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Ends 9.00.

The Woody Woodpecker Show
(Shown yesterday at 3.45pm on BBC1)

7.20 Crush
Eleven-year-old Alex's crush is revealed to her mates in the first of a new entertainment show in which students compete for the date of their dreams.

7.45 Captain Abercromby
Bobweb becomes a mutineer.

8.00 Round the Twist
A lighthouse has special powers.

8.25 Flint the Time Detective
Petra tricks Rocky into falling in love with her.

8.45 Pocket Dragon Adventures
The miniature monsters discover a hole in the roof.

Ends 10.20.

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Cleo prepares a special gift.

9.15 Bob the Builder
Scoop embarks on a rescue mission.

Followed by CBeebies Birthdays

9.30 Bill and Ben
The flowerpot men find something very useful.

9.40 Fimbles
Rome finds a sunbeam.
(Shown yesterday at 3.25pm on BBC1)

10.00 Tweenies
Fizz looks after the hedgehog. [web address removed]

Repeats are not indicated.
10.20 Pathways of Belief: Sikhism (ages 7-9) 5121356 10.40 Megamaths (ages 7-9) Moving Around -Shape
11.00 Writing Across the Curriculum (ages 7-11) Personal and Persuasive Writing 3842066 11.20 Focus (ages
9-11) Social Inclusion (Programme
2) 8633443 11.40 BBC Primary Geography (ages 7-9) Writing about the Weather

Hazel Irvine is in the Swiss resort of St Moritz for the World Skiing championships. Here Olympic champion Janica Kostelic of Croatia will be looking for victory in the women's downhill and slalom combined, while Britain's Chemmy Alcott will be hoping for similar success.

Contributors

Unknown:
Janica Kostelic
Unknown:
Chemmy Alcott

Western starring Marlene Dietrich. When a young woman is murdered in a small Wyoming town, her cowboy fiance swears vengeance. Review page 50.
Director ftitz Lang (1952, PG) Marlene Dietrich is profiled in Living Famously at 3.30pm Film Trivia: page 46

Contributors

Unknown:
Marlene Dietrich.
Unknown:
Marlene Dietrich

In the final heat, Bigger Brother battles for a place in the semi-finals, taking on Behemoth, Disc-O-lnferno and Killer Carrot 2. With Craig Charles and Philippa Forrester. Director Derek Wheeler ; Series producer Bill Hobbins
First shown on BBC Choice

Contributors

Unknown:
Craig Charles
Director:
Derek Wheeler
Producer:
Bill Hobbins

A new, five-part visual anthology of poetry in which writer Daisy Goodwin leads viewers on a journey through the stages of love - from the early days of romance to breaking up. A host of celebrities, including Liza Tarbuck , Ralf Little , Stephen Rea and Amanda Holden , recite the poems which are filmed in the style of mini-dramas.
First Flush. Tonight's opening episode looks at poetry to seduce and enchant in the early days of being in love.
Series director Helen Simpson : Series producer Alannah Richardson The power of poetry: page 34

Contributors

Unknown:
Daisy Goodwin
Unknown:
Liza Tarbuck
Unknown:
Ralf Little
Unknown:
Stephen Rea
Unknown:
Amanda Holden
Director:
Helen Simpson
Producer:
Alannah Richardson

Spring Garden. Chris Beardshaw travels to Somerset and Devon, where he seeks inspiration from the woodlands and hedgerows. Visiting the crocus-encrusted gardens of Forde Abbey and the spectacular bulbs of Broadleigh
Gardens, he discovers why spring plant life plays such an important part in West Country folklore. Last in the series. Director Andy Vernon ; Series producer Kathy Myers www.bbc.co.uk/gardening BBC MAGAZINES: Gardens Illustrated. £3.50; Gardeners' World. £2.60. New issue on sale now

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Beardshaw
Director:
Andy Vernon
Producer:
Kathy Myers

Aoneoff documentary charting the journeys of three people who have used genetics to find their lost African roots. In a pioneering study designed for the BBC, more than black Britons of Caribbean origin became the first people in the world to have their DNA investigated to determine their geographical family origins. Armed with this precise scientific knowledge, three group members return to the lands of their ancestors to reclaim their individual heritage. Director Archie Baron ; Producer Tabitha Jackson www.bbc.co.uk/genes Going back to their roots: page 30

Contributors

Director:
Archie Baron
Producer:
Tabitha Jackson

Cultural review, with guests Tom Paulin , Rosie Boycott and Allison Pearson joining presenter Mark Lawson.
Producer Tanya Hudson

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Paulin
Unknown:
Rosie Boycott
Unknown:
Allison Pearson
Presenter:
Mark Lawson.
Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Drama starring Steve Martin and Gabriel Byrne. Furniture maker Michael McMann finds his reclusive life thrown into disarray when, during a snowstorm, a mother collapses and dies on his doorstep, leaving him to look after her young daughter. Widescreen. Review page 50.
Director Gillies MacKinnon (1994. PG)

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Martin
Unknown:
Gabriel Byrne.
Unknown:
Michael McMann
Director:
Gillies MacKinnon

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