With Philippa Forrester.
Animation. Rpt
Today: the Why Bird Stop. A Felgate production for BBCtv
A new animated drama senes, narrated by Andrew O'Connor. Each episode follows a different child's imaginary adventure. Today, Charlie's search for his lost sock.
An Action Time production for BBCtv
Animation. Rpt
Animation.
(Shorn last Monday on BBC1)
Will Rita discover who has sabotaged the cake?
(Repeat)
Youngsters play time-travelling detectives.
A Broadsword production for BBCtv
Cartoon fun. Stereo
Series three from 1980. The school council election campaign starts to get nasty. Episode written by Margaret Simpson
Rpt
Today, bears. With
Terry Nutkins.
Cartoon fun. Rpt
Featuring the Shamen.
Puppet series.
Classic western series with James Arness.
ShOW B/W Rpt
Life with a group of students. (Revised 's programme)
South east political review, with Susannah Simons.
REGIONAL PROGRAMME
The final of the Grand Prix from the Hexagon, Reading.
A roundup. Stereo
Highlights of the South West v New Zealand, from Redruth. Executive producer Johnnie Watherston
Phil Drabble introduces the Irish heats, second round of these sheepdog trials.
Director Ian Russell ; Producer Ian Smith
As new ways of raising finance open up for small businesses, Sam Jaffa asks whether the traditional lenders are in danger of losing out. Producer RizuHamid
Editor Jane Ellison
A six-part documentary following hopefuls through a year at the Drama Centre in London. Known as "the trauma centre", it specialises in turning would-be actors into the real thing. The series begins as 300 applicants are intellectually and emotionally quizzed by a panel of seven.
Director John Bames ; Series editor Paul Watson
— "People were scared to death.... they couldn't understand that a human being could go as fast on earth and not lose parts of themselves, says railway author Jim Ward In the first of a six-part history of railways and their impact.
When the engine Locomotion pulled the first fare-paying passengers between Stockton and Darlington in 1825, It was an event as epic as man landing on the moon. With archive material, interviews and contemporary film, the series shows how railways have subsequently helped shape the modern world. Producer Peter Bate
Executive producer Peter Grimsdale
The British invention that sparked a global revolution
SEE FEATURE page 40
The return of the forum for wry investigation of life's unanswerables, based on the weekly question-and-answer feature in The Guardian. This week: what is happiness, why do crabs walk sideways, and is there such a thing as the perfect crime? Guests include Richard O'Brien ,
Nigel Dempster and P D James. Also featuring Carol Vorderman. Producer Philippe Bassett Series editor Leela Creswell
A Celandine production for BBCtv SEE THIS WEEK page 17
Assault on the Male
Scientists believe that sperm counts in man have decreased by half over the last 50 years. Testicular cancer and malformations of male organs have become increasingly common. Biologists have also found evidence of alarming abnormalities in fish, alligators and other wildlife suggesting that the animals have become "feminised". From Florida swamps to Boston laboratories and male infertility clinics in Britain, Horizon tracks down the possible causes. Producer Deborah Cadbury Series editor Jana Bennett
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Climax of the Grand Prix.
Introduced by Robert McKee. Producer Nick Freand Jones
A crime thriller starring
Sterling Hayden
A brilliant criminal is released from prison where he has devised the perfect crime. Now he seeks backing for his plan.
With Marc Lawrence , Barry Kelley and Marilyn Monroe. Director John Huston (1950)
