Starting with 6.30 6.55 Business Breakfast
News every quarter hour.
Robert Kilroy-Silk presents his topical studio discussion.
Game show with Ross King. STEREO
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and Regional News; Weather
With Toby Anstis. 0STEREO
The Dot Stop. 0STEREO
Daily magazine programme presented by Anne Diamond and Nick Owen. Including the opening of today's window on the Good Morning Advent Calendar.
11.00 News (Txt) and weather
11.10 Library of Romance
11.30 Consumer Action with Will Hanrahan
11.40 Agony Aunt Phone-in with Claire Rayner
12.00 News (Txt) and weather • STEREO
• HOTLINE: see Monday
Presented by Judi Spiers. • STEREO
12.55pm Regional News; Weather
With Philip Hayton.
Weather Ian McCaskill
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Hosted by Henry Kelly. The six remaining semi-finalists compete for a place in the final. • STEREO
American comedy series.
Saturday Night Feverish. Mark worries about his two left feet when Willie tells a girl that he is a great dancer.
Roy Castle and Maggie Philbin report on Primetime 's inquiry into ageism in the National
Health Service. Plus how the Alexander Technique can transform your life. • STEREO
With Andi Peters.
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Puppet music show. • STEREO
A 13-part comedy drama.
11: Dennis and Clive decide to plan a treasure hunt.
Written by Wayne Jackman • STEREO
A pair of pandas visit Jellystone and switch places with Yogi.
A 12-part science fiction comedy thriller.
8: The Ruddocks look forward to a nice quiet picnic. (For cast see Monday) • STEREO
Are train spotters boring? Is graffiti vandalism or art? How do you pass the time in prison? Sixteen-year-old Cindy Leicester takes an interest in boredom.
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Mrs Monroe lectures year seven about conservation.
Written by Barry Purchase
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Everybody is getting ready for Christmas and Todd's father is still hiding in Joe's house. But for how long? A muscleman walks into Brenda's life. Josh and the others arrive at
Madge's house in Queensland but it doesn't take Brad long before he breaks something there.
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With Anna Ford and Andrew Harvey.
Weather John Kettley
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Marcus wants Pilar back - but can he convince her that he's really changed? Ingrid has a showdown withjavier's family. Episode written by Barrie Shore (For cast see Monday.
Repeated on Friday at 1.50pm)
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What's new in science, technology and medicine. Tonight, a report from
Portugal on a race to save the lives of patients suffering from a tragic liver disease.
Originating in a fishing village 500 years ago, the disease spread as Portuguese explorers and merchants sailed around the world. Now there is a revolutionary treatment that offers the only hope for many of these patients.
Also: a new way of unravelling the secrets of an aircraft's black box - a computer using three-dimensional simulation which allows investigators to become virtual eyewitnesses to the vital moments just before an accident. With Kate Bellingham , Carmen Pryce , Judith Hann and Howard Stableford.
Producer Jack Weber
Editor Dana Purvis
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Calls are charged at 36p per minute cheap rate. 48p at other times.
Anne Robinson presents a selection of viewers' opinions on BBCtv programmes. Producer Bernard Newnham • STEREO
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By the Labour Party.
With Martyn Lewis. Regional News
Weather John Kettley
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Michael Palin sets off on the last leg of his journey from the top of the world to the bottom. Bitter End. After five months and 13,000 miles, Palin has arrived in Cape Town for the rendezvous with the only ship sailing to Antarctica - only to discover there are no berths.
He realises he will have to abandon all self-imposed restraints, like following the 30 degrees east line of longitude, if he is to reach his goal and join the small band of humans who have stood at both ends of the earth.
Producer Clem Vallance
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Having missed his deadline to reach Antarctica, Michael abandons his original plan. Luckily a travel adventure company swoops in to save the expedition with a route through Chile.
FILM showing on network television for this thriller written by the creators of Columbo, Richard Levinson and William Link.
Starring Martin Sheen A man is shot dead while pursuing two men who forced their way into his apartment.
The shocked tenants enlist the help of a streetwise former soldier who specialises in apartment security.
Director David Greene
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2. 15-3. 15 Accountancy
Television: scrambled transmission
4.00-4.50 TV Edits - France
Panorama 5: scrambled
