6.40 Pure Maths: Matrix
Algebra
7.05 Maths: The Projective
Plane
Dennis is set to be the new Bruno Brookes with his radio station. There'll be phone-ins and record requests - he might even get the new Wrigglers record in the charts!
With Wayne Jackman and Ian Tregonning. Producer Christine Hewitt
Playdays
The Playbus stops today at the Why Bird Stop where Simon and Why Bird find a lot of things that make noises in the lost property.
Bus driver......Simon Davies
Puppeteer:
Fiona Beynon-Brown . (R)
7.55am
Laurel and Hardy
More cartoon mishaps with Stan and Ollie.
Ollie builds a robot to do the housework. (R)
8.00am
New Adventures of Mighty Mouse
Petey Pate creates an evil supermouse identical to
Mighty Mouse. When Petey Pate starts mass producing these evil Mighty Mouses, all the citizens of Mousetown turn to Mighty
Mouse for help. But how can he stop all the evil Mighty Mouses!
8.15am
Tales of the Rodent
Sherlock Holmes
A seven-part costume drama.
Starring
Roland Rat Superstar Special guest Roy Sampson
6: Holmes and Watson are rather short of funds.
If only someone would offer them a job!
Then the phone rings. Writers Colin Bostock Smith and David Claridge
Producer Steve Haggard BBC North - Manchester
8.35am
Thundercats
Cheetara is mysteriously taken over by forces from an alien spacecraft which is lost, but before the Thundercats can find it, the Mutants get to it. (R)
Guests this week include star of the Broom Cupboard, Andy Crane, Sophie Lawrence - Diane from EastEnders - and Emma Forbes with some cookery ideas. New Kids on the Block's Jon Knight visits Disney World in the second special report from America. There's music, too, from Kim Wilde, plus the latest videos and great competitions.
With Phillip Schofield, Sarah Greene and Trevor and Simon.
Editor Chris Bellinger
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With Bill Giles
Introduced from Aintree by Desmond Lynam.
Provisional Timetable
12.20 Racing; 12.30 Golf
1.10 News; 1.15 Racing
Racing
Starting with what's new at Aintree including Becher's Brook.
2.00 Captain Morgan Aintree Chase (2m).
Last year's winner Feroda - who won on successive days 12 months ago - goes again.
2.35 Sandeman Aintree Hurdle (2½m).
Former champion hurdler Beech Road may have recovered from a Cheltenham injury.
Golf
From Augusta. US Masters
Highlights of the first two rounds - it's live tonight and tomorrow night on BBC2.
Commentators: Peter Alliss Bruce Critchley and Steve Rider.
Can the courageous Brown Windsor win for owner-breeder Bill Shand-Kydd in this year's Seagram Grand National (4 1/2m) at 3.20pm?
(Race shown again at 4.55pm and 10.35pm)
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Introduced from Aintree by Desmond Lynam.
Provisional Timetable
3.50 Football; 4.00 Racing
4.20 Football
4.40 Final Score; 4.55 Racing
Racing
Richard Pitman and Bill Smith analyse the great race. then another chance to see it again.
Football
A preview of tomorrow's live televised FA Cup semi-finals, and the day's results service.
Television presentation: Racing Keith Mackenzie Golf CBS Television
Producer Martin Hopkins Editor John Philips
With Moira Stuart.
Weather
This week the work of cartoonist Tex Avery. With Tony Robinson.
Videotape editor Roy Demery Producer Nick Jones
Sam and Emma come to the aid of a friend who has entered the'Great
Australian Camel Race'.
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Starring Les Dawson.
Will you agree with this week's audience decision?
Tonight it's your opportunity to be a star-maker by casting your all-important telephone vote for the act which impresses you most.
Guest artist: Comisar. Programme consultant Hughie Green
Programme associate Garry Chambers
Musical director John Coleman Staging Di Cooke
Design John Anderson
Production Stewart Morris
A comedy series by Richard Ommanney.
Daphne rejects Sam's advice and returns to Cheltenham to find wisdom from a more reliable source.
Producer/Director John B Hobbs (R)
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First showing on network television.
Starring
Raymond Burr Barbara Hale
A conspiracy scheme backfires when
Suzanne Domenico , a beautiful PR specialist, is murdered.
Circumstantial evidence traps her husband Tony as the killer, but he protests his innocence. His case arrives on the desk of the legendary lawyer Perry Mason.
Screenplay by Patricia Green Director Ron Satlof
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With Michael Buerk
Weather
A drama series by Ginnie Hole.
[NB episode title not credited in Radio Times]
A serious road traffic accident requires a medical team on the spot. Charlie sends the new casualty officer. For Lucy Perry it's certainly in at the deep end.
(R)
(Ceefax Subtitles)
Another chance to see this afternoon's Seagram Grand National.
Commentators:
Peter O'Sullevan , Julian Wilson Richard Pitman and John Hanmer.
Producer Keith Mackenzie
Tonight's show, recorded at the Paramount City Theatre in London, takes a topical look at the week's news with impressionist Steve Coogan and hard-hitting stand-up Jack Dee.
Theatre manager Arthur Smith keeps the club running smoothly in his 'get 'em on, get 'em off style. With Angela Clarke and, from New York,
Linda Smith and Richard Belzer. Director David G Croft Producers Juliet Blake and Trevor Hopkins
A Consolidated Comedy Division production for BBCtv
West Indies v England Highlights of the Fourth Test from Bridgetown, Barbados.
Introduced by Tony Lewis.
Starring
Charles Bronson
Jack Palance
Arillo, Texas in 1873: taunted by the town sheriff, Pardon Chato - an Apache half-breed - shoots the man in self-defence and rides out of town. A vicious posse decide to follow him, seeking revenge.
Gradually Chato draws them into his own territory and the manhunt takes a horrifying turn.
Screenplay by Gerald Wilson
Producer/Director Michael Winner
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