Peter Simon introduces a bumper package of Saturday entertainment starting with Bananaman Eric is just another schoolboy - but when danger calls, a few mouthfuls of his special bananas and Eric is Bananaman.
The Crown Jewel Caper. 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)
8.20am Caterpillar Trail with Stuart Bradley. Who cares? Vets do!
In today's programme you can find out how one vet spends her day, and see how she solves the problems of some pets.
Film director STEVE HOCKING Producer SHEILA FRASER (R)
8.40am ChuckleVision starring the Chuckle Brothers with Billy Butler.
It's a glittering occasion at ChuckleVision as Paul and Barry present their first annual festival of performing arts; and this year there is a particular emphasis on puppetry - but are they hand in glove with Billy Butler ? Wnter JOHN SAYLE
Director JOHN NORTHOVER Producer MARTIN HUGHES BBC North West
9.00am Going Live! with Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield featuring Romeo and Juliet on the back of a motorcycle, Bugs Bunny, Jacky Gunn and Fan Club FactFile, and cartoon action with Droids and Muppet Babies. Shauna Lowry reports on Irish music and Philip Hodson helps ease some Growing Pains. There's Soapbox, Video Vote, live music from Roachford and Press Conference with Anna Home the BBC's Head of Children's Programmes. Editor
CHRIS BELUNGER
IAN MCCASKILL
See panel including at
1.05pm News Summary
with Moira Stuart Weather
5.15pm Regional News/Sport
starring with It Isn 't Cricket
A mysterious stranger comes to Coopers Crossing carrying a pistol and driving a Mercedes. When he helps out the town in a local cricket match he is resented for trying to buy goodwill with his wealth, but maybe he is more to be pitied.
Written by PETER PINNEY Directed by ROD HARDY
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Jim is back again with some more 'Fix-Its'. Lighting BRENDAN CARR Sound JIM CADMAN
Designer ROSEMARY HESTER
Series producer ROGER ORDISH Produced and directed by STANLEY APPEL
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starring
Bob Monkhouse.
More exciting prizes to be won on television's bingo quiz show.
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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starring Paul Daniels , whose special guests are Australia's superb adagio dancers Liz/Steve; and Britain's finest,
Ray Alan with Lord Charles. Featuring Debbie McGee. Musical director BURT RHODES
Programme associate ALI BONGO Technical consultant GIL LEANEY Sound KEITH MAYES Lighting BILL MILLAR Design JAMES GRANT
Produced and directed by GEOFF MILES
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starring in Sea Changes by EDWIN PEARCE with Terence Alexander Sean Arnold
Louise Jameson and Denica Fairman.
In this, the first of a new eight-part series, a dead sailor, toxic waste and a missing girl pose a problem for Bergerac.
His investigations are not helped, however, by the secondment of the bright, attractive WPC Duvane.
Series created by ROBERT BANKS STEWART
Incidental music RAY RUSSELL Stunt arranger JIM DOWDALL
Costume designer BARRIE SEDWELL Designer GARY PRITCHARD
Film editor FRANCES PARKER Photography CHRIS SEAGER
Produced by GEORGE GALLACCIO Directed by RICHARD STANDEVEN
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with Martyn Lewis Weather
Late night San Francisco.
Tune in the radio - it's time for the Nighthawk to fly the airwaves ... The first show in a stylish new
American drama series. Starring
Conversations with an Assassin
Jack Killian had a reputation as a brilliant dedicated cop whose quickfire conversation earned him the name 'The Mouth'. That was until one tragic mistake plunged him into a deep depression and moody silence. Six months later, unwilling to return to the job, Killian is approached by Devon King, owner of KJCM Radio, with a startling proposal: for him to become a late night talk show host, speaking to midnight callers about their fears and anxieties. Killian's style is extraordinary, but his new career is unlikely to keep him behind the microphone - as a disturbed young woman who walks a fine line between love and death is about to prove....
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FA Cup Fourth Round.
Introduced by Desmond Lynam. This season's FA
Cup third round produced some of the most stunning results in the history of the competition. Can the fourth round add further illustrious chapters to football's knockout story? Highlights of three matches plus goals from around the country is tonight's fare.
With comment from Jimmy Hill.
Commentators JOHN MOTSON
BARRY DAVIES , TONY GUBBA Producers CHARLES BALCHIN MARTIN WEBSTER. CHRIS LEWIS
Series producer JOHN SHREWSBURY Editor BRIAN BARWICK
('Match of the Day: The Road to Wembley featuring Miilwall v
Liverpool, live tomorrow at 3.00pm on BBC1)
Benson and Hedges Masters Second semi-final.
By the end of this evening we will know which two players will meet in tomorrow's final.
Summarisers John Spencer, Eddie Charlton
