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Ends 9.00

Teddy Trucks
Cartoon about a team of truck drivers led by Boss Bear.
Repeated at 1.05pm (R)

7.05 Playdays
Another trip to the Poppy Stop, where everyone is excited about going on a train journey. (R)

7.25 Tom and Jerry Kids
A triple bill of cartoon fun with the cat and mouse during their salad days. (R)

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

8.15 The Kwicky Koala Show
Animated fun in the company of the peace-minded marsupial. (R)

8.35 Moomin
Animation about the inhabitants of Moomin Valley, created by Tove Jansson. (R)

(Repeats are not indicated)

9.00 Come Outside (ages 4-5) Pencils
Auntie Mabel visits a factory where pencils are made.

9.15 Storytime (ages 4-5) Where's That Bus?/The Train Ride

9.30 Words and Pictures Plus (ages 5-7) Consonant Clusters: Boo!
(S)

9.45 Watch (ages 5-7) Making Books
(S)

10.50 Music Makers (ages 7-9) Animals and the Environment: Loud and Quiet
(S)

11.10 See You, See Me (ages 7-9) Scotland's Inventors: Medicine - Alexander Fleming
(S)

11.30 English Express (ages 9-11) Texts: Football Stories
(S)

11.50 Megamaths (ages 7-9) Fractions: Fifths and Tenths
(S)

12.10 Landmarks (ages 9-11) Using the Land
(S)

Today's journey takes Adam Hart-Davis to Glastonbury, Somerset, as he follows the trail of King Arthur, while Jayne Constantinis meets people whose work with willow helps to preserve a medieval tradition.
(R)

Contributors

Presenter:
Adam Hart-Davis
Presenter:
Jayne Constantinis

Live coverage from the Zimni stadium in Ostrava-Poruba of the opening singles clashes in Great Britain's first-round Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic.

Tim Henman and Jamie Delgado, Britain's likely representatives, will need to hit top form to overcome the Czechs, who, as the home team, select the surface and have chosen to play on clay. Their two top players, Jiri Novak and Daniel Vacek, were both ranked in the world's top 50 last year.

Commentary comes from the team of John Barrett, David Mercer, Mark Cox and Chris Bailey. Presented by Sue Barker.

(Following schedule may change)

Contributors

Presenter:
Sue Barker
Commentator:
John Barrett
Commentator:
David Mercer
Commentator:
Mark Cox
Commentator:
Chris Bailey
Producer:
Paul Davies
Executive Editor:
Dave Gordon

More metal-mangling chaos as radio-controlled machines face each other and the awesome house robots in the arena of combat. Introduced by Craig Charles and Philippa Forrester, with commentary by Jonathan Pearce.
(Repeated at 12.05am)
(S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Craig Charles
Presenter:
Philippa Forrester
Commentator:
Jonathan Pearce
Director:
Paul Kirrage
Series Producer:
Stephen Carsey

Oddie discovers some of the capital's best-kept birding secrets. Among the usual ducks and geese, he finds the mysterious and elusive bittern, the rare and beautiful smew and a bizarre feathered migrant from India.
(R) (S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Bill Oddie
Producer:
Stephen Moss
Executive Producer:
Fiona Pitcher

Continuing the horticultural makeover of a row of Victorian terraced houses in Warwickshire, In the garden at No 5, Andy Sturgeon devises a country cottage design for Nigel and Sharon, while Ali Ward has the perfect answer for chronic hayfever sufferer Karen at No 6. And work begins on transforming the front gardens into a communal area.
(S) (W)
Alan Titchmarsh on herbs: page 33

Contributors

Garden designer:
Andy Sturgeon
Garden designer:
Ali Ward
Director:
Paul Vanezis
Producer:
Jackie Dietrich

Sean Hughes and Phill Jupitus are joined by Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, comedians Bobby Davro and Josie Lawrence and ex-Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley. With Mark Lamarr.
(R) (S)

BBC Book: Never Mind the Buzzcocks, available in hardback, price £9.99

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lamarr
Team captain:
Sean Hughes
Team captain:
Phill Jupitus
Panellist:
Chrissie Hynde
Panellist:
Bobby Davro
Panellist:
Josie Lawrence
Panellist:
Tony Hadley
Director:
Paul Wheeler
Producer:
Richard Wilson

Political drama starring Alan Alda, Barbara Harris and Meryl Streep.

Liberal senator Joe Tynan is being courted by an elder statesman for his support in backing a nomination for the Supreme Court. Then Tynan learns that the nominee holds racist opinions.
Ends 2.35am.
(1979,15) (S) ***
Films: pp 54-61

Contributors

Director:
Jerry Schatzberg
Joe Tynan:
Alan Alda
[Actor]:
Barbara Harris
[Actor]:
Meryl Streep

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