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Live coverage of the second day's play from Headingley, between England and Australia. After a convincing win in the First Test at the start of this season, England will be hoping to regain the initiative afterbeing beaten decisively in the Third Test at Old Trafford.
Commentary by Richie Benaud ,
Geoffrey Boycott , David Gowerand Ian Chappell. Introduced by Tony Lewis.
Including at 12.00 News Regional News; Weather

Contributors

Commentary By:
Richie Benaud
Commentary By:
Geoffrey Boycott
Commentary By:
David Gowerand Ian
Introduced By:
Tony Lewis.

The action quiz with games and competitions, hosted by the Chuckle Brothers. Finding themselves shipwrecked on Chuckle Island, Paul and Barry set up challenges to entertain the tourists. This week's guest, Children's BBC presenter, Kirsten O'Brien ,joins children from Birmingham and Kent. Repeated next Monday on BBC2

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsten O'Brien

The science programme with a difference which travels the world to find the most inventive, original, and ridiculous technology. Today Jez Nelson , Sally Gray and Angela Lamonttake a look at the largest robotic dinosaur in the world, and visit a company that aims to bring dead people back to life in the future.
Repeat Stereo Subtitled ................

Contributors

Unknown:
Jez Nelson
Unknown:
Sally Gray
Unknown:
Angela Lamonttake

A series of celebrity cookery challenges, presented by Fern Britton.

Tonight, actor Nigel Havers and presenter Lorraine Kelly compete against the clock to create a couple of original and delicious recipes with less than £5 worth of ingredients, but with the help of top chefs Kevin Woodford and Lesley Waters.

(See today's choices) (Stereo) (Subtitled)
(Information: see Ceefax page 580)

Contributors

Presenter:
Fern Britton
Guest:
Nigel Havers
Guest:
Lorraine Kelly
Chef:
Kevin Woodford
Chef:
Lesley Waters
Producer:
Mary Ramsay

The hottest hits from the week's top 40 with live performances, the best pop videos and Britain's number one single.
(Repeated tomorrow)
Top of the Pops - The Magazine: price £1.25, on sale now from newsagents

Contributors

Director:
Phil Chilvers
Producer:
Chris Cowey

Second of a six-part series of comedy shorts designed to offer fitness advice to the public.
Starring Chris Barrie as leisure centre supremo Gordon Brittas from The Brittas Empire, and Mike Burns as Colin the caretaker.
The Great Outdoors. Gordon and Colin bump into actress Lesley Ash who discusses the joy of cycling.
Director John Kilby
Producer Paul Reizin

Contributors

Unknown:
Starringchris Barrie
Unknown:
Gordon Brittas
Unknown:
Mike Burns
Unknown:
Lesley Ash
Director:
John Kilby
Producer:
Paul Reizin

Romantic comedy starring Eddie Murphy
Arsenio Hall
Prince Akeem of Zamunda has a problem. He's enormously rich, incredibly powerful and his dad has arranged his marriage. So Akeem travels to New York in search of a woman who will love him for what he is, not his massive fortune.
Director John Landis (1988)
♦ See Films: pages 46-56 ***

Contributors

Unknown:
Eddie Murphy
Unknown:
Arsenio Hall
Director:
John Landis
Prince Akeem:
Eddie Murphy
Clarence:
Eddie Murphy
Saul:
Eddie Murphy
Randy Watson:
Eddie Murphy
Semmi:
Arsenio Hall
Morris:
Arsenio Hall
Extremety ugly girl:
Arsenio Hall
Rev Brown:
Arsenio Hall
King Jaffe Joffer:
James Earl Jones
Lisa McDowell:
Shari Headley
Queen Aoleon:
Madge Sinclair
Colonel lzzi:
Calvin Lockhart
Cleo McDowell:
John Amos
Patrice McDowell:
Allison Dean
Darryl Jenks:
Eriq La Salle
Mortimer Duke:
Don Ameche
Randolph Duke:
Ralph Bellamy
Subway lady:
Helen Hanft
Oha:
Paul Bates
Imani Izzi:
Vanessa Bell
Boy at barber's:
Cuba Gooding Jr
Sweets:
Clint Smith
Stu:
Uncle Ray Murphy

Drama starring
Jennifer Beals
By day Alex Owens works as a welder, by night she dances in a bar, hoping fora lucky break. Determined to be a success,
Alex discovers that it's tough work getting to the top.
Director Adrian Lyne (1983,15)
♦ See Films: pages 46-56 *** * What do you mean you've never seen... : page 41

Contributors

Unknown:
Jennifer Beals
Unknown:
Alex Owens
Director:
Adrian Lyne
Alex Owens:
Jennifer Beals
Nick Hurley:
Michael Nouri
Hanna Long:
Lilia Skala
Jeanie Szabo:
Sunny Johnson
Richie:
Kyle Theffner
Johnny C:
Lee Ving
Jake Mawby:
Ron Karabatsos
Katie Hurley:
Belinda Bauer
Cecil:
Malcolm Danare
Frank Szabo:
Phil Bruns
Rosemary Szabo:
Micole Mercurio
Secretary:
Lucy Lee Flippin
Normski:
Norman Scott

Horror starring Julie Ege
When the leader of a tribe of cavemen dies, his twin sons become rivals to take his place. One is the good Toomak, the other the evil Rool.
Director Don Chaffey (1971, 18)
* See Films: pages 46-56 *

Contributors

Unknown:
Julie Ege
Director:
Don Chaffey
Nala:
Julie Ege
Mak:
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Toomak:
Tony Bonner
Rool:
Robert John
Dumb girl:
Marcia Fox
Old crone:
Rosalie Crutchley
Old leader:
Don Leonard
Young lover:
Beverley Blake

BBC One London

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BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

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