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The Family Ness Animated fun.
Repeated at 1pm (R)

7.05 Playdays
Poppy learns the rules about borrowing. (R)

7.25 Inch-High Private Eye
Animated adventures. (R)

7.50 Clever Creatures
Another action-packed wildlife puppet challenge. Shown yesterday at 4.10pm on BBC1
(S) (W)

8.15 Tom and Jerry Kids
Comic capers with the cartoon pals. (R)

8.35 Polka Dot Shorts
Animated tales. (R)

8.45 Postman Pat
Pat helps Ted round up some sheep. (R)

9.00 Noddy in Toyland
DJ wants to do a magic show. (R)

9.30 Little Bear
A triple bill of ursine adventures. (R)

9.55 Barney
Byron comes to visit and Roger hatches a plot.
Repeated at 1.05pm (R)

10.00 Teletubbies
Numbers Eight. Teletubbyland is visited by eight clouds. (R) (S)

10.30 Tweenies
Cool. Milo decides to be laid back. (R) (S)

10.50 Pingu
Animation. The little penguin builds a snowman. (R) (S)

Drama. When a light aircraft crashes on a remote mountain, a married couple are killed but their five-year-old son survives. When the news breaks that he was adopted, three women arrive at the scene, each hiding a guilty secret. Director Robert Wise (1950)
(BW) (S) Films: pp 50-55 **

Contributors

Director:
Robert Wise

Historical adventure. 1659: Jean Tavernier is a French explorer searching for a rare jewel to cap the crown of King Louis XIV. He travels to India to find a fabulous diamond in the possession of a Mogul.
Director John Brahm (1953. U) (S) Films: pp 50-55 **

Contributors

Unknown:
Jean Tavernier
Director:
John Brahm

Richard Pitman introduces live coverage of a three-race card from Goodwood, featuring the
2.45 Stardom Stakes, plus the
3.15 and 3.45. With Jim McGrath , Willie Carson , Angus Loughran , Jimmy Lindley , Graham Rock and Jonathan Powell.
Producer Gerry Morrison (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/sport Including at
3.20 News; Regional News (S) (Digital only: UK Today); Weather

Contributors

Introduces:
Richard Pitman
Unknown:
Jim McGrath
Unknown:
Willie Carson
Unknown:
Angus Loughran
Unknown:
Jimmy Lindley
Unknown:
Graham Rock
Unknown:
Jonathan Powell.
Producer:
Gerry Morrison

Tonight's live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall marks the 60th anniversary of the London Blitz as Valery Gergiev conducts the World Orchestra for Peace, the brainchild of the late Sir Georg Solti , in a performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No 7 (Leningrad), a lasting symbol of musical resistance to war and oppression. The concert opens with Debussy's La Mer and is presented by James Naughtie. Also broadcast on Radio 3.
During the interval, Lady Solti and jazz pianist
Julian Joseph join Simon Callow and John Sessions for the quiz Full House, hosted by Francine Stock. See Choice.
Director David Stevens ; Executive producer Caroline Speed (W) Brian Kay 's Prom of the Week: page 38
Subsequent programmes may run late or change

Contributors

Unknown:
Albert Hall
Unknown:
Valery Gergiev
Unknown:
Sir Georg Solti
Unknown:
La Mer
Presented By:
James Naughtie.
Pianist:
Julian Joseph
Unknown:
Simon Callow
Unknown:
John Sessions
Unknown:
Francine Stock.
Director:
David Stevens
Unknown:
Brian Kay

Comedy series about a large chaotic Irish family.
Away to Chelsea. Ma persuades Da to see their son Damien playing football at her beloved Chelsea. John F, meanwhile, proposes to Rita and Kennedy transforms himself into Doris Day.
Last in the series.
(Repeated next Sunday) (S) (W)

Contributors

Writer:
Owen O'Neill
Director:
John Birkin
Producer:
Claudia Lloyd
Ma:
Ruth McCabe
Da:
Eamon Morrissey
John F:
Jon Kenny
Bobby:
Pat Shortt
Teddy:
Bronagh Gallagher
Kennedy:
Billy Carter
Joe:
Eamonn Owens
Jackie:
Deborah Barnett
Fiona:
Deirdre O'Kane
Postman:
Damian Kearney
Receptionist:
Amber Batty
John Motson voiceover:
Alistair McGowan

Editor of the Independent on Sunday Janet Street-Porter reveals her pet hates to Paul Merton and argues her case for including among them London mayor Ken Livingstone. Director Geraldine Dowd ; Producer Richard Wilson
Repeated next Tuesday on BBC1 (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Janet Street-Porter
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Ken Livingstone.
Director:
Geraldine Dowd
Producer:
Richard Wilson

Five Guys Named Acko. From their heyday in the Victorian era to today's last surviving pierrot troupe, clowns in conical hats with pompoms have been a feature of the British seaside. On a Spring Bank Holiday in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, five men with silly names salute the tradition and prepare to indulge themselves in their second childhood. Director Gerard Brown (S) (W)

Contributors

Director:
Gerard Brown

The Package. George tries to woo a photo store employee with pictures of himself while Kramer offers to get a refund for Jerry's broken stereo.

Contributors

Jerry:
Jerry Seinfeld
George:
Jason Alexander
Kramer:
Michael Richards
Elaine:
Julia Louis Dreyfus
Newman:
Wayne Knight
Uncle Leo:
Len Lesser

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