Electrons and Atoms
The story of a barge skipper.
Adventure starring
Johnny WeissmuUer
The peace of the jungle is threatened by ruthless hunters. Withjohnny Sheffield, Brenda Joyce and Patricia Morison.
Director Kurt Neumann (Tarzan and the Memaids tomorrow 8.05am) 0 FILMS: pages 41-50
Thriller starring James Stewart
Marlene Dietrich
In this Nevil Shute story, an absent-minded scientist probing a plane's possible defects flies into danger.
With Glynis Johns , Jack Hawkins , Ronald Squire , Janette Scott and Kenneth More.
Director Henry Koster 0 FILMS: pages 41-50
The people living on a west London street.
In this National Geographic film John Paling leads an exploration of the Okefenokee swamp in the Deep South.
Children's animation.
David Bellamy drops in on the birds of the sea.
The late columnist Jean Rook 's favourite haunts.
The story of 500 Brazilian farmers who dedicate their lives to an annual re-creation of Christ's Passion.
A wounded Apache warrior places the ranch in danger.
and Regional News; Weather
Rolling Dutch cigars.
Nigel Farrell 's quest leads him to an unlikely location.
The Leipzig Gewandhaus
Orchestra, conducted by Kurt Masur , plays the Symphony No 2 in D major.
Producer Mike Newman
(Symphony No 3 next Saturday)
After a bizarre lab accident, scientist
Peter Parker develops spider-like powers.
With Nicholas Hammond ,
Lisa Eilbacher , David White , Michael Pataki and Hilly Hicks. Director E W Swackhamer ● FILMS: pages 4 1-50
Arson is blamed for about half of all fires and is responsible for over 2,000 deaths and serious injuries every year.
Jayne Evans reports on pioneering work in America which may hold the solution to today's problems in the region. Producer Ian Lilley
Executive producer Peter Lowe (Postponed from 19 March)
● REGIONAL PROGRAMME: see panel
The investigative series. The Appliance of Science
James Ryan was sentenced to nine years in prison for armed robbery, convicted by a revolutionary forensic technique called facial mapping. After serving two years, Ryan was released when that forensic evidence collapsed. Despite recent highly-publicised miscarriages of justice, the law still seems too trusting of the miracles of science and expert evidence. David Jessel reports. Producer Kevin Sutcliffe
Series producer Steve Haywood
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
Including a road and track test of the Rocket, a new sports car that looks like a 60s racer. Plus the safety of Britain's ten most popular cars and the history of the early Ford Thunderbird. Producer Ken Pollock
Executive producer Dennis Adams 0 CAR LINES: new car test details 0[number removed]; second-hand car information 0[number removed]. Calls cost 36p/48p per minute.
● MOTORING: page 12
Last of the personal views of the Falklands conflict.
Andrew Graham-Yooll :
Human Rights Campaigner "When the war broke out, I already knew the enemy the British were fighting -
Galtieri's military government, for whom the Falklands was the last skirmish in a much longer, bloodier war." An Anglo-
Argentine forced into exile for his courageous reporting of the generals' dirty war, Graham-
Yooll returns to his homeland in search of the connections between the two wars and discovers the divided loyalties of Anglo-Argentines. Director Hugh Thomson
Senes producer Peter Gnmsdale
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
Starring Nigel Planer
The last of the series looks at TV weather forecasting.
(Stereo)
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)
With Sue Cameron.
● STEREO
Science: Juggling with Physics