Animation. How many pairs of shoes can they wear?

Fun and laughter to start the day.

Space-age cartoon fun.

In today's fun cookery show,
Cheryl Baker makes "horrible" food and the music comes from new band Resque who perform Watch Me When I Fall.
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Cartoon adventures.

Television action woman Anneka Rice is in the studio today as are Mamta Kaash and Cathy Shipton from the BBC's hospital drama Casualty.

Vet Nigel Taylor introduces viewers to a miniature donkey, mule and pony and agony uncle Phillip Hodson solves more
Growing Pains. There's a visit to the West End musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Phillip Schofield prepares to take the stage.

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Telephone: call this morning's studio guests on [number removed].
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Introduced by Steve Rider.
Provisional Timetable
12.20 Cricket/Football
12.45 Racing; 1.00 News
1.05 Cricket; 1.20 Racing
1.35 Table tennis; 1.55 Racing
2.25 Table tennis
2.55 Rugby league
3.45 Football half-times
3.55 Rugby league
4.35 Final Score
Rugby League
Leeds v St Helens or Widnes
Live coverage of the Regal
Trophy final from Central Park, Wigan. Leeds hope to justify their huge outlay on new signings by becoming the first
Yorkshire club to win one of the two major cup competitions since Halifax beat St Helens in the 1986 Challenge Cup Final. With Ray French, Alex Murphy and John Monie.
Cricket
New Zealand v England
The first one-day international from Auckland. Graham Gooch leads England back into the international arena for the first time since his side beat the West Indies at the Oval last summer. This match against the Kiwis should be a useful indicator for the World Cup.
Table Tennis
English Open from the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham. The last major foreign Open before the summer Olympics in Barcelona. With Tony Gubba.
Football
FA Cup third round review.
Racing
From Ascot.
12.50 Philip Comes Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier. 21/2 m)
1.25 Grosvenor Insurance
Chase (2½m)
2.00 Victor Chandler Handicap Chase (2m).
With Peter O'Sullevan and Richard Pitman.
From Leopardstown.
2.15LadbrokeH'capHurdle(2m). Commentary by Tony O'Hehir. Television presentation Rugby league Malcolm Kemp
Producer Martin Hopkins

Three lucky contestants answer Andrew O'Connor 's trivia questions for the chance to win the dream holiday. Director Bill Morton
Exectutive producer Stephen Leahy An Action Time production for BBCtv ●STEREO
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Paradise Club actor Don
Henderson visits
Noel Edmonds down at Crinkley
Bottom this evening. Another unsuspecting personality is awarded a Gotcha Oscar and there's a celebrity round of the Lyric Game. More wary parents are put on the spot in Wait Till I Get YouHomemd there's another chance for viewers to pick up the phone and ask a celebrity to Grab a Grand on their behalf.
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Jim Davidson cues off a new series of the snooker and general knowledge show. Tonight's players include England's "Whirlwind" Jimmy White , Warren King from
Australia and Canadian Cliff
Thorburn. With referee John "Mr Trick Shot" Virgo. Director Nick Hurran
Producer John Burrowes
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The master magician returns with more mirth and mystery. Tonight,
Paul Daniels invites viewers to take part in the show. All that is required is a pen or pencil, a jam jar and some long grain rice. His guests are jugglers Dick Franco and Noelle, and Nadja Gasser with her sealions.
Featuring Martin Daniels and Debbie McGee.
Director/Producer Geoff Miles ●STEREO
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Second in the new thriller series with an astrological background written by Michael Aitkens. Starring Millicent Martin
John Michie
The Star of Fortune. When a serial murderer strikes in Kent, the Moons are recruited by Detective Sergeant Eavis. But the Chief Constable produces a rival astrologer.
Producer Robert Banks Stewart
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With Michael Buerk.
Weather Suzanne Charlton
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A mixture of hard-hitting investigations and real life humour. In the first programme, Esther Rantzen launches Britain's biggest search for a new singing star. Eleven years ago, she discovered Sheena Easton and helped launch her successful career. Also in the studio are
Gavin Campbell , Howard
Leader and Kevin Devine - and the intrepid Doc Cox is touring the country taking revenge on some maddening machines. Producer Richard Woolfe
Editor Bryher Scudamore
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The third and final series of the American drama about a radio talk show host who always seems to find trouble in the midnight hour. Starring Gary Cole

Radio station boss Devon King persuades Jack to be a "prize" at her university alumnae charity auction and he goes on a date with the highest bidder - the beautiful Dani Hopkins. But as mysterious deaths and accidents befall the ex-classmates, Jack's growing attraction to Dani starts to look like a deadly fascination.
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FILM John Schlesinger 's acclaimed thriller starring Dustin Hoffman Laurence Olivier
Roy Scheider
In New York, two elderly men are killed in mysterious circumstances. In Paris, an attempt is made on the life of maverick US agent Doc Levy - and back in Manhattan, Doc's brother Babe is soon to find himself part of a deadly and violent plot which involves the sinister Dr Szell, the infamous Nazi known as the "White Angel".
Screenplay William Goldman , based on his novel
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