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9.36 Maths Counts: 5: Give a Third, Take a Quarter
by John Tully
Steve and Dave act as debt-collectors for Bert. They settle for a one-third reduction but are they being taken for a ride?
(R)

9.58 Thinkabout: Cover Up
(Shown on Monday at 11.22 am)

10.15 Science Workshop: Highlights: 1
(Shown yesterday at 9.38 am)

10.38 Exploring Science: Fertilisation
(Shown on Tuesday at 2.40 pm)

11.0 Near and Far: Bars of Tin
Mining and producing this much needed metal involves people, international networks, risks and costs.
(R)

11.22 The Bible Lands: 5: Masada
The palace fortress of Masada must be one of the most impregnable fortresses in the world. In 66 AD the Jews rose in revolt against the Romans. The Roman legions recovered the country, and, in 70 AD, destroyed Jerusalem. Masada, occupied by the Zealots, was the last place to hold out...
Presented by Peter Conolly
BBC Wales

11.45 Advanced Level Studies: Statistics: 4: Hypothesis Testing
'Beta-blockers reduce death from heart disease.' How can such generalisations be reformulated and tested?
(R)

12.5 pm Buongiorno Italia!: 9: Cosa prendiamo?
A course for beginners in Italian
(R)

12.30 Hold Down a Chord
The ninth programme of a beginner's course in folk guitar with John Pearse
(R)

12.45 Wheels of Fire: 9: All in the Family
Ten films about development issues in India.
(R)

1.20 Dicho y hecho
Basic skills in Spanish
Making Requests; Coping with Quantities; Asking the Tune
(R)

1.38 Around Scotland: Awake at Night: 1: Night Workers
John Crawford discovers how the police, post office workers, bakers and a disc-jockey spend the hours when most of us are asleep.
BBC Scotland

2.0 You and Me: 'R' is for Robot
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds
(R)

2.15 Music Time: Grouping Beats
(Shown on Monday at 10.15 am)

2.40 History File: The Road to Berlin
(Shown on Monday at 10.38 am)

Contributors

Writer (Maths Counts):
John Tully
Producer (Near and Far):
Robin Gwyn
Presenter (The Bible Lands):
Peter Conolly
Producer (The Bible Lands):
R. Dilwyn Jones
Producer (Advanced Level Studies:
Statistics): David Roseveare
Presenter/Guitarist (Hold Down a Chord):
John Pearse
Presenter (Around Scotland):
John Crawford
Producer (Around Scotland):
Peter Whiteford

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