With Philippa Forrester,
Toby Anstis and Andi Peters.
Cartoon adventures.
Become a herpetologist; play volley blow at home or make coconut ice fruit salad.
Subtitled
Regional News; Weather
Today: the Playground Stop.
Animation. Rpt
Another chance to see chart topping 2 Unlimited.
Subtitled
Regional News; Weather
In this week's one-off comedy, Carol Burnett is joined by guest star Glenda Jackson.
The radio phone-in show of cynical psychologist Dr Doris Kruber is interrupted by a dissatisfied listener.
This week's contest is between
Sheffield and London North.
Subtitled
Regional News; Weather
Captain Cousteau and his scientists form three teams: one to follow the Amazon to its source in the Peruvian Andes , one to journey to Iquitos, and one to go over land to the Madeira River.
With John Tusa. Suotitted
Weather Bill Giles
Adventure starring
Dirk Bogarde Cyprus, 1957. At the height of the Eoka campaign against the British Army, a British intelligence officer becomes involved with an American girl of Cypriot origin while he searches for a guerrilla leader.
Director Ralph Thomas (1966)
SEE FILMS pages 32-41
Word quiz. Stereo
With Andi Peters and Edd.
Cartoon. Rpt
Action packed documentary series covering children's sports around the world presented by John Fashanu and Annabel Croft. Today's topic: ice dance withjayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
Game show. Rpt Stereo
News for children.
A 13-part science fiction drama. 3: Alana drags Lorien back into the capsule and they try to return to the moment they left. (Part 4 on Friday at 5.10pm)
Brad falls victim to a sinister curse, but it all goes over his head. Who will win the scavenger hunt? Jim makes a shocking discovery about
Philip's new car. Philip is touched by a kind gesture from Hannah.
With Peter Sissons and Anna Ford.
Subtitled
Weather Ian McCaskill
Bobby Davro 's variety spectacular. There are impressions, of course, plus singing, dancing and all-round entertainment. Bobby Davro carries on rockin' and rollin' with guests Barbara Dickson ,
Shane Richie and Maddi Cryer. Director/Producer Tudor Davies
Pauline wonders what's happened to Pete. The Kapoors' family loyalties are strained and Cindy is irritated by Ian's support of Hattie. Tricky Dicky takes advantage.
Rerun of the last series in Paul A Mendelson 's sitcom about love across the generation gap. Starring Anton Rodgers Lesley Dunlop
Splish Splash. Alec and Zoe set Pinner abuzz with their unorthodox approach to life. Episode written by Geoffrey Deane Director Paul Harrison Producer Sharon Bloom
A Cinema Verity production for BBCtv
With Martyn Lewis. Subtitled Regional News
Weather Ian McCaskill
Twenty years ago Abba began their meteoric rise from obscure Swedish pop group to Eurovision victory and megastardom. In recent years new fans have been drawn to both their music and their glamorous 70s kitsch.
In the first of tonight's two
20th-anniversary programmes, John Peel investigates the mysterious but enduring appeal ofBjorn, Benny, Agnetha and Anni-Frid with the help of songwriters such as Elvis Costello , Ray Davies , Tim Rice and Roy Wood.
Producer Andrew Eaton
(Abba - the Concert can be seen at 12. 10am)
Sweden's pop superstars are also the subject of a touching tribute from Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Guests in this first show of the comic duo's third series, first shown in 1990, include Kirsty MacColl , Jerry Hall and Marie Helvin. Among the sketches is a remake of The Sound of Music. Featuring music from Raw Sex. Director Bob Spiers
Producer Jon Plowman
Sunny comedy starring Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, Rick Moranis
A Chicago fireman, burned out and retired after one too many major alarms, heads for a tiny Caribbean island. There he is inveigled into investing in a ramshackle holiday camp.
(1986)
See Films pages 32-41
Recorded at Wembley in 1979, this concert captures the flavour of Abba's glitzy stage show.
2.15am Executive Business
Club: scrambled.
3.15-3.45am Legal Network
Television: scrambled.
5.15-6.00am Cable and Wireless:
Highlights of yesterday's Annual
General Meeting.
