6.30-6.55 Business Breakfast
News every quarter hour.
With Philippa Forrester and Toby Anstis. ● STEREO
Space age animation.
A Newsround special.
The Yanomami Indians, threatened by gold-diggers who have invaded their Amazon rainforest home, are struggling to survive. But, as Newsround's Paul Welsh reports, there are plans to guarantee this dying tribe a safe homeland.
and Regional News; Weather
The Tent Stop.
Peter Simon invites four more contestants to battle it out to face the ultimate challenge - the obstacle course. ● STEREO
Pop stars talk about their school-play experiences. Plus Wednesday's video vote results. ● STEREO
and Regional News; Weather
Australian drama series.
The Forbidden. Science and ancient aboriginal ritual collide when an insensitive anthropologist defies a wellintentioned warning from an aboriginal elder.
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The Greek island of Zakinthos. (Rot)
and Regional News; Weather
From the National Garden
Festival, Ebbw Vale.
Presented by Caron Keating and Linda Mitchell.
12.55 pm Regional News; Weather
Followed by Weather
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Marcus appears on TV.
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From Ascot.
2.30 Palan Stakes (Handicap. 6f)
3.00 Virginia Water Maiden Stakes (6f)
3.30 Brown Jack Stakes (Handicap. 2m)
Commentary by Peter O'Sullevan , Jimmy Lindley , John Hanmer. Introduced by Julian Wilson. Producer John Shrewsbury
(Coverage continues on BBC2) ● STEREO
My Fair Freddy. Wilma decides to join the Country Club.
With Andi Peters.
(Stereo)
The All New Popeye Show
Cartoon adventures. (Repeat)
Eight-part children's drama set in Australia.
6: Grace tells Jack that she wants them to adopt Spit, and announces her intention to visit the Shire Council's Office.
With John Mills, Phillip Hancock , John Bach , Elspeth Ballantyne , Rebecca Smart , Ray Meagher and Linda Cropper.
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The news for children.
Another chance to see the third series of the children's drama set in Newcastle.
Alison goes home to an unpleasant welcome.
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Has Todd found a new girlfriend so soon? Adam and Caroline attend a bizarre funeral service. Michael makes a decision about Helen.
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With John Humphrys and Moira Stuart.
Weather Suzanne Charlton
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How long can Pilar hold out against Marcus's charm? Can the Hindle boys pay for a trip home after receiving bad news? Episode written by John Drew
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Carla Lane 's comedy series about a Liverpudlian family.
The Boswell house receives an unwelcome visitor, and the family views a holiday home.
Director/Producer John B Hobbs
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Marti Caine introduces some more jokes and jokers from
Southport. Two more teams compete to tell the most jokes per minute, while the studio audience contributes its own array of wisecracks.
Executive producers Stephen Leahy and Michael Leggo
An Action Time production for BBCtv
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With Michael Buerk.
Regional News
Weekend Weather
Suzanne Charlton
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First of a six-part drama series, written by Philip Martin, about a criminal psychologist who moonlights as an off-beat criminal investigator, starring Nicholas Clay, Kim Thomson
A criminal genius is liquidising great works of art. When he turns to murder, Cornelius walks straight into the madman's booby trap.
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I A wry yet panoramic I view of the 19th-century history of the American Indian, starring Dustin Hoffman
Faye Dunaway Martin Balsam
Jack Crabb is a pioneer, adopted Indian, drunk, con-artist and adventurer. At 121 years of age he is all set to tell of his life and times and of the West as it really was. Most importantly, he tells of the climax of his adventures as the only white survivor at the infamous Battle of the Little Bighorn where
General Custer led his forces into a massacre.
Screenplay Calder Willingham , based on the novel by Thomas Berger Director Arthur Penn
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A compilation of performances by singer Paul Young including such hits as Wherever I Lay My Hat, Love of the Common People, Come Back and Stay and Every Time You Go Away.
Director John G Smith
