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On the eve of the Lord's Test, David Gower meets key members of the England and South Africa squads. Plus a report on the increasing burden of county captaincy, the role of the sport's 12th man, and a profile of Warwickshire opening batsman Nick Knight.

Contributors

Presenter:
David Gower
Subject:
Nick Knight

World domination beckons for the Demon Headmaster after the egg hatches.
Based on books by Gillian Cross, adapted by Helen Cresswell
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Contributors

Demon Headmaster:
Terrence Hardiman
Mrs Hunter:
Tessa Peake Jones
Dinah/eve:
Frances Amey
Lloyd Hunter:
Gunnar Cauthery
Harvey Hunter:
Thomas Szekeres
Ian:
Anthony Cumber
Mandy:
Rachael Goodyer
Ingrid:
Kristy Bruce
Created:
By Gillian Cross
Writer:
Helen Cresswell

A double bill of animated comedy.

Homer Defined
Homer prevents a nuclear disaster. Featuring the voice of Magic Johnson.

Brush with Greatness
Marge paints a nude portrait of Mr Burns. Featuring the voice of Ringo Starr.

Contributors

Voice (Homer Defined):
Magic Johnson
Voice (Brush with Greatness):
Ringo Starr

The history behind the week's headlines, with Mark Urban.
As work continues on the Millennium project at Greenwich, a look at the British obsession with domes as sites of national celebration, from the rejected
Isambard Kingdom Brunel design for the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Dome of Discovery at the 1951 Festival of Britain. And, as the summer solstice approaches, there's an evaluation of the beliefs of modern druids.

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Urban
Editor:
Archie Baron
Editor:
Neil Cameron

The last in the series that unearths the secrets of ordinary homes visits the Whistlefield Inn on the shores of Loch Eck, Argyllshire. Investigations reveal the inn's history is awash with tales of murder and smuggling and has been touched by such events as the Charge of the Light Brigade and the Jacobite uprising of 1745. Presented by Juliet Morris, with resident experts Judith Miller and Mac Dowdy.

Contributors

Presenter:
Juliet Morris
Expert:
Judith Miller
Expert:
Mac Dowdy
Director:
Tim Dunn
Series Editor:
Basil Comely

The interior-design magazine is in Brighton for the final of its Young Designer of the Year competition. The three finalists, all under 30, have just three days and a limited budget to decorate identical empty living rooms. Tessa Shaw hosts, and Anne McKevitt, Peter Plaskitt and Jocasta Innes judge.
Last in the series.
(A compilation tracing the conversion of the Lewsey barn is set for 7 July, and a new series is planned for November.)
BBC Magazine: BBC Good Homes. price £2

Contributors

Presenter:
Tessa Shaw
Judge:
Anne McKevitt
Judge:
Peter Plaskitt
Judge:
Jocasta Innes
Series Producer:
Franny Moyle

9.00 The Health Visitor
Health visitors working in the area of child care have to gain parental confidence while addressing the child's interests.
In Gloucester, where the health-visitor budget is under the threat of a substantial cut, Trish Green and Angella Pinto dispense professional advice and support to families, including a mother struggling to cope with a two-year-old who is prone to temper tantrums.
Director Fran Landsman Subtitled

9.40 Survival Guide: Dyslexia
There's more to dyslexia than a problem with spelling. It affects co-ordination, organisational skills and short-term memory. Children, parents and professionals talk about living with the condition.
Director Tuppence Stone

9.50-10.30 Every Breath You Take
After seeing off many killer conditions over the first half of the century, medicine faces a new menace - asthma - which affects one-and-a-half million British children.
Asthmatic children talk about their experiences - emotional and physical - in dealing with a disorder whose victims have doubled since the seventies. Is enough being done to find a cure? Director Clare Hughes

The Children's Health season continues tomorrow with a Survival Guide on immunisation at 9.30 pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Trish Green
Unknown:
Angella Pinto
Director:
Fran Landsman
Director:
Clare Hughes

Repeats are not indicated.

Open University
12.30 Acid Politics
1.30 Magnetic Fields in Space

Schools
2.00 Science

World Cup French
4.00 The New Get by in French: Part 2: Travel and Survival.

Business and Training
5.00 RCN Nursing Update: Relieving the Pressure
5.30 RCN Nursing Update: Clear, Clean and CFC Free

Open University
5.45 Nerves
6.10 Insect Hormones
6.35-7.00am Regulation and Control

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