in Do or Diet
Edgar is convinced by the family that he has to lose weight. But exercise can be poison to the system.
Directed by HAL YATES
An RKO film
with Frank Bough Sally Magnusson and Jeremy Paxman
Reports from Bill Neely Peter Marshall
Mike Stewart
Mark Easton , Gail Foley Margaret Gilmore and James Cox
with Eamonn Holmes
The early edition of the programme where you, the viewer, set the agenda.
(Answers to your comments 11.00am)
Weather followed by Neighbours
Every day, the issues you are talking about are discussed by Robert Kilroy-Silk and an informed studio audience.
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Andy Crane with programme news and birthday greetings followed by Play School Take a book
Open it up Have a look
What do you see?
Presenter Carol Chell Guest Stuart Bradley
Story: The Jolly Postman, or Other People's Letters by JANET AND ALLAN AHLBERG and Willo the Wisp The Midas Touch with the voices of Kenneth Williams
Written and directed by NICK SPARGO (R)
with Gary Watson
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Join the team who bring you Britain's brightest magazine live from Pebble Mill. Today Floella Benjamin has more advice for young mothers in 'Benjamin's Babies'.
with Michael Buerk
Weather IAN MCCASKILL
The street says farewell to Andrea, Bradley and Jack.
Hosted by Henry Kelly
With six contestants left, who is going to be today's winner?
starring
Money Talks
Passion and romance hit Knots Landing as Abby begins an affair with Greg and Ben falls in love with Val, while Gary invites Cathy to the ranch.
Written by PETER DUNNE
Directed by NICHOLAS SGARRO
starring and Happy Anniversary
When it's your 17th wedding anniversary and your husband is on the other side of the world, you wait for a telephone call - and wait, and wait ... Written by LINDA MARSH and MARGIE PETERS Directed by ASAAD KELADA (R)
Selina Scott , Jeff Banks and Caryn Franklin , with the best-dressed show on television which today takes the experts to
Northumberland to help the pupils of King Edward VI
School in Morpeth put on a fashion show. And the preliminary judging gets under way of the thousands of entries in The Clothes ShowjAero Knitting Competition.
Producer ROGER CASSTLES BBC Pebble Mill
Andy Crane - starting with
Fireman Sam: Flat Tyre
Trevor's flat tyre causes more than delays to Pontypandy's bus service, even though Sam steps in to help.
by Bob Godfrey and Stan Hayward
A 13-part serial by VALERIE GEORGESON from a story by MARGARET STUART BARRY
8: The day after the jumble sale and almost everybody is in trouble - including Miss Phoeble and Mr Bodley.
Hosted by Roy Castle and Cheryl Baker
Get your feet tapping as Roy and thousands of dancers attempt to become the world's largest tap-dance troupe. Cheryl dips her toes into the art world with the story of the country's biggest picture, Hallet's Panorama.
And the tapping of ping-pong balls sets the scene in the Record Breakers studio for an attempt by women's table tennis counter-hitting champions Jackie Bellinger and Lisa Lomas to beat their own world record.
Director KATHRYN WOLFE Producer ERIC ROWAN
A series of 24 programmes Ep 21 by BARRY PURCHESE Ant to the rescue, but Georgina's not best pleased. Devised by PHIL REDMOND Producer RONALD SMEDLEY Director JOHN SMITH (R) (For cast see page 82)
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Presented by Angela Rippon The eighth team on the leader board are hoping that they will still be there on Friday, but there is still a chance for one more team to get that all important place in the finals.
with Sue Lawley and Nicholas Witchell
Weather BERNARD DAVEY
by MYRA TAYLOR starring
Anna Keaveney and Shaun Curry featuring
Maggie McCarthy Peter Childs and Vivienne Martin
With their marriage virtually in tatters, Maisie realises that Bert is unlikely to pay for her to visit their daughter who is married to a Spaniard - even if she is about to make them grandparents.
Designer DEREK EVANS
Studio director SUE BYSH
Producer and film director
HAROLD SNOAD
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by Liane Aukin.
"He's been busted again."
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(Ceefax subtitles)
written by RAYMOND ALLEN starring with Designer BRYAN ELLIS
Production MICHAEL MILLS (R)
If visitors came here from outer space, they could very well find themselves receiving a most savage welcome - with rivers of fire and all manner of noxious gases exuding into the atmosphere - to say nothing of hunks of red-hot rock flying in all directions. One can imagine them saying to each other: 'If this is planet Earth, then let's forget it.'
Anthony Smith takes a look at some of the awesome, yet spectacular, volcanic eruptions around the world. Photographed by MAURICE AND KATIA KRAFFT
BBCtv presentation GEORGE INGER
with Martyn Lewis and Debbie Thrower
Regional News; Weather
The programme which enables the viewer to help solve and prevent crime. With Nick Ross and Sue Cook.
News of arrests following last month's programme, and three major film reconstructions of serious crimes. Nick Ross and Sue Cook , along with detectives from forces throughout the UK, are waiting for your calls to the Crimewatch studio.
Police officers David Hatcher and Helen Phelps report from the incident desk. If you can help, call Crimewatch UK on [number removed]from 9.30 pm until 12 midnight.
Studio director PIETER MORPURGO Producer PETER GRIMSDALE
Barry Norman presents his personal review of the week's cinema releases.
The Dead is the last film from director JOHN HUSTON , who died in August. Based on a short story by James Joyce , the film stars the director's daughter Anjelica Huston.
Bigfoot and the Hendersons is a comedy starring
John Lithgow and Don Ameche , whose hunt for the bizarre 'Bigfoot' turns into a quest for its preservation.
Little Dorrit is an epic adaptation of the Dickens novel, featuring the cream of British acting talent, notably Alec Guinness , Derek Jacobi and Joan Greenwood.
Director DOMINIC BRIGSTOCKE Producer BRUCE THOMPSON
from Manchester
The Guinness Soccer Six Six more famous clubs -
Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, Norwich, Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester City - compete in two groups tonight for a place in tomorrow's final alongside the seeded clubs. As usual, the goalmouth action will be fast and furious.
Introduced by STEVE RIDER
Commentators
JOHN MOTSON and TONY GUBBA TV presentation JOHN SHREWSBURY and MARTIN WEBSTER
Developments and reminders from the team
Midland Bank World Indoor Pairs Championship
DAVID ICKE introduces further coverage and the result of the final match of the first round.
