in Beaux and Errors
An RKO film
with John Stapleton and Kirsty Wark
Reports from Mark Easton Bill Neely , Anita Findley
Caroline Righton , Gail Foley James Cox
Sports news from
Archie MacPherson
Regional news and travel updates at 7.15, 7.45, and 8. 15 Weather from Francis Wilson at 7.25, 7.55 and 8.25
Today: Jet Pink; Pique Poquette of Paris; Tickled Pink (R)
with Robert Kilroy-Silk
Weather followed by One of the Family Marine Fish
A tropical marine aquarium can be a riot of colour and fantastic shapes. Under the shadow of Heathrow's jets the Sea Aquarium Centre has one of the largest collections of marine fish and invertebrates in Britain. Brian Watkins and Marian Foster find out how to create the world of the coral reef with GRAHAM cox and MARTYN HAYWOOD. Produced by ANDREW MEIKLE
Executive producer JOHN KENYON BBC Pebble Mill (R)
Andy Crane with programme news and birthday greetings starting with Play School
'When you're a trombone man you really slide around.' Presenter Jane Hardy Guest Stuart Bradley Story: One Big Blow by URSULA DANIELS
Director ALISON STEWART (R) and Paddington
Paddington Goes Underground by MICHAEL BOND
Narrated by Michael Hordem Music by HERBERT CHAPPELL Animated and directed by IVOR WOOD (R)
with Emma Thompson
Weather followed by World Snooker
Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship Quarter-Finals
Those who've made it this far are guaranteed more than E14,000 in prize money, but the scent of the final, just two matches away, must prove more powerful. This morning STEVE DAVIS must surely still be in there bidding for his fifth title. His opponent? Well DENNIS TAYLOR , ALEX HIGGINS or TONY DRAGO might fill the Spot. NEAL FOULDS Should Still be there too ... with WILLIE THORNE or TERRY GRIFFITHS as his opponent.
DAVID ICKE brings the latest action from Sheffield.
Commentators TED LOWE
JACK KARNEHM
CLIVE EVERTON
Summarisers JOHN SPENCER
JOHN VIRGO , EDDIE CHARLTON TV presentation
MIKE ADLEY. WENDY SHEPPARD PETER HAYWARD Producers
KEITH MACKENZIE , KEITH PHILLIPS Executive producers
NICK HUNTER. IAN EDWARDS including at
12.00 News and Weather
with Michael Buerk Weather BILL GILES
Helen's unexpected return from America is shrouded in mystery. A purse snatcher leaves Eileen speechless.
World Professional Snooker Championship Quarter-Finals
More news on the morning's opening quarter-final matches from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
with Negotiations
St Claire constructs an elaborate plan involving
Abby, Val and Karen to set up an assassination attempt - but it all goes terribly wrong. Written by RICHARD GOLLANCE Directed by LARRY ELIKANN
Sir Yehudi and Lady Menuhin talk to
Dilys Morgan about the nomadic life they have shared for the past 40 years following the concert trail around the world. When they married she was a star in her own right as an actress-ballerina, but the demands of his career meant she had to give up hers. Lady Menuhin admits that she loves arguments and being married to 'the most obstinate man in the world'. She has thrown breakfast trays and a typewriter at her 'infuriatingly calm' husband. Film editor DAVE MONK
Producer JEANNE LA CHARD
Scottish Style
This week the Glasgow
Garden Festival opens and from there Selina Scott finds out whether fashion north of the Border is all sporrans and kilts, tartans and tweeds.
Glaswegian Paul Coia loves his city and Gregory's Girl is back in town - but why did designer Alistair Blair move south to London? And meet the men who've brought the Wild West to the west coast of Scotland.
Producer GARY HUNTER
Series producer ROGER CASSTLES BBC Pebble Mill
Andy Crane - followed by Sebastian the Incredible
Drawing Dog with Michael Barrymore 4: The Man Who Made Custard
Devised and illustrated by DAVID MYERS
Producer CHRISTOPHER PILKINGTON (R)
Doodle returns this week to watch more doodling from young artists and enjoy the antics of cartoon characters Touche Turtle, Bullwinkle,
Mr Hiccup and the Plonsters. Music MICHAEL OMER Executive producer
THERESA PLUMMER ANDREWS Producer ROY MILANI
A serial in 13 episodes from a story by JOAN EADINGTON
Part 7 by VALERIE GEORGESON Producer
ANGELA BEECHING
Director CHRISTINE SECOMBE (R)
The adventures of a Family Travelling Stunt Show of daredevil automobile acrobatics. But the Pole
Position Team aren't just stunt showmen, behind the scenes, they are secretly engaged in fighting crime.
What a Night
Voula goes shopping with Lucy, but when she finds out Lucy doesn't pay for her purchases, it's too late.
*CEEFAX SUBTITLES
with Sue Lawley and Nicholas Witchell
Weather BERNARD DAVEY
London Plus, Spotlight Points West, Look East
Look North, South Today North West Tonight Midlands Today
by RICHARD OMMANNEY Daphne tries to come to terms with the scales of crocodiles and justice.
Designer RICHARD BRACKENBURY Produced and directed by JOHN B. HOBBS (R)
* CEEFAX SUBTITLES
by Susan Boyd.
"I just want someone, just once, someone to see me, and that I'm maybe needing a bit of support myself."
(For cast see page 61)
(Ceefax subtitles)
with questionmaster David Coleman
Will your card be drawn out by Bill Beaumont or Emlyn Hughes from the 12,000 correct entries to this year's viewers' competition? Their guests are Europe's fastest male athlete Linford Christie , the Liverpool goalkeeper who is chasing his second League and Cup double
Bruce Grobbelaar , swimming's
European Champion at the 100m butterfly Andrew Jameson and British hockey's most famous goalkeeper Ian Taylor. Producer MIKE ADLEY BBC North West
* CEEFAX SUBTITLES
with Martyn Lewis and Moira Stuart
Regional News; Weather
by Alan Bennett
with Patricia Routledge
A lady, who believes in keeping people on their toes, gets hold of the wrong end of the stick.
(Ceefax subtitles)
Bill Cotton, OBE
The world of show business and broadcasting gathers at the London Hilton to pay tribute to their guest of honour, Bill Cotton ,
Managing Director of BBC Television, at a special luncheon given by the Variety Club of Great Britain to celebrate his 40 years in the world of entertainment and television.
Guest speakers
Dave Allen , Les Dawson The Rev Dr Colin Morris
Esther Rantzen
Engineering manager JOHN KEMP Sound supervisor JOHN CAULFIELD Lighting director STAN SNAPE Television presentation YVONNE LITTLEWOOD
starring
Tom Skerritt
Ian Gilmour
James Mason
American businessman
Howard Anderson teams up with a former associate to build a lavish holiday resort in the Blue
Mountains, outside Sydney. But Anderson is unaware that he is part of a vast insurance swindle to burn down the complex for greater profit.... This action-packed thriller is set as bush fires rage during the summer heat and an insane arsonist adds to the problems.
Screenplay by DAVID AMBROSE and QUENTIN MASTERS
Produced JAMES MCELROY
Directed by QUENTIN MASTERS
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