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with Roger Finn, Helen Rollason and John Craven
What's happening today in the world? From disasters to dinosaur finds, from conflicts to great adventures, the Newsround team bring you the big stories of the day and explain the facts behind them. Plus some of the odder things that happen on earth!

Contributors

Newsreader:
Roger Finn
Newsreader:
Helen Rollason
Newsreader:
John Craven

with Johnny Ball
In the last of this series Johnny discovers the fun behind the facts about: Paint
How many colours the Egyptians used, what Michelangelo painted on the ceiling, and the colouring of churches and fairgrounds. So Think Again about paint - put on a new coat and paint the town red. Did you know the Egyptians invented wax crayons?
BBC Bristol
(R)

Contributors

Presenter/Writer:
Johnny Ball
Designer:
John Bone
Producer:
Albert Barber

Hereford v Newcastle
In 1972 Hereford United were still a non-league club. Their achievement in drawing a plum First Divison side in the FA Cup third round was exceeded when the teams drew at St James's Park.
Could Hereford go one better in the replay?
Series producer JEFF GODDARD

Contributors

Producer:
Jeff Goddard

Presented by Paul Coia and Debbie Greenwood with Russell Grant in the kitchen
Why should every caravan have some garden canes and a spirit level? How does a blank look help a model? And what does cheese clean better than an apple? Find out the answers ... plus tricks and handy hints galore in this series which takes the lid off trade secrets.
With celebrity tips from Norman Collier
Based on an idea by JACK DOUGLAS and LANCE PERCIVAL
Produced by CECIL KORER JOHN ROONEY
(In association with Gambit Enterprises) BBC North West
If you have any hints or tips please send them to:
[address removed]
For fact sheets send a large sae to the same address

Contributors

Presented By:
Paul Coia
Presented By:
Debbie Greenwood
Unknown:
Russell Grant
Unknown:
Norman Collier
Unknown:
Jack Douglas
Unknown:
Lance Percival
Produced By:
Cecil Korer
Produced By:
John Rooney

Newspapers have to sell to survive. BBC News and ITN compete for audiences. But what are they there for - to enlighten or to entertain? To reflect or to dictate public opinion?

Last week Brass Tacks examined the news values of Britain's four newest national newspapers. Tonight journalists and commentators from print, radio and television join John Harrison - and some of you who rang after last week's programme - to ask, what's news?
BBC North West

Contributors

Presenter:
John Harrison
Director:
Robert Khodadad
Producer:
Malcolm Betney
Editor:
Colin Cameron

Starring Elliott Gould, Trevor Howard

At the Berlin checkpoint a man who has been on 'the other side' for six months is handed over to the Americans. The Russians say he is top American physicist Dr Lucas Martino who has been horribly injured in a car crash while attending a conference in East Germany. But Martino's face has been completely reconstructed by cybernetic surgery and FBI agent Rogers has to find out just who the Russians have returned.

Films: page 19

Contributors

Screenplay:
John Gould
Based on the novel by:
Algis Budrys
Producer:
Barry Levinson
Director:
Jack Gold
Rogers:
Elliott Gould
Azarin:
Trevor Howard
Martino:
Joseph Bova
Finchley:
Ed Grover
Haller:
John Lehne
Deptford:
James Noble
Barrister:
Lyndon Brook
Besser:
Michael Lombard
Edith:
Kay Tornborg
Barbara:
Joy Garrett
Heywood:
John Stewart
Miller:
Bruce Boa

The last word on world events analysed by Peter Snow, Donald MacCormick and Adam Raphael with political and economic reports from Will Hutton and Nick Clarke including a report from the SDP Conference.

11.20 Weatherview

Contributors

Presenter:
Peter Snow
Presenter:
Donald MacCormick
Presenter:
Adam Raphael
Reporter:
Will Hutton
Reporter:
Nick Clarke

BBC Two England

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