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Ends 9.00.

Bump
The sock-eating creature finds he is too big to help his friends.
(Repeated at 1.05pm) (R)

7.05 Playdays
Learning about water at the Playground Stop.
(R)

7.25 Top Cat
TC must recover a piece of jewellery.
(R)

7.50 Blue Peter
(Shown yesterday at 5.10pm on BBC1) (S) (W)

8.05 Heathcllff and Marmaduke
A triple bill of fun with the tough alley cat and the great dane.
(R)

8.35 Jim Henson's Animal Show
A rhinoceros and a gorilla are guests on the puppet chat show.
(R)

(Repeats are not indicated)

9.00 Number Adventures: Measuring Length
(ages 5-7) (S)

9.15 Hands Up!: The Fish Who Could Wish
(ages 5-7)
with sign language.

9.30 Writing and Pictures: The Castaway
(ages 6-7) (S)

9.45 Pathways of Belief: Sikhism
(ages 7-9) (S)

10.50 Numbertime: 1-10: Number Nine
(ages 4-6) (S)

11.05 Zig Zag: Tales from Europe: Arthur and the King
(ages 8-10) (S)

11.20 Zig Zag: Kenya: Out and About
(ages 7-9) (S)

11.40 Look and Read: Through the Dragon's Eye: Danger on High
(ages 7-9) (S)

12.00 Moving to English: Queen Alexandra and the Victorian Royal Family
(ages 8+) (S)

12.20 KS3 Bitesize Shorts
Focusing on Key Stage 3 science test papers.
(ages 11-14) (S)

Ends 2.10.

1.10 Dream Gardens
Garden designer Alex Dingwall Main reflects on how water features are used to best effect.
(R)

1.40 Langley Country
Today Bob Langley visits the Welsh seaside town of Aberystwyth.

Series Guide: send a cheque for £4, incl P&P. to [address removed].

Contributors

Presenter (Dream Gardens):
Alex Dingwall Main
Presenter (Langley Country):
Bob Langley

David Dimbleby introduces live coverage of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown's Budget speech, followed by reaction from politicians and experts. Sian Williams hears the views of London's business community, Diana Madill reports from Cornwall, and Peter Snow talks to a cross-section of families in Manchester.
See Choice.
(S)

Contributors

Presenter:
David Dimbleby
Speaker:
Gordon Brown
Reporter:
Sian Williams
Reporter:
Diana Madill
Reporter:
Peter Snow
Producer:
Gareth Butler
Editor:
Alexandra Henderson

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer tell Jayne Middlemiss about the theme song (performed by the Cardigans' Nina Persson) from their new BBC1 series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), and Jamie Theakston meets R 'n' B outfit Destiny's Child.
(Repeated next Sunday) (S) (W)

Contributors

Interviewer:
Jayne Middlemiss
Interviewer:
Jamie Theakston
Interviewee:
Vic Reeves
Interviewee:
Bob Mortimer
Interviewees:
Destiny's Child
Producer:
Jo Pilkington
Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper

Fiona Bruce looks at the British public's enthusiasm for Art Nouveau, while Tim Wonnacott visits Dublin to find out why Irish silver work is so collectable. American glass craftsman Dale Chihuly oversees the installation of his 800-piece chandelier at London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
(S) (W)
Website: [web address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Fiona Bruce
Reporter:
Tim Wonnacott
Subject:
Dale Chihuly
Series Producer:
Alison Mansfield

Two Food and Drink viewers spend a culinary weekend in Brussels, Antony Worrall Thompson and Emma Crowhurst serve up a blackened rib of beef with onion marmalade, while Jilly Goolden and Oz Clarke sample summer wines.
(S) (W)
Further Details: Ceefax p580; Website: [web address removed] E-mail: [email address removed]

Contributors

Chef:
Antony Worrall Thompson
Assistant Chef:
Emma Crowhurst
Wine expert:
Jilly Goolden
Wine expert:
Oz Clarke
Series Producer:
Geraldine McClelland
Executive Producer:
Tim Hincks

Series examining the roller-coaster world of business.

After working for his family's caravan firm for 30 years, Michael Hold accepts the challenge of reinventing one of the elite models -the Buccaneer - but finds himself up against a tight deadline.
See Choice.
(S) (W)

Contributors

Subject:
Michael Hold
Producer:
Daniel Barry
Series Producer:
Michele Kurland

News reports plus Budget analysis, with Jeremy Paxman.
At 11.00 News headlines.
(S)

Followed by Budget Broadcast
By the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown.
(S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Speaker (Budget Broadcast):
Gordon Brown

Comedians Curtis Walker, Gina Yashere, Felix Dexter and Angie le Mar are among those joining host Tony Morris for a final helping of raucous entertainment.
(S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Tony Morris
Comedian:
Curtis Walker
Comedian:
Gina Yashere
Comedian:
Felix Dexter
Comedian:
Angie Le Mar

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 The World Network
(S)
1.00 The Passionate Statistician
(S)
1.30 Reflecting on Conies
(S)

Secondary Schools
2.00 Mathematics

Languages
4.00 Make French Your Business: Part 1

Working for Local Government
5.00 Customer Care and Self-improvement.

Open University
6.00 Made without Flaw?
6.30 Catalysts against Pollution
(S)
Ends 7.00am.

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