Programme Index

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Little Polar Bear
Animated antics with a curious bear at the North Pole. Repeated at 1.05pm (R)

7.05 Playdays
Rosie sends Poppy, Peggy and Why on an adventure in the three bears'cottage. (R)

7.25 Tom and Jerry Kids
Cartoon cat-and-mouse capers. (R)

7.50 The Really Wild Show
With sign language. The team visits the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.
Shown yesterday at 4.35pm on BBC1
(S)

8.15 Dink, the Little Dinosaur
Prehistoric cartoon fun. (R)

8.35 Jim Henson's Animal Show
Today's animal guests on the puppet chat show are a beaver and a spider. (R)

(Repeats are not indicated)

9.00 Cats' Eyes (ages 5-7) Electricity and Magnetism: Electricity Helps
(S)

9.15 Cats' Eyes (ages 5-7) Electricity and Magnetism: Electric Shocks
(S)

9.30 Words and Pictures (ages 5-7) Emeka's Gift
(S)

9.45 Watch (ages 5-7) Music: the Songcatcher
(S)

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

11.05 What? Where? When? Why? (ages 6-7): Transport: Trains
(S)

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

11.40 Space Ark (ages 7-11): Electricity: Electric Currents
(S)

11.50 The Experimenter (ages 7-9): Living: Switching On
(S)

12.10 Around Scotland (ages 10-12): New Scotland: How It Works
(S)

Coverage of today's second-round matches at the ATP tournament being held at the London Arena. Introduced by Sue Barker, with commentary from John Barrett and Peter Fleming.

Contributors

Presenter:
Sue Barker
Commentator:
John Barrett
Commentator:
Peter Fleming

Another raid of the pop-music archives, supervised by Steve Wright. Featuring performances from George Harrison, Elkie Brooks, the B-52s and the Who.
(Repeated next Saturday)
(S)
(Top of the Pops is on Friday at 7.30pm on BBC1)

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Wright
Producer:
Mark Hagen

This week in the medical-advice series, Dr Phil Hammond offers a simple guide to surviving one of Britain's biggest killers - heart disease. This year approximately 300,000 Britons will suffer heart attacks; only 50 percent are likely to survive, but if a few preventative measures are taken these odds can be dramatically improved.
(S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Dr Phil Hammond
Director:
Alex Seaborne
Series Producer:
Adelene Alani

The fashion-and-health show looks at clothes for this year's spring and summer seasons, and shows how to adapt the latest fashions for every shape and size. Plus advice on re-creating the newest hairstyles and makeup looks at home. Presented by Lowri Turner.
(S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Lowri Turner
Series Editor:
Jeanine Josman

Concluding the horticultural makeover of a row of Victorian terraced houses in Warwickshire. The gardens are nearly finished, but there's some last-minute work to be done before the open day.
(The first series of Gardening Neighbours begins a repeat run tomorrow at 7.30pm)
(Postponed from 18 February)
(S) (W)

Contributors

Director:
Paul Vanezis
Producer:
Jackie Dietrich

Period drama starring Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone and Rupert Graves.

As politician's wife Clarissa Dalloway prepares for a society gathering at her home in twenties' London, she muses over her past, wondering whether she has made the right choices in life.
Meanwhile, shell-shocked Septimus Smith struggles to come to terms with the horrors of the First World War.
(1997, PG) ***
(S) (W)
Films: pp 60-63

Contributors

Director:
Marleen Gorris
Mrs Clarissa Dalloway:
Vanessa Redgrave
Young Clarissa Dalloway:
Natascha McElhone
Septimus Smith:
Rupert Graves
Peter Walsh:
Michael Kitchen
Young Peter Walsh:
Alan Cox
Lady Rosseter:
Sarah Badel
Young Sally:
Lena Headey
Richard Dalloway:
John Standing

Choreographer and dancer Michael Clark, one of the most important contemporary artists to emerge in Britain since the early eighties, disappeared from the stage in 1994. This film follows the creation, touring and performance of Clark's most recent work CURRENT/See, which marked his return to the stage after a four-year absence.
(S)

Contributors

Subject:
Michael Clark
Director:
Sophie Fiennes

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Uncertainty, Diversity, Risk: Moral Panics - the Agony and the Ecstasy
1.00 France in the Viewfinder
(S)
1.30 introduction to Psychology: Two Research Styles
(S)

Secondary Schools
2.00 PSHE: Study Ireland Citizenship 2000

Languages
4.00 Discovering Portuguese: Parts 5 and 6; Central Bureau: Portuguese Discovered

Working In Education
5.00 Classroom Management

Open University
6.00 The Enlightenment: Reason and Progress
6.30 Forecasting the Economy
(S)

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