ONE Television New Zealand TWO

Press, 19 September 1987, Page 21

ONE Television New Zealand TWO

Saturday

7JtV. THE PUPPY’S NEW ADVENTURES. 7M: FRAGGLE ROCK. Mfc WHAT NOW. 19.99: THE MUPPET SHOW COMMAND PERFORMANCES. (R) 19J9: THE MUNSTERS. 11-99: MAN FROM ATLANTIS. 12.99: NEWS. 12A5: MAN FROM ATLANTIS. (Continued) LM: OUR WORLD — HUNTERS OF THE SKIES. (R) Featuring Australia’s largest bird of prey, the Wedge-tailed Eagle, the world’s smallest eagle, the Australian Little Eagle and the rare Black-breasted Buzzard. 145: DAD’S ARMY. (R) 13*: SPORT ON ONE. (Times approximate and subject to change): 2.30, Preview, Home and Away, Sports News. 2.40, American Football Preview. 3.40, N.Z. Woodchopping Championships. 4.10, Motor Racing — Italian Grand Prix. 4.55: Winter Olympics Flashback. 5.00, Rugby (Ranfurly Shield) — Auckland v. Waikato. 5.40, Scoreboard.

55R SOME MOTHERS DO ’AVE ’EM. (Final.) (R) Surprisingly, Frank has found a job and there’s a car with it. Not surprisingly, Frank has never passed his driving test and so Betty has to accompany him wherever he goes. To celebrate they go on a picnic and inevitably Frank chooses the top of a high cliff. MR NEWS. 7AR THE PAUL DANIELS MAGIC SHOW. At the British Telecom Tower in London, Paul Daniels conducts a spectacular experience in thought control with links to nine 8.8. C. regions. He challenges ex-jockey Bob Champion to a horse race with playing cards and introduces his remarkable international guests.

MR FIRST AMONG EQUALS. Simon is surrounded by intense security.

11.99: TAGATA PASIFIKA. Pacific life and culture. 11.25: KAY’S KRAZY KOMICS. Classic comedies of the silent screen. 11.35: HOLLYWOOD. (R) The silent cinema was a treasure house of comedy. It began with chase films, in which everyone hit each other and fell over. It continued with Mack Sennett’s fun factory, in which everyone hit each other and fell over. Chaplin aimed at a more subtle kind of slapstick, and became the best-loved figure in the world. He paved the way for the other great silent comedians — Harold Lloyd, Harold Langdon and Buster Keaton. 124 R THE SATURDAY MATINEE. ”Topper.”(R) A devil-may-care couple are killed in a car accident and discover that they do not have enough credits to get past the pearly gates. As a result, they have to return to earth as ghosts to improve their “good deed” record. Starring Kate Jackson, Andrew Stevens, Jack Warden. 2.15: LOVE BOAT. (R) 3.15: THE PEOPLE’S COURT. 3.4 R THE 808 NEWHART SHOW. (R) 4.95: LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS. 5.H: COUNTRY FARE. New Land: In the colony of New Zealand, conditions for settlers were often harsh and primitive. They bred an inventive, resourceful and successful nation. They inspired our menu: Mussel and Seafood Chowder, Haricot Beans with Pumpkin sauce, Wilted Cabbage, Sauteed Apples and Rum Sauce, Venison Sausages. 5.3 R TAXI (R) M 0: READY TO ROLL. Featuring The Jets, Los Lobos, Level 42, Pepsi and Shirlie, New Order and Tex Pistol. 8.39: GET SMART. (R) 7.00: THE KRYPTON FACTOR. Michael Schmidt (Dunedin), Dean Sole (Palmerson North), David Greagg (Victoria) and John Barrett (Victoria) compete for the title of Australasia’s Superperson of 1987. 7.30: THE COSBY SHOW. 8.00: LOTTO. 8.05: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES — THE SEQUEL.

MR ALAS SMITH AND JONES. The two comics with the suspiciously common names deliver more of their distinctively original humour. Starring Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith. MR NEWS. 9.45: AMERICAN FOOTBALL. Highlights of this week’s National Football League’s top action — the news, results and personalities of the national game in the United States. IMR FILM INTERNATIONAL "The Happy Alcoholic.” Alun has a wife and daughter and a job at the local pit He is also a member of the village choir. Like all alcoholics he refuses to flace the fact that he has a problem. Starring Dafydd Hywel, Reginald Mathias. (Welsh, with English subtitles.) IMR CLOSEDOWN.

9.05: SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES. "Class.” (1983) A prep school nerd’s attempts to meet girls are forever ending in disaster. But when he hits the Chicago night-life at his room-mate’s suggestion, he suddenly finds himself the object of an older woman’s amorous intentions. The friendship is put on the line, however, when it turns out that the older woman is his room-mate’s mother. Starring Jacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy. 11.95: THE LATE MOVIE. "The Marathon Man.”(R) (1976) A graduate student at Columbia University jogs every day in Central Park. He is inadvertently involved in an espionage plot pitting him against a murderous, international Nazi war criminal. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider. 1.19: CLOSEDOWN.

Sunday

Mk TEDDY DROP EARS. Mk WARNER BROS CARTOONS. g. 15: THE BUNNY WITH THE CHECKERED CADC Mk STORYTIME. Mk CRICKET AND THE HEN. (R) Mk LITTLE RASCALS. Mi THE JETSONS. 9.1 k AEROBICISE. MS: PRAISE BE. IMS: THE MUPPET SHOW COMMAND PERFORMANCES. (R) IMS: WEEKEND. IMS: NEWS. IMS: BIG LEAGUE SOCCER 1887/88. Highlights and comment from the British soccer league. IMS: BRITISH FOOTBALL RESULTS. Scores from last night’s games in all the English and Scottish divisions. LBk TWO FACES OF AFRICA. (R) Princess Anne presents her personal account of her tour In Tanwinia and Sudan, reporting on SCF camps such as Umballa on the westernmost border with Chad. LSfc ART WORK. The art scene in Seattle as seen by the city artists, gallery owners, art critics, collectors and buyers. X2k MR BELVEDERE. The Letter: When Wesley is upset with his performance at his football game, George convinces him he can improve with lots of practice. Kevin decides to Join the high-school football team so at least he can make George proud. MS: RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT. How a man once sold the Eiffel Tower as scrap iron, how to climb a tree six stories tall, how a computer can help disabled children create speech, and a musical tour through the jungles of New Guinea are just a few elements seen in this informational programme. Mk SUNDAY GRANDSTAND. Rugby — Highlights from Wellington v. Wairarapa Bush, Otago v. North Auckland and North Harbour v. King Country. Soccer — Coverage from one of today’s final round matches in the Air New Zealand league. Hurling — The All Ireland final from Croke Park in Dublin. Skating — Coverage from Friday night’s New Zealand championships at the Glenburn Ice Arena. SJR NEWS REVIEW. The week’s news for the deaf. MR COUNTRY CALENDAR. The. Dog-Kota Special. The forty-ninth National Trial Championships. A group of 21 Southerners charter a DC3, load up their dogs, and fly off in search of glory in the Far North. MR NEWS. MR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. Featuring a 8.8. C. Panorama documentary, “A.I.D.S. — the Fight for Control.” 7.4 R KOHA. A series about Maori people, places and current concerns from a Maori viewpoint.

10.0 k WAKA HUIA. A Maori perspective on A.I.D.S. prevention. 11.00: HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN. (R) 11.45: SCIENCE WORLD. 12.00: ANGELS. (R) 12.50: SUNDAY MATINEE. “Spencer’s Mountain.” (R) (1963). The story of a Wyoming mountain boy, one of nine children, whose parents give up dreams of a retirement cottage to send him to college. Starring Henry Fonda, Maureen O’Hara, James Macarthur, Donald Crisp. 145: OPUS. Maria Callas died on September 16, 1977. This programme commemorates the anniversary of her death with a 100-minute special. 4.40: A TRAVELLER IN TIME. (R). 5.05: ZONE 7. The Gospel Writers — their time, their world and their words. If who they were is uncertain there’s no doubt about their Impact. 5.35: SPOT ON.

M 5: WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY. "Feather Farm.” A nature adventure based on the widespred ostrich farming in Arizona circa 1915, in which a couple of cowboys try to handle the two-legged stock for two Bostonbred ladies. 8.5 k I LIKE THAT ONE 2. Viewers’ favourite scenes repeated by request 7.1 k THE FIRE-RAISER. (R) A five-part series. The Red Balaclava: Jessop, 1915. Who is the mysterious fire-raiser, and where will he strike next? Starring Jon Trimmer, Elizabeth Moody, Peter Hayden. 7J5: PEPPERMINT TWIST. Little Town Flirt Voice like an angel and a face like Helen Shapiro ... what more could a girl need? A backing group!

B.BR UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE. Tonight in the second heat, teams from Auckland and Victoria compete. MR PLAY OF THE WEEK “Star Quality.” When his play “Stones in Heaven” finally makes it to Shaftesbury Avenue, Bryan Snow, an aspiring young playwright, believes his troubles are over. But when he meets Lorraine Barry who is to star in it — they’re just about to start Starring Peter Chelsom, lan Richardson, David Yelland. MR NEWS. IMR KEIIA TATAU TE ORANGA. (Life is in our Hands) IMR TELFORD’S CHANGE. (R) (Final.) 12.1 k CLOSEDOWN.

B.H: SUNDAY MOVIE. “For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers’ Story.” Medgar Evers was one of the first of several important black leaders to achieve world-wide recognition for his work. In June of 1963, he was silenced by an assassin’s bullet. This is the true story of one man’s courageous fight for his people’s dignity. Starring Irene Cara, Janet Maclachlan. 8.25: GIRLS ON TOP. Comedy with an unlikely group of flatmates — a disco raver, an ardent feminist, a crashing bore, a manic American actress who all share a flat in a Chelsea house owned by an eccentric romantic novelist Starring Tracey Ullman, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax, Joan Greenwood. MR RADIO WITH PICTURES. Featuring Peter Tosh, Wet Wet Wet Colourfield, Jonathon Butler, Paras, Headless Chickens, Stock Aitken, Waterman, Proclaimed, Dolphin Brothers and Elvis Costells. 11.35: ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK. Up-to-the-minute interviews with some of Hollywood’s best-known personalities and a look behind the scenes of the world’s most star-struck city, hot off the satellite just a few hours ago. 11.2 k THE AVENGERS. (R) 12.1 k CLOSEDOWN. *