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Tweenies
Fizz is upset at missing a hot-air balloon.
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3.45 Gadget Boy
Spydra goes to the Brazilian rainforests to steal the Kyabo tribe's secrets.
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4.10 Mona the Vampire
Mona, Charlie and Lily try out the "fourth dementia" ride at the fun fair.
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4.20 Home Farm Twins
The twins look after a fluffy duckling.
(More cast on Tuesday)
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4.35 LA 7
The band reach Los Angeles, where their fortunes take a nosedive.
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5.00 Trading Places
Six pupils from an arts school in Hertfordshire join the Army Cadet Force for a week.
(Repeated tomorrow at 7.35am)
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5.25 Newsround
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Contributors

Cast (Home Farm Twins):
[see below]
Barbara Wesley:
Polly Pleasence
Sam Hunt:
Ben Evans
AJ:
Stuart Morris
Laura Saunders:
Sarah Coombes
Writer (LA 7):
Kim Fuller
Tina:
Tina Barrett
Paul:
Paul Cattermole
Jon:
Jon Lee
Jo:
Jo O'Meara
Bradley:
Bradley McIntosh
Hannah:
Hannah Spearritt
Rachel:
Rachel Stevens
Joni:
Linda Blair

Further live coverage of the action on day 11 of the championships as the ladies' semi-final matches continue. Introduced by Sue Barker, with commentary by John Barrett, Pat Cash, John Lloyd, John McEnroe, John Alexander, Anand Amritraj, Chris Bailey, Mark Cox, Barry Davies, Jo Durie, Peter Fleming, Ann Jones, David Mercer, Jana Novotna, Mark Petchey, Simon Reed, Pam Shriver, Bill Threlfall, Virginia Wade, Matt Chilton, Tony Gubba, Harry Gration and Mary Rhodes.
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Website: [web address removed]
BBC Wimbledon Magazine: available now, price £3.95
Andrew Duncan interviews John McEnroe: page 28

Contributors

Presenhter:
Sue Barker
Commentary:
John Barrett
Commentary:
Pat Cash
Commentary:
John Lloyd
Commentary:
John McEnroe
Commentary:
John Alexander
Commentary:
Anand Amritraj
Commentary:
Chris Bailey
Commentary:
Mark Cox
Commentary:
Barry Davies
Commentary:
Jo Durie
Commentary:
Peter Fleming
Commentary:
Ann Jones
Commentary:
David Mercer
Commentary:
Jana Novotna
Commentary:
Mark Petchey
Commentary:
Simon Reed
Commentary:
Pam Shriver
Commentary:
Bill Threlfall
Commentary:
Virginia Wade
Commentary:
Matt Chilton
Commentary:
Tony Gubba
Commentary:
Harry Gration
Commentary:
Mary Rhodes

Another edition of the motoring magazine programme in which Jason Barlow, Vicki Butler-Henderson and Tiff Needell present up-to-date news and features from the automotive world and road-test the latest models.
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BBC Top Gear Magazine: price £3.40, available monthly from newsagents

Contributors

Presenter:
Jason Barlow
Presenter:
Vicki Butler-Henderson
Presenter:
Tiff Needell
Producer:
John Wilcox
Series Producer:
Richard Pearson

Written by David Croft and Jimmy Perry

Wilson is given a commission and becomes manager of the Eastgate branch of the bank, much to Mainwaring's disgust.
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Contributors

Writer/Producer:
David Croft
Writer:
Jimmy Perry
Capt Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sgt Wilson John:
Le Mesurier
L-Cpl Jones:
Clive Dunn
Pte Frazer:
John Laurie
Pte Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Pte Walker:
James Beck
Pte Pike:
Ian Lavender
Pte Sponge:
Colin Bean
Mr Boyle:
Arthur Brough
Mr West:
Blake Butler
Pte Hastings:
Hugh Hastings
Capt Pritchard:
Robert Raglan

A look back at the best of the day's action, with reports on the players who have been making the headlines on day eleven of the championships. Plus news and interviews from the courts of SW19. Introduced by John Inverdale.
(Repeated tomorrow at 9am)
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Contributors

Presenter:
John Inverdale

The fourth weekday night film portrait recorded by candidates at last month's general election and by those closest to them, and showing the would-be MPs at their most frank, emotional and passionate.

Catherine Maxwell-Stuart, the 21st Laird of Traquair on the Borders flies the Labour flag, while her husband stands for Labour in Windsor. Boxing promoter and local boy Gus Robinson takes on Peter Mandelson in Hartlepool with dreams of becoming a future Conservative leader, and SNP candidate Pete Wishart, veteran musician in the folk band Runrig, wants to become the first pop musician to represent a party in the House of Commons.
The final film can be seen next Monday
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Contributors

Subject:
Catherine Maxwell-Stuart
Subject:
Gus Robinson
Subject:
Pete Wishart

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Open Science
12.30 Final Frontier
Latest news in astronomy and space exploration.
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1.00 The Challenge
Looking at a project to build the fastest round-the-world yacht.
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1.35 What Have the Seventies Ever Done for Us?
How science progressed during the decade.
1.45 Background Brief
Matter teleportation: science fact or science fiction?
2.00 The Ageing Files
How ageing affects us in different ways.
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2.30 The Addiction Files
Scientific research on addiction at various levels.
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3.00 It's Only Plastic
Plastic with unusual properties or uses.
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Parenting
3.30 The Pocket Guide to Parenting Plus: Part 10

Languages
4.00 Get By in Portuguese
Language guide.

Working In the Community
5.00 TV 10: The Future

Open University
6.00 Wild Moves: Water
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6.30 Listening in the Dark
The herring's biology.
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