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Teletubbies
The Beach. The Tubbies watch some children playing on the beach with their dog. (R) (S) BBC MUSIC: Teletubbies CD. price £10.99, and cassette. £7.99

7.25 Yogi's Space Race
Cartoon fun among the stars with Yogi Bear and company. (R)

7.45 Goober and the Ghost Chasers
Ghostly cartoon mysteries. (R)

8.10 Trading Places
Comprehensive-school students get a taste of life at a boarding school.
With sign language and subtitles. Shown yesterday on BBC1 at 5.10pm

8.35 Ace Ventura - Pet Detective
Animated antics of the wacky private-eye. (R) (S)

9.00 Goosebumps
Spooky drama.
Terri and Jerry meet some ghoulish characters while on a seaside holiday. (R) (S)

9.25 Really Wild Show Wildest Hits
African highlights from the wildlife series. With Michaela Strachan, Janice Acquah, Howie Watkins and Chris Packham. (S)

9.50 The Big Knights
The knights' school for chivalry attracts the wrong kind of pupil. (R) (S)

10.00 Little Bear
Adventures with a bear cub and friends. (R)

10.25 Tweenies
Birthday. Milo, Bella and Jake plan a surprise party for Fizz's fourth birthday.
Shown last Wednesday on BBC1
(S) (W)

10.45 The Greedysaurus Gang
Adventures of five young dinosaurs. (R)

10.55 Little Polar Bear
Cartoon fun in the Arctic. (R)

Contributors

Presenter ("Really Wild Show Wildest Hits"):
Michaela Strachan
Presenter ("Really Wild Show Wildest Hits"):
Janice Acquah
Presenter ("Really Wild Show Wildest Hits"):
Howie Watkins
Presenter ("Really Wild Show Wildest Hits"):
Chris Packham

Fantasy adventure set in sixties Canada.

Nine-year-old Peter lives in a make-believe world of comic books and monsters. Together with his foster brother, he sets out to build a rocket ship that will fly to the Moon.
(1995) **
(S)
Films: pp 60-67

Contributors

Director:
Philip Spink
Peter:
Piper Codyserpa
Sam Cardinal:
Simon Baker
Emily Piper:
Deanna Milligan
Mr Piper:
Mike MacDonald
Mrs Piper:
Cheryl Wilson
Josephine:
Piper Amberwarnat

Action from the morning session at the world championship from Sheffield's Crucible theatre.

Six-times champion Steve Davis meets Graeme Dott, while Alan McManus and 1995 runner-up Nigel Bond begin their best-of-19-frames match.
(S)

Contributors

Snooker player:
Steve Davis
Snooker player:
Graeme Dott
Snooker player:
Alan McManus
Snooker player:
Nigel Bond

Continued coverage of this afternoon's play from Sheffield, featuring the concluding frames of the first-round match between Stephen Lee and Iceland's Krisjan Helgason, plus the opening exchanges between people's favourite Jimmy White and Billy Snaddon. Introduced by David Vine.
(S)

Contributors

Presenter:
David Vine
Snooker player:
Stephen Lee
Snooker player:
Krisjan Helgason
Snooker player:
Jimmy White
Snooker player:
Billy Snaddon

Joining Steve Wright this week are the Cure, Peter Frampton, Erasure, Barbra Streisand, Manic Street Preachers, Lulu and more....

(Repeated next Saturday)
(S)
(Top of the Pops is on Friday at 7.30pm on BBC1)

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Wright
Producer:
Mark Hagen

The opening frames of this evening's session at the world championships from Sheffield. Number two seed John Higgins, the 1998 champion, faces a tough first-round encounter with Dave Harold, while Alan McManus and Nigel Bond play to a conclusion on the other table.
Introduced by Dougie Donnelly, with commentary by Clive Everton, Ray Edmonds, Dennis Taylor, John Virgo, Willie Thorne and Jim Meadowcroft.
(S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Dougie Donnelly
Commentator:
Clive Everton
Commentator:
Ray Edmonds
Commentator:
Dennis Taylor
Commentator:
John Virgo
Commentator:
Willie Thorne
Commentator:
Jim Meadowcroft
Snooker player:
John Higgins
Snooker player:
Dave Harold
Snooker player:
Alan McManus
Snooker player:
Nigel Bond

Another episode from the fourth series of culinary escapades in the company of Clarissa Dickson Wright and the late Jennifer Paterson.

The duo take up an invitation to cook up a hearty feast for the elephant keepers at Knowsley Safari Park on Merseyside. On the menu is lamb in filo pastry, mustard-devilled chicken, chillies rellenos with cherry tomato salsa, and apple pandowdy. The ladies also get the chance to test their elephant-handling skills.
(R) (S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter/Cook:
Clarissa Dickson Wright
Presenter/Cook:
Jennifer Paterson
Director:
Stuart Bateup
Executive Producer:
Patricia Llewellyn

Streetwise young chef Jamie Oliver continues his unconventional approach to all things food-related.
Jamie's girlfriend Jules persuades him to join her on a girls' night out, so he dutifully prepares some treats for their post-club pyjama party.
See Choice.
(Repeated on Saturday)
(S) (W)
Andrew Duncan meets Jamie Oliver: page 8; Jamie Oliver's risotto with fresh peas and prawns: page 32; The best cookery websites: Webwatch, page 41

Contributors

Presenter/Chef:
Jamie Oliver
Director:
Paul Ratcliffe
Series Producer:
Patricia Llewellyn

David Vine follows the progress of tonight's first-round action at the Crucible theatre in Sheffield. John Higgins and Dave Harold play the first session of their match, while number-eight seed Alan McManus and Nigel Bond play to a finish.
(S)

Contributors

Presenter:
David Vine
Snooker player:
John Higgins
Snooker player:
Dave Harold
Snooker player:
Alan McManus
Snooker player:
Nigel Bond

Analysis of the day's events at home and abroad, presented by Jeremy Paxman. Including at 11.00 News headlines.
(S)

Followed by Party Local Election Broadcast By the Conservative Party.
(S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman

Another chance to see one of the most popular editions from the documentary series highlighting intense and vicious business battles of recent times.

American ice-cream makers Ben and Jerry remember how the Haagen-Dazs corporation reacted to their venture. Determined to win the David and Goliath battle, the duo hatched an outrageous plan.
(R) (S)

Contributors

Producer:
Simon Dickson
Executive Producer:
Robert Thirkell

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Desertification - a Threat to Peace?
A look at the problems facing Kenyan farmers.
1.00 Just in Time? Restructuring Corporate America
How three major US companies faced up to the challenges of the nineties.
(S)

Exam Revision
2.00 GCSE Bitesize: Science 3 - Chemistry
Revision programme for the Science Double Award.
(S)

Languages
4.00 75th Anniversary - Italian Gems

Working In Health and Care
5.00 Numeracy and Using IT
Key skills for working in health and social care.

Open University
6.00 Patrolling the American Lake
Why the US still has a huge military presence in the Pacific region
(S)
6.30 Global Tourism
The growth of global tourism and the problems it creates.
Ends 7.00am. (S)

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