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The sizzling summer magazine from Children's
BBC with sensational Simon Parkin , amazing Andi Peters , sparkling Stephanie Lowe and some of your favourite Programmes, starting with Rolf Harris Cartoon Time
More cartoon capers with Rolf Harris.
Today: Droopy in Millionaire Droopy; Woody Woodpecker in Tomcat Combat; Tom and Jerry in Smitten Kitten. Director NICK JONES
Producer DAVID PLATT
9.25am
Why Don't You...?
The Liverpool gang are back. Jen and Ken from the Isle of Man brave a visit to the cellar where a letter from the mailbag proves too much for Helen.
Director RUSSELL DAVIES Producer KIRSTIE FISHER BBC North West (R)
10.00am News
Weather followed by Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Snoopy's Robot
All the children take the bus to a new computer camp and play with the machines. The games seem to come to life and Snoopy finds himself like a robot.
A cartoon based on the Peanuts strip by CHARLES M. SCHULTZ (R)
10.30am Playbus stops today at
The Why Bird Stop where Simon is in the mood for playing tricks.
Bus driver ..........SIMON DAVIES Puppeteer
Fiona Beynon Brown
Story: The Boy Who Wanted to Talk to Animals by Phil Allcock.
Music: Richard Brown and children from
Silchester House School Executive producer CYNTHIA FELGATE
Producer CLARE BRADLEY
A FELGATE production for BBCtv
10.55am Five to Eleven with pupils from Adwick-le-Street
Comprehensive School, Doncaster.
11.00am News
Weather followed by Popeye Double Bill
11.15am The 0 Zone
Andy Crane with Britain's first daily environment-friendly music magazine. Researcher LOUISE MUSGRAVE Producer PAUL SMITH
11.25am Superman
Close Shave
11.50am Bananaman
Web of Evil
With the voices of Tim Brooke-Taylor
Bill Oddie , Graeme Garden Jill Shilling (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Parkin
Unknown:
Andi Peters
Unknown:
Stephanie Lowe
Unknown:
Rolf Harris
Unknown:
Woody Woodpecker
Producer:
David Platt
Director:
Russell Davies
Unknown:
Charlie Brown
Unknown:
Charles M. Schultz
Unknown:
Simon Davies
Unknown:
Phil Allcock.
Music:
Richard Brown
Producer:
Cynthia Felgate
Producer:
Clare Bradley
Unknown:
Andy Crane
Unknown:
Louise Musgrave
Producer:
Paul Smith
Unknown:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Bill Oddie
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Jill Shilling

Weather followed by The Garden Party
Caron Keating and Paul Coia with the issues, the people and the music of today. What are the benefits or the dangers of hormone replacement therapy? Can it be equally effective for men and women?
From his lair in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens, Richard Jobson surveys the charts.
And Glynn Christian reports from a gastronomic tour of the Lake District. Director LIZ SCOT
Producers CHARLES NAIRN and GORDON MACMILLAN Editor DAVID MARTIN

Contributors

Unknown:
Caron Keating
Unknown:
Paul Coia
Unknown:
Richard Jobson
Unknown:
Glynn Christian
Producers:
Charles Nairn
Producers:
Gordon MacMillan
Editor:
David Martin

Gail is introduced to her prospective stepmother. This week's cast:
Written by ROGER MOULTON Directed by GARY CONWAY 0 SOAPBOX: page 8
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Contributors

Written By:
Roger Moulton
Directed By:
Gary Conway
Madge Ramsay:
Anne Charleston
Henry Ramsay:
Craig McLachlan
Jim Robinson:
Alan Dale
Paul Robinson:
Stefan Dennis
Gail Robinson:
Fiona Corke
Scott Robinson:
Jason Donovan
Charlene Robinson:
Kylie Minogue
Helen Daniels:
Anne Haddy
Lucy Robinson:
Sasha Close
Des Clarke:
Paul Keane
Mike Young:
Guy Pearce
Mrs Mangel:
Vivean Gray
Jane Harris:
Annie Jones
Harold Bishop:
Ian Smith
Beverly Marshall:
Lisa Armytage
Eileen Clarke:
Myra de Groot
Sally Wells:
Rowena Mohr
Tony Romeo:
Nick Carrafa
Todd Landers:
Kristian Schmid
Katie Landers:
Sally Jensen
Rob Lewis:
Ernie Bourne
Gloria Gardner:
Beverley Phillips
Melanie Pearson:
Lucinda Cowden
Dave Summers:
Greg Fleet

In this week's programme of non-stop music
Irene Stanford is the star singer and Gordon Higginbottom the star instrumentalist on tenor horn.
Third Carrickfergus Band conductor Alan Murdock Producer ALAN TONGUE
BBC Northern Ireland (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Irene Stanford
Unknown:
Gordon Higginbottom
Conductor:
Alan Murdock

starring
Investments
When Gary starts spending his inheritance, Abby sees he needs her financial
'guidance'. Karen fears her relationship with Mack is moving too fast.
Written by PATRICIA M. GREEN
Directed by NICHOLAS SGARRO (R)

Contributors

Directed By:
Nicholas Sgarro
Valene:
Joan van Ark
Gary:
Ted Shackelford
Abby:
Donna Mills
Karen:
Michele Lee
Mack:
Kevin Dobson
Richard:
John Pleshette
Laura Avery:
Constance McCashin
Ciji:
Lisa Hartman
Kenny:
James Hougton
Ginger:
Kim Lankford
Diana:
Claudia Lonow
Chip:
Michael Sabatino

When Katharine Whitehorn was a young girl she used to travel on the overnight sleeper to Aberdeen to go to the family cottage in Aviemore.
Now she returns to Scotland and recalls the mixed blessings of late-night travel, visits the osprey sanctuary at the Boat of Garten, and travels on the steam-hauled trains of the Strathspey Railway Line.
Producer KEN STEPHINSON
A FALKMAN TELEVISION production for BBCtv

Contributors

Unknown:
Katharine Whitehorn
Producer:
Ken Stephinson

Presented by Andy Crane - starting with

Wizbit
by Barry Murray starring Paul Daniels.
The King of Puzzleopolis Roll up, roll up!
Meet Wizbit, Wooly and Wilbur. Here's a little sound advice: Tell the truth throughout your life, for truth to tell, the truth will out, no matter how you twist the truth about.
(Repeat)

4.35pm Popeye and Son
Junior's Birthday Round Up and Redbeard
At long last, strongman sailor Popeye and girlfriend Olive Oyl have got married and have a son - Popeye Jr. (Repeat)

5.00pm Newsround
with Roger Finn and Helen Rollason.

5.05pm Duncan Dares: Survivor
Alone in the wilderness after an air crash - could you survive? In the first of two programmes Peter Duncan joins expert Lofty Wiseman who says that with proper training and the will to continue, any fit person can. But solitude and lack of proper food make seven days seem like eternity to Peter as he learns that bulrushes are as nourishing as asparagus.
(Repeat) (Subtitles)

Contributors

Presenter (Children's BBC):
Andy Crane
Writer (Wizbit):
Barry Murray
Performer (Wizbit):
Paul Daniels
Director (Wizbit):
Phil Bishop
Presenter (Newsround):
Roger Finn
Presenter (Newsround):
Helen Rollason
Presenter (Duncan Dares):
Peter Duncan
Expert (Duncan Dares):
Lofty Wiseman
Film Editor (Duncan Dares):
Richard Spurway
Producer (Duncan Dares):
Alex Leger

Louise Batchelor keeps you in touch with what's going on around the capital region of the country.
With reports from studios around the south east.
Michael Wale on the local sports scene and Cathy McGowan around town.
0 WRITE TO: Newsroom South East, BBC Elstree Centre. Clarendon Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
WD6 1JF if you have any news.

Contributors

Unknown:
Louise Batchelor
Unknown:
Michael Wale
Unknown:
Cathy McGowan

Special guest Liza Minnelli. Music and chat tonight comes from the outstanding singer and actress. In a rare interview the superstar daughter of Judy Garland talks about her film work, which includes a Best
Actress Oscar for Cabaret in 1972, her music and recent musical collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys who drop in to join her in song. Producer JANE O'BRIEN
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Contributors

Unknown:
Liza Minnelli.
Talks:
Judy Garland
Producer:
Jane O'Brien

Up the Lazy River (1)
The trees, the river, man and nature with nothing in between - except for all the state-of-the-art equipment
Larry insists on taking along to the company camping trip which will ensure that nothing can go wrong....
Written by JAMES O'KEEFE and ALAN PLOTKIN
Directed by JOEL ZWICK
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Contributors

Written By:
James O'Keefe
Written By:
Alan Plotkin
Directed By:
Joel Zwick
Balki:
Bronson Pinchot
Larry:
Mark Linn-Baker
Mary Ann:
Rebeca Arthur
Jennifer:
Melanie Wilson
Lydia:
Belita Moreno
Harrriette:
Jo Marie Payton-France

starring written by Andrew Nickolds and Stan Hey.
Inlaws and Outlaws
'Check this - Alex's Brixton Broadcasting Cor-what-a-bore-ration, and Crucial FM, aka Delbert Wilkins , are in totally fierce competition.'
With Sean O'Callaghan Nicholas Grant and Ruairi Redmond. Music
JOE DWORNIAK. DUNCAN BRIDGEMAN Produced and directed by GEOFF POSNERffl )
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Contributors

Written By:
Andrew Nickolds
Written By:
Stan Hey.
Unknown:
Delbert Wilkins
Unknown:
Sean O'Callaghan
Unknown:
Nicholas Grant
Unknown:
Ruairi Redmond.
Unknown:
Joe Dworniak.
Directed By:
Geoff Posnerffl
Delbert Wilkins:
Lenny Henry
Claudette:
Nimmy March
Rose:
Ellen Thomas
Trevor:
Trevor Laird
Alex:
Michael Mears
Julie:
Gina McKee
Winston:
Vas Blackwood
Lillie:
Malcolm Rennie

written by Car la Lane.
Everyone in the family seems to have something to worry about, including Mrs Boswell whose friendship with Derek is not without its moments of anxiety.
Title music by DAVID MACKAY Designer PAUL TRERISE
Produced and directed by ROBIN NASH (R)
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Contributors

Music By:
David MacKay
Designer:
Paul Trerise
Directed By:
Robin Nash
Mrs Boswell:
Jean Boht
Oswald:
Giles Watling
Derek:
Peter Byrne
Joey Boswell:
Peter Howitt
Roxy:
Joanna Phillips-Lane
Shifty:
Bryan Murray
Celia:
Rita Tushingham
Grandad:
Kenneth Waller
Billy Boswell:
Nick Conway
Aveline Boswell:
Gilly Coman
Adrian:
Jonathon Morris
Martina:
Pamela Power
Julie:
Hilary Crowson
Lilo Lill:
Eileen Pollock
Freddie:
Ronald Forfar
Young man:
Paul Beringer
Lady in DHSS:
Julia Sharon
Man in DHSS:
Bill Monks

The Blasphemers' Banquet by Tony Harrison. Music by Dominic Muldowney sung by Teresa Stratas.
Bradford 1989: Tony Harrison in a personal response to the Rushdie affair, has set up an imaginary banquet in a tandoori restaurant, once a thriving Presbyterian church. He invites to it writers much reviled for their 'blasphemies'... including Salman Rushdie. Photography MIKE FOX
Sound recordist FRASER BARBER Film editor PETER SIMPSON
Executive producer DAVID PEARSON Director PETER SYMES
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Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Harrison.
Music By:
Dominic Muldowney
Sung By:
Teresa Stratas.
Unknown:
Tony Harrison
Unknown:
Salman Rushdie.
Editor:
Peter Simpson
Producer:
David Pearson
Director:
Peter Symes

from the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool.
Angela Rippon introduces the teams from Northern Ireland and Wales, whose Offbeat team have such a magical reputation! In cabaret this week, music from the movie Dirty Dancing is the theme for American pros Ronnie Montez and Liz Curtis.
Commentator Charles Nove Musical director ANDY ROSS Arranged by ERIC MORLEY sound JOHN DRAKE Lighting RON MINTY
Designer GARY PRITCHARD Producer SIMON BETTS

Contributors

Unknown:
Ronnie Montez
Unknown:
Liz Curtis.
Commentator:
Charles Nove
Director:
Andy Ross
Arranged By:
Eric Morley
Unknown:
John Drake
Designer:
Gary Pritchard
Producer:
Simon Betts

Jimmy Perry recalls some more famous music-hall acts - including that much-loved comedian Robb Wilton; Nat Gonella and his band; apache-dancers Alexis and Dorrano; plus Tommy Handley and Ronald Frankau in their famous partnership Murgatroyd and Winterbottom. Recorded at the headquarters of the Grand Order of Water Rats, London.

Contributors

Writer/Presenter:
Jimmy Perry
Producer:
Pat Parrish

Just in Time
Michael Rodd investigates the Japanese management practice of 'just in time' currently sweeping through British industry.
Producer DAVID DAWSON
Series editor BRIAN DAVIES (R) (e)

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Rodd
Producer:
David Dawson
Editor:
Brian Davies

BBC One London

About BBC One

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

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