ONO Television New Zealand TWO

Press, 25 September 1987, Page 17

ON O Television New Zealand TWO

10.45 A.M.: THE NEW ED ALLEN SHOW. (R). 11.15: PLAY SCHOOL. (R). Weather: Today’s story is “What Made Tiddalik Laugh” by Joanna Troughton. 1L30: KOHANGA REO. (R). 11.40: RAINBOW. (R).

12.00 NOON: NEWS. 1115 P.M.: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. 1.15: RISING DAMP. (R). 1.40: DAYS OF OUR LIVES. 135: KNOTS LANDING. 3.30: THE ENIGMA FILES. (R). 420: GERMAN SCENE. 4.5* CROSSROADS. A drama set in the Crossroads Motel. 5J5: EMMERDALE FARM. 5.45: TE KARERE. The Maori News. 0.00: M*A*S*H. (R). L3L NEWS. 7JO: CORONATION STREET. Susan Baldwin is determined to resist Mike’s pressure on her to have a baby. Meanwhile Alan Bradley is still making secret wedding plans. LN: THE DISTRICT NURSE. After the barrage of complaints against her, Megan decides to quit Pencwm. She visits ex-employer and mentor, Mrs Pughe-Morgan, who forces her to think again about her decision. She reminds her of the past and the tragedies in her life which led her to pursue a career in nursing.

L3L HOLIDAY ’B7. A six-part series on overseas trips or week-end breaks. Avon Adams and Gary McCormick have ideas and information. Club Med conviviality is sampled by Gary at Moorea, Tahiti, and Avon goes up the Taeri by train — one of Dunedin’s newer summer tourist attractions. And there’s a feature on Sydney for beginners (with some suggestions even veterans might like to try). LH: FOURTH ESTATE. Brian Priestley takes a look at press coverage on New Zealand after nuclear war, military publications and ‘ Holiday ’87.” Ll 5: KALEIDOSCOPE.

ILH: THE FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE. "The ThirtyNine Steps.” The story centres on a man on the run from Prussian assassins plotting World War I. A remake of Alfred Hitchcocks 1935 movie and a later version in 1959. Starring Robert Powell, David Warner, Eric Porter. 11.55: CLOSEDOWN.

12.00 NOON: THE LOVE CONNECTION. This quiz programme with audience participation presents a way for singles to meet, if in rather public circumstances. 12.30 P.M.: FRIDAY MATINEE. “Desperate Hours” (R) (1955). Three escaped convicts select the home of a respectable department store executive as a hideout, creating many moments of anguish and anger for the family. Starring Arthur Kennedy, Frederick March, Gig Young. (Black and white). 2.30: PLAY SCHOOL. Playing in the Garden. Today’s story is “The Magic Meadow is Everywhere." 2.55: PUDDLE LANE.

3.10: THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE AND FRIENDS. 3.29: THE TELEBUGS. 3.30: MONCHICHIS. 3.50: AFTER SCHOOL.

4.00; BENJI, ZAX AND THE ALIEN PRINCE. 4.30: SUPERGRAN. 5.05: HENDERSON KIDS. 6.00: SONS AND DAUGHTERS. 6.30: CHARLES IN CHARGE. 7.00: T.V.’S BLOOPERS AND PRACTICAL JOKES. 8.00: FAMILY TIES.

8.30: NIGHT COURT. Walk, Don’t Wheel: When Harry turns down a date with a young female paraplegic, she feels she’s rejected because of her handicap and not because Harry has a prior commitment. Meanwhile, the unwavering cheerfulness of an out-of-town family who’ve been stranded is driving the nightcourt crew crazy. 9.00; OPEN ALL HOURS. (R). To get Nurse Gladys to agree to marry him sooner rather than later, Arkwright advertises for a live-in housekeeper, in the hope that it will make her jealous and therefore more receptive to his idea. 9.30: BROTHERS. A comedy series involving three brothers. Standards and Practices: Joe agrees to pose nude for a women’s magazine in hopes of improving his “social life.” 10.00: EYE WITNESS. News plus current affairs. 11.00: HEARTBEAT CITY. John Farnham, “Whispering Jack,” in concert in Melbourne. 12.05 A.M.: CLOSEDOWN.