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9.00 Le Cafe des Reves (ages 13-15).
Third of a five-part drama written by Nigel Hinton for secondary school students learning French. Stereo 5175940 9.20
The Great Picture Trail (ages 14-16). Neil MacGregor , director of the National Gallery in London, examines Titian's
Bacchus and Ariadne and Mondrian's
Composition with Grey, Red, Yellow and Blue. Stereo Subtitled 1499582 9.30
Square One TV (ages 9-11). Probability.
8808679 9.45 Storytime (ages 4-5). Frog and the Birdsong read by Hannah Gordon.

Contributors

Written By:
Nigel Hinton
Unknown:
Neil MacGregor
Read By:
Hannah Gordon.

10.25 Watch (ages 6-7). Famous People: Florence Nightingale. 2489940 10.40 Around Scotland (ages 10-12).
Tbwnscapes: Employment - the jobs peopledoinfivetowns.
11.00 Cats' Eyes (ages 5-7). People:
Survival. 4397037 11.15 Ghostwriter
(ages 10-12). Jamal's father becomes ill but the team keeps on the trail of the thief. Stereo 788872 11.45 The Science Collection (ages 16+). Optically Speaking. Light is taking overfrom electricity in communications. A look at the uses of optical fibres. Stereo 4449124 12.10 The Geography Programme (ages 11-16). Retail Chain - a report on trade in high street shops.

1.00 Economics Collection (ages 16+). Money and Banking. An exploration of money, its importance and value, which includes a guide to foreign exchange and the link between government policy and trade. Stereo 81645292 1.25ZigZag
(ages 8-10). An African Country: Kenya - Food and Farming,
1.45YouandMe(ages3-5).

Labour's traditional Achilles heel - defence - is tackled by delegates, some of whom will no doubt demand further cuts in arms spending. Commitment to a single European currency and political union will also provoke lively debate..........
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3.00 News and Weather Subtitled (news)
3.50 News and Weather subt/tied (news) Regional News; Weather

In its 150th year, the YMCA is providing more accommodation for young homeless people than anyone else in the eastern counties. This programme looks at the busy Norwich hostel, and asks how it copes with the youngsters who arrive daily at its doors.
(Rpt)

Contributors

Producer:
Dick Meadows
Series Producer:
Peter Hiscocks

Starring Patrick Stewart
Galaxy's Child. Geordi is thrilled to meet the woman who designed the Enterprise's engines, but Dr Leah Brah ms does not comform to his image. The ship becomes surrogate motherto a deadly child.

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick Stewart
Captain Jean-Luc Picard:
Patrick Stewart
Commander William Riker:
Jonathan Frakes
Lt Commander Geordi LaForge:
Levar Burton
LtWorf:
Michael Dorn
Dr Beverly Crusher:
Gates McFadden
Counsellor Deanna Troi:
Marina Sirtis
Lt Commander Data:
Brent Spiner
Leah Brahms:
Susan Gibney

Third of a seven-part series following the adventures and exploits of three groups of young travellers on atight budget as they journey across
Indonesia and Australia, the United
States and southern Mediterranean.
This week includes the Irish girls Suzanne and Amanda on the Indonesian island of Bali, a trip into
Cajun country with Maura, Roddy and Paul - the Glasgow three - and a ferry to Greece for a tour round the Peloponnese with college mates Harry and Lynton. Extra travel information and tips on Ceefax page 619.
Producer Helen Bullough ; Senes producer Nicola
Moody Stereo
Followed by Black Tracks
Classic black music from BBC2's archives. Stereo

Contributors

Producer:
Helen Bullough

Keith Floyd chooses eight of his favourite programmes from ten years of "gastronautical" travel.

In this episode from the Floyd on Britain and Ireland series he indulges his other great passion, playing rugby. But the dinner he prepares for the Kidwelly Rugby Club ends in disaster. Fortunately other Welsh dishes - cockles with laver bread, salt duck and Glamorgan sausages - compensate for dropping the rugby club's dinner on the floor.

Contributors

Presenter/Chef:
Keith Floyd
Producer:
David Pritchard

Student teams from Liverpool
University and Sheffield University compete in another battle of wits.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Director Jenny Dodd ; Producer Kieran Roberts
Stereo.....

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Paxman
Director:
Jenny Dodd
Producer:
Kieran Roberts

American comedy series about one woman's recipe for survival.
Say Goodnight, Gracie. Grace is thrilled to get a permanent job at the refinery. But it brings night work and babysitting problems. Stereo
Followed by Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing
Cartoon first shown in Tracks.
Producer Kathryn Moore Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Mr Crabtree
Producer:
Kathryn Moore
Grace Kelly:
Brett Butler
Russell:
Dave Thomas
Nadine:
Julie White
Wade:
Casey Sander
Quentin:
Jon Paulsteuer
Libby:
Kaitlin Cullum

Photographer Paul Harvey offers an insight into the supposedly glamorous world of photographers' models and exotic locations, as Fidel Castro's communist enclave plays host to the preparation of a topless calendar. See today's choices.
If you would like to make a video diary, write to: [address removed].

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Harvey
Producer:
Bob Long

As a curtain-raiser to tomorrow's
National Poetry Day, Tracey MacLeod presents performances from established names in British poetry such as James Fenton and Simon Armitage and rising young talents including Kathleen Jamie and Merle Collings.

Contributors

Unknown:
Tracey MacLeod
Unknown:
James Fenton
Unknown:
Simon Armitage
Unknown:
Kathleen Jamie
Unknown:
Merle Collings.

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