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This episode features the technique of dowsing - where individuals use twigs or rods to detect underground water, oil and precious metals.

A collection of mysteries in this season finale includes the moving stones of California's Death Valley, entombed toads and ball lightning.

After meeting a stunning girl in Marina Del Ray, The Optimist finds himself in competition with a Rival for her affections - first in a surfing competition and then in a duel.

The Hawthornes meet their new Lodger - Adrian Lockett.

Jonathan has developed a friendship with colleague Annie, much to Sheila's irritation, her problems worsen when Remo arrives.

Marcy introduces Peg to a new diet to improve her marriage. Al wants no part of it but learns if he tries the diet, he can persuade Peg to quit.

Arriving in Venice, Jason finds himself wrongly credited for 'The Stones of Venice'. Facing assassins and a jewel heist, police seek his help.

Mitch begins drinking again and attends a few parties, where he and his friends make a series of cringe-worthy jokes.

Gus recovers from his heart tremor and tries to survive the visits from his fellow workers. Meanwhile Helen has a crisis about being a single parent.

Comedy improvisation show that stars John Sessions and guests with the sharp-tongued Clive Anderson as chairman.

Marcy introduces Peg to a new diet to improve her marriage. Al wants no part of it but learns if he tries the diet, he can persuade Peg to quit.

Brenda has lost her job and her home, and back in Liverpool she finds she's been demoted to the settee as Pamela has refurbished the flat.

Jonathan has developed a friendship with colleague Annie, much to Sheila's irritation, her problems worsen when Remo arrives.

The Hawthornes meet their new Lodger - Adrian Lockett.

The Moons are unable to pay for Stanley to go on a school outing but Harvey's pride causes him to turn down financial help.

To give the Clampetts some polish, Mr. Drysdale has them take in his butler and maid, hoping they'll work wonders.

While travelling by rail in interwar Nazi Germany, a young socialite finds that a fellow female passenger has disappeared from the train, but nobody else remembers her having been on board.

The stooges are tailors, and are heavily in debt to the Skin & Flint finance company.

Explore the cascades and ravines of the French Alps.

Sun and clouds over Europe's highest and largest lake.

Sun and clouds over Europe's highest and largest lake.

Explore the cascades and ravines of the French Alps.

Set in a desert land where the stooges run a restaurant, the boys set out to recover the stolen Rootin Tootin diamond.

Ming escapes from the throne room and warns that if he's followed Flash will die and Flash hears that the Nitron Squadron is on its way to attack the Clay People.

A clever double-cross goes wrong, ending up with Alex in prison and Stephen kidnapped. Manouche is shocked to discover the betrayer.

Mike receives a call from Laura, whom he thinks is still Brussels, but Laura has returned to England and is hiding in her sister's broom closet.

Brenda and Malcolm spot Pamela's boyfriend David having a celebratory lunch with another woman.

Time After Time stars Brian Conley as Kenny Conway, a petty criminal from a family of petty criminals. Who after his release from a spell in prison has resolved to go straight.

A letter from Pearl reminds Jed to enroll Jethro in the 5th grade. A snooty Beverly Hills headmistress does not catch on that the Jethro they're enrolling is not a little boy.

Harvey feels Stanley is out of control and wants him to move in with him and Freida. But Freida seems to be set on her own career. Rita and Nan face changes in their love lives.

The ghost of a living man brings horror in its wake.

An American journalist returns to Paris - a city that gave him true love and deep grief. Stars Elizabeth Taylor.

Colin Wilson Narrates Two Stories Of Lydford Castle And Lydford Gorge.

The ritual of firewalking has been practiced by many cultures all over the world for centuries. This episode tries to determine the secret behind the technique and the reason for its popularity.

As chief sprayer of green fly to both the Chinese and Indian Embassies, The Optimist is forcibly persuaded to smuggles messages into the Russian and American Embassies via roller towels.

The Hawthornes' new neighbour turns out to be a croupier.

Giles has the idea of playing music during surgery, with the idea of keeping everyone calm.

Keith Barron Narrates The Story Of Jecholiah And The Giant Bolster.

Tony hires a marriage bureau when his wife dies from a sudden illness, and is delighted to meet the beautiful Clara. Despite seeming like the perfect wife, Clara is in fact a witch.

A clever double-cross goes wrong, ending up with Alex in prison and Stephen kidnapped. Manouche is shocked to discover the betrayer.

A wealthy business man holds a party in a 1930's period reconstruction for his guests, but all is not what it seems. Sapphire and Steel invite themselves to investigate.

A game of hide and seek is played before dinner but one of the guests will be murdered, there is something evil hiding in one of the guests but which one.

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Comedy improvisation show that stars John Sessions and guests with the sharp-tongued Clive Anderson as chairman.

Brenda and Malcolm spot Pamela's boyfriend David having a celebratory lunch with another woman.

Giles has the idea of playing music during surgery, with the idea of keeping everyone calm.

The Hawthornes' new neighbour turns out to be a croupier.

Harvey feels Stanley is out of control and wants him to move in with him and Freida. But Freida seems to be set on her own career. Rita and Nan face changes in their love lives.

A letter from Pearl reminds Jed to enroll Jethro in the 5th grade. A snooty Beverly Hills headmistress does not catch on that the Jethro they're enrolling is not a little boy.

Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.

A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping and police corruption in a Mexican border town.

Explore the forests of Northern Thailand.

A mysterious planet hurtles through space and threatens to destroy Earth and Flash meets the challenge.

The rise and rise of the Fabulous Dorsey brothers is charted in this whimsical step down memory lane, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey play themselves in this vehicle for their excellent music.

A mysterious invitation takes Jason to a Capri hotel, redirecting him to a nightclub. A chance encounter with a drunk leads to intrigue.

Laura receives a shock when she calls on Mike on a business issue and finds a girl in his apartment, clad only in a bath towel.

Terry, Susan, Malcolm and Brenda attend Mod Shop's annual dinner dance, but during the MD's speech Brenda can contain herself no longer, leaving Malcolm to resign on the spot.

Time After Time stars Brian Conley as Kenny Conway, a petty criminal from a family of petty criminals. Who after his release from a spell in prison has resolved to go straight.

Drysdale convinces his self-absorbed stepson Sonny to date Elly May to Mrs. Drysdale's consternation, while Granny and Jed make preparations for Thanksgiving.

Michael Aspel chats about his long career in TV in this hour-long exclusive.

Intergalactic adventures of the space-travelling Moonbase Alpha team. The Alphans discover that Earth life first started on Arkadia.

A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy.

Clarke investigates claims of communication with dead artists and writers.

The Optimist goes racing, meets the lovely Sal and becomes a stable boy. He saves the aptly-named horse Nutter from being sent to the knackers yard and lovingly prepares him for the big race.

Why has Adrian got three girls in his bedroom.

A box of pethidine goes missing, sending Joyce into a blind panic.

Join Jack Pegoraro as he takes a nostalgic drive through British automotive history, reviewing iconic classic cars from the past decades.

Fern Britton Narrates The Story Of Chambercombe Manor.

A 1974 documentary in which Dave Allen meets a variety of eccentrics, including a man who lives in a box on wheels, a cowboy vicar and a man who pretends to fly a Lancaster bomber in his garage.

A mysterious invitation takes Jason to a Capri hotel, redirecting him to a nightclub. A chance encounter with a drunk leads to intrigue.

Tripitaka is visited in a dream by the restless spirit of the deceased king of the land of Cockcrow. He tells Tripitaka he was murdered by a Taoist magician and thrown into a well.

Clive James explores the Playboy Mansion, interviewing Hugh Hefner about the sexual revolution, feminism, AIDS, and moral majority concerns.

Aulus's priceless statue of the heavenly twins is stolen by Badvoc, and confusion arises when he tries to get it back..

The nation's capital faces a bizarre political scandal when a top presidential aide suffers a severe personality change.

Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.

Some fishermen are attacked in the Louisiana swamps. When word gets out of a mysterious Bigfoot-type creature, two researchers come to a small town to study and hopefully discover what the beast is.

On his way to collect inheritance in the small town on Hot Dog, Stan gets robbed by highwaymen, one of which is the other person who shall attend the reading of their late Uncle's will.

Explore the cascades and ravines of the French Alps.

Explore the forests of Northern Thailand.

Unwind with beautiful aerial shots off Dorset's Jurassic Coast.

There have been several thefts, and Officer Roobarb investigates.

Commander Koenig finds himself in another world and another time.

Intergalactic adventures of the Moonbase Alpha team. A new planet holds hope as a new home for the Alphans.

Alpha encounters an intangible mass as it heads though space and towards disaster. Whatever the mysterious energy field might be, it possesses a strange and frightening power.

Tripitaka is visited in a dream by the restless spirit of the deceased king of the land of Cockcrow. He tells Tripitaka he was murdered by a Taoist magician and thrown into a well.

Malcolm is planning a special evening - he needs a swish venue for dinner and seeks advice.

Brenda sees Malcolm lunching with Susan and suspects he's two-timing her.

Brenda has lost her job and her home, and back in Liverpool she finds she's been demoted to the settee as Pamela has refurbished the flat.

Brenda and Malcolm spot Pamela's boyfriend David having a celebratory lunch with another woman.

Terry, Susan, Malcolm and Brenda attend Mod Shop's annual dinner dance, but during the MD's speech Brenda can contain herself no longer, leaving Malcolm to resign on the spot.

Jill, a friend of Fliss's pays a visit. She's young, sexy and successful and makes Fliss think about her life. Jill persuades Fliss to go to a literary party in her place.

Chris and Fliss feel envious at Gavin's constant spending. He's bought a special bed, and new wallpaper. Gavin says that they can have his old bed, though there's a catch.

The Hawthornes meet their new Lodger - Adrian Lockett.

The Hawthornes' new neighbour turns out to be a croupier.

Why has Adrian got three girls in his bedroom.

Mike prepares to interview applicants for a new landscaping assistant to replace Charlie. Laura decides that she too would like a baby, but the problem is Mike doesn't.

Laura continues the "baby" argument with Mike, and her erratic behavior escalates.

Laura (Judi Dench) unexpectedly returns to England from Brussels. With Michael Williams.

Mike receives a call from Laura, whom he thinks is still Brussels, but Laura has returned to England and is hiding in her sister's broom closet.

Laura receives a shock when she calls on Mike on a business issue and finds a girl in his apartment, clad only in a bath towel.

An invisible wall separates the land of night from the land of day, and Tripitaka finds the task of reuniting night and day very difficult.

Unsuccessful businessman Neil Walsh tries to rebuild his life after being made bankrupt.

A group of terrorists posing as plumbers set up base at a school for the blind. The students remain unaware while the terrorists plan the assassination of a politician.

Mrs Merton's special guests tonight are film director Michael Winner and MP Teresa Gorman.

A group of non-conformists cherish the autonomy their independent newspaper firm offers. However, they are thrust into unforeseen circumstances when a media tycoon enters the scene.