The best of the overnight action from Seoul, introduced by Steve Rider , with Olympic summaries at 6.30,
7.30 and 8.30 by David Icke. There's also news on the hour at 7.00 and 8.00, with regional stories and weather at 7.55
8.55am Regional News and Weather

Weather followed by Olympic Grandstand
Introduced by Bob Wilson and Sally Jones , with action summaries by David Icke. Football
Semi-finals in the Olympic tournament.
Commentators BARRY DAVIES and ARCHIE MACPHERSON Judo
Action from the finals in the lightweight (71kg) category. Commentator
GERALD SINSTADT
Dressage
Highlights of the final in this complex discipline. Britain's JENNIE LORISTON-CLARKE competes in her fourth
Olympics. Commentator RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD
Weightlifting
This is the second of the heavyweight divisions (up to 110kg) in which ANDREW DA VIES and MARK THOMAS lift for Britain.
Commentator JIM NEILLY Tennis
The best of the action from the quarter-finals of the ladies' singles. Commentators
DAN MASKELL. JOHN BARRETT and GERALD WILLIAMS
Boxing
Further coverage from the quarter-finals of the boxing tournament, with a bronze medal guaranteed for today's winners. Commentator
HARRY CARPENTER
Plus news of the opening day of the archery competition, and fencing's men's team foil event. There's also action from the women's semi-finals in hockey and volleyball. including at
10.00am News and Weather

Andy Crane - starting with Play School
Tom Pearce , Tom Pearce , lend me your grey mare
Presenters Chloe Ashcroft Lloyd Johnston
Story: Posy and Sam by RUTH SILCOCK
Illustrated by LISA KOPPER (R)

Dog Whistle (R)

with Cyril Luckham (R)

Weather followed by Olympic Grandstand
Introduced by Bob Wilson and Sally Jones , with David Icke providing summaries of the day's action.

Weather followed by SLD Conference
Further live coverage, including an address by Ian Wrigglesworth , SLD President.
Commentators SIR ROBIN DAY
DAVID DIMBLEBY and VIVIAN WHITE Producer NEIL ECCLES Editor JAMES HOGAN

with Michael Buerk
Weather BILL GILES

Scott saves Charlene from a fiery end, but is it all for nothing?
Written by RAY kollk
Directed by BRENDAN MAHER (For cast see page 64. Repeated at 5.35pm)

The featured sport looks set to be tennis with the best of the play in the ladies' singles quarter-finals. Commentators
DAN MASKELL , JOHN BARRETT and GERALD WILLIAMS

Chatto, the son of the chief, steals Blue's magnificent stallion, which he claims to have captured himself. (R)

Andy Crane - starting with:

PC Pinkerton: Slipper
Today there is a new addition to the Pinkerton family. With the voices of Ian Lavender, Jessica Martin, Sam Kelly, David Shaw Parker
Devised and written by GEOFFREY BOURNE TAYLOR and JOHN MURPHY EDWARDS Music JOHN KELHAM
Produced and directed by TREVOR BOND

It's routine drill for Trevor Evans on his first day in the fire service, until a message comes over the radio. 'Looks like you're in for the real thing, Trev!' (R)

starring
Roland Rat Superstar with Ratman has a real mission; to guard the priceless jewel, the Ann Diamond. But the beautiful Wombat Woman has other ideas. Is Wombat
Woman a match for the amazing Superhero Ratman? Gallery assistant
(Repeat)

Presented by Bruno Brookes Never mind 'Beating the Teacher' - is someone going to beat the board in today's
Endgame, and win a personal prize as well as more money for their school's pet project?

In the third of six programmes. Keith Chegwin finds out why people keep pets and how they look after them.
He takes his own dog to see a psychiatrist, has a go at falconry and discovers how badly some animals are treated.
Film editor CHRIS TONGE Editor EDWARD PUGH
Director GRAHAM BOOTH

Fifth of 20 episodes by DAVID ANGUS
'Tegs' gets his revenge on Mauler McCaul and Matthew tells lies about his weekend with his Dad.
Devised by PHIL REDMOND Producer RONALD SMEDLEY Director JOHN SMITH (R)
(Cast on page 98. Next episode on Friday at 5.05pm)
* CEEFAX SUBTITLES

with Nicholas Witchell and Philip Hayton
Weather IAN MCCASKILL

with Desmond Lynam The outstanding moments from the 11th day of competition in Seoul.
Cycling
Today's men's road race over 190 kilometres is the final cycling event. Boxing
The best bouts from a busy programme of quarter-finals. Football
Action from today's semi-finals in Pusan and Seoul. Diving
ROBERT MORGAN from Cardiff is Britain's main contender in today's highboard final, where the Chinese start favourites. Judo
The lightweights (71kg) are in action today, a category which has proved profitable to Britain in the past.
Also today, gold medals are decided in fencing, weightlifting and individual dressage. The women's tennis competition is at the quarter-final stage, while it is semi-finals day in women's volleyball and hockey.

by Susan Boyd.
"My Mum's done a runner, my Dad's on remand. I don't know what's going to happen about my mortgage and I've just split with Duncan.
Nobody can help Donna... I know that sounds mean but I'm giving it to you straight."
(For cast see page 93)
(Ceefax subtitles)

Third of six programmes by JOHN ESMONDE and BOB LARBEY with
N. V. Standish is bored with his job at the bookshop and decides to embark upon a novel way of raising some extra cash.
Film cameraman KEITH BURTON Designer TIM GLEESON Produced and directed by GARETH GWENLAN
* CEEFAX SUBTITLES

with Martyn Lewis and Philip Hayton Regional News Weather

Second of four episodes starring
Pierce Brosnan Deborah Raffin
Ben Masters and John Rhys-Davies
With the future of Struans still in the balance. Dunross's adversaries are gathering for the kill, and old friends of the Noble House become very hard to find.
Something is smouldering within the Hong Kong
Police Department, and on Aberdeen harbour there are flames of an altogether more deadly kind ...
Screenplay by ERIC BERCOVICl based on the book Noble House by JAMES CLAVELL
Produced by ERIC BERCOVICI and JAMES CLAVELL
Directed by GARY NELSON
* CEEFAX SUBTITLES

by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey
Starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal and Penelope Keith
with Paul Eddington
and featuring Ray Mort

Tom decides to build a generator.
(R)

followed by Weather

Sitcom. To practice self-sufficiency successfully, every resource must be utilised - even animal dung - so Tom decides to build a generator.

Steve Rider introduces live coverage from
Seoul on the day DALEY THOMPSON begins the defence of his decathlon title. Timetable*
12.00 Athletics
2.00am Show Jumping
3.30am Athletics
4.00am Show Jumping
4.30am Athletics
5.30am Show Jumping "Timings subject to alteration Athletics
12.00 Decathlon: 100m
12.50am Decathlon: long jump
2.30am Decathlon: shot put
3.30am Men's Pole Vault final
3.35am Women's 400m Hurdles final
3.55am Men's 400m final
4.10am Decathlon: high jump
4.40am Men's 200m semi-final Commentators
DAVID COLEMAN , RON PICKERING STUART STOREY and BRENDAN FOSTER
KEVIN COSGROVE at trackside. Show Jumping
At the Equestrian Park
Kwachon, the final of the team event
Commentator
RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD
Plus news of semi-finals day in men's hockey, canoeing and tennis.