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Playdays
Peggy, Poppy and Why enjoy lots of fun and games on their caravan holiday.
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7.20 Snorks
Animated underwater adventures with the ocean-dwelling creatures.
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7.45 The Really Wild Show
This week the wildlife show meets the South African penguins who are plagued by problems with their neighbours. It also visits Kenya's Giraffe Manor and joins some young Norwegian eagles who are moving house. Plus, discovering a baby wallaby that lives in a bag, the truth about the house mouse and an insect that builds a house of bubbles.
With Michaela Strachan, Nick Baker, Howie Watkins and Janice Acquah.
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8.10 Taz-mania
Animation. Taz is left at home to look after his little brother and sister and ends up in the centre of a family argument.
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8.35 Moomin
A terrible wind creates a hole in the Hemulen's house and My and her friends decide to help him with the repairs.

9.05 Harry and the Hendersons
Sarah's boyfriend Brian threatens to dump her unless she invites him into the house.
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Contributors

Presenter (The Really Wild Show):
Michaela Strachan
Presenter (The Really Wild Show):
Nick Baker
Presenter (The Really Wild Show):
Howie Watkins
Presenter (The Really Wild Show):
Janice Acquah

Live coverage of the 129th Open championship which returns this year to its spiritual home of St Andrews now that the Old Course is back to its most challenging after recent restoration work.

Once again the world's top golfers will be battling for this prestigious title which was won in dramatic fashion last year by the young Scotsman Paul Lawrie, when he snatched victory from the hands of Frenchman Jean Van de Velde after his series of misjudgements on the 18th. Introduced by Steve Rider.
Coverage continues on BBC1.
See Choice.
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Website: [web address removed]
Sport: page 40

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Rider
Executive Producer:
Alastair Scott
Executive Producer:
John Shrewsbury

Dick is exposed as being computer-literate and reluctantly tries coming to terms with new technology.
Tommy and Sally make the shattering discovery that they do not have to live with an unreliable television, white Harry and Vicky have problems trying to conceive.
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Followed by When I Grow Up
Youngsters from the United States, Lebanon and India describe their hopes, dreams and fears for the future.
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Contributors

Dick Solomon:
John Uthgow
Sally Solomon:
Kristen Johnston
Harry Solomon:
French Stewart
Tommy Solomon:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Dr Mary Albright:
Jane Curtin

Alain de Cadenet presents the flying magazine as it returns for a ten-part new sehes, and takes a look at pilots of the newly formed Joint Force Harrier on board HMS Illustrious. Julian Tutt prepares 16 RAF Tornado jets for the Queen's birthday flypast, and Helen Young takes a break from BBC weather forecasts to fly a DeHavilland Vampire. Plus a landing on the Tasman glacier in New Zealand.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Alain de Cadenet
Reporter:
Julian Tutt
Reporter:
Helen Young
Executive Producer:
Peter Hylton Cleaver

Continuing the new series that chronicles the spectacular feats of the world's explosive experts.

This film goes back to October last year, when the denizens of Houston, Texas, were promised the most sensational fireworks display ever staged. A million people were present to watch the extravaganza, in which chief exploder Eric Tucker hoped to launch 20,000 shells from atop the city's tallest skyscrapers in a show that was to be visible from space. Narrated by Bill Paterson.
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Contributors

Narrator:
Bill Paterson
Subject:
Eric Tucker
Producer:
William Hicklin
Series Producer:
Bill Grist

A rerun of the satirical quiz in which regulars Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by chef Gordon Ramsay and author/journalist Francis Wheen. Hosted by Angus Deayton.
(R) (S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Angus Deayton
Team captain:
Ian Hislop
Team captain:
Paul Merton
Panellist:
Gordon Ramsay
Panellist:
Francis Wheen
Director:
Paul Wheeler
Producer:
Colin Swash

Steve Rider introduces highlights from the opening day's play at St Andrews. Peter Alliss, Alex Hay, Ken Brown, Jerry Pate, Mike Hughesdon, Beverly Lewis, Mark Roe, Julian Tutt, Denis Hutchinson, Gary Wolstenholme, Dougie Donnelly and Hazel Irvine commentate.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Rider
Commentator:
Peter Alliss
Commentator:
Alex Hay
Commentator:
Ken Brown
Commentator:
Jerry Pate
Commentator:
Mike Hughesdon
Commentator:
Beverly Lewis
Commentator:
Mark Roe
Commentator:
Julian Tutt
Commentator:
Denis Hutchinson
Commentator:
Gary Wolstenholme
Commentator:
Dougie Donnelly
Commentator:
Hazel Irvine
Executive Producer:
Martin Hopkins
Executive Editor:
Dave Gordon

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Open Science
12.30 The Next Big Thing: Voyage to the Bottom of the Deep Deep Sea
1.00 Design for an Alien World
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1.30 Background Brief - Science and the Psychics
1.45 What Have the Sixties Ever Done for Us?
2.00 Does Science Matter?
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3.00 The Big Picture
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Teenagers and Families
3.30 Living with Teenagers: 5

Languages
4.00 Learning Languages

Working in Hospitality
5.00 The Future

Open University
6.00 The Search for Reality
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6.30 The Incredible Shrinking Chip

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