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9.35 La maree et ses secrets: 3: Une ombre du passe
A five-part adventure serial in French by Christopher Russell and Jane Cottave.
(R) (E)

9.52 Economics: A Question of Choice: 3: Workers or Machines?
Why introduce new technology? An investigation of its impact on a provincial newspaper and other workplaces. How are workers, employers and society coming to terms with its effects?
(R) (E)

10.15 Science Workshop: Paper (A)
(Shown yesterday at 10.15 am) (E)

10.38 History File: From Sail to Steam
How the steamship developed and why it took so long to oust sail.
(R) (E)

11.0 Thinkabout: See How They Grow
(Shown yesterday at 2.0 pm) (E)

11.18 Higher Education: Polys and Colleges: 3: What Sort of Place?
A students'-eye-view of undergraduate life, touching on what it is like to be interviewed, to master new study skills and to branch out into new subjects.
(R) (E)

11.40 Scene: Boxing on the Ropes
(For full details see Friday at 12.32 pm) (E)

12.12 pm Media Studies
(Shown on Monday at 12.8 pm) (E)

12.45 Science Topics: Genetics and Genetic Engineering
Characteristics are passed on from one generation to the next by genes.
(R) (E)

1.5-1.30 A vous la France
For beginners in French, a multi-media course (based on recordings and film sequences made with a wide variety of French people) which aims to teach enough French to handle practical situations and make social contact.
(R) (E)

1.38 Outlook: Farming through the Ages: Turning the Soil
After centuries with little change, farming methods began to improve after the Enclosure Acts of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Presented by David Parry-Jones
(R) (E)

2.0 Watch: Trees: Leaves
A look at some of the largest living things - trees. Most common trees can be identified by the shape of their leaves.
James and Louise make a tree book using leaf patterns. The difference between evergreen and deciduous trees is introduced, which leads to the story of The Bird with the Broken Wing. Presented by Louise Hall-Taylor and James Earl Adair
(Shown on Tuesday at 11.0 am) (E)

2.15 Music Time: 3: Sound Signals
(Shown on Monday at 10.15 am) (E)

Contributors

Writer (La maree et ses secrets):
Christopher Russell
Writer (La maree et ses secrets):
Jane Cottave
Consultant (Economics:
A Question of Choice): Steve Hodkinson
Film Editor (Economics:
A Question of Choice): Barry Haigh
Producer (Economics:
A Question of Choice): Roger Fry
Narrator (Higher Education):
Libby Purves
Producer (Higher Education):
Rosanna Hibbert
Series Producer (Science Topics):
Peter Bratt
Presenter (Outlook):
David Parry-Jones
Producer (Outlook):
Alwyn Humphreys
Presenter (Watch):
Louise Hall-Taylor
Presenter (Watch):
James Earl Adair
Producer (Watch):
David Taft

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