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Ends 9.00.

Fireman Sam
Sarah and James accidentally burst a water main.
Repeated at 1pm (R)

7.10 Playdays
Grandpa Jones gives Poppy a book of magic. (R)

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

7.55 Smart
Creative picture-making.
Shown yesterday at 4.35pm on BBC1 (S) (W)

8.20 The Raccoons
Animated woodland adventures. (R)

8.45 Polka Dot Shorts
Polkaroo and Bear build a sandwich-making machine. (S)

8.50 Yoho Ahoy!
More adventures on the high seas. (R)

Repeats are not indicated.
9.00 Storytime (ages 4-5) Don't
Put Your Finger in the Jelly, Nelly! (S) 5218093 9.15 Words and Pictures Plus (ages 5-7) The Snow Lambs (S) 9516243 9.30 Magic Key (ages 5-6) Instructions (S)
9.45 The Pocket-Size Guide to
Parenting (S)(W)

Ends 10.50.

Teletubbies Advent Calendar
The colourful quartet continue their countdown to Christmas. (R) (S)

Then Teletubbies
The Tubbies watch two children caring for some goats. (R) (S)
BBC MUSIC: Teletubbies CD, price £10.99, and cassette, £7.99

10.50 Come Outside (ages 4-5): Butterflies
(S)

11.05 Numbertime (ages 5-7): Money: Up to £2
(S)

11.20 Landmarks Shorts (ages 9-11): Somerset Levels
(S)

11.30 Megamaths (ages 7-9): 15 to 110
(S)

11.50 Zig Zag (ages 7-9): Kenya: Kenya from the Air
(S)

12.10 Zig Zag (ages 7-9): Snap Shots: programme 2
(S)

Sue Barker introduces action from the annual London event of the Seniors Tour, as some of the game's former greats take to the court at the Royal Albert Hall.
Commentary by John Barrett and John Lloyd.

Contributors

Introduces:
Sue Barker
Unknown:
Albert Hall.
Commentary By:
John Barrett
Commentary By:
John Lloyd.

This week's robots competing for a place in the semi-finals include Bigger Brother, Spikasaurus and Stinger. Presented by Craig Charles and Julia Reed. Director Stuart McDonald ; Series producer Bill Hobbins
Repeated tomorrow (S)

Contributors

Presented By:
Craig Charles
Presented By:
Julia Reed.
Director:
Stuart McDonald
Producer:
Bill Hobbins

Another episode of the seventies comedy starring Richard Briers , Felicity Kendal , Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington. The Early Birds. Tom and Barbara decide to rise with the sun. Written by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey
Producer John Howard Davies (R) (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Briers
Unknown:
Felicity Kendal
Unknown:
Penelope Keith
Unknown:
Paul Eddington.
Written By:
John Esmonde
Written By:
Bob Larbey
Producer:
John Howard Davies

Clarissa Dickson Wright concludes her series celebrating the countryside, with friend and hill farmer Johnny Scott.
On the Borders. Clarissa and Johnny visit Northumberland, where they spend a day fox-hunting in the border hills. On their way to the hunt, they meet an ex-miner who has been salvaging coal from the sea for over 20 years.
Series producer Steve Sklair: Executive producer Bob Long (S) (W)

Contributors

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

Vegetable Patch. This week Charlie Dimmock and wildlife expert Chris Baines create an organic vegetable patch in a garden on a Bristol council estate. Plus a visit to an allotment where two gardeners balance the production of organic vegetables with consideration for wildlife. Producers Jenna Hall and Stephen Moss
Executive producer Fiona Pitcher (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Baines
Unknown:
Stephen Moss
Producer:
Fiona Pitcher

Michael Wood continues hisjourney tracing the story of the 16th-century Spanish Conquest of the New World.
The Search for El Dorado. From his starting point in Quito, Ecuador, Wood follows the route of the Conquistadors' ill-fated quest for the mythical land of gold. See Choice.
Director David Wallace : Producer Rebecca Dobbs (S) (W) RT SHOP: hardback book Conquistadors by Michael Wood , is available for £14.99 (normally £18.99), and a double audio cassette, read by the author, is available for £ll.99 (normally £13.99). The video is available for £16.99 (usually £19.99). Please add 99p postage and packing per order. Send a cheque, payable to RT Shop, to: [address removed]. or call [number removed] (national rate). Websites about South America - Webwatch: page 55

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Wood
Unknown:
El Dorado.
Director:
David Wallace
Producer:
Rebecca Dobbs
Unknown:
Michael Wood

Drama starring Peter Berg ,
Vincent I D'Onofrio and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Tom Warren drops out of college and returns to the family nest only to find that his brother is determined to destroy the family from within. Director Michael Bortman (1991. 15) (S) Films: pp 78-84 ***
Barry Norman profiles Jennifer Jason Leigh : page 69

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Berg
Unknown:
Vincent I D'Onofrio
Unknown:
Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Unknown:
Tom Warren
Director:
Michael Bortman
Unknown:
Barry Norman
Unknown:
Jennifer Jason Leigh

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