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Tales of the Tooth Fairies
Animated fun with the tooth collectors.
(Repeated at 1.05pm) (R)

7.05 Playdays
Why Bird has found magic hat.
(R)

7.25 Tom and Jerry Kids
Animated cat-and-mouse triple bill.
(R)

7.50 Blue Peter
Children's magazine.
(Shown last Friday, BBC1) (S) (W)

8.15 Dink, the Little Dinosaur
Animated adventures with the diminutive dinosaur.
(R)

8.35 Moomin
Animated antics in Moomin Valley.
(R)

10.50 Numbertime: Time: Clock Face
(ages 4-6) (S)

11.10 Zig Zag: France: the Map
(ages 7-9) (S)

11.30 English Express: Texts: Those Terrible Tudors
(ages 9-11) (S)

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

12.10 Landmarks: Using the Land: Redeveloping the Inner City
(ages 9-11) (S)

Melodrama, the first of two films this week starring Hedy Lamarr, who died recently. Following the sudden death of a fellow traveller, Dr. Huntington Bailey is drawn into the sinister world surrounding a beautiful woman called Allida.
(1944) (BW) (S)
Films: pp 66-72 ***
(The Strange Woman is on Friday at 1.40pm)

Contributors

Director:
Jacques Tourneur
Allida:
Hedy Lamarr

In this new, six-part series - showing as part of the History 2000 strand - Bettany Hughes examines some of the official records that have documented the last 1,000 years. Hughes begins at the public-record office in Kew, south-west London, home of Britain's most famous census: the 900-year-old Domesday Book.
See Choice.
(S)
Information: History 2000 events line: [number removed]. Calls charged at national rate. Website: [web address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Bettany Hughes
Director:
Michael Waterhouse
Executive Producer:
Philip Clarke

From mixed greens to Thai grilled beef, Delia Smith prepares salads for both summer and winter.
See Choice.
(S)
BBC Book: Delia's How to Cook - Book Two, £16.99 from bookshops
Good food gurus: page 24

Contributors

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

Beginning a powerful four-part drama, starring Lee Ingleby and Paul McGann, by award-winning writer Bryan Elsley.

David, a troubled but talented 16-year-old foster child, goes on the run in search of the father who left him behind.

Contains strong language, violence and nudity.
(S)
Programme of the week: p77; Twenty-first century Kes: p30

Contributors

Writer:
Bryan Elsley
Producer:
Catherine Wearing
Director:
Joe Wright
David:
Lee Ingleby
Steve:
Paul McGann
Fred:
Mark Benton
Penny:
Ruth McCabe
Len:
Ewan Stewart
Miss Owthwaite:
Elizabeth Berrington
Anne-Marie:
Victoria Binns
Anna:
Moya Brady
Young David:
Sean Mackie
Alice:
Lauren Whitehead
Robbie:
Connor Whitehead
Jane:
Tina Malone
Mr Wilson:
Tim Barker
Lee Siu Ming:
Zhou Chen
Darren:
Mark Dixon
Shelley:
Grace Harrison
Garry:
Daniel Shaw
Tracey:
Hannah Winlow
Billy:
John Harkins
Andy:
Andrew Fullard
Mel:
Adam Davidson
Deck:
Jai Armstrong
Lee Wai Keung:
Tony Xu
Mr Carr:
Andrew Readman

Another chance to see an edition of the satirical quiz show hosted by Angus Deayton. Regulars Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by Countdown's Richard Whiteley.
(R) (S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Angus Deayton
Team captain:
Ian Hislop
Team captain:
Paul Merton
Panellist:
Richard Whiteley
Director:
Paul Wheeler
Producer:
Giles Pilbrow

Sara Cox fronts this new series showing four nights during London Fashion Week. Tonight she reports from a designer's party in the East End, and discovers the power that celebrities hold in fashion circles.
See Choice.

Contributors

Presenter:
Sara Cox
Director:
Jo Bishop
Series Producer:
Claire Campbell

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Behind a Mask
The lives of six women writers.
(S)
1.30 Taking Note
(S)

Secondary Schools
2.00 Science: Short Circuit: Biology

Languages
4.00 Greek Language and People: Parts 3 and 4
French on a Plate: Brittany

Working In Education
5.00 Middle Management

Open University
6.00 Frederick the Great and Sans Souci
A tour of this palace near Potsdam, Germany.
(S)
6.30 Paris: Spectacle of Modernity
(S)
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