6.45 Easter Worship: the Greek Liturgy 7.10 Earthquakes: Seismology at Work 7.35
Wings: Cracks in the Forging
8.00 Flying Birds: an Experimental Approach 8.25 Maths Modelling: Sandcasties
The Playbus stops today at the Why Bird Stop.
A Felgate production for BBCtv ● PLAYDAYS MAGAZINE: 45p, on sale Wednesday.
As the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe get under way, the city teems with visitors. Graham Young joins local Christians, visitors and artists for a service in Princes Street Gardens. Writer Mike Yaconelli asks if creative people are a part of God's plan.
Comedy starring Claudette Colbert
Fred MacMurray
A newly married couple decides to leave the city to start a chicken farm.
With the first appearances of Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride as Ma and Pa Kettle, later given their own series of films.
Director Chester Erskine
0 FILMS: pages 25-33
A behind-the-scenes look at the new adventure film The Rocketeer, celebrating the action, speed and romance of flight.
Great Expectations - Follow My Leader
Dr Marie Stewart looks at the role of women in business in Britain today.
With signing and subtitles.
John Craven with the weekly look at the latest countryside stories.
Plus at 12.55 the weather for the week ahead.
Followed by Speaking Volumes Crimewriter P D James's guests offer their opinions on this week's paperbacks; and Ted Allbeury gives away some secrets about writing spy thrillers.
Cartoon fun.
Omnibus edition.
A pile of furniture outside Dot Cotton's house spells trouble for Nick.
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)
Win Some, Lose Some Bobby has to make a life-changing decision when Jory is kidnapped by drug dealers. Liz turns to JR to help Cliff.
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I Starring
Frank Sinatra
Two American fishermen, hired to trawl for treasure, get more than they bargain for when a beautiful woman, a sunken U-boat and a madcap scheme prompt them to attempt the impossible, to rob the Queen Mary.
Director Jack Donohue ● FILMS: pages 25.33
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
Cartoon fun.
The Living Isles
Sixth in a ten-part series exploring the natural history of the British Isles.
Out of the Flames. Heath and moor are man-made landscapes which spread after ancient Britons cut down wildwood. The landscape comes to life in summer, as snakes emerge from hibernation and lizards battle for a mate.
The northern moorlands are home to grouse, falcons and red deer. With Julian Pettifer. Producer Roger R Jones
Executive producer Peter Crawford ● BBC BOOK: L 14.95 from booksellers. ● SAFARI GUIDE: for a free guide to the range of activities across the UK, send two first class stamps and your name and address to [address removed].
● NATURE: page 8
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Craig Charles , Liverpudlian poet and presenter of the BBC1 series Them and Us, appeals on behalf of the Community Development Foundation, which helps people in deprived areas start projects to regenerate their communities. Lynette Lithgow and Cliff Michelmore report on charity news.
* DONATIONS: to Craig Charles.
Community Development Foundation, [address removed]
With Moira Stuart.
Weather John Kettley
NEW In the first programme of the new series,
Pam Rhodes visits Dartmouth, the south Devon riverside town which portrayed different locations in the TV series
The Onedin Line. She talks to two of the stars, Peter Gilmore and Anne Stallybrass. With music from the Royal Marine band of the Naval College. Hymns: 0 Worship the King
(Hanover); Join Our Hearts; Pull for the Shore; Who Would True
Valour See (Monks Gate); Shine
Jesus Shine ; 0 Trinity of Love and Power (Melita); 0 Jesus I Have
Promised (Hatherop Castle); The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended (St Clement); Sunset. Producer David Kremer
Editor Roger Hutchings
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Starring Diana Rigg, Edward Fox, Helena Bonham Carter
The future of the beautiful Serena Staverley lies in the hands of the Marquis of Vulcan whose reputation has made it unwise for any decent woman to be seen in his company. A colourful adaptation of Barbara Cartland 's bestselling Regency romance.
Director John Hough
FILMS: pages 25-33
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With Michael Buerk.
Weather John Kettley
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES (news): page 888
How far should we go to protect the health of unborn children? A growing number of people in the USA are now advocating stern measures against mothers-to-be who harm their babies through drugs and alcohol. Jenni Murray reports on a project in Charleston, South Carolina where pregnant women who continue to abuse drugs are jailed.
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)
American comedy series starring Blair Brown
Here's a Rough Way to Learn a Foreign Language. Molly decides that it's time she learned Italian, but it proves to be a less than romantic tongue when spoken by her instructor.
The last programme in a five-part drama documentary series about modern Germany. Dresden. Photographer
Jeff Cook (Peter Leeper ) and journalist Erika Neukirchen
(Sylvia Rotter ) visit the famous Meissen porcelain factory and talk to local people about the effects of unification.
Producer Helen Eisler
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A 93-part epic drama.
(In Hindi with English subtitles. Shown yesterday at 2.45pm on BBC2)
