6.40 Maths: Area Games

7.5 Avoiding a Catastrophe

7.30 Maths: Across the Curriculum

Story: The Lonely Skyscraper by JENNY HAWKESWORTH
Illustrated by EMANUEL SCHONGUT Presenters
Chloe Ashcroft , Dev Sagoo

The Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
JOHN SPENCER, who last won the title in 1977, takes the stage for the first time, while JOHN VIRGO completes his match this morning. DAVID VINE introduces coverage of both first-round matches. Commentators
TED LOWE , JACK KARNEHM ,
CLIVE EVERTON and VERA SELBY

The feature film starring Michael Jayston as Tsar Nicholas II Janet Suzman as Alexandra
It is 1904 and the newly-formed Bolsheviks are fomenting unrest among the Russian peasants and industrial workers in the wake of a disastrous war with Japan. In the Imperial Palace Tsar Nicholas II and his German-born wife Alexandra await the birth of their son Alexis; a boy afflicted with haemophilia and destined, with the rest of his family, to meet a tragic end.
Screenplay by james GOLDMAN from the book by ROBERT K. MASSIE
Produced by SAM SPIEGEL. Directed by FRANKLIN J. SCHAFFNEB. Films: page 15

A series of seven monthly films exploring the English hedgerow. May
Nesting activity reaches its peak in May and the birds make full use of the protective hedgerow The hawthorn blossom is out and drifts of white cow parsley cover the banks.
David Streeter and Rosamond Richardson explore this world of birds, flowers and insects, its history, folklore and the culinary uses of some plants.
Film cameraman PETER chapman Producer ERICA GRIFFITHS

The Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
Terry Griffiths and Doug Mountjoy continue their first-round matches this afternoon.

The classic serial in 12 exciting episodes starring
Buster Crabbe as Buck Rogers 5: The Phantom Plane
In which Buck Rogers uses an invisibility ray to penetrate Killer Kane 's stronghold.
Directed by FORD BEEBE and SAUL GOODKIND
(Episode 6 tomorrow at 5.40)

Last of an 18-part series, adapted from her books by Joan Lingard.

Maggie makes some big decisions about her future.
BBC Scotland

Eight programmes about renovating old furniture at home. Presented by ALBERT JACKSON and DAVID DAY
3: Finishes and Polishes
To many people, French polishing sounds mysterious and difficult, but it is quite possible to do it at home using a special kit. And there are many simpler finishes available-oil, wax, even polyurethane.
Film editor AL CELL
Producer RON BLOOMFIELD
Book (same title) £4.75, from booksellers
0 BETTER THAN NEW; page 81

with Richard Whitmore and subtitles for the hard-of-hearing, followed by Weather

The third of six programmes about families who make music together.
Presented by Roy Castle and featuring
The Cummings, from London.
Three generations of music-making, at the professional level. Encouraged by their parents KEITH and MADGE, JULIAN, DIANA and DOUGLAS CUMMINGS have established themselves in the front rank of English orchestral players. This film looks at how their gift of music is now being passed to the next generation. We see young SIMON, DAMION, NAOMI and BEN JAMIN struggling with the first painful steps towards mastery of the violin and cello; and their parents discuss the massive investment of time and money that goes into the establishment of a musical succession.
Reporter JILL PHILLIPS
Film editor ANDREW JOHNSTON Film director HILARY MURPHY
Producer TONY STAVEACRE. BBC Bristol

The Embassy World Professional Snooker 'Championship from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
Two ex-World Champions are under the spotlight tonight. ALEX HIGGINS , who won this Championship at his first attempt ten years ago, makes his first appearance and RAY REARDON , six times the World Champion, completes his match this evening.
DAVID VINE introduces highlights and live coverage.

Submerged in Diana Dors ' swimming pool, stranded on an oil rig in the North Sea, carried away by a canine friend at Crufts or having a not-so-quiet night in an Irish pub. Enjoy these and many more hilarious moments as Russell Harty looks back over the last series in the company of the unusual and famous
Producers TOM
GUTTERIDGE ALAN WALSH and KEN STEPHINSON

David Vine introduces further coverage of the World Championship from Sheffield.

with Richard Whitmore ; Weather

The classic French feature film starring Jean Gabin, Mircille Balin.
With the police hot on his heels, Pépé le Moko, a flamboyant Parisian jewel thief, has taken refuge in the Algerian Casbah. In these tortuous, sinister alleys he can safely live with some of his old style. But Pépé longs for Paris and when he meets a beautiful French girl, romance makes him reckless. Duvivier's powerful drama was initially deemed too realistic for American audiences, but spawned two Hollywood re-makes and the apocryphal line,'Come with me to the Casbah!'
Screenplay by Henri Jeanson, Roger D'Ashelbe and Julien Duvivier from the novel by Roger D'Ashelbe.

A French film with English subtitles

(First showing on British television) (Black and white)