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9.15 Job Bank: Caring for Animals
Working with animals is the dream of thousands of young people. Today four people who have achieved that ambition talk about their work: a stablehand, a riding instructor, a kennelhand and a veterinary nurse.

9.38 Going to Work: Coping with Change
by Bill Lyons.
The first of two new plays featuring some of the characters from Life Skills -
Working it Out showing young people settling into work and how they and others cope with their changing circumstances.
with Cindy Shelley, Cassie McFarlane, Tony McPherson, Gorden Kaye, Sandy Ratcliffe, Billy Hamon Sara Clee and Nick Reding

10.0 You and Me
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds.
Cosmo and Dibs are back in the market with Gary Wilmot. There are two new words, 'open' and 'closed', to learn and, just like Humpty Dumpty, Dibs's teddy bear can't be mended.
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10.15 Music Time: 1: Working with Sounds
The children listen to a variety of sounds on a building site, and sing a song about building a house.
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10.38 History File: 1: Make Germany Pay
This programme traces how the Treaty of Versailles affected Germany in the 1920s after defeat in the First World War.
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11.00 Zig Zag: The Norman Invasion
A series for 8- to 9-year-olds.
Zig Zag takes the camera to Bayeux and retells the story of the invasion with the help of Bishop Odo and the tapestry.
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11.22 Thinkabout: Face to Face
It's Sally's first day at work at the flats. What will Frank, the caretaker, be like? The children help her to build up a picture of him.

11.40 General Studies: 1: What's Wrong with Britain?
From being a world leader in the 19th century, Britain has now slipped to a lowly position in the league table of economic growth. Two sixth-formers, Jennie Walmsley and Tom Wright, report on some of the ills which seem to beset this country.

12.10 pm Whatever Happened to Britain?: 1: Independent of Men's Will
An analysis of Britain's performance as an economic force since the Industrial Revolution.
The relative decline of Britain in the market system.
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12.40 Technical Studies: 1: Capstan and Turret Lathes
Ten programmes showing how basic concepts in manufacturing technology are used in modern industry.
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1.5 Lifegames: 1: First Impressions: Job Interviews
A lighthearted look at some key aspects of life and social skills presented by Steve Blacknell.
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1.38 Casebook Scotland: Standard Grade Studies: The Vehicle Industry
The rise and fall of Scotland's car and truck manufacturers.

2.0 Words and Pictures: Tigers
A series of stories, songs and rhymes for young children in the early stages of reading.
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2.18 English 11-13: 1: Alone: Autobiography
You needn't be famous to write yours!
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2.40 Politics and You: You and the Law
A look at the powers of the police to stop and search people, and the rights of animals.
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Contributors

Producer (Job Bank):
David Meldrum
Writer (Going to Work):
Bill Lyons
Series Producer (Going to Work):
Paul Mitchell
[Actress]:
Cindy Shelley
[Actress]:
Cassie McFarlane
[Actor]:
Tony McPherson
[Actor]:
Gorden Kaye
[Actress]:
Sandy Ratcliffe
[Actor]:
Billy Hamon
[Actress]:
Sara Clee
[Actor]:
Nick Reding
Presenter (You and Me):
Gary Wilmot
Film Editor (You and Me):
David Painter
Producer (You and Me):
Richard Callanan
Cosmo:
Frances Kay
Dibs:
Francis Wright
Presenter (Music Time):
Jonathan Cohen
Presenter (Music Time):
Helen Speirs
Director (Music Time):
David Scott Cowan
Producer (Music Time):
Elizabeth Bennet
Writer (History File):
Tony Howarth
Commentary (History File):
John Tidmarsh
Series Producer (History File):
Paul Mitchell
Presenter (Zig Zag):
Sheelagh Gilbey
Producer (Zig Zag):
Tom Stanier
Bishop Odo:
Arthur Hewlett
Producer (Thinkabout):
Pat Farrington
Series Producer (Thinkabout):
Derek Longhurst
Frank:
Jim Dunk
Sally:
Vicky Licorish
Reporter (General Studies):
Jennie Walmsley
Reporter (General Studies):
Tom Wright
Producer (General Studies):
Bruce Jamson
Presenter (Lifegames):
Steve Blacknell
Producer (Casebook Scotland):
Robert Clark
Producer (Words and Pictures):
Moyra Gambleton
Series Producer (English 11-13):
Judith Miles
Commentary (Politics and You):
Paul Hargreaves
Producer (Politics and You):
Andy Walker

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