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Little Polar Bear
Cartoon. (R)

7.05 Playdays
Poppy has a dream in which things happen twice. (R)

7.25 Snorks
Animated antics with the ocean-floor community. (R)

7.45 Against All Odds
Six-part series about real-life emergencies. With sign language and in-vision subtitles. Shown yesterday on BBC1 at 5.10pm
(S) (W)

8.10 Biskitts
Animation. (R)

8.30 The Busy World of Richard Scarry
A trio of Busytown tales. (R)

10.50 Number Adventures (ages 5-7): Shape: the Queen's Castle
(S)

11.05 Number Adventures (ages 5-7): Shape: Shape Satellites
(S)

11.20 Zig Zag (ages 7-9): Village, Town and City: Our Land
(S)

11.40 Testament (ages 11-14): The Bible in Animation: Joseph
(S)

12.10 Landmarks (ages 9-12): Britain Since 1930: the Blitz
(S)

Drama, continuing the short season starring Robert Ryan. With Anita Ekberg and Rod Steiger. An airliner crash-lands in the jungles of South America, leaving the passengers at the mercy of savage head-hunters. Director John Farrow (1956)
(BW) (S) Escape to Burma is tomorrow at 1.15pm Films: pp 60-64***

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Ryan.
Unknown:
Anita Ekberg
Unknown:
Rod Steiger.
Director:
John Farrow

Steve Wright introduces vintage performances from Cher,
Toyah, Dr Feelgood, the Specials, Haircut 100, the Shamen, Joe Cocker , Musical Youth, Icehouse and Enya.
Producer Mark Hagen Repeated next Saturday (S) BBC CD: a double album of tracks from the programme is now available. Top of the Pops is on Friday at 7.30pm on BBC1

Contributors

Introduces:
Steve Wright
Unknown:
Joe Cocker
Producer:
Mark Hagen

Bun in the Oven. Jamie Oliver cooks a celebratory yet hearty meal for his pregnant sister and her husband. He makes fish pie, carrots with cumin, thyme, butter and chardonnay, a salad featuring watercress, rocket, sweet pear, walnut and parmesan, and a peach sponge. See Choice. Director Paul Ratcliffe ; Series producer Patricia Llewellyn
Repeated on Saturday (S) (W) Jamie Oliver 's Fantastic Fish Pie: page 38

Contributors

Unknown:
Jamie Oliver
Director:
Paul Ratcliffe
Producer:
Patricia Llewellyn
Unknown:
Jamie Oliver

The first of a repeat showing of selected episodes from the fourth series of the show in which celebrities pick items they would like to see banished from the world.
Ex-Room 101 host Nick Hancock returns for a one-off visit and puts happy people on his list. Presented by Paul Merton. Director Phil Chilvers ; Producer Toby Stevens (R) (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Hancock
Presented By:
Paul Merton.
Director:
Phil Chilvers
Producer:
Toby Stevens

Work. An inexperienced cabbie picks up a man whose plans for the evening come as a shock. Contains strong language.
Written by James McCreadie ; Director Nick Laughland (S) (W) Black Cab continues tomorrow at 10.20pm

Contributors

Written By:
James McCreadie
Director:
Nick Laughland
Stuart:
Marcwarren
Ryan:
Ben Whishaw

Repeats are not indicated.
Open University 12.30 Global Warming: Global Policy? (S)
1.00 South Korea The Struggle for Democracy 15988 1.30 Global Firms, Shrinking Worlds (S)
Secondary Schools 2.00 Seeing through Science Languages 4.00 The French Experience (parts 13-16)-language lessons. With in-vision subtitles.
Count Me In 5.00 What's New in Numeracy?
Open University 6.00 Mr Moore Runs for Washington-following the progress of a US Congress candidate. Ends 7.00am.

Contributors

Unknown:
Mr Moore

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