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 Jill Dando. 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.
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Weather followed by The Odd Couple
A Grave for Felix. Was it a good idea for Felix (Tony Randall) to entrust Oscar (Jack Klugman ) with the down-payment on a burial plot when he's just received a hot tip on a horse? (R)
World of Adventure. Sir Alexander Korda was the pioneer of the action-packed epic and this programme includes clips from The Four Feathers, Things to Come and The Jungle Book.
A look at the life of Sir Thomas Tresham , an Elizabethan gentleman with a penchant for eccentric religious symbolism. (R)
Weather followed by The Pink Panther Show
More cartoon capers. (R)
Introduced by Simon Parkin and starting with The Playbus stops today at the Tent Stop, where Humphrey and Wobble join Trish Cooke ,
Ricky Diamond , James Nyman and Karen Salt to tell the story Going Camping by Clive Duncan.
Cartoon. Crystal and Alistair dream that they are part of the circus. (R)
Actor Peter Egan reads some favourite poems. (R)
Weather followed by Go Birding
Boxed Birds. Owls do it, kestrels do it, blue tits do it, but pigeons started it all - nesting in boxes. Narrated by Tony Soper. (R)
John Tovey demonstrates to Marjorie Lofthouse the art of featherlight scones and sponges. (R)
Weather followed by Starsky and Hutch
Huggy Bear and the Turkey. The enterprising but inept Huggy Bear (Antonio Fargas ) and J D Turquet
(Dale Robinette ) set themselves up as private detectives, but soon get out of their depth. (R)
With Philip Hayton.
Weather Suzanne Charlton
Toby and Katie uncover vital evidence relating to the car thefts from Lassiters.
(For cast see Monday. Repeated at 5. 35pm)
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Starring Shirley MacLaine Yves Montand
Tired of being known only as the director of his wife Lucy's pictures, Paul Robaix decides to make a film version of Madam Butterfly without her. Arriving in Japan, Paul casts an unknown geisha in the title role, but why is this girl strangely familiar?
Director Jack Cardiff
(Postponed from 6 September)
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Introduced by Simon Parkin and starting with
Bump
Animation in which Bump and Batty discover they both like standing on their heads.
Who lives at number 9 Downing Street, how did the days of the week get their names and why does the Tower of Pisa lean? Presented by Sophie Aldred and Stephen Johnson. Director Steve Hocking
Series producer Jane Tarleton
George is the fall guy when Boss Spacely declares cold war on arch-rival Cogswell. Cartoon.
First destination in the new series is
Paris, with Roy Castle barnstorming his way to a record on top of a plane. American reporter Ron Reagan Jr, son of the former US president, tests the world's longest limo. Norris McWhirter announces an exciting competition looking for your cover design for the next Guinness Book of Records; while in the studio another world record is all set to be smashed.
With Cheryl Baker. Director Adrian Mills Producer Greg Childs
A news programme for children.
6: Mike and Georgina finally arrange a date and go out to the cinema.
Episode written by Kay Trainor (R)
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With Peter Sissons and Moira Stuart.
Weather Ian McCaskill
Live conversation and entertainment with Terry Wogan and his guests.
Entertainment for all ages featuring family couples competing against each other in hilarious activities.
With Rosemarie Ford. Director Sylvie Boden Producer David Taylor
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With Martyn Lewis. Regional News
Weekend Weather Ian McCaskill
A hospital drama series.
Two runaways attempt suicide. Imogen's life is saved by Megan's detective work. Can they find her friend in time?
Episode written by Ian Briggs
(Ceefax subtitles)
Jorge Amado and His Tent of Miracles. Bahia in Brazil is the home of South America's most popular novelist, Jorge Amado. He has sold 25 million copies of his books throughout the world and in Brazil his characters have become legends. Amado has always been the champion of the poor and the underprivileged. His epic stories have crossed all class barriers in Brazil and become part of the national culture. Omnibus explores the magic land of Bahia, where most of his books are set. Director Kim Evans Editor Andrew Snell
Starring Elizabeth Taylor Paul Newman , Burl Ives
Strained emotions mark the birthday celebration of southern plantation owner and patriarch Big Daddy in this version of Tennessee Williams's powerful play.
Director Richard Brooks
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