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Playdays
Peggy goes to Woburn Safari Park to see the elephants.
(R) (S)

7.20 Pocket Dragon Adventures
Gnorma the gnome decides to take over the village.
(R) (S)

7.35 Smurfs' Adventures
More fun with the mushroom-dwelling imps.
(R) (S)

8.00 Blue Peter
A visit to the Lake District.
(Shown yesterday at 5pm on BBC1)
(S) (W)

8.25 The Puppy's New Adventures
Petey and the gang are in Spain.
(R) (S)

8.50 Wiggly Park
Nifty rescues a balloon, and is threatened by a strange shape in the sky.
(Repeated at 1pm)
(R) (S)

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

11.00 Watch: The Songcatcher: Land of the Monsters (ages 5-7)
(S)

11.15 Numbertime: More or Less: One Less (ages 4-6)
(S)

11.30 Look and Read: Captain Crimson (ages 7-9)
(S)

11.50 Zig Zag: Making It Work (ages 7-9)
(S)

12.10 Folk Dance (ages 9-12)
(S)

Clare Balding and Willie Carson present coverage of the third and final day of Goodwood's May meeting, with a race at 2.00, followed by the Festival Stakes at 2.30. Further coverage at 3.30pm.
(W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Clare Balding
Presenter:
Willie Carson

Esther Rantzen presents a general election programme in which viewers, local radio listeners and e-mailers can forward views and questions to Conservative leader William Hague.
(S)
Contact Details: telephone [number removed] or email [email address removed]
Regional Programme: viewers receiving the digital satellite signal will see Homeground, which looks at the new Xtype Baby Jag being produced on Merseyside

Contributors

Presenter:
Esther Rantzen
Guest:
William Hague
Executive Director:
Cath Hearne
Producer:
James Cameron

Diarmuid Gavin and Alan Titchmarsh look at the link between the Royal Horticultural Society and Japan, while Joe Swift enjoys a Cape Town botanical garden and Chris Beardshaw visits Cincinnati's flower show.
(S)

Contributors

Presenter:
Diarmuid Gavin
Presenter:
Alan Titchmarsh
Reporter:
Joe Swift
Reporter:
Chris Beardshaw

Concluding the drama written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff.

When Daniel's aunt Alice enlightens him about Richard, he arranges for her to be reunited with her surrogate children. Stephen finds a vital clue in Raymond's history.
(S) (W)
BBC Video: Perfect Strangers, price £14.99
Everybody's talking about Claire Skinner, plus your chance to win a weekend at Claridges: page 15

Then Turning Points
With journalist Tom Mangold.
(R) (S)

Contributors

Writer/Director:
Stephen Poliakoff
Producer:
John Chapman
Raymond:
Michael Gambon
Alice:
Lindsay Duncan
Daniel:
Matthew MacFadyen
Rebecca:
Claire Skinner
Charles:
Toby Stephens
Esther:
Jill Baker
Irving:
Timothy Spall
Richard:
JJ Feild
Stephen:
Anton Lesser
Poppy:
Kelly Hunter
Sidney:
Michael Culkin
Peter:
Tony Maudsley
Violet:
Muriel Pavlov
Grace:
Sheila Burrell
Edith:
Kathleen Byron
Ernest:
Peter Howell
Minty:
Ellen Sheean
Nazik:
Marianne Borgo
Martina:
Camilla Power
Lionel Senior:
Alan Haines
Henrietta Senior:
Iris Russell
Young Grace:
Miranda Raison
Raymond's father (21):
Jay Simon
Henrietta (21):
Sarah Guyler
Young Violet:
Rebecca Tarry
Young Edith:
Emma Sackville
Charles (10):
Mitchell Finlay
Richard (8):
Ben Heffer
Rebecca (5):
Courtney Bolden
Young Daniel:
Daniel Williams
Speaker (Turning Points):
Tom Mangold

In this Tartan Shorts film, which contains strong language and violence, a ladies' lavatory becomes the venue for a life-or-death drama.
(R) (S) (W)
Followed by 48 Preludes and Fugues (R) (S) (W)

Contributors

Written and directed by:
Andy Goddard
Producer:
Becky Lloyd

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open Science
12.30 Hollywood Science: Cool Hand Luke
(W)
12.45 Background Brief
(W)
1.00 The Ageing Files
(S)
1.35 What Have the Nineties Ever Done for Us?
1.45 Background Brief: How Bad Is Fat?
2.00 Uncertain Principles
(S)
2.30 First Steps to Autonomy
(S)
3.00 Accumulating Years and Wisdom
(S)

Curriculum Development
3.30 ICT - Getting Started in the Secondary School
(S)

Languages
4.00 Japanese Language and People: Parts 9-10

Working in Sport and Leisure
5.00 TV 5: Communication and Study Skills

Open University
6.00 Animal Physiology: A Time to Be Born
(S)
6.30 Wild Moves - Springs and Things
(W)
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