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Steve Rider, Sue Barker and Sharron Davies introduce live swimming action from Sydney.
Note: events may alter the following timings.

Including at 9.00 women's 200m breaststroke final; 9.20 men's 200m backstroke final; 10.15 women's 100m freestyle final, in which Britain's Sue Rolph should be competing; 10.25 men's 200m individual medley final. Andy Jameson and Adrian Moorhouse commentate.
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Website: [web address removed]
BBC Book: The BBC Guide to the Olympics 2000, price £5.99

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Rider
Presenter:
Sue Barker
Presenter:
Sharron Davies
Commentator:
Andy Jameson
Commentator:
Adrian Moorhouse

On the final day of the Liberal Democrats' Bournemouth conference, Sian Williams is joined by Simon Hughes for the morning's debate on health. Plus, full coverage of Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy's speech.
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E-Mail: [email address removed] Website: [web address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Sian Williams
Guest:
Simon Hughes
Speaker:
Charles Kennedy

Presented by John Inverdale and Clare Balding.

4.00 Basketball
Highlights from the Lithuania v USA game. The USA have won the gold medal at the last two Olympics, but without stars like Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal, how will they fare? Commentary is by Jon Champion.

4.30 Tennis
Highlights of all the latest action, with commentary from John Barrett and John Lloyd.

5.00 Football
Garth Crooks rounds up the latest results in the football tournament.
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Contributors

Presenter:
John Inverdale
Presenter:
Clare Balding
Commentator (Basketball):
Jon Champion
Commentator (Tennis):
John Barrett
Commentator (Tennis):
John Lloyd
Reporter (Football):
Garth Crooks

How two villages, one in Somerset and one in Kenya, became twinned as a result of a British holidaymaker's chance meeting with a Kenyan villager. The two men's friendship led to a classroom being built in Kenya by British workers plus an official twinning ceremony.
(First shown on BBC West)
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Website: [web address removed]

Contributors

Producer:
James MacAlpine

The series ends with a special programme from Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, the testing ground for Britain's top secret aircraft. Alain de Cadenet flies a specially modified Harrier and Julian Tutt discovers the latest developments in low-level flying. Plus a report on a unique Tornado.
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Contributors

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

Vicki Butler-Henderson finds out why the motoring world is talking about the new Vauxhall VX220, while Jason Barlow test drives the new Peugeot 607. Meanwhile, Tiff Needell proves that the Audi RS4 estate is definitely not boring.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Vicki Butler-Henderson
Presenter:
Jason Barlow
Presenter:
Tiff Needell
Producer:
John Wilcox
Series Producer:
Richard Pearson

Continuing the series about the Special Operations Executive. This week's edition reveals how secret agents' messages were received and decoded by young women known as Fanys (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry). And a former member of the German intelligence radio detection unit speaks about his secret work to detect and capture the agents, which would often end in torture and death.
See Choice.
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BBC Book: Secret Agent, available in hardback, price £16.99

Contributors

Director:
Jonathan Dent
Series Producer:
David Darlow

Continuing the story of one of Britain's first "superheads". Halfway through the first term at the inner London school that he is charged with transforming, "superhead" Torsten Friedag faces a difficult challenge as a pupil riot breaks out.
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Contributors

Subject:
Torsten Friedag
Director:
Simon Dickson
Executive Producer:
Robert Thirkell

Ian and Lisa discover that nude photos of them have been pinned up all over the village.
(Further cast on Wednesday)
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Contributors

Dean Yardley:
Peter Serafinowicz
Pam Yardley:
Diana Fairfax
Warren Yardley:
Simon Bateso
Policeman:
Phil Nice
John:
Jasper Holmes
Gavin:
Will Barton
Bruce:
William Lawrence
Philip:
Gary Sefton
Postman:
Simon Nye
Lionel:
Lee Denham

Presented by Hazel Irvine, Roger Black and Sharron Davies.
Note: events may alter the following timings.

12.00 Swimming
Tonight's action in the pool sees heats in the women's 50m freestyle and the men's 1500m freestyle plus 4x100m medley. Commentary from Andy Jameson and Adrian Moorhouse.

2.15 Rowing
Highlights will include the men's and women's lightweight double sculls semi-finals.

Contributors

Presenter:
Hazel Irvine
Presenter:
Roger Black
Presenter:
Sharron Davies
Commentator (Swimming):
Andy Jameson
Commentator (Swimming):
Adrian Moorhouse
Commentator (Rowing):
Garry Herbert
Commentator (Rowing):
Dan Topolski

Open Science
3.00 Jets and Black Holes
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Curriculum Development
3.30 Citizenship: Across and Beyond
Effective ways to teach citizenship across the curriculum.

Languages
4.00 Spain Inside Out: Part 5; Talk Spanish: Parts 5-6

Working In the Community
5.00 Computer Skills
How IT is used in a range of organisations.

Ends 6.00am.

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