Clive's caught a cold and Dennis tries to make a cold cure - but what's missing? With Wayne Jackman and Ian Tregonning. Starting with Playbus
The Dot Stop
Puppeteer:
Saskia Wright (R)
7.55am Laurel and Hardy
Tragic Milkman (R)
8.00am
New Adventures of Mighty Mouse Catastrophe Cat
8.15am Eggs 'n' Baker Graeme Garden joins Cheryl Baker in the kitchen. Living in a Box perform their latest hit, Room in Your Heart, and Cheryl visits a Jewish bakery. Plus Food/or Thought.
Director JOHN F. D. NORTHOVER Producer MADELINE WILTSHIRE BBC North West
8.35am Thundercats
Berbils (R)

with Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield.
Featuring Trevor and Simon and Peter Simon. This week's guests include Kylie
Minogue, Squeeze and cricketer Ian Botham. Editor CHRIS BELLINGER
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Bernard Davey

introduced by Desmond Lynam.
Provisional Timetable
12.20 Football
12.30 Motor Racing
12.50 Trampolining
1.05 News; 1.10 Snooker
1.55 Motor Racing
2.15 Trampolining
2.35 Snooker
2.55 Rugby League
3.45 Football
4.35 Rugby Union
4.40 Final Score
Rugby League from Manchester.
Great Britain v New Zealand First Test.
Live coverage. The Kiwis have not lost a series in the UK since 1965.
Commentators: Ray French and Alex Murphy.
Rugby Union
Brief highlights of the Swansea v New Zealand match and the day's other results.
Snooker from Reading.
Rothmans Grand Prix
The opening frames of the first semi-final.
Commentators: Ted Lowe ,
Jack Karnehm , Clive Everton and John Spencer.
Trampolining from Crystal Palace. World Cup
Of the 12 nations competing this year the Russians, with current world and European champions in their squad, pose the greatest threat to British dominance.
Commentators: Hamilton Bland and Brian Phelps.
Motor Racing from Thruxton. Lucas British Formla Three Championship The decider. Commentator: Murray Walker.
Mobil Rally Challenge Round 2.
Reporter: Steve Rider.
Football
European action, half-times, results and pools news. Television presentation:
Rugby league KEITH PHILLIPS Snooker KEITH MACKENZIE Trampolining HUW JONES Motor racing BHP
Producer MARTIN HOPKINS Editor JOHN PHILIPS

with Moira Stuart ; Weather

Today: Crockett Doodle-Do ,
Woody Woodpecker in Saddle Sore Woody , Tom and Jerry in Jerry and Jumbo. Director NICK JONES
Producer DAVID PLATT

Mysterious disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle include Noel's make-up kit, which is very odd since it needs three strong men to carry it. But the show must go on.Special guest stars: Jonathon Morris and Shane Richie.
Script associate CHARLIE ADAMS Written by MARTIN BOOTH . JOHN MACHIN. STUART SILVER.
ALAN WHITING and MALCOLM WILUAMSON Sound DAVID THOMPSON Lighting ERIC WALLIS Design DACRE PUNT
Produced and directed by MICHAEL LEGGO

starring Bob Monkhouse.
Game devised by TERRY MARDELL Programme associates
COLIN EDMONDS and JOHN JUNKIN Lighting CHRIS KEMPTON Sound JOHN DELANY Designer JOHN STOUT
Director TONY NEWMAN
Produced by GEOFF MILES
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Special guest star: Les Dennis. Heinz Von Meatball returns to confront a strange patient, Roy Castle , who can only talk in rhythm to his drumming. Basildon Bond sets out to find and destroy a breed of killer goldfish, and the Fatman finds a role with a difference in Madam
Butterfly.
Sound LAURIE TAYLOR Lighting BILL MILLAR
Design BOB COVE. DAVID HITCHCOCK Produced and directed by JOHN BISHOP
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A 12-part series based on the books by James Herriot. 8: Mending Fences by Christopher Penfold. Starring with and A triple birthday is marred by tragedy, and James and Siegfried meet the law when the Black Horse stretches its opening hours.
Music composed and conducted by JOHNNY PEARSON Designer BOB FARR
Producer BILL SELLARS
Director MICHAEL BRAYSHAW
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with Martyn Lewis. Weather

starring
When Walter and Anna buy a house the fact that it was a knock-down bargain doesn't worry them. But their dream home soon becomes nightmare city, where rotten floors collapse to reveal a ravenous money pit!
Screenplay by DAVID GILER
Produced by FRANK MARSHALL. KATHLEEN KENNEDY and ART LEVINSON
Directed by RICAHRD BENJAMIN
(First showing on British television)
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Sue meets Jane Fonda and Sir Robin Day. Live music from Simply Red. Sound BOB FOLEY
Lighting ERIC WALLIS
Design RICHARD MORRIS
Directed by JOHN KAYE COOPER Produced by JON PLOWMAN

starring
Castle Rock, Maine is a sleepy New England town. A place where families can live in peace. But today one Castle Rock family has something more than a broken-down car to worry about - a 2001b rabid
St Bernard called Cujo.
Screenplay by DON CARLOS DUNAWAY and LAIREN CURRIER
Produced by BLATT SINGER Directed by LEE ISTEAGUE
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