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Peter Simon introduces a bumper package of Saturday morning entertainment.

Starting with
Bananaman: Night of the Nerks
with the voices of Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, Jill Shilling
Written by BERNIE KAY Music by DAVE COOKE
Produced and directed by TERRY WARD (R)

8.25am Corners
Presented by Sophie Aldred, Stephen Johnson with Jo Korna
Why do we have shadows? And what do a razor and flannel have in common with ice-skating?
Director CHARLOTTE BLACK
Series producer ALISON STEWART (R) Questions to Corners, [address removed]

8.40am Eggs 'n' Baker
The fourth in a series of six programmes with Cheryl Baker
It's a special occasion for Cheryl today when she is joined in the kitchen by her very own band Bucks Fizz. She makes some wonderful party food for them and they all perform their latest song Heart of Stone. Director JOHN NORTHOVER
Producer MADELINE WILTSHIRE BBC North West

9.00am Going Live!
with Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield
Featuring the Proclaimers, double cartoon line-up of Thundercats and The Raccoons, hunting, shooting and fishing on the Press Conference, Gloria Estefan, design-a-toy competition, Fiona Lee Fraser and Gary Hailes play Double Dare!, jokes, Trevor and Simon, magic, music and more, including at 12 noon athletics from Cambridge. Seb Coe and Steve Cram attempt to beat the clock.
Remember that scene from Chariots of Fire set in the Great Court of Trinity
College, Cambridge? Seb and Steve attempt to get round the Court before the clock strikes 12 to raise funds for the Great Ormond Street children's hospital. HRH The Prince Edward has been invited to start the race.
Editor CHRIS BELLINGER

Contributors

Introduces:
Peter Simon
Unknown:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Bill Oddie.
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Jill Shilling
Written By:
Bernie Kay
Music By:
Dave Cooke
Directed By:
Terry Ward
Presented By:
Sophie Aldred
Presented By:
Stephen Johnson
Unknown:
Jo Korna
Producer:
Alison Stewart
Unknown:
Cheryl Baker
Unknown:
Sarah Greene
Unknown:
Phillip Schofield
Unknown:
Gloria Estefan
Unknown:
Fiona Lee
Unknown:
Gary Hailes
Unknown:
Steve Cram
Editor:
Chris Bellinger

starring
Million Acre Prison
Chris and Dave fly out to a shooting accident on a remote farm and find themselves in the midst of an anguished family whose problems have been brewing for years.
Written by PETER SCHRECK Directed by DON BURSTALL
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Contributors

Written By:
Peter Schreck
Directed By:
Don Burstall
Dr Geoff Standish:
Robert Grubb
Dr Chris Randall:
Liz Burch
Kate Wellings:
Leonore Smith
Dave Gibson:
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
John Irving:
Peter Gwynne
Mark Irving:
Gregory Fleet
Barry Irving:
Sean Scully
Jean Irving:
Lynette Curran
Emma Plimpton:
Rebecca Gibney
Violet Carnegie:
Pat Evison
Ron Miller:
Mark Little
Hurtle Morrison:
Max Cullen
Vie Buckley:
Val Jellay
George Baxter:
Bruce Barry
Sharon Herbert:
Kylie Belling
Sgt Jack Carruthers:
Terry Gill
Joe Forrest:
Gil Tucker
Dr Frank Turner:
John Frawley

starring Noel Edmonds special guest star Mark Walker also featuring
Adrian Moorhouse
Clarence Pickles and Joy Pickles Cardsharks and croupiers beware, the high rollers are in town. When the chips are down we pass the vinegar.
We're putting the Roadshow shirt on red and we don't care if we lose. (Neither would you if you saw the state of the shirt.)
Luck be a lady tonight.
Script associate MARTIN BOOTH Sound DAVID THOMPSON Lighting ERIC WALLIS
Design MARTIN METHVEN Produced and directed by MICHAEL LEGGO

Contributors

Unknown:
Noel Edmonds
Unknown:
Mark Walker
Unknown:
Adrian Moorhouse
Unknown:
Clarence Pickles
Unknown:
Joy Pickles
Directed By:
Michael Leggo

starring Bob Monkhouse More exciting prizes to be won on television's bingo quiz show as the four hopeful contestants compete for the chance of a dream holiday when one of them wins the final round.
Game devised by TERRY MARDELL and DAVID MOORE
Programme associates
COLIN EDMONDS and JOHN JUNKIN Lighting FRED WRIGHT Sound JOHN DELANY Designer DACRE PUNT Director BILL MORTON
Produced by GEOFF MILES
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Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Monkhouse
Unknown:
Terry Mardell
Unknown:
David Moore
Unknown:
Colin Edmonds
Unknown:
John Junkin
Unknown:
Fred Wright
Unknown:
John Delany
Designer:
Dacre Punt
Director:
Bill Morton
Produced By:
Geoff Miles

Devised and presented by Esther Rantzen
Reporter Michael Groth This brand-new series celebrates people who have performed unsung acts of outstanding kindness or courage. If you would like to nominate somebody to win the Hearts of Gold award, please write to:
Hearts of Gold, BBCtv, London W12 7RJ
Director ROBIN BEXTOR
Series producer BRYHER SCUDAMORE

Contributors

Presented By:
Esther Rantzen
Reporter:
Michael Groth
Director:
Robin Bextor
Producer:
Bryher Scudamore

based on the books by JAMES HERRIOT
Cheques and Balancesby JOHNNY BYRNE starring
Siegfried, determined to make the errant farmers pay their bills, assigns James to the wily skinflint Biggins, and himself to the charming, time-honoured conman Dennis Pratt ... ;
Music composed by ' JOHNNY PEARSON
Designer CHRIS RUGG
Producer BILL SELLARS Director TONY VIRGO
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Contributors

Unknown:
James Herriot
Unknown:
Johnny Byrne
Unknown:
Dennis Pratt
Composed By:
Johnny Pearson
Designer:
Chris Rugg
Producer:
Bill Sellars
Director:
Tony Virgo
James:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried:
Robert Hardy
Helen:
Lynda Bellingham
Calum:
John McGlynn
Mr Biggins:
John Sharp
Major Bullen:
Mark Kingston
Grimsdale:
Bryan Pringle
Mallock:
Fred Feast
Dennis Pratt:
Ken Wynne
Mallaby:
Anthony Langdon

Starring Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Long, long ago in a far-away land of sword and sorcery....
The evil Queen Gedren has harnessed the awesome power of the Talisman seeking to dominate the world at any cost. She must be stopped - but by whom? Only the legendary figure of Red Sonja, master swordswoman and Gedren's sworn enemy, dares challenge the power of evil and risk her very life and soul....
Three statuesque leads are prominent features of this exciting battle between good, evil and monsters.
Screenplay by CLIVE EXTON and GEORGE MACDONALD FRASER Produced by CHRISTIAN FERRY Directed by RICHARD FLEISCHER
(First showing on British television)
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Contributors

Unknown:
Nielsen Sandahl Bergman
Unknown:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Unknown:
Clive Exton
Unknown:
George MacDonald Fraser
Produced By:
Christian Ferry
Directed By:
Richard Fleischer
Red Sonja:
Brigitte Nielsen
Kalidor:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Queen Gedren:
Sandahl Bergman
Falkon ::
Paul Smith
Prince Tarn:
Ernie Reyes Jr
Ikol:
Ronald Lacey
Kendra:
Donna Osterbuhr
Brytag:
Pat Roach

starring
The Jury Story
A romantic evening with the Pigeon Sisters is ruined when a television news item inspires Felix to recount how he and Oscar first met.
Imagine being locked in a jury room with Felix and you have 11 very angry people ... Written by LLOYD TURNER and GORDON MITCHELL
Directed by HAL COOPER

Contributors

Written By:
Lloyd Turner
Written By:
Gordon Mitchell
Directed By:
Hal Cooper
Oscar Madison:
Jack Klugman
Felix Unger:
Tony Randall

starring
Al Pacino
Jack Warden John Forsythe
An outrageous look at the American legal system, in which
Al Pacino plays
Arthur Kirkland , a young Baltimore attorney who has developed a reputation for being a troublemaker. When Judge Fleming, his courtroom enemy, is charged with raping a girl, the judge asks Kirkland to defend him.
In the days that follow, the young lawyer's view of justice and fair play is turned upside down.
Screenplay by VALERIE CURTIN and BARRY LEVINSON
Produced by NORMAN JEWISON and PATRICK J. PALMER
Directed by NORMAN JEWISON
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Contributors

Unknown:
Al Pacino
Unknown:
Jack Warden
Unknown:
John Forsythe
Unknown:
Al Pacino
Unknown:
Arthur Kirkland
Unknown:
Valerie Curtin
Unknown:
Barry Levinson
Produced By:
Norman Jewison
Produced By:
Patrick J. Palmer
Directed By:
Norman Jewison
Arthur Kirkland:
Al Pacino
Judge Rayford:
Jack Warden
Judge Fleming:
John Forsythe
Grand pa Sam:
Lee Strasberg
Jay Porter:
Jeffrey Tambor
Gail Packer:
Christine Lahti
Amie:
Sam Levene
Ralph Agee:
Robert Christian
Jeff McCullaugh:
Thomas Waites
Warren Fresnell:
Larry Bryggman
Frank Bowers:
Craig T. Nelson
Carl Travers:
Dominic Chianese
Leo Fauci:
Victor Arnold

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