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Poddington Peas
Dump-Pea eats too much at Tea-Pea's cafe.
(Repeated at 1.05pm)
(R)

7.05 Playdays
Chris, Peggy and Why meet some friends at the Herstmonceux Science Centre.
(R)
[NB Radio Times says "Herstmonceaux" in error]

7.25 Smurfs' Adventures
Fun with the mushroom-dwelling folk.
(R)

7.50 Blue Peter
The team make Rangoli patterns to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of light.
(Shown yesterday at 5.10pm on BBC1)
(S) (W)

8.15 The All-New Popeye Show
Fun with the spinach-eating sailor.
(R)

8.40 Polka Dot Shorts
Bear, Dumpty and Polkaroo form a band.
(R)

8.50 Fiddley Foodle Bird
Fun with the metamorphosing bird.
(R)

Half-term repeats.

9.00 Number Adventures: Number Puzzles 1: Didi and Spike Go Bowling
(ages 5-7) (S)

9.15 Hands Up!: Signed Words and Pictures: The Train Ride
(ages 5-7)

9.30 Words and Pictures: The Golden Goose
(ages 5-7) (S)

9.45 The Pocket-Sized Guide to Parenting
(S) (W)

10.50 Zig Zag Shorts: France: Brittany
(ages 7-9) (S)

11.00 Numbertime: Money: Problems to 10p
(ages 5-7) (S)

11.15 Watch: Making Books
(ages 5-7) (S)

11.30 Megamaths: Tables: The Five-Times Table
(ages 7-10) (S)

11.50 The Experimenter: Light and Sound
(ages 7-9) (S)

12.10 Zig Zag: Tudor Life
(ages 7-9) (S)

Today's top British medal hopes lie in the pool with Chris Holmes, Tim Reddish and Melanie Easter competing in the 100m freestyle, Tracy Wiscombe and Emma Mounkley in the 50m butterfly, and Emily Jennings and Jody Cundy in the 100m breaststroke. Plus Clare Balding rounds up action in the archery and powerlifting finals.
(S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Clare Balding

Fifth in a ten-part drama about a new internet company.

As the marketing launch approaches, the friction between Will and Luce intensifies. Then they discover that cyber-squatters on a pornography site are siphoning off some of their traffic - which jeopardises the marketing launch. Contains strong language.
Episode written by Rachel Pole
(Repeated Friday at 11.20pm)
(S) (W)

BBC Products: book, On the Edge: the Inside Stories of Jake and Luce, available from 23 November, price £6.99; two videos, both containing three episodes, are to be released on 27 November, price £12.99 each
Website: [web address removed]

Contributors

Writer:
Rachel Pole
Producer:
Simon Heath
Director:
Julian Holmes
Will:
William Gaminara
Luce:
Claudia Harrison
Mike:
Justin Pierre
Sophie:
Amanda Ryan
Murray:
Andrew Sachs
Jake:
David Walliams
Reece:
William Beck
Brandon:
Iddo Goldberg
Yvonne:
Sally Rogers
Fran:
Poppy Miller
Zoe:
Romola Garai
Sawyer:
Sandy Welch
Kerry:
Julie Smith
Oily:
Razaaq Adoti
Rick:
Paul Whitby
Matt:
Joe Caffrey
Dick Wallace:
Kenneth Hadley
Kitten:
Myriam Acharki

Comedy sketches, including clubbing with the Bhangramuffins and going to a restaurant for "an English". With Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia and Kulvinder Ghir.
(R) (S) (W)

Contributors

Comedienne:
Meera Syal
Comedian:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Comedienne:
Nina Wadia
Comedian:
Kulvinder Ghir
Director:
Nick Wood
Producer:
Anil Gupta

Ruby Wax continues her dinner-party chat shows, tonight meeting Jerry Hall, who discusses her divorce from Mick Jagger, outrageous talk show host Graham Norton, and New Zealand's first transsexual MP, Georgina Beyer.
(S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Ruby Wax
Guest:
Jerry Hall
Guest:
Graham Norton
Guest:
Georgina Beyer

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Ever Wondered?
12.45 Global Fantasy 2: The Irresistible Rise of the Computer Game?
(S)
1.15 Personal Passions
1.30 Study to Succeed

Secondary Schools
2.00 English: Macbeth Shorts/Get the Meaning
(S)

Languages
4.00 Italianissimo: Parts 9-12

Webwise 2000
5.00 Get Webwise: History - the Issues
(W)
5.30 Get Webwise: History - Hands On
(W)

Open University
6.00 Serjeant Musgrave at the Court
(S)
6.30 Waiting their Turn: Minorities in a Democracy
(S)
6.55 Computers and the Arts

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