With Philippa Forrester.
With Cheryl Baker.
Children's comedy series.
Guests include Byker Grove stars Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly , Mat Stevenson (Adam from Home and Away) and soccer star Ryan Giggs. Plus the Take That competition winner, cartoons, Run the Risk and Video
Garden. Presented by Andi Peters ,
Emma Forbes , John Barrowman , Trev Neal and Simon Hickson.
Editor Chris Bellinger
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The most famous steeplechase in the world, the Martell Grand National, takes centre stage. Desmond Lynam introduces the action from Aintree.
12.15 Prologue
Setting the scene at Aintree.
12.30 Football Focus
Bob Wilson with a form guide to the Cup semi-finalists in England and Scotland.
12.50 Racing- Hong Kong Style
In Hong Kong, 45,000 people await TV pictures of the Grand National at the end of their own evening race meeting.
1.00 News
1.05 Guide to the Grand National
Latest news of runners and riders. Plus races at 1.45, 2.20 and 2.55.
3.05 The Grand National Build-Up
3.50 The Grand National
Last year's race entered the gallery of sporting disasters
_ when the starting procedure failed twice, but a new mechanism to set off the world's s most prestigious steeplechase passed its November trial without a hitch.
The most disappointed man on that day was jockey John White , who thought he'd won on Esha Ness until learning that the race was void. If the horse recovers from a tendon injury in time, White and Esha Ness will be reunited today.
Commentary on the 1994 Grand
National is by Peter O'Sullevan , Jim McGrath and John Hanmer.
Clement Freud dines with Peter 0 'Sullevan
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4.15 The Re-Run
Richard Pitman , Peter Scudamore and Bill Smith review the whole race.
4.40 Final Score
TV presentation (racing) Keitn Mackenzie Editor Dave Gordon
12.15-3.05
3.05-5.10 3.50-4.15
Jimmy Savile 's "fixees" tonight are a man who wanted to become a Scots Guardsman again at the age of 81; two girls who dreamed of being roadies for the band Let Loose; a woman who needed a card-shuffling lesson from magician Michael Vincent ; and a boy who wanted to see a truck being made. Producer Roger Ordish
Adventure series featuring the classic comic strip hero.
All Shook Up. After trying to deflect a gigantic meteor on a collision course with earth, Superman falls back to the planet in a state of amnesia.
Appearing tonight with the master magician is one of the USA's finest card manipulators, Richard Turner , and from Germany, the hilarious Otto Wessely.
Featuring Debbie McGee. Director/Producer Geoff Miles
"A compulsive
I problem-page column of the air, the Daily
Express has called this testbench for moral dilemmas, one that invites us to "do that
Irresistible thing and pass judgment on other people".
Terry Wogan 's latest venture comes to the end of its run tonight, and the critics have given It a mixed reception. While the tabloids have largely hailed Wogan as the ideal front-man, some of the broadsheets have seemed less enthusiastic.
The formula came from Brazil where Voce Decide attracts more than 100 million viewers.
Passions apparently run high there. While the same passions may not have been stirred here, some of the programmes have demonstrated a disturbingtrend In the nation's ethical standards.
In tonight's final show MP
Diane Abbott , film director
Michael Winner and resident guest Frank Skinner discuss what they would do in the face of unwanted sexual advances.
Two possible outcomes have been filmed. Join in the fun by phoning with your vote.
Telephone 0[number removed]for "yes", 0[number removed]for "no"; calls cost no more than lOp. Producer Kevin Lygo
Executive producer Trish Kinane
An Action Time production for BBCtv
Hard-hitting investigations and real-life humour from
Esther Rantzen , Gavin Campbell ,
Adrian Mills , Kevin Devine and special guest, comedienne Kate Robbins who presents viewers' newscuttings. Call the hotline on [number removed]for more information about tonight's programme. Director Stuart McDonald Editor Bryher Scudamore
With Michael Buerk. Subtitled
Weather Rob McElwee
Highlights of today' s top FA Cup semi-final from Wembley between Chelsea and Luton Town. Chelsea, looking for their first FA Cup final appearance since they won the trophy in 1970, started as favourites for the tie. Glenn Hoddle's side now face First Division Luton Town, who are looking for a hat-trick of upsets in the competition.
Also, action from today's games in the FA Premiership.
Plus a re-run of this afternoon's Grand National from Aintree.
Introduced by Bob Wilson with Alan Hansen and Trevor Brooking. Commentary by Barry Davies. Producer Vivien Kent
Editor Brian Barwick (The second semi-final, Oldham Athletic v Manchester United, can be seen live tomorrow at 3.00pm)
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Western starring
Burt Lancaster
Marshal Jered Maddox rides into the town of Sabbath to bring to trial seven cowboys accused of murder. Director Michael Winner (1971)
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