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10.30 Words and Pictures
(ages 5-7) (Stereo)

10.45 Cats' Eyes
(ages 5-7) (Stereo)

11.00 Look and Read: The Legend of the Lost Keys: The Watchers
(ages 7-9) (Stereo) (Subtitled)

11.20 Zig Zag
(ages 7-9) (Stereo) (Subtitled)

11.40 Landmarks
(ages 9-12) (Stereo)

12.00 Maths File
(ages 12-16) (Stereo) (Subtitled)

12.20 Showcase: English and Drama

Contributors

Writer (Look and Read):
Jim Eldridge

Venice and the Dolomites are the destinations as the daily series featuring travel, history, culture and cookery highlights from the BBC archives focuses on Italy. Plus, at 1.45pm, Italian Regional Cookery presented by Valentina Harris.
See Holiday 98 Supplement: pp 67-82

Contributors

Presenter/Cook (Italian Regional Cookery):
Valentina Harris
Series Producer:
David Wilson
Executive Producer:
Fiona Pitcher

Robert Powell narrates this look at final preparations for the upcoming 18th Winter Olympics, in Nagano, Japan, which also assesses recent changes in the Olympic movement.
(Stereo)
(The Essential Winter Olympics is on Friday at 6pm)

Contributors

Narrator:
Robert Powell

Dougie Donnelly introduces first-round singles action from the World Indoor Bowls championships at the Preston Guild Hall, including defending champion Hugh Duff against Les Gillett, and former world titleholder Andy Thomson against current Welsh king Robert Weale.
(Stereo)

Including at 3.25 News Regional News and Weather

Contributors

Presenter:
Dougie Donnelly
Bowls player:
Hugh Duff
Bowls player:
Les Gillett
Bowls player:
Andy Thomson
Bowls player:
Robert Weale
Editor:
Gerard Lane

John Inverdale presents fourth-round highlights of the Australian Open from Melbourne Park, with match commentary coming from John Barrett, Mark Cox and Barry Davies.

Contributors

Presenter:
John Inverdale
Commentator:
John Barrett
Commentator:
Mark Cox
Commentator:
Barry Davies

BASE jumpers, who throw themselves off high points they have ascended with just a parachute and their split-second timing to break their fall, gather in West Virginia for a drop from America's third highest bridge.

Contributors

Narrator:
Bruce Roberts
Director:
Ed Taylor
Director:
Lyndon Griffiths

With the notion of placing a price tag on preserving wildlife and the countryside gaining ground, economics is entering the environment. Advocates argue that the countryside is at risk precisely because it is free and that this may be the only way to save it. But opponents claim that nature is beyond valuation. Presented by Dr Ngaire Woods.
(Panorama examines the future of the British countryside on BBC1 at 10pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Dr Ngaire Woods
Producer:
Jolyon Jenkins
Series Producer:
Richard Klein

Three days after leaving Liverpool in 1994, The Christinaki was caught in Force 12 winds in the Atlantic. Despite rescue efforts, the bulk carrier went down with all hands.
This dramatic reconstruction examines why around 50 bulk carriers have been lost over the last decade, and highlights the problem of who is responsible for the condition of merchant shipping.

Contributors

Narrator:
John Nettles
Series Producer:
Bryn Higgins
Executive Producer:
Peter Goodchild

Singer Joan Baez engages in a frank and sometimes prickly look back over her career in the company of Jeremy Isaacs.

Followed by Weatherview

Contributors

Interviewee:
Joan Baez
Interviewer:
Jeremy Isaacs
Producer:
David Herman
Series Editor:
Michael Poole

Open University
12.30 Waiting Their Turn
1.00 Art: A Question of Style
(Subtitled)
1.30 Putting on the Style

Schools
2.00 History

Languages
4.00 Italianissimo 5-8

Business and Training
5.00 Skills for Work

Open University
5.45 Regions Apart?
6.35-7.00am Building by Numbers

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