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Writing to Charlie. A mother's caution makes Steve suspicious while Faith and Rana set a date.
Written by Nick Warburton (S) (W)

Contributors

Written By:
Nick Warburton
Dr Steve Rawlings:
Mark Frost
Dr Rana Mistry:
Akbar Kurtha
Christine Harmer:
Fionnuala Ellwood
Nita Harmer:
Holly Grainger

Charlie Dimmock and Chris Beardshaw seek out inspiration and ideas from the designs and displays. Plus the club whose courtyard garden is based on ideas inspired by Geoff Hamilton. Further coverage can be seen at
8.30pm on BBC2. (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlie Dimmock
Unknown:
Chris Beardshaw
Unknown:
Geoff Hamilton.

Ends 5.35.

Wildlife
Animation. (R) (S)

3.30 Tweenies
Max is in a noisy mood not shared by the other
Tweenies. (R) (S) (W)

3.50 Casper
Animated antics with the friendly ghost. (R) (S)

4.10 The Wild Thornberrys
Eliza helps an arctic hare. (S)

4.35 The Demon Headmaster
Fourth in the six-part science-fiction drama. The Demon Headmaster's influence spreads, Hyperbrain springs to life and Michael's seach goes on.
Dramatised by Helen Cresswell from The Demon Headmaster Takes Over by Gillian Cross (R) (S)

5.00 Blue Peter
The team are in the Lake District and visit the home of writer and illustrator Beatrix Potter.
Repeated tomorrow at 8am on BBC2
(S) (W) Website: [website removed]

5.25 Newsround
(S) (W)

Contributors

Dramatised by ("The Demon Headmaster"):
Helen Cresswell
Based on the book by ("The Demon Headmaster"):
Gillian Cross
Demon Headmaster:
Terrence Hardiman
Mrs Hunter:
Tessa Peake-Jones
Dinah Hunter:
Frances Amey
Lloyd Hunter:
Gunnar Cauthery
Harvey Hunter:
Thomas Szekeres
The Lady:
Alphonsia Emmanuel

Reading facial expressions is a vital skill in some professions. Hollywood drama students perform their winning smiles in front of two top face reading experts and a new computer programme that claims to be able to spot the fakes better than humans. With Philippa Forrester and Peter Snow. Producer Rumu Sen-Gupta : Editor Saul Nasse
Repeated next Wednesday with sign language (S) (W) FURTHER INFORMATION: Ceefax page 623: www.bbc.co.uk/tw

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Snow.
Producer:
Rumu Sen-Gupta
Editor:
Saul Nasse

Vet Mark Heffernan has to perform an emergency operation on a pregnant cat. Out on the streets the RSPCA's inspectors and animal collection officers are busy answering a variety of calls. Presented by Rolf Harris , with Edwina Silver and Rhodri Williams.
Producer Suzanne Daggar ; Series producer Helen Nightingale (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Heffernan
Presented By:
Rolf Harris
Unknown:
Edwina Silver
Unknown:
Rhodri Williams.
Producer:
Suzanne Daggar
Producer:
Helen Nightingale

Tonight's cases include the Coventry resident who died while trying to save her children after an arsonist struck, the robbers who attacked a policeman in Henley, and the 83-year-old grandmother who managed to fight back against her assailant. With Nick Ross and Fiona Bruce. Call free on [number removed] ore-mail: cwuk@bbc.co.uk
Director Stuart McDonald
Series producer Katie Thomson
Crimewatch UK Update is at 10.40pm (S) (W) FURTHER INFORMATION: Ceefax page 621; Minicom number [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Ross
Unknown:
Fiona Bruce
Director:
Stuart McDonald

In the run-up to the general election, Conservative Party leader William Hague is interrogated in an edition of the programme from Manchester. Hosted by David Dimbleby.
Executive producer George Carey
Series editor Nick Pisani
(S) CONTACT DETAILS: phone [number removed] (calls charged at 25p), or e-mail via the programme's website: www.bbc.co.uk/questiontime

Contributors

Leader:
William Hague
Unknown:
David Dimbleby
Producer:
George Carey
Editor:
Nick Pisani

Action thriller. Gene Watson is a businessman whose life is thrown into turmoil when his daughter is abducted. The kidnappers inform Watson he has less than 90 minutes to assassinate Governor Eleanor Grant - or they will kill his daughter.
Widescreen. Review page 56.
Director John Badham (1995, 15) (S) (W)
Followed by Weatherview (wj

Contributors

Unknown:
Gene Watson
Unknown:
Eleanor Grant
Director:
John Badham
Gene Watson:
Johnny Depp
Mr Smith:
Christopher Walken
Lynn Watson:
Courtney Chase
Huey:
Charles S Button
Ms Jones:
Roma Maffia
Eleanor Grant:
Marsha Mason

Recent programmes shown again with sign language. Ends 3.05am.
Panorama Not Cricket! Shown Sunday at 10.20pm (S) (W) NOTE: as Panorama is likely to react to news, its subject matter may change.
1.00 Tomorrow's World Stunt experts test out a climbing gadget that requires no ropes. Shown last Wednesday (S)(W)
1.30 Son of God The Last Days. Jeremy Bowen focuses on Jesus's death and Resurrection, and examines the mechanics of crucifixion - in scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. (R) (S) (W)
2.20 See Hear Shown on Saturday at 10.40am on BBC2

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Bowen

BBC One London

About BBC One

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

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