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Introduced by Sarah Greene Phillip Schofield and Peter Simon. Starting with Corners
Presented by Simon Davies with Jo Korna. Puzzles and jokes from the past year. Production ANNE GOBEY
starring Roland Rat as the race marshall in this battle of wits. See who'll be first past the chequered flag this week.
BBC North West
Of Mice and Muppets
Created for television by JIM HENSON
Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield have a special New Year entertainment lined up for you: music, videos, competitions, features, Double Dare, cartoons and loads more. They've got something for everyone this morning. Don't miss it!
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12.50 News Summary
Philip Hayton with stories and events from Britain and around the world Weather
Rolf Harris presents classic cartoon comedy. Today featuring Barney Bear in Sleepy- Time Squirrel,
Bugs Bunny in Wet Hare and Tom and Jerry in The Lonesome Mouse. Producer DAVID PLATT
with Jimmy Savile
Now in its 14th year. If you have a special dream or you would like a happy surprise for a friend, write to: Jim'll Fix It, BBCtv Centre, Wood Lane , London W12 8QT. Designer JOHN BRISTOW Director TONY NEWMAN Producer ROGER ORDISH
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starring Bob Monkhouse More exciting prizes to be won on television's bingo quiz show.
Game devised by TERRY MARDELL and DAVID MOORE Programme associates
COLIN EDMONDS. JOHN JUNKIN Lighting BILL MILLAR Sound JOHN DELANY Designer JO DAY
Series producer JOHN BISHOP Produced and directed by GEOFF MILES
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In this week's show
Paul Daniels finds an unexpected surprise with his grocery bill and, with help from
American magician John Gaughan , re-creates the mystery of Psycho, the card-playing automaton with which the legendary magician John Nevil Maskelyne caused a sensation in London 100 years ago. Paul also introduces his remarkable guests from the USA: Mat
Plendl, spinning hula-hoops as you have never seen before, and Jamey Turner , the world's leading exponent of the musical glasses.
Featuring Debbie McGee Musical director KEN JONES
Programme associate ALI BONGO Technical consultants
GIL LEANEY. JIM STEINMEYER Sound ANTHONY PHILPOT Lighting BILL MILLAR Designer JOHN HILL
Director KEVIN BISHOP
Produced by JOHN FISHER
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Catch up on the gossip and personalities from Ramsey Street as Neighbours, Britain's newest daily drama, comes to the early evening on BBC1.
(Neighbours shown Monday to Friday at 1.30pm and 5.35pm)
created by ROBERT BANKS STEWART starring
John Nettles in Whatever Lola Wants by BRIAN FINCH with Terence Alexander Sean Arnold
Louise Jameson and Ronald Lacey Ann Mitchell
Things are not going too well between Jim and Susan, and his assignment to baby-sit a supergrass's mother can only make matters worse.
Incidental music by RAY RUSSELL Script editor DAVID CRANE Film editor JERRY LEON
Photography JOHN BAKER Designer KEN LEDSHAM
Produced by GEORGE GALLACCIO Directed by NIGEL FINCH
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Philip Hayton presents the day's news with BBC teams at home and abroad Weather
starring
Gene Hackman Robert Stack
Colonel Jason Rhodes is a man obsessed. For over ten years he's been living a nightmare, certain that his son is still alive in a forgotten POW camp deep in the jungles of Laos. Frustrated by the proper channels, he takes matters into his own hands and recruits a team of crack
Vietnam veterans. At last the time has come for action.
Written by JOE CAYTON
Produced by JOHN MILIUS and BUZZ FEITSHANS
Directed by TED KOTCHEFF
(First showing on British television)
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Conceived, written and performed by John Cleese
Graham Chapman , Eric Idle Terry Jones , Michael Palin Terry Gilliam
Animations by TERRY GILLIAM Costumes HAZEL PETHIG Designer ROBERT BERK
Producer IAN MACNAUGHTON (R)
starring Steve McQueen Faye Dunaway
Property tycoon Thomas Crown decides that he is bored with legitimate high finance - what he needs is excitement along with the money. What better than a skilful bank robbery to combine the two. Ace insurance detective Vicky Anderson is assigned to investigate the robbery, but is soon fascinated by the handsome millionaire. This dazzling and stylish thriller won an Oscar for the song The Windmills of Your Mind.
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