6.40 Work, the New Discipline
7.5 Sulphuric Acid
Presenters
Sheelagh Gilbey , Johnny Ball
Book, Play School: Ready to Play, £1.50, from bookshops; Play On (record REC 332, cassette ZCM 332). Bang on a Drum, songs from Play School and Play
Away (record REC 242, or cassette MRMC 004), from record shops
4.50 Maths - Completeness
5.15 Palaeontology
5.40 Database: Standard Telephones
6.5 J. S. Bach
6.30 Measuring Electrons and Atoms
Introduced by Johnny Ball
' Pea picking' is the problem for tonight's teams from
BIRD'S EYE FOODS, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE and UNIVERSITY OF MAN
CHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (UMIST) Judges:
Heinz Wolff , Dr Bob Adams
Hilary Henson reports on the Radio Solent heat and we find out who reaches the first semi-final to challenge for the Hartmann Fibre Trophy.
Production assistant DANA PURVIS Director PAUL LOOSLEY Producer PETER BRUCE
including a news summary with sub-titles for the hard-of-heanng, followed by Weather
Spindle and Shuttle
The spinner or weaver working on his own, at his own speed, gave way to mills sited to take advantage of water. These were superseded by factory towns dependent on cheap coal and cheap labour.
In the fourth of eight films Anthony Burton visits a weaver in Wales, a mill museum near Wilmslow, and Huddersfield.
Producer SUZANNE DAVIES
Series producer MICHAEL GARROD
Book (same title). M.95, from bookshops
sings Rhythm on 2 from the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
With TELEPHONE BILL AND THE
SMOOTH OPERATORS
Producer KEN GRIFFIN
The seventh of eight programmes William Styron in conversation with Robert Robinson.
WILLIAM STYRON drew on his childhood experience of the American South for The Confessions of Nat Turner , but his attempt to project himself into the black skin of its hero attracted criticism from many black radicals. Now, in Sophie's Choice, he's tackled another controversial subject - Auschwitz. A Book Programme film.
Executive producer ANTONY ROUSE Producer DAVID WALLACE
(The last in the series will be shown next Saturday evening)
Being a reconstruction in eight parts of the strange case surrounding Constance Kent. written by DOUGLAS LIVINGSTONE with and 7: Constance is charged with the murder of her brother but, despite the weight of Chief Inspector Whicher's allegations, the magistrates can find no evidence on which to send her for trial. Defeated, Whicher returns to London, his reputation in ruins ... and the murder no nearer to being solved.
Music by RON GRAINER
Make-up artist LISA WESTCOTT
Sound ROBIN LUXFORD , TREVOR WEBSTER Designer OLIVER BAYLDON Producer RICHARD BEYNON Director PAUL ANNETT
(Part 8 on Thursday at 9.0 pm)
Written by Derek Ingrey
A detective series in 15 episodes starring Tom Adams as Det Chief Insp Nick Lewis with Sharon Mughan as Kate Burton, Duggie Brown as Phil Strong and Sydney Tafler as Solly King, Glyn Owen as Jack Hanlon
For Nick Lewis his forced transfer to the Prisoners' Property Office promised nothing but boredom and the antagonism of Kate Burton, but it also nearly costs him his life.
Preview: p 23 Book (same title), paperback 90p, hardback £4,75, from bookshops from 24 April. Record (same title, RESL 68) from record shops
Introduced by Noel Edmonds
Are heavy lorries the lifeblood of our industrial society or are they juggernauts, destroying the environment? Mike Dornan investigates.
Frank Page tests more of the ' Frugal Fellows' - the most economical cars on the market, and NOEL EDMONDS tries out a brand-new British car.
George Bailey analyses and demonstrates another recent motorcycle crash.
Director PETER STAUNTON Producer DEREK SMITH BBC Birmingham
(The next Top Gear will be on 6 May)
including news summary, weather forecast and sports results
takes a look at the contemporary rock scene with Anne Nightingale In the studio this week: B. B. King
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark with album tracks, interviews, news and reviews.
Director JOHN BURROWES
Producer MICHAEL APPLETON
