6.40 Curves from Parameters
7.05 Public Order Law
Reviewed

Dennis missed Valentine's
Day - but tries to make up for it by composing a love song for Margaret, his girlfriend. Clive is busy editing a new newspaper for kangaroos. With Wayne Jackman and Ian Tregonning. Director ALAN YARDLEY
Producer CHRISTINE HEWITT
Playdays
The Playbus stops today at The Playground Stop. Where the children are happy painting. Presenter:
Dave Benson Phillips.
Puppeteer: Jane Eve. (R)

The Missing
Fink Stan and Ollie decide to set up a rescue service. (R)

Mark Chatterton tells the story Peter and the Spy by Graham Booth. Director GRAHAM BOOTH Producer CELIA BONNER BBC North West

Still Oily After All These Years

Paul and Barry Chuckle lend a hand to Maxi the taxi.
BBC North West

Return to Thundera (R)

With Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield.
Featuring Trevor and Simon and Peter Simon with a celebrity Double Dare.
There's a preview of the new film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids starring Rick Moranis. Guests include artist Tony Hart , with music from Adam Ant and Yell, live in the studio. Editor CHRIS BELLINGER

With Bernard Davey.

Introduced by Desmond Lynam.
Provisional Timetable
12.20 Football; 12.30 Hockey
12.50 Racing; 1.10 News
1.15 Ice Hockey
1.25 Racing; 1.40 Ice Hockey
1.55 Racing; 2.10 Ice Hockey
2.25 Rugby; 3.55 Racing
4.10 Rugby; 4.35 Final Score
Rugby Union
From Twickenham.
England v Wales
Live coverage of the British Gas international with the kick-off at 2.30pm and no planned interruptions. Commentators:
Nigel Starmer-Smith and Eddie Butler.
From Murrayfield. Scotland v France
Full match highlights of the Royal Bank of Scotland international.
Commentator: Bill McLaren.
Hockey
From Lahore.
World Cup
Pakistan v England
England's fourth match in Pool B. West Germany is still to come in this round-robin tournament.
Commentator: Barry Davies.
Ice Hockey
From Durham.
Durham Wasps v
Nottingham Panthers Commentators:
Paul Ferguson and Red Imrie.
Football
FA Cup
Just three games and the end of the road - Wembley!
Racing
From Chepstow.
1.00 Steel Plate and Sections
Young Chasers Qualifier (2m)
1.30 John Hughes Grand National Trial (Handicap Chase. 3m 6f)
2.00 Weathercall Rising Stars Steeplechase (2'/2m)
Commentators: Julian Wilson
Richard Pitman and John Hanmer.
From Leopardstown.
4.00 O'Brien Gold Cup (3m)
Commentators: Tony O'Hehir and Ted Walsh.
Cricket
From Port of Spain.
West Indies v England Progress reports on the second one-day international.
Television presentation:
Rugby union JOHNNIE WATHERSTON Ice hockey HUW JONES Racing BOB DUNCAN
Cricket KEITH MACKENZIE Producer MARTIN HOPKINS Editor JOHN PHILIPS

With Moira Stuart.
Weather

Bearing Gifts
An outbreak of food poisoning hits Coopers Crossing and Geoff has to do some detective work to trace the source.
Written by MICHAEL JOSHUA Directed by MARK DEFRIEST 0 CEEFAX SUBTITLES

Jimmy Savile makes more dreams come true. Director ANDY SMITH
Producer ROGER ORDISH
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Starring Syd Little and Eddie Large.
Special guests are the Jelly Rolls,
Michael Sharvell-Martin , Paddy Joyce and Curiosity Killed the Cat. Featuring Arthur Howard , Barbara Hicks , June Ellis , Miranda Baker , Brian Godfrey , Beatrice van
Pallandt and Wynna Evans. With Ronnie Hazlehurst and His Orchestra.
Written by RUSSEL LANE and BRAD ASHTON
Script associate RUSSEL LANE Choreographer JEFF THACKER
Executive producer BILL WILSON Produced and directed by DAVID TAYLOR
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Tonight Paul's guests are: from America, the snooker table wizard Gene Catron ; Barbara and Spencer, the most incredible adagio act in the world; and Buster Merryfield from Only Fools and Horses.
Featuring Debbie McGee. Musical director RAY MONK
Programme associate ALI BONGO Technical consultant GIL LEANEY Design JAMES GRANT
Produced and directed by GEOFF MILES
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Don needs to see the ACC (Ops) but he is seeing the Russians. Frank has to watch Hagland because Mike and Jane have the wine store robbers under surveillance - in the Lake District.
Music STEVE WRIGHT
Design CAROL SHEERAN
Director RICHARD STANDEVEN
Written and produced by PHIL REDMOND
A New Media Age production for BBCtv
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With Michael Buerk.
Weather

Blood Red
Deacon Bridges asks Jack to help his girlfriend who is deep in gambling debts, but manages to finance her addiction by forging masterpieces - one of which has a fatal connection.
Written by STEPHEN zrro Directed by JAMES QUINN
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Another chance to see the satirical comedy of this environmentally friendly impressionist. Candidates for recycling include George .
Bush, Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev. Featuring John Bird, Elizabeth McKechnie, Steve Nallon, Enn Reitel and the music of Steve Brown. Written by RORY BREMNER, GEOFF ATKINSON. DAVID BADDIEL, JOHN BIRD, JOHN LANGDON, PATRICK MARBER and STEVE PUNT
Designer HARRY BANKS
Produced and directed by MARCUS MORTIMER
(First shown on BBC2)

Introduced by. Desmond Lynam featuring FA Cup Fifth Round.
Highlights of three of the day's major FA Cup ties plus a review of the day's other matches. With comments by Jimmy Hill.
Commentators: John Motson
Barry Davies , Tony Gubba and Gerald Sinstadt.
Series producer JOHN SHREWSBURY Editor BRIAN BARWICK
(There's live coverage of Newcastle United v Manchester United tomorrow at 3.00pm)

West Indies v England
Reports from the second one-day international from Port of Spain.
Introduced by Tony Lewis.

Starring Kathryn Harrold and Zeljko Ivanek.
Rescued from an attempted suicide, a mysterious and handsome young man is put into a psychiatric hospital. He remembers nothing of a troubled background.
Gradually his psychiatrist realises that she is experiencing visions the young man is conveying in his sleep - she has discovered the first 'sender'. But no one can be prepared for the terror and horror to come.
Written by THOMAS BAUM
Directed by ROGER CHRISTIAN
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