Animation.
The Tent Stop.
Puppet comedy drama. Rpt Stereo .....
David Frost interviews the week's news makers and reviews the papers with his guests. Including at 8.15 and 9.00 News; plus weather forecasts.
Series editor Barney Jones ; Executive editor
Tim Orchard .........................................
A four-part series looking at the musical roots of rhythm and religion. In the first programme, Caron Keatingtravels to
Nashville, Tennessee, which has rightfully earned its reputation as "Music City,
USA". Stereo .................................
In the third in a series of programmes for deaf people from Danish TV,
Eva Abildgaard gives a personal view of Berlin. With signing and subtitles.
Repeated Tuesday 12 noon on BBC2 Stereo .
Adventure starring
Rod Taylor , Stuart Whitman
According to legend, somewhere in the warm waters of Jamaica lies the fabled treasure of the pirate
Henry Morgan. Two old college buddies, Marion and Stack, decide to search for the treasure - but theirsearch does not go unnoticed by an unscrupulous local bigwig.
Marion Casey ROD TAYLOR. Stack Baker STUART WHITMAN,
Reginald Landers JEREMY KEMP ,
Ursula ELKE SOMMER. "Meat Cleaver" Stewart KEENAN WYNN Director Henry Levin (1977) * FILM REVIEWS pages 51-56
Rural issues, with John Craven. Plus the week's weather at 12.26 pm.
The Prince and the Pauper. Animated version of the well known story...
Cartoon fun. Rpt .........................
Omnibus edition.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
Caper movie starring
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin ,
Sammy Davis Jr Danny Ocean has a master plan: to rob five Las Vegas gambling casinos simultaneously on New Year's Eve. To do the job he assembles a hand-picked team. Danny Ocean FRANK SINATRA , Sam Harmon DEAN MARTIN,
Josh Howard SAMMY DAVIS JR. Jimmy Foster PETER LAWFORD , Beatrice Ocean ANGIE DICKINSON ,
Anthony Bergdorf RICHARD CONTE.
Duke Santos CESAR ROMERO , Adele Ekstrom PATRICE WYMORE
Director Lewis Milestone (1960)
* FILM REVIEWS pages 51-56
The return of the series in which presenter Chris Packham and a camera crew travel the country to record unusual wildlife stories as observed by the great British public. See today's choices.
♦ Meet the neighbours: page 26
Today, three contestants from the south west compete. Presented by Loyd Grossman , with guests
Ruth Rogers of the River Cafe in west London and top British athlete Roger Black.
Producer Richard Bryan : Executive producers Bradley Adams. Richard Kalms
With Moira Stuart. Subtitled
Weather Ian McCaskill ..............
Hymnformation! with Henry Sandon Antiques expert Henry Sandon delves into the histories of more hymns in the third of four programmes. Hymns include I Vow to Thee My Country,
Amazing Grace, Abide with Me, Praise to the Holiest in the Height, What a Friend We Have in Jesus, How Great
Thou Art, The Lord's My Shepherd and Take My Life and Let It Be.
Series producer Diane Reid ; Editor Helen Alexander Repeated on Wednesday at 2. 1 0pm on BBC2
Joanne returns home to Christine but her explanations for her disappearance cause Christine more concern than ever.
For cast see Monday; Repeated Tuesday 12.20pm
♦ See This Week: page 12
Three contestants try to second-guess children's unpredictable responses to questions. Hosted by Ronnie Corbett. Director Rick Gardner ; Producer Danny Greenstone
♦ Ronnie Corbett 's Kind of Day: p
Second of a six-part comedy-drama about the lives of volunteer soldiers in the Territorial Army.
Laura's Mousse. Laura believes her business is on track for take-off, while Greg's mind is on a very different track and Hodge is squaringfor a fight.
Written by Tim Firth ; Producer Chris Griffin ; Director Marcus Mortimer Stereo
With Michael Buerk. Subtitled
Weather Ian McCaskill
From Queen's University, Belfast, the third semi-final with specialist subjects RMS Titanic, Hedley Verity , Byzantine Empire AD 324-1453 and the Rolling Stones. With Magnus Magnusson. Director David Mitchell ; Producer
Penelope Cowell Doe
One day Mary Murray rang the local radio station to report blood and tears falling from the face of the statue of the Mother of God in her home. Since then the tiny Irish village of Grangecon has been the destination for pilgrims from around the world and a centre of controversy among the villagers.
Highlights of today'sfinal round.
Comedy drama starring
Yul Brynner , Eli Wallach
When a troop of Cossacks arrive at a small Polish bordertown, not only do they call a halt to all the horse stealing and dealing that's going on, but they also disrupt the womanising. The local townsfolk can only see one way to free themselves from this tyranny - a revolution.
Stoloff YULBRYNNER , Kifke ELI WALLACH ,
Naomi JANE BIRKIN , Zanvill Kradnik OLIVER TOBIAS ,
Estusha LAINIE KAZAN , Sigmund SERGE GAINSBOURG Director Abraham Polonsky (1971)
♦ FILM REVIEWS pages 51-56