Maths: Looking at Equations

Animated version of the classic children's story.
King Babar recalls having to make a tough decision.

Today's show has an Italian flavour as Cheryl Baker cooks stuffed tomatoes backwards and sweet lasagne. In the studio Ocean Colour Scene perform their latest single Yesterday Today, Jay Mondi sings Take Me Away and the Bingo Boys new video shows everyone How to Dance!
Ideas: write to Cheryl Baker at Eggs 'n' Baker, [address removed].

More cartoon adventures in outer space.
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The team takes a journey on one of Britain's few remaining steam railways. Joining them are special guests mathematical whizz Carol Vorderman and actor Bernard Cribbins. There's music from the Railway Children and Emma Forbes will be conjuring up a railway feast. Will everyone catch the right train and make it to the end of the line before Grandstand? Tune in this morning and find out. With Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield featuring Trevor and Simon.

With Desmond Lynam. Provisional Timetable
12.20 Football
12.40 Motor sport
1.00 News: 1.05 Diving
1.25 Racing: 1.40 Volleyball
2.00 Racing: 2.15 Volleyball
2.35 Racing; 2.55 Rugby league
3.40 Diving: 3.50 Rugby league
4.30 Diving: 4.45 Final Score
Football
The Republic of Ireland visit Wembley as the home countries prepare for 1992's European Championships.
Rugby League
Wigan v Oldham
Silk Cut Challenge Cup semi-final at Burnden
Park, Bolton. The whole match live, kick-off
3.00pm. Commentary by Ray French and Alex Murphy.
Motor Sport
British Formula 3
Championships. The opening round from
Silverstone. Commentary by Murray Walker and Steve Rider.
Volleyball
Royal Bank of Scotland National Cup final from
Crystal Palace. Commentary by Paul Dickenson.
Diving
European Cup from
Sheffield. With Hamilton Bland and Chris Snode.
Racing
From Newbury.
1.30 Racing Post Novices Steeple-chasers Final (Handicap. 2½m)
2.05 Highland Spring Handicap Hurdle (2m 100yds)
2.40 Hoechst Panacur EBF
Novices Hurdle (Handicap. 2½m 120yds)
Commentary by Peter O'Sullevan , Julian Wilson and Richard Pitman.

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Big World Toons Two. Tony Robinson looks at animation from around the world.
Producer Nick Jones

Jimmy Savile makes some more dreams come true for people of all ages.
Ten-year-old Kelly's wish to help the homeless is granted when she and her friend
Amanda join the Salvation
Army one cold February night; Samantha dances with Dannii
Minogue and Ruth blows some giant bubbles.
Director Helen Gartell
Producer Roger Ordish
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Syd Little and Eddie Large introduce their special guests 'Rod Stewart and Tina Turner' as they've never been seen before. There's a shopping expedition to the BBC Gift Shop and a mega-mix of music, monsters and madness when demons dance the night away at the Horror Hop. Special guest David Jensen. Musical guest Hazell Dean. With Maddi Cryer, Kenny Baker, Alec Bregonzi, Roy Holder, Robert James Leake, Leonard Lowe and Roland Macleod.

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Musical starring
Michelle Pfeiffer
Maxwell Caulfield
September 1961, and it's back to school for the students of Rydell High. As the T-birds and Pink Ladies reassemble, Michael, a handsome young Englishman, joins the senior class. The status quo is soon under threat when he falls in love with Stephanie, the most beautiful of the Pink Ladies.
This lively musical gave
Michelle Pfeiffer her first starring role.
Director Patricia Birch ● FILMS: page 31
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With Martyn Lewis.
Weather Suzanne Charlton
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This week, Jasper Carrott gets his own back on life with more
'stand up and be counted' comedy. He looks at a little-known side effect of the demon drink, and lifts the bonnet on the grimy world of Britain's motoring organisations. Meanwhile, out on the mean streets,
The Detectives have decided that it's time to get tough.
Special guest Robert Powell. With Steve Punt.
Hugh Dennis , Gavin Richards and George Sewell.
Director/Producer Ed Bye
Executive producer Paul Smith
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Starring
Kirk Douelas
Farrah Fawcett
Adam and Alex, research workers on Titan, one of the moons of Saturn, have their peaceful existence disturbed by the arrival from Earth of 'Captain James' and his helper robot. Unknown to them, however, their visitor is
Benson, a psychotic killer who has hijacked the spacecraft in which he arrives. When he constructs a huge 'demi-god' robot, programmed from his own brain, it introduces a terrifying new element.
Screenplay Martin Amis
Producer/Director Stanley Donen 0 FILMS: page 31
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Starring
James Garner
Gayle Hunnicutt
For private eye
Philip Marlowe , an apparently dead-end missing person investigation reveals a trail of murder and mayhem, blackmail and brutality. Among other dangers,
Raymond Chandler 's famous detective faces a surprising and highly destructive appearance from the king of Kung Fu, Bruce Lee !
Based on the novel The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler Director Paul Bogart • FILMS: page 31