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Ends 9.00.

Polka Dot Shorts
Polkaroo and pals do spring cleaning. (R)

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

7.35 Rugrats
Chuckie gets a haircut in today's double-bill. (R) (S)

8.00 The Really Wild Show
Michaela Strachan meets real-life Lion King stars. With sign language.
Shown yesterday at 4.35pm on BBC1
(S) (W) WEBSITE: [website removed]

8.25 Albert the Fifth Musketeer
Fun with the French hero. Today, the tale of the queen's nanny. (R) (S)

8.50 Noddy
Bert Monkey's tail makes Noddy's day start with a crash.
Repeated at 1pm (R) (S)
BBC GAME: Noddy's Magic Adventure for Playstation, price £19.99

Contributors

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

Repeats are not indicated.
9.00 What? Where? When? Why?
(ages 7-9) People Who Help Us: Out of School (S) 3059820 9.15 Watch (ages 5-7) Magic Grandad 90 Years Ago: Cars and No Cars (S)
9.30 Writing and Pictures (ages 6-7) The Jester (S) 8941511 9.45
Dynamo (early years) Numeracy: Number Three (S)

Ends 10.50.

Teletubbies
Po and Laa-Laa march while peacocks strut. (R) (S)
BBC CD-ROM: Play with the Teletubbies, for PC and Playstation, price £19.99

10.30 Tweenies
The friends set up an art gallery. (R) (S) (W)
BBC CD-ROM: Tweenies: Ready to Play. for PC and Playstation, price £19.99

10.50 Tales of Europe (ages 7-9): The Lady of Stavoren
(S)

11.05 Numbertime (ages 4-5): Side by Side: In Out Though/Homes
(S)

11.20 Revisewise (ages 7-9): Preparing for Your Tests
(S)

11.30 English Express (ages 9-11): Texts: Those Horrible Tudors
(S)

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

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

Romantic comedy starring Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey. A young woman is determined to marry an elderly millionaire. But, marooned on the Isle of Mull, she meets the local laird and begins to waver. Directors Michael Powell and Emeric
Pressburger(1945. U) (BW) (S)Films: pp 60-64 *****

Contributors

Unknown:
Wendy Hiller
Unknown:
Roger Livesey.
Directors:
Michael Powell

Queen, Kate Bush , ABC, Rose Royce , Donna Summer, Alison Moyet, Soft Cell, The Damned, Steve Winwood, Haircut 100 and Darts star in a Valentine's Day special.
Repeated next Saturday (S) Top of the Pops Friday at 7.30pm on BBC1 WEBSITE: [web address removed] BBC MUSIC: TOTP 2 - Seventies Rock available on double CD and cassette

Contributors

Producer:
Mark Hagen

Smoke Rings. From small-time bootleggers to mafiosi, tobacco smugglers cost Britain billions in uncollected tax. How has this criminal business taken such a hold?
Producer Mark Gregory ; Editor Martin Small (S) (W)

Contributors

Producer:
Mark Gregory
Editor:
Martin Small

Chocolate. In the final programme of the series, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is asked to create a dream room for die-hard chocoholic Netty. Can the flamboyant designer match the sweet tastes of the Colwyn Bay mother-of-two? Director Caspar Peacock ; Series editor Elaine Hackett (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Director:
Caspar Peacock
Editor:
Elaine Hackett

Vertigo. Manhattan's highest pool is among tonight's inspirations as skinny-dipping Diarmuid Gavin transforms a two-tiered asphalt wasteland into a beautiful roof garden. Director Lucy Hooper ; Producer Dan Adamson (S) (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/homefront
BBC BOOK: Home Front in the Garden by Diarmuid Gavin , hardback £18.99

Contributors

Unknown:
Diarmuid Gavin
Director:
Lucy Hooper
Producer:
Dan Adamson
Garden By:
Diarmuid Gavin

Sixth in a ten-part drama tracking the fortunes of the Freeman family over the second half of the 20th century.
17 Passion turns to obsession for James. See Choice.
Dramatised by Neil Biswas from the novel by Tim Pears
Producer Claire Hirsch ; Director David Moore (S) (W)

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Neil Biswas
Novel By:
Tim Pears
Producer:
Claire Hirsch
Director:
David Moore
Charles:
Robert Pugh
James:
Shaun Dingwall
Laura:
Kaye Wragg
Mina:
Hazel Monaghan
Sonia:
Julia Ford
Zoe:
Sian Reeves
Simon:
Tony Maudsley
Robert:
Stuart Laing
Alice:
Susannah Wise
Harry:
Ravi Kapoor
Stanley:
Garry Cooper
Bob:
Christopher Fairbank
Tinniswood:
Simon Slater
Scott:
John Draper
Gary:
Andrew Tieman
Headbutting punk:
Joss Gower
Leo:
Sam Thomton
Keith:
Joseph Alessi
MrDavis:
Glenn Cunningham
Rachel:
Elizabeth Estensen
TV interviewer:
Dominic Meir

Concluding the series which observes underconfident men and women as they receive professional help with their communications and assertiveness skills.
Mark and Karen. Mark wants to express himself through poetry and Karen has her sights set on aromatherapy.
Director Ian Denver ; 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:
Karen. Mark
Director:
Ian Denver
Producer:
Janice Gabriel

Text Messaging. A Valentine's Day guide to the latest communications craze: text messaging on mobile phones. Director Sean Grundy ; Executive producer Michael Poole (S) (W)

Contributors

Director:
Sean Grundy
Producer:
Michael Poole

Repeats are not indicated.
Open University 12.30 Bringing Home the Bacon 44221 1.00
Athens - Democracy for the Few (S) 25757 1.30 Looking at What Happens in Hospital (S)
Secondary Schools 2.00 Short Circuit Health (S) Languages 4.00 Talk French (parts 3-6)
Working in the Arts 5.00 Team Leadership and Business Skills-with expert advice and real-life examples.
Open University 6.00 Cultures of the Walkman (S) 78776 6.30 Imagining New Worlds Ends 7.00am. (S)

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