Unlucky Dog
An RKO film
with Frank Bough and Sally Magnusson in London and James Cox at the Labour Party Conference
What did you think of last night's television? Ring Susan Rae and Natalie Anglesey on [number removed](Answers to your comments at
12.30pm)
Live coverage from Brighton of the closing section of Conference.
Commentators Sir Robin Day
David Dimbleby with Nick Clarke including at
10.00* News and Weather
Andy Crane with programme news and your birthday greetings followed by Play School
Presenters Stuart Bradley and Elizabeth Watts Story: Junk Shop Jim by FRED HARRIS
Musical director RICHARD BROWN Photographer JOHN JEFFORD Producer CHRISTINE HEWITT Director FAY WOOLF
Editor CYNTHIA FELGATE (R)
with Diana Quick
Further coverage of the closing section of Conference from Brighton including at 12.00* News and Weather
Susan Rae and Eamonn Holmes round off the week and answer your queries.
Weather BERNARD DAVEY
Zoe's loyalties are divided.
Starring Gene Kelly with Kathryn Grayson, Mary Astor, John Boles
In this lavish MGM musical extravaganza, Gene Kelly stars as a US army private who falls for the Colonel's daughter. It features one of the dancer's most celebrated novelty numbers, using a mop and broom as a partner.
and the MGM star parade: MICKEY ROONEY, JUDY GARLAND, RED SKELTON, ELEANOR POWELL, ANN SOTHERN, LUCILLE BALL, VIRGINIA O'BRIEN, FRANK MORGAN, LENA HORNE, MARSHA HUNT, MARILYN MAXWELL, DONNA REED, MARGARET O'BRIEN, JUNE ALLYSON, GLORIA DEHAVEN, JOHN CONTE, SARA HADEN, DON LOPER, MAXINE BARRAT, KAY KYSER AND HIS ORCHESTRA, BOB CROSBY AND HIS ORCHESTRA, BENNY CARTER AND HIS BAND, THE MGM DANCING GIRLS AND JOSE ITURBI
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Andy Crane - starting with
Corners
Presented by Sophie Aldred and Simon Davies with Jo Korna
What is green and sits in a Corner? Why are bubbles always round? And how do ships float?
Questions to: Corners, [address removed]
(R)
with Steve Blacknell, Matthew Devitt, Gideon Escott, Robert Harley, Caroline Leddy, Carla Mendonca
Guest J. J. Waller
Re-arrange HAWT into a well-known word and you have WHAT, which is not the same as WATT which, when re-arranged, means great music, great comedy, great surprises and great Shakin' Stevens, RAGET re-arranged is GREAT which is what WATT is. Watch WATT for great viewing.
Executive producer CHRISTOPHER PILKINGTON
Assistant producer VICKY PILE
Designer MEL BIBBY
Director DAVID CRICHTON
Producer TREVOR MCCALLUM
by Barry Purchese
A series of 24 programmes
Banksie has doubts about his new CPVE course.
(R) (Ceefax subtitles)
Proudly presented by BBC3. Darcey's long-lost brother Luigi Marcello de Farcey pays a visit to the Ratcave, and causes more than a little trouble for the beloved team of rodents in their multi-million pound hideaway deep below King's Cross station. Music in the Ratcave performed by the brilliant
Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Plus special guest star, the wonderful Alexei Sayle , the dashing Darcey de Farcey (James Saxon) and Maureen McConkey (Anna Karen).
Conceived by DAVID CLARIDGE
Written by DAVID CLARIDGE, COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH, BRIAN MARSHALL Produced and directed by MARCUS MORTIMER
(R)
BBC record and cassette: Living Legend/Roland Rat, REB/ZCF 614 from retailers
from the BBC newsroom - the latest pictures, stories and events of the day from Britain and around the world.
Weather JOHN KETTLEY
London Plus, Spotlight Points West, Look East Look North, South Today
North West Tonight Midlands Today
Join Terry and his guests for conversation and entertainment live from the Television Theatre.
Starring Les Dawson
Les welcomes you to another edition of the comedy quiz game full of fabulous prizes. His special guests this week are Jim Bowen, Linda Davidson, John Junkin, Rustie Lee, Linda Lusardi, Paul Shane
(Ceefax subtitles)
Starring Ronnie Barker Ronnie Corbett
with John Cleese, John Harvey, Paul Lily, Julia McKenzie, Kate O'Mara, Wesley Peskno, Josephine Tewson
RONNIE HAZLEHURST AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Join Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett in a laughter-filled celebration of their
21-year association. Messrs Barker and Corbett have chosen their personal favourites from the many hilarious sketches and songs they have performed together over the years. Written by RONNIE BARKER, BARRY CRYER, IAN DAVIDSON, DAVID NOBBS, DAVID RENWICK, PETER VINCENT, GERALD WILEY
Videos: The Best of the Two Ronnies, BBCV 4004 By the Sea and The Picnic, starring the two Ronnies, BBCV/B 7024 Available from retailers
* CEEFAX SUBTITLES
from the BBC newsroom The day's news with BBC teams at home and abroad.
Regional News
Weekend Weather
JOHN KETTLEY
by Roy Clarke
An eight-part series starring David Andrews as Larry Summers and Pulaski
and Caroline Langrishe as Kate Smith and Briggsy
Featuring the on- and off-screen adventures of a television detective.
Feature: page 9
(Ceefax subtitles)
The longest-running arts series on British television began 20 years ago this month. Jonathan Miller, one of the earliest contributors to Omnibus, takes a journey through the series' archive. In more than 400 programmes the Omnibus has ranged from biography to drama, and has featured extended interviews with most of the major names in the world of arts and entertainment.
Tonight's plunder from the archive includes sequences from films about figures from the past such as John Donne, Anna Pavlova and Charlie Chaplin as well as extracts from interviews with Dame Edith Evans, David Bowie, Graham Greene, Morecambe and Wise and many more.
Editors KEVIN HINCHEY, ROBERT BROWN
Executive producer DIANA LASHMORE
Producers JILL EVANS. PATCHY WHEATLEY
starring Cornel Wilde, Yaphet Kotto
Searching for treasure in the Caribbean, Jim Carnahan and his crew discover a sunken wreck guarded by sharks.
They eventually bring up a massive amount of gold and coins - only to have their boat seized by a gang of vicious escaped convicts.
Written, produced and directed by CORNEL WILDE
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