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The Embassy
World Professional
Snooker Championship
This morning PERRIE MANS . continues his second-round match, while on the next table the first quarter-final begins. Seeded to meet in this 25-frame match are TERRY GRIFFITHS and ALEX HIGGINS.
This afternoon EDDIE CHARLTON and DENIS TAYLOR complete their second-round ties.
DAVID VINE introduces live coverage and highlights of all these matches as the Championship moves into its second week at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Commentators TED LOWE
JACK KARNEHM , CLIVE EVERTON and JOHN PULMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Perrie Mans
Unknown:
Terry Griffiths
Unknown:
Alex Higgins.
Unknown:
Eddie Charlton
Unknown:
Denis Taylor
Commentators:
Ted Lowe
Commentators:
Jack Karnehm
Commentators:
John Pulman

The first of a series of seven programmes which examine birth, death and resurrection through the eyes and experiences of handicapped people, their families and those who come into contact with them. 1: Simon Kelly
Simon Kelly died a few weeks short of his first birthday, leaving his parents to come to terms with the loss of their only son and searching for some explanation for his short life. S Film cameraman COLIN MUNN Film sound COLIN MARCH
Film editor MICHAEL HACKING Producer JIM MURRAY
(Part 2 tomorrow at 7.25 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Kelly
Unknown:
Simon Kelly
Producer:
Jim Murray

The last of six films about English communities where the past is still strongly reflected in the present. Cambridge
One of Cambridge's smaller colleges, Sidney Sussex , each year invites young men (and these days young women too) to join four centuries of academic tradition. The students come and go, so do the academics, but one group stays - the college servants.
Brian Trueman meets the staff, past and present, those with decades of service behind them. as well as the younger generation who hate the term ' servant Times change as staff and fellows join in a darts match, but tradition stands firm when kitchen staff put their all into preparing the annual Foundation Feast.
Assistant producer SID WADDELL Producer JOHN c. MILLER BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Sidney Sussex
Unknown:
Brian Trueman
Producer:
Sid Waddell
Producer:
John C. Miller

In this last programme of the series
Marti's guests are Rita Moreno Roy Hudd , Judie Tzuke and GEOFF RICHER'S FIRST EDITION
Written by SPIKE MULLINS
TERRY RAVENSCROFT , JOE STEEPLES Choreography GEOFFREY RICHER
Musical director RONNIE HAZLEHURST Vocal backing JEAN GILBERT LINDA JARDIM , VICTY SILVA
Costume designer VERITY LEWIS
Sound LEN SHOREY. Lighting BILL MILLAR DesignerGARRY FREEMAN Producer STANLEY APPEL

Contributors

Unknown:
Rita Moreno
Unknown:
Roy Hudd
Unknown:
Judie Tzuke
Written By:
Spike Mullins
Written By:
Terry Ravenscroft
Written By:
Joe Steeples
Unknown:
Geoffrey Richer
Director:
Ronnie Hazlehurst
Unknown:
Jean Gilbert
Unknown:
Linda Jardim
Unknown:
Victy Silva
Designer:
Verity Lewis
Unknown:
Len Shorey.
Unknown:
Bill Millar
Designer:
Garry Freeman
Producer:
Stanley Appel

RAY REARDON won his last World Championship in 1978 beating PERRIE MANS in a memorable final.
Tonight, on separate tables, Mans concludes his second-round match and Reardon continues his.
DAVID VINE introduces highlights of this evening's session at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

Contributors

Unknown:
Ray Reardon
Unknown:
Perrie Mans
Introduces:
David Vine

Resolution on Saturn 2: The Moons
Saturn has 15 moons made of supercooled ice. These moons have been shattered by meteorite and comet bombardment into mere piles of rubble, held together by their own gravity. The exception is Titan, one of the most bizarre places in the entire solar system. For Titan, shrouded in orange smog and red clouds, has an atmosphere thicker than the Earth's. NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft flew less than 2,500 miles over the cloudtops of this alien world and discovered in its atmosphere the chemicals that are the building blocks of life.
Narrator Ian Holm
Film editor COLIN JONES
Editor SIMON CAMPBELL-JONES
Written and produced by FISHER DILKE

Contributors

Narrator:
Ian Holm
Editor:
Colin Jones
Editor:
Simon Campbell-Jones
Produced By:
Fisher Dilke

Remember the Eurovision Song Contest? Quite, how could you? Musical revue group Baby Grand now bring you some inspired entries that could never win and, exclusively, the banned Transylvanian number. Special guest
Andy Fairweather Low
Choreography STUART HOPPS
Sound PETER HUNT , DES BENNETT Designer JULIAN WILLIAMS Directed by AVRIL PRICE
Produced by DAVID RICHARDS BBC Cymru/Wales

Contributors

Unknown:
Stuart Hopps
Unknown:
Peter Hunt
Unknown:
Des Bennett
Designer:
Julian Williams
Directed By:
Avril Price
Produced By:
David Richards

Peter Snow, Charles Wheeler , John Tusa and Peter Hobday present an informed account of what's happening in the world; the latest news and weather forecast from LINDA ALEXANDER , plus the evening's sports results from DAVID ICKE.
Producer DAVID DICKINSON Directors
ALEX SAWARD and JOHN WILKINSON Assignment editors
GEORGE WALKER and JOHN MAHONEY Editor GEORGE CAREY

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Wheeler
Unknown:
John Tusa
Unknown:
Peter Hobday
Unknown:
Linda Alexander
Unknown:
David Icke.
Producer:
David Dickinson
Directors:
Alex Saward
Directors:
John Wilkinson
Editors:
George Walker
Editors:
John Mahoney
Editor:
George Carey

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