Introduced by Simon Parkin and Philippa Forrester.
7.25 Hallo Spencer - puppet fun 7.45 Playdays - the Patch
Stop (Rpt. stereo; 8.05 Two by Two - music and animals 8.20 Babar - animation 8.45 Telling Tales - Noah and the Ark (Stereo)
9.00 The Legend of Prince Valiant - cartoon (Rpt. Stereo) 9.25 Blue
Peter Omnibus 10.15 Defenders of the Earth - cartoon (Rpt. Teletext)
10.40 Strangers - Emma is trapped in a lift (Rpt. Teletext) 11.05 Boxpops - holidays 11.45 The 0 Zone - pop news (Stereo)

The weekly political view.
Presented by Laurie Mayer. ● REGIONAL PROGRAMME

Continuing the Billy Wilder season.
Africa, June 1942: the fate of Britain's desert campaign hangs on the only survivor of a British tank crew.
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The European Figure Skating
Championships from Lausanne. Barry Davies introduces medal-winning routines from the past week's competition. Commentary by Alan Weeks and Christopher Dean.

Space adventure.

President Adar, leader of the 12 colonies of mankind, has summoned a peace conference to end 1,000 years of war.

Films: pages 41-48

Wasps v Harlequins Northampton υ Bath
Pilkington Cup fourth round.
Commentary by Nigel Starmer -Smith. With Chris Rea.
Executive producer Johnnie Watherston

From Wengen in Switzerland, the last men's downhill before the Olympics. With David Vine. Producer Mark Wilkin
Executive producer Jim Reside

News from the worlds of business and economics.
Editor David Nissan

Second of a three-part exploration of the raw forces that control all life on earth.
Tight Budgets. Tight energy budgets have shaped animal design and led to the ultimate gamble for life - the human brain. Producer Keith Scholey : "The programme is designed to turn up an interesting view of nature, dealing with what biologists call ecological energetics. Basically they make out a 'bill' for everything, showing how nature works as an economy. A big brain such as a human's or a great ape's, drains a quarter of the energy bill, which is too expensive to make it other than a bizarre evolutionary sideshoot."
Narrated by Robert Lindsay. Series editor Mike Salisbury
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Another witty tale of modern-day angst from the USA. Get a Job. Despite having turned 30, Dwight Happer (Steven Wright ) is still completing his thesis when dad stops his allowance. Does this mean he'll have to work for a living? Well, not necessarily. Director Allan Goldstein

Jeremy Paxman and guests review TV programmes. Studio director Howard Reay Editor Anne Tyerman ● STEREO

A new BBC film starring Nigel Hawthorne
Stephen Lowe 's sensitive and poignant screenplay explores the miniature marvel of the Flea Circus as rediscovered by a young boy and an old Polish emigre, worlds apart in culture. The story of their gradually developing friendship becomes both moving and magical as they struggle to re-create the "smallest show on earth".
This is Anthony Hill 's first acting role. He was discovered at a youth theatre workshop in Nottingham. Lowe's stage plays include The Ragged
Trousered Philanthropists; he has written Cries from the Watch Tower and Ice Dance for TV.
Producers Alan Dossor and Peter Kendal Director Alan Dossor
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Last in a season celebrating the work of director Billy Wilder. Starring Jack Lemmon
Walter Matthau
Mob hitman Trabucco, checks into a hotel - next door to the suicidal Victor Clooney.
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European music magazine.