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Ends 9.00.

Rotten Ralph
It is pet day at Sarah's school.
(R) (S)

7.00 Bring It On
Two friends want to become backing dancers for H and Claire.
(R) (S) (W)

7.30 Looney Tunes
With Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.
(R) (S)

7.45 Misery Guts
Keith hides the fish he found in Ali's freezer.
(R) (S)

8.05 The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries Show
The gang try to interview a recluse.
(R) (S)

8.20 Cavegirl: Pigball
First of a two-part story which concludes at 8.45am.
Cavegirl's family get ready for the annual pigball match against a rival tribe.
(S)

8.35 The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries Show
A disembodied hand harasses the gang in today's second episode.
(R) (S)

8.45 Cavegirl
In the concluding part of the story, the day of the match finally arrives.
(S)

Ends 11.00.

Bob the Builder
Spud provides his inimitable brand of help on another project.

9.10 Balamory
Continuing the weekday run of the live action series set in a Scottish island community. Edie is upset when rain stops her boat trip.d
For cast see Thursday First shown on CBeebies channel

9.30 Doctor Otter
Flybred decides to get fit and tells Melvyn to follow suit.

9.40 Fimbles
Fimbo finds a ball which becomes very attached to him.

10.00 Tweenies
Fizz enthuses about her scrap book.

10.20 Pingu
More adventures with the clumsy penguin.

10.25 Teletubbies
The Teletubbies eat some very bouncy tubby toast.

Followed by CBeebies Birthdays

10.55 Andy Pandy
Looby Loo plans a picnic.

n Stanley Kubrick's opulent period drama. Ireland in the mid-18th century: after killing an English officer in a duel, likeable rogue
Barry Lyndon manages to escape and embarks on a series of adventures. Review page 43.
Director Stanley Kubrick
(1975, PG)

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Lyndon
Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Barry Lyndon:
Ryan O'Neal
Lady Lyndon:
Marisa Berenson
The Chevalier:
Patrick Magee
Captain Potzdorf:
Hardy Kruger
Lord Ludd:
Steven Berkoff

Live coverage from Sheffield of frames 17-24 in the final. Will there be a new name on the trophy this year to join those of the previous 20 winners? Presented by Hazel Irvine ,
Steve Davis and John Parrott , with commentary by Clive Everton , Dennis Taylor ,Willie Thorne and John Virgo.

Contributors

Presented By:
Hazel Irvine
Presented By:
Steve Davis
Presented By:
John Parrott
Commentary By:
Clive Everton
Commentary By:
Dennis Taylor
Commentary By:
Willie Thorne
Commentary By:
John Virgo.

Joan Hickson stars as Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth in this classic Miss Marple story. Sent on a recuperative holiday to the tropical paradise of Barbados, Miss Marple is finding it rather a dull place where nothing seems to occur. But it soon turns out to be a Garden of Eden where a dangerous serpent lurks.

Contributors

Author:
Agatha Christie
Dramatised by:
T.R. Bowen
Producer:
George Gallaccio
Director:
Christopher Petit
Miss Marple:
Joan Hickson
Jason Rafiel:
Donald Pleasance
Dr Grahame:
T.P. McKenna
Edward Hillingdon:
Michael Feast
Evelyn Hillingdon:
Sheila Ruskin
Tim Kendal:
Adrian Lukis
Molly Kendal:
Sophie Ward
Lucky Dyson:
Sue Lloyd
Greg Dyson:
Robert Swan
Major Palgrave:
Frank Middlemass
Aunty Johnson:
Isabelle Lucas
Insp Weston:
Joseph Mydell
Jackson:
Stephen Bent
Esther Walters:
Barbara Barnes
Victoria:
Valerie Buchanan
Adam Napier:
Shaughan Seymour
Pathologist:
Gregory Munroe
Raymond West:
Trevor Bowen
Piers Musgrave:
James Curran

A maximum of 11 frames will be played tonight at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield to decide the destination of this year's world-championship trophy. The winner will end the session by holding aloft the trophy and a cheque for £270,000.
Presented by Hazel Irvine and Ray Stubbs , with expert analysis from Steve Davis and John Parrott , while Clive Everton , Dennis Taylor , Willie Thorne and John Virgo provide the commentary, ishw)

Contributors

Presented By:
Hazel Irvine
Presented By:
Ray Stubbs
Unknown:
Steve Davis
Unknown:
John Parrott
Unknown:
Clive Everton
Unknown:
Dennis Taylor
Unknown:
Willie Thorne
Unknown:
John Virgo

Written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft
Another chance to see two lost tapes of the classic comedy series starring Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier.

A Highland Platoon training exercise uncovers the dreaded secret of what a Scotsman keeps under his kilt.

(Don't Panic! The Dad's Army Story follows and another previously lost episode is at 11.50pm.)

Contributors

Writer:
Jimmy Perry
Writer/Producer:
David Croft
Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sgt Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lt Cpl Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Captain Ogilvie:
James Copeland
Small boy:
Colin Daniels

A documentary, presented by Victoria Wood , telling the true story behind the much-loved Home Guard comedy. Including previously unseen footage of the cast on location and contributions from Clive Dunn , Bill Pertwee and Ian Lavender , along with writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry. The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage follows.
Producer Gerard Barry ; Executive producer Alan Brown

Contributors

Presented By:
Victoria Wood
Unknown:
Clive Dunn
Unknown:
Bill Pertwee
Unknown:
Ian Lavender
Unknown:
David Croft
Unknown:
Jimmy Perry.
Producer:
Gerard Barry
Producer:
Alan Brown

Paul Baran was considered crazy during the Cold War when, trying to invent a communications system able to withstand nuclear attack, he conceived the key technical features of today's Internet.

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Baran

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Women and Allegory; Gender and Sculpture
1.00 Pacific Studies: Patrolling the American Lake
1.30 Kedleston Hall

Secondary Schools
2.00 Religious Education - the Miracle Maker
A feature-length animated version of the life of Jesus, with the voice of Ralph Fiennes.

Languages
4.00 The French Experience 1: Parts 5-8: Switched On
5.00 Which Computer?

Open University
6.00 Waiting Their Turn - Minorities in Democracy

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