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Schedule Friday 18th September 1981

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

Roots

Episode 2 - Exodus

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

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:15pm
30 min
BBC One. Copyright: BBC

Rosie

Series 4, Episode 1 - Tune on a Silent Dog Whistle

Rosie, now moving in to live with Wilmot, finds the scene more dangerously domestic than he anticipated.

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 3

Sci-fi sitcom about Des Kinvig, an electrical repair man who has a Martian encounter and becomes involved in saving Earth.

BBC Two 9:55pm
25 min
BBC Two

Revolting Women

Episode 1

Alternative therapy for viewers sick of living in a man's world. A celebration of woman's humour - sketches, songs (but no father-in-law jokes!), plus the brain-boggling serial Bogwomen.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 10:15pm
60 min
ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV

Beat The Carrott

Stand-up special starring Jasper Carrott at the London Palladium.

Radio 4 10:35pm
25 min
Radio 4

Week Ending

Series 37, Episode 17

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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