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Arthur
Fern and Sue Ellen take a personality quiz, then Binky and Buster fall out.
(R) (S)

6 55 Taz-Mania
Cartoon fun with the Tasmanian devil.
(R) (S)

7.15 Looney Tunes
The Goofy Gophers' new tree is uprooted, then carrier pigeon Tweety must deliver a message to HQ.
(R) (S)

7 30 Smile
The Sugababes are in the studio performing their new single Hole in the Head, which is released tomorrow. A viewer in Edinburgh puts forward the city's case for Your Riddims Your UK 2003, and there's the chance to win tickets to a Blue concert and also meet the band.
Presented by Fearne Cotton, Reggie Yates and DJ Devstar.
Plus What's New Scooby Doo?, Stuart Little, Cavegirl, Arthur, Even Stevens and Dennis the Menace.
(S) (W)
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Contributors

Presenter (Smile):
Fearne Cotton
Presenter (Smile):
Reggie Yates
Presenter (Smile):
DJ Devstar
Singers (Smile):
null Sugababes
Director (Smile):
Ian Trill
Producer (Smile):
Jayne Stanger

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen shows how to instil a home with Mediterranean warmth, using excerpts from House Invaders, Big Strong Boys and Home Front
At 11.40, in Trading Up in the Sun, Gordon Whistance and Lome Spicer help a Blackpool couple in their search for a new home in the Algarve.
And, at 12.10, Kim Wilde creates an Italian-inspired courtyard in Garden Invaders. Director Paul Vanezis ; Series producer Vanessa Jackson (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Unknown:
Gordon Whistance
Unknown:
Lome Spicer
Unknown:
Kim Wilde
Director:
Paul Vanezis
Producer:
Vanessa Jackson

Presented by Hazel Irvine .
12.45 Football Focus A review of action from last night's final round of Euro 2004 qualifiers.
1.15 Moto GP Action from the Malaysian Grand Prix. With just three rounds left, the race for the world title is hotting up. Italy's Valentino Rossi has been the man to catch for most of the season. Presented by Suzi Perry. Commentary from Nick Harris and Matthew Roberts.
1.45 Cycling From the World Road Race championships in Hamilton, Canada, highlights of the men's time trials and - in the snooker mid-session interval - coverage of the women's road race. With commentary by Hugh Porter.
2.00 Snooker Live coverage from the Guild Hall in Preston of the first session of the LG
Cup final, played over the best of 17 frames. In last year's climax, Edinburgh's Chris Small defied a spinal condition as well as pre-tournament outsider odds of 150-1 to defeat fellow Scot Alan McManus 9-5. (S)
Producer (cycling) John Graham Editor Ron Chakraborty
(W) www.bbc.co.uk/sport

Contributors

Presented By:
Hazel Irvine
Unknown:
Valentino Rossi
Presented By:
Suzi Perry.
Unknown:
Nick Harris
Unknown:
Matthew Roberts.
Commentary By:
Hugh Porter.
Unknown:
Chris Small
Unknown:
Alan McManus
Unknown:
John Graham
Editor:
Ron Chakraborty

New series Basking Sharks. The Wild strand returns for a new run with two programmes this evening, beginning with the first of three reports from Gordon Buchanan in which he sets sail for a close encounter with the basking sharks that congregate off the coast of Cornwall.
Producer Lucy Meadows: Executive editor Fiona Pitcher (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Gordon Buchanan
Editor:
Fiona Pitcher

In the first of three films by Saba Douglas-Hamilton , cameras go in search of two female polar bears previously featured on The Life of Mammals and Polar Special, but I ast seen over a year ago on the brink of starvation. Will a favourably cold winter prove to have been the bears' salvation?
Producer Roger Webb (S) (W) www.bbc.co.uk/nature Saba's call of nature: page 13

Contributors

Unknown:
Saba Douglas-Hamilton
Producer:
Roger Webb

New series Lost Crocodiles of the Pharaohs. Is it possible for crocodiles to survive in the arid heat of the Sahara? And if reports of desert-dwelling crocs are true, are they descendants of the animals once worshipped by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt? Armed with a remote-controlled "tank cam", scientist Tara Shine braves desert and dangerto investigate. Narrated by Sean Pertwee.
Producer David Allen ; Series editor Michael Gunton (S) (W) From Kilkenny to crocs: page 41

Contributors

Unknown:
Tara Shine
Unknown:
Sean Pertwee.
Producer:
David Allen
Editor:
Michael Gunton

The survival expert follows in the footsteps of his childhood hero Robert Rogers , a frontiersman who achieved fame for an incredible feat of wilderness endurance during the Seven Years War with the French over 250 years ago. Racing against the imminent onset of winter, captain Rogers used his intimate knowledge of the forests of North America to keep his soldiers alive as they struggled back from a raid deep in enemy territory.
Director Ben Southwell ; Series producer Dick Colthurst (R) (S) (W) Postponed from 7 September

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Rogers
Director:
Ben Southwell
Producer:
Dick Colthurst

Continuing live coverage of the final of the LG Cup from
Preston's Guild Hall, where a maximum nine frames remain to be played. Last year's competition was something of a fairy-tale ending for surprise winner Chris Small. Having come close to retiring from snooker entirely, Small battled a painful degenerative spinal condition as he recorded memorable wins over Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins , on his way to meeting and beating fellow Scot Alan McManus in the final. This year, world number one Mark Williams , holder of the world, UK and Masters crowns will be seeking to add the first title of the new tour to his collection.
Introduced by Hazel Irvine , with Steve Davis and John Parrott. Commentary comes from Clive Everton,
Dennis Taylor , Willie Thorne and John Virgo. (sxwi
Subsequent programmes may run late or change

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Small.
Unknown:
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Unknown:
John Higgins
Unknown:
Alan McManus
Unknown:
Mark Williams
Introduced By:
Hazel Irvine
Unknown:
Steve Davis
Unknown:
John Parrott.
Unknown:
Dennis Taylor
Unknown:
Willie Thorne
Unknown:
John Virgo.

Sergio Leone 's spaghetti western, starring Rod Steiger and James Coburn. Juan Miranda , a Mexican peasant-turned-bandit, believes only in his family and robbery.
Sean Mallory , a revolutionary, believes only in dynamite. When the two meet and join forces, the result is bound to be highly explosive. Widescreen. Review page 54.
(1971, 15) (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sergio Leone
Unknown:
Rod Steiger
Unknown:
James Coburn.
Unknown:
Juan Miranda
Unknown:
Sean Mallory
Juan Miranda:
Rod Steiger
Sean Mallory:
James Coburn
DrVillega:
Romolo Valli
Adolita:
Maria Monti
Santerna:
Rik Battaglia
Governor:
Franco Graziosi
American:
John Frederick
Guttierrez:
Antoine Domingo
Nino:
Goffredo Pistoni
Landowner:
Roy Bosier

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Youth Creativity 2.00 Blast - young people get creative. (S) Languages 4.00 The French Experience (parts 1-4)
Working In Construction 5.00 Customer Care and Communication Skills -customer care policies and negotiation skills. (S)

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