singing Julio Doubleglasias and Basildon Bond all add up to create a show that is certainly 'From Russ with Laughs'. Popular, well-known characters mix with new ones in a fun-packed half hour. Written by BARRY CRYER. NEIL SHAND. COLIN BOSTOCKSMITH. PETER ROBINSON BILL NAYLOR , DICK VOSBURGH
PAUL MINETT and BRIAN LEVESON Script associates
BARRY CRYER and NEIL SHAND
Musical director ALYN AINSWORTH Choreographer TUDOR DAVIES
Sound supervisor LAURIE TAYLOR Lighting directors
DICKIE HIGHAM and ALAN JEFFERY Designer CHRIS HULL Produced and directed by JOHN BISHOP
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by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin
First of a 15-part series
Saturday evening in the Casualty Department of Holby City Hospital. It's a routine shift for the eight heroes - then there's an explosion at the docks.
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(Ceefax subtitles)
Continuing a season of films new to television. Tonight starring Kirk Douglas
Farrah Fawcett-Majors Harvey Keitel
Adam and Alex, research workers on Titan, one of the moons of Saturn, have their peaceful existence disturbed by the arrival from earth of 'Captain James' and his cargo of a helper robot. Unknown to them their visitor is in fact Benson, a psychotic killer who has hijacked the spacecraft in which he arrives.
Benson is dangerous enough on his own, but his construction of a huge Demi-God' robot, programmed from his own brain, introduces a terrifying new piece into the game.
Screenplay by MARTIN AMIS
Based on a story by JOHN BARRY Produced and directed by STANLEY DONEN
(First showing on British television)
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Jan Leeming ; Weather News
by Tom Sharpe
Dramatised in six parts by Malcolm Bradbury
2: Appalled by the riot in Worford and under pressure from the Prime Minister, the Ministry send a troubleshooter to conduct negotiations. Dundridge arrives to be faced with more than he bargained for.
Producer Kvgeny Gridneff Director Roger Bamfori
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Mr Dundridge is sent to Worford by the Ministry after the riot at the planning enquiry, but Lady Maud and Sir Giles have different plans for the motorway route.
starring Will Sampson Monte Markham
A bank is raided and a guard murdered in an isolated Arizona town.
The local police patrol - a Navajo Indian and his partner - along with an FBI agent set off in pursuit of the gang. On the hazardous mountain terrain a battle commences, the guerillatrained robbers versus the cunning of the Navajo.
Screenplay by SAM H. ROLFE
From a novel by BRIAN GARFIELD Produced by FREDERIC BAUM Directed by LEE H. KATZIN
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