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Schedule Friday 11th September 1981

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8pm
25 min
ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV

Roots

Episode 1 - The Post Graduate

Melvyn Solomons has a promising career as dentist ahead of him but he wants to become an art student.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8:30pm
30 min
Kinvig. Image shows from L to R: Miss Griffin (Prunella Gee), Des Kinvig (Tony Haygarth). Copyright: London Weekend Television

Kinvig

Episode 2 - Creature of the Xux

Des Kinvig goes to the town hall to protest about his rates bill. But he is soon whisked away to the planet Mercury by mysterious Miss Griffin, to be recruited in her struggle against the fiendish Xux.

Radio 4 10:35pm
25 min
Radio 4

Week Ending

Series 37, Episode 16

A satirical sketch show that started many comedy careers and ran for more than 1,100 episodes, for nearly 30 years.

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