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Ends 9.00.

Polka Dot Shorts
Fun with Polkaroo and pals. (R)

7.10 Dastardly and Muttley
More pigeon-seeking missions. (R)

7.35 Rugrats
More fun with the carpet-crawling babies. (R) (S)

8.00 The Really Wild Show
The mystery of the vanishing Indian horses of North America. With sign language. Shown yesterday at 4.35pm on BBC1
(S)(W) WEBSITE: [web address removed]

8.25 Albert the Fifth Musketeer
Swashbuckling fun. (R) (S)

8.50 Noddy
Noddy decides to buy a new ball for Bouncy Dog's birthday.
Repeated at 1pm (R) (S)
BBC GAME: Noddy's Magic Adventure for Playstation, price £19.99

Repeats are not indicated.
9.00 What? Where? When? Why? (ages 7-9) People Who Help Us: In the Past (S) 3631428 9.15 Watch (ages 5-7) Magic Grandad 90 Years Ago: Bathtime (S) 2519596 9.30 Writing and Pictures (ages 6-7) The
Beanstalk (S) 8523119 9.45 Dynamo (early years) Spring Term 2001: Science: Vegetables (S)

Ends 10.50.

Teletubbies
The four watch a small boy help paint Rangoli patterns for
Diwali. (R) (S)

10.30 Tweenies
Judy shows that the Tweenies are all different, but equally important. (R) (S) (W) MAGAZINE: published monthly, price £1.25

10.50 Tales of Europe (ages 7-9) Persephone Rising (S)
11.05 Numbertime (ages 4-6)
Shapes: Circles (S) 2746022 11.20 Revisewise (ages 7-9) Revisewise Shorts: National Tests (S)
11.30 English Express (ages 9-11)
Language Knowledge: In the Beginning Was the Noun (S) 6166515 11.50 Landmarks (ages 9-11) Postcards:
Rivers and Water (S) 7887732 12.10 See You, See Me (ages 7-9) The
1960s: Entertainment (S)

Crime drama starring Robert Mitchum as a police captain whose investigation of a gang leader's syndicate reveals corruption in high places.
(1951) (BW) (S)
Films: pp 60-63 ***

Contributors

Director:
John Cromwell
Director:
Nicholas Ray
Captain McQuigg:
Robert Mitchum
Irene:
Lizabeth Scott
Nick Scanlon:
Robert Ryan
Johnson:
William Talman
Welch:
Ray Collins

The Monkees, the Carpenters, George Benson , Bon Jovi ,
Level 42 and the Eagles star in tonight's archive offerings. Producer Mark Hagen Repeated next Saturday (S) Top of the Pops Friday at 7.30pm on BBC1 WEBSITE: www.totp.beeb.com BBC MUSIC: TOTP 2 - Seventies Rock available on double CD and cassette

Contributors

Unknown:
George Benson
Unknown:
Bon Jovi
Producer:
Mark Hagen

Blocked Airways. Huge airport expansion isgoingto be required, particularly in the South East, to accommodate the massive increase in airline passengers. While the business lobby insist expansion is necessary, environmentalists are ready to fight further noise and pollution, and a decision will have to be made soon. John Penycate reports.
Producer Charles Colville ; Editor Martin Small (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Penycate
Producer:
Charles Colville

Another episode of the classic seventies comedy.
Our Speaker Today.... Barbara gets involved in public service.
Written by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey : Producer John Howard Davies
Another episode can be seen on Friday at 7.30pm (R) (S)

Contributors

Written By:
John Esmonde
Written By:
Bob Larbey
Producer:
John Howard Davies
Barbara Good:
Felicity Kendal
Tom Good:
Richard Briers
Margo Leadbeatter:
Keith Penelope
Jerry Leadbeatter:
Paul Eddington
Lady Truscott:
Angela Thorne
Mr Batty:
Colin McCormacK

Cinema. In the last of the current series, Diarmuid Gavin designs an ultra-modern garden as he creates an outdoor cinema for the residents of a communal block of flats with state-of-the-art technology and a pink projection turret.
Director/Producer Dan Adamson (S) (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/homefront
BBC BOOK: Home Front the Garden by Diarmuid Gavin , hardback £18.99

Contributors

Unknown:
Diarmuid Gavin
Producer:
Dan Adamson
Garden By:
Diarmuid Gavin

James's relationship with Laura stirs buried feelings within the entire family. Harry's doubts about Charles Freeman 's business acumen increase. Contains strong language.
Dramatised by Kevin Hood from the novel by Tim Pears
Producer Claire Hirsch ; Director David Moore (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Freeman
Dramatised By:
Kevin Hood
Novel By:
Tim Pears
Producer:
Claire Hirsch
Director:
David Moore
Charles:
Robert Pugh
James:
Shaun Dingwall
Laura:
Kaye Wragg
Mina:
Hazel Monaghan
Robert:
Stuart Laing
Simon:
Tony Maudsley
Alice:
Susannah Wise
Zoe:
Sian Reeves
Harry:
Ravi Kapoor
Sonali:
Indira Varma
Parvati:
Sharinka Pillai
Anthony:
Ian Kelly
Tinniswood:
Simon Slater
Rachel:
Elizabeth Estensen
Keith:
Joseph Alessi

Women in Black. Tonight Sean Langan is in Iran, where women still wear the traditional shador and are usually segregated from men but are allowed to drive, work, have a university education and show their faces in public. The old guard may still hold power, but two thirds of the population is under 25 and many are calling for change.
Another episode tomorrow at 11.20pm (S)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sean Langan

Repeats are not indicated.
Open University 12.30 Housing Business as Usual (S)
1.00 From a Different Shore An American Identity (S)
Secondary Schools 2.00 Testament The Bible in Animation (S)Languages 4.00 Deutsch Plus (parts 13-16)
Working in the Arts 5.00 Team Leadership and Business Skills-expert advice and real-life examples. 3188R
Open University 6.00 The Enlightenment Reason and Progress (S) 976236.30 Forecasting the Economy Ends 7am. (S)

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