(to 7.20)
The Embassy
World Professional
Snooker Championship Round Two
ALEX HIGGINS (seeded 7), twice World Champion, is bound to bring some excitement to the Crucible this morning if he plays TERRY GRIFFITHS (10) who in 1979, at his first attempt, won the World
Championship. Next door JOE JOHNSON (1) should be playing REX WILLIAMS (16). DAVID ICKE introduces the latest news and coverage of this morning's matches.
At 2.30 pm* Snooker Break Your questions answered, a few tips on the game, requests for replays. All that and more from the Crucible studio with David Vine.
And at 3.3, two matches over 25 frames, with eight frames being played this afternoon. They should be KIRK STEVENS (9) V WILLIE THORNE (8) or STEPHEN HENDRY , and RAY REARDON (15) against STEVE DAVIS (2).
DAVID ICKE introduces the afternoon's coverage. including at 2.0 and 3.0 pm News and Weather and at
3.50 News and Weather
Regional News and Weather
No Limit continues a season of films starring one of Britain's most popular film comedians, George Formby Today with Florence Desmond.
George Shuttleworth - also known as the 'Speed Demon' - decides to enter the Isle of Man TT races, with results that are both richly comic and hair-raising. Formby finds time for songs such as 'In a little Wigan garden' and 'I'm a speed king'.
Films: page 26
Snipe-Clam Grapple
Sarah Kennedy presents the third of a weekly live series reporting on all aspects of the world of education.
Whether you are a parent, pupil, student, teacher, or adult learner, this series should have something of interest for you.
Producer PETER DUNKLEY Editor PETER RIDING (e)
Book, Education: An Action Guide for Parents, £5.95from booksellers
The World Professional Snooker Championship Round Two
DAVID ICKE introduces further coverage from the Crucible Theatre
Videos: Snooker Century Breakers, BBCV 4009
The People's Champion, BBCV,B 5017 The Final, BBCV;B 5026 from retailers
from Marlcliff, Warwickshire Presented by Geoff Hamilton and John Kelly
This garden, created from an old orchard, has left a legacy of honey fungus which has not deterred the owners from creating a two-and-a-half acre garden of great interest. Geoff and John look at ways with hard landscaping, as well as at plants of seasonal interest. Production assistant JEAN LAUGHTON Executive producer JOHN KENYON Producer PHILIP FRANKLIN Plant list on Ceefax page 261
Where do you go to complain about The Video Box?
Why can't you buy potato-flavoured crisps?
And, if mayonnaise is an emulsion, why does it look daft on the ceiling?
But while you're worrying, something else....
Featuring Rory Bremner with Sara Crowe
John Dowie , Steve Steen Jim Sweeney
Written by BARRY CRYER JOHN DOWIE , GUY
JENKIN STEVE PUNT. PETE SINCLAIR STEVE STEEN. JIM SWEENEY
Script associate JOHN LANGDON
Music by SIMON BRINT , STEVE BROWN Lighting GRAHAM RIMMINGTON Sound DAVID THOMPSON Designer DONAL WOODS
Director MARCUS MORTIMER Producer BILL WILSON
A comedy-drama serial in six parts by JOHN GODBER with and
1:Monday - Grand Opening Night - Eric's Dream
Eric has sunk all his redundancy money into buying The Ritz disco. The previous two owners lasted five hours - between them. Rival disco chief Mad Mick vows that Eric's venture will not succeed. Eric has trouble recruiting bouncers. It's opening night. Will The Ritz be a success?
Music IRVING BERLIN, PETER SKELLERN, RONNIE HAZLEHURST, PETER GRAHAME
Lighting BARRY POWELL
Designer Ian ASHURST
Producer CHRIS PARR
Directors MARTIN SHARDLOW. JOHN GODBER
BBC Pebble Mill
FEATURE: page 18
CEEFAX SUBTITLES
The last word on world events analysed by Peter Snow
Donald MacCormick and Adam Raphael
Playing tonight should be JOE JOHNSON (seeded 1) and REX WILLIAMS (16), ALEX HIGGINS (7) and TERRY GRIFFITHS (10) Introduced by DAVID VINE
