Accrington Observer from Accrington, Lancashire, England • 12

12 THE OBSERVER Friday May 8th 1987 ifow YOUR WEEKEND FILM GUIDE SATURDAY BBC 1 645 Open University Family-Ness 835 Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds 906 Wicked! Jake Abraham and Carolyn Marshall present today's entertainment from the London Marathon Film: Daleks Invasion Earth 2156 AD (see film guide) Mister jaw Supershark Cartoons Weather 1236 Grandstand introduced by Desmond Lynam 1235 Football Focus with Bob Wilson 100 News 106 Matchplay Golf: The Epsom Grand Prix at Chepstow 156 Racing from Lingfield Park 200 Price Waterhouse Handicap Stakes 230 Marley Roof Tile Oaks Trial Stakes 300 Highland Spring Derby Trial Stakes 210 Rugby Union: The Middlesex Sevens (coverage on BBC2 at 440 and 620) 240 Rallying: The Welsh Rally 3 10 Golf 350 Half times 356 Golf 435 Final Score News Weather 515 Sport Regional News Oliver Twist Part 5 Fagin kidnaps Oliver again The Little A Large Show with guests including Roger Dsltrey Paul Melba and Eddie Kidd Film: Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (see film guide) Eurovision Song Contest 1987 Live from Brussels hosted by Terry Wogan (stereo sound on VHF Radio 2) News and Sport Weather 1115 American Basketball Sally Jones introduces action from the National Basketball Association's play-offs and talks to some of the millionaire athletes who take part in this top American tournament 1205 Matt Houston Houston stumbles on a murder whilst suffering from concussion As his mind clears all trace of the killing evaporates Lee Horsley plays the millionaire private eye in 'Killing Time' Weather 100 Close SATURDAY CHANNEL 4- Pets In Particular This repeated series presented by James Allcock and Lesley Judd offers advice to pet owners What Worth The Living Body The World A Television History The Americans before the Europeans The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten Isaura the Slave Giri World of Animation Richard Evans presents more amma tion from around the world 105 Weekend in Havana (see film guide) 235 An Inspector Calls (see film guide) 405 Glacier Express This documentary follows a journey on one of the world's most remarkable trains Switzerland's 'Glacier Express' as it travels through breathtaking scenery from St Moritz to Zermatt 505 Brookside Omnibus 600 Right to Reply Gus Macdonald introduces the programme that gives viewers the chance to put programme makers on the spot Plus the best Video Box comments Challenge to Sport News Summary Weather followed by The Gods of War A Car for Africa 'The Worst Road in the World' Despite six months' planning Tony Howarth finds his route into Algeria is closed But once in the desert the Africars start their first real test The Wine Programme 900 Lost Belongings The American Friend Continuing C4's narrative repeat from ITV That Championship Season (see film guide) Miss Wax In this unconventional series Ruby Wax applies her comic talent and tireless curiosity to some of life's most fascinating subjects money fame death image --and many more 1250 Seconds (see film guidel Close DALEKS INVASION EARTH 21M AO BBC1 Saturday 10S6 am London has been laid waste by a Dalek invasion but help is at hand in the shape of Peter Cushing and his followers They rush to the aid of the resistance movement deep in the heart of the city Dr Who classic made in 1966 WEEKEND IN HAVANA Channel 4 Saturday 106 pm 1941 musical starring Alice Faye as a New Yorker wooed in Havana by gambler Cesar Romero to the annoyance of his singer girlfriend Carmen Miranda She finally finds true love with John Payne SATURDAY BBC 2- Open University 2-25 Chess Classic Kasparov Hubner in the OHRA Tournament from Brussels Jeremy James introduces coverage Film: The Three Godfathers (see film guide) Rugby Union The Save and Prosper Middlesex Sevens Live coverage of both semi-finals from Twickenham introduced by Nigel Starmer-Smith The Week in The Lords Christopher Jones reports on another week of debates in the Upper Chamber Great Sporting Moments Three Miles aaa Championships 1965 featuring the Australian Ron Clarke Rugby Union The final of the Middlesex Sevens from Twickenham When In Spain Andrew Sachs and his guide Manuel continue their trip around Spain with a visit to Aragon and the Pyrenees Newsview Debbie Thrower with today's news and sport and Moira Stuart with the week's news in pictures with subtitles Weather 800 German Festival 'The Theatre of Peter Stein' Widely acclaimed director Peter Stein is famed for his productions at West Berlin's Schaubuhne Theatre You See Ludovic Kennedy presents his selection of the week's viewing and with his studio guests reviews Painting With Light1 (BBC2) Lost Belongings (Thames) and the Business Programme (Ch4) 26 A Dorothy Sayers Mystery: Have His Carcase In the last episode of the story Lord Peter and Harriet Vane solve the mystery of the contradictory evidence 1025 Primo Levi A tribute to Primo Levi the Italian writer Film: Entertaining Mr Sloane (see film guide) 1246 Close SUNDAY BBC 1 AN INSPECTOR CALLS Channel 4 Saturday 236 pm Absorbing film version of the famous morality play by Priestley starring Alastair Sim as a mysterious policeman who arrives at a family engagement party in 1911 His probing questions soon reveal some rather large skeletons in the cupboard SATURDAY I TV 655 TV-am with Richard Keys The Wide Awake club Join the WAC gang for another action-packed programme Tune in for the Shoe People and another story from Tough Ted Gel Fresh The Millenium dustbin is back in orbit Will it land intact at Shepmount Athletics rack in Carlisle and who is the mystery stowaway? 1 1 Terrahawks ITN News Saint Greavsie Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves take a look at the week's outstanding football moments Wrestling from the Civic Hall Bedworth UFO Two members of an interceptor crew kill their colleagues in the belief they are killing their enemies Easy Street Uncle Billy takes a job as a writer Boxing Dickie Davies introduces a top class bill from the Lat-chmere Leisure Centre Battersea 445 Results Service Elton Welsby presents sports results 506 ITN News ALF 535 The A Team Hannibal and the gang have to protect a female fire chief who is being harrassed The Grumbleweeds Show The frantic five present another half-hour of music laughter and impressions The Birthday Show birthdays galore once again as The Birthday Show celebrates many well-known birthdays The Price Is Right with Leslie Crowther 845 ITN News and Sport 906 CATS Eyes A country weekend turns out to be anything but a peaceful couple of days Maggie is called in to sort things out 1000 Parkinson One-to-One Michael's guest tonight is the irrepressible Spike Milligan Movie Premiere: hildren of the Corn (see film guidel Meltdown Non-stop music with Meatloaf Close ITV TV-AM 700 Are You Awake Yet? WAC Extra 836 David Frost On Sunday Crystal Tips and Alistair 936 The Gummi Bears Get Fresh The Adventures Of Black Beauty Dr Gordon is left stranded for transport when the horses escape from the farmyard Morning Worship From Holy Trinity Church Broadgate Coventry Weekend World With Matthew Parris 100 Members Only View of a North West MP Aap Kaa Hak 110 An Invitation To Remember This Is Your Right 200 Revelations Lord Soper talks to Eric Robson 2-20 Sunday Matinee: The Hindenburg (see film guide) 436 Supergran More crazy adventures with the sprightly pensioner 500 The Loveboat 666 The Sweethearts Larry Grayson hosts the quiz show in which three couples tell of their romantic or amusing escapades 636 ITN News 646 Highway Sir Harry Secombe visits Mont St Michel 715 Catchphrase More brain teasers with Roy Walker 745 Live At The Palladium Another piece of variety which ITV still believe is popular This week its James Galway Elaine Paige among many ITN News Film: Escape From Sobibar (see film guide) 1 1 Special Squad Fast-moving Australian police drama 1235 Close CHANNEL 4 925 Sunday East followed by Deewarain 1000 The World This Week Presenter Ka ran Thapar examines international issues with eminent guests from around the world 1100 Superchamps Gary Crowley presents the programme in which ordinary boys and girls with no specific sporting skills but specifically trained by 'Superchamps' instructors contest their skills in a variety of adventure sports 1130 Worzel Gum midge 1200 Network 7 A new kind of current affairs magazine for young people reporting on the main events of the week of particular interest to a young audience The Pocket Money Programme Today the girl with bank accounts galore the hidden dangers of fruit machines and Caribbean cook Rusty Lee chooses Britain's tastiest fish finger 230 A Song To Remember (see film guide) Early Musical Instruments 'Flutes and Whistles' News Summary and Weather followed by The Business Programme The weekly report for businessmen and city professionals on business and finance throughout the world THE THREE GODFATHERS BBC2 Saturday 266 pm Not a tale of mafia murder and mayhem but an unusual John Ford western based on a true story John Wayne Pedro Armen-dariz and Harry Carey Jr are three outlaws who discover a dying woman who begs them to take her baby across the desert to New Jerusalem Arizona They do so and on the way their characters slowly change Open University Play School 9 10 The London Marathon Live coverage of the world's biggest marathon Nearly 28000 runners will be attempting the 26 mile 385 yard course from Greenwich Park to Westminster Bridge This Is The Day 1246 The London Marathon The elite are home thousands still en route Farming 143 Weather News for Farmers This Week Next Week EastEnders Omnibus edition a-15 Film Man without A Star (see film guide) The London Marathon Highlights 556 The Animals Roadshow Sarah Kennedy meets an agony aunt for cats and a boy who is playing dad to a family of owls Desmond Morris reports on dogs of war dogs of religion and dogs that can run from Brighton to London in a day 625 News Weather Praise Be! (new series) Thora Hird presents highlights from the past year's 'Songs of Praise' The Russ Abbot Show With guests Les Dennis and Bella Emberg District Nurse Nerys Hughes stars in and Follies' Mastermind In the second semi-final from Lincoln Cathedral the specialist subjects are The French Second Empire 1852-1870 the Anglo-American War of 1812-1815 the 'works of Larry Niven and the history of the Mary Rose 965 News Weather Life! Consumer advice and real-life humour with Esther Rantzen and team When I Get To Heaven The Bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway asks Jonathan Miller how he sees the afterlife and what seems significant looking back over his life Discovering Portuguese (new series) Portuguese actress Roberta Fox presents this new series giving an introduction to the language and culture of Portugal on location in the country The London Marathon Re run of the highlights Weather Close ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE BBC2 Saturday 1106 pm Topical screening of the excellent film adaptation of Joe black comedy starring Harry Andrews and Beryl Reid as you have never seen her before Andrews and Reid play brother and sister vying for the attention of their handsome young lodger Mr Sloane played by Alan Webb Made in 1969 SECONDS Channel 4 Saturday night 1260 am Interesting science fiction thriller with John Randolph as a middle-aged banker who accepts a new life and a new body from a sinister organisation After the operation he wakes up as Rock Hudson but his middle-aged memories conflict with his virile new body Made in 1966 the film has a particularly chilling climax A SONG TO REMEMBER Channel 4 Sunday 230 pm 1945 biopic of the Polish composer Frederic Chopin played by an Oscar-nominated Cornel Wilde With Paul Muni Merle Oberon and Nina Foch THE HINDENBURG Granada Sunday 230 pm Was the 1937 Hindenburg disaster an act of sabotage? the theme explored by this 1975 film with an all-star cast including Burgess Meredith and Rene Auber-jonois as a couple of card sharps MAN WITHOUT A STAR BBC1 Sunday 346 pm Powerful western about war on the range starring Kirk Douglas as a cowhand who finds himself working for a woman at the significantly titled Triangle Jeanne Crain and Claire Trevor co-star and King Vidor directed in 1953 ESCAPE FROM SOBIBOR Granada Sunday 900 pm Alan Arkin Joanna Pacula and Rutger Hauer star in this true story of a 1943 Jewish uprising In October of that year almost 300 Jewish prisoners-of-war fled to freedom from a Polish concentration camp Pacula plays Luka whose courage played a key role in the exodus She made it to the woods outside the camp but was never seen again STALAG 17 Channel 4 Sunday 1010 pm Prisoner-of-war comedy starring William Holden in his Oscar-winning performance as an oppor-tunistic American prisoner suspected of being a spy for the Germans With Don Taylor Otto Preminger Robert Strauss Peter Graves and Neville Brand Made in 1963 HOUSE CALLS BBC2 Sunday 1016 pm Gentle romantic comedy starring Walter Matthau Glenda Jackson Art Carney and Richard Benjamin Widower Matthau wants to be a Casanova to make up for a humdrum life of marital fidelity but he chooses the wrong woman when he tries to chat up Miss Jackson who has only just got rid of a philandering husband The First European Community 600 Swimming: Championships SUNDAY BBC 2 656 Open University L30 Rugby Special The Save and Prosper Middlesex Sevens Ntgel Starmer-Smith introduces highlights of yesterday's exciting rugby at Twickenham Sunday Grandstand With Desmond Lynam 220 Cricket: The Refuge Assurance League Kent Worcester 310 Motocross: Shell Oils 250cc Grand Prix of Great Britain 330 Golf: The Epson Grand Prix 500 Cricket 620 Motocross 640 The Money Programme Valerie Singleton and Brian Widlake with the popular financial and business programme On The House The last in the series introduced by Pattie Coidwell Included in this week's advice: putting up garden fencing timber treatments smoke detectors and a new look for summer in the sitting room otello Continuing the season of Verdi's operas A visually exciting production directed by Peter Stein and starring Jeffrey Lawton (Otello) Donald Maxwell (lago) and Helen Field (Desdemona) With the chorus of the Welsh National Opera conducted by Richard Armstrong Including at 855 interval talk by Julian Budden one of the world's leading Verdi authorities Simultaneous broadcast with BBC Radio 3 House Calls Isee film guide) Close TREASURE OF THE YANKEE ZEPHYR BBC1 Saturday 626 pm Action-packed comedy and adventure following the fortunes of treasure-hunters searching for gold bullion from the wreck of a US Navy cargo plane Made in 1981 it stars Donald Pleasance George Peppard Ken Wahl and Lesley Ann Warren Challenge To Sport 'Water Polo' Another chance to look at the sport of Water Polo from the series in which C4 challenged so-called minor sports to make their own videos with professional producers The World At War 'Pacific February 1942-July Dance On Four 'Cafe Mueller' The season continues with this work performed by Pina Bausch and the Dance Theatre of Wuppertal to music by Henry Purcell When Reason Sleeps 'Fear of the Dark' The first of four psychological mystery films tells of Dinny a tough rebellious youth who breaks into a house and finds a young boy living there What began as a prank ends in horror and death Stalag 17 Isee film guide) Close THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON Channel 4 Saturday 10 pm An all-star cast including Stacy Keach Martin Sheen Bruce Dern and Robert Mitchum perform in this compelling drama about a reunion of former baseball champions Mitchum plays their onetime coach but the cosy atmosphere of nostalgia gradually turns to hate as the middle-aged men reveal how their former glories have turned to failure ATOxrd with Doctor Learn to make your own medical checks CHILDREN OF THE CORN Granada Saturday 1046 pm Somewhere in Nebraska a merry band of psychotic kids have killed all the adults and established a religious community worshipping a mysterious deity of the cornfields This spine-chilling horror flick is based on a short story by the master of gore Stephen King would wish for a plan for the driver a lap timer cleverly simulated centrifugal force and very very realistic racing (and just for the likes of yours truly skidding! If you want to play dirty you can bump push or crash into your opponent is already available for the Commodore 64128 and the Spectrum 48128 both priced at £995 From the excellent Superior Software firm comes a collection of titles which will prove attractive in price to even the most hardened Scotsman The titles are grouped in eights and are for the BBC machines Volume one contains the following titles on the and and All these are for the price of £995 (cassette) £1195 (disc) and £1495 (BBC master disc) Who says there are no bargains to uncover in the microworld? Under the same label comes volume two which as with volume one contains eight titles They are "Repton and Far be it from me to suggest BBC owners spend their hard-earned money but you will not find a better compilation of titles on the market today not even at twice the price! At the Cinema THERE will be many readers of this paper who have enjoyed many hours playing with their Scalextric set racing their cars round the track against friends and relations The computer game of the same name is now available for the Amstrad CPC at £995 on cassette and £1495 on disc The game from Leisure Genius is officially licensed from Hornby Hobbies Limited and more than captures the excitement of the real thing The user even has the opportunity to race on any one of 17 famous circuits all Formula One If that enough for the enthusiast then you can create your own with the icon-driver track designer which is also included The action is reviewed through a split-level screen and the game is for one or two players Those Leisure Genius programmers certainly live up to their name thinking of almost everything the user CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Now it is your birthday (7 4) 9 Novice left brown coal to light (6) 10 A northern port in Hampshire (7) 12 Matter-of-fact is unversed (7) 14 Vital principles of certain drinks (7) 15 Free time for one in prison (7 4) 16 Desired to include a word of respect (3) 17 Spasm briefly but no cough (3) 19 Near that place time or number (11) 22 Pendant allowed round this part of the body first (7) 23 Cultivation until for example a return is obtained (7) 24 I care to exchange amorous literature (7) 25 Many can go tipsy with drink (6) 26 His mate will put an end to the game (5-6) DOWN 2 toy? (7) 3 Praise a variety that could be the meadowsweet (7) 4 Bom in France (3) 5 Across with mum or dad it is clear (11) 6 She often assists the coming into the world (7) 7 Is of use as holding an old headcovering (6) 8 Concrete that has been previously subjected to strain (3-8) 11 Feared being arrested (11) 13 Identity papers showing red castle in ruins (11) 18 Bird that makes a timely appearance (6) 19 Shall it become rather high? (7) 20 Long boa maybe seen in Italy (7) 21 Not known the girl from a Hertfordshire town (7) 25 Final trophy (3) QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Warlike (11) 9 Proverbs (6) 10 Continental boarding-house (7) 12 Able to be moulded (7) comes to the screens with Wit-chboard (cert 15) This time round a young couple invite their friends round for a housewarming party and get out the ouija board This is a silly move as you could probably have guessed as the board is possessed This evil spirit gradually takes over the life of the young girl of the house and all sorts of improbable things start to happen Finally this week there is a dose of Ecstasy (cert 18) in a double bill with Cecilia (also cert 18) for those with discerning tastes JA HEART-THROB Richard Gere gets all steamed up over the delectable Kim Basinger at the Unit Four Cinema in Accrington this week in No Mercy (cert 18) Gere plays a tough Chicago cop on the trail of the man who killed his partner His search leads him to the wilds of Louisiana where as luck would have it the baddie lurks with Ms Basinger as his girlfriend Most people really be too bothered about the plot as Mr Gere is there for the ladies to look at and Ms Basinger to set the male pulses racing Once again ghoulish horror Cost (7) Innuendo (11) Friend (3) 17 Destroy the interior (3) 19 Taking part in a church service (11) 22 Back pain (7) 23 Stand up (anag) (4-3) West Indian island (7) Woman's shirt (6) Recovery (11) 24 25 26 develop signs of serious illness in February A woman who has her breasts examined by a doctor once a year may develop a lump two weeks after being examined and that lump may be cancerous Even if she notices the lump the woman may think that because she has been checked the lump is nothing to worry about You may think therefore that the answer is for everyone to have monthly or even weekly checks But that would of course be impossible There aren't enough doctors to provide such a service I think the real answer is for everyone to learn to keep a check on their own bodies and to learn to look out for signs and symptoms of early illness Learn to spot early signs of trouble yourself and you will be as safe as if you have a medical check-up every day Here are the basic points to watch out for: Any unexplained change in weight Any unexplained bleeding Any unexplained or persistent or recurrent pain A development of a lump or a change in a lump Obviously anything else you notice that worries you should be reported But learn to spot these early warning signs and you'll really be helping yourself to better health HEALTH screening is very much in the news During the last few days seen lots of patients asking for check-ups Many seem to think that the human body can be treated in the same way that a motor car can be serviced Unhappily however I'm afraid that although there are now a number of commercial groups selling "medical check-ups" most doctors agree that there is very little sense in wasting money on such procedures Indeed the biggest ever survey done on screening services showed that patients who have regular check-ups do not benefit at all They don't live longer or healthier lives The problem of course is that the various bits and pieces of the human body cannot be taken out examined and replaced The best that a doctor can do is to look for signs of wear and tear or impending failure There is indeed a real hazard with check-ups That is that after a check-up a patient will lulled into a false sense of security So some patients seem to think that if they have a check-up every January then they are guaranteed good health for the rest of the year! This is of course dangerous nonsense A man or woman who had a check-up in January can still LAST SOLUTION CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 See 12 Down 6 Dear 9 Loyal 10 Alto 11 Sped 13 Changes of course 14 See 19 Across 16 Keynes 18 Flight 19 Six of one and half a dozen of the other 22 See 19 Across 24 Loin 25 Mace 26 Rayon 27 Rage 28 Presidents DOWN: 1 St Lucia 2 Etyma 3 Telegraphing 4 Classify 5 Eat Off 7 Esperanto 8 Redress 12 Rose-coloured spectacles 15 Drizzling 17 Richness 18 Fiddler 20 Errands 21 Affair 23 Haydn QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Blancmange 6 Bush 9 Madam 10 Room ll Gill 13 Situation comedy 14 Diameter 16 Unison 18 Ribbon 19 Impelled 22 bullet-proof vest 24 King 25 Kiwi 26 India 27 Died 28 Assessment DOWN: 1 Bemused 2 Audit 3 Compare notes 4 Airliner 5 Groyne 7 Universal 8 Halcyon 12 Counterfoils 15 Ambulance 17 Impolite 18 Rebuked 20 Detract 21 Optics 23 Endue 1 49 rs DOWN 2 Makes more beloved (7) 3 Become brighter (7) 4 Laughing (3) 5 Filled again (11) 6 Skittle (7) 7 Abduct (6) 8 Clever (ll) 11 Thoroughly make a house free from dirt (6-5) 13 One with power to foretell future events (11) 18 Love-apple (6) 19 Dispute angrily (7) 20 To faint (4 3) 21 Paint applied thickly (7) 25 Exclude (3) Dear Junior League members Over the next couple of weeks all members will be receiving a "Junior League" membership card This card will show that you are an official member of our special club I have been very busy organising competitions and these are just a few of the super prizes you could win sports equipment tickets to Chester Zoo birthday parties super slide tractor Lego games and books Please remember to keep your membership card safe as you may be asked to show it if you win any competitions Accrington nt IMisarS of If you have not already joined the Junior League simply fill in the coupon below and send it together with a stamped and addressed envelope (13p) to: The Captain "Observer" Junior League Observer Offices Edgar Street Accrington Everyone is welcome from birth to 14 years of age Tell your friends to JOIN IN THE FUN JOIN THE JUNIOR LEAGUE! 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