Programme Index

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Playdays
Zoe, Willy and Poppy visit Alton Towers.
(R) (S)

7.20 Popeye and Son
More fun with the spinach-loving sailor and his pacifist son.
(R) (S)

7.35 Blue Peter
The team takes a look at the world of fashion.
(Shown yesterday at 5pm on BBC1)
(S) (W)

8.00 Ukool Live
Another edition of the live weekday magazine series for 10 to 12 year olds.
(W)

9.00 The Raccoons
Animation set in Evergreen Forest.
(R) (S)

9.25 Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is re-united with Shalla-bal on Zenn-ir.
(R) (S)

9.45 The Busy World of Richard Scarry
Animation, based on the books by Richard Scarry.
(R) (S)

10.10 Bill and Ben
Thistle plays a trick on Bill and Ben as they search for lettuce.
(R) (S)

10.20 Yoho Ahoy!
Swab has fun with Cutlass's peashooter.
(R) (S)

10.30 Teletubbies
A magical cloud follows Dipsy as he goes for a walk in Teletubbyland.
(R) (S)
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10.55 Tweenies
Judy sets out to meet the Tweenies favourite nursery rhyme characters.
(R) (S) (W)
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11.15 Pingu
More adventures with the little penguin.
(R)

Contributors

Based on the books by (The Busy World of Richard Scarry):
Richard Scarry

Comedy starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy as gypsy scoundrels who unwittingly become the guardians of the kidnapped daughter of a count.
Review page 52.
(1936, U) **
(BW) (S)

Contributors

Director:
James W Horne
Director:
Charles Rogers
Stan:
Stan Laurel
Ollie:
Oliver Hardy

Classic comedy spine-tingler.
When Joyce Norman inherits a fortune in the wild bayou country of Louisiana, her only problem is staying alive long enough to collect it. Review page 52.
(1939) ****
(BW) (S)
(Bob Hope stars in Road to Morocco tomorrow at 1.20pm)

Contributors

Director:
Elliott Nugent
Charlie Wilder:
Douglass Montgomery
Wally Campbell:
Bob Hope
Joyce Norman:
Paulette Goddard
Fred Blythe:
John Beal

The modern British Asian girl oozes confidence and determination. She is seizing all life has to offer and not letting anything stand in her way. The second in a new eight-part series follows three girls on a mission to live life on their own terms. Is this the way forward or are they forgetting their traditional roots?
(S) (W)

Contributors

Producer/Director:
Nausheen Saiyed

Gordon Ramsay helps wannabe-chef Simon Laws prepare a stunning three-star Michelin menu in the second of the new series in which top chefs help their biggest fans prepare a dinner party. But can the pair keep a lid on their emotions to ensure the evening doesn't end in disaster? Executive producer Nick Vaughan-Barratt ; Series producer Nichola Hegarty
(S) (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/food/friends

Contributors

Unknown:
Gordon Ramsay
Unknown:
Simon Laws
Producer:
Nick Vaughan-Barratt
Producer:
Nichola Hegarty

The second in this new eight-part series focuses on the founder of modern nursing, who cared for wounded soldiers in the Crimea.
The film reveals, however, that Nightingale was neurotic, tyrannical and ruthlessly ambitious, and that more men died in her hospital at Scutari than elsewhere in the Crimea.
(S) (W)

Contributors

Producer:
Clare Beavan
Series Editor:
Jenny Abbott

Third often short films observing the private dramas played out at the same table of a London restaurant.
- Aphrodisiac. A flirtatious waiter makes a tense meal volatile. Starring Kaye Wragg , Raquel Cassidy and Bruno Munoz-Riojas . Contains strong language.
Written by Debbie Oates ; Producers Chris Clough and Jake Lushington
Director Roxanna Silbert More tomorrow at 9.50pm (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Kaye Wragg
Unknown:
Raquel Cassidy
Unknown:
Bruno Munoz-Riojas
Written By:
Debbie Oates
Producers:
Chris Clough
Producers:
Jake Lushington
Director:
Roxanna Silbert

Continuing the nightly rerun examining business conundrums.

Britain's biggest circus is in trouble and owners Gerry Cottle and Brian Austin think they've found the answer. To the dismay of their families they're spending £1.5 million bringing over a circus troupe from China.
(R) (S) (W)

Contributors

Subject:
Gerry Cottle
Subject:
Brian Austin
Producer:
Helen Batten

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Open University
12.30 Mind Readers
(S)
1.00 Non-Euclidean Geometry
(S)
1.30 Seeing through Maths

Parenting
2.00 The Pocket Guide to Parenting Plus: Part 8
(S)

Languages
4.00 Spain Inside Out: Parts 2-3

Working in the Media
5.00 Management Skills

Open University
6.00 Spanning Materials
(S)
6.30 Structural Components
(S)

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