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Polka Dot Shorts
Fun with Polkaroo, Humpty, Marigold, Bear and Dumpty and friends. (R)

7.10 Dastardly and Muttley
Pigeon-pursuing missions. (R)

7.35 Rugrats
More fun with the babies with overactive imaginations. (R) (S)

8.00 The Really Wild Show
Michaela Strachan and Nick Baker announce the winners of Britain's biggest ever wildlife survey - UK Wild 2000 - in which thousands of children took part. 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. (R) (S)

8.50 Noddy
Master Tubby annoys everyone with his drumming. Repeated at 1pm (R) (S)
BBC GAME: Noddy's Magic Adventure for Playstation, price £19.99

Contributors

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

Repeats are not indicated.
9.00 What? Where? When? Why? (ages 7-9) People Who Help Us: In School (S) 3393216 9.15 Watch
(ages 5-7) Magic Grandad 90 Years Ago: In the Kitchen (S)
9.30 Writing and Pictures (ages 6-7) The Wolf (S) 81120079.45 Dynamo (early years) History: Toys (S) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/education

10.50 Tales of Europe (ages 7-9): Godfather Death
(S)

11.05 Numbertime (ages 4-6): Side by Side: Beside Around Between/Besides
(S)

11.20 Revisewise (ages 7-9): Science Tests
(S)

11.30 English Express (ages 9-11): Texts: Imaginary Beasts
(S)

11.50 Zig Zag (ages 7-9): Environment: Water, Air, Land: Guarding the Future
(S)

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

World champion Mark Williams takes on Fergal O'Brien in this afternoon's second-round action from the Masters tournament at Wembley
Conference Centre. The action is introduced by Dougie Donnelly. (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Williams
Unknown:
Fergal O'Brien
Introduced By:
Dougie Donnelly.

Further second-round coverage from the Masters, with commentary by Clive Everton , Ray Edmonds , John Virgo and Dennis Taylor. (S) (W)

Contributors

Commentary By:
Clive Everton
Commentary By:
Ray Edmonds
Commentary By:
John Virgo
Commentary By:
Dennis Taylor.

This pillage of pop's past finds George Harrison performing
My Sweet Lord at the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, plus clips of the Jam, Sonny and Cher and Mariannne Faithfull. Producer Mark Hagen Repeated next Saturday (S) Top of the Pops Friday at 7.30pm on BBC1 WEBSITE: www.totp.oeeb.com BBC MUSIC: TOTP2- Seventies Rock available on double CD and cassette

Contributors

Unknown:
George Harrison
Unknown:
Mariannne Faithfull.
Producer:
Mark Hagen

Further Masters action as last year's runner-up, Ken Doherty , faces Anthony Hamilton in the last of the second-round matches. Introduced by Dougie Donnelly. (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ken Doherty
Unknown:
Anthony Hamilton
Introduced By:
Dougie Donnelly.

The topical business series returns for a seven-part series. Goodbye Fish and Chips. With North Sea cod facing commercial extinction, tonight's programme questions the inevitability of the decline of the British fishing industry. Producer David Strahan (S) (W)

Contributors

Producer:
David Strahan

Hollywood. Drawing inspiration from the Dorchester,
Claridges, Eltham Palace and Brixton Academy, designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen creates an art deco extravaganza fit for a thirties starlet in an Islington sitting room.
Director Kristian Digby ; Series editor Elaine Hackett (S) (W)

Contributors

Designer:
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Director:
Kristian Digby
Editor:
Elaine Hackett

Concrete. Diarmuid Gavin transforms a long-established garden using three immense concrete sculptures whose frames act as a walkway, complete with a roof-top pond.
Director Helen Foulkes ; Producer Dan Adamson (S) (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/homefront
BBC BOOK: Home Front in the Garden by Diarmuid Gavin , hardback £18.99 Avant gardener: page 24

Contributors

Unknown:
Diarmuid Gavin
Director:
Helen Foulkes
Producer:
Dan Adamson
Garden By:
Diarmuid Gavin

Fifth in a ten-part drama tracking the fortunes of the Freeman family over the second half of the 20th century. James breaks away from his family to discovers life, love-and punk rock. Alice is wooed by her childhood admirer Harry.
Dramatised by Neil Biswas from the novel by Tim Pears
ProducerClaire Hirsch; Director Hettie Macdonald (S) (W)

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Neil Biswas
Novel By:
Tim Pears
Director:
Hettie MacDonald
Charles:
Robert Pugh
James:
Shaun Dingwall
Laura:
Kaye Wragg
Edna:
Lorraine Ashbourne
Mlna:
Hazel Monaghan
Sonia:
Julia Ford
Zoe:
Sian Reeves
Simon:
Tony Maudsley
Robert:
Stuart Laing
Alice:
Susannah Wise
Harry:
Ravi Kapoor
Anne Marie:
Shirley Henderson
Stanley:
Garry Cooper
Bob:
Christopher Fairbank
Tinniswood:
Simon Slater
Scott:
John Draper
Mr Ganatra:
Badi Uzzaman
Mrs Ganatra:
Leena Dhingra
Anil:
Shiv Grewal
Sonali:
Indira Varma
Gary:
Andrew Tiernan
Vipul:
Shridhar Solanki
Teenage James:
Shane Fox
Teenage Laura:
Charlotte Salt
Teenage Alice:
Gemma Padley
Teenage Robert:
Robbie Woodward
Teenage Simon:
James Bradshaw
Headbutting punk:
Joss Gower
Leo:
Sam Thomton
Keith:
Joseph Alessi

More underconfident men and women get professional help with their communications and assertiveness skills. Tony and Jane. Tony works in the communications industry-yet lacks the confidence to put his ideas across clearly, while saddler Jane needs the faith to set up her own business.
Director Jenny Ash ; Series 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

Contributors

Unknown:
Jane. Tony
Director:
Jenny Ash
Producer:
Janice Gabriel

Women's slalom highlights from the world championships in St Anton, Austria, where Emma Carrick-Anderson and Chemmy Alcott will be representing Britain's challenge to current World Cup leader Janica Kostelic of Croatia.
Further coverage tomorrow at 11.20pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Emma Carrick-Anderson
Unknown:
Chemmy Alcott
Leader:
Janica Kostelic

Repeats are not indicated.
Open University 12.30 Athens - Democracy for the Few (S)
40311 1.00 Out of the Melting Pot (S)
Secondary Schools 2.00 Languages Le Café des Reves (S) Languages 4.00 Talk French (parts 3-6)
Working in the Arts 5.00 Communication and Teamwork Open University 6.00 Autism (S) 748666.30 Cultures of the Walkman Ends 7.00am. (S)

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