An idle young millionaire stumbles on a murder. Network premiere. Director Peter Godfrey • FILMS: pages 47.56
Spoof horror with Peter Lorre ,
Bela Lugosi , Boris Karloff and Kay Kyser and His Band.
Director David Butler ( Black and white) ●FILMS: pages 47-56
England's "last manor house".
11.50am Mind Your Language Are the 200 languages spoken in Britain valued enough? (An UMBI production for BBCtv)
Do nursery schools reflect different backgrounds?
(A Moonlight production for BBCtv)
When is ajoke offensive? • SUPPORT MATERIAL: see page 107
Animated adventure.
The short game.
Followed by Sport on Friday
Introduced by Helen Rollason.
Racing
From Cheltenham.
2.30 Allied Dunbar Novices' Steeplechase (3m If)
3.05 Food Brokers Fisherman's Friend Chase (H'cap. 3m If)
3.40 Coral Golden Hurdle (H'cap. 3m). Ski-ing
Preview of the season's first men's World Cup downhill. Football
Manchester United's bid for their first title since 1967.
Producer Sharon Lence
Editor Philip Bernie Including at
3.00pm News; Weather
and Regional News; Weather
Popular word game.
A Suffolk farmhouse.
With Shyama Perera.
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson 's "supermarionation" series.
Day of Disaster. A space probe needs to reach its launch site, but the only route is across a storm-damaged bridge.
●TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
Six-part guide to traditional Christmas cooking.
4: Inspiration for party givers, including beef in port and chocolate truffle torte.
Producer Jayne Owens
Recipe details on Ceefax page 617 * TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
* BBC BDOK: 1 2.95, from booksellers.
An actor's four-part guide to acting. Starring Nigel Planer 2: Authenticity. Nicholas Craig goes on a ride in the "actardis", the actor's time machine. His rigorous survey covers correct punting skills in Oxbridge parts, and the use of the waistcoat in northern drama.
Director Charles Miller
Producer Caroline Wright
John Pilger of the New Statesman looks at the week's press. A Granada production for BBCtv
"Before I read the script, I expected to be campaigning for someone like Terry Waite , but when I read the script and saw someone I had never heard of, I realised just how many people have disappeared - I am sure there are thousands - that's what made it interesting to me" - England football star John Barnes tells the first of tonight's stories of innocent people jailed for their beliefs.
Each week Public Eye examines issues and stories at the heart of life in Britain.
Presented by Peter Taylor. Editor Nigel Chapman
Five-part series about cats.
Roger Tabor goes in search of pedigree cats, from the favourites to the forgotten breeds. They include the first long-haired cat, the Angora, the Van swimming cat of Turkey, and Japan's unique Bobtail "good luck" breed.
Book: "Cats - the Rise of the Cat", £10.95, from booksellers.
Terry Jones , film director, author, Python and historian, asks whether technology, medicine, and knowledge have improved human happiness. He wonders what the Romans used for lavatory paper and whether the men who built Stonehenge had alarm clocks. Jones calls the programme "a hectic jog through the passages of history". Producers Clare Richards. David Souden A Pillarbox production for BBCtv
The 13-part story of motor racing. 10: The Revolutionaries. In
1958, a little Cooper Climax, driven by Stirling Moss , won the Argentinian Grand Prix. It was the first time in the modern era that a mid-engined car had won a grand prix. The front-engined racing car was soon consigned to history. This is the story of the men behind this very British revolution, which started in a family garage business in Surrey. Producer John Bird
Executive producer Ivan Rendall A John Gau production for BBCtv ●STEREO
●TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
News quiz with Angus Deayton, Ian Hislop, Paul Merton and guest Edwina Currie, MP.
A Hat Trick production for BBCtv
(Stereo)
With Sue Cameron.
lain Mac Whirter follows the parliamentary committees. Producer Jenny Davies Editor Liz Holden
"This programme gives people a window into the circumstances of other people's lives. Suddenly to have somebody's life encapsulated in front of our eyes brings home to us what is happening - it goes behind the headlines and captures people's imagination and compassion" -
Helena Kennedy , QC, recounts the last in the series of portraits of prisoners of conscience. STEREO
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Richard O'Brien presents more late-night shockers.
11.55pm* The Night Stalker The Devil's Platform. A series of politicians die mysteriously during a Senate election. Has a rival sold his soul?
12.45am* Harpya
The scary story of a man who took pity on a harpy.
1.00am* The She Creature
Network TV premiere. A fairground hypnotist calls up a prehistoric creature, but he soon loses control.
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