The Daily Telegraph from London, Greater London, England • 71

2 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1992 BBC1 6 35 a.m. Open University. 7 25 News Weather. 7.30 Crystal Tipps And Alistair, rpt. 7.35 Wiz Bang.

(S) 7.45 The Jetsons, rpt. 8 05 Eggs'N'Baker. Presented by Cheryl Baker. (S) 8 35 Thundercats, rpt. 9 00 Going Live! With Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene.

(S) 11.27 Weather. 11 30 Grandstand. Subject to change, the line up is 11.35, 12.55 Olympics 92: Highlights of the action from the 16th Winter Olympics. 12.40, 3.45 Football: A look back to last week's F.A. Cup fifth round, plus news of today's soccer action.

12.50 News. 1.35, 2.05, 2.35 Racing From Punchestown: The Kildare Steeplechase, The Eddie Brennan Limited National Trial and The Irish National Hunt Novice Hurdle Series A. 1.50, 2.20 World Bowls: Tony Alcock and David Bryant commence the defence of their title at the Guild Hall, Preston. 2.50, 3.55 Rugby League: Ray French, John Monie and Alex Murphy provide the expert commentary on the quarter-finals of the Silk: Cut Challenge Cup. 4.35 Final Score.

5 10 News Weather. 5.20 Regional News. 5 25 Stay Tooned! 5 50 Big Break. Jim Davidson and John Virgo are joined by professionals Tony Knowles, John Spencer and Tony Meo for tonight's edition of the snooker based quiz. (T) (S) 6 20 Noel's House Party.

(S) 7 10 The Paul Daniels Magic Show. The magican has his audience tied up in knots. (T) (S) 7 55 Columbo Try And Catch Me, rpt. Starring Peter Falk and Ruth Gordon. An elderly crime investigates the death of her beloved niece.

(T) 9 05 Moon And Son Her Death Was So Sudden. A young couple are returning from their Orient Express honeymoon unaware that their video of the trip contains shots of an Italian who is not looking for publicity and has vicious friends. Gladys, earning some pin money, tells their future passing through the seventh house" she says ecstatically) on the ferry to England, and the wife lends her the crucial cassette, a fatal move. An above-average episode written by the creator of the series, Robert Banks Stewart. With Millicent Martin, John Michie and guest Emile Belcourt.

Richard Bruton. 10 00 News, Sport Weather. (T) 10 20 That's Life! With Esther Rantzen. (T) (S) 11 00 Midnight Caller Life Without Possibility Part One. Jack Killian (Gary Cole), host of a San Francisco radio chat-show makes some outspoken comments about a prison riot and accepts a challenge to visit the place, where 17 guards are being held hostage.

Trouble is, Killian used to be a cop and some of the inmates are there because of him. Concludes next week. (T) (S) Richard Bruton 11 50 The Philadelphia Experiment FILM (1984). Mysterious wartime tale of two sailors who travel through time during secret tests. With Michael Pare, Nancy Allen.

1 25 1.30 a.m. Weather. (T) Teletext subtitles Video Plus code numbers for easier recording appear after each programme. detail. Viewers with Video Plus handsets need simply tap in the number and the device does the rest.

For more details phone: 0942 829200. 6 SATURDAY TELEVISION FEBRUARY 22 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Richard Bruton Outstanding Recommended Fine Cut The Forgotten Men BBC2: 7.30 9.00 .00 pm In World War II many Czech airmen flew with the RAF; more than 500 were killed and those who survived were treated as heroes only until the communist coup of 1948, which branded them as friends of the West, possibly spies. In Otto Olejar's moving documentary, old men at last receive the recognition they deserve. TV Heaven C4: 8.00 11.10 pm Observant viewers will have noted that Frank Muir's presentation of past delights has no BBC archive treasures because they won't let them be shown in this series, which should perhaps be called ITV Heaven. So tonight's 1974 offerings can include LWT's Thick as Thieves (8.05) by Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement but not Porridge, their hugely successful BBC series that year.

The writers wanted to develop the Thick as Thieves character of Dobbs (Bob Hoskins) but LWT weren't interested so they went to the BBC to give birth to Porridge. The situation in Thick as Thieves is that Dobbs gets early release from prison and finds that his wife (Pat Ashton) has been joined in domestic bliss by his best pal (John Thaw). Thaw also appears (8.55) in Ian Kennedy Martin's Regan, beginning the Flying Squad partnership with Dennis Waterman that continued with The Sweeney Tonight's third item (10.35) is a This Week edition on the National Front's activities before the General Election in October 1974. BBC2 6 40 a.m. Open University.

What Is Combinatorics. 7.05 Maths. 7.30 Landscape. 7.55 TV The Technological Impact. 8.20 The Blelham Tubes.

8.45 Information Technology. 9.10 Personality Development And Learning. 9.35. Molecules In Space. 10.00 Living Choices.

10.25 Biology. 10.50 Domino An International Player. 11.15 Changing Britain: A Century Of Change. 11.40 From Child To Pupil. 12.05 Caring For Data.

12.30 Education. 12.55 Pilgrimage: The Shrine At Loreto. 1.20 Education For All? 1.45 Psychology. 2.10 It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow. 2.35 History.

3 00 Mahabharat. Arjuna tells Bhishma his grandson is dead. 3 40 Original Rags. Joshua Rifkin, the man who led the revival of ragtime's popularity in the 1970s, plays a selection of Scott Joplin's music. 4 30 World Bowls.

Doudie Donnelly presents coverage of the action from the Guild Hall in Preston. Expert commentary comes from David Rhys Jones, Jimmy Davidson and Mal Hughes. (S) 5 40 Late Again. Highlights of last week's Late Shows. (S) 6 25 News, Sport Weather.

6.40 Young Musician Of The Year. Humphrey Burton presents the second programme of chamber music from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Paul Galbraith plays the guitar in Mozart's Adagio And Rondo K617 with Jonathan Rimmer on flute, Suzi Meszaros on viola and Caroline Dale and Ruth Bolister on oboe. In the second part of the programme, Ronon O'Hara is on piana, Caroline Dale on cello and Emma Johnson on clarinet. (S) 7.30 30 Fine Cut The Forgotten Men.

See Highlights. 9 00 Moving Pictures. Featuring a report on director Robert Altman's first Hollywood film for 15 years a satire about the movie business. Also includes an interview with a real-life homicide policeman who advises film stars and screenwriters about getting away with murder on screen. 9 50 Olympics '92.

Desmond Lynam introduces highlights from day 15 of the Winter Olympics including the final runs in the fourman bobsleigh competition. 11 20 The Long Goodbye (1973). Based on FILM Raymond Chandler's thriller. Stars Elliott Gould and Nina Van Pallandt. See Film of the Week, Page 12-13.

Concludes at 1.15 a.m. 8.05 pm Angela Lansbury Critical previews of all today's 6 00 a.m. Aquaman. 6.25 Dr Snuggles. 6.55 Once Upon A CHANNEL 4 7 25 The Complete Skier, rpt.

7.55 Trans World Sport. 9.00 News Summary. 9 15 Racing: The Morning Line. 9 30 Listening Eye We Need Interpreters, rpt. 10 00 The Big 8, rpt.

Wheelchair basketball. (T) (S) 10 30 Bombers Moon (1943, George Montgomery is suitably dashing as FILM an American flier who escapes from a Russian POW camp. 11.50 Joe McDoakes So You Want An Apartment, 12 00 Get Smart A Spy For A Spy. 12 30 The Beverly Hillbillies Jed The Heartbreaker, 105 It Always Rains On Sunday (1947, FILM Minor melodrama about the disruption caused to the life of an East End housewife by the arrival of her ex-lover. Starring Googie Withers.

2 45 Channel 4 Racing. John Francome introduces the action action from Kempton Park. With races at 3.00, 3.35, 4.10 and 4.40. 5 05 Brookside Omnibus. Tired of being misunderstood, Katie makes plans to move on and Mick is warned to keep a close eye on Josie's parents.

(T) (S) 6 30 Right To Reply. With Sheena McDonald. (T) (S) 7 00 A Week In Politics. 8 00 11.10 TV Heaven 1974. Frank Muir presents an evening of classic television programmes from 1974.

See Highlights. 8 05 Thick As Thieves Pilot Episode: The Homecoming. Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais comedy starring Bob Hoskins and John Thaw. (T) 8 55 Regan. Dennis Waterman and John Thaw in the pilot programme which eventually gave rise to The Sweeney.

(T) 10 35 This Week The National Front. 11 10 Court TV: America On Trial Vermont Grace. (S) 12 40 Caged (1950, Eleanor Parker FILM is superb as a naive 19-year-old destroyed by the corrupt and sadistic inmates of a prison. 2 25 3.25 a.m. The Word, rpt.

(S) films are on pages 12 13 6 TELEGRAPH TV RADIO 6 00 a.m. TV-am. 9 25 Motormouth. Includes a look at military fashion and a glimpse of things to come at Alton Towers. 11 30 The ITV Chart Show.

(S) 12 30 McDonald's Child Of Achievement Awards. Bob Holness, Anna Frod and Matthew Kelly are among the celebrities who will be presenting this year's awards to deserving children from all over the British Isles. 1 00 News Weather. 1.05 LWT News. 1 10 Saint Greavsie.

1.50 The Day. 1 55 Snooker: The Pearl Assurance British Open. Stephen Hendry looks to defend his title in this, the last major ranking tournament before the World Championship. 3 15 International Athletics. 4 45 Results Service.

5 00 News. 5.05 LWT News. 5 15 10 Sharp! With special guests PM Dawn. (S) 5 25 Baywatch. (T) (S) 6 20 Beadle's About, rpt.

7 05 Stars In Their Eyes. With Dickensian unctuousness Leslie Crowther welcomes unnervingly obsessed individuals to live out their fantasies. For a magical three minutes they asssume the spotlight as Madonna, David Bowie, Cilla Black and Stevie Wonder. (T) 7 35 The Brian Conley Show. Brian Conley, who, somehow, was recently voted the Most Promising Artiste of 1991, returns with a brand new comedy series.

In the first show he attempts to hypnotise a ten-tonne elephant and offers some rather unhelpful advice on gardening. There's music from The Fabulous Singlettes who are supported by the dancing Blues Sisters. (S) 8 05 Murder, She Wrote Shear Madness. Jessica Fletcher, a crime-story writer who does so much detecting she must be at her desk all night, returns for a new series with Angela Lansbury in the role nobody else could play. Wherever Jessica goes, mayhem is sure to follow and this time it's her cousin Ann's wedding in Texas where the groom leaves the bride in the lurch for the very good reason that he has been murdered.

With Shirley Jones and Robert Walker (T). Richard Bruton 9 00 The Other Side Of Paradise. The first episode in a four-part very expensive production based on a very long novel by Noel Barber with screenplay by Denise Morgan, It- stars Jason Connery as Chris Masters, dedicated doctor and Oxford boxing Blue who, shortly before World War II, accidentally kills one of Mosley's Blackshirts and is persuaded to pursue his career on a South Sea island where beautiful women, cholera and hostile Japanese are going to keep him pretty busy With Richard Wilson, Hywel Bennett, Josephine Byrnes and Vivien Tan. (T) (S) Richard Bruton 10 News Weather. 10.15 LWT Weather.

10 20 Aspel Meets Barbra Streisand. See Star Choice. 11 05 Snooker: The Pearl Assurance British Open. The best of the day's snooker at the Assembly Rooms in Derby. 12 35 Tour Of Duty 1 35 Get 140 Passengers.

The likes of Bill Wyman, Dawn French and Martin Amis lend their services to a fashionable tour of London. 2 10 W.C.W. Pro Wrestling. 3.10 Get 3 15 Bhangra Beat. 3.45 American College Football.

4 45 The Hit Man And Her. (S) 5.30 6.00 a.m. News..