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9.15 Politics in Action (Scotland): 3: Housing Problems
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9.35 Pages from Ceefax

10.0 You and Me
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds
Harry thinks the music is too loud, Liz does not. How can Cosmo and Dibs keep them both happy? Transport song: 'Wheels on tracks'
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10.15 Science Workshop: Water 'B'
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10.38 Investigating Science
And the Forecast is...
How observation, measurements and the recognition of patterns in the ever-changing atmosphere provide the basis for predicting the weather.
followed by Red Sky at Night?
Clouds, sky signs and the behaviour of flowers and animals have provided a rich variety of weather lore. How reliable are such sayings?
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11.0 Words and Pictures: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
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11.17 Let's See: Minibeasts: 1: The Plant Eaters
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11.40 Maths at Work: Programme 3
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12.2 pm Technology and Design: Moving..
The last of three television programmes in a new multimedia package featuring problem-solving in the real world of technology and design. This programme considers the problem of transport in the third world.
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12.25 Dicho y hecho
Basic skills in Spanish
Asking for things; dealing with money; needing things
(R) (e)

12.50 France-Francais: 3: Chloe
It's la fete de la musique and anyone who plays an instrument is welcome on the streets today. Chloe brings her drums and talks about the music she and her friends prefer.
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1.5 The Money Makers: Sir John Harvey Jones - The Company Man
(R) (e)

1.38 Around Scotland: The Great Glen: 3: The Caledonian Canal
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When the children's kite gets stuck up a tree, it brings down more than they bargained for. Pippa takes her first flight in a glider.
(R) (e)

Paul Coia strikes it rich in the north west. He explores Vancouver, a vibrant city of the 1980s, and compares it with Barkerville, a ghost town from Gold Rush days.

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Tuborg World Cup Australia v Wales
There are eight teams from around the world competing in this four-day event, now in its eighth year. This year's prize money is £100,000 with E32,000 going to the winning team. The current holders of the World Cup are the Ireland 'A' team. The teams:
Australia (seeded 5)
JOHN CAMPBELL (captain) EDDIE CHARLTON
WARREN KING
Wales (seeded 4)
TERRY GRIFFITHS (captain) DOUG MOUNTJOY
RAY REARDON
DAVID ICKE introduces coverage from Bournemouth International Centre.
Commentators TED LOWE
JACK KARNEHM , CLIVE EVERTON Summarisers
JIM MEADOWCROFT
JOHN VIRGO
Television presentation
MIKE ADLEY. PETER HAYWARD Producer KErrH MACKENZIE

Regional News and Weather

JULIAN WILSON introduces coverage of the fourth race from today's card at the National Hunt Festival.
4.5 The Sun Alliance Steeplechase (3m)
Tawbridge heads a strong home team against the Irish challenge.
Commentators PETER
O'SULLEVAN, RICHARD PITMAN Summarisers
BILL SMITH , TOMMY STACK
Reporter JONATHAN POWELL Producer FRED VINER

News, views, gossip and song with Pamela and her guests.

Tuborg World Cup Australia v Wales
DAVID icke introduces further coverage from Bournemouth International Centre of this best-of-nine-frames match.

The latest book from novelist
Doris Lessing is a passionate defence of the resistance fighters in Afghanistan, called The Wind Blows Away Our Words. She talks about it to Nicholas Shakespeare and his guests, who also discuss The Hobbit by J. R. R. TOLKIEN , re-issued 50 years after its first publication.
Researcher CHRIS WILSON Director PETER MANIURA
Producer ROLAND KEATING

Second of three films featuring the famous fiend. Today starring with At his secret headquarters in North Africa Dr Fu Manchu holds 12 girls captive. Each of them is related to an influential figure whose collaboration he needs to further his plan to dominate the world....
Screenplay by PETER WELBECK
Produced by HARRY ALAN TOWERS Directed by DON SHARP
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'Do-it-yourself science presented by Carol Mather and Professor Ian FeUs.
Professor David Phillips from the Royal Institution explains how his work with lasers and dyes might lead to a treatment for some forms of cancer. He also gets the colours out of Smarties and cures a jaundiced glass baby (what?) ...
Ian proves that the sky isn't really blue, and Carol takes part in the first of a series of experiments designed to show whether humans have a genuine sense of direction. Dr Robin Baker of Manchester University is hoping that many people will try the experiment and write to him with the results. Assistant producers
GEORGE AUCKLAND. DEBORAH COHEN Producer PATRICK TITLEY (e)

Q: Which British musician has written and played on top ten hits with four different bands and is still only 26?
A: Vince Clarke with Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and now Erasure.
Mark Ellen searches for the secret of his success.
In the studio, Andy Kershaw unearths two contrasting new American talents - country singer Lyle Lovett and the enigmatic Californian band Camper van Beethoven. WT cameras penetrate the hideaway of scientist, engineer and inventor Tom Scholz.
Producers TREVOR DANN and JOHN BURROWES
Director DOMINIC BRIGSTOCKE Editor MICHAEL APPLETON

Justice may be strewn with law-makers and law-breakers, but David Jessel and Sue Cook are in the studio to help light its way. And Ed Boyle investigates controversial cases and legal loopholes. Director JEREMY MILLS
Producer ALAN BOOKBINDER

with OR
Written by LARRY GELBART and LAURENCE MARKS
Directed by GENE REYNOLDS (R)

The last of four parts by FAY WELDON with and 'Til I'm on My Feet
Preparations for the carnival draw Natalie, Sonia, Flora, and Ros closer together.
Besides, they're all on benefit except Natalie - she's on the wages of sin.
Music composed and conducted by GUY WOOLFENDEN and STEPHEN HANCOCK
Videotape editor IVOR WILLIAMS Graphics designer BOB COSFORD
Costume designer KATHRYN AYERST Designed by MARY SPENCER
Produced by ROGER GREGORY Directed by BRIAN FARNHAM
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The Complete Piano Sonatas Daniel Barenboim plays Sonata No 24 Op 78, 'For Therese'

11.35 The Effective Manager: The Deep End
A dramatised trilogy about the problems facing Lewis Jones in his first managerial job.
(R)

12.0 A Probability Model for Rare Events
Different probability models sometimes give the same result. When the probabilities are small, this provides a considerable simplification.
(R)

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