in Stage Fright
When Leon returns home drunk again, Vivien teaches him a lesson with the help of her amateur dramatic friends. "irected by CHARLES ROBERTS An RKO film
With Frank Bough Sally Magnusson and Jeremy Paxman
Sports news and comments from Sally Jones
Local news and travel
Updates at 7.15, 7.45 and 8.15 Weather forecast from Francis Wilson at 7.25, 7.55 and 8.25
What did you think of last night's television?
Ring Eamonn Holmes on [number removed]
Weather followed by Neighbours
with Robert Kilroy-Silk
Weather followed by Going for Gold
Presented by Henry Kelly
Andy Crane with programme news and birthday greetings followed by Play School
Flash, bang, wallop! Presenters
Liz Watts , Fred Harris
Story: Mr Fox 's Photographs by MARTIN FISHER
Musical director JONATHAN COHEN Director ADRIAN MILLS
Series producer CHRISTINE HEWITT Editor CYNTHIA FELGATE and King Rollo by DAVID MCKEE
Narration Ray Brooks Music DUNCAN LAMONT Animation LEO BELTOFF
Production CUVE JUSTER (R)
with Peter Barkworth Producer RALPH ROLLS
Bob Wellings and Janet Graves round off the week and answer your queries.
Weather followed by Daytime Live with Pamela Armstrong Alan Titchmarsh and Judi Spiers
Start the weekend with the daily action-packed magazine, today featuring more advice for gardeners. Deputy editor SIMON SHAW
Editor STEVE WEDDLE BBC Pebble Mill
with Michael Buerk
Weather IAN MCCASKILL
Jim is a very sad man. Charlene and Scott are caught in a compromising position.
also starring Kent Smith
Dr Richard Talbot 's accidental meeting with nightclub singer Nora Prentiss makes his hitherto well ordered and predictable life seem tedious and dull. But after beginning a clandestine affair, pressures lead to deception, despair and an accusation of murder. Ann Sheridan gives a sensitive performance as a woman drawn into an ill-fated relationship.
Screenplay by n. RICHARD NASH From a story by PAUL WEBSTER and JACK SOBELL
Directed by VINCENT SHERMAN
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Join Margo MacDonald with your news, advice and comment on welfare rights, employment, housing and legal issues.
Produced by BRYN BROOKS
Send your views to: Ask Margo, BBCtv, London W12 8QT
with Andy Crane - starting with Corners
Presented by Simon Davies and Sophie Aldred with Jo Korna
What do germs look like?
How big is the biggest book? Why do birds migrate? Director ALISON STEWART
Series producer ANNE GOBEY Questions to: Corners, BBCtv, London W12 8QT
Texas Pete steals a load of nuts on its way to Planet Polly, but SuperTed comes to the rescue.
With the voices of Derek Griffiths, Jon Pertwee, Victor Spinetti, Melvyn Hayes, Roy Kinnear, Sheila Steafel, Peter Hawkins
(R)
with Steve Blacknell
Matthew Devitt
Gideon Escott Robert Harley Caroline Leddy Carla Mendonca
The Magnificent Three are here at last!
After years of dodging asteroids in outer space, and a place near Altrincham which often gets attacked by asteroids, the Magnificent Three line up with a great new seven-part space adventure! They are joined by the equally galactic Rick Astley , the exceptionally starry guest, and the incredibly cosmic Lenny Henry ! Catch the interplanetary WATT now! 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
More adventures on the Grand Union Canal, and Ant Jones gets sent home.
(For cast see page 56)
(Ceefax subtitles)
Presented by Angela Rippon Two more teams play this evening and hope to become medal winners.
Sue Lawley presents the latest pictures, stories and events of the day from Britain and around the world.
Weather BERNARD DAVEY
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
Join Les and his friends for fun and frolics in another edition of this popular comedy quiz. Les's guests this week are: Cherry Gillespie, Debbie McGee, Duncan Norvelle, Wendy Richard, David Wilkie, Charlie Williams
Produced in association with Mark Goodson and Talbot TV Ltd
(Ceefax subtitles)
starring Ronnie Corbett Ronnie Barker with Alec Bregonzi Rowena Cooper
Rikke Howard , Sam Kelly Michael Redfern
Michael Sharvell-Martin April
Walker RONNIE HAZLEHURST AND
HIS ORCHESTRA
Join Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker in a laughter-filled celebration. Messrs Barker and Corbett have chosen their personal favourites from the many hilarious sketches and songs they have performed together over the years. Wntten by SPIKE MULLINS
DAVID NOBBS , PETER VINCENT GERALD WILEY
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with Debbie Thrower Regional News
Weekend Weather
BERNARD DAVEY
An eight-part series created by ROY CLARKE and Pulaski
6: Tough Guys Don't Blink by GEOFFREY CASE
The latest Pulaski script is terrible - but is scriptwriting as easy as it looks? Larry finds out the hard way.
Pulaski theme performed by THE SHADOWS
Music BRIAN BENNETT
Photography JOHN WALKER Film editor PETER HARRIS
Designer RICHARD MCMANAN SMITH Produced by PAUL KNIGHT Directed by GERRY MILL
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A first showing in Britain of the Danish documentary that won this year's coveted Prix Italia
Twenty-nine-year-old
Leif Hansen was on holiday with his wife and two small children when he had a sudden stroke which totally changed his life - and that of his family.
The film covers four years. It is a remarkable record of how Leif learned to speak to his wife Linda, and the world, through a computer. It is also an account of the dramatic effect the tragedy had on the couple's lives. Director STEN BAADSGAARD
A DANMARKS RADIO production (Postponed from 21 October)
with Jack Lemmon
Lee Grant
Brenda Vaccaro
Joseph Cotten
Olivia de Havilland Darren McGavin
Christopher Lee and James Stewart
An elaborate plan to hijack a 747 jumbo jet carrying a cargo of art treasures goes smoothly into action.
Having gained control of the aircraft the hijackers fly low, but when an off-shore oil platform looms up out of the darkness, there is no time to avoid a collision ...
Screenplay by MICHAEL SCHEFF. DAVID SPECTOR Produced by WILLIAM FRYE Directed by JERRY JAMESON
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