ONE Television New Zealand TWO

Press, 5 March 1988, Page 19

ONE Television New Zealand TWO

Saturday

7.00 MY LITTLE AND I FRIENDS. I 7.30 THE ADVENTURES OF TEDDY RUXPIN. 8.00 THE NEW SCOOBY DOO SHOW. (R) I 8.30 GENTLE BEN. (R) , ! j

9.00 CHIPS. (R) I I i I 10.00 SPORT ON ONE!— INCLUDING CRICKET. PROGRAMME TIMES (subject to change on the day): 10.00 Preview,-Home and (Away, Sports News; T0.1:0 Rugby,'France v. Ireland; 10.30 Cricket, New Zealand v. England — morning session; 112.30 Rugby, Wales vl Scotland; 1.00 Rowing, New Zealand Championships; 1.10 Cricket, New Zealand v. England, afternoon session! 3.10 Harness Racing.! Interdominion Pacing Heats. 3.20 Rowing. New Zealand Championships. 3.30 Cricket! New Zealand v. England, final session. 5.30 Rowing, New Zealand Championships. c 5.45 Softball. Women’s Interclub final. I

6.00 HOME JAMESj | 6.30 NEWS. ; ! I .. 7.00 ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL. A new series based on the previously) unpublished writings of James Herriot. It’s the 1950 s and the Herriots are living in Skeldale House, where the practice is also 1 based. It is the bleak post-war {period of austerity; money is tight and the practice barely keeps 'its head above water. Starring Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy. : | | 8.00 WHICKER’S WORLD: LIVING WITH WALTZING MATILDA. Alan Whicker presents | a portrait of contemporary Australia 200 years after the frail sailing ship of Governor Arthur Phillip first dropped anchor; in Botany Bay. To

do so, he talks-to a diversity of "Poms” who have made Australia their | home. j 9.05 THE DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE.) At last!! Housewife, megastar and, World leader, Dame Edna Everage {has her own series. It’s a talk show that makes all competitors .1 pale by comparison. And with true {Australian modesty Dame Edna describes it as "the most glittering, extravagant entertainment show on television.” Tonight’s guests are Sean {Connery, Cliff Richard,! English! morals campaigner Mary Whitehouse and controversial! Austrian President Dr Kurt Waldheim. ! 10.00 NEWS. I ,1 ' . 10.15 TENKO. (R) The return of the drama serial about the forgotten heroines of World War II — the women who spent more than three years in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps, j 11.15 ROCKFORD FILES. A > detective series with private eye Jim Rockford, (who operates out of a mobile home-cum office and just! manages to keep one j step ahead of the receivers. Starring James Garner, 1 Gretchen Corbett, Noah Berry. I ; 12.15 CLOSEDOWN. ■ (DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS AT 2 A.M.) j

12.00 MR MERLIN (R) 12.25 LOVE BOAT. (R) I . ! 1.15 LOST IN SPACE. (R) 2.05 KAY’S KRAZY KOMICS. Classic comedy from the golden age of Hollywood silent movies. 2.20 ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK. (R) 3.10 THE PEOPLE’S COURT. 3.40 TAXI. 4.05 THE PRINCE’S TRUST: GIVING DREAMS A CHANCE. A documentary backgrounding the work of H.R.H. Prince Charles' Trust, which over the years has enabled thousands of disadvantaged young people to realise their dreams. Phil Collins, Joan Collins, The Eurhythmies and Emma Samms explain their roles in this ever-growing organisation. 5.00 RAW ENERGY. A six-part series presenting a new and healthy way of eating — a vegetarian diet with a minimum of cooking. Today: Breakfasts with home-made muesli and yoghurt, plus a discussion about nuts, seeds, grains and dried fruit. There’s also an introduction to superfoods like molasses and wheatgerm. Presented by Leslie and Susannah Kenton. 5.30 HEAD OF THE CLASS. A comedy series in which a good-natured teacher takes over a class consisting of Monroe High School's intellectual elite. 6.00 PEPPERMINT TWIST. (Final.) Whoopee! The Ryans strike it rich. Will success change the face of Roseville and will the Hi-Tones ever be famous? 7.00 GRIFFIN’S TOP TOWN. Host town: Picton. Competing towns: Blenheim, Kaiapoi. 7.30 MY TWO DADS. The dilemma of two former college buddies, now in their thirties, who discover that they have been bequeathed a 12-year-old girl, and either man could be the biological father. 8.00 LOTTO. 8.05 MACGYVER. 9.00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: WISEI i GUY. The pilot for a hard-hitting new series about a street-smart cop called Vinnie TerraI nova. Starring Ken Wahl, Ray Sharkey, Jonathan Banks. 11.00 PRINCE’S TRUST ROCK GALA. A special Royal Gala attended by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales. Featured entertainers include Alison Moyet, Bryan Adams, Elton ; John, Paul Young, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton and Midge Ure. 12.30 CLOSEDOWN.

i Sunday

7.00 TEDDY DROP EARS. 7.05 REBECCA. I 7.10 MUPPET BABIES. | 7.35 THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. An animated version of this classic tales. 7.50 DAVID, THE! GNOME. 8.15 HUCKLEBERRY HOUND. (R) 8.40 THE MUPPET SHOW COMMAND PERFORMANCE; j . 9.05 PRAISE BE. I Hymns. I 9.35 AEROBICS OZ STYLE. 10.00 SPORTS SPECIAL, j INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CRICKET, ENGLISH SOCCER. Cricket — Live coverage of the fourth day of i play in : the third Test, New Zealand v. England, being played, at the Basin Reserve. I. Wellington. Soccer —(Today’s edition of| Big League Soccer plus the latest results from the • British soccer scene, i I 5.35 NEWS REVIEW. A review of the week’s news for the deaf. I I I I • I i . t II I I

6.05 IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST.) Is a nation’s I economic growth based on ruthless tion of natural resources in the national interest? This! five-part series from TVNZ’s ■ _ Natural History Unit asks howl far we can j push nature before the environment — and the economy -j— collapse. Heritage Destroyed: In the | process of coming to terms with their i new home,! both Maoiji and European settlers i ; destroyed hundreds lof habitats and species | forever. How did this happen, and have we learnt how to stop making mistakes? ! 6.30 NEWS; .I!| f 1 ]' • I ' I | 7.00 FRONT LINE. In-depth coverage of events and issues in New ) Zealand and overseas through major film reports and,' studio inter- | views.: I I~ * I [ I 17.45 KOHA. A series labout Maori people, places and current concerns from a Maori viewpoint. 8.00 BREAD. The story of the Boswells, a family of lovable rogues from Liverpool. ! 8.30 ALL PASSION SPENT. A three-part adaption of the: Vita' Sackville-West novel about Lady Slane; a woman who decides [to do as she pleases on the death of I her (husband, and regain the freedom she lost nearly 70 years before. Starring Wendy Hiller, Harry Andrews, Maurice Denham. 1; j 9.25 TE KUPENGA ' (THE NET). A frank and lively discussion on major issues with Hone Kaa, and invited guest and studio audience all joining the debate. 10.05 NEWS. 10.15 SPORTS SPECIAL — SOCCER: OLYMPIC QUALIFYING.. John Adshead presents highlights from tonight’s Olympic qualifying match between New Zealand and ChinaTaipei, played in Melbourne. I 11 . 11.15 THERESE RAQUIN. (R) The three-part story of an overwhelming physical I attraction ber tween two people: I Based on the novel iby Emile Zola. (I) A passive, withdrawn woman becomes involved in-a passionate affair with her husband’s fellow-worker but the strains are too great — something rpust give way. Starring Kate Nelligah, Mona Washbourne, , Kenneth Cranham. > . 'I 12.10 CLOSEDOWN. j

12.00 ANGELS. (R) The story of six student nurses. 12.50 THE SATURDAY MATINEE: THE RED PONY. The father of a poor family in turn-of-the-century California tries to understand his 10-year-old son. ! Starring I Henry Fonda, Maureen O’Hara, Ben Johnson. ' ' ■' : I 2.30 OPUS ENCORE. Hewitt Humphrey presents a series; devoted to classical music. Ron Goodwin conducts' the 8.8.C.’s Welsh Symphony Orchestra, and introduces the musical items with his own particular brand of humour. : I 3.30 EDUCATING MARMALADE. The adventures of; Marmalade Atkins. Marmalade is not a good girli In fact most people (including her parents, teachers, and fellow pupils) think she is! the worst girl in the world. . I I I -Il 3.45 SUPERBOOK. A ; children's adventure series which uses some of the world’s best animators to bring people and events from the past to life. 4.10 CONNECTIONS. (R) (Final). 5.00 BARRIERS. (R) (Final). 5.30 THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK. A four-part drama. I (1) “After May, 1940, good times rapidly fled: first the war, then the capitulation, followed by the arrival of the Germans. That is when the' sufferings of us Jews really began. Yet things were still bearable...” Starring Emrys James, Elizabeth Bell, Katharine Schlesinger. I 6.00 WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY. (R) Elfego (Part 3). ,The exciting story of one of the true heroes of the West — Elfesco Baca, the man they could not kill. Starring Robert i Loggia. I 6.50 I LIKE THAT ONE: 2. 7.05 MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS. A new 10-part drama based on,Gerald Durrell’s best- ; selling| book about his family’s five-year (sojourn on the Greek island of Corfu and the ' .. (procession of animals that enriched his life. | Starring Hannah Gordon, Brian Blessed, Dar-> ; i ren Redmayne. I I 7.35 |A DIFFERENTj WORLD. Denise Huxtable of I 11 ‘The Cosby Show” no longer finds herself I surrounded by family and friends but in an j entirely different world — university away from home. Starring Lisa Bonet, Dawnn Lewis,. . Marisa Tomei. | 8.00: SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIE: JAKE AND THE i FATMAN. The!“Fatman” is District Attorney; J. L. McCabe -4 a tough, irascible but cunning ex-policeman who stops at nothing to get the truth, even if it means using methods that are , outside the law. McCabe solves cases with a little help from his aging bulldog, Max, and a lot of‘help from Jake Styles. Starring William ; Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell. i 9.30 WOMEN IN PRISON. A comedy series about ; Vicki 1 Springer, a young woman who finds herself behind bars with a motley assortment of scurrilous characters. 9.55 RADIO WITH PICTURES. Videos from New Zealand and abroad, tour information, interviews and the latest releases. 10.40 GIRLS ON TOP. Comedy with an unlikely group of flatmates — 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. Shelley and Amanda stir Jennifer into confronting Candice about her pornographic habits which have corrupted even Lady Carlton. But Candice has " left a note saying she’s in hospital and they're I to phone aDr Banks. Starring Dawn French, I Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax. 11.05 THE AVENGERS. (R) 11.55 CLOSEDOWN. !