A new game show hits the screen - courtesy of Clive. He thinks the prizes are great, but Dennis thinks he'd be better off not winning them.
With Wayne Jackman and Ian Tregonning.
Production CHRISTINE HEWITT
Playdays
The Playbus stops today at The Dot Stop.
Five is the number of the day, and Dot becomes Mrs Five by Five.
7.55am
Laurel and Hardy Sitting Roomers
Laurel and Hardy undertake to do some babysitting. (R)
8.00am
Mersey Tales
Mark McGann tells the story Mr Prendergast 's Return by Roy Apps.
Director GRAHAM BOOTH Producer CEUA BONNER BBC North West
8.05am
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse
Pirates with Dirty Faces
Three children wreak havoc all over town dressing up as pirates. But when they sneak on to a real pirate ship, they find out what it's really like to be a pirate.
8.20am
ChuckleVision
Starring the Chuckle Brothers.
'Hey Paul! What's all this paper for?'
'Well Barry - you've heard of bill posters?'
'You mean we're going to decorate Bill Poster 's house?'
'You haven't got it at all, have you?' 'Er.... no.'
Writer TERRY RANDALL
Producer MARTIN HUGHES BBC North West
8.35am
Thundercats
The Fireballs of Plun-Darr (R)
With Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield.
Featuring Trevor, Simon and Peter Simon. This week's
Press Conference guest is environmentalist
Jonathan Porritt , who will be taking telephone calls. Book It profiles top author
Dick King-Smith . Plus music from Tanita Tikaram. Television's messiest game show Double Dare returns with four new contestants competing for a chance to go round the obstacle course, and the latest videos come under scrutiny in Video Vote. Editor CHRIS BELLINGER
With Suzanne Charlton.
Introduced by Desmond Lynam.
Provisional Timetable
12.20 Ski-ing
12.40 Racing
1.00 News
1.10 Racing
1.25 Commonwealth Games
1.45 Racing
2.00 Rugby Union
3.50 Football
4.00 Rugby Union
4.40 Final Score
Rugby Union: England v Ireland
Live coverage of the Save and Prosper international from Twickenham in the opening round of the Five Nations Championship, with the kickoff at 2.15pm.
Commentators: Bill McLaren and Bill Beaumont.
Wales v France
Highlights of the ADT international from Cardiff.
The champions begin away from home.
Commentator: Nigel Starmer-Smith
Commonwealth Games
A celebration of days gone by.
Ski-ing From Kitzbuhel.
Men's Downhill Championship
Commentator: David Vine.
Racing
From Haydock Park.
12.45 Mandor Flexible Doors Premier Long Distance Hurdle (3m)
1.15 Daily Mail Racecall Champion Hurdle Trial (2m)
1.50 Peter Marsh Steeplechase
(Limited Handicap, 3m)
Bishop's Yam seeks to win this valuable prize for the second successive year. Commentators: Peter O'Sullevan and Richard Pitman.
Television presentation:
Rugby union JOHNNIE WATHERSTON
Ski-ing ORF, Austria
Racing BOB DUNCAN
Producer MARTIN HOPKINS
Editor JOHN PHILIPS
With Laurie Mayer. Weather
Geoff is drawn into the search for a mythical bushman who has returned to Coopers Crossing - or has he?
(Ceefax subtitles)
Jimmy Savile makes more dreams come true. Director PETER LASKIE
Producer ROGER ORDISH
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Starring Bob Monkhouse.
Four contestants compete for exciting prizes and a chance to win a dream holiday in television's bingo quiz.
Game devised by TERRY MARDELL Programmes associates
COLIN EDMONDS and JOHN JUNKIN Directed by BILL MORTON Produced by GEOFF MILES
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Special guests are the South American gaucho act Los
Huincas and, from California, the magic of Kevin James. Featuring Debbie McGee. Musical director RAY MONK
Programme associate ALI BONGO
Producer and director GEOFF MILES
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An eight-part drama.
3: Don locks horns with the ACC (Ops) and Mike and Jane hunt sheep rustlers. Ronnie gets his first arrest and leaves Smithey feeling sheepish.
Directed by KEN HORN
Written and produced by PHIL REDMOND
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With Michael Buerk.
Weather.
The look of love may be on the face of Devon's admirer, but it's a face that cannot be seen. As this disturbed man's pursuit of her becomes more ingenious and more threatening, she finds that there is nowhere to hide.
(Ceefax subtitles)
Half an hour of the unique wit, humour, and satirical observations of Dave Allen. Written by DAVE ALLEN.
PETER VINCENT and IAN DAVIDSON Additional material by PENNY HALLOWES
Produced and directed by BILL WILSON
Starring
Undercover intelligence agent Joseph Rearden is jailed for robbery, escapes and is taken to Ireland by a gang specialising in helping wealthy criminals escape. His mission is to track down the gang's leader - but his life is threatened when the only person who knows his identity is killed.
Screenplay by WALTER HILL Directed by JOHN HUSTON
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Starring Count Basie Dave Brubeck Duke Ellington Ella Fitzgerald Dizzy Gillespie
Lionel Hampton and Earl Hines.
The legends of the big band and swing era assemble at
New York's Lincoln Center for a superstar jam session. A Winter/Rosen production (R)
