With Simon Parkin, Andi Peters and Philippa Forrester.
7.15 Fairy Tales: Little Red Riding Hood
7.20 Old Mother Witch
7.45 New Adventures of Mighty Mouse
(Rpt)
8.00 News; Weather; Regional News; Weather
8.15 Touche Turtle
(Rpt)
8.20 Lassie
(Rpt)
8.45 Ovide
(Rpt)
9.00 News; Weather; Regional News; Weather
9.05 Popeye and Son
(Rpt)
9.30 Why Don't You...?
10.00 Edd the Duck's Guide to Hong Kong
10.05 Playdays: The Why Bird Stop
(Rpt)
10.25 The Family Ness
Cartoon
(Rpt)
10.35 The Jetsons
Comedy starring Frank Sinatra, Edward G Robinson
Tony Manetta faces eviction from his own run-down Miami Beach hotel and has to ask his staid older brother to bale him out.
With the Oscar-winning song High Hopes.
Films: page 40
Followed by Weather
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)
Cartoon capers of the indestructible panther who is in the pink.
(Rpt)
Starring Robert Shaw, Mary Ure
Following Civil War success, forthright General George Custer heads west to command the 7th Cavalry, and finds himself caught between resentful Indians and the political needs of his superiors. The tense situation results in him fulfilling an infamous destiny at Little Big Horn.
Films: page 40
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)
Phillip Schofield presents clips from the world of Disney against the sumptuous background of Warwick Castle.
Classified football results and a recording of the closing stages of the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse.
Introduced by Bob Wilson.
With Chris Lowe.
Weather Michael Fish
Toby and Lochy are still chained to the roundabout, will anybody rescue them?
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)
Return of the cunning and acrobatic grey squirrel, star of Daylight Robbery 1 and subsequently, of the famous lager commercial.
Jessica Holm investigates robberies from bird tables in North America - can the master thief ever be beaten? And back home, wild squirrels tackle a new, fiendishly difficult, eight-stage assault course.
Nature: page 15
Picture Story: page 67
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)
First showing on network television of Steven Spielberg's fantasy starring Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy
When an unscrupulous developer sends thugs to clear the last five tenants from a crumbling building, nothing short of a miracle can save them. But then help arrives in the shape of two tiny extra terrestrial visitors whose magical powers and mischievous humour soon have the bad guys on the run. Featuring the stars of Cocoon and some of the most original ET's ever filmed.
Films: page 40
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)
Joining Bruce Forsyth in a sparkling Easter Monday special are Shirley Bassey and Jose Carreras. With Kenneth Connor, Rosemarie Ford and Linda Lusardi.
Cover Story: page 27
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)
With Michael Buerk.
Regional News
Weather Michael Fish
(Teletext subtitles: (news) page 888)
First showing on network television of the fast-moving thriller starring Whoopi Goldberg Sam Elliott
Rita Rizzoli is an undercover cop with an acid tongue and an attitude. When the streets are flooded with Fatal Beauty, a deadly cocaine-based cocktail, the chase is on to block the source before the whole city blows itself apart.
Director Tom Holland
• FILMS: page 40
• TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
The Amateur Latin Championship is the first of four daily programmes introduced by Angela Rippon from the Bournemouth International Centre. 100 couples from 22 nations compete for the title.
Charles Nove is joined in the commentary box by current World Latin Champion, Donnie Burns and the music is supplied by the Andy Ross Orchestra.
Championships sponsored by Pioneer High Fidelity (GB) Ltd
Starring Larry Dann, Murray Melvin
Three friends arrive for a shooting weekend at a mysterious country house unaware that something terrifying and deadly haunts the cobwebbed halls. An atmospheric chiller, set in England in the 1930s, in the tradition of M.R. James.
Films: page 42
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)
