06 September 1989

Wednesday 06 September

1989-09-06

TV

 * BBC One
 * 7.35 pm Doctor Who starring Sylvester McCoy. Battlefield. Part 1 of a four-part adventure by Ben Aaronovitch. England, the near future: the Doctor and Ace join the Brigadier in a battle against warriors from another dimension - and discover that pub prices are outrageous.
 * 10.20 pm Sportsnight Sportsnight returns for another season of weekly sport, with Steve Rider. World Cup Football. The pick of the action from a busy qualifying night. England faced a difficult match in Sweden, while Scotland and Wales were away to Yugoslavia and Finland respectively.
 * England drew 0-0 with Sweden for a second time, and came second in their table behind Sweden. Scotland lost 3-1 on the night although also qualified, coming second in their table. Wales lost 1-0 and ended up bottom of their table.