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Teddy Trucks
Cartoon antics.
Repeated at 1.05pm (R)

7.05 Playdays
Poppy, Why and Peggy decide Kart needs a haircut. (R)

7.25 Top Cat
Benny is mistaken for a talented violinist. (R)

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

8.15 Dink, the Little Dinosaur
Animated dinosaur double bill. (R)

8.35 Jim Henson's Animal Show
Jake and Stinky welcome a crocodile and an armadillo to the talk show. (R)

Coast to Coast
Janet Street-Porter crosses the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacon in sunshine and rain.
(R) (S)

1.40 Langley Country
Bob Langley and Jayne Constantinis uncover Edinburgh's rich natural history and look at the Scottish heritage industry.

Contributors

Presenter (Coast to Coast):
Janet Street-Porter
Presenter (Langley Country):
Bob Langley
Presenter (Langley Country:
Jayne Constantinis

After his robot Cassius was eliminated from last year's finals by Paris Attack, designer Rex Garrod returns to the metal-mangling fray with the remote-controlled successor - Cassius II. Craig Charles and Philippa Forrester introduce the action, with commentary by Jonathan Pearce.
(Repeated at 12.10am)
(S)

Contributors

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

Gaby Roslin introduces another live visit to Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre for continuing coverage of the focus of the canine calendar. Tonight sees the announcement of the winner of the gun dog group. Commentary by Peter Purves, Jessica Holm, Frank Kane and Wayne Cavanaugh, with reports by Shauna Lowry.
(S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Gaby Roslin
Commentator:
Peter Purves
Commentator:
Jessica Holm
Commentator:
Frank Kane
Commentator:
Wayne Cavanaugh
Reporter:
Shauna Lowry

In the second part of his journey down the American east coast, Stephen Lacey stops off at Cape Cod to meet artist Thorn McCanna; Gay Search plants annual seeds and protects the results from predatory slugs; Joe Swift uses copper piping to build a garden screen; and Alan Titchmarsh renovates the stream in his Hampshire garden.
(S) (W)

BBC Books: Gardeners' World: Practical Gardening Course by Geoff Hamilton, price £12.99. and Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden by Gay Search and Tony Hamilton, price £7.99, both in paperback and available from retailers.

Alan Titchmarsh on the battle of the begonias: page 37

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Titchmarsh
Reporter:
Stephen Lacey
Artist:
Thorn McCanna
Gardener:
Gay Search
Gardener:
Joe Swift
Series Producer:
Colette Foster
Executive Producer:
Tony Laryea

Continuing the comedy series starring Paul Kaye as manipulative, self-obsessed marketing man Bob Slay.

Bob pretends to be his own twin brother to stem the damage caused during lunch with the company assessor.

(Repeated tomorrow)
(S) (W)
Alison Graham's TV review: page 49

Contributors

Writer:
Mark Grant
Producer:
Mark Chapman
Producer:
Lucy Robinson
Director:
Mark Chapman
Bob Slay:
Paul Kaye
Maggie:
Nina Wadia
Vaughan:
Derren Litten
Lauren:
Tasha De Vasconcelos
Marketing director:
Michael Cochrane
Ms Edwards:
Kim Thomson
Waitress:
Emma Gregory

Comedy quiz show hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. Chris Evans, Jonathan Ross, John Craven and John Peel join team captains Mark Lamarr and Ulrika Jonsson.
(R) (S)

Contributors

Presenter/Comedian:
Vic Reeves
Presenter/Comedian:
Bob Mortimer
Team captain:
Mark Lamarr
Team captain:
Ulrika Jonsson
Panellist:
Chris Evans
Panellist:
Jonathan Ross
Panellist:
John Craven
Panellist:
John Peel
Director:
Mark Mylod
Producer:
Alan Marke

A trilogy of stories dealing with life in New York, starring Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Woody Allen and Mia Farrow.

Life Lessons traces the strained relationship between a middle-aged artist and his younger lover; in Life without Zoe, a girl tries to reconcile her parents; and, in Oedipus Wrecks, a lawyer is dogged by his mother.
Ends 2.55am.
(1989, 15) ***
Films: pp 64-67

Teach Yourself Nick Nolte: page 60

Contributors

Director (Life Lessons):
Martin Scorsese
Director (Life without Zoe):
Francis Coppola
Director (Oedipus Wrecks):
Woody Allen
[Actor]:
Nick Nolte
[Actor]:
Rosanna Arquette
[Actor]:
Woody Allen
[Actor]:
Mia Farrow

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