6.45 Social Science:
Abortion
7.10 Modelling Planetary
Motion
7.35 Technology: Novel
Proteins
8.00 Organic Chemistry
8.25 Maths Modelling:
Bicycles

The Playbus stops today at the Why Bird Stop.
'K' is the letter of the day, and Why is crowned king.
Story: King Roger Loses His Keys by Wayne Jackman. Music Richard Brown
Producer Brian Jameson (R)

...of Suffering.
If God is a God of love, why do people suffer? It's one of the oldest and most difficult questions for Christians.
Donald Reeves looks for the answer by talking to
Dr Margaret Spufford of Newnham College,
Cambridge, who has had to make sense of her own experience of suffering. Director Richard Alwyn
Producer Helen Alexander (R)

Skellig Michael is a small outcrop of rock off the south-west coast of Ireland. On top of it is a 6th-century beehive monastery. Graham Young and a hardy Benedictine monk,
Fr Sean 6 Duinn, visit the island for a time of worship and reflection.
Engineering manager Geoff Stafford
Producer Christopher Mann

A specially written drama spot which could save you a packet.
Money Talks by Val Hudson.
Also, Dr Marie Stewart helps you find the job you thought you couldn't do;
Harry Greene shows a paint trick; Sally Ann Voak scales two motorway cops down to size; and Lesley Waters makes a meal in a box.
Presented by Janice Long. Director Elizabeth Cretch (Shoum last Monday)
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Do-it-yourself science.
When fishermen in Dorset noticed the fish had grown extra barbules they started to investigate if their bait contained growth hormones. Guest scientist the Hon Miriam Rothschild talks about her life's work.
Carol Vorderman looks into ways to test the quality of our water supplies.
With Professor Ian Fells of Newcastle University. Director Hendrick Ball
Producer George Auckland (R)
W BOOK: 'Take Nobody's Word for It Book of Experiments, price f3.95, available from bookshops.
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£1.21 plus 39p postage, made out to 'Take Nobody's Word for It', to [address removed].

When a small business fails, the effect can be shattering. The idea of picking up the pieces and starting all over again is probably the last thing on your mind. Yet some people do just that. Reporter: Fiona Foster.

Six programmes presented by Glenda Jackson.
4: Some women work the hours that suit them. It suits their family-friendly employers as well, who see it as a way of attracting women back to the workplace.
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Twenty shows to help you communicate more effectively.
19: Study skills.
Presented by Chris Serle.
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A chance to see an edition of QED with sign language and subtitles. Bob Symes , fed up with irrational home design, has his own house built to prove his points.
Sign language interpreter: John Lee.

John Craven and Chris Baines present a special edition featuring an exhibition of the work of leading environmental photographers.
Plus the weather for the countryside at 12.55pm with Bernard Davey. Producer Annette Martin Editor Michael Fitzgerald
0 COMPETITION: a Kenyan safari and cameras to be won in the 'Country File' nature photography competition. Details on page 12.
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With Chris Lowe. Followed by On the Record
What is Labour's alternative to the poll tax?
Emily Buchanan reports on who will win and lose if Labour re-shapes local government finance and assesses the likely political impact. Presented by Jonathan Dimbleby with John Cole. Producer Jane Ashley
Editor Glenwyn Benson

Omnibus by Tony McHale.
Dot wants Nick to inherit her money, but he's more concerned about improving her diet. Wicksy's not happy to see Sharon's new-found friendship with Cindy.
(Ceefax subtitles)

Starring
Troy Donahue
Suzanne Pleshette
Despatched to the wild west fresh from West Point, US cavalryman Matthew
Hazard finds he has far more than the threat of Indian attack to contend with. This young officer's actions cause conflicts for himself and his comrades, as well as women in his life.
Director Raoul Walsh
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A window on the world of childhood in 12 parts, narrated by Judi Dench.
7: Simeon, Mada, Belinda,Taatske, Maximino and Luke's school days.
Primary school is part of daily life for most of the world's children. It offers literacy, discipline and companionship, plus a sense of success for some and a fear of failure for others. In
Holland, Colombia, Britain, Zambia and Australia, styles of schooling vary greatly, but the challenge for teachers is the same everywhere - to encourage a love of learning.
How do young children cope with their first day at school? How do older children cope with the pressures of the first competitive exam?
Series producer David Brown Producer John Percival BBC North
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Michael Buerk launches One World - a first in television history. At the beginning of the last decade of the century, over 20 television networks around the world have come together to share a week of programmes on a common theme - the global crisis facing us all today and the steps urgently required to ensure a common future for our children on earth.

Tonight, German television sets the scene for the week with a lightning tour from space of the world's major problem areas and asks the question: how far must things decline before we listen to the voices of warning, and of hope, and mend our ways?

Information Pack: available free from One World, [address removed]. Full details on page 84.
Cover Story: page 4
(Ceefax subtitles)

With Chris Lowe.
Weather Bernard Davey

One World is today's theme, with highlights from the show's visit to Johannesburg and the USA. Thora Hird introduces Pope John-Paul II's special message and speaks to Group Captain
Leonard Cheshire , VC, of his hopes of bringing east and west together.
All People That on Earth Do Dwell (Old 100th);
God is Liefde (Stuttgart);
We Plough the Fields and Scatter (Wir Pflugen);
We Are One in the Spirit; Bind Us Together;
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (Battle hymn);
Thine Be the Glory (Maccabaeus); Let All the World (Luckington); U thando Lwakhe. Assistant producer Valetta Stallabrass
Producer Stephen Lynas BBC Bristol
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A series based on the books by James Herriot.
Episode by Johnny Byrne.
Starring Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy

Siegfried is determined to make the errant farmers pay their bills, so he assigns James to the wily skinflint Biggins, and goes after the charming con-man Dennis Pratt himself.
(R)
(Ceefax subtitles)

Screenplay by William Nicholson
Starring Juliet Stevenson, Malick Bowens
'We believe that when you see us before you, you will not let us die. That is why we come to Europe. If you will not help us, there is nothing more we can do. We will die, and you will watch us die, and may God have mercy on us all.'
When droughts devastate Africa, millions are driven from their lands.
MAGAZINE: the June issue of 'World' Magazine features a 14-page synopsis of the film, price £1.80, available from newsagents.
FEATURE: page 8
FILMS: pages 17-20
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Investigations, humour and mishaps drawn from the letters sent every week.

With Esther Rantzen, Gavin Campbell, Adrian Mills, Howard Leader, Simon Fanshawe and Doc Cox.

With Martyn Lewis.
Weather Bernard Davey

Will the March Go On? Ethiopia could be the breadbasket of Africa, instead of the basket case!
Ethiopian scientist
Michael Buerk takes up the issues raised earlier in the evening by The March.
Every month 5,000 Africans arrive by boat at the Sicilian port of Trapani, hoping to make a living in Europe. They are just part of the current migration from Africa caused by the desperate conditions back home. More than a million have come to Italy alone.
Africans from nine different countries - grass-root voices and policy-makers alike - give their views on what can be done to alleviate conditions and develop the rich resources of their continent. They focus on the unequal relationship between Africa and Europe and challenge Europeans to do something about it. Producer Judi Conner Editor Jane Drabble
0 INFORMATION PACK: available free from One World, PO Box 2001. Bristol BS99 IGF. Full details on page 84.

A series of six programmes presented by Glenda Jackson. 5: He's having lunch with the boss ... he's on his way up. She's having lunch with the boss ... they must be having an affair! Attitudes towards women at work will have to change if employers want women to do the jobs.
Production assistant Fenella Sturt Producer Marion Allinson
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A 91-part Indian epic drama.