0.5 Modern Art: Beckmann. 6.55 Biology: Respiratory Mechanism. 7.10 Dawn at 'Man. 7.45 The. Palazzo Farnese , ^aprarola

Cope Verde:
The Cape Verde Republic, independent since 1975, is one of the world's poorest countries. Illiteracy, though not as high as in some Third World countries, is widespread. This film, the first of two, explores how the problem is being tackled.
Producer towtttD MILNER
A BBC/Open UntverAly production

Twelve exciting chapters starring
4: The Fatal Shaft
"Boroff has failed to kill Terry Kent but Terry's sweetheart Jean is taken prisoner by the half-mad inventor's gang. Will Terry manage to rescue her before the falling elevator brains him...?

Presented by Charlotte Allen In One Minute from Now
Teams- from Sira Institute Ltd, Wuid'art Engineering Ltd and Oxfor'd Medical Systems Ltd are given, the problem of designing and building a one minute clock.
Checking their accuracy are. principal judge Heinz Wolff and guest judge John Stevenson from the Science Museum in London.
Assistant producer CHARLES hvtt
.ProOucer PETER bruci
(Nt'it programme tomorrow at 6.0 pm)

BBC2 Snooker Championship Third of seven programmes
Frame three in the qualifying round, featuring:
John Parrott (Liverpool), Defending Junior Pot Black Champion v Brian Rowswell (Somerset), 1983 British Junior Under 19 Runner-up

More top-line music and conversation from the courtyard, presented by Sally James, Paul Coia and Bob Langley.
BBC Pebble Mill

Where the public sets the agenda Tonight: Time and Other Thieves The A5 special unit inside Holloway is the only therapeutic wing for women in the whole British prison system. Evidence is coming to light that some authorities would like to see it closed down. Bernadette Shannon was there for more than a year and on her release wanted to make a film about it. Community Programmes got in touch with the Home Office, the Home Office got in touch with the Governor. The Governor said no....
Made by bernabette SHANNON with the help of the Community Programme Unit

with subtitles, followed by Weather

Nigel Starmer-Smith introduces highlights of matches against Hawkes Bay, Counties and Waikato, and previews the Fourth Test.

The first of. a sensational four-part»v dramatisation of the private lives of- eight American presidents - as seen through the eyes of Maggie Rogers and her daughter Lillian, who served as White House maids for 52 years. This,. lavishly staged drama is based on Lillian's best-seller about their experiences. starring as the Presidents and First Ladies: and the servants:
In 1909 Maggie joins the staff as maid and hairdresser. Pledged to secrecy by an intimidating house-keeper, she witnesses the intimate moments of two very different presidential families-the Tafts and the Wilsons.
Screenplay by GWEN bachi and PAUL ouaov
Produced by ed friendly , micuallo'hehlihy Directed by michael o'hebukt

The elegant Diane Solomon entertains at 'Blazers', Windsor, with her own brand of popular songs in the country music vein.

Her special guest is B.A. Robertson

The music is supplied by Paradox

11.95 Reading Development.- A Matter of Farm. Schools can play an Important part in helping their pupils to think about future work. Groups of 13-yearolds begin to consider career choice
12.9 Calculus: Tq«!ot Polynomials
In practice many of the mathematical functions used In science and engineerIng are found from series. Here. two trigonometric functions are calculated.