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Creating your own pictures at home. Today, Tony Hart draws animals. Last in the series.
Animation
Comedy with the gruesome clan. Rpt.
In today's edition, Trev and Simon set sail on the Video Galleon, Mr Sage and Mr Onion go crazy, there's another adventure with Clarissa Darling, plus cartoon action with Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Monty the Dog and Babar.
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Introduced by Desmond Lynam from Aintree, featuring the Martell Grand National.
See today's choices.
Competitions and Giveaways: p124
Richard Dunwoody's Kind of Day: p130
12.15 Prologue
Setting the scene at Aintree for the great race.
12.25 Football Focus
Gary Lineker looks ahead to this weekend's FA Cup semi-finals and reflects on England and Scotland's first internationals of 1996.
12.50 Secret of Success
What makes a Grand National horse? Top trainer Jenny Pitman, twice a winner with Corbiere in 1983 and Royal Athlete last year, tells Sue Barker what to look for.
1.00 News
1.05 Guide to the Grand National
Julian Wilson, Jonathan Powell and Graham Rock with the latest news of runners and riders. Including races at 1.35 and 2.10.
2.20 Grand National Build-Up
3.00 The Grand National
Four-and-a-half gruelling miles, 30 fences including Becher's Brook, Canal Turn, Valentine's and the Chair, and 40 horses striving to win the world's most prestigious steeplechase.
3.20 The Re-run
Richard Pitman, Peter Scudamore and Bill Smith review the whole race from every angle.
3.50 Football Half-Times
4.00 Motor Racing
Live coverage of official practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix, this season's second Formula 1 race.
The race can be seen live tomorrow at 4.45pm on BBC2.
5.00 Final Score
(Stereo)
Grand National 12.15pm BBC1
The most famous steeplechase in the world, the Grand National, provides the backbone of today's Grandstand. Live coverage of the event begins at 12.15pm and in the ensuing hours the race will be previewed, watched and analysed.
Run over four-and-a-half miles, with 30 daunting fences to be cleared, the National is the one race that tempts folk to have a yearly flutter. But it is a lottery, where favourites seldom win and where a 40-1 shot such as last year's winner Royal Athlete can romp home to make a jockey, an owner, a trainer and the betting fraternity very happy in the process. This year the race starts at the earlier time of 3.00pm and for the winner there is a record £115,000 prize.
Read all about jockey Richard Dunwoody's Kind of day on page 130.
The snooker game show. Tonight's edition features Willie Thorne ,
Joe Johnson and Mark Davis. With host
Jim Davidson and referee John Virgo.
Director Babara Jones ; Producer John Burrowes
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Ultra Woman. An experiment by two scheming sisters turns Lois Lane into a superhero. See today's choices.
Clark Kent/Superman DEAN CAIN, Lois Lane TERI
HATCHER. Jimmy Olsen JUSTIN WHALIN, Perry
White LANE SMITH, Jonathan Kent EDDIE JONES,
Martha Kent KCALLAN, Lucille Newtrich SHELLEY
LONG, Nell Newtrich MARY GROSS
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There's even more reason to celebrate tonight as Noel Edmonds presents the 1 00th edition of the show. Special guest Joan Collins joins in the fun, live from
Crinkley Bottom. Last in the current series. Producer Guy Freeman ; Executive producer
Michael Leggo Stereo GRAB-A-GRAND COMPETITION LINE: [number removed]7 1/2/3 (calls cost 39p per minute. Lines open only during the show).
Tonight's guests are Caroline O'Connor and James Smiliie , stars of the West
End hit musical Mack and Mabel. Hosted by Anthea Turner , with Mystic Meg.
Producer Mark Wells Stereo
NOTE: winning numbers from previous lottery draws are available on Ceefax page 750 or by calling the Players' Lottery Helpline on 0645
With Michael Buerk. Subtitled
Weather Ian McCaskill .............
Followed by National Lottery Update
A series of highlights from ten years of Comic Relief. Tonight's show includes sketches featuring Angus Deayton , Bob Peck , Nicholas Lyndhurst ,
Griff Rhys Jones , Bob Hoskins , Jimmy Nail , Ruby Wax, Victoria Wood and Lenny Henry. Introduced by Ben Elton.
Producer Amy Joyce
Featuring highlights of Bolton
Wanderers v Manchester City, and goals and news from the day's other Premiership games. Commentary by Barry Davies. Plus, a complete re-run of today's Grand National from Aintree. Introduced by Ray Stubbs.
Series producer John Shrewsbury ; Editor Niall Sloane Match of the Day Live: the Road to Wembley is tomorrow at 1.15pm
The light-hearted sports quiz umpired by Nick Hancock. Captains Gary Lineker and David Gower compete in a game of wit and sporting knowledge, assisted by comics Rory McGrath and Lee Hurst. The guests are athlete Steve Cram and comedian Craig Charles.
Shown last Tuesday Stereo Subtitled .
Comedy starring Kenneth Connor, Windsor Davies
More concerned with coming to grips with each other than with the enemy, the Carry On team defy every effort to bring order to the ranks of their mixed male and female anti-aircraft unit.
(1976, PG)
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