Technology: Facts are not Enough

9.20 Inset Science
The fifth in a series designed to help science departments to discuss and implement in their own schools ideas about the demands of the secondary science curriculum, including GCSE and Balanced Science. Presented by Terry Marsh
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9.52 Making History: The Middle Ages: The Traders
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10.15 Look and Read: Geordie Racer: 5: Race Day
While Spuggy waits for Blue Flash to return from the big race, he puzzles over the message brought by Baz's pigeon. Is Baz up to something? Then Spuggy finds a second message...
With Leon Armstrong, Lien Lu, Lesley Casey, Charles Collingwood, Katie Hebb, Michael Heath, Derek Griffiths, Madelaine Newton, Fred Pearson, Peter Rowell, Julie Stevens, Kevin Whately and Bungo
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10.38 The Brunel Experience: A Hefty Problem
When Brunel solved the problem of lifting the heavy spans of Royal Saltash Bridge into place he turned the occasion into a public spectacular. How confident are today's young technologists in solving a similar problem - on a much smaller scale?
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11.00 Watch: The Elements
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11.18 Wondermaths: 15
The arrival at Planet Theta should be easy - but without a computer the space lanes seem incomprehensible. However, they may follow a pattern.
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11.35 Information World: Just Ask the Computer
Last in a series of programmes about information technology.
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12.00 Maths Topics: Probability 2
The 0-1 scale; manipulating probabilities; randomised response method.
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12.20pm The Italians: The Mayor of Montemilone
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12.50 Espana Viva
The fifth of 15 programmes
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1.20 Mop and Smiff: The Treasure
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1.38 Outlook: Spain and Its People: 3: Mountains and Moors
The Moors ruled Spain for 700 years, and the Alhambra Palace in Granada is a magnificent monument to them.
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2.00 News, Weather
followed by You and Me
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds
Cosmo is not in the mood for cuddles and asks Dibs not to touch her.
Book: "Sunita Makes Friends" by Maggie Paun
This programme may help adults discuss with children other times when touches are unwelcome.
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Further material is available from Kidscape (Y) [address removed]

If it's a wet, miserable, cold winter's day here in Britain and you need a quick pick-me-up, then join
Peter Seabrook 12,000 miles down under in the sunny climes of springtime in New Zealand. In this series of five programmes Peter sees some of New Zealand's finest gardens - from Christchurch Botanies to today's visit to the garden of Gordon Collier at Taihape on North Island. It's a riot of spring colour, camellia and rhododendrons. Producer RUSS MORASH BBC presentation by DENIS W. GARTSIDE BBC Pebble Mill

Next week marks the 25th anniversary of the Beatles' first record Please Please Me reaching No 1 in the charts.
In 1962 the Beatles conquered Liverpool; in 1963 they stormed Britain; in 1964 the US - and then the world. The Beatles were the first supergroup. Until the group gave up performing live in 1966, their concerts were one resounding scream; their lives ones of endless harassment.
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Presented by Paul Coia

Isobel Ward, Simon Barnes , Chris Davies and Clive Jermain present BBC television's magazine programme for disabled people and their families.
Included this month, a report on the work of a charity, celebrating it's centenary - and could commercials change people's attitude to disability? With subtitles for the hard of hearing.
For a factsheet, please send sae to: [address removed]

Introduced by Gerald Harrison
with the DWI Yorkshire Imperial Band conducted by Ray Farr and the GUS Band conducted by Keith Wilkinson

from the Gardens of the Rose

Concludes a season of screen adaptations of children's stories. Today starring Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser
For the Walker children, a holiday in the Lake District becomes the adventure of a lifetime when they set sail to camp on an island in the middle of the lake. As their intrepid escapade begins, the children enter the imaginative and colourful world of pirates and Captain Flint's treasure.
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with Carlos Riera and Corina Poore
The week's news as seen through the eyes of Univision - the television service which broadcasts in Spanish to at least 20 million Hispanics living in the United States.
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by BOB BLACK starring
Fame
A top publisher tells Willie he's a genius. Has he cracked it at last or was he half-cracked to begin with? Music by DAVID MCNIVEN Designer IAIN MCDONALD Director RON bain
Producer COLIN GILBERT

Presented by Chris Kelly Michael Barry and Jill Goolden Health
The guru of healthy eating, Professor Philip James , hits backathis critics. Is theNACNE report he authored still valid? Stealth
That stealthiest of sea dwellers - the crab. Once caught, and dressed, there are some delicious ways to eat it.
Wealth
A wealth of ideas for edible gifts from a master patissier in time for St Valentine's Day next week. They're practical and easy to follow. Film directors
JEREMY MILLS , CHRIS TERRILL Studio director JEREMY MILLS Producer PETER BAZALGETTE
For factsheet send a cheque or postal order for 60p (payable to BSS) to: [address removed]

Starring Michael York as Second Lt Arthur Drake, Richard Attenborough as Major Lionel Roach, Trevor Howard as Col Benjamin Strang, Stacy Keach as the Adjutant, Christopher Piummer as Major Alastair, Susannah York as Mrs Marjorie Scarlett

Two subalterns, Drake and Millington, take up their duties with the Indian Light Cavalry at a lonely outpost on the North-West Frontier. Intent on dismissal at the end of his probation period, Millington goes out of his way to earn the disapproval of his seniors. When Mrs Scarlett, widow of the regimental hero, is viciously assaulted, Millington is arrested. Unconcerned about the outcome of the court martial, he chooses the inexperienced Drake to defend him....

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