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9.0 Télé-Journal
9.26 Maths Counts by JOHN TULLY
7: Drawing the Line
Can figures lie? Wendy finds out the hard way.
Producer DAVID ROSEVEARE
9.48 Mathscore One Mirror Image
ELAINE DONNELLY and ROGER SLOMAN come face-to-face with - themselves?
10.10 Look and Read
Fair Ground! 3: Hired Hands Bert takes on two new men in a hurry. They seem to be good workers - but Rachel is uneasy.
10.35 Geography Casebook:
Britain. New Town: Stevenage The name Stevenage means
'strong oak'. How well has the sapling new town weathered its first 40 years?
Series consultant TONY HEAPS Producer DAVID SCOTT-COWAN
11.0 Watch. Egypt:
Egyptian Buildings
11.17 Walrus -What Should I Do? Alice and the Axolotls by TONY PARKER
Alice's home seems to be very nice. With timmy MALLETT
ANGELA CLEMENTS , TONY GAUNTER
ELIZABETH PROUD, SIMONE FRANCIS
CHARLES IMBER , DAVID GARLICK
MMOLOKI CHRYSTIE , PIPPA SPARKES and HOMI NANAVATY
11.40 Job Bank
12.0 Year of the French 7: The Peasant Farmer
The Cagnacs. ekeing out a bare living from a few acres.
12.30 Inside Japan
Ten films on contemporary
Japan. 3: Factory Flower Office Lady
1.0 Maths Help II
For adults studying maths to 0-level, this series offers help with common difficulties. 3: Geometry I
1.15 Science Topics. Bonding How atoms join together to form molecules.
1.38 Let's See
Pictures and Patterns
1: What's in a Picture?
Every picture tells a story. This film tells the story behind the pictures.
Presented by TRICIA scott Producer
MARIANNE BAIRD
2.0 You and Me
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds Dibs is too shy to meet uz who has just arrived in the market. Maths on the farm: milking the cow.
Book: Alex and the Baby by MARY DICKINSON and CHARLOTTE FIRMIN Presenter LIZ SMITH
Producer RICHARD CALLANAN
2.15 British Social History The Brambles of Poverty The story of SEEBOHM ROWNTREE 'S investigations into the living conditions of the poor of York in 1899.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Tully
Producer:
David Roseveare
Unknown:
Elaine Donnelly
Unknown:
Roger Sloman
Unknown:
Tony Parker
Unknown:
Angela Clements
Unknown:
Tony Gaunter
Unknown:
Simone Francis
Unknown:
Charles Imber
Unknown:
David Garlick
Unknown:
Mmoloki Chrystie
Unknown:
Pippa Sparkes
Presented By:
Tricia Scott
Unknown:
Marianne Baird
Unknown:
Mary Dickinson
Unknown:
Charlotte Firmin
Presenter:
Liz Smith
Producer:
Richard Callanan
Unknown:
Seebohm Rowntree

Do you know if you are old enough to buy a piranha fish? This issue of Dear
Heart has all the answers. Nicky Croydon , Bob Goody Leni Harper , Billy Hartman and Trevor Laird
Director DAVID CRICHTON
Producer JUDY WHITFIELD

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicky Croydon
Unknown:
Bob Goody
Unknown:
Leni Harper
Unknown:
Billy Hartman
Unknown:
Trevor Laird
Director:
David Crichton
Producer:
Judy Whitfield

Written by Frank Chase.
A rich and successful widow returns to the High Chaparral determined to regain the land she believes the Montoyas took from her...

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Contributors

Writer:
Frank Chase
Director:
Leonard Horn
John:
Leif Erickson
Buck:
Cameron Mitchell
Billy Blue:
Mark Slade
Victoria:
Linda Cristal
Manolito:
Henry Darrow
Mrs Dayton:
Geraldine Brooks
Conlin:
Ralph Meeker

Should hanging be brought back? In the aftermath of the Brighton bombing, the Prime Minister anticipated a demand for a new debate. Jimmy Boyle served a life sentence for murder and rebuilt his life as an artist and social worker. He was in the Special Unit at Barlinnie Prison when he met and married his wife, Sarah. Tonight they face the questions of 80 young Scots. Presented by Hilary O'Neill Michael MacFarlane.
BBC Scotland

Contributors

Guest:
Jimmy Boyle
Guest:
Sarah Boyle
Presenter:
Hilary O'Neill
Presenter:
Michael MacFarlane
Researcher:
Allan Little
Producer:
David Ross
Executive Producer:
David Martin

Billy Bragg is filmed performing his punk-folk for several hundred Dutchmen, and his roadie (otherwise WT's Andy Kershaw) reveals all about his regular employment.

David Hepworth and Mark Ellen introduce live studio sessions from Howard Jones, who debuts his new Big Band, and the Faith Brothers, hotly tipped for success in 1985.

Also Duran Duran from the WT vaults, some rare archive footage of Genesis with Peter Gabriel, the Video Vote (call [number removed] after 7.30) and Richard Skinner's survey of the new charts.

Contributors

Presenter:
Andy Kershaw
Presenter:
David Hepworth
Presenter:
Mark Ellen
Singer/Guitarist:
Billy Bragg
Singer:
Howard Jones
Musicians:
The Faith Brothers
Presenter:
Richard Skinner
Producer:
Trevor Dann
Producer:
John Burrowes
Director:
Tom Corcoran
Editor:
Michael Appleton

Presented by Chris Kelly , with food specialist and cook Michael Barry and drinks expert Jill Goolden.
Why do continental butchers cut their meat differently-what are the advantages?
What's a crafty recipe for a really good roast? And which wines are the most often ignored, but the best value?
Director JILL DAWSON
Producer PETER BAZALGETTE
Programme items listed on Ceefax page 266

Contributors

Presented By:
Chris Kelly
Unknown:
Michael Barry
Unknown:
Jill Goolden.
Director:
Jill Dawson
Producer:
Peter Bazalgette

Introduced by David Icke
The fourth game in BBC2's international snooker tournament.
Tonight's one-frame match is a north-south challenge between exciting young
Londoner Jimmy White , and the twice Junior Pot Black champion, John Parrott , from Liverpool.
Commentator TED LOWE Referee JOHN WILLIAMS Producer JOHN G. SMITH BBC Pebble Mill

Contributors

Introduced By:
David Icke
Unknown:
Londoner Jimmy White
Unknown:
Junior Pot Black
Unknown:
John Parrott
Commentator:
Ted Lowe
Commentator:
Referee John Williams
Producer:
John G. Smith

In a series of five stories based on true cases, lawyer Ian Kennedy explores the ethical dilemmas that confront doctors.

Jessica Schofield is 18 years old. She weighs 4 1/2 stone. Her parents are desperately worried that she may starve herself to death. Should she be admitted to hospital against her will and compulsorily fed?

Contributors

Presenter:
Ian Kennedy
Assistant Producer:
Ian Duncan
Film Editor:
Ian Farr
Producer:
Deborah Cadbury
Executive Producer:
David Paterson
Jessica:
Lesley Manville
Mr Schofield:
Tony Steedman
Mrs Schofield:
Thelma Whiteley

Adverts on television, drunks and adolescence are all fodder for the Mike Harding laughter machine, as he regales his Belfast audience with tales of his old experiences.
Director JOHN ROONEY Producer ROD TAYLOR BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Harding
Director:
John Rooney

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