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The Lampies
The Arch Roon tries to take over H032. (S)

7.10 Bailey Kipper's POV
Is it time for Bailey to get fit? (R) (S)

7.35 Captain Abercromby
In the last of the series, local magician David Carrotfield turns to Abercromby for assistance. (S)

7.50 Rotten Ralph
Sarah comes home with a new friend. (R) (S)

8.00 Yvon of the Yukon
Willy employs a new officer who ends up putting almost everyone in jail. (S)

8.25 Dennis the Menace
More larks with the Beano boy. (R) (S)

8.45 UBOS
Zarlak captures the bookbinding gnomes. (R) (S)

9:10 Xchange
With Angellica Bell, Joe Challands, Tony Craig, Abbie Eastwood, Anna Kumble, Lynsey France, Jez Edwards. (S) (W)

9.35 Stitch Up!
Fast-paced visual and practical jokes, today involving two car-wash workers. (S) (W)

Contributors

Presenter (XChange):
Angellica Bell
Presenter (XChange):
Joe Challands
Presenter (XChange):
Tony Craig
Presenter (XChange):
Abbie Eastwood
Presenter (XChange):
Anna Kumble
Presenter (XChange):
Lynsey France
Presenter (XChange):
Jez Edwards

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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
The tales of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddleduck.
(R) (S)

10.25 Tweenies
Jake and Fizz brush the dogs in exchange for some biscuits.
(R) (S) (W)
BBC CD-ROM: Ready to Play, for PC and Playstation, price £19.99

10.45 Teletubbies
The friends hide behind the trees.
(R) (S)
BBC CD-ROM: Play with the Teletubbies, for PC and Playstation, price £19.99

Classic musical continuing the Oscars season. Angry after being deserted by his regular partner, dancer Don Hewes claims that he can make anyone into a star. He decides to groom a chorus girl for success. Review page 58.
Director Charles Walters (1948, U)
Ben-Hur is at 2.35pm Teach yourself Judy Garland : p54

Contributors

Unknown:
Don Hewes
Director:
Charles Walters
Unknown:
Judy Garland
Hannah Brown:
Judy Garland
Don Hewes:
Fred Astaire
Jonathan Harrow III:
Peter Lawford
Nadine Hale:
Ann Miller
Francois:
Jules Munshin

English National Opera's staging of JS Bach's StJohn Passion, a work laying bare the universal tragedy of Christ's suffering.
Conducted by Stephen Layton. Directed by Deborah Warner.
John the Evangelist Mark Padmore (tenor)
Director Jonathan Haswell ; Executive
Producer Sue Judd

Contributors

Conducted By:
Stephen Layton.
Directed By:
Deborah Warner.
Tenor:
Mark Padmore
Director:
Jonathan Haswell
Jesus:
Paul Whelan (bass-Baritone)
Pilate:
David Kempster (baritone)
Peter:
Leslie John Flanagan (baritone)

Epic from the season of Oscar winners. Rich prince Judah Ben-Hur rails against his
Roman masters at the time of Christ. Boyhood friend Messala condemns him to an almost certain death as a galley slave, but they are fated to meet again. Widescreen. Review page 58.
Director William Wyler (1959, PG)
Mighty Aphrodite is at 12.10am
The reel story behind ... : page 58

Contributors

Director:
William Wyler
Judah Ben-Hur:
Chartton Heston
Messala:
Stephen Boyd
Esther:
Haya Harareet
Quintus Arrius:
Jack Hawkins
Sheik llderim:
Hugh Griffith
Miriam:
Martha Scott

Continuing the series about people fighting to preserve a traditional way of life. Narrated by actor Bernard Hill. Dartmoor. The national park in the south west of England is traditionally seen as a bleak wilderness of hard granite and high tors, but this documentary film shows a far more forgiving and beautiful aspect to the landscape.
Producer Richard Trayler-Smith ; Editor Nicola Sirrell

Contributors

Producer:
Richard Trayler-Smith
Editor:
Nicola Sirrell

Continuing the series set at Wobum Abbey, the home of the Marquess and Marchioness ofTavistock. Lady Tavistock tries to come to terms with the emotional wrench of having to move out of the abbey. Meanwhile, Lady Howland goes into labour with the Tavistocks' first grandchild. But there is a lack of agreement over the new arrival's name.
Director Tina Gortmans ; Producers Nigel Farrell , Paul Sommers

Contributors

Director:
Tina Gortmans
Producers:
Nigel Farrell
Producers:
Paul Sommers

Easter comes earlier this year, but Alan Titchmarsh shows the advantages of a prompt start as he sows seeds and pots up greenhouse plants as well as scarifying the lawn. Rachel de Thame gives her star plant performers, and Joe Swift tackles a problem area in Titchmarsh's garden. Sarah Raven continues her guide to growing half-hardy annuals. Series producer Colette Foster ; Executive producer Tony Laryea BBC MAGAZINES: Gardeners' World, £2.60; Gardens Illustrated, £3.50 BBC BOOK: Grow Your Own Cut Flowers, price £18.99

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh
Unknown:
Joe Swift
Unknown:
Sarah Raven
Producer:
Colette Foster
Producer:
Tony Laryea

Life in a First World War trench is re-created once more in this final episode of a three-part series. The 10th
Battalion of the East Yorkshire regiment lost over men in just one day during the Battle of Ancre, far more than they had suffered cumulatively in over two years. The modern-day volunteers reflect on their experiences and their forefathers' sacrifice. Narrated by Andrew Lincoln.
Series producer Dick Colthurst RT SHOP BOOK OFFER: The Trench, hardback £14.99 (normally £18.99), including p&p. Send a cheque, payable to RT Shop, to [address removed] or call [number removed] (national rate) BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE: £2.95 WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/history

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Lincoln.
Producer:
Dick Colthurst

Period drama. A woman arrives in an early American colony to prepare a home for her husband. When word arrives that he has been killed, she finds her attraction to the local preacher impossible to resist, to the horror of the local Puritan community. Widescreen. Review page 61.
Director Roland Joffe (1995.15)

Contributors

Director:
Roland Joffe
Hester Prynne:
Demi Moore
Arthur Dimmesdale:
Gary Oldman
Roger Prynne:
Robert Duvall
Mituba:
Lisa Joliff-Andoh
John Bellingham:
Edward Hardwicke
Horace Stonehall:
Robert Prosky

Comedy in the season of Oscar winners. Uncertain in his marriage, a New York sportswriter decides to trace the birth mother of his bright, adopted young son.
Widescreen.
Review page 61.
(1995, 15) ***

Contributors

Director:
Woody Allen
Lenny:
Woody Allen
Amanda:
Helena Bonham Carter
Linda:
Mira Sorvino
Amanda's mother:
Claire Bloom
Jocasta:
Olympia Dukakis
Kevin:
Michael Rapaport
Chorus leader:
F. Murray Abraham
Laius:
David Ogden Stiers

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