Told by Richard Briers
(R)
Sarah Greene.
Phillip Schofield and Peter Simon introduce your Saturday morning entertainment. Starting with Corners
Presented by Simon Davies and Sophie Aldred with Jo Korna
When were motorbikes invented? What's the biggest book? How do people get their names?
There are news, views and reviews in the Chuckle Brothers' own cultural programme, Open Ear!
There's also Billy Butler 's
Armchair Theatre and magic from Simon Lovell. Director CELIA THOMSON Producer MARTIN HUGHES BBC North West
Fine Feathered Enemies
Created for television by JIM HENSON
Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield have a great line-up of entertainment 'going live' for you this morning. Singing star Tom Jones is calling in. So is this week's special Press Conference guest Esther Rantzen. You can call her on [number removed]. The St Philip Choir performs Sing Forever, their hit from the Children in Need appeal. Astronomer Heather Couper has news of the appearance of Comet Bradfield. As well as all this you can see how Phillip and Sarah got on when they visited Belfast to switch on the Christmas lights. It's all Going Live! this morning.
12.12 pm Weather John Kettley
See panel including at
1.00 News Summary
with Moira Stuart Weather
Rolf Harris presents classic cartoon comedy. Today featuring Tom and Jerry in The Cat and the Mermouse, Popeye in Nurse to Meet Ya, and Droopy in Caballero Droopy.
Producer DAVlD PLATT
It's the second semi-final in the search for the Telly Addicts family of 1987 - and the contestants will be on the edge of their seats as Noel Edmonds quizzes them on programmes past and present.
Director ANNETTE MARTIN Producer TIM MANNING
Executive producer JOHN KING BBC Pebble Mill
by GERALD DURRELL
Screenplay in ten parts by CHARLES WOOD starring
Hannah Gordon , Brian Blessed 9: To the alarm of the family, Gerry acquires a large, vicious gull. Larry is convinced it's a doom-laden albatross and Mrs Durrell is horrified to learn that
Gerry's latest friend is a convicted murderer.
Music composed and conducted by DARYL RUNSWICK
Designer JOHN BONE
Costume designer IAN ADLEY
Make-up designer DAPHNE CROKER Producer JOE WATERS
Director PETER BARBER-FLEMING
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starring Bob Monkhouse More exciting prizes to be won on television's bingo quiz show as four hopeful contestants compete for the chance of a dream holiday by winning the final round. Game devised by TERRY MARDELL and DAVID MOORE Programme associates
COLIN EDMONDS. JOHN JUNKIN Lighting BILL MILLAR Sound JOHN
DELANY Designer DONAL WOODS
Series producer JOHN BISHOP Produced and directed by GEOFF MILES
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by Jeremy Brock
A 15-part series
'If you bottle this up you'll go crazy. Anyone would. You've got to talk.'
(Ceefax subtitles)
by JOHN SULLIVAN starring Paul Nicholas and Jan Francis
Director SUE BYSH Producer RAY BUTT (R)
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with Moira Stuart Weather
You 've Come a Long Way, Baby
... but as a dead case comes to life, two policewomen look back in regret. Underdressed and undercover, Cagney and Lacey walk some sleazy streets after a vicious mugger whose victims are prostitutes. Their task becomes complicated when a chance remark suggests that one of their early arrests might have sent an innocent man to prison and death ...
Written by FREDERICK RAPPAPORT Directed by JOEL ROSENZWEIG
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with John Cleese
Graham Chapman , Eric Idle Terry Jones , Michael Palin Terry Gilliam
Also Carol Cleveland Nosher Powell
Designer CHRIS THOMPSON
Producer IAN MACNAUGHTON (R)
Midland Bank World Indoor Pairs Championship
The closing stages of the championship are now under way, and shortly there will be a new pair with their hands on the trophy.
DAVID ICKE introduces further coverage of the final from
Bournemouth International Centre. Commentators
DAVID RHYS-JONES JIMMY DAVIDSON
Summarisers MAL HUGHES DAVID MCGILL
Television presentation
KEITH MACKENZIE. PETER HAYWARD Executive producer IAN EDWARDS Producer KEITH PHILLIPS BBC North West
starring
Nick Mancuso David Warner
'I kill vampire bats - that's what I do, I find them and kill them.' Phillip Payne utters these words to the disbelieving police deputy following the mysterious deaths of many animals in the Arizona desert. Payne believes that killer bats are responsible and has to convince the authorities of the danger ... This unusual movie builds to an exciting climax as the scientist battles against the creatures and the 'end of the world'.
Screenplay by STEVE SHACAN
BUD STRAKE and MARTIN RANSOHOFF Based on the novel by MARTIN CRUZ SMITH
Produced by MARTIN RANSOHOFF Directed by ARTHUR HILLER
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