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7.30 Secret Life of Toys
More adventures with the toys that come to life.
(Repeated at 1pm) (Repeat)

7.45 The Raccoons
Cartoon about a family of raccoons.
(Repeat)

8.10 The Wacky Races
More animated automobile antics. Last in the series.
(Repeat)

8.30 Young People's Specials
Andrew's hospital visit inspires him to become a nurse. But what will his parents say?
(Repeat)

9.00 Activ8
Celebrating the Olympic centenary with a look at wrestling, baseball and the pentathlon. Plus the presenters line up for a sprint finish. Last in the series.
(Repeat) (Stereo)

9.25 Sweet Valley High
Live action drama about 16-year-old twin sisters.
(Repeat)

9.50 Funnybones
More creepy fun with the skeletons. Today, a cat chase.
(Repeat)

10.00 Teletubbies: Painting with Our Hands and Feet
Today the Teletubbies watch some children painting in a most unusual way.

10.30 Barbar
Animation. Pom improves his basketball skills.
(Repeat)

Coverage of the second day of this year's Grand National meeting from Aintree, with the Martell Fox Hunters Chase at 3.45pm and the other races at 2.35,3.10 and
4.20. Hosted by Julian Wilson.
Including at 2.55 and 3.55 News Regional News and Weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Wilson.

Esther Rantzen welcomes back Gervase Phinn
, the Yorkshire school inspector with agift for storytelling, who provides more amusing and touching anecdotes.

Contributors

Unknown:
Esther Rantzen
Unknown:
Gervase Phinn

Harry Mudd, an incorrigible old rogue, offers Kirk a life of luxury in exchange for the starship Enterprise.
(Repeat) (Subtitled)

Contributors

Kirk:
William Shatner
Spock:
Leonard Nimoy
Scott:
James Doohan.
Sulu:
George Takei
Uhura:
Nichelle Nichols
Harry Mudd:
Roger C Carmel

In this penultimate edition, Michael Palin has a run of bad luck when he travels through Zambia and Zimbabwe - which seems to foretell the bad luck that lies ahead. Upon his arrival in Johannesburg, Palin is shattered to discover that there are no places left on the once-a-year sailing from Cape Town to the Antarctic. So is this the end of his expedition to the South Pole?
(Repeat) (Stereo)

Followed by Video Nation Election Shorts

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Palin
Director:
Roger Mills
Producer:
Clem Vallance

First in a six-part series in which Peter Alliss travels the world in search of diverse golfing locations. In each programme he explores a different country, seeking out its golf courses and players. Scotland. Tonight he visits
Scotland, where he plays with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Prince
Andrew. Other destinations visited in the series are Arizona, South
Africa, Hawaii, Spain and Thailand. See today's choices.
Director Mike Connor

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Alliss
Unknown:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Director:
Mike Connor

Alan Titchmarsh plants his butterfly garden. Stephen Lacy explores the Dutch passion for naturalising perennials and Valerie Waters visits a Liverpool woman who cannot stop acquiring new plants. Plus Roy Lancaster on South African garden plants. Series producer John Percival Executive producerTonyLaryea
BBC MAGAZINE: Gardeners' Worldis available from newsagents
* See Alan Titchmarsh on page
38; Competitions and Giveaways on page 152; Reader Offers on page

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh
Unknown:
Stephen Lacy
Unknown:
Roy Lancaster
Producer:
John Percival
Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

With tomorrow marking the 150th Grand National, Desmond Lynam introduces a nostalgic and affectionate look at the horses and jockeys who have made their names in the world-famous race.
Included are such greats as three-times winner Red Rum, the 100-1 success of Foinavon, and the emotional 1981 victory of Bob Champion and Aldaniti. Director/Producer Stuart Cabb

Contributors

Introduces:
Desmond Lynam
Producer:
Stuart Cabb

Damphousse's intuition saves her comrades and a Psi Corps colonel encourages her to develop her psychic skills.

Contributors

Nathan West:
Morgan Weisser
Shane:
Vansen Kristencloke
Cooper Hawkes:
Rodney Rowland
Vanessa Damphousse:
Lanei Chapman
Paul Wang:
Joel de Lafuente
Colonel McQueen:
James Morrison
Colonel Burke:
Richard Kind
Winslow:
Tasia Valenza
Lubin:
Kane Picoy
Captain Kremens:
Timothy Dale Agee

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