Programme Index

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Ends 9.00.

Fireman Sam
Sarah and James help pick potatoes for Bella. Repeated at 1pm (R)

7.10 Playdays
Poppy wants to give Why Bird and Peggy a gift. (R)

7.30 Smurfs' Adventures
Animation with the little blue people. (R)

7.55 Smart
Jay Burridge turns a pair of old socks into an artistic creation. Shown yesterday at 4.35pm on BBC1 (S) (W)

8.20 Top Cat
Benny has swallowed the Hopeless Diamond. (R)

8.45 Polka Dot Shorts
Dumpty and Bear enter an obstacle race. (R)

8.55 Yoho Ahoy
Cutlass shows off her pea-shooting skills. (R) (S)

Repeats are not indicated.
9.00 Storytime (ages 4-5) I Love Animals (S) 8843407 9.15 Words and Pictures Plus (ages 5-7) Need a Trim Jim (S) 7289865 9.30 Magic
Key (ages 5-6) Short Sentences (S) 3676372 9.45 The Pocket-Sized
Guide to Parenting (S) (W)

10.50 Come Outside (ages 4-5) Dandelions 3536310 11.05
Numbertime (ages 4-6) Number Ten (S) 218319811.20 Numbertime (ages 4-6) Patterns of Five (S)
219739111.35 Watch (ages 5-7) Grass (S) 4961556 11.50
Megamaths (ages 7-9) Money: Five Pounds to Ten Pounds (S)
12.10 Around Scotland (ages 10-12) At Home in Germany (S)

Shared coverage begins with the snooker Grand Prix from Telford
International Centre, where Dougie Donnelly introduces coverage of the quarter-finals.
Further coverage at 6.45pm. (S)
The racing comes from Newbury and features the 3.10 Horris Hill stakes, as well as the 2.40 and
3.40 races. Introduced by Richard Pitman , with Willie Carson. Commentary by Jim McGrath , Jimmy Lindley ,
Graham Rock , Angus Loughhran and Jonathan Powell. including at
3.20 News; Regional News (Digital only: UK Today); Weather (S) (W)

Contributors

Introduces:
Dougie Donnelly
Unknown:
Horris Hill
Introduced By:
Richard Pitman
Unknown:
Willie Carson.
Commentary By:
Jim McGrath
Commentary By:
Jimmy Lindley
Commentary By:
Graham Rock
Commentary By:
Angus Loughhran
Commentary By:
Jonathan Powell.

Clare Balding introduces action from Sydney on day two of the Games. Today sees Britain's best-known ParalympianTanni Grey-Thompson in action in the 800m and veteran Bob Matthews in the 5,000m. (S) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/sport

Contributors

Unknown:
Paralympiantanni Grey-Thompson
Unknown:
Bob Matthews

The popular series continues with a double bill.
Bart's Comet. Bart discovers a comet that's on collision course with Springfield. (S)
6.20 Raging Abe Simpson and his Grumbling Grandson
Grandpa and Mr Burns battle for a priceless collection of rare art hidden in a secret location. (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Abe Simpson
Unknown:
Mr Burns

a Garden Lost in Time
The weather has been awful and opening day looms. A long way to go yet but the age of the yew tunnel is, hopefully, about to be confirmed.
Director John Trefor : Executive producer Richard Trayler-Smith (R) (S) (W)

Contributors

Director:
John Trefor
Producer:
Richard Trayler-Smith

A new six-part series in which Clarissa Dickson Wright sets off on a celebration of the countryside with lifelong friend and hill farmer Johnny Scott.
In Southern Scotland. Tonight Clarissa helps Johnny during the busy lambing season, playing ewes' midwife and battling the threat of foxes. See Choice.
Series producer Steve Sklair ; Executive producer Bob Long (S) (W) Where there's muck .. : page 29

Contributors

Unknown:
Clarissa Dickson Wright
Unknown:
Johnny Scott.
Producer:
Steve Sklair
Producer:
Bob Long

Pippa Greenwood assesses the results of her potato comparison trial and prepares the rest of her garden for winter while Rachel de Thame visits another BBC
Gardener of the Year finalist.
Executive producer Tony Laryea ; Series producer Colette Foster (S) (WI Alan Titchmarsh on National Apple Day: page 44

Contributors

Unknown:
Pippa Greenwood
Producer:
Tony Laryea
Producer:
Colette Foster
Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh

A two-part drama inspired by the real-life relationship between Arthur Conan Doyle and his tutor at Edinburgh University, pioneering forensic pathologist Dr Joseph Bell, who is believed to have been a model for Sherlock Holmes.
Starring Ian Richardson, Robin Laing and Charles Dance.
In 1878, Conan Doyle assists Dr Bell at the scene of a gruesome and apparently motiveless crime. Contains strong images. Concludes next Friday.
(R) (S) (W)

Contributors

Writer:
David Pirie
Producer:
Ian Madden
Director:
Paul Seed
Joseph Bell:
Ian Richardson
Arthur Conan Doyle:
Robin Laing
Sir Henry Carlyle:
Charles Dance
Elspeth:
Dolly Wells
Lady Sarah Carlyle:
Ruth Platt
Inspector Beecher:
Sean McGinley
Summers:
Laurie Ventry
Crawford:
Joel Strachan
Sophia:
Tamsin Pike
Mary Doyle:
Sarah Collier
Charles Doyle:
John Bett
Waller:
Matthew MacFadyen
Dr Gillespie:
Stephen MacDonald
Canning:
Ewan Stewart
Baxter:
David MacDowell
Neill:
Alec Newman

Buzzcocks vocalist Pete Shelley , Richie Neville from Five and comedian Mark Steel join regulars Mark Lamarr , Sean Hughes and Phill Jupitus for the light-hearted pop quiz. Director Paul Wheeler ; Producer Richard Wilson
Repeated next Sunday (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Pete Shelley
Unknown:
Richie Neville
Unknown:
Mark Steel
Unknown:
Mark Lamarr
Unknown:
Sean Hughes
Unknown:
Phill Jupitus
Director:
Paul Wheeler
Producer:
Richard Wilson

Drama, continuing the Movieworld season. Following his death, a farmer unexpectedly leaves his land to the farm hands, confident that murder and mayhem will result. In
German with English subtitles. Widescreen. Ends 2.25am. Director Stefan Ruzowitzky (1997.151 Films: pp 72-75 ***

Contributors

Director:
Stefan Ruzowitzky

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