9.8 Science Topics: Catalysis

9.35 Maths-in-a-Box: The Big Cover-up
Written by Alex Glasgow.

9.52 Look and Read: Dark Towers: 5: The Old Coach House
by Andrew Davies.

10.15 Mathscore Two: 3: A Matter of Degree
Cake, ships, a giant protractor and two burglars provide some new angles.

10.38 Exploring Science: Energy
Everybody uses the word energy - but what does it mean? Do scientists use the word in a special way?

11.0 Junior Craft, Design and Technology: Up and Down the Hill: Uphill
Downhill is fine but what about uphill?

11.22 Read On!: Journey On

11.44 Going to Work: Happy In Your Job?

12.5 pm The Computer Programme - Series 1: 5: The New Media
An introduction to the use of computers with the emphasis on small machines. The language used is BBC BASIC.

12.30 Business Club - Series 2: 5: A Visit to Hartlepool
A series on survival and success in small business.
A local business club meeting.

12.55 Speak for Yourself: 6: Parents and Teachers at First School
Are you afraid to go and see the teachers at your child's school in case they make you feel inferior?
Presenters Indira Joshi, Burt Kwouk, Isla St Clair, Marina Sirtis and Trevor Thomas suggest some useful strategies to help you cope with meeting teachers. (For more information on today's topic phone [number removed] after the programme. Lines are open until 5.30 pm)

1.21 Encounter: Spain: Spare Time
A Spanish studies series.
A teenage disco, a pelota match and the local radio station in Valladolid; youth groups-and the annual Romeria in Plasencia.

1.38 Around Scotland: The Clyde Coast: 2: Earning a Living

2.1 Scene: Girl in Brazil
Sixteen-year-old Vera shows us what it's like living in the slums of a big Brazilian city. What are her hopes for the future?

2.30 English File: John Hersey's Hiroshima
New Yorker writer John Hersey visited Hiroshima shortly after the atom bomb had devastated the city. The visit provoked a remarkable piece of documentary journalism.

The State Express
World Team Classic from
The Hexagon, Reading The First Semi-final
DAVID vine introduces coverage of this afternoon's match as the competition moves into the big money.
Commentators TED LOWE
JACK KARNEHM , CLIVE EVERTON Summarisers JOHN SPENCER , REX WILLIAMS

with subtitles, followed by Weather

The State Express
World Team Classic
'from
The Hexagon, Reading The First Semi-final
DAVID VINE introduces further coverage.

starring Charles Bronson
Susan Oliver , Kurt Russell
When wagon-train guide Line Murdock rides into Diablo with Jaimie, he finds the town under the control of outlaws, led by an old enemy who has threatened to kill him. This lively Western stars Bronson in one of his early characteristic roles and a young Kurt Russell who gives a fine performance as Jaimie.
Screenplay by BERNE ciler
Based on The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters by ROBERT LEWIS TAYLOR Produced by BORtS incster
Directed by BORIS SAGAL. Films: page 18

The Post Office recently issued a set of stamps to commemorate the 850th anniversary of St Bartholomew's Fair. This film looks at the task of the stamps' designer Andrew Restall. Narrated by Benny Green
Produced for the Post Office by ROBIN CRANE FILMS

by Dr R. G. Edwards
Five years ago the first test tube baby was born: now over 300 babies have been conceived in vitro. The technique was pioneered by physiologist Robert Edwards and obstetrician Patrick Steptoe. In the early days their efforts were considered unethical, even immoral, possibly dangerous. Now their methods have worldwide clinical application in the treatment of infertile couples. Dr Edwards reflects on the changes in attitude and examines the implications of new techniques such as embryo freezing and egg donation and experimentation on the human embryo.
Directed by BRIAN JOHNSON ' Produced by DAVID PATERSON
(A discussion in Newsnight at 11.0)

from Newent with Geoff Hamilton , Clay Jones
A tiny man-made stream winds its way between Japanese pergolas, miniature rock gardens and stepping stones. Dwarf conifers, heathers and Japanese maples offer a spectacular autumn show. Yet surprisingly the size of Ken Watson 's garden is typical of the many millions of people with postage stamp gardens.
Engineering manager joiin R. ENDALL Production assistant JEAN lauchton Executive producer JOHN kenyon Producer DENIS W. gartstoe BBC Pebble Mill
Gardening tips summary Ceefax p 268

The State Express
World Team Classic
' The First Semi-final
Introduced by DAVID VINE

by Molly Keane, dramatised in three parts by Hugh Leonard, starring Joanna McCallum as Aroon, Hannah Gordon as Mother, Daniel Massey as Major, Judy Cornwell as Mrs Brock
Aroon, large and unlovely daughter of an Anglo-Irish family looks back from middle age to her childhood in the south of Ireland wondering why the lives of her nearest and dearest were so perplexingly unhappy. As the many memorable characters, both comic and tragic, tumble through her mind, it becomes wickedly obvious that Aroon didn't quite understand everything that she saw. Take the incident of her governess Mrs Brock...

david vine with further coverage

Presented by John Tusa and Peter Snow with Joan Bakewell.
Donald McCormick discusses the implications of tonight's Horizon Lecture by Dr Robert Edwards with the distinguished audience who attend it. Scientists, gynaecologists, philosophers and theologists examine the moral and ethical problems of experiments on the human embryo.
Directed by JOHN WILKINSON , BRIAN JOHNSON
Produced by DAVE STANFORD , BRUCE TODD JOHN MORRELL , STEPHEN WHITTLE Deputy editor PAUL NORRIS Editor DAVID DICKINSON

The First Semi-final
DAVID VINE introduces highlights and the result from Reading.