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Gnostics was a 1987 4-part drama-documentary series made by Border TV for Channel 4. It was re-broadcast in 1990. The writer of the series, Tobias Churton, also released an accompanying book. The body of the programmes was compiled of documentary material on Gnostic movements and the Cathars. Among those interviewed were academics and writers Hans Jonas, Gilles Quispel, Elaine Pagels and James Robinson, as well as Muhammad Ali al-Samman who unearthed the texts at Nag Hammadi. Within the frame of documentary dramatized sections were acted by Nigel Harrison with other actors including Brian Blessed, Marius Goring, Ian Brooker, and James Tillett.

Programs about some of the 20th century's most enduring designs.

Fields of Fire is a 1987 Australian mini series about cane cutters in Queensland just prior to and during World War Two.

An eight part children's thriller involving stolen jewels and BMX bike riders. With the help of her brother, and new friends as diverse as a computer whizz-kid and a BMX stunt rider, Sandra must somehow outwit a ruthless motorbike phantom.

Animated anthology featuring four rotating cartoon segments: 1) The Mini-Monsters: Normal human twin siblings Sherman and Melissa find themselves in for a surprise when they are sent to summer camp for one year. 2) Street Frogs: Depicting the typical teen-aged hijinks of a gang of street-smart frogs named Big Max, Spider, Moose The Loose, "Honey Love" Loretta , and Dr. Slick. 3) Karate Kat: In a world inhabited by anthropomorphic cats, a private investigator catuses his karate to fight crime in his town which is usually in the form of gang leader Big Papa and his two lackeys named Boom-Boom Burmese and Sumo Sai. 4) TigerSharks: A group of powered-up human/sea animal hybrids consisting of Mako, Walro, Dolph, Octavia, Lorca, Bronc, Angel, and Gupp become involved in underwater adventures that has them facing off against villains like T-Ray and Captain Bizzarly. Despite the show title, the segments have no history in newspaper comic strips.

Animal Crack-Ups is an ABC game show which aired in primetime from August 8 to September 12, 1987, after which it aired on Saturday mornings from September 12, 1987 to December 30, 1989 and again from June 2 to September 1, 1990. It was produced by ABC Productions in association with Vin Di Bona Productions and hosted by Alan Thicke, who was on Growing Pains at the time. The program was based on a Japanese series, Waku Waku. The show's theme song was "Animals Are Just Like People Too", created by Thickovit music

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Movie Magazine is a now defunct Saturday afternoon showbiz-oriented talk show produced by LOCA-LOBO Productions and aired over GMA Network. It was originally hosted by Cristy Fermin and Nap Gutierrez and later Jun Nardo, Eugene Asis and Dolly Anne Carvajal with Mario Hernando as a Film Reviewer.

Burke's Backyard is an Australian gardening and lifestyle programme presented by Don Burke, broadcast on both radio and television. On television, it was a regular weekly series on the Nine Network from 1987 to 2004.

Clive James finally travels to Japan and finds out for himself what it's like to participate in the kind of crazy game show he has observed for so long when he is a contestant on Takeshi's Castle. Clive also discovers what the Japanese 'salaryman' does to let off steam at the end of his record-breaking productive day. Culture shock hits Clive hard, sitting cross-legged for hours on end, being fed raw fish by Geisha girls and attempting to navigate the Tokyo subway system. All this on top of jet lag! Clive's culture shock worsens as he continues his journey through Japan and is almost flattened by a 35-stone Sumo wrestler and then travels to the health spa of Beppu to be voluntarily buried up to his neck in volcanic sand and simmered like a potato in a boiling sulphur bath, inexplicably full of grapefruits. See what Japan was like back in 1987, with Clive's unique, clever and humourous observations.

The adventures of Berci, Marci and Bori, three siblings.

An exploration of the unique combination of events and forces that have formed our planet.

La Virgen de las Siete Calles is a Bolivian TV drama adapted from a novel with the same name by Alfredo Flores. Produced by Santa Cruz Films Productions in 1987 with a total of 15 chapters, adapted for television and directed by Enrique Alfonso and Juan Miranda.

A late-night movie television show hosted by Steve Tatone, Steve Kirk and Denise Tatone. The program ran old movies and featured segments with the hosts during the breaks. Steve Tatone and Denise Tatone both managed car dealerships and Steve Kirk was the spokesman for the Bob Tatone dealership at the time. Ran on WDTN-TV 2 in Dayton, Ohio in 1987

When Mahzouza and Mabrouka claim their share in their father's inheritance, their uncle seizes it, claiming that they're a couple of lunatics, and admits them into a psychiatric hospital. However, they escape from the hospital and embark on a journey to expose the truth and claim their rights.

The Morio Kazama -led " Zenigata Heiji" was a television period drama series that aired on Nippon Television every Tuesday from 8:00 PM to 8:54 PM from January 6 to December 22 , 1987. It consisted of 37 regular episodes and 3 special episodes.

This was a sitcom on Showtime during the early eighties. The two lead actors played former cops turned bounty hunters.

Short-lived series of compilations of film trailers selected and introduced by film writer Philip Jenkinson, often from his own extensive collection.