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Taz-Mania
Double bill of animated antics.

7.50 Blue Peter on the Road
Shown yesterday at 5pm on BBC1

8.15 The Cramp Twins
Wayne tries to skip school.

8.30 The Story of Tracy Beaker
Tracy loses patience with Cam.

For cast see Wednesday

9.00 Making It
Finalists compete to become a new CBBC presenter.
Shown yesterday at 4.35pm on BBC1

9.20 XChange Xtra
Tasty muffins are on the menu.

9.40 Evolution
A volcanic eruption threatens an island.

10.05 Animorphs
A spaceship falls to earth in the first of a rerun for the sci-fi drama series.

Contributors

Writer ("The Story of Tracy Beaker"):
Graham Alborough
Writer ("The Story of Tracy Beaker"):
Laura Summers

Drama. An extrovert woman sees her life crumble when she is paralysed from the waist down. Then her hopes are bolstered by an unlikely suitor. Review page 44.
Director Robert Allan Ackerman (1996)

Contributors

Director:
Robert Allan Ackerman
Marty Doyle:
Kirstie Alley
Joe Mulvey:
Jason Beghe
Louie:
Jason Bernard
Jude:
Colleen Camp
Dell:
Nancy Cartwright

Eva Cassidy , Madness, Thin Lizzy, Kenny Rogers , Spagna and Red Dragon make up this evening's musical menu.
Producer Mark Hagen www.bbc.co.uk/totp There's more TOTP2 at the same time tomorrow
BBC BOOK: Top of the Pops: 1964-2002, £14.99 from www.bbcshop.com

Contributors

Unknown:
Eva Cassidy
Unknown:
Kenny Rogers
Producer:
Mark Hagen

The Spending Circle. Overspending and redundancy made Essex couple Helen and Garry Toplis lose their home, despite an income of L60,000 per year. Can Alvin Hall prevent them making the same mistakes all over again?
Series producer Robert McKenzie ; Series editor Daisy Goodwin PARTICIPATION: to apply to appear on the show, wnte to[address removed]; www.bbc.co.uk/yourmoney; Ceefax: page

Contributors

Unknown:
Garry Toplis
Unknown:
Alvin Hall
Producer:
Robert McKenzie
Editor:
Daisy Goodwin
Unknown:
Alvin Hall

The Bogeyman Is Coming. A French invasion loomed in 1804. How did Britain respond to the threat of Napoleon's army? Dan Cruickshank continues his exploration into the heritage of Britain's defences in the second of the series.
Director Tim Dunn ; Executive producer Basil Comely [Web Address Removed]
BBC BOOK: Invasion by Dan Cruickshank , £18.99 from [Web Address Removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Dan Cruickshank
Director:
Tim Dunn

An 18th-century voyage gets a 21st-century twist in a six-part series where Royal Navy sailors, medics, scientists and historians team up in an attempt to replicate Captain Cook's expedition on the Endeavour from Australia to Indonesia. HeadingOut. In north-eastern Australia, the volunteer recruits try to cope with the cramped conditions on board the Endeavour as they join the permanent crew.
Director Chris Terrill ; Executive producer Laurence Rees BBC BOOK: The Ship. by Simon Baker , published 22 August, £18.99 In Captain Cook's wake: page 30

Contributors

Director:
Chris Terrill
Producer:
Laurence Rees
Unknown:
Simon Baker

Partition of India. The mass movement of people after the partition of India in 1947, as recalled by one man.
The Fall of Saigon. Colonel Bui Van Tung recalls accepting the surrender in 1975 of the South Vietnamese president. Producer Paul Clay ; Executive producer Subniv Babuta

Contributors

Producer:
Paul Clay
Producer:
Subniv Babuta

John Peel nominates his pet hates - including beards and shopping - for Orwellian oblivion. Hosted by Paul Merton. Director Geraldine Dowd ; Producer Victoria Payne

Contributors

Unknown:
John Peel
Unknown:
Paul Merton.
Director:
Geraldine Dowd
Producer:
Victoria Payne

In the first of three visits on successive nights, Ronnie Corbett checks out comedy at the arts bonanza while Kirsty Wark meets authors visiting the book festival.
Producer Hans Petch ; Series producer Andrew Lockyer Repeated tomorrow at 8.30pm on BBC4

Contributors

Unknown:
Ronnie Corbett
Unknown:
Kirsty Wark
Producer:
Hans Petch
Producer:
Andrew Lockyer

Repeats are not indicated.
Open University
12.30 The World Network 29119
1.00 Vibrations 47150
1.30 Open Advice Exam Success
Wild World
2.00 Frozen World - with Land of the Midnight Sun ( S)
Languages
4.00 Germany Inside Out: Working in the Media
5.00 Press and Photography
Open University
6.00 Somewhere a Wall Came Down - with a family in East Berlin. 38518
6.30 Cybertalk

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