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introduced by Simon Parkin and Andi Peters - starting with

Playbus
Stops today at The Why Bird Stop
Simon discovers that the lost property filing isn't as easy as he had expected.

7.55am Is That a Fact?: Finn McCool
Taking a look at legends.
with George the computer and UK-9 and children from Bushmills Primary School, Bushmills.

8.10am The Hallo Spencer Show!
From Spencerville, Ohio, it's the wildest, zaniest, most adorable group of puppets. Hosted by the world's worst dresser and biggest know-it-all, Mr Hallo Spencer.

8.35am Umbrella
What can you give to help the hungry, and will your prayer be shown this week?
BBC North West

8.50am Smoggies
Cool builds an experimental harp whose sounds have disastrous effects on their environment.

9.15am Visionaries: The Overthrow of Merklyn
With the aid of the Wizard Falkama whom they captured in a previous episode, the Darkling Lords trick Merklyn out of his crystal ball and go on a spree of mischief.

9.40am Blue Peter Omnibus
A chance to catch up on the best of last week's programmes, with Caron Keating, Yvette Fielding and John Leslie.

10.30am Rally Report
Early this morning, 190 cars left Nottingham at the start of the Lombard RAC Rally, the final and arguably the toughest round of the 1989 World Rally Championship. Over the next five days the competitors will travel nearly 2,000 miles around Britain before the finish in Nottingham on Thursday afternoon.
William Woollard introduces live coverage of the fourth special stage at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire with commentary from Barrie Gill and Tony Mason, and reports from Alan Douglas.
BBC Pebble Mill
(Highlights at 11.30pm)

11.20am Ovide
Run for Your Lives (R)

11.30am Maid Marian and Her Merry Men: 1: How the Band Got Together
by Tony Robinson.
From the ashes of King John's underpants a legend is reborn.

11.55am The O Zone
Music news and features with Andy Crane.

Contributors

Presenter (Children's BBC):
Simon Parkin
Presenter (Children's BBC):
Andi Peters
Driver (Playbus):
Simon Davies
Puppeteer (Playbus):
Fiona Beynon Brown
Producer (Playbus):
Penny Lloyd
Wanda Wonder (Is That a Fact):
Alwyne Taylor
Sheerluck Holmes (Is That a Fact):
Dave Benson Phillips
Theme Music (Is That a Fact):
Alec Dankworth
Producer (Is That a Fact):
Peter Charlton
Producer (Is That a Fact):
Richard Simkin
Presenter (Umbrella):
Mark Chatterton
Presenter (Umbrella):
Kinny Gardner
Presenter (Umbrella):
null Bhasker
Director (Umbrella):
Celia Bonner
Producer (Umbrella):
Judy Henry
Presenter (Blue Peter):
Caron Keating
Presenter (Blue Peter):
Yvette Fielding
Presenter (Blue Peter):
John Leslie
Presenter (Rally Report):
William Woollard
Commentator (Rally Report):
Barrie Gill
Commentator (Rally Report):
Tony Mason
Reporter (Rally Report):
Alan Douglas
OB Director (Rally Report):
Nick Patten
Editor (Rally Report):
Tom Ross
Writer (Maid Marian and her Merry Men):
Tony Robinson
Marian:
Kate Lonergan
Robin:
Wayne Morris
Barrington:
Danny John-Jules
Rabies:
Howard Lew Lewis
Little Ron:
Mike Edmonds
King John:
Forbes Collins
Sheriff:
Tony Robinson
Gary:
Mark Billingham
Graeme:
David Lloyd
Gladys:
Hilary Mason
Gatekeeper:
Lionel Taylor
Presenter (The O Zone):
Andy Crane
Director (The O Zone):
Michael Whelan
Producer (The O Zone):
Paul Smith

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