... accidentally uncover an arms smuggling racket (R). 9.30 NEWS. 9.45 HERB ALPERT AND THE TJB: With Lani Hall, The Jim Henson Muppets. 10.45 THE OBLONG BOX ( Film, 1968). 12.20 Southern News. 12.25 Weather; Guideline: A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way ...

... plans • are going smoothly, until the men are left alone ! 8.0 HERB ALPERT AND THE T J B: With Lani Hall, The Jim Henson Muppets. 9.0 THE MAIN CHANCE: We're the Bosses Now. Starring John Stride. Tough case gives Main the chance to prove he's back to his ...

... Parsons. y Derek Hobson. Panel: n Smith, George Elrick. wind of Anaels. Starnd Co. hunt a gunman S. THINGS: Julie Andrews in's Muppets. lot Enough for June WITH A PURPOSE: udith Chalmers, Don 9.40 Play a Tune: eries. 10.10 Regional roodpecker (R). 10.25 Wale ...

... traditional scene-stealers. Now T V performers are about to face an even greater rivalry. A team of super-puppets called The Muppets. On February 27 they are star guests in the first of four one-hour episodes of The Des O'Connor Sho w. And later in the year ...

... come the butt for nearly comedienne Marti Caine). every comedian's jokes. He's joined, too. by the But despite jibes, his Muppets, those intrigushows usually manage to ing American puppets get into the Top Ten, and first seen here in th a t there's no ...

... your misfortune. John inman was his usual excel lent camp self in an all-too-brief spot which he had to share with Des and a Muppet. The Muppetts, in fact, appeared to be taking over the whole show at one time and with a script that just about made it but ...

... Cargill as a six times married business man. Yorkshire's N.U.T.S., a sketch series introduced by Barry Took, and ATV's The Muppet Show are also among the newcomers; while Gran ada contributes Yanks Go Home, a series in which American service men try to ...

... The Muppets w e•l come a famous human guest like Peter Usti no v and Charles Azrhavour. Another is Bruce Forsyth. He says: After spending a day with them I don't think of them as puppets. They're almost human. My verdict: the magnificent Muppets are ...

... world war (R ). 2.15 THE BIG MATCH. 3.15 Jennie , --Lady Randolph Churchill: Jennie Jerome. Starring Lea Remick (R) 4,15 The Muppet Show. 4.45 Southern News. 4.50 Celebrity Squares. Quiz,' with Bob MOnkhouse. 5.35 Sky: Life Force (R) 6.5 NEWS. 6.15 TEMPTATIONS ...

... Weather. 2.15 Big Match 3.15 Best of Up- stairs, Downstairs. 4.15 Puffins Birthday Greet- ings.* 4.20 Celebrity Squares. 5.5 Muppet Show. 5.35 Survival. 6.5 News; Channel Headlines.* 6.15 Temptations. ...

... CANDID CAMERA. Catching the public unawares 7.0 DES O'CONNOR ENTERTAINS: With Marti Caine, Jour Inman, Rod Hull and Emu, The Muppets (R). 8.0 WITHIN THESE WALLS. New governor taces problems at a women's orison. 9.0 POLICE WOMAN: Farewell, Mary Jane. Starring ...

... married to lovely banker's daughter April Win- All the old familiar faces are back tomorrow, including Patrick O'Con- THE MUPPETS (1 TV, titres vary) SUNDAY by Ken Irwin *********** 0 . ...