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Ends 9.00.

UBOS
Zarlak captures the magical book-binding gnomes.

7.20 Dennis the Menace
More fun with the Beano boy.

7.45 Captain Abercromby
Siren the mermaid spots her chance to make an impression.

8.00 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
Sherlock's descendant probes the case of a bouncing baby.

8.25 Flint the Time Detective
Petra has marriage plans.

8.45 Pocket Dragon Adventures
Binky's magic seed grows into an enormous beanstalk.

Ends 10.20.

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford grows too big for the flat.

9.15 Bob the Builder
Bob arranges a magic show for Wendy.

Followed by CBeebies Birthdays

9.30 Bill and Ben
The duo try to enhance Weed's environment.

9.40 Fimbles
Fimbo hides behind his building blocks.

10.00 Tweenies
The gang can't get their apparel to suit the changeable conditions outside.

Repeats are not indicated.
10.20 Science Zone (ages 9-11) Living: Paradise Lost
10.40 Megamaths (ages 7-9)
Shape: 3-D Shapes
11.00 Look and Read (ages 9-11) Spelling with the Spellits Year 5-6 (Programme 2)
11.20 Social Inclusion Dramas
(ages 7-11) Who Cares
11.40 BBC Primary Geography
(ages 7-9) Weather, Place and People: Tropical Grenada

Melodrama starring Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor. An encounter between an army captain and a young ballet dancer leads to romance, but the First World War interrupts their plans. Review page 52.
Director Mervyn LeRoy (1940, PG)
(BW) Vivien Leigh is profiled at 3.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Vivien Leigh
Unknown:
Robert Taylor.
Director:
Mervyn Leroy
Unknown:
Vivien Leigh
Myra Lester:
Vivien Leigh
Captain Roy Cronin:
Robert Taylor
Lady Margaret Cronin:
Lucile Watson
Kitty:
Virginia Field
Olga Kirowa:
Maria Ouspenskaya

The story of Gone with the Wind star Vivien Leigh , who twice won an Oscar and was married to Laurence Olivier , but whose glamorous lifestyle was undermined by a lifelong battle with mental illness.
Director Paul Newman

Contributors

Unknown:
Vivien Leigh
Unknown:
Laurence Olivier
Director:
Paul Newman

More mechanical mayhem as Dominator 2 faces tough competition from Hydra, Comengetorix and Smidsy. With Craig Charles , Philippa Forrester and Jonathan Pearce. Director Derek Wheeler ; Series producer Bill Hobbins
First shown on BBC Choice

Contributors

Unknown:
Craig Charles
Unknown:
Jonathan Pearce.
Director:
Derek Wheeler
Producer:
Bill Hobbins

Continuing their series celebrating Britain's rural life,
Clarissa Dickson Wright and Johnny Scott visit the Tresco estate in the Isles of Scilly, where, in addition to hunting for sharks and lobsters, they explore elements of island life including shipwrecks, forestry and flower-growing.
Director Dennis Jarvis ; Series producer David Peat

Contributors

Unknown:
Clarissa Dickson Wright
Unknown:
Johnny Scott
Director:
Dennis Jarvis
Producer:
David Peat

White Garden. Chris Beardshaw takes to the air in a flurry of snow, heading for Edinburgh and the Scottish mountains beyond. Visiting Mar Lodge and Crathes Castle, he hunts for plants capable of surviving harsh conditions. Juniper, heather and black snake grass are among his finds. Director Peter Leonard ; Series producer Kathy Myers www.bbc.co.uk/gardening BBC MAGAZINES: Gardens Illustrated, £3.50; Gardeners World. £2.60

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Beardshaw
Unknown:
Mar Lodge
Director:
Peter Leonard
Producer:
Kathy Myers

Stephenson's Rocket is famous because of the contest it won in 1829. Few realise it triumphed by default when its two rivals had to withdraw because of faulty parts.
Using replica engines, Timewatch gives the rivals a second opportunity to beat The Rocket in a full-scale restaging of the Rainhill Trials. Throughout the event, the story of the world's first intercity railway is relayed.

Contributors

Producer:
Deborah Perkin
Director:
Deborah Perkin

Crime drama starring
Charles McGraw and Marie Windsor. Detective
Walter Brown must get a gangster's widow to a grand jury trial in LA before she is silenced by the Mob. Review page 53.
Director Richard Fleischer (1952, PG) (BW)

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles McGraw
Unknown:
Walter Brown
Director:
Richard Fleischer

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