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Ends 9.10

Teddy Trucks
Cartoon. There's a special delivery for Gerry Wilson.
Repeated at 1.05pm (R)

7.05 Playdays
Another visit to the Tent Stop for a story, which is all about the topic of obsessions. (R)

7.25 Tom and Jerry Kids
Another helping of frantic cartoon fun with the cat and mouse, plus Droopy the Dog and his son Dripple. (R)

7.50 Short Change
Consumer series.
Shown yesterday at 4.35pm on BBC1
(S)

8.15 Inch High Private Eye
Cartoon about a diminutive sleuth and his niece Lori, assistant Gator and dog Braveheart. (R)

8.40 Noddy in Toyland
Without anyone to play with, Truman gets himself into trouble instead. (R)

A double bill of classic comedy.

9.10 Bilko's Cousin
Bilko looks forward to the arrival of his cousin, but the rest of the platoon are not so enthusiastic.
(BW) (R)

9.35 Bilko's Pigeons
Bilko's major source of income dries up when pigeons are discontinued as couriers.
(BW) (R)

Fantasy adventure. Hercules, the man of great strength, confronts the evil Queen of Lydia, whose lovers meet with a terrible fate. Italian dialogue dubbed into English.
Director Pietro Francisci (1959)
(S) Films: pp 60-65 **

Contributors

Director:
Pietro Francisci
Hercules:
Steve Reeves
lole:
Sylva Koscina
Omphale, Queen of Lydia:
Sylvia Lopez
Antaeus:
Primo Camera
Penelope:
Patrizia Delia Rovere
Creon:
Carlo D'Angelo
Ulysses:
Gabriele Antonini

World Darts
Quarter-final highlights from last night's two clashes in the World Professional Darts championship, at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. Winners in the best-of-nine-sets clashes are guaranteed a payday of at least £9,700.

Indoor Bowls
Dougie Donnelly introduces action from Potters Leisure Resort in Norfolk of day one at the World championship. Alex Marshall begins his defence of the singles title he won so convincingly last year.
(W)

Including, at 3.20, News Regional News (S) Weather

Contributors

Presenter (Indoor Bowls):
Dougie Donnelly
Bowls player:
Alex Marshall
Commentator:
David Rhys Jones
Commentator:
John Bell
Commentator:
Mal Hughes
Commentator:
David Corkill
Editor (Bowls):
Gerard Lane

Ali Ward uses New York chic as inspiration for one couple's rooftop garden as neighbours in a Warwickshire Victorian terrace continue to transform their backyards.
See Choice.
(S) (W)

(In the event of Manchester United not being involved in the third-place play-off in the Club World Championship, the following schedule will apply between 6pm and 9pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Ali Ward
Director:
Paul Vanezis
Producer:
Jackie Dietrich

Sean Hughes and Phill Jupitus are joined by Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran, Alisha's Attic singer Karen Poole, Ian Dury and actress Kathy Burke on the music quiz with Mark Lamarr.
(R) (S)

Contributors

Quiz master:
Mark Lamarr
Team captain:
Sean Hughes
Team captain:
Phill Jupitus
Panellist:
Simon Le Bon
Panellist:
Karen Poole
Panellist:
Ian Dury
Panellist:
Kathy Burke
Director:
Paul Wheeler
Producer:
Richard Wilson

The black comedy returns for a second, six-part series, starring Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith.

An unusual circus comes to town fronted by the wild gypsy showman Papa Lazarou.
(Repeated on Sunday)
(S) (W)
Are you local?: page 28; Programme of the Week: page 85

Contributors

Writer:
Jeremy Dyson
Writer/[Actor]:
Mark Gatiss
Writer/[Actor]:
Steve Pemberton
Writer/[Actor]:
Reece Shearsmith
Director:
Steve Bendelack
Producer:
Jemma Rodgers

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