With Paul Burden and Sara Coburn.
6.00,6.15,6.30,6.45 News; 6.25
Sport; 6.27,6.58 Regional news; 6.15
Financial papers; 6.55 Weather......
With Justin Webb and Sara Coburn.
7.00,8.00 main news, with summaries every 15 minutes; 7.12, 7.40, 8.12, 8.40 Business; 7.25,7.55,8.25,8.55 Weather, Regional news, Travel; 7.32,8.32 Sport.
Juliet Morris focuses on the day's current affairs in depth, plus, viewers' comments on today's issues. PHONE:[number removed], fax (0181)[number removed]or write to PO Box 9988. London W 12 6BN.
9.20 Can't Cook Won't Cook Chef
Ainsley Harriott challenges two more reluctant COOkS. Stereo...................
9.45 Kilroy Daily debate. stereo...
10.30 Good Morning....with Anne and Nick Today, including Dr Mark Porter 's medical advice, Will Hanrahan with consumer issues, and Go for It! with Lionel Blair featuring MP Edwina Currie. At 11.00
News Subtitled Regional News; Weather.
TELEPHONE (24 hours): (0121) [number removed]. or write to: Good Morning, PO Box 5500. Birmingham B5 7AN. * See Dr Mark Porter : page 39
11.50 Lifeline Rolf Harris appeals on behalf of the National Appeal for Music Therapy. For donation addresssee yesterday at
5.20pm Stereo
Regional News; Weather
Further coverage.
Daily quiz. With Henry Kelly.
(Details at 5.35pm)
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Identity Crisis. Columbo investigates when a dead spy is found on the beach. With Peter Falk , Patrick McGoohan and Leslie Nielsen.
Why Bird listens to things.
Mr Beasley's smart new uniform is under threat.
The gang go on an adventure.
American comedy. Peter wins a turtle, which Fudge swallows.
The series of tall tales. Including a woman who ate so much tomato soup she turned orange - but is it false or true?
FOT Competition line call False - [number removed] or True - [number removed]. Calls cost a maximum of 25p. Lines close at 9.00pm.
Viewers were asked to choose a special year to set today's programme in - they chose 1936: the year of the Jarrow March, the abdication of King Edward VIII, Hitler's Berlin Olympics and the first flight of the Spitfire.
(Rptd tomorrow 8am BBC2)
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Libby goes surfing. Stonie looks for a new tutor. Cody packs her bags.
(Shown at 1.40pm)
(For cast see Wednesday)
With Martyn Lewis and Moira Stuart.
(Subtitled)
Weather Bill Giles
The entertainment panel show. Tonight, Holiday presenter
Carol Smillie and Jo Dow , who plays Dr James Mortimer in Cardiac Arrest, against Kathy Staff , the Last of the Summer Wine's Nora Batty , and comedian Tim Clark. Hosted by Mike Smith.
Director John Rooney ; Producer Nichola Hegarty
Tonight's stories include a report on a group of haemophiliacs who face an uncertain future, and are seeking compensation from the Department of Health after contracting hepatitis C, an illness which causes liver damage, from contaminated blood products.
Plus, a taste-test from Cincinnati, USA on crisps fried in the controversial calorie-free fat Oiestra, and Toyah Willcox presents the first in a series of reports on complementary medicine.
Call the Watchdog Healthcheck hotline free on [number removed]. It's open 24 hours a day. Presented by Judith Hann with Alice Beer and reporters Johnathan Maitland, Denise Mahoney, Andy Webb and Wendy Robbins.
Blossom gives Alan some advice. Carol gets the bride ready for her big day. Pauline reveals a secret to Willy.
(For cast see Thursday)
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Terry Wogan delves once more into the depths of the archives to reveal more sporting blunders. Joining him in the studio are Bob "the Cat" Bevan, who tells thrilling tales of his deeds on the cricket field, while sports presenter Tony Gubba recalls some of his own embarrassing commentary errors.
By the Liberal Democrat Party.
(Shown at 10.25pm on BBC2 and 10.30pm on ITV)
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With Michael Buerk.
(Subtitled)
Regional News
Weather Bill Giles
In-depth investigation and analysis of major events at home and abroad.
With the help of the stars and founders Omnibus tells the history of Comic Relief and examines how it has managed to take on a nation of introverts and win.
See today's choices.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
A funny way to make money: page 6
With the help of the stars and its founders, Omnibus tells the history of Comic Relief and examines how it has managed to take on a nation of introverts and win.
Tonight's films under review include: Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, a comedy thriller starring Andy Garcia; Copycat with Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter on the trail of a serial killer; Barb Wire starring Pamela Anderson Lee as a comic book heroine; Hackers, an adventure about a group of teenage computer fanatics; and White Squall, Ridley Scott's boat based thriller starring Jeff Bridges.
Plus, a report from the location of Jane Austen's Emma, starring Toni Colette from Muriel's Wedding and, in National Schools' Film Week, the launch of the Young Film Critic of the Year competition.
The Andrew Duncan interview with Sigourney Weaver: page 14
See Barry Norman: page 48
Thriller starring Elliott Gould, James Brolin
As the world watches on TV, Capricorn One, the first manned mission to Mars, lands on the red planet. But in the Arizona desert, three astronauts plant the American flag on a film set, aware that their mission is now a fake - a top secret cover-up.
(1978, PG)
See Films: pages 51-58
