in Should Wives Work?
Leon's firm has strict rules of employment - no married couples. But who is the boss's new secretary?
Directed by LESLIE GOODWINS An RKO film
with Pamela Armstrong and Sally Jones in London and Kirsty Wark at the Trades Union Conference in Bournemouth
Reports from BILL NEELY ANITA FINDLEY
RORY CELLAN JONES
MARK EASTON
BILLTURNBULL and CAROLINE RIGHTON Weather forecasts from Francis Wilson at 7.25, 7.55 and 8.25
Regional news and travel updates at 7.27, 7.57 and 8.27
The plants we grow in our gardens are some of the richest and most varied in the world. But very few of them are native to this country. So where do they come from? Who brought them? How have we changed them? Irises
For sheer beauty of colour and form, the iris has few rivals.
Today Geoffrey Smith takes a look at this, one of our oldest garden flowers, and discovers its uses in an Italian industry that's stood the test of time.
Director ERICA GRIFFITHS Producer BRIAN DAVIES (R) Book, same title, E3.95 from booksellers
A series of programmes presented by Bob Symes-Schutzmann Controlled Flight Model Aircraft
Fly gliders, helicopters, aerobatic and scale models by radio control. Fly combat and team-racing models by control-line. (R)
Weather followed by The Fighting Devil Dogs In the Camp of the Enemy
A classic cliffhanger serial in 12 episodes, starring
Herman Brix as Lt Frank Corby Lee Powell as Lt Tom Grayson Eleanor Stewart as Janet Montagu Love as Gen White 10: In the Camp of the Enemy Tom gets too close to
Lightning's hide-out and is captured by the mad man's henchmen.
Presenters
Mike Amatt and Liz Watts Story: The New Baby by MARGIE BARBOUR (R)
in Car Sales written by MAURICE DODD featuring Leonard Rossiter as Boot with Judy Bennett , Sheila Steafel and Peter Hawkins (R)
with Nicola Pagett Producer RALPH ROLLS
Kingstone Lisle, Oxfordshire with Robin Butler
The architect of Kingstone Lisle broke all the rules to produce a most magnificent hall with a flying staircase and classical figures, yet still managed to retain an intimate family atmosphere. In this unique setting
Arthur Negus shares his love of furniture, silver and glass with his friend and colleague, Robin Butler. Kingstone Lisle contains beautiful 17th- and 18th-century cut glass, as well as a collection of miniature furniture, and one or two surprises! (R)
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Saving Grace
Mark comes back to Pam with tales of desperate travelling, while Jack;* journeys seem to be the subject of curiousity. Jenna contemplates taking a trip and Sue Ellen is told that her therapy will be no holiday. (R) Written by JOEL J. FEIGENBAUM Directed by NICK HAVINGA (For cast see page 4 7)
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Another story from Out of the Inkwell featuring Mean Moe in Mean Moe's Sideshow
12.55pm Regional News and Weather
with Michael Buerk
Weather MICHAEL FISH
Written by John Upton.
Scott helps Helen see things in a new light. Warren stays the night with Charlene.
(For cast see page 47. Repeated at 5.35pm)
Refuge Assurance Cup
Live coverage continues of one of today's semi-finals.
Simon Parkin - starting with Tottie
The story of a doll's house by KUMER GODDEN
The exhibition is a success, but Tottie is homesick. With the voices of Anna Calder-Marshall
Una Stubbs , Olwen Griffiths Narration by Oliver Postgate Music DAVID HENEKER
Animated and directed by OLIVER POSTGATE and PETER FIRMIN (R)
in Lumber Jerks (R)
in The Family Tree and Who's Got the Chocolate (H)
Marie and Suzanne go.to the same school in Northern
Ireland. Marie is a Catholic. Suzanne is a Protestant. They are good friends, but their friendship is threatened after a petrol-bomb attack.
This is a drama acted by the pupils from a real school in Belfast.
Directors STIG HOLMQVIST and THOMAS DANIELSSON
Producer A. B. ROERLIGA BILDER
The boy who lost his laugh by JAMES KRUSS
Last episode of the series The Final Bet
Tim's laugh is returned to him for just 24 hours to help with the Baron's advertising campaign ... this makes him more determined than ever to getjt back for good'.
Director sigi ROTHEMUND English version script by NEL ROMANO
Producer ANGELA BEECHING
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with Nicholas Witchell and Philip Hayton
Weather BERNARD DAVEY
Terry's guests tonight at the Television Theatre include Quentin Crisp. t,
Celebrating 50 years of film entertainment from the Rank Studios
Narrated by Sir John Mills
Children are this week's scene stealers as young stars, including John Howard Davies, Richard O'Sullivan, Oscar winners Jon Whitely and Vincent Waters, together with Hayley Mills and sister Juliet, feature in movies like Oliver Twist, Dangerous Exile, The Kidnappers, Tiger Bay and The History of Mr Polly.
A Best of British Films production
by AGATHA CHRISTIE
First of two parts dramatised by KEN TAYLOR with Geraldine Alexander John Moulder-Brown Frederick Treves
Music composed by KEN HOWARD Produced by GEORGE GALLACCIO Directed by JOHN DA VIES (R)
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Anne Robinson with your comments in the programme you help to write.
Producer WARWICK CROSS
Please send letters to: Points of View. BBCtv Centre. London W12 8QT
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Michael Buerk and Philip Hayton present the days news with BBC teams at home and abroad.
Regional News; Weather
Steve Rider introduces a new series of the weekly sports programme, which tonight features:
European Football
The pick of the action from a busy night of first-round, first-leg matches in the European club competitions. British interest is centred on the two Glasgow clubs -
CELTIC away to HONVED in the European Cup; RANGERS home to KATOWICE in the UEFA.Cup. There's also a look ahead to next week's football on BBCtv, including England's important friendly against Denmark. Commentators
JOHN MOTSON and DEREK RAE Cricket
Frighlights from today's semi-finals in the Refuge
Assurance Cup, where the top four teams from the league play-off for prize money of £10,000.
Commentators
PETER WALKER and RALPH DELLOR
Plus the latest news from
Seoul with just ten days to go to the opening ceremony of the XXIV Olympic Games. Television presentation: Football MIKE ABBOTT Cricket BOB DUNCAN
Assistant editor GRAHAM FRY Producer CHARLES BALCHIN Editor JOHN ROWLINSON