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Daytime on Two

on BBC Two England

Parents should note that some of 'Daytime on Two' is aimed at teenagers and may be unsuitable for the young.

9.50am Quinze minutes: En vacances
(Shown yesterday at 9.25am) (e)

10.05am You and Me
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds. (R) (e)

10.20am A Search Out Science Special
Why are pop stars just a lot of black and white squares to your TV set? Storing words, moving sounds around and turning pictures into something different depends on a concept - 'information'. Carol Vorderman learns why you can't believe what you hear... even when you can see it! (e)

10.40am Around Scotland: Scottish Inventions: Railway Station
(For details see Friday 10.25am) (R) (e)

11.00am Words and Pictures: On the Way Home
(Shown on Monday at 2.00pm) (e)

11.15am English Time: Handles
by Jan Mark.
Dramatised by Michael Robson.
with Jason Kercher, Patrick Monckton, Daniel Strauss, Steven Clements, Karen Gledhill and Sarah Brydon. (R) (e)

11.35am Inset: RE Inset in the Primary School
Many teachers are unsure about approaching RE with children in primary schools. The programme visits Bedfordshire to see a variety of ideas in action. (e)

12.10pm Science in Action: Waste Not, Want Not
(Shown on Monday at 1.00pm) (e)

12.30pm Lifeschool: Links: Protecting the Environment. Rivers of Life
The River Yare in Norwich and the River Nile in Egypt - pollution faces them both. How is each country handling the problem?
(Shown on Monday at 9.40am) (e)

12.55pm Business Matters: Person to Person - the Craft of Interviewing: 3: The Tough Ones
written and presented by Jack Gratus.

Three dramatised programmes. (R) (e)

1.20pm PC Pinkerton: Practice Makes Perfect (R)

1.25pm Philomena the Cat: Night Walk (R)

1.40pm Zig Zag: DIY Animation
(Shown on Monday at 11.00am) (e)

2.00pm News; Weather
followed by
Storytime: Can't you Sleep, Little Bear?
Little Bear is scared of the dark, but Big Bear reassures him and eventually he falls happily asleep.
Part of the story is retold using sign supported English by John Simpson Lee and a group of children perform a shadow play about bedtime. (e)

Contributors

Presenter (A Search Out Science Special):
Carol Vorderman
Director (A Search Out Science Special):
Andrew Chater
Producer (A Search Out Science Special):
Neil Ryder
Author (English Time):
Jan Mark
Dramatised by (English Time):
Michael Robson
Director (English Time):
Chris Ellis
Erica:
Natasha Jones
Auntie Joan:
Mary Elliot-Nelson
Elsie:
Tim Charrington
Bunny:
Steve O'Donnell
[Actor]:
Jason Kercher
[Actor]:
Patrick Monckton
[Actor]:
Daniel Strauss
[Actor]:
Steven Clements
[Actress]:
Sarah Brydon
Producer (Inset):
Mike Dick
Producer (Inset):
John Forrest
Series producer (Lifeschool):
Andy Walker
Writer/presenter (Business Matters):
Jack Gratus
Film editor (Business Matters):
Peter Harris
Producer (Business Matters):
Tony Roberts
'Mac':
Bernard Gallagher
Clare:
Judy Riley
Antony:
Terry McGinity
Clive:
Alan Barker
Maggie:
Annie Bruce
Editor:
Peter Harris
Producer:
Tony Roberts
Music (PC Pinkerton):
John Kelhan
Produced and directed by (PC Pinkerton):
Trevor Bond
Producer (Philomena the Cat):
Greg Childs
Interpreter (Storytime):
John Simpson Lee
Song (Storytime):
Clair Friedman
Song (Storytime):
Pat Baugh
Puppets (Storytime):
Ken Haines
Series producer (Storytime):
Diane Morgan
Series producer (Storytime):
Pat Farrington

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