•Parents should note that some of Daytime on Two is aimed at teenagers and may be unsuitable for the young.
9.25am
Treffpunkt: Osterreich Die Lehrlingszeit (R) (e)
9.40am Lifeschool
Links: Protecting the Environment
Rivers of Life.
(e)
10.05am You and Me
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds. (R) (e)
10.18am Music Time
Duets
Children from Robert
Browning Primary School work in pairs composing and writing down percussion duets, and listen to some piano music by Grieg, Liszt, Debussy and Billy Joel. Presenters:
Jonathan Cohen and Helen Speirs.
Produced by ELIZABETH BENNETT (e)
10.40am
Words into Action
Life and Death Simon Mayo continues his exploration of the Christian faith. At the heart of Christianity lies a view of life and, therefore, of death. (RXe)
11.00am Zig Zag DIY Animation
How to make your own animated cartoon. (R) (e)
11.20am
Why? Because ... What's for Dinner?
Food is a key to the way people's beliefs affect everyday life. (R) (e)
11.40am Into Music
Preparation
Children from Roxeth Manor Middle School begin to put together a composition called Calypso Crazy for their Christmas concert. (R) (e)
12.00 Thinkabout
Cover Up
A lively approach to everyday science for 5- to 7-year-olds. (R) (e)
12.15pm History File British Social History
In the Case of Ann Williams , Alias Edwards.
Ann Williams, a teenage criminal, was imprisoned twice and finally transported to Australia in the 1840s. The programme examines the Victorian penal system through Ann's experiences. (R) (e)
12.35pm Seventeen What Happened Next?
Debbie, Dean and Julia - plus Justin and Noorany - give another year's update on their lives. (R) (e)
1.00pm
Science in Action
Waste Not, Want Not
This week's programme is about recycling and looks at the contents of a family's dustbin and the growing problem of plastic waste. (R) (e)
1.20pm
The Adventures of Spot Spot Goes to the Circus by Eric Hill.
Told by Paul Nicholas. Animation LEO BELTOFT
Production clive JUSTER (R)
1.25pm Fireman Sam Treasure Hunt
Narrated by John Alderton. For Sarah and James, all ideas of treasure hunting get washed away when they accidentally burst the park water main. (R)
1.40pm Landmarks People and the Elements Drought.
In 1976 the rains failed both in Britain and in Africa.
For the Africans it was the beginning of the most devastating drought of our time. (R) (e)
2.00pm News
Weather followed by Words and Pictures
A series for 5- to 7-year-olds to encourage reading.
On the Way Home (R) (e)
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Neil Mullarkey visits a music recording session for BBCl's new drama, The Ginger Tree. Director MICHAEL WHELAN
Weather followed by Holiday Outings
Guernsey with Anne Gregg.
Director PATRICIA HOULIHAN (First shown in 'Holiday 89
Novelist Beryl Bainbridge examines the concept of a nation divided.
The Johnsons of Otterburn are farmers in the Border country with deep religious convictions and a love of music-making which has led the son to leave the land for city life with a rock group. Producer JAMES DEWAR
Anagram: Sooty Vicar. Clue: African State. Answer: see today's programme!
John Redwood has a passionate belief in an economic miracle for Britain. A former banker and head of the policy unit at Number 10, he has been called the 'prophet of privatization' and was recently voted Best New MP by his Westminster colleagues. He talks to John Humphrys about the decade of Thatcherism.
Producer JOHN WILCOX BBC Pebble Mill
Teenager Cass Bunning has ambitions to use his skill with the gun as a bounty hunter. With his beautiful young wife Nellie he embarks on a new life that is destined to lead to tragedy ...
Written and directed by BUDD BOETTICHER
Produced by AUDIE MURPHY
(First showing on British Television)
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A-Z of Belief
Rastafari Brinsley Forde from Aswad explains why he became a Rastafarian.
In Belfast six young people debate the relevance of Rastafari with believer
Ras Mweya Masimba. Producer Bill Hilary Executive producer
JANET STREET-PORTER
BBC Northern Ireland (R)
The Pasadenas and Martha Reeves look back at the importance of old songs for their future. Shelly Thunder roars in the new style of ragamuffin rap, and training shoes form the focus for this week's style on the streets. Plus the usual mix of dance and funky sounds.
Executive producer JENNY COWAN Series producer TERRY JERVIS BBC Pebble Mill
Day two of the Lombard RAC Rally and the start of the forest stages. As the competitors head back to
Nottingham for their second overnight halt,
William Woollard introduces coverage of the day's special stages with commentary from
Barrie Gill and Alan Douglas and reports from Tony Mason who has been following the teams through Wales.
(Further report at 12midnight)
The fourth programme in a six-part series. Rationed Fashion
The dramatic introduction of Dior's 'New Look' in 1947 restarted the fashion cycle which had been frozen by utility clothing and clothes rationing during the Second World War.
Series producer SUZANNE DAVIES Producer ROBERT ALBURY (e)
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•BOOK: available from bookshops: paperback £1.99, hardback £15.95.
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starring
Twelve-year-old
Jonsy McCain has spent her life on the vast, rolling Mississippi river. She has never met her parents and is fast growing into an independent young woman. But one day she is confronted by her father
Billy, newly released from prison and looking to start where he left off. It's not going to be easy after 13 years inside, and Billy also has a secret that brings the threat of cold-blooded murder....
Written and directed by TOM RICKMAN Produced by BOB LARSON
(First showing on British television)
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with Peter Snow.
This week's presenters are Sarah Dunant ,
Tracey MacLeod and Paul Morley. Producer JANEY WALKER
The latest news on the Lombard RAC Rally.
(Coverage continues tomorrow at
7.20pm)
