ONE Television New Zealand TWO

Press, 4 July 1987, Page 19

ONE Television New Zealand TWO

Saturday

7.H A.M.: THE BERENSTAIN BEARS SHOW. 7.39: THE MUPPET BABIES. 8.99: WHAT NOW. 19.99: THE MUPPET SHOW COMMAND PERFORMANCES. (R) 16.39: THE GOODIES. (R) 11.99: HOGANS HEROES. (R) 11.39: WKRP IN CINCINNATI. (R) 12.99 NOON: NEWS. 12.39 P.M.: THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO. (R) 12.55: PEOPLE DO THE CRAZIEST THINGS. 1.25: SPORT ON ONE. Featuring the world 12metre Yachting Championships, Motor Racing, Athletics and Wimbledon ’B7. MOTOR RACING — Highlights of the Monaco Grand Prix, fourth round of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. Highlights of the Australian Touring Car Championship. Today, Round three from Lakeside Raceway, Brisbane. ATHLETICS — The World Indoor Track and Field Championships from Baltimore in America. WIMBLEDON ’B7 — Last night’s semi-final action from the world’s most prestigious tennis championships. YACHTING — Coverage of the world 12-metre Yachting Championships from Sardinia. Programme times (approximate): 1.30: Preview. 1.40: Motor Racing, Monaco Grand Prix. 2.50: Athletics, World Indoor Track and Field Championships. 3.50: Motor Racing, Australian Touring Car Championship, Round three. 4.30: Tennis, Wimbledon ’B7. 5.15: Yachting, World 12-metre Championships. 5.45: Scoreboard.

11.9* A.M_- TAGATA PASIFIKA. A spotlight on Pacific life and culture. 11.25: THE LIVING PLANET. (R) Our coasts are a battleground. On exposed shores the sea is on the attack; in sheltered estuaries the land is advancing. Living between the tides demands special talents. David Attenborough wades through the sticky mud in an English estuary in search of the creatures that live there, and the birds that feed on them. Life is more abundant in the mangrove forests of the tropics including fish that hunt out of water, and the world’s largest reptile. But it is the rocky, wave-battered coast of North America that is unsurpassed for variety of intertidal life. 12.29 P.M.: SATURDAY MATINEE. (1982). "An Innocent Love.” (R) An unusual romance blossoms between two college students — he a 14-year-old maths prodigy and she a 19-year-old volleyball star who desperately needs tutoring in maths. Starring Melissa Sue Anderson, Doug McKeon, Rocky Bauer, Pat Finley. 2.99: SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS. (R) (Final). 2.59: HIGH LIFE OF THE ROOK. A profile of Britain’s most common farm-land bird, the subject of many bizarre legends dating back to medieval times. 3.10: THE PEOPLE’S COURT. 3.40: THE 808 NEWHART SHOW. (R) 4.05: LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS. 5.00: ALISON HOLST’S COOKING CLASS. Fruity and Nutty: baking with dried fruit and nuts including great cakes for festive occasions. 5.30: TAXI. (R)

6.0*: NEWS REVIEW. A review of the week’s news for the deaf. 6.3*: NEWS. 7.99: TRIPODS. B.H: CONSTANT HOT WATER. Miranda finds herself unprepared for business when a German tour operator turns up on her doorstep. But Frank and the removal boys come to the rescue. 8.3*: OIL. The fifth in this eight-part series focuses on the effect of the oil industry on Mexico, a Third World country on the verge of bankruptcy, beset by problems of pollution, poverty and corruption. Has oil been a blessing or a curse in this country? 9 30; NEWS. 9.45: THE DETECTIVE. Despite the risk to his promotion, Commander Kenneth Crocker continues his search for evidence against Sir Henry Blankenall (the Home Secretary). The bordello keeper, Mrs Burton, will not cooperate, but he obtains a list of her telephone calls in an attempt to find the key witness, Rosemary (the child-prostitute). 19.49: FILM INTERNATIONAL. 'Arthur’s Hallowed Ground.” For almost a century, Arthur has dreamed of creating a cricket ground by which all others could be judged. Now he faces a hostile committee, hell bent on forcing his retirement and replacing him with an unemployed youngster. 12.29 A.M.: SPORTS SPECIAL - TENNIS: WIMBLEDON HIGHLIGHTS. Match of the day — live, the Women’s Singles final. 12.15: Highlights from yesterday’s play. 12.45: Live from Centre court, coverage of the Women’s Singles Final. 4.39: CLOSEDOWN.

6.00: READY TO ROLL. Level 42, U2, Whitney Houston, The Cure, Jody Watley, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. 0.30: ALF. A comedy about a 202-year-old space creature who crash-lands in Hollywood and winds up with a typical American family. 7.00: THE KRYPTON FACTOR. James Middleton (Wellington), Grant Talbot (Gisborne), Chris Connolly (New South Wales) and Peter Brown (Brisbane) continue the battle to find the Australasian Superperson of 1987. 7.30: THE COSBY SHOW. Comedy with a New York obstetrician, his lawyer wife and their four children. 8.00: MACGYVER. A drama series featuring a modern-day all-American hero with the uncanny ability to solve any crisis in doublequick time. 9.00: SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES. (1985) "Hostage Flight.” As the Trans-Allied DC-10 is prepared for the one hour Chicago Detroit flight, there is nothing to indicate it will be other than routine. Starring Mitch Ryan, John Sanderford, Tony Cere, Loanne Bishop. 11.00: ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK.

12.00: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL. Billy Joel — live from Long Island: Billy Joel in concert singing songs chiefly from his late 70s and early 80s album, including “Big Shot,” “Sometimes a Fantasy,” “Allen Town” and “Scandanavian Skies.” 1.55 A.M.: CLOSEDOWN.

Sunday

8.99 A.M.: DANGER MOUSE. 8.15: THE BUNNY WITH THE CHECKERED EARS. 8.1*: THE ADVENTURES OF A MOUSE. 8.2*: LAST OF THE RED HOT DRAGONS. An animated story of a flying dragon who regains his talent of breathing fire just in time to rescue his fellow animals at the North Pole. 8.45: THE JETSONS. 9.10: AEROBICISE. 9.35: PRAISE BE. 19.95: THE MUPPET SHOW COMMAND PERFORMANCES. (R). 16.30: WEEKEND.

10.00 A.M.: WAKA HUIA. 11.00: LITTLE HOUSE. A New Beginning.

12.99 NOON: NEWS. 12.93 P.M.: BENSON. (R). 1139: THE SPIKE. (R). This documentary tries to dispel common misconceptions by showing epileptic fits as they occur, by explaining what the onlooker should and should not do and by revealing the often embarrassing and thoroughly inconvenient nature of the disease. 1.29: WOODY GUTHRIE: HARD TRAVELLING Starting in Woody Guthrie’s home town, Okemah, Oklahoma, Arlo Guthrie retraces the footsteps of his folk singer and composer father who died at 55, in 1967. 135: SUNDAY GRANDSTAND. International squash, tennis, yachting and basketball. Tennis: Highlights from this morning’s Wimbledon women’s final. Squash: The first of two international challenges featuring world champion Ross Norman and the former champion Jahangir Khan. Susan Devoy takes on top Australian Liz Irving. Basketball: Coverage from today’s match of the day between Ponsonby (starring Ronnie Joyner) and Palmerston North. Yachting: It’s semifinals day from world 12-metre championships in Sardinia — highlights from the day’s sailing.

12.00 NOON: ANGELS. (R). 12.45 P.M. SUNDAY MATINEE. "Fixed Bayonets.” A small American army unit finds itself fighting a rearguard action in the Korean War. Starring Richard Basehart, Michael O’Shea, Gene Evans. 2.20: OPUS. Leonard Bernstein conducts the Vienna Philharmonic playing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Opus 55, the 4< Eroic& 99 3.20: WIND IN THE WILLOWS. 140: FAERIE TALE THEATRE. The Emperor’s New Clothes. 4.30: THE SECRET GARDEN. (R) 5.00: ZONE 7. Michael Wilson asks the question, "Have the churches tried to adapt to the twentieth century?” 5.39: SPOT ON. Sandy, Ole and Josie with things to do and places to see.

9.90: A DOG’S SHOW. The eleventh series of New Zealand’s top dog trialists competing on the Huntaway and Doubles courses at Methven for television’s National title. Round Three, featuring Hamish Cunningham, Waikari; Barry Clayton-Greene, Te Kuiti; Bob Bryson, Dannevirke; Ginger Anderson, Omarama. 6.30: NEWS. 7.90: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. Karen Sims introduces international issues with the pick of overseas current affairs programmes. 7.45: KOHA. 8.99: UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE - INTERNATIONAL. New Zealand’s University Challenge champions Otago take on the best of Britain. 8.25: PLAY OF THE WEEK. “Four to One.” Harry, David, Len, Wally and John meet most evenings in the back room of a pub to play pool. When a young stranger books a game his intrusion arouses violent resentment. Starring Mark McManus, Derek Newark, Trevor Ray.

8.25: NEWS. 8.35: ISSUES. A discussion series. 19.95: TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED. “Sauce for the Goose.” "It was an accident,” says Olivia as she chokes back her tears while describing her husband’s fatal fall down the cellar stairs on to the cement floor. But it is no accident when her boyfriend Stephan, an unemployed actor, quickly marries Olivia, for she has inherited great wealth. A series of near-fatal accidents that have that “accidental look” ensues. But the final accident is the icing on the cake. Starring Gloria Grahame, Robert Morse, Lisa Dunseath. 19.39: RISING DAMP. (R). 18.55: THE PAPER CHASE. (R) The story of student life at a prestigious eastern United States law school as the students struggle to come to terms with their chosen careers and the crusty Professor Kingsfield. 11.49: SPORTS SPECIAL. Tennis: Wimbledon Highlights. Match of the Day, Live Men’s Singles Final. 11.40: Highlights of Women’s singles Final. 12.45: Live from Centre Court, coverage of the Men’s Singles Final. 4.39: CLOSEDOWN.

6.00: WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY. (R). “Return of the Big Cat” (Part one of a twopart story). A wilderness adventure concerning an 1890 s frontier family whose lives are threatened by a killer cougar. 6.45: I LIKE THAT ONE 2. Viewers’ favourite scenes repeated by request. Requests should be addressed to "I Like That One 2,” TVNZ, P. O. Box 3819, Auckland. 7.00: THE GOOD LIFE. (R). Tom and Barbara continue their battle to be self-sufficient. 7.30: LAST FRONTIER. (Part one of a two-part story.) The story of an American woman and her struggle for survival with her two children in the harsh Australian outback. Starring Linda Evans, Jack Thompson, Jason Robards. 9.00: SLEDGE HAMMER. A comedy send-up of every cop-show there’s ever been.

9.25: RADIO WITH PICTURES. Black Sorrows, Jennifer Warnes, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Otis Mace, Aretha Franklin, Pete Wylie, Debbie Harwood, Herbs, Painters and Dockers, Johnny Clegg and Savuka. 19.19: SUNDAY SCI-FL (1971) “THX-1138.” In a dehumanised world of the future, men are reduced by drugs to unfeeling automatons. They are functioning only on useful levels and incapable of affection. One computer-matched couple discovers love. Starring Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasance, Maggie McOmie. 11.49: CLOSEDOWN.