6.34-6.55 Business Breakfast
Business and financial news from
Paul Burden. Followed at 7.00am by the morning news programme with Laurie Mayer and Fiona Foster. Also the latest World Cup news from Bob Wilson and Wimbledon from Sally Jones. Headlines or news summaries every quarter hour.
Business news: 7.12, 7.40, 8.12, 8.40. Sport: 7.23, 7.52, 8.23, 8.52.
Weather, regional and traffic news:
6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25.
Weather: Francis Wilson
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First of a two-part documentary. Albert Waxman is a rich and successful Yorkshire businessman; Ruth Simmonks is a retired microbiologist; Lutz Zeisler , a former mill worker, now works as a lollipop man; Avraham Shomroni lives on a kibbutz in Israel. But they all shared the experience of a big, old house in Bradford where, as children fleeing Nazi persecution, they came to live just before the outbreak of war. Now, 50 years on, with other former child refugees, they return to the hostel to remember their lives together as children and the cruel course of events that brought them there. Narrated by Andrew Sachs. Producer Allan Kassell (R) (Concluding part tomorrow)
The Birdman of St James 's Arthur May was a parent to thousands of ducklings. In 21 years as birdkeeper on Duck Island, opposite Buckingham Palace, he cared for the residents of St James's Park and any birds of passage in temporary difficulties. Never in his life had Arthur May had duck for dinner. Director Sandra Wainwright
Executive producer Jennifer Jeremey (R)
Hosted by the world's worst dresser, Mr Hallo Spencer. In the midst of filing, a treasure map comes to light leading the people of Spencerville on a mad hunt.
Introduced by Simon Parkin and starting with The Playbus stops today at the Patch Stop at Radford, Avon where Peggy Patch meets more piglets like Piggo. Today's story Piggo and the Stray Cat is written and told by Pam Ayers. With Vanessa Amberleigh.
Cartoon story told by Ray Brooks. (R)
From St Beuno's College, Clwyd. Gary Watson presents the poetry and letters written by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
It's time for another visit to
Peter Hudson and David Halls 's
Kiwi kitchen where the keynote is culinary chaos. Special guest is entertainer Christopher Biggins. (R)
On the Scorpion Reef. The expedition camps for a month on a sand spit 1,000 yards long in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. (R) (Tomorrow: Boswall's Wildlife Safari goes to Thailand)
After 1066 the Normans stamped their authority on the defeated Anglo-Saxons. Bryan McNerney explores Mountfinchet Castle, an attempt to recreate an 11th-century stronghold designed to keep the Saxons in their place.
(R)
Farlow's Follies. The new Sue Ellen is going to require a new strategy. JR switches the attack from daughter to father in the fight for
Weststar, as Bobby's battles begin all over again. April decides that confession is good for the soul but Clayton's lack of candour finds Miss Ellie drowning in her own suspicions. (R)
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John FitzMaurice Mills demonstrates how to remove chewing-gum from a rug.
(Tomorrow: how to revitalise and and remove stains from satin, silk and lace)
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With Philip Hayton.
Weather Bernard Davey
Scott has to make a decision about his relationship with Poppy. Bronwyn sees Henry's secret admirer and is very worried.
(For cast see Friday. Repeated at 5.35pm)
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Live coverage from the All-England Lawn Tennis Championships where the players battle it out on court for tennis's most coveted title. Today is ladies' semi-finals day with number one seed Steffi Graf expected to progress into her fourth successive final.
Commentary by Dan Maskell , John Barrett , Ann Jones and Virginia Wade.
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Introduced by Andi Peters and starting with
The All-New Popeye Show
More misadventures with that spinach-guzzling cartoon sailor Popeye. (Repeat)
With little time remaining in which to win his bet, Willy Fog orders all the ship's coal to be burned as he tries to go as fast as possible under steam and sail. (R)
The news show for children.
Radio-controlled gliding, a petrol-powered mystery machine, a brand new sport called Wallball and some topical tennis tips give the Move It trio a varied week.
With Jenny Powell , Scott Birch and Georgie Hollett. Director Tony Harrison Producer Chris Fear
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Anna Ford and Andrew Harvey present the latest news with the BBC team of reporters at home and abroad.
Weather Michael Fish
The Tavernier family move into Albert Square - and right into the middle of a pitched battle between residents and developers.
Episode written by Michael Ellis.
Feature: page 8
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Unsalted cosmetics, free-range nappies, low-fat light bulbsl
Confused about your health?
Sarah Greene , Simon Mayo and reporters Judith Burns ,
Sankha Guha and Nikki Spencer join forces each week to sort out the puzzles of life in the 90s. This week: live from a cross-channel ferry somewhere between Dover and Calais. With ferry travel ten times more dangerous than air travel, is enough being done to protect the public? Producer Katharine Everett Editor David Paterson
A comedy series about the peculiar happenings at Byview Retirement Village.
Written by Michael Aitkens
Director/Producer Gareth Gwenlan
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With Martyn Lewis. Regional News
Weather Michael Fish
A comic tale written by and starring Victoria Wood.
Ken Hope, who served a 16-year prison sentence, is now one of Britain's top comedy writers.
Meredith Leazely asks if the law should be changed.
With Julie Walters, Una Stubbs, Lill Roughley, Philip Lowrie, Jane Horrocks, Richard Hope, Celia Imrie, Tristram Wymark, Susie Blake, Rosalind March, Valerie Minifie, Peter Martin and Joe Fraser.
(R) (Ceefax subtitles)
The happy anticipation of a holiday in the sun turns into a nightmare at the airport when the flight is delayed and the Sunflight representative is nowhere to be found.
Harry Carpenter brings you the best of this afternoon's ladies' semi-finals and, in the company of one of the game's legendary figures, looks forward to tomorrow's men's semi-finals.
After raiding a drug taker's hideout, Chris Cagney (Sharon Gless) and Mary Beth Lacey (Tyne Daly) fall out over the arrest of a drug rehabilitation counsellor. Chris has personal reasons for wanting to believe him innocent.
(R)
