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9.8 Science Topics: Catalysis
Catalysts speed up reactions - their presence is vital in industry and for controlling pollution.
(Shown on Tuesday at 1.19 pm)

9.35 Maths-in-a-Box: 3: The Big Cover-up
Written by Alex Glasgow.
A mathematical adventure in ten parts. (Repeat)

9.52 Look and Read: Dark Towers: 5: The Old Coach House
by Andrew Davies.
(Shown on Tuesday at 10.10 am)

10.15 Mathscore Two: 3: A Matter of Degree
Cake, ships, a giant protractor and two burglars provide some new angles. (Repeat)

10.38 Exploring Science: Energy
Everybody uses the word energy -but what does it mean? Do scientists use the word in a special way? (Repeat)

11.0 Junior Craft, Design and Technology: Up and Down the Hill: Uphill
Down is fine but what about uphill? (Repeat)

11.22 Read On!: 5: Journey On!
(Shown on Wednesday at 2.18 pm)

11.44 Going to Work: Happy in Your Job?
(Shown on Monday at 9.38)

12.5 pm The Computer Programme - Series 1: 5: The New Media
An introduction to the use of computers with the emphasis on small machines. The language used is BBC BASIC. (Rpt)

12.30 Business Club - Series 2: A Visit to Hartlepool
A series on survival and success in small business.
A local business club meeting. (Rpt)
Book, The Small Business Guide, £4.50 from booksellers

12.55 Speak for Yourself: 5: Phoning Work When Sick
Does telephoning someone in a large organisation worry you? Presenters Indira Joshi, Burt Kwouk, Isla St Clair, Marina Sirtis and Trevor Thomas give you information and advice on how best to reach the right person. (Repeat)
(For more information on today's topic, in 13 different languages, phone [number removed] after the programme. Lines are open until 5.30 pm)

1.21 Encounter: Spain: Spare Time
A teenage disco, a pelota match and the local radio station in Valladolid; youth groups - and the annual Romeria in Plascenia. (Rpt)

1.38 Around Scotland: The Clyde Coast: 1: On the Move
(Shown on Thursday at 1.38 pm)

2.1 Scene: Girl in Brazil
Sixteen-year-old Vera shows us what it's like living in the slums of a big Brazilian city. What are her hopes for the future?
(Shown on Thursday at 10.34 am)

2.30 English File: John Hersey's Hiroshima
New Yorker writer John Hersey visited Hiroshima shortly after the atom bomb had devastated the city. The visit provoked a remarkable piece of documentary journalism.
(First shown in the Communicate series)

Contributors

Writer (Maths-in-a-Box):
Alex Glasgow
Producer (Maths-in-a-Box):
Morton Surguy
Writer (Look and Read):
Andrew Davies
Producer (Mathscore Two):
David Roseveare
Producer (Junior Craft, Design and Technology):
David Taft
Presenter (Business Club):
Ian McNaught-Davis
Presenter (Speak For Yourself):
Indira Joshi
Presenter (Speak For Yourself):
Burt Kwouk
Presenter (Speak For Yourself):
Isla St Clair
Presenter (Speak For Yourself):
Marina Sirtis
Presenter (Speak For Yourself):
Trevor Thomas
Producer (English File):
Andree Molyneux

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