6.35 The Weight of the Evidence
7.00 Pure Maths: Quadric Surfaces
With Philippa Forrester. * STEREO
Puppet fun.
Elephant animation. When
Babar organises a world-class ballet it turns out to be a second-class performance.
Space-age cartoon. Life becomes complicated for Jane and George, when they go on a second honeymoon and both meet old flames.
Fantasy-drama from Australia. The lighthouse has special powers - there is no end to the hold that the previous owners have over the building and its new occupants.
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Mercator celebrates American Independence Day by summoning Al Capone - but he soon regrets it. Plus guests, music, competitions and cartoon adventures with those other famous Americans, The Toxic Crusaders. With Roddy Maude-Roxby, Helen Atkins, Jenny Bolt, Dominic McHale and Kevin Williams.
Executive producer Jill Roach Series producer Glyn Edwards
A Roach production for BBCtv ⢠STEREO
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Introduced by Desmond Lynam from Wimbledon.
Provisional Timetable:
10.55 Cricket;
1.00 News
1.05 Rugby league/Athletics
1.40 Tennis
Wimbledon: Live coverage of the ladies' singles final of the Lawn Tennis Championships. Plus the finals of both the men's and ladies' doubles. Commentary by John Barrett, Mark Cox, Barry Davies, Julian Tutt, Paul Hutchins, Bill Threlfall, John Alexander, Virginia Wade and Ann Jones.
(Coverage continues at 3.20pm on BBC2)
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Cricket: Third Test: England v Pakistan
Live coverage of the third day's play in the third Test of the Cornhill Insurance series, from Old Trafford. Commentary by Tony Lewis, Richie Benaud, Jack Bannister, Ray Illingworth, Geoffrey Boycott and Asif Iqbal. (Coverage continues at 3.20pm on BBC2)
Athletics: US Olympic Trials from New Orleans, where even the top athletes must qualify. Highlights from nine days of competition.
Rugby League: Australia v Great Britain
The third Test from Brisbane, where vital World Cup points are also at stake. A point for Great Britain would ensure that they join Australia in the final at Wembley in October.
TV presentation (Tennis) Martin Hopkins and Johnnie Watherston
Editor Dave Gordon
In the last show of the series Richard, who has lost part of a leg, succeeds in driving a rally car. Sarah is whisked off to a modelling session in Hollywood, a budding film-maker turns his cartoon characters into an animated film, and a 6-year-old Thunderbirds fan takes part in the stage show. Jimmy Savile also finds out if Carole, challenged at the start of the series, has managed to learn the piano from a computer.
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Comedy series by Richard Fegen and Andrew Norriss , starring Chris Barrie
Brittas investigates a case of pilfering at the leisure centre.
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The entertainment quiz, presented by Mike Smith. Tonight, comedy actresses Sandi Toksvig and Gwen Taylor challenge real-life and fictional East Enders, Danny Baker and Wendy Richard. Producer Nick Vaughan-Barratt Executive producer Judith Holder
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Roy Clarke 's comedy about an irrepressible snob, starring Patricia Routledge
Onslow's birthday celebrations may only come round once a year, but that's once too often as far as Hyacinth is concerned.
Director/Producer Harold Snoad
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Family drama series, written by Steve Wetton, starring Ray Brooks, Sharon Duce
Tom's enthusiasm for the school fun-run is not shared by Pat and the children.
(Stereo) (Teletext subtitles: p 888)
Medical drama series.
A battered wife causes problems for the casualty staff.
Episode written by Arthur MacKenzie
(Stereo) (Teletext subtitles: p 888)
With Martyn Lewis.
Weather Rob McElwee
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The Bislett Games from Oslo, featuring live coverage of the Dream Mile. Can Peter Elliott bolster Britain's remarkable record of nine wins in the past 13 Dream Miles, and will Liz McColgan take the 5,000m? Producer Martin Webster
Editor Philip Bernie
Ladies' singles final highlights. * STEREO: TELETEXT SUBTITLES: p 888
Spy thriller, starring Martin Sheen
The CIA require an East
German defector to steal a secret KGB coding device.
Director Jeannot Szwarc
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