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Close Encounters of the Frog Kind
When the babies try to baby-sit Kermit's nephew Robin they all end up on a wild adventure.
Created for television by JIM HENSON

with Mike Read, Keith Chegwin, Sarah Greene and Vicky Licorish
Mike and the SuperStore gang have a host of guests for you to chat to this morning.
Bringing a touch of magic into the coffee shop is the amazing Paul Daniels. Sports presenter Bob Wilson is calling in on his way to the Grandstand studios.
Esther Rantzen has the latest on the new ChildLine service, set up to help children in trouble or danger. Actor and singer Nick Kamen is in too. Don't forget you can phone the Superstore on [number removed] (lines are open from 8.30 am) and the address for all your letters and tellygrams is: Saturday SuperStore, BBC Television, [address removed]
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12.50 News Summary Weather JOHN KETTLEY

with Jan Leeming ; Weather

Presented by BBC3. Do you need to wear a toupee to succeed in show business? Do rats believe in dentistry? The answers to these questions and many more will be revealed in the Ratcave tonight when Roland meets Dr Hans Q. Krakenspiner from Brussels. Special guest star is Frank Carson. Also starring Darcey de Farcey JAMES SAXON and Maureen McConkey ANNA KAREN
Conceived by DAVID CLARIDGE Written by DAVID CLARIDGE COLIN BOSTOCK-SMTTH BRIAN MARSHALL
Sound KEITH GUNN
LightingNIGEL WRIGHT Designers
GRENVILLE HORNER. DONAL WOODS Produced and directed by MARCUS MORTIMER

starring Noel Edmonds and Mike Smith
Tonight Noel presents the third annual search for Mr Puniverse. Contestants from all over the United Kingdom, the world and one or two other places compete for the most puny award of them all. To vote for Mr Puniverse, dial [number removed] and then dial the number of the contestant you wish to vote for. The whirly wheeler makes a free-fall drop, viewers take up the Golden Gauntlet and lodge a Claim to Fame.
The telephone lines are open from 5.0 pm to 8.0 pm on [number removed] for entrants to both these items. Music comes from Duran Duran and this week's telephone password is 'The world is your lobster, Terry!' Don't forget to watch it live - and you'll love it!

starring Paul Daniels
Play along at home and compete with the contestants who play for and against the clock in this comedy quiz show. Which one of the lucky couples will play the exciting final game where Every Second Counts? Sound MICHAEL MCCARTHY Lighting HENRY BARBER Designer ROGER HARRIS Director TONY NEWMAN Producer DAVID TAYLOR

by Janey Preger

'You've committed professional negligence and I intend to take you to court....'
(Ceefax subtitles)

with Jan Leeming; Weather

Starring Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey, Leigh Taylor-Young

When three beautiful models die in mysterious circumstances, plastic surgeon Larry Roberts is the chief suspect. To clear his name he launches his own investigation. He uncovers a fantastic plot behind the murders, but can he stay alive long enough to prove his innocence?
An ingenious thriller from the director of Coma.

(First showing on British television)
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The last of five dramatised accounts of one of sporting history's most bitter encounters. Starring
After Adelaide there is dismay that an Englishman could break the unwritten laws of the gentleman's game. But the matter has gone beyond the cricket field, and as politicians become involved, history is about to pass judgment on Jardine who travelled 12,000 miles not to win friends, but simply to win.
Written by TERRY HAYES with FRANCINE FINANE
Directed by CARL SCHULTZ
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A Deadly Maze
Jim becomes a guinea-pig when he looks for the neurotic 'wife' of a very cold fish.
Written by JUANITA BARTLETT Directed by WILLIAM WIARD (R)