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Polka Dot Shorts
Fun with Polkaroo. Repeated at 1.10pm (R)

7.10 Dastardly and Muttley
The duo embark on three more pigeon-pursuing missions. (R)

7.35 Rugrats
Chocolate and monsters keep the cartoon carpet-crawlers occupied. (R) (S)

8.00 The Really Wild Show
Michaela Strachan and Nick Baker meet wildlife in Ecuador. With sign language.
Shown yesterday at 4.35pm on BBC1
(S) (W) WEBSITE: [web address removed]

8.25 Albert the Fifth Musketeer
Fun with the French hero. Albert helps the troubled king. (R) (S)

8.50 Noddy
Noddy has to collect a parcel for Miss Pink Cat. (R) (S)
BBC GAME: Noddy's Magic Adventure for Playstation, price £19.99

Contributors

Presenter ("The Really Wild Show"):
Michaela Strachan
Presenter ("The Really Wild Show"):
Nick Baker

Repeats are not indicated.
9.00 What? Where? When? Why? (ages 7-9) Toys: Hoops a Daisy (S) 3722861 9.15 Watch (ages 5-7)
Seaside Holiday with Magic Grandad: the Promenade and Souvenirs (S)
7472185 9.30 Writing and Pictures (ages 6-7) The Tailors (S)
9.45 Dynamo Science: People and Food (S)

10.50 Tales of Europe (ages 7-9): The Army of Bears
(S)

11.05 Numbertime (ages 4-5): Side by Side: Up Down, On Off/Kites
(S)

11.20 Revisewise (ages 7-9): Revisewise Shorts: Introduction to Tests
(S) 1013920

11.30 English Express (ages 9-11): Texts: Techno Tales
(S)

11.50 Zig Zag (ages 7-9): Environment: Water, Air, Land: Environmental Change
(S)

12.10 See You, See Me (ages 7-9): Maps
(S)

Third-round singles action from Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk.
Commentary by David Corkill ,
David Rhys Jones , Mal Hughes and John Bell. (S) (W)

Contributors

Commentary By:
David Corkill
Commentary By:
David Rhys Jones
Commentary By:
Mal Hughes
Commentary By:
John Bell.

Boyzone, Wham!, Take That, East 17, Another Level, the Osmonds, the Jackson 5, New Edition and Bros feature in a look at boy bands past and present. With Steve Wright.
Producer Mark Hagen Repeated next Saturday (S) Top of the Pops Friday at 7.30pm on SBC1 WEBSITE: www.totp.beeb.com

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Wright.
Producer:
Mark Hagen

Away from It All. Margo and Jerry recommend that their neighbours Tom and Barbara take a holiday.
Written by John Esmonde. Bob Larbey ; Producer John Howard Davies (R) (S)

Contributors

Written By:
John Esmonde.
Written By:
Bob Larbey
Producer:
John Howard Davies

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen creates more intriguing interiors. Gothic. Since a childhood visit to a Victorian church,
Kate Dougherty has been obsessed by all things gothic - arches, vaulted ceilings and opulent interiors. Llewelyn-Bowen's challenge is to transform the drawing room of her terraced house in Tooting, south London, into a fairy-tale area.
Director Kristian Digby : Series editor Elaine Hackett (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Unknown:
Kate Dougherty
Director:
Kristian Digby
Editor:
Elaine Hackett

Wired. Huge steel cubes are among the ingredients of a garden full of adventure. The Yamaguchi family, who requested a design from Diarmuid Gavin to entertain their young son, also get a nine-metre tunnel suspended over tropical plants that leads to an outdoor bathing house.
Director Dave Smith ; Producer Dan Adamson (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Diarmuid Gavin
Director:
Dave Smith
Producer:
Dan Adamson

Continuing the ten-part drama tracking the fortunes of the Freeman family over the second half of the 20th century. Dreams and drink occupy Mary before she makes a life-changing decision. Contains strong language. See Choice.
Dramatised by Kevin Hood from the novel by Tim Pears
Producer Claire Hirsch ; Director Hettie Macdonald (S) (W)

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Kevin Hood
Novel By:
Tim Pears
Producer:
Claire Hirsch
Director:
Hettie MacDonald
Charles:
Robert Pugh
Mary:
Helen McCrory
James:
Shaun Dingwall
Edna:
Lorraine Ashbourne
Mina:
Hazel Monaghan
Stanley:
Garry Cooper
Robbie:
June Watson
Alfred:
John Cater
Agatha:
Kathleen Byron
Teenage Zoe:
Caroline Carver
Zoe:
Sian Reeves
Margaret:
Rachel Bell
Pascale:
Marie Ravel
Miss French:
Maggie O'Brien
Teenage James:
Shane Fox
Teenage Simon:
James Bradshaw
Teenage Alice:
Gemma Padley
Teenage Laura:
Charlotte Salt
Teenage Robert:
Robbie Woodward
Rudge:
Ged Simmons
Surgeon:
Stuart Richman
Nurse:
Olivia Carruthers
Lewis:
Joseph Coke
Miss Merchant Kelly:
Ann Brett

Psychiatrist Dr Sandra Scott , psychologist Ros Taylor and communications coach Roy Leighton spend a week trying to change the lives of underconfident men and women.
Paul and Emily. Paul, part-time coach of a ladies' football team, wants to develop his powers of assertiveness, while Emily wants to gain the confidence to sing in public. Directors Jenny Ash , Emma Bowen : Senes producer Janice Gabriel (S) (W) INFORMATION: call the free BBC Action Line [number removed] or see Ceefax page 636 or the website: www.bbc.co.uk/health/confidence Polly Toynbee : page 16

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Sandra Scott
Unknown:
Ros Taylor
Unknown:
Roy Leighton
Directors:
Jenny Ash
Directors:
Emma Bowen
Producer:
Janice Gabriel
Unknown:
Polly Toynbee

Repeats are not indicated.
Open University 12.30 The Crunch St. James's Court Hotel (W)
33079 1.00 Classical and Romantic Music Putting on the Style (S) 49465 1.30 What Is Religion? (S)
Secondary Schools 2.00 PSHE: Lifeschool (S) Languages 4.00 Talk Spanish (parts 3-6)
Working In Engineering 5.00 Project and Safety Planning Open University 6.00 The Rainbow (5)
6.30 Refining the View Ends 7.00am. (S)

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