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This week the show examines nature's recyclers, with Dominic Wood looking at animals who live off rubbish, including slugs who eat paper, and gulls that scour waste tips for food. Meanwhile, Billy Nibbles travels to Borneo to see its orang-utans.
(S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dominic Wood
Unknown:
Billy Nibbles

Today's show sees Mark Speight and Marsali Stewart from the BBC children's series Insides Out attempting to set a new world record for bed-making, while Jez Edwards faces tough competition in the annual Tetbury woolsack race. Plus, Sally Gray meets a team of Newquay surfers who try out the world's biggest surfboard.
With Linford Christie. (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Speight
Unknown:
Marsali Stewart
Unknown:
Jez Edwards
Unknown:
Sally Gray
Unknown:
Linford Christie.

Live performances, the latest videos, a countdown of this week's top 20 and the bestselling single.
Director/Producer Chris Cowey Repeated next Saturday (S) WEBSITE: www.totp.beeb.com
TOP OF THE POPS THE MAGAZINE: available from newsagents

Contributors

Producer:
Chris Cowey

Alan Titchmarsh , Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh head west to Locklease, Bristol, where Janet, a botanical artist and wheelchair user, dreams of a garden which will inspire her illustrations and meet her mobility needs.
Producer John Thornicroft : Executive producer Carol Haslam (S)(W) BBC PRODUCTS: Ground Force Water Garden Workbook by Charlie Dimmock , £9.99 and Ground Force CD and cassette available from retailers
Raising expectations: Alan Titchmarsh , page 48 Top gardening websites: Webwatch, page 51

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh
Unknown:
Charlie Dimmock
Unknown:
Tommy Walsh
Producer:
John Thornicroft
Producer:
Carol Haslam
Unknown:
Charlie Dimmock
Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh

In the final episode of the docusoap, supervisor Jeremy Spake plays the role of a difficult passenger as a test for industry students, and immigation officer Caroline Acheson is suspicious of a glamorous Colombian student. The series returns in the new year. See Choice.
Producer AshokPrasad (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Spake
Unknown:
Caroline Acheson

Something Personal. As DI Cramer and Dr Paige try to reconcile their work and private lives, they are faced with a suspicious case of hit-and-run.
Episode written by Stuart Morris
Producer Beverley Dartnall ; Director Delyth Thomas (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Di Cramer
Written By:
Stuart Morris
Producer:
Beverley Dartnall
Director:
Delyth Thomas
Dr Jonathan Paige:
Nigel Havers
Dl Gillian Cramer:
Jane Gumett
DS Helen Diamond:
Nicola Cowper
Sgt Keith Lardner:
Roderick Smith
DC Gary Monk:
Ian Gain
PC Tom Allen:
Julian Kay
Matt Gregory:
Idris Elba
Gavin Kirkdale:
Tom Burke
Donald Howson:
James Laurenson
Marcus Baxter:
Jonathan Coy
Louise Baxter:
Irene Richards
Lizzie Gregory:
Nicola Alexis
Naomi:
Diya Luximon
Kristine Ashadi:
Mamta Kash

Ecological drama. An unorthodox biochemist on the trail of a medical miracle in the South American rainforest is accompanied by a feisty female scientist. But the mismatched pair are soon fighting each other, rather than the desperate battle against the march of "progress".
Director John Mc Tieman (1992. PG) (S) (W) Films: pp 72-76 ***
Followed by Weathervlew

Contributors

Director:
John Mc Tieman
Dr Robert Campbell:
Sean Connery
Dr Rae Crane:
Lorraine Bracco
Dr Miguel Omega:
Jose Wilker
Tanaki:
Rodolfo De Alexandre

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