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9.35 Encounter: Austria: 1: Mountain Rescue
What would happen if you had a climbing accident? If you're lucky, you'd be rescued by helicopter and end up safe in hospital.

9.52 Textile Studies: The Right Stuff
It's very important to select the right fabric for the right job, whether you're designing clothes to protect you from extreme cold or extreme heat. What fabrics would you choose for work-wear of the 21st century - or for high fashion of today?

10.15 Timmy and Vicki: Timmy's Story
1986 BAFTA Award Winner Best Children's Educational Programme
The first episode of a two-part play about two young teenagers going through their first serious relationship. This week, the story from Timmy's point of view. Next week, the story through Vicki's eyes.
(R)

10.38 Brazil: Skyscrapers and Slums
Wealth and poverty in Sao Paulo - Brazil's biggest city.
(R)

11.0 Watch: Houses: Bricks and Mortar
(R) (Details tomorrow at 2. 0 pm)

11.17 Walrus: Work it Out: Where are We?
Four young people and Michael Rosen start to read a book. They work out what it seems to be about and think about what might be coming next.
Taking part Jenny Luckraft, Michael Shuttleworth, Jack Carr, Helen Barnaby
Dramatised excerpts written by Jan Needle

11.39 Microelectronics in Action: Sensing and Deciding
Microelectronic devices can sense the world around them and act accordingly. How reliable are they?

12.2 pm Mindstretchers: A to B: The Problem
There are many ways to get from A to B. Which is the quickest? With Vicky Licorish and Tony Aitken
(R)

Contributors

Producer (Encounter:
Austria): Susan Paton
Presenter (Textile Studies):
Keith Chegwin
Producer (Textile Studies):
John Chapple
Producer (Timmy and Vicki):
Len Brown
Timmy:
Perry Wilson
Vicki:
Samantha Vinnell
Producer (Brazil):
Len Brown
Narrator (Walrus):
Pattie Coldwell
Dramatised excerpts written by (Walrus):
Jan Needle
Producer (Walrus):
Morton Surguy
Himself:
Michael Rosen
[Actress]:
Jenny Luckraft
[Actor]:
Michael Shuttleworth
[Actor]:
Jack Carr
[Actress]:
Helen Barnaby
Series Producer (Microelectronics in Action):
Peter Bratt
Presenter (Mindstretchers):
Vicky Licorish
Presenter (Mindstretchers):
Tony Aitken
Producer (Mindstretchers):
Edward Hayward

Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship
Stephen Hendry was the surprise packet of the qualifying rounds, winning four matches to reach
Sheffield. Snooker's youngest professional, now 17 years old, his fluent play earned him a 141 break in the qualifying matches.
Willie Thorne may be seeded 11, but he needs to be at his best. DAVID ICKE introduces the frames and has news of Kirk Stevens and Dean Reynolds from the other side of the screen.

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Hendry
Unknown:
Willie Thorne
Introduces:
David Icke
Unknown:
Kirk Stevens
Unknown:
Dean Reynolds

2.0 You and Me: Grand Old Duke of York
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds
Roy Castle and Lucy, Georgie and Hugo march up the hill to explore Corfe Castle.
(R)

2.15-2.30 Unter Uns
Wir stellen uns vor; In der Stadt; Verbindungen
(R)

2.40 Subtitle Slot: Zig Zag: DIY Animation
A series of programmes for hearing-impaired children
How to make your own animated cartoon.
(R)

Contributors

Presenter (You and Me):
Roy Castle
Producer (Subtitle Slot:
Zig Zag): Chris Ellis

Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship
Six-times World Champion Ray Reardon has his last chance this season to restore his fortunes, after a disappointing series of defeats. Seeded 6, Reardon finishes his first-round match against John Campbell , the current Australian champion. Eddie Charlton , so long
Australia's No 1, and seeded 12 this year, plays another Welshman, Cliff Wilson , as they begin their match.
DAVID ICKE introduces live coverage of the Wales v
Australia double act from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

Contributors

Unknown:
Ray Reardon
Unknown:
John Campbell
Unknown:
Eddie Charlton
Unknown:
Cliff Wilson
Introduces:
David Icke

The Wind Final
Humphrey Burton introduces the five top wind players in this year's competition. One of them will walk away with the top prize and appear in Sunday's Concerto Final - the previous Young Musician of the Year was a wind player.
Choosing the winner tonight are Alun Hoddinott
Richard Adeney
Nicholas Braithwaite
Malcolm Messiter and Basil Tschaikov. Will you agree with the jury's choice? Director RON ISTED

Contributors

Introduces:
Humphrey Burton
Unknown:
Alun Hoddinott
Unknown:
Richard Adeney
Unknown:
Nicholas Braithwaite
Unknown:
Malcolm Messiter
Unknown:
Basil Tschaikov.
Director:
Ron Isted

Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship Two of the game's most experienced performers have been playing this afternoon. Ray Reardon finishes his first-round match while
Eddie Charlton begins his. DAVID VINE introduces the latest news from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

Contributors

Unknown:
Ray Reardon
Unknown:
Eddie Charlton

Nothing But the Truth?
Advice on healthy eating abounds, yet much of it conflicts with the recommendations of expert nutritionists. It's no wonder that even many doctors are confused about diet.
Mike O'Donnell investigates how the slant of messages about food and health favours the interests of the food manufacturers and how the law still makes it difficult to get useful information about the food we eat. Production assistant
DIANE HADLEY
Film editor PAUL RAPLEY Producer JENNY STEVENS

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike O'Donnell
Producer:
Jenny Stevens

Bask in the sunshine of the West Indies as Russell Harty meets pop star Eddie Grant , a group of 20th-century pirates, a navy that doesn't have a ship, and talks with royal and fashion photographer Norman Parkinson. Director JOHN ROONEY Executive producer KEN STEPHlNSON
BBC Manchester (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Russell Harty
Unknown:
Eddie Grant
Unknown:
Norman Parkinson.
Director:
John Rooney

The Turin Motor Show is traditionally the place where the top European car-designers exhibit their latest fantastic creations.
William Woollard examines tomorrow's shapes and reports on what the manufacturers are offering today.
Chris Goffey visits the Pininfarina Museum and discovers 'what might have been' for some of Britain's most popular cars.
Frank Page road tests the latest executive model from Fiat, the Croma Turbo, ie, and sees how they put fire into the Panda 4x4.
Producer BRIAN STRACHAN
Executive producer DENNIS ADAMS BBC Pebble Mill

Contributors

Unknown:
William Woollard
Unknown:
Chris Goffey
Producer:
Brian Strachan
Producer:
Dennis Adams

Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship
Willie Thorne (seeded 11) plays the last ten frames of his best-of-19-frames first-round match against Stephen Hendy , the Scottish champion.
Silvino Francisco (13), South Africa's top player, begins his match against Rex Williams , who has had his best season for years and is close to breaking into the top 16. DAVID VINE introduces coverage from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
The following BBC videos are available from retailers:
Snooker Century Breakers, memorable potting from Joe Davis ,
Fred Davis , Steve Davis , Alex Higgins and others on BBCV/B5022 The People's Champion on BBCV/B son

Contributors

Unknown:
Willie Thorne
Unknown:
Stephen Hendy
Unknown:
Rex Williams
Unknown:
Joe Davis
Unknown:
Fred Davis
Unknown:
Steve Davis
Unknown:
Alex Higgins

An 11-part series starring Marita Breuer Riidiger Weigang Karin Rasenack 4:The Highway
In 1938,6,000 men arrive in the Hunsriick to build a new highway between
Coblenz and Trier. Engineer Otto Wohlleben is quartered with the Simons and Maria falls in love.

Contributors

Unknown:
Marita Breuer
Unknown:
Riidiger Weigang
Unknown:
Karin Rasenack
Unknown:
Otto Wohlleben
Maria:
Marita Breuer
Pauline:
Eva Maria Bayerwaltes
Otto:
Jorg Hube
Pieritz:
Johannes Metzdorf
Wilfried:
Hans Jurgen Schatz
Lucie:
Karin Rasenack
Eduard:
Rüdiger Weigang
Martina:
Helga Bender
Robert:
Arno Lang
Anton:
Rolf Roth
Ernst:
Ingo Hoffmann
Mathias:
Willi Burger
Katharina:
Gertrud Bredel

DAVID VINE introduces further coverage from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
Commentators TED LOWE
JACK KARNEHM. CLIVE EVERTON Summarisers
JIM MEADOWCROFT
JOHN VIRGO , JOHN SPENCER Television presentation
KEITH PHILLIPS. MIKE ADLEY
ALAN GRIFFITHS. PETER HAYWARD Producer KEITH MACKENZIE
Executive producer NICK HUNTER Technical co-ordinator JOHN CROWTHER

Contributors

Commentators:
Ted Lowe
Unknown:
Jack Karnehm.
Unknown:
Clive Everton
Unknown:
Jim Meadowcroft
Unknown:
John Virgo
Unknown:
John Spencer
Unknown:
Keith Phillips.
Unknown:
Mike Adley
Unknown:
Alan Griffiths.
Unknown:
Peter Hayward
Producer:
Keith MacKenzie
Producer:
Nick Hunter
Unknown:
John Crowther

John Tusa , Peter Snow Donald MacCormick and Olivia O'Leary present the stories and interviews behind the main stories of the day.
Ian Smith and Jenni Murray with a round-up of the news from home and abroad.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Tusa
Unknown:
Peter Snow
Unknown:
Donald MacCormick
Unknown:
Olivia O'Leary
Unknown:
Ian Smith
Unknown:
Jenni Murray

No school thinks it has enough money, but London schools are luckier than most. In London, through the AUR scheme. ILEA ensures that schools have a bigger say in the money they get and the way they spend it. Ron Clatter looks at how the scheme works in two contrasting primary schools.
(R)
(to 0.40)

Contributors

Presenter:
Ron Clatter
Producer:
Nick Brenton

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