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The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo
Animation set in 15th-century Paris in which Quasimodo, Esmeralda and Francois help the king overcome plots.
(R) (S)

7.25 Arthur
Arthur feels pressured to get a woogle toy even though he doesn't like them, and his dad volunteers to cater for a school party.
(R) (S)

7.50 Blue Peter
Past presenters join the current team to celebrate the programme's 3,500th edition.
(Shown yesterday at 5pm on BBC1)
(S) (W)

8.10 Binka
Animated double bill. Binka tries catching fish, and then he smells something interesting - but it turns out to be Locket's supper, not his.
(S)

8.20 Little Bear
A triple bill of fun with the cub and his friends, cat, duck, owl and hen.
(R) (S)

8.45 64 Zoo Lane
Animated series. The animals tell Lucy a story demonstrating the importance of teamwork.
(R) (S)

9.00 Tweenies
The gang learn that pinching people is naughty and Judy has difficulty spotting dinosaurs.
(R) (S) (W)
BBC Tweenies Magazine: published monthly, price £1.25 from newsagents

9.40 Playdays
The bus takes Dave and his friends to the scrap store.
(R) (S)

10.00 Teletubbies
In this double bill, the Tubbies have to do everything one at a time, then they have a round and round day.
(R) (S)
BBC Teletubbies Magazine: on sale monthly, price £1.35

(Repeats are not indicated)

10.50 Megamaths: Fractions: Tenths - Decimals (ages 7-9)
(S)

11.00 English Express: Grammar and Writing - What's in a Word (ages 9-11)
(S)

11.30 The Experimenter: Light and Sound: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (ages 7-9)
(S)

11.50 The Experimenter: Light and Sound: Stop That Noise (ages 7-9)
(S)

12.10 Zig Zag: A Walk through Time - Fashion (ages 7-9)
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Today, the people's champion Jimmy White begins his cup campaign after regaining his place in the world's top 16. Will he win his first ranking title since 1992?

Introduced by Hazel Irvine with Steve Davis and John Parrott. Commentary from Clive Everton, Dennis Taylor, Willie Thorne and John Virgo.
(S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Hazel Irvine
Analysis:
Steve Davis
Analysis:
John Parrott
Commentary:
Clive Everton
Commentary:
Dennis Taylor
Commentary:
Willie Thorne
Commentary:
John Virgo
Snooker player:
Jimmy White

Continuing live coverage of the second-round action from the Guild Hall in Preston. Will the support of the crowd be enough to earn Jimmy White a place in round three? Plus coverage of the play by former world champions, Ken Doherty and Mark Williams.
(S) (W)

Contributors

Snooker player:
Jimmy White
Snooker player:
Ken Doherty
Snooker player:
Mark Williams

Continuing coverage of the second-round action from the Guild Hall in Preston,

Introduced by Hazel Irvine with Steve Davis and John Parrott.
(S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Hazel Irvine
Analysis:
Steve Davis
Analysis:
John Parrott

Antony Worrall Thompson throws a bonfire party and cooks a tasty and filling Irish sausage, bacon and potato pie for his friends while Oz Clarke cracks open Shiraz and Syrah wines. Meanwhile, Emma Crowhurst cooks baked hake with a tapenade crust on golden potato wedges.
Series producer Lyndsay Davis ; Executive producer Gloria Wood (S) (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/food
BBC GOOD FOOD MAGAZINE: available monthly, price L2.10

Contributors

Unknown:
Antony Worrall Thompson
Unknown:
Emma Crowhurst
Producer:
Lyndsay Davis

A repeat showing of the nine-part series in which chef Gary Rhodes takes a culinary tour of the six-course menu.

Gary takes a look at starters and tonight's recipes include chicken liver pate with Bramley apple jelly and smoked haddock Scotch eggs.
(R) (S)

Contributors

Presenter/Chef:
Gary Rhodes
Director/Producer:
Mandy Cooper

First in a new series in which celebrity chef Jamie Oliver cooks his way from Cornwall to Inverness.

Since the oven has yet to be installed in their new home, the young chef uses the camping stove to whip up a snack for the removal men. Then, after a picnic lunch, it's time to prepare for a house-warming party.
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The inside on Jamie Oliver, and a pukka recipe: page 23

Contributors

Presenter/Chef:
Jamie Oliver
Producer:
Nina Davies
Director:
Ewen Thomson

Last in the series in which Professor Richard Holmes tells the story of four major battles.

Operation Market Garden was an ambitious plan to punch an armoured column straight into the heart of Germany and end the war early. Its failure left the way open for the Russians to push deep into Germany from the east.
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BBC Products: book (same title). £17.99; History Magazine, monthly £2.95

Followed by Viking Stories
Julian Richards sees evidence of a brutal Viking attack on a monastery. (S) (W)

Battlefields 9.00pm BBC2
Operation Market Garden was a gamble that could have changed the postwar map of Europe. For the last of this series, Professor Richard Holmes journeys to the Dutch town of Arnhem, where the Allies suffered one of their most significant defeats.

Contributors

Presenter:
Professor Richard Holmes
Director:
Hamish Beeston
Series:
producer Mark Fielder
Presenter (Viking Stories):
Julian Richards

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Lab Detectives
(W)
12.45 Ever Wondered?
(S)
1.15 Ever Wondered?
(S)
1.30 Modernist Primitivism Gauguin and Pont-Aven
(S)

Secondary Schools
2.00 PSHE: Lifeschool: Sex Education
Four programmes for older teenagers
(S)

Languages
4.00 Italianissimo: Parts 9-12
(S)

Skillswise
5.00 Family and Workplace

Open University
6.00 A New Way of Life
(S)
6.30 Flexible Work - Insecure Lives
(S)

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