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Introduced by Simon Parkin and Andi Peters, starting with:

7.30 am Playbus: The Tent Stop
Humphrey and Wobble Clown tell the story Diana's Den by Simon Davies. Music RICHARD BROWN Producer ANN REAY
(First shown on BBC1)

7.50 am Jimbo and the Jet Set: The Old Timer
(First shown on BBC1)

7.55 am Is That a Fact?
John Tregeagle
Theme music ALEC DANKWORTH
Producers PETER CHARLTON and RICHARD SIMKIN
(First shown on BBC1)

8.10 am The Hallo Spencer Show!
From Spencerville, Ohio, it's the wildest, zaniest, most adorable group of puppets.

8.35 am Umbrella
with Mark Chatterton, Paul Elsam and Kinny Gardner.
Director CELIA BONNER Producer JUDY MERRY
BBC North West

8.50 am Smoggies: Turtle Trauma

9.15 am Corners
Presented by Sophie Aldred and Stephen Johnson with Jo Korna.
Director STEVE HOCKING
Producer ALISON STEWART
(First shown on BBC1)

9.30 am Visionaries: Lion Hunt
(First shown on BBC1)

9.55 am Blue Peter Omnibus
with Caron Keating, Yvette Fielding and John Leslie.
(First shown on BBC1)

10.45 am Bluebirds
by Angela Ince and Shirley Lowe. 6: Trapped!
(Shown last Thursday on BBC1)

11.10 am Boxpops
A look back at memorable TV moments. Today: Eat It!
Producer ROY MILANI
Executive producer ERIC ROWAN
(Repeat)

11.50 am The O Zone
Music news and features with Andy Crane.
Director MICHAEL WHELAN
Producer PAUL SMITH

Contributors

Introduced By:
Simon Parkin
Introduced By:
Andi Peters
Unknown:
Simon Davies.
Producer:
Ann Reay
Producers:
Peter Charlton
Producers:
Richard Simkin
Unknown:
Mark Chatterton
Unknown:
Paul Elsam
Unknown:
Kinny Gardner.
Director:
Celia Bonner
Presented By:
Sophie Aldred
Presented By:
Stephen Johnson
Unknown:
Jo Korna.
Director:
Steve Hocking
Producer:
Alison Stewart
Unknown:
Caron Keating
Unknown:
John Leslie.
Unknown:
Angela Ince
Unknown:
Shirley Lowe.
Producer:
Roy Milani
Producer:
Eric Rowan
Unknown:
Andy Crane.
Director:
Michael Whelan
Producer:
Paul Smith
Mabel:
Barbara Windsor
Annie:
Sheila Steafel
Gertrude:
Isabelle Lucas
Ivy:
Pauline Delany
Proudfoot:
Lance Percival
Cullen:
Ron Pember
Uncle Arthur:
Peter Byrne
Alfred:
Dennis Edwards
Dora:
Beryl Cooke
Jennifer:
Jo Warne
Bill:
Sean Blowers
Robbins:
Grant Oatley
Pete:
Jimmy Lambert
Granville:
Joseph Kpobie
Leroy MARK:
De Couteau
Dave:
Alan Dean
Jerry:
Martino Lazzeri
Mandy:
Martine McCutcheon

'It is so much more exciting to have a family of people who are completely different,' says Fr Luke, the parish priest of a small Catholic church in the heart of London's inner city.
Here West Indian, Asian, Irish, Italian, South American and South London parishioners stand side-by-side for one brief hour each week. They all have stories to tell of exile and migration, of the large world events which have affected their lives, landing them unexpectedly in this place.
(Ceefax subtitles)

Contributors

Subject:
Fr Luke

Silk Cut Championships Men's final.
Live coverage of the whole of the final played at Wembley Arena. A world-class field, including the defending champion Jakob Hlasek , John McEnroe ,
Jimmy Connors , Michael Cheng and Henri Le Comte , have been battling it out all week to reach this final stage. Commentators:
Dan Maskell and John Barrett.
A TWI production for BBCtv

Contributors

Unknown:
Jakob Hlasek
Unknown:
John McEnroe
Unknown:
Jimmy Connors
Unknown:
Michael Cheng
Unknown:
Henri Le Comte
Unknown:
Dan Maskell
Unknown:
John Barrett.

With one week to go before the start of this year's
Lombard RAC Rally, William Woollard , Barrie Gill and Tony Mason relive the drama of last year's event. In a season when the Lancia team had carried all before them, could a Japanese assault at least loosen their grip on the international rally scene? Could a full Russian works team make its mark and could Markku Alen finally win this championship at his 14th attempt?
Producer TONY RAYNER Editor TOM ROSS BBC Pebble Mill
In the event of the tennis overrunning, Rally Report 88 will not be broadcast.

Contributors

Unknown:
William Woollard
Unknown:
Barrie Gill
Unknown:
Tony Mason
Unknown:
Markku Alen
Producer:
Tony Rayner
Editor:
Tom Ross

featuring
Munster v All Blacks
France v Australia
Leicester v Saracens
The New Zealanders play their second match in Ireland at Cork and Australia confront the French in their second test at Lille. In the Courage League, Saracens travel to Leicester.
Introduced by Chris Rea. Commentators:
Nigel Starmer-Smith , Jim Neilly and Martyn Williams. Executive producer
JOHNNIE WATHERSTON

Contributors

Introduced By:
Chris Rea.
Unknown:
Nigel Starmer-Smith
Unknown:
Jim Neilly
Unknown:
Martyn Williams.
Unknown:
Johnnie Watherston

Power Games
Britain's coal industry faces its toughest challenge yet under the impact of electricity privatisation. To reduce electricity prices, the new power generators want to import cheap coal and buy less from the UK. British Coal is fighting a rearguard action to try to keep its order books full. If it fails, more pits will close. But will the Government come to its rescue? Robin Aitken reports. Producer ANN HAWKER Editor DAVID NISSAN
(Postponed from 5 November)

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Aitken

Close to the Edge and Still Operating ...
The last of three programmes about Magnum, a co-operative of the world's leading photojournalists.
The film features the work of some of today's most acclaimed photographers:
Sebastiao Salgado 's visionary photographs of famine in Africa; Eugene Richards 's compassionate photo-essays on drugs and poverty in the United States: and James Nachtwey 's unflinching record of the wars of our time. While filming was taking place this year, the tragic and dramatic events in China were unfolding.
Magnum photographers were in China to witness and record what happened before, during and after the student demonstrations and subsequent massacre.
Producers PATRICIA WHEATLEY and ROSEMARY BOWEN JONES

Contributors

Unknown:
Sebastiao Salgado
Unknown:
Eugene Richards
Unknown:
James Nachtwey
Producers:
Patricia Wheatley
Producers:
Rosemary Bowen

"There are only two men that I look up to - Slim Gaillard and Dizzy Gillespie. Without them I wouldn't be playing." (Miles Davis)
This week Slim Gaillard's story comes up to date. Today he lives a life of gentlemanly leisure in London pursuing an interest in golf, snooker and the occasional appearance at international jazz festivals.
From the fireside in his club he surveys his film career, looking back on roles in Roots, Absolute Beginners and Planet of the Apes. He introduces us to his family - in particular, his daughter who married Marvin Gaye. He goes down to the station early in the morning to see the little puffa-billys all in a row and reveals all about the girl in the testcard.

Contributors

Unknown:
Slim Gaillard
Unknown:
Dizzy Gillespie.
Unknown:
Marvin Gaye.
Executive Producer:
Nigel Finch
Director:
Anthony Wall

Starring and

Growing up in the harsh landscape of 1930s Nova Scotia isn't easy for 16-year-old Donald Campbell. Under pressure from his parents to become a priest, he finds it hard to cope with his increasing sexual desires. And then, one stormy night, Donald witnesses a murder....
This frank, award-winning story of sexual discovery marked the feature film debut of Kiefer Sutherland.
(First showing on British television)
Films: page 22
Feature: page 80
(Ceefax subtitles)

Contributors

Writer/Director:
Daniel Petrie
Donald Campbell:
Kiefer Sutherland
Mrs Campbell:
Liv Ullmann
Mr Campbell:
Peter Donat
Sgt Coldwell:
Alan Scarfe
Fr Chaisson:
Mathieu Carriere
Chief McInnes:
Chris Wiggins
Fr McKinnon:
Thomas Peacocke
Mary McNeil:
Isabelle Mejias
Diana:
Jane McKinnon
Blanche:
Stephane Audran

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