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stops today at The Tent Stop where Humphrey and Wobble Clown join Trish Cooke Ricky Diamond Joe Greco
Sheila Hyde and Jade Magri to tell the story:
Georgia and the Dragon by ROBIN KINGSLAND
Music RICHARD BROWN
Director BRIAN JAMESON
Producer ANN REAY (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Trish Cooke
Unknown:
Ricky Diamond
Unknown:
Joe Greco
Unknown:
Sheila Hyde
Unknown:
Jade Magri
Unknown:
Robin Kingsland
Music:
Richard Brown
Director:
Brian Jameson
Producer:
Ann Reay

... of Creation
Donald Reeves believes that, since the Renaissance, scientists have become the new priests who mediate between people and nature.God is 'a god of gaps'. He argues it is time to rediscover a sense of the earth as the dwelling place of God: 'It's only a picture, but it gives some idea of how we can begin to speak of the nearness and the intimacy of God with everything in creation.' Videotape editor TIM NICHOLSON
Director RICHARD ALWYN
Producer HELEN ALEXANDER

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald Reeves
Editor:
Tim Nicholson
Director:
Richard Alwyn
Producer:
Helen Alexander

New Wine
Tony Phelan joins Judith MacCallum at her home in the Mastrick area of Aberdeen for a simple service of prayer and reflection. The Rev Fred Coutts speaks about the joy of following Jesus.
Director TONY HEMMINGS
Producer MICHAEL A. SIMPSON
BBC Scotland

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Phelan
Unknown:
Judith MacCallum
Unknown:
Fred Coutts
Director:
Tony Hemmings
Producer:
Michael A. Simpson

Peter Springall is a Londoner with a countryman's way with bees. Some 40 stocks thrive on his technique of handling them gently and respecting their wishes. He is convinced that when he talks to his bees they talk back. Director SANDRA WAINWRIGHT
Executive producer JENNIFER JEREMY

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Springall
Director:
Sandra Wainwright
Producer:
Jennifer Jeremy

The Little Plane Gamble In 1984, Richard Noble , a winner of the world land-speed record, set up a company on the Isle of Wight to build a new all-British light aircraft.
David Lomax reports.
Film editor ALEX RICHARDSON
Series editor BRIAN DAVIES

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Noble
Unknown:
David Lomax
Editor:
Alex Richardson
Editor:
Brian Davies

Knowing How It Feels
Parents who, in the past, have coped with the grief and shock of learning that they have a handicapped child are trained by the Kids Family Centre in London to work with parents whose children have recently been diagnosed as handicapped.
Director DAVID WILLIAMS
Producer IAN WOOLF (R) (e)

Contributors

Director:
David Williams
Producer:
Ian Woolf

A series of six programmes presented by Jonathan Miller
5: Otherwise I'll Explode
Most carers desperately need a break from looking after someone at home. What schemes can help them have time off for themselves or the rest of the family?
Assistant producer MARY SPRENT
Producer TONY MATTHEWS (e)
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Contributors

Presented By:
Jonathan Miller
Producer:
Mary Sprent
Producer:
Tony Matthews

Dairy cattle are becoming fewer in number as European Community measures for reducing milk production take effect. Why then create a hormone treatment to increase a cow's output by up to 15 per cent?
Bovine Somatotropin (BST) is a remarkable piece of genetic engineering but, Chris Baines asks, do we really need it? Mike Wilkes has developed his hobby of wildlife photography while maintaining a full-time job. He reveals some prize-winning tricks of the trade which have brought him international recognition.
Plus at 12.55pm the weather for the countryside with MICHAEL FISH . Producer PHIL FRANKLIN
Editor MICHAEL FITZGERALD
BBC Pebble Mill

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Baines
Unknown:
Mike Wilkes
Unknown:
Michael Fish
Producer:
Phil Franklin
Editor:
Michael Fitzgerald

with Moira Stuart followed by Bonanza
Little Girl Lost
Ben finds himself in the middle of a custody battle. Written by DOUGLAS DAY STEWART
Directed by ALF KJELLIN (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Moira Stuart
Written By:
Douglas Day Stewart
Directed By:
Alf Kjellin
Ben Cartwright:
Lorne Greene
Hoss:
Dan Blocker
Little Joe:
Michael Landon

starring
Bing Crosby
Rhonda Fleming. Connecticut handyman Hank Martin has a strange tale to tell: of falling from his horse in America in 1910, but waking up in sixth-century
Britain, of encountering King Arthur and the court of Camelot, of a beautiful princess and of Merlin.
Screenplay by EDMUND BELOIN from a story by MARK TWAIN Produced by ROBERT FELLOWS Directed by TAY GARNETT
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Contributors

Unknown:
Bing Crosby
Unknown:
Rhonda Fleming.
Unknown:
Hank Martin
Unknown:
Edmund Beloin
Story By:
Mark Twain
Produced By:
Robert Fellows
Directed By:
Tay Garnett
Hank Martin:
Bing Crosby
Sir Sagramore:
William Bendix
Sandy:
Rhonda Fleming
King Arthur:
Cedric Hardwicke
Merlin:
Murvyn Vye
Sir Lancelot:
Henry Wilcoxen
Executioner:
Alan Napier

Presented by Gloria Hunniford and Dr Alan Maryon Davis
A brand-new series and a go-getting health and fitness show. Each week three people take up the Go for It! challenge as they have their lifestyles analysed by Dr Alan Maryon Davis. From the detailed diaries each contestant has kept, Alan scores them for drinking, smoking, exercise and diet. Gloria quizzes them with healthy questions and uncovers their lifestyle vices and virtues. In the spotlight are Sharon Toone , a mother of three from north London, Simon Payne , a rock group roadie from Cardiff; and Layla Norooz an ex-teacher from Belfast. Directors
ERIC HARWOOD , PHILIP CASSON Producer FRANK HAYES
A HAWKSHEAD PRODUCTION in association with PROSPECT PICTURES for BBCtv

Contributors

Presented By:
Gloria Hunniford
Presented By:
Dr Alan Maryon Davis
Unknown:
Dr Alan Maryon Davis.
Unknown:
Sharon Toone
Unknown:
Simon Payne
Unknown:
Layla Norooz
Unknown:
Eric Harwood
Unknown:
Philip Casson
Producer:
Frank Hayes

Noel Edmonds is joined by John Hutchinson at this year's Biggin Hill
International Air Fair which includes the best-loved bi-plane, the Tiger Moth, and a salute to the Royal Navy and 75 years of wings over water.
Also a report from the Paris
Air Show, a look at the future of Biggin Hill and back at 25 years of the RAF's premier aerobatic team the Red
Arrows.
Technical co-ordinators
JOHN WILSON , GEOFF HIGGS Television presentation PETER HYLTON CLEAVER

Contributors

Unknown:
Noel Edmonds
Unknown:
John Hutchinson
Unknown:
John Wilson
Unknown:
Peter Hylton Cleaver

The first of tonight's pair of programmes presented by Chris Baines
The Heat Is On
Energy is no problem, it just comes out of the walls, providing you can pay the bill. That's how it used to be. Now the price of energy is more than just money. Producers
RON BLOOMFIELD. RICHARD DALE (Part 2 is at 11. 15pm)
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Contributors

Presented By:
Chris Baines
Unknown:
Richard Dale

with Cliff Michelmore and Debbie Thrower.

Peter Macann appeals on behalf of the Woodland Trust, the primary concern of which is to conserve native and broadleaved trees in the United Kingdom. The charity buys woodlands and land on which to plant trees in order to conserve and enhance the landscape and to preserve valuable wildlife habitats. Please give as much as you can to help them in this vital work

(Repated on Friday at 4.00pm)
Donations to: Peter Macann, The Woodland Trust, [address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Cliff Michelmore
Presenter:
Debbie Thrower
Speaker:
Peter Macann
Producer:
Jill Dawson

with Mary O'Hara and Davy Spillane
In the last programme in the series, Val visits the west of Ireland, a region of outstanding natural beauty. Mary O'Hara takes Val to the Aran Islands where her husband Pat was born. 'Aran of the Saints' is one of Ireland's holiest places. The popular Irish musician, Davy Spillane , who makes and plays the Uilleann pipes, explores the lunar landscape of the Burren with Val and performs a piece specially written for the series.
Musical director LAURIE HOLLOWAY Engineering manager GEORGE CAMPBELL
Photography BRIAN LITTLER , JIM CREAGH Research JUDITH PEERS
Producer SIMON HAMMOND
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Contributors

Unknown:
Mary O'Hara
Unknown:
Davy Spillane
Unknown:
Mary O'Hara
Musician:
Davy Spillane
Director:
Laurie Holloway
Unknown:
George Campbell
Unknown:
Photography Brian Littler
Producer:
Simon Hammond

Special Awards Presentation David Dimbleby hosts this special live awards programme from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. With nationwide contributions to celebrate achievements within cities and communities.
HRH The Prince of Wales, who launched the competition last November, describes It's My City! as a theme at the heart of Britain and speaks of his hopes for the future.
Among the awards presented are those for Performing and Visual Arts, Environment, Employment, Sports and the Radio 1 Award.
With special appearances by Kate Adie, Floella Benjamin, Susan Hampshire, Eamonn Holmes, Glenda Jackson, Jonathon Morris, Sir Bryan Nicholson, Bill Paterson, Mike Read, Tessa Sanderson, Bill Tidy,
John Walters, Simon Weston
Commentary by Bruce Hammal
Sound NIGEL WINCHCOMBE, GEOFF LAYTON Lighting RON MINTY
Design RAYMOND LANGHORN Executive producer CLAIRE LEWIS
Produced and directed by PAUL COLBERT
In association with NatWest

Contributors

Unknown:
David Dimbleby
Unknown:
Kate Adie
Unknown:
Floella Benjamin
Unknown:
Susan Hampshire
Unknown:
Eamonn Holmes
Unknown:
Glenda Jackson
Unknown:
Jonathon Morris
Unknown:
Sir Bryan Nicholson
Unknown:
Bill Paterson
Unknown:
Mike Read
Unknown:
Tessa Sanderson
Unknown:
John Walters
Unknown:
Simon Weston
Commentary By:
Bruce Hammal
Unknown:
Geoff Layton
Producer:
Claire Lewis
Directed By:
Paul Colbert

Presented by Esther Rantzen with Adrian Mills Grant Baynham Gavin Campbell and Doc Cox.
Consumer advice investigations, misprints, mishaps and real-life humour drawn from the letters you send each week.
Director STEPHEN STEWART Producer ESTHER RANTZEN
Deputy editor BRYHER SCUDAMORE Editor SHAUN WOODWARD

Contributors

Presented By:
Esther Rantzen
Unknown:
Adrian Mills
Unknown:
Grant Baynham
Unknown:
Gavin Campbell
Unknown:
Doc Cox.
Director:
Stephen Stewart
Producer:
Esther Rantzen
Editor:
Bryher Scudamore
Editor:
Shaun Woodward

with Joan Bakewell.
The public are becoming ever more aware of moral issues - the headlines Proclaim as much.
But where headlines deal in black and white, the issues themselves are rarely so simple.
Heart of the Matter seeks out such issues; Joan Bakewell examines the moral conflict of people with strongly-held and frequently opposing views, and considers what their dilemma means for everyone.
Film editor mike ALOOF
Series producer OLGA EDRIDGE

Contributors

Unknown:
Joan Bakewell.
Unknown:
Joan Bakewell
Producer:
Olga Edridge

starring and A Grave for Felix
Everything in Felix Unger's life is organised - including his death! But was it a good idea to entrust Oscar with the down payment on a burial plot when he's just received a hot tip on a horse?
Written by DICK BENSFlELD and PERRY GRANT
Directed by HAL COOPER

Contributors

Written By:
Dick Bensfleld
Directed By:
Hal Cooper
Oscar Madison:
Jack Klugman
Felix Unger:
Tony Randall

The second of tonight's Big E programmes presented by Chris Baines.
Power to the People
Where energy generation is concerned, environmentalists have a problem on their hands. The fossil fuels used for 90 percent of people's energy requirements produce carbon dioxide, the cause of global warming. For many people the alternative - nuclear energy - has unacceptable dangers too.
So what next? Is the next step a world full of windmills? Producers
RON BLOOMFIELD, STEPHEN MOSS (e)
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Contributors

Presented By:
Chris Baines.
Unknown:
Stephen Moss

BBC One London

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