Breakfast in the broom cupboard with Toby Anstis.
Classic story about the wooden puppet who longs to be a boy. Today, Pinocchio manages to escape from Sneeroff, leaving Jack and Weasel behind.
A triple bill of cartoons.
Fifth episode of a 12-part drama about a time traveller.
Alana, frightened and homesick, believes she is trapped in the past forever.
Adventures of five energetic and likeable earthlings.
Another edition of the series that takes you out of this world, mixing adventure on a fantasy planet with star guests, cartoons, competitions and music.
Today: what is the secret that Kovan finds in the pool? Richard thinks Brian the Dinosaur is off his planet, and the aliens are watching Bugs Bunny and The Flintstones.
With David Claridge , Karl Collins , Frances Dodge , Stephen Hope-Wynne , Richard Norton and Christopher Wild.
Executive producer Peter Murphy
A Roach and Partners production for BBCtv
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Comedy western starring
Jerry Lewis Dean Martin
Martin and Lewis team up as two ill-matched city boys turned cowboys in this zany tale of the wild west. Together they return from New York to the land of their fathers and set about cleaning up the town.
Director Norman Taurog
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Introduced by Steve Rider.
Provisional Timetable
12.35 Athletics - men's 5,000m
1.00 News
1.05 Athletics - men's mile
1.15 Motor sport
1.35 Athletics - women's 5,000m
1.55 Racing; 2.05 Showjumping
2.25 Racing; 2.35 Showjumping
2.55 Racing; 3.05 Show jumping
4.55 Final Score
Athletics
Bupa International Festival of Running from Aberdeen. Scotland's top two female athletes -world 10,000m champion Liz McColgan and rival Yvonne Murray , who won the world indoor championship 3,000m title in Toronto in March - meet in the 5,000m. The men's 5,000m race features Olympic 10,000m champion Khalid Skah of Morocco and British one-mile world record holder Steve Cram. AAA 1500m champion Kevin McKay and 1992 world cup 800m champion David Sharpe compete in the men's mile. Commentary by David Coleman and Brendan Foster.
Show Jumping
Homepride British Nations Cup from Hickstead. Great Britain will be defending their title in the British round of the Nations Cup after the success of David Broome, Nick Skelton , Tim Grubb and Tina Cassan last year. Fierce competition can be expected from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland and France, who took the President's Cup as overall winners of the Nations Cup in 1992. Commentary by Stephen Hadley and Michael Tucker.
Motor Sport
Autotrader RAC British Touring Car Championship from Donington. Steve Soper extended his lead at the top of the overall standings with his second victory this year. Tim Harvey is the only other winning driver in the series.
Commentary by Murray Walker.
Racing From Lingfield Park.
2.00 Daily Mail Dream Cottage Game Conditions Stakes (I 1 Vi m)
2.30 Daily Mail Handicap Stakes (1¼m)
3.00 Daily Mail Leisure Stakes (6f) Commentary by Peter O'Sullevan, Julian Wilson and Jimmy Lindley.
Plus a recording of this afternoon's IAWS Irish 1,000 Guineas from the Curragh, after the conclusion of the Nations Cup.
Producer Martin Hopkins
Editor Dave Gordon
With Andrew Harvey.
Weather Suzanne Charlton
Jimmy Savile organises a special fix-it from East Africa this week. Jessica from Nairobi in Kenya is so proud of her country and its wildlife that she wanted to share it. She wrote to Jim asking if he could send some children with disabilities over to see Kenya for themselves. And as a result Mark, from south London, and Claire and Harry, both from Surrey, went on Safari. Also in the programme, Philippa from
Wakefield learns how to make a rocking horse and Ian from
Upminster plays trumpet with a swing band.
Director Helen Gartell Producer Roger Ordish
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Fast and furious quiz show in which two families compete against each other from the comfort of their own homes, linked with a team of celebrities in the studio. With friends and neighbours dropping by to help or hinder the scoring, anything can happen. In charge of the chaos is Chris Tarrant. This week, the Malone family are partnered by three EastEnders - Michelle Collins ,
Adam Woodyatt and Michelle Gayle ; and the Musty family team up with Radio 1 DJs Steve Wright , Liz Kershaw and Bruno Brookes.
Producer Danny Greenstone
Executive producers Alan Boyd , Bill Mason A Reg Grundy production for BBCtv
Gripping teenage adventure starring
Kate Capshaw Lea Thompson
Welcome to SpaceCamp, where the young people of today practise to be the astronauts of tomorrow, their abilities tested to the limit in controlled conditions. But things go wrong when a freak incident launches one group on the journey of a lifetime, and the odds against their surviving are astronomical.
Director Harry Winer
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Drama serial about two rival families in a seaside town.
A Nice Little Erma. Alex finds out about Hugo and takes her revenge in the way she knows best. And Bill Cromer is acting very strangely under the strain of being unemployed.
Episode written by Steve Coombes and Dave Robinson
Producer Susi Hush
Director Terry Green
A Witzend production for BBCtv
With Martyn Lewis.
Weather Suzanne Charlton
More hard-hitting investigations and real-life humour from Esther Rantzen and her team - Gavin Campbell, Adrian Mills, Howard Leader, Kevin Devine.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
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I Fast-moving comedy I thriller starring
Robert Redford
Debra Winger Daryl Hannah
An assistant DA becomes involved with a beautiful and mysterious woman, a priceless painting, and a multiple murder case. It looks like an open and shut case, but Tom soon finds himself the target of both the young woman's affection and the murderous intent of the killer.
Director Ivan Reitman
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