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9.00 Storytime: The Emperor's Leftovers (ages 4-5)
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9.15 Words and Pictures Plus: Consonant Clusters: The Fox and the Stork (ages 5-7)
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9.30 Magic Key: Dragon Land (ages 5-6)
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9.45 Dynamo: Numeracy - Triangles, Rectangles and All Shapes (early years)
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10.50 Come Outside: Street Lamps (ages 4-5)
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11.05 Numbertime: Number Four (ages 4-6)
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11.20 Revisewise: Science Tests (ages 7-9)
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11.30 Megamaths: Measure: Treasure Hunt (ages 7-9)
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11.50 Music Makers: In the Snow (Timbre) (ages 7-9)
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12.10 Landmarks: Ancient Egypt: Pyramids and Temples (ages 9-11)
How did the Ancient Egyptians build the pyramids, obelisks and temples?
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Second-round action from the Masters tournament at Wembley Conference Centre in London. Former champions John Higgins and Stephen Hendry are both in action today as they battle for a place in the quarter-finals. Hosted by Dougie Donnelly, with commentary by Clive Everton, Ray Edmonds, John Virgo and Dennis Taylor.
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Including 3.20 News; Regional News (Digital: UK Today); Weather
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Contributors

Presenter:
Dougie Donnelly
Snooker player:
John Higgins
Snooker player:
Stephen Hendry
Commentary:
Clive Everton
Commentary:
Ray Edmonds
Commentary:
John Virgo
Commentary:
Dennis Taylor

Live coverage from Wembley Conference Centre of this evening's game in the Masters tournament between the 1994 champion Alan McManus and Peter Ebdon.
Introduced by Dougie Donnelly.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Dougie Donnelly
Snooker player:
Alan McManus
Snooker player:
Peter Ebdon

Having obtained the second highest score of the first round, reigning champions Durham University take on Imperial College, London, in this second-round match presided over by questionmaster Jeremy Paxman.
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Contributors

Questionmaster:
Jeremy Paxman
Director:
Tracey Rooney
Producer:
Peter Gwyn

In 1817, a coastal storm temporarily unearthed an ancient burial ground in the dune fields close to Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland. Since then there have only been tantalising glimpses in the shifting sands but now local archaeologists have relocated the site. Julian Richards joins the investigation to uncover why six people were buried in different ways and to shed light on a critical period in the history of Northumbria when the Anglo-Saxon King Oswald was establishing his kingdom.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Julian Richards
Producer:
Suzanne Daggar
Executive Producer:
Caroline van den Brul

The discovery of an old map launches US adventurer Barry Clifford on a quest to find the remains of a lost French fleet that disappeared off the Venezuelan coast over 300 years ago. To his astonishment, the map is more accurate than he could ever have imagined and the terrible fate of the sailors becomes frighteningly clear.
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Contributors

Subject:
Barry Clifford
Narrator:
Ian McShane
Director:
Mike Rossiter
Series Producer:
Will Aslett

Television presenter Liza Tarbuck is this week's guest revealing her pet hates to presenter Paul Merton, with minicabs making it to the top of her list. There's another chance to see Liza Tarbuck's appearance on Have I got News for You on Thursday at 10pm.
(Repeated Sunday)
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Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Merton
Guest:
Liza Tarbuck
Producer:
Victoria Payne
Producer:
Richard Wilson

More highlights from the world championships in St Anton, Austria, featuring the men's combined event, in which reigning champion won last time by veteran skier Kjetil-Andre Aamodt from Norway. Presented by Hazel Irvine, with commentary by Graham Bell and Matt Chilton.
(Further coverage on Wednesday at 11.20pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Hazel Irvine
Commentary:
Graham Bell
Commentary:
Matt Chilton

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Open University
12.30 Building the Perfect Beast
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1.30 Wendepunkte
Life after reunification in Germany

Secondary Schools
2.00 Languages: Isabel
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Languages
4.00 France Inside Out: Parts 3 and 4

Working in the Arts
5.00 Careers

Open University
6.00 The Encyclopedie
The great 18th-century encyclopedia.
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6.30 Manet
Why Manet's painting Olympia got a hostile reception at first.
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Ends 7am.

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