A look at entrepreneurs including Freddie Laker, Pete Waterman and Richard Branson. British businessmen talk about their motivations and discuss their successes and failures.
Daily recorded version of BBC1's 7.00am News, including signing and subtitles for the deaf and the hard of hearing.
(Stereo)
Daily animated adventures. Troy Tempest and his crew prepare to protect Marineville from the aquatic tyrant Titan. (Rpt)
Shown last Friday, BBC1. (Stereo)
(Shown yesterday at 6.10pm on BBC1)
Note: repeats are not indicated.
9.05 Techno: Making It: the Armour
(ages 11-14) (Stereo)
9.25 Pathways of Belief: Christianity - the Church
(ages 7-9)
9.40 Square One: Whole Numbers
(ages 9-11)
Why and friends find out how a bus driver chooses to spend his spare time.
10.25 Hotch Potch House: Underwater
(ages 3-5) (Stereo)
10.45 Look and Read: Spywatch - Trouble for Mary
(ages 7-9+) (Stereo)
11.05 Zig Zag: Maps and Mapping - Map Messages
(ages 8-10+)
11.25 Technology Starters: Alternative Energy
(ages 9-12)
11.40 English Time: The Ancient Mariner
(ages 11-14)
12.00 The English Collection: Tragedy 2
(ages 14+)
Daily business news.
1.00 History File: The Making of the United Kingdom: 1500-1750 - Cromwell: Hero or Villain?
(ages 11-16)
A look at the career of Cromwell, plus an analysis of how different interpretations of history are formed.
1.20 Landmarks: Portrait of Europe - the Netherlands by the Sea
(ages 9-12)
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
1.40 Storytime: Big Panda, Little Panda/Baby Animals
(ages 4-5)
Animated adventures for younger viewers.
Day two of the Masters tournament includes action from the second-round match between Peter Ebdon, a finalist in this season's UK championship, and 1994 world championship semi-finalist Darren Morgan. Plus coverage of the match between David Roe and Andy Hicks. Commentary comes from Clive Everton, Ray Edmonds, Dennis Taylor, John Virgo and John Spencer. Introduced by Dougie Donnelly from Wembley Conference Centre.
(Stereo)
Including at 3.00 and 3.55 News; Regional News and Weather
The last surviving insect of a species that supplies a miracle drug becomes the subject of competition between two companies.
The Earth's destruction is the penalty for Buck if he refuses to marry the scheming Princess Ardala.
(Rpt)
Fifth of six drama documentaries.
The story of beautiful Chinese courtesan Saijinhua. Following the Opium War, China was demoralised and impoverished while an enemy army demanded the death of the Empress Dowager. Saijinhua, running a brothel in Beijing, was drafted in to act as the official interpreter to the army's commander, an admirer from her days in Berlin. She saved the life of the empress and assisted in the peace-making process over the last years of the Chinese Empire. But was she a heroine of the anti-foreign Boxer Rebellion or a traitor to its cause?
Two teams of researchers - one in America, the other in Britain - use radically different genetic techniques in the race to find an effective treatment against cystic fibrosis, the incurable lung disease.
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Housekeepers share some of their tips on cleaning chores, with advice on cleaning the insides of kettles and making cutlery shine like new.
George Baker (Ruth Rendell's Chief Inspector Wexford) takes in the hidden patios and lush oases of Seville and Cordoba on a visit to Spain. Experts recommend their favourite gardens plus news of horticultural holidays.
Followed by Talking Cezanne
With Jeremy Paxman.
More from the Masters at Wembley Conference Centre where Jimmy White faces Dave Harold as part of his bid to win his first major title in over four years.
With Dougie Donnelly.
11.55 Weatherview
With Bernard Ingham.
(Stereo)
Open University
12.30 Build a Better Business
1.00 British Car Transplants
1.30 The Enlightenment: The Encyclopedie
Night School
2.00 Primary Science
BBC Focus
4.00 Perspective: Understanding Visual Impairment
4.30 Perspective: Scar Wars
5.00 Pathways to Care
5.30 RCN Nursing Update
Open University
6.00 Animal Physiology: A Natural Approach
6.25 Oceanography
