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The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo
Animation set in the year 1483.
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7.20 Arthur
Animation.
(R) (S)

7.50 Blue Peter
On the trail of the rare UK mammal the dormouse.
(Shown yesterday at 5pm on BBC1)
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8.10 Dr Otter
Animation. Donna puts her medical expertise to the test.
(Repeated at 1pm)
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8.20 Little Bear
Emily and Little Bear collect items for their nature hoard, the family celebrate New Year's Eve and everyone does impressions of each other.
(R) (S)

8.45 64 Zoo Lane
The tale of Snowbert, a lonely polar bear.
(R) (S)

9.00 Tweenies
Double bill. Jake digs for treasure, and Max sets off for a day's angling, yet catches anything but fish.
(R) (S) (W)

9.40 Playdays
Peggy Patch and friends embark on a rainforest adventure.
(R) (S)

10.00 Teletubbies
Double bill. The Tubbies watch a girl playing a piano, then Laa-Laa finds there is no Tubby toast for her.
(R) (S)
BBC CD-ROM: Play with the Teletubbies, for PC and Playstation, price £19.99

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10.50 Megamaths (ages 7-9)
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11.10 Look and Read: The Legend of the Lost Keys (ages 7-9)
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11.30 Science Zone: People (ages 9-11)
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11.50 Landmarks: World Environmental Changes: Cities (ages 9-12)
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12.10 Focus (ages 9-11)
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Musical biography of Enrico Caruso, the Naples choirboy who rose to become a top tenor.
Review page 66.
(1951, U) ****
(S)

Contributors

Director:
Richard Thorpe
Enrico Caruso:
Mario Lanza
Dorothy Benjamin:
Ann Blyth
Louise Heggar:
Dorothy Kirsten
Maria Selka:
Jarmila Novotna
Carlo Santi:
Richard Hageman
Park Benjamin:
Carl Benton Reid

The discovery by archaeologists of the skeleton of a teenage girl in the remains of an Iron Age village in the Cotswolds prompts presenter Julian Richards to unravel the intriguing story of the young woman's death and burial.
(R) (S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Julian Richards
Producer:
Ian Potts
Executive Producer:
Caroline van den Brul

Motoring news, views and road-tests with Jason Barlow, Tiff Needell, Adrian Simpson and Vicki Butler-Henderson.
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BBC Top Gear Magazine: price £3.40, available monthly from newsagents

Contributors

Presenter:
Jason Barlow
Presenter:
Tiff Needell
Presenter:
Adrian Simpson
Presenter:
Vicki Butler-Henderson
Series producer:
John Wilcox

Earlier this year, the discovery of an ancient fossilised skull called "Rat-faced Man" rocked the world of anthropology. Previously, many believed that humans had evolved from a unique line of elite ape-like creatures, but the new find casts doubt on the theory and suggests that there were probably many similar species from which humans could have descended.
(S) (W)
Website: [web address removed]
Reassessing the origins of man: page 14

Contributors

Producer:
Jonathan Renouf
Series Editor:
Bettina Lerner

Double bill from the final series of the hit US comedy.

The Wizard
Jerry is inundated with orders after he lies about the cost of an expensive electronic organiser he has bought his father as a birthday gift. (S)

11.45 The Burning
Elaine discovers her boyfriend's car radio is programmed for Christian rock stations. (S)

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Open Science
12.30 Final Frontier
(W)
1.00 The Lapedo Child
(S) (W)
1.50 Hollywood Science
(S) (W)
2.00 The Science of Climate?
(S)
2.30 Volcanos and the Atmosphere
(S)
3.00 The Big Picture
(S)

Curriculum Development
3.30 Across and Beyond

Languages
4.00 The French Experience: Parts 17-20

Work Essentials
5.00 Media and Press

Open University
6.00 Natural Navigators
6.30 The Chemistry of Creation
(S)

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