BBC One
31 January 1972
General information relating to this schedule:
Source: Radio Times.
0938-1230
For Schools and Colleges
0938 Discovering Science. 'Energy in Nature'.
1000 Merry-Go-Round. 'Moving through Water and Air'.
1025 Science Extra. 'Biology to the Limit'.
1100 British Social History. 'Strike'.
1130 Television Club. 'Guide Dog'.
1200 English Law. 'Defective Contracts'.
1255
Malcolm Muggeridge
Asks the question why.
1330
The Woodentops
Today's Watch with Mother. Pigs.
1345
News
Followed by Weatherman, with Jack Scott.
1405-1555
For Schools and Colleges
1405 Science All Around. 'Streamlining'.
1428 Going to Work. 'The Photo Business'.
1450 History 1917 - 1971. 'Stalin's Revolution'.
1513 Science Extra: Physics. 'Patterns of Choice'.
1535 20th Century Focus. 'Yugoslavian Communism'.
1615
Play School
'Little Boy Blue'. Today's story: 'Hare and Hedgehog'. Presented by Derek Griffiths and Sarah Long.
1635
Hector's House
Following the adventures of Hector the Dog, Kiki the Frog and Zaza the Cat.
1640
Jackanory
With Richard Wattis. 'Parcel for Henry'. Part 1: 'The Discovery'.
1655
Blue Peter
With John Noakes, Valerie Singleton and Peter Purves.
1720
Mad Dog
By Peter Dickinson. Part 5: 'On the Run'. Starring Adrian Shergold, Christopher Owen and Derek Martin.
1744
Sir Prancelot
Cartoon adventures.
1750
National News
Followed by Weather.
1800
Regional News
1820
Entertaining with Kerr
'The Galloping Gourmet'. Graham Kerr. This week: Pave des Romaines.
1845
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
This week: '1040 or Fight'. The taxman cometh on the question of Mary's returns, and keeps returning.
1910
Z Cars
'Retirement' by Bill Lyons. An old man tries to stop a robbery.
Sgt Lynch: James Ellis.
Peters: Tony Leary.
Det-Con Skinner: Ian Cullen.
Det-Sgt Miller: Geoffrey Whitehead.
Det-Con Scatcliff: Geoffrey Hayes.
Albert Pringle: Joe Gladwin.
2000
Panorama
Television's top reporters close in on the most interesting topics of the day. With Micheal Charlton, Nicholas Harman, Alan Hart, Richard Kershaw and Julian Pettifer.
2100
News
Presented by Kenneth Kendall.
2120
Menace
'Something Cries Out' by John Wiles. Somebody is arranging evidence that Harry Selter is a murderer. It could be anyone of 6 people - or is there a 7th? Starring:
Harry Salter: John Carson.
Francesca: Hannah Gordon.
Robert Amro: Donald Hewlett.
2230
24 Hours
Presented by David Dimbleby, with Austin Mitchell.
2305
Sounding Out
Starring B B King. Black blues artist from Mississippi, one of the first to play electric guitar, B B King has influenced numerous young pop guitarists in America and Britain. He was filmed at a recording session in London where he also talked about himself and the guitarists who inspired him.
2330
Weatherman
Followed by Closedown.