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Starting with 6.30-6.55 Business Breakfast
Business and financial news.
Followed at 7.00 by the morning news programme. Headlines; news summaries every quarter hour. Business news: 7.12, 7.40,
8.12,8.40.
Sport: 7.23,7.50,8.23,8.50. Weather, regional and traffic
6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25, 8.55.

With Simon Parkin, Philippa Forrester and Esther McVey.

Defenders of the Earth
Cartoon.
(Teletext Subtitles: page 888)

9.25am Why Don't You...?
Make a snowstorm and find out how cartoons are made.

10.00am News and Regional News; Weather

10.05am Playdays
The Patch Stop.
(Stereo)

10.25am Pingu
Animation

Contributors

Presenter (But First This...):
Simon Parkin
Presenter (But First This...):
Philippa Forrester
Presenter (But First This...):
Esther McVey

The day for the juniors to compete in BBCtv's international canoeing competition sees boys and girls from as far apart as Latvia, Czechoslovakia and Wales competing on the wild white waters of the River Tryweryn in North Wales.

Charlene Railsberg is no ordinary
16-year-old. They call her
Charlie for short, but she's long on feisty determination.
Breaking horses in a Texas stockyard, she yearns for the day she can train one for the Olympics, and discovers an unlikely contender in an unmanageable grey.
Director Tim Hunter ●STEREO
FILMS: pages 41-67

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlene Railsberg
Director:
Tim Hunter
Foster:
Richard Farnsworth
Charlie:
Melissa Gilbert
Matt:
Michael Schoeffling
Muffy:
Constance Towers

Starring John Travolta
Welcome back to the 70s! This famous drama made a star of John Travolta and features classic disco hits from the Bee Gees, Tavares, and KC and the Sunshine Band.
Director John Badham
FILMS: pages 41-67

Contributors

Unknown:
John Travolta
Unknown:
John Travolta
Director:
John Badham
Tony Manero:
John Travolta
Stephanie:
Karen Lynn Gorney
Bobby C:
Barry Miller
Joey:
Joseph Cali

Mark is determined that Michelle shouldn't be let in on the family secret - but Pauline has other ideas.
This fortnight's episodes written by Tony McHale and Deborah Cook
(Stereo)
Teletext subtitles page 888

Contributors

Writer:
Tony McHale
Writer:
Deborah Cook
Producer:
Corinne Hollingworth
Producer:
Pat Sandys
Director:
David Innes Edwards
Director:
Charles Beeson
Arthur:
Bill Treacher
Pete:
Peter Dean
Pauline:
Wendy Richard
Michelle:
Susan Tully
Mark:
Todd Carty
Rachel:
Jacquetta May
Pat:
Pam St Clement
Frank:
Mike Reid
Kathy:
Gillian Taylforth
Ian:
Adam Woodyatt
Sharon:
Letitia Dean
Grant:
Ross Kemp
Sam:
Danniella Westbrook
Ricky:
Sid Owen
Phil:
Steve McFadden
Clyde:
Steven Woodcock
Hattie:
Michelle Gayle
Steve:
Mark Monero
Dot Cotton:
June Brown
Ethel:
Gretchen Franklin
Etta:
Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence
Celestine:
Leroy Golding
Jules:
Tommy Eytle
Registrar:
Judy Riley
Charlotte Kerrigan:
Dona Croll
Turkey man:
Mac Andrews
Milkman:
Michael Leader
Jimmy:
Niall Refoy
Jack:
Peter Stockbridge

Roy Clarke 's comedy is back with a repeat of the series which saw Foggy's return to the fold. Starring
Michael Aldridge , Bill Owen Peter Sallis , Brian Wilde Return of the Warrior. Life without Seymour becomes incredibly boring for Compo and Clegg - but not for long.
Director/Producer Alan J W Bell ●TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888

Contributors

Unknown:
Roy Clarke
Unknown:
Michael Aldridge
Unknown:
Bill Owen
Unknown:
Peter Sallis
Unknown:
Brian Wilde
Seymour:
Michael Aldridge
Compo:
Bill Owen
Clegg:
Peter Sallis
Foggy:
Brian Wilde
Edie:
Thora Hird
Ivy:
Jane Freeman
Nora:
Kathy Staff
Marina:
Jean Fergusson
Howard:
Robert Fyfe
Pearl:
Juliette Kaplan

Return of the comedy series written by Richard Feegen and Andrew Norriss and starring Chris Barrie.
Gordon Brittas is the energetic young manager of a leisure centre. Gordon Brittas is a man with a mission, a man with a dream. Gordon Brittas is dead! But everyone is taking the news rather well, and the public are flocking to use the amenities.
(Stereo)
Teletext subtitles page 888

Contributors

Writer:
Richard Feegen
Writer:
Andrew Norriss
Director/Producer:
Mike Stephens
Gordon Brittas:
Chris Barrie
Helen Brittas:
Pippa Haywood
Laura Lancing:
Julia St John
Colin Wetherby:
Michael Burns
Julie:
Judy Flynn
Tim:
Russell Porter
Gavin:
Tim Marriott
Carole:
Harriet Thorpe

In the final show of the series, party animal Jasper Carrott looks back at past bashes, and The Detectives get into community policing. Director/Producer Ed Bye
Executive producer Paul Smith A Celador production for BBCtv STEREO
●TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888

Contributors

Unknown:
Jasper Carrott
Producer:
Paul Smith

First showing on network television of this graphic and disturbing drama starring Jodie Foster
Kelly McGillis
Foster gives an Oscar-winning performance as a woman raped by three men in the games room of her local bar; McGillis is the DA assigned as prosecutor. Her investigation reveals that the woman may have acted provocatively and even taken drugs. But she comes to realise that this should not be allowed to prejudice the case, and so the fight for justice begins.
Director Jonathan Kaplan STEREO
●TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888 0 FILMS: pages 41-67

Contributors

Unknown:
Jodie Foster
Unknown:
Kelly McGillis
Director:
Jonathan Kaplan
Sarah Tobias:
Jodie Foster
Katheryn Murphy:
Kelly McGillis
Kenneth joyce:
Bernie Coulson
Cliff Scorpion Albrecht:
Leo Rossi
Sally Fraser:
Ann Hearn
DA Paul Rudolph:
Carmen Argenziano
Bob joiner:
Steve Antin
Larry:
Tom O'Brien
Attorney Paulsen:
Peter Van Norden

First showing on network television of this record of supergroup U2's sell-out Joshua Tree world tour, featuring a special live appearance by rhythm and blues legend B B King. Director Phil Joanou
(Colour and black and white) Stereo
Films: pages 4 1-67

Contributors

Director:
Phil Joanou

BBC One London

About BBC One

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

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