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(Repeats are not indicated)

9.00 Come Outside: Street Lamps
Auntie Mabel tells a story about a Victorian lamplighter.
(ages 4-5)

9.15 Storytime: The Four Friends and the Elephant/Sweetie
Julia Booth tells two stories.
(ages 4-5)

9.30 Words and Pictures: Rumble in the Jungle
(ages 5-7) (S)

9.45 Watch: Puppets: That's the Way to Do
(ages 5-7) (S)

Contributors

Storyteller (Storytime):
Julia Booth

10.50 Numbertime: Shapes: Rectangles
(ages 4-6) (S)

11.10 Zig Zag: A Walk through Time
(ages 7-9) (S)

11.30 English Express: Facts and Opinions
(ages 9-11) (S)

11.50 Megamaths: Division: Divide by Five
(ages 7-9) (S)

12.10 Landmarks: World Environmental Changes
(ages 9-12) (S)

Live fifth-round coverage of the UK championship, from the Bournemouth International Centre. Up to and including the semi-finals, matches will be the best of 17 frames and played out over two sessions.

The reigning champion is Scotland's John Higgins, who maintained his position in the top slot of the world rankings with a dramatic 9-8 victory over fierce rival Mark Williams last month at the Grand Prix tournament in Preston.

Introduced by David Vine, with match commentary coming from the team of Clive Everton, Ray Edmonds, Dennis Taylor, John Virgo, Jim Meadowcroft and Willie Thorne.

Including at 3.20 News; Regional News (S) Weather

Contributors

Presenter:
David Vine
Commentary:
Clive Everton
Commentary:
Ray Edmonds
Commentary:
Dennis Taylor
Commentary:
John Virgo
Commentary:
Jim Meadowcroft
Commentary:
Willie Thorne

AD 1500-1600: empires and religions - in the shape of Ivan the Terrible and Islam - are expanding aggressively. However, the Japanese warlord Hideyoshi's dreams of conquest are thwarted. In Europe, collectors are fascinated by strange objects brought back from exotic comers of the world.
(S) (W)
Website: [web address removed]

Contributors

Narrator:
Ben Kingsley
Director:
Richard Curson Smith
Series Producer:
Neil Cameron
Series Producer:
Emma De'Ath

Highlights from the second day of the Rally of Great Britain, when teams head for mid-Wales and the prospect of mist, rain and fog as they battle through 100 miles of forest roads. Hosted by Steve Rider, with commentary from Mark James and Tiff Needell and reports from Peter Slater.

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Rider
Commentary:
Mark James
Commentary:
Tiff Needell
Reporter:
Peter Slater
Producer:
Ken Burton
Series Producer:
Mark Wilkin

Delia Smith demonstrates recipes for potatoes, featuring serving suggestions that include roasting them with saffron and packing them with tasty fillings.
(R) (S)
BBC Video: Delia's How to Cook Part One, price £19.99

Contributors

Presenter/Cook:
Delia Smith
Director:
Philip Bonham Carter
Series Producer:
David Willcock

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Pacific Studies
(S)
1.00 Global Tourism
(S)
1.30 Housing: Business as Usual
(S)

Secondary Schools
2.00 Languages: Quinze Minutes Plus

Languages
4.00 75th Anniversary: More French Gems

Working In...: Webwise
5.00 Get Webwise: Putting Yourself on the Web
5.30 Computers Still Don't Bite

Open University
6.00 The World of the Dragon
(S)
6.30 The Arch Never Sleeps
Ends 7.00am
(S)

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