16:00 – Coming Up On Cab TV…

Your schedule of programmes for this afternoon and evening, with music by Ring

16:05 – Speed Racer

Race For Revenge, Part II (13/52)

High speed cartoon thrills. Speed is caught up in plot by the son of a deceased racer to avenge his father’s death.

16:30 – Tom and Jerry

Southbound Duckling (1955)

Cartoon antics with the cat and mouse duo. Quacker is determined to fly south for the winter, which Jerry objects since farm ducks do not fly south, while Tom tries to catch the duck.

16:35 – Knightmare

Series 7 (11/15)

The technological adventure game continues. Will Julie, Helen, Samantha and Helen survive the dungeon’s traps?

17:00 – Ulysses 31

Calypso (25/26)

Cartoon sci-fi adventuring based on the myths of Ancient Greece. The Odyssey responds to a distress call from Queen Calypso, who tells him that if he saves her planet she will tell him the way back to earth.

17:25 – Sykes

Cat (Series 1, 13/16)

Comedy. Hattie gets a kitten called Tiddles, but Eric finds himself in an encounter with Major Crombie-Crombie, who really hates cats.

17:55 – Monty Python’s Flying Circus

How To Recognise Different Parts Of The Body (Series 2, 9/13)

Surreal sketch comedy. A University of Woolamaloo philosophy-department meeting—the members of which are all named Bruce; an exploding penguin; a radio version of “The Death of Mary Queen of Scots.” Also: advice on how to pick up a cosmetic surgeon.

18:25 – Blake’s 7

Sarcophagus (Series 3, 9/13)

Sci-fi action drama. Avon, Cally and Vila investigates a derelict spacecraft. When they return to the Liberator, they find something else has also returned with them.

19:15 – M*A*S*H

Margaret’s Engagement (Season 5, 3/25)

Comedy series set in the Korean War. Margaret gets engaged in Tokyo while on temporary duty and the surgeons brace themselves for Frank’s reaction.

19:40 – The Fall and Rise Of Reginald Perrin

Series 3, 6/7

Comedy. A jinx has hit the community. It is under attack from within and without and it seems that nothing can stop the rot. Reggie gets grumpier throughout and shows it.

20:10 – Shoestring

An Uncertain Circle (Series 1, Episode 4)

Offbeat crime drama series. Eddie’s search for a missing aerial photographer gives both him and the radio station a bumpy ride.

21:00 – Life On Mars

Series 1, 5/8

Drama series about a detective who suffers a car accident and wakes up in 1973. The murder of a football fan results in a clash of methods as Sam and Gene go undercover in a local pub to solve the crime. As Gene looks like he’s set to drink the pub dry, Sam worries about their chances of finding the killer before Saturday’s big match.

22:00 – Film: Audition

This 1999 disturbing Japanese thriller follows Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi), a widower who decides to start dating again. Aided by a film-producer friend (Jun Kunimura), Aoyama uses auditions for a fake production to function as a dating service. When Aoyama becomes intrigued by the withdrawn, gorgeous Asami (Eihi Shiina), they begin a relationship. However, he begins to realize that Asami isn’t as reserved as she appears to be, leading to gradually increased tension and a harrowing climax.