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Schedule Friday 9th October 1987

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 7:40pm
35 min
Blankety Blank. Copyright: Thames

Blankety Blank

Series 11, Episode 4

Comedy panel-game-show of missing words hosted in turn by Terry Wogan, Les Dawson, Lily Savage and Bradley Walsh.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8:30pm
30 min
The Two Of Us. Image shows left to right: Elaine (Janet Dibley), Ashley Phillips (Nicholas Lyndhurst). Credit: London Weekend Television

The Two Of Us

Series 2, Episode 5 - Career Development

Ashley believes being married would help his chances of promotion, but Elaine thinks exactly the opposite.

BBC Two 9pm
30 min
BBC Two

Foreign Bodies

Series 2, Episode 4 - Sick As A Dog

When Alex's dog Tiger is taken ill he is reluctant to leave his pet. But with Uncle Soup promising to look after Alex's best friend, Tom, Roisin, Alex and Septa set off on the first leg of their journey. Over the border in Dublin they find another threat to the holiday. Roisin's mother is "sick as a dog".

Radio 4 11:30pm
25 min
Radio 4

Week Ending

Series 58, Episode 3

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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