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Pocket Dragon Adventures
A talented wombat turns up in the dragons' land.
(R) (S)

7.10 Oscar's Orchestra
A birthday gift goes wrong.
(S)

7.35 Arthur
DW gets grumpy on the beach, then Buster finds an interesting bone.
(R) (S)

8.00 UBOS
Zarlak wreaks havoc when he drains the world's logic.
(Shown yesterday at 4.10pm on BBC1)
(Another episode at 8.50am)
(S)

8.25 Mona the Vampire
Insects take over the town - is Mona's helper all he seems?
(R) (S)

8.50 UBOS
Why are Gus's magical powers failing?
(R) (S)

9.15 Belfry Witches
A double bill of misadventures with the two teenage witches.
(R) (S)

10.00 Big Wolf on Campus
The Grim Reaper tries in vain to capture Tommy's soul.
(S)

10.30 Bill and Ben
The flowerpot men vie for the attention of a pretty doll.
(Repeated at 1pm)
(S)

10.40 Tweenies
The pals play Robin Hood games.
(R) (S) (W)
BBC CD-ROM: Ready to Play, for PC and Playstation, price £19.99

11.00 Teletubbies
Bluebells bloom in Tellytubbyland.
(R) (S)
BBC CD-ROM: Play with the Teletubbies, for PC and Playstation, price £19.99

11.25 William's Wish Wellingtons
More fun with the six-year-old and his magic boots.
(R) (S)

Biography of composer Jerome Kern, concluding the Leading Ladies season and featuring stars such as Judy Garland performing Kern's songs.

En route to the opening night of Show Boat, Kern recalls his days as a young songwriter in Manhattan before he found success.
Review page 64.
(1946, U)
(S)

Contributors

Director:
Richard Whorf
Jerome Kern:
Robert Walker
James I Hessler:
Van Heflin
Marilyn Miller:
Judy Garland
Sally:
Lucille Bremer
Sally as a girl:
Joan Wells
Oscar Hammerstein II:
Paul Langton
Mrs Jerome Kern:
Dorothy Patrick
Mrs Muller:
Mary Nash
Charles Frohman:
Harry Hayden

6.00 Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming.
Kelsey Grammer returns as well-spoken psychopath Sideshow Bob.
(R) (S)

6.20 Treehouse of Horror VIII
Bart's take on The Fly is among three more Halloween tales.
(S)

Contributors

Sideshow Bob (voice):
Kelsey Grammer

"Why can't I walk on the ceiling, when flies can?" That's the challenge in the first of a new six-part interactive series in which Adam Hart-Davis answers viewers' questions.
(S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Adam Hart-Davis
Producer:
Jonathan Sanderson
Producer:
Marty Jopson
Executive Producer:
Paul Bader

Exotic and late-flowering salvias are the target for Rachel de Thame, Joe Swift and Chris Beardshaw as they embark on a plant-hunting mission. Meanwhile, Alan Titchmarsh visits Yorkshire to meet botanist James Compton.
Series producer Colette Foster ; Executive producer Tony Laryea (S) (W)BBC MAGAZINES: Gardeners' World, price £2.60: Gardens Illustrated, L3.50 Gay Search on the RHS Plant Finder- Gardening: page 22

Contributors

Unknown:
Joe Swift
Unknown:
Chris Beardshaw
Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh
Unknown:
James Compton.
Producer:
Colette Foster
Producer:
Tony Laryea

Sixth of an acclaimed ten-part Second World War drama.

Easy company face a miserable Christmas as they hold the line alone while ammunition and medical supplies dwindle.
Contains violent scenes and strong language.
(Repeated next Wednesday on BBC1)
(S) (W)
David Leland on directing Band of Brothers: page 15

Contributors

Richard Winters:
Damian Lewis
William Guamere:
Frank John Hughes
Lewis Nixon:
Ron Livingston
Lynn Compton:
Neal McDonough
Eugene Roe:
Shane Taylor
Carwood Lipton:
Donnie Wahlberg
Joseph Liebgott:
Ross McCall
Joseph Toye:
Kirk Acevedo
John Julien:
Marc Jordan
Denver Randleman:
Michael Cudlitz
Renee LeMarie:
Lucie Jeanne
Gen McAuliffe:
Bill Armstrong
Wayne Sisk:
Philip Barrantini
Alex Penkala:
Tim Matthews
Edward Heffron:
Robin Laing
John W Martin:
Dexter Fletcher
Walter Gordon:
Ben Caplan
Earl McClung:
Rocky Marshall
George Luz:
Rick Gomez
Donald Malarkey:
Scott Grimes
Frank Perconte:
James Madio
Norman Dike Jr:
Peter O'Meara
Warren Muck:
Richard Speight Jr

Lorraine Kelly nominates her pet hates - including "pedal-bin hair" - for Orwellian oblivion. Hosted by Paul Merton.
(R) (S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Merton
Guest:
Lorraine Kelly
Producer:
Victoria Payne
Producer:
Richard Wilson

Guests Tom Paulin, Elaine Showalter and Paul Morley join Kirsty Wark to discuss the week's cultural highlights.
(Repeated next Monday on BBC Knowledge)
(S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Wark
Panellist:
Tom Paulin
Panellist:
Elaine Showalter
Panellist:
Paul Morley
Producer:
Mark Bell

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