Saturday 8th August
OPEN UNIVERSITY
Thermodynamics and You: a module
nobody asked for but here it is.
DANGER MOUSE
The world's greatest secret agent
and his hamster sidekick Penfold
face Baron Greenback's latest plot.
THUNDERCATS
Lion-O and the Thundercats
battle Mumm-Ra on Third Earth.
Thunder... Thunder... THUNDER!
WHY DON'T YOU...?
Just switch off your television
set and go and do something less
boring instead. (We don't though)
POT BLACK
Ted Lowe whispers his way through
another frame of snooker. For a
programme about colour, it really
sold those colour televisions.
THE FOOD AND DRINK SHOW
Oz Clarke samples wines. Jilly
Goolden makes excited noises.
WARGAMES
WarGames (1983)
A young hacker accidentally
connects to a military computer
and nearly starts World War III.
Shall we play a game?
BOB ROSS: THE JOY OF PAINTING
Happy little trees and fluffy
clouds. Bob makes it look easy.
Beat the devil out of it.
FAWLTY TOWERS
Don't mention the war. Basil
makes a mess of things. Manuel
understands nothing. Perfection.
THE CLOTHES SHOW
Jeff Banks and Selina Scott
survey the latest fashions.
GHOSTBUSTERS
Ghostbusters (1984)
Who ya gonna call? Three
unemployed scientists set up
a ghost removal service in NYC.
Slimer ruins the hotel buffet.
BLACKADDER GOES FORTH
Captain Blackadder tries to
avoid going over the top.
Baldrick has a cunning plan.
NEWSNIGHT
Jeremy Paxman stares at a
politician until they cry.
THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST
Classic live music performances.