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9.52 Making History: The Tudors: The Great House
Visiting stately homes is one of the most popular ways of spending a day out.
But do you know how and why changes in building design reflect changes in life-styles between the Medieval and Tudor periods? Haddon Hall provides the perfect opportunity to find out.
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10.15 Look and Read: Fair Ground!: 7: Ozzie Thinks Again
Ozzie is convinced that Mr Turnbull is up to no good - but Bert will not listen.
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10.38 Investigating Science
And the Forecast is...
How observation, measurements and the recognition of patterns in the ever-changing atmosphere provide the basis for predicting the weather.
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followed by Red Sky at Night?
Clouds, sky signs and the behaviour of flowers and animals have provided a rich variety of weather lore. How reliable are such sayings?
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11.0 Watch: Birds: Feathers
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11.17 Now and Then: Leisure and Recreation: Beside the Seaside
Albert Brown and his granddaughter Rachel go to Blackpool for the day. It's a place where Albert spent many holidays as a child. Is Blackpool the same now as it was then?
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11.37 Textile Studies: Spinning a Yarn
The basic properties of a fabric depend on the yarn, and the yam's quality is decided by the fibres. A look at fibres, including a new polyamide that looks and feels just like cotton. Presented by Keith Chegwin
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11.57 Politics and You: Put it to the Vote
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12.18 pm Going to Work: Life Skills: Looking for Work
Eddie goes to London to stay with his sister and her husband. He looks for work but with not much luck.
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12.40 The Taste of Health: Budget Cooking
With Judith Hann
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1.5 Telejournal
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1.38 Walrus: What Should I Do?: Larry and the Big Hello
There's a question of loyalty for Larry.
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Contributors

Presenter (Making History):
Richard Burrows
Producer (Making History):
Jill Sheppard
Writer (Look and Read):
Christopher Russell
Producer (Look and Read):
Sue Weeks
Narrator (Investigating Science:
And the Forecast is...): Mac Andrews
Producer (And the Forecast is...)/Series producer (Investigating Science):
Robin Gwyn
Presenter (Investigating Science:
Red Sky at Night?): Fred Harris
Subject (Now and Then):
Albert Brown
Subject (Now and Then):
Rachel Brown
Narrator (Now and Then):
Su Pollard
Producer (Now and Then):
David Morgan
Presenter (Textile Studies):
Keith Chegwin
Producer (Textile Studies):
John Chapple
Presenter (The Taste of Health):
Judith Hann
Producer (Walrus):
Morton Surguy
PC Davies:
Dave Ismay
Mrs Darwen:
Mona Hammond
Mr Darwen:
David Foxxe
Larry:
Mmoloki Chrystie
Mr Jatti:
Homi Nanavaty
Barney:
Simon Beal
Brenda:
Sally Watkins
Alice:
Angela Clements
Tich:
David Garlick
George Dogger:
Timmy Mallett

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