Cartoon adventures. The puppet boy loses his arms and legs when he tries to stop the town's children from burning their toys.
The cartoon bear. The swamp children pay the price for not heeding their parents' warnings to stay away from strangers, when a friendly crow gives them an invitation they can't refuse.
American rap star Vanilla Ice visits the studio this morning, and there's more music from Riff who demonstrates the art of a cappella. Charlotte Hindle is in danger of losing her head at King Henry VIII's 500th birthday party, and there are two new series - chaotic cartoon antics at Gravedale High and zany comedy with Grandad.
The Mouse That Jack Built. A classic from Warner Brothers, featuring the voice of special guest Jack Benny.
An animated feature film.
In a country barn five kittens are born. Four of them find homes immediately, but who would want a cat with no tail? A watery death threatens, but instead plucky Peter No-Tail finds himself a stowaway in a car bound for the big city. Gosta Knutsson 's Peter No-Tail stories have delighted Swedish children since the 1930s, and have been widely translated, selling over two million copies throughout the world. Directors Stig Lasseby and Jan Gissberg
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Followed by Weather
Introduced by Bob Wilson.
Provisional Timetable
12.35 Athletics; 4.00 Tennis
Athletics
Live coverage of the European Cup from
Frankfurt. Britain's men defend their title against the top seven European countries in this biennial contest. Each country enters one athlete per event and the British team includes seven individual winners from two years ago.
Timetable highlights
12.50 Men's 10,000m, Eamonn Martin 1.50 Men's 400m
Hurdles, Kris Akabusi 2.15
Men's 100m, Linford Christie
2.25 Men's Javelin,
Steve Backley 2.40 Men's 1500m, Peter Elliot 3.05 Men's 400m, Roger Black 3.15 Women's
3,000m, Yvonne Murray 3.45 Men's 4 x 100m
Commentary by David Coleman , Brendan Foster , Stuart Storey and Paul Dickenson. See panel below.
Tennis
Live coverage of the 1991 All England Lawn Tennis Championships from
Wimbledon. Today, the top 16 seeds are set to compete. Who will challenge last year's champions Stefan Edberg and Martina Navratilova ? 0 VIDEO: Wimbledon 90: Day by Day', £10.21, from retailers. Producer Martin Hopkins Editor John Philips 0 SPORT: page 13
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This week's adventure with the Australian airborne medics features a guest appearance by Linda Hartley from Neighbours. The Story Teller. Chris and Jack are invited to a tiny outback town, where their friend Dougie is wrongly accused of assaulting a racist.
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On the showbiz quiz tonight Gloria Hunniford welcomes actress Beryl Reid and comedian Frank Carson , while Kenny Everett is joined by the inimitable Ned Sherrin and writer and performer Hugh Dennis. Presented by Mike Smith.
Producer Peter Hamilton
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Thirty minutes of hilarious fun. This week, the multi-talented comedian claims to be performing in the Newsnight studio.
With Lisa Maxwell.
Director/Producer Geoff Miles
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Starring Peter Falk
When writer Allen Mallory informs his publisher Riley Greenleaf, that he's going to sign with a rival publishing house, the ruthless Greenleaf hires a hit-man to enforce the 'contract'. But where there's murder Lt Columbo is never far behind.
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Comedy series about the problems of retirement, starring Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie.
Victor and Margaret return home from an unsatisfactory holiday to discover disaster at home.
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With Martyn Lewis.
Weather Suzanne Charlton
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More drama at Holby City Hospital, where Charlie's workmates are worried that grief may have taken him over the edge.
Episode written by Rona Munro
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Highlights of today's play and a look back at the first week of the Championships. Can
Martina Navratilova , having hopefully reached a century of singles victories earlier this week, achieve a unique tenth title? Are Edberg and Becker on course for a fourth successive meeting in the final? With Harry Carpenter.
Another great show with comedy and music from both sides of the Atlantic, hosted by Curtis and Ishmael. This week's
British comics include
Roy Hutchins and Shane Ritchie , with Bill Hicks and Rondell
Sheridan from the USA. Bros provide the music. With regular funnyman Tommy Cockles. Director Stephen Stewart
An English Channel production for BBCtv
Starring
Barbra Streisand
Kris Kristofferson
John Norman Howard , the infamous wild man of rock, is steadily losing his fans and his talent until one night he meets singer Esther Hoffman and they begin a passionate affair. But soon her rise to fame and success begins to eclipse his career. This adaptation of the famous show business story won an Oscar for best song, the No 1 hit Evergreen.
Screenplay John Gregory Dunne , Joan Didion and Frank Pierson
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