Arts: Narrative

Parliamentary issues.

9.00 France Francais: Le quatorze juillet

9.15 Teaching Today: Singing is Central
(Stereo)

9.45 Watch: People who help us - Post Office/Communications

10.00 Look and Read: Skyhunter - Trim's Tricks

10.20 Around Scotland: Wilderness

10.40 Into Music: Shadows in the City
(Stereo)

11.00 Diez Temas: Un cumpleanos!

11.15 English Express: The Trial of Street Fashion

11.35 TV6: Politics, the Media and You
(Stereo)

12.00 English File: Away from the Front

12.30 Scene: Bhangra Girls
(Stereo)

1.00 The Brunei Experience: Easy Does It

1.20 Greenclaws

1.35 Pinny's House

1.40 English Time: Inside Stories - Anthony Masters

2.00 News and Weather
followed by:
Words and Pictures: Mrs Wobble the Waitress

A preview of OU programmes.

Introduced by Helen Rollason.
Ski-Ing
The final World Cup Giant Slalom of the season from
Crans Montana. The best of two runs with commentary from Julian Tutt.
Football
A look back at the quarter-final second legs of the European competitions with Liverpool looking to get past Genoa atAnfield.
Badminton
Action from last weekend's finals of the Yonex All England championships from Wembley Arena. Commentary by Barry Davies and Craig Reedie.
Rugby
Apreviewofthefinalgamesof the Five Nations - Wales v
Scotland and France v Ireland.
Producer Mark Wilkin
Editor Philip Bernie
Including at
3.00pm News; Weather
3.50pm News; Weather and Regional News; Weather

STEREO
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Attack of the Alligators. An experiment goes wrong.
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This week the magazine for teenagers focuses on the fashion of designer Katharine Hamnett and Sky magazine stylist Sheena Robertson. Series producer Roy Milani * STEREO

OptingOut-
Persuading the Parents
Over 200 hundred schools have opted out of Local Education Authority control in favour of grant-maintained status. The Government says this is widening choice for parents and pupils, and another 2,000 schools may follow suit if the Conservatives win the election.
Opposition parties say opting out leads to a two-tier education system and they promise to bring all schools back under Local Authority control. With an election imminent, Mike Embley asks which policy is most likely to persuade parents and bring in the votes. With Peter Taylor. Producer Sam Collyns Editor Harry Dean

Rose-grower Chris Warner advises on the perfect rose. With Stephen Lacey , Pippa Greenwood and Liz Rigbey. Series producer Rosemary Forgan Executive producerTony Laryea
A Catalyst Television production for BBCtv • GARDENING: page 17

Another chance to see Victoria
Wood's 1986 comedy series. Director/Producer Geoff Posner

Chi-Chi the Panda
Refused entry to America from China in 1958 because of the embargo on "communist goods", the giant panda Chi-Chi came to London Zoo - a constant object of media attention and public adoration. Eight years later she was sent on a diplomatic mission to Moscow to mate with the Russian panda An-An, though this attempt to start a thaw of the Cold War failed on day one when she hit An-An.
Among those recalling this bizarre tale of sex, spies and the media are Desmond Morris , Sir Denis Forman and Edward
Heath, who remembers his own brush with pandas when he was prime minister.
Director Laura Hastings-Smith
Series editors Nigel Finch. Anthony Wall

Francine Stock with the background to the day's top stories.

Richard Littlejohn of The Sun looks at the week's press. A Granada production for BBCtv

lain Macwhirter follows the parliamentary committees. Editor Geoffrey Sumner
12.00 Weatherview

First showing on network television for
Jiri Menzel 's charming comedy. Starring Josef Abrham
Just after the First World War, a nouveau richeiamily emulate the lives of the landed gentry.
In Czech with English subtitles. • FILMS: pages 38-41