With Simon Parkin and Philippa Forrester.
7.25 Tales of a Wise King and the Devil Animation based on King Solomon'sfables 7.30 Hallo
Spencer 7.55 Playdays At the Patch Stop (Rpt; 8.15 Bitsa 8.30 Telling Tales Ancient stories with a modem message, told by Philip Hawthorn (Stereo)
8.45 Babar Animation 9.10 Blood and Honey Stories from the Old
Testament, told by Tony Robinson (Stereo) 9.30 Defenders of the Earth Cartoon (Rpt. Teletext) 9.50 Blue Peter Omnibus Magazine programme 10.40 Dark Season (Rpt. Stereo) 11.05 BoxpopS
Women 11.45 The 0 Zone Chart news and views (Stereo)
Legends are safe and sound in the past, but the things that man has made in the 20th century are the real monsters.
The weekly political review for the region, with Laurie Mayer. * REGIONAL PROGRAMME
Reviews of TheAddams
Family and Fievel Goes West.
The final of the Grand Slam Cup live from the Olympiahalle, Munich. Last year's winner,
Pete Sampras , failed to produce the requisite performances in the four Grand Slam tournaments to qualify for the event this year. Highlights of yesterday's second semi-final will be shown before live coverage of the final.
Commentary by Dan Maskell , John Barrett and Mark Cox , with Barry Davies. Producer Alastair Scott Editor Philip Bernie
The second men's downhill of the season from Val Gardena in the Italian Dolomites.
Introduced by David Vine.
The best action from the first division of the Courage League. Commentary Nigel Starmer -Smith. With Chris Rea.
Executive producer Johnnie Wat herston
Last in the present series.
South West France. The main resorts along the Atlantic coast from the mouth of the River
Gironde to the Spanish border. Producer Julie Bradshaw
Executive producer Alan Dobson Details on Ceefax page 619
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Steve Annett reports on the supermarket giants who now face a new challenge from cut-price operators. Producer Alison Rooper Editor David Nissan
Monkeys on the Edge. The fast-disappearing Atlantic rainforest of Brazil is one of the most threatened landscapes on the planet. With its disappearance would go many rare and little-known animals and plants, and particularly primates. On the edge of extinction are South America's largest monkey - the dramatic muriqui - and one of its smallest - the strikingly beautiful golden lion tamarin. Will the international effort to save them be made in time?
Narrated by Rula Lenska. Presentation Colin Cradock • NATURE: page 12
Last of a series about the origins of the computer.
The Passing of Remoteness
The tens of millions of computers in the world have begun talking to one another. This "networking" has allowed all sorts of new communities to grow up, regardless of distance. But now, errors in information and programming can wreak havoc.
Jeremy Paxman and guests review TV programmes. EditorAnne Tyerman • STEREO
A haunting dance film in which, American dancemaker
David Gordon celebrates his family and his heritage. My Folks is performed by Valda Setterfield and the Pick-Up Company. Directors Mary Penllo and John Sanborn
First showing on network television for this romantic comedy starring Phoebe Cates
Robert Rusler
It's South Carolina, 1963, and Carson, a high-school graduate, is about to marry a tobacco heir. Her three girlfriends decide to take her on a "last-fling" weekend at Myrtle Beach where they can't wait to meet boys, have fun, and enter the competition for the latest dance craze - the Shag!
Director ZeldaBarron • FILMS: pages 55.64
Sixth of ten dramas. Tomek, an inhibited 19-year-old, is infatuated with the worldly
Magda. As she entertains her lovers Tomek spies on her through a telescope. In Polish with English subtitles.
The feature film version of Krzysztof Kieslowski 's sixth commandment, A Short Film About Love, recently opened in Britain to critical acclaim.