in The Promoter
An RKO film

with Jeremy Paxman and John Stapleton
Reports from Mark Easton, Bill Neely, Caroline Righton, Gail Foley, Rory Cellan Jones, Bill Turnbull and Anita Findley
National and international news and analysis on the hour and half hour.
Regional news and travel updates at 7.27, 7.57, 8.27
Weather forecast from Francis Wilson

Weather

(R)

Roy Castle and Cheryl Baker host television's top record breaking show.
Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand recall their spectacular transatlantic hot-air balloon flight. There's an attempt to launch the greatest number of balloons from one place. And another balloon record with a twist. Bobo the Clown and magician Kevin Woolley compete to blow their way into the record books by modelling balloons into poodles against the clock, under the watchful eye of Norris McWhirter. (R)

in Witch Switch (R)

Weather followed by But First This! starting with Hartbeat with Tony Hart
Margot Wilson , Joanna Kirk and Colin Bennett as the caretaker
Positive and Negative
As the wax transfers from one side to the other, a fish takes its shape in the puzzle. (R)

Presenters Carol Chell Nigel Makin
Story: Safe Sand by BRIAN JAMESON (R)

with Philip Madoc

Weather followed by But First This! starting with Out of the Inkwell
Mean Moe the Star

starring
9: Wolves at Bay
Having cheated death, the heroes are still doggedly on the trail of the half-mad inventor, Boroff. Snapper's film exposes the Kelp plant in which Boroff has been hiding ...
A REPUBLIC serial

'Do-it-yourself science
Presented by Carol Vorderman and Professor Ian Fells. In today's colourful
Programme Professor David Phillips from the Royal
Institution explains how his work with lasers and dyes might eventually lead to a treatment for some cancers. Ian proves that the sky isn't really blue, and Carol takes Part in experiments to show if humans have a genuine sense of direction. Dr Robin Baker of Manchester University hopes People will try the experiment and write to him with the results.
Producer PATRICK TITLEY (R)
An information pack containing backgroundnotesanddetailsofthe experiments shown in the series can be obtained by sending an A4-stzed sae (30p stamp) to:
[address removed]

Weather followed by The Garden Party
Viv Lumsden and Eamonn Holmes with the issues, the people and the music of today. Bill Oddie and his actress daughter Kate Hardie discuss their Relative Values with Mavis Nicholson.

with Michael Buerk
Weather Ian McCaskill

Is Gail the right girl for the job? Paul has to make a decision. Harold is going into the health-food business, but will it be a family business? This week's cast:
Writer REG WATSON
Director TONY OSICKA

Cornhill Insurance Test Series England v West Indies from Headingley. First day Further live coverage of the afternoon's play.
Commentators TONY LEWIS RICHIE BENAUD
JACK BANNISTER
Summarisers RAY ILLINGWORTH TED DEXTER
Television presentation KEITH MACKENZIE ALAN GRIFFITHS

The Case of the Maltese
Chicken and The Case of the Cold Storage Yegg (R)

Simon Parkin - starting with The Biskitts
Today's stories are:
The Biskitt Who Cried Woof and Shecky's Last Laugh (R)

with Nick Wilton , Floella Benjamin , Robert Harley Sarah Mortimer
Dear Fast Forward viewer; Thanks for the cake recipe. The team did what you suggested and served it through an old sock!
Everyone thought it was great except for Nick - he was still wearing the sock! Production DAVID CRICHTON TREVOR MCCALLUM
Series producer ANN REAY (R)

with Simon O'Brien and Fiona Lee Fraser
Two totally new events for young 'sporties' with the National Mountain Bike Championships staged through the glorious terrain of the Derwent Valley in the Peak District.
And target bowls, a modern, colourful version of a traditional game. Sixteen 11-year-olds from eight counties have just three hours to learn the game. Next week they compete in the first Junior
Championship. But the other bowling sport - ten-pin - is thriving as never before and there's a report on Manchester's PeeWee League to prove it.
Director ALAN YARDLEY Producer CHRIS FEAR BBC North West

with Sue Lawley and Nicholas Witchell Weather BILL GILES

by Tony Holland.
"So, say your speech, Lou. Cast your spells. Stick your pins in me, then pick up your broomstick and clear off."
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The science power game with Kenny Everett assisted by Cleo Rocos
The only quiz where you need to know if mice really like cheese, in order to gain power; and where the losers are evaporated in a puff of smoke. Series editor DAVID FlLKIN
Director STUART MCDONALD Producer ROB BAYLY
Win a 'Brainstorm' sweatshirt, Ceefax page 187
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written by CARLA LANE
Title music by DAVID MACKAY Directed by SUSAN BELBIN
Produced by ROBIN NASH (R)
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Martyn Lewis and Philip Hayton present the day's news with BBC teams at home and abroad. Regional News Weather

Meeting for the first time in nine years, Esther Rantzen and Sheena Easton have a lot of catching up to do. After her singing career was launched on BBCtv's Big Time, Sheena made pop history with her first two singles in the Top 10 at once. Since then, she has hit the really big time in America, with platinum records to her name. But everyone has problems: after two failed marriages she admits she's 'not a great judge of men'.
And why has success refused to come her way in Britain? Directed by ROBIN BEXTOR Producer DEBORAH PERKIN
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Cornhill Insurance Test Series England v West Indies from Headingley
RICHIE BENAUD introduces highlights of the first day's play.
Producer KEITH MACKENZIE