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Spider
Animated antics with the eight-legged character.
(R)

7.05 Polka Dot Shorts
Adventures in the polka-dot land of Roo.
(R)

7.15 The All-New Popeye Show
Three more misadventures with the spinach-guzzling sailor.
(R)

7.35 Rugrats
Animated double bill with the cute youngsters.
(R) (S)

8.00 Blue Peter
Children's magazine, presented by Konnie Huq, Liz Barker, Matt Baker and Simon Thomas.
(Shown yesterday at 5pm on BBC1)
(S) (W)

8.25 Monster Rancher
Genki and his friends learn the story of the ancient monster farm.
(S)

8.50 Romuald the Reindeer
Animation. A fly-on-the-wall documentary team descends on the Haraldson family.
(Repeated at 1pm)
(R)

Contributors

Presenter (Blue Peter):
Konnie Huq
Presenter (Blue Peter):
Liz Barker
Presenter (Blue Peter):
Matt Baker
Presenter (Blue Peter):
Simon Thomas

Repeats are not indicated.

9.00 Cats' Eyes: Electricity - Electricity Helps (ages 5-7)
(S)

9.15 Cats' Eyes: Electricity: Electricity Shocks (ages 5-7)
(S)

9.30 Words and Pictures: But No Elephants (ages 5-7)
(S)

9.45 Dynamo: Science: Seeds and Vegetables (early years)
(S)

Website: [web address removed]

10.50 Zig Zag Shorts: France: The Camargue (ages 7-9)
(S)

11.00 Words and Pictures Phonics Special: "Ea" (ages 5-7)
(S)

11.15 Numbertime: Time: Clock Face (ages 4-6)
(S)

11.30 Look and Read: Zzaap and the Word Master: Zzaap Looks Back (ages 7-9)
(S)

11.50 Science Zone: Electricity and Magnetism: Make or Break? (ages 9-11)
(S)

12.10 Focus: Substance Misuse: Keep Your Mouth Shut (ages 9-11)
(S)

Comedy starring Shirley Temple as a strong-headed schoolgirl who scandalises the residents of 1905 Baltimore.
(1949, U) (S) (BW)
Films: pp 60-64**

Contributors

Director:
Richard Wallace
Dinah Sheldon:
Shirley Temple
Dr Sheldon:
Robert Young
Tom Wade:
John Agar
Mr Fletcher:
Albert Sharpe
Mrs Sheldon:
Josephine Hutchinson

A rerun of the superhero adventure series starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher begins with the pilot episode.

When Clark Kent moves from the country to the bright lights of Metropolis, his beautiful but brusque new colleague, Lois Lane, finds him charming if unsophisticated. Little does she realise that behind the mild-mannered demeanour hides a man of steel.
(R) (S)

Contributors

Clark Kent/Superman:
Dean Cain
Lois Lane:
Teri Hatcher

Every year more than 40,000 children receive hospital treatment for severe burns. Many will have problems adjusting to their injuries and the way they look. Tonight's programme visits Britain's only burns camp, in Cambridgeshire, to see what is being done to help these youngsters overcome their psychological scars.
(S)
Website: [web address removed]

Contributors

Producer:
Martin Friend
Editor:
Dippy Chaudhary

The survival game show this week pits a team of company directors against their own personal assistants in a battle for survival on a deserted beach in the Dominican Republic. Armed with only ten basic items, they must build both a shelter from the tropical rain and a seaworthy vessel - but perhaps the toughest challenge comes when a meal of guinea fowl arrives considerably fresher than expected.
Presented by Ed Hall and survival expert Hugh McManners.
(S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Ed Hall
Presenter:
Hugh McManners
Series Producer:
Joanne Ball

When professional stuntman Tim Lawrence was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at the age of 34 there seemed no escape from a progressive paralysis. Medication helps slow the progress, but has devastating side-effects. Two years later, however, Lawrence discovered a substance that temporarily relieved these symptoms. The chemical was MDMA, better known as the illegal drug Ecstasy.
See Choice.
(S) (W)

Contributors

Subject:
Tim Lawrence
Producer:
Jemima Harrison
Series Editor:
Bettina Lerner

Jon Snow and Dr Phil Hammond join regulars Angus Deayton, Ian Hislop and Paul Merton for the satirical quiz.
(R) (S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Angus Deayton
Team captain:
Ian Hislop
Team captain:
Paul Merton
Panellist:
Jon Snow
Panellist:
Dr Phil Hammond
Director:
Paul Wheeler
Producer:
Giles Pilbrow

Continuing the series of films about the nation's youth.
A boxer and his best friend, a bouncer, gear up for a fight.
Contains strong language.
(S) (W)

Followed by Turning Points
Journalist Ginny Dougary talks about her polar expedition and her mother's death.

Contributors

Director:
Nick Poyntz
Speaker (Turning Points):
Ginny Dougary

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open Science
12.30 What Have the Seventies Ever Done for Us?
12.40 Background Brief
1.00 Test Tube Miracle?
(S)
1.30 Background Brief
1.45 What Have the Eighties Ever Done for Us?
2.00 Questions about Behaviour
(S)
2.30 A Conflict of Interest
(S)
3.00 Food: Whose Choice is it Anyway?
(S)

Curriculum Development
3.30 Explicit Learning Plus

Languages
4.00 Get By in French: Part 1

Working in the Arts
5.00 The Future

Open University
6.00 The Sunbaskers
(S)
6.30 Rocky Shores Life on the Edge
(S)
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