with Frank Bough and Debbie Greenwood
Newsreader Sue Carpenter
Timetable:
The weather from Francis Wilson at 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25 and 8.55
Regional news and travel information from around the country at 6.57, 7.27, 7.57, 8.27
Including this morning:
Denise Robertson and Sally Hawkins help with personal problems; Alan Titchmarsh demonstrates his gardening ideas: and there's another recipe from Glynn Christian.
The runaway train came over the hill
And she blew
Presenter Fred Harris Guest Jane Hardy
Story: The Steam Train Crew by ANDREW AND JANET MCLEAN
with Richard Whitmore and Sue Carpenter
News Headlines with subtitles
Weather News MICHAEL FISH
A See-Saw programme
by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate
(R)
Whizz gives Voice the update on life at Homebase Control. When he hears about the muddle that they are in he sets Whizz some puzzles that might help her sort it out.
(R) (Next episode tomorrow at 3.55 pm)
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels travel to a distant island to answer an urgent call for help. (R)
with Paul Jones
Round two of this week's knockout quiz. Can today's challenger unseat yesterday's champion?
by BOB BLOCK
More madness when the Meaker's cellar is occupied by a friendly fire-breathing dragon - and the Perkins's every wish is made to come true by the lovely Susie Starlight ! Dobbin, the pantomime horse
Devised by BOB BLOCK
Incidental music JONATHAN COHEN Film director DAVID CRICHTON Producer JEREMY SWAN (R)
Book, Rentaghost Rules, £1.25 from booksellers
An adventure film series.
A young refugee is on the run.
(Nat part on Friday at 5.10 pm)
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Yabba-dabba-do! Roll on down to Bedrock to meet that most modern of Stone Age families.
The Sweepstake Ticket Fred and Barney are convinced that the big money has finally come their way in the shape of a winning lottery ticket, but there's just one problem - where is the ticket?
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
Noel Edmonds begins his nationwide search to find the Telly Addict Family of 1986. Last year's winners, the Pains, were undefeated for
15 weeks. Will the Thomsons from Edinburgh or the Beards from Stroud be the new champions?
Producer JOHN G. SMITH
Executive producer JOHN KING BBC Pebble Mill
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by Gilly Fraser.
'When did you ever see an East End wedding in that clobber?'
(Ceefax Subtitles)
Written by Joe Boyle
Starring Stephen McGann as Tex, David Albany as Lenny, Jake Abraham as Davva
Why is Liverpool's famous nude statue called Dicky Lewis? Who makes the Incredible Hulk look like Andy Pandy? How did a famous statuette get into a box of turkey-flavoured custard powder? Follow the exploits of Tex, Lenny and Davva all will be revealed.
BBC Manchester
(Ceefax subtitles)
Julia Somerville and Andrew Harvey present the day's news with BBC teams at home and abroad Regional News Weather News
The Z Team written by ANTHONY COUCH
At the bottom of the heap again, Robby Box will do anything for money. He'll even teach his friends to play poker!
Photography PAUL V. WHEELER Film editor JOHN STRICKLAND Producer TERENCE WILLIAMS Director JEREMY SUMMERS
* CEEFAX SUBTITLES
with Barry Norman
The programme that keeps in touch with the cinema
Michael Caine has been an outstandingly successful screen actor for over 20 years. His output remains prolific. Hannah and Her Sisters, directed by Woody Allen , is playing to full houses and two more films, Mona Lisa and Sweet Liberty are released this month. Barry Norman talks to him about his career successes and failures on the set of The
Whistle Blower yet another of his films to be released this year. Aliens the follow-up to Alien has been one of this summer's hits in America.
Sigourney Weaver returns as Warrant Officer Ripley, who is sent on a mission back to the planet to seek out and destroy the deadly creatures. Director BRUCE THOMPSON Producer JANE LUSH
Seven programmes presented by Judith Hann. 6: Cooking for Children
If you think healthy food has to be brown and boring you're in for a big surprise.
In today's programme Judith meets three cooks, all parents themselves, who know well how fussy children can be about food and who have good ideas for tempting them away from junk food to healthy alternatives. Evelyn Findlater Carole Handslip and Caroline Waldegrave have tried out all today's recipes on their own children and won the magic seal of approval.
Director CLARE BRICSTOCKE Producer JENNY ROGERS (R)
Starring Lee Horsley as Matt Houston, Pamela Hensley as C.J. Parsons, Lincoln Kilpatrick as Det Lt Hoyt
The celebrations at a birthday party for Houston's father, Bill, turn into concern when the old man is hospitalised after a heart attack, and then panic when a psychopathic killer leaves a clue as to his next victim - Bill Houston.
