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Ends 8.30.

Blue Peter
Matt experiences the Rio Carnival in Brazil.
(Signed) Shown yesterday 5pm BBC1

7.25 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
A strange creature is found to be in the school pipes.

7.50 Flint the Time Detective
The Old Timer and Pinky tell the heroes their mission.

8.10 Rotten Ralph
The cat decides to hold a car boot sale.

8.25 Newsround

Ends 10.20.

Tweenies
Swapping toys has an interesting result.

8.50 Bob the Builder
Wendy takes the day off to do a watercolour painting.

9.00 The Shiny Show
Knowledge of how a rocking horse is made is tested by Mukka.

9.20 Ethelbert the Tiger
Double bill. Ethelbert and Dilip meet a lonely giraffe, and lemurs fail to take turns to play.

9.30 Teletubbies
Some children learn about the number two, and Dipsy and Laa Laa play a game.

10.00 Fimbles
Baby Pom confuses a broom for a horse. (AD)

Followed by CBeebies Birthdays

Repeats are not indicated.
10.20 KS1 Science Clips (ages 5-7) forces and Movement
10.30 Starship (ages 5-7) Numeracy - Calculations 4292985 10.50 The Way Things Work 2 (ages 7-9) Oh for the Wings of a Mammoth 6108879 11.05 What? Where?
When? Why? (ages 6-7) Technology - in a Flap! 4187140 11.20 KS 1 Science Clips (ages 5-7) Light and Dark

r Period comedy based on the Jules Verne novel, starring
Red Buttons, Fabian and Barbara Eden. A professor and his assistant are dispatched by the British government to explore uncharted African territory by balloon. Review page 56.
Director Irwin Alten (1962, U)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jules Verne
Unknown:
Barbara Eden.
Director:
Irwin Alten

3/6. The Battle of Edgehill. 1642: the English Civil War between King Charles I and his parliament begins at
Edgehill in Warwickshire. Archaeologists Tony Pollard and Neil Oliver set out to investigate the origins of this battle. Series producer Paul Ratcliffe ; Executive producer Pat Llewellyn
First shown on BBC4

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Pollard
Unknown:
Neil Oliver
Producer:
Paul Ratcliffe
Producer:
Pat Llewellyn

Andrew Motion , Gyles Brandreth , Tanni Grey-Thompson and Stephen Fry take their turn to face questioner John Humphrys. Director Chris Power : Producer Pam Cavannagh

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Motion
Unknown:
Gyles Brandreth
Unknown:
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Unknown:
Stephen Fry
Unknown:
John Humphrys.
Director:
Chris Power
Producer:
Pam Cavannagh

4/8. Rick takes a moonlit excursion off Newlyn Bay to fish for Cornish sardines and decides to join fellow food lovers at the Abergavenny Food Festival.
Director/Producer David Pritchard RT SHOP: Rick Stein 's Food Heroes: Another Helping, available for £18 (RRP L20) including p&p. To order call [number removed] (national rate)

Contributors

Producer:
David Pritchard
Unknown:
Rick Stein

T Rex Warrior or Wimp? Was the fearsome tyrannosaurus rex really a slow, lumbering creature that lived off scraps left by others? New science uncovered over the last decade by Steven Spielberg 's adviser on Jurassic Park suggests the legend of the scariest dinosaur of all is far from true.
Producer Johanna Gibbon : Editor Matthew Barrett (AD)

Contributors

Unknown:
Steven Spielberg
Producer:
Johanna Gibbon
Editor:
Matthew Barrett

New series 1/4. A new run of documentaries about couples who work together in business begins with this profile of shoe-design guru Terry De Havilland and his partner
Liz. Terry 's fight to re-establish himself as a high-street name leads to a high-profile job, but first he needs financial backing. Director Chester Dent : Series producer Kate Middleton

Contributors

Unknown:
Terry de Havilland
Unknown:
Liz. Terry
Director:
Chester Dent
Producer:
Kate Middleton

New series 1/6. A look at Asian arts and culture. This week, a profile of Turner Prize-winner Anish Kapoor , the largest Asian fashion event in the UK and music from Jay Sean.
Producer GurdipBhangoo; Executive producer Tommy Nagra

Contributors

Unknown:
Anish Kapoor
Unknown:
Jay Sean.
Producer:
Tommy Nagra

Five short films offering various takes on the theme of "wild justice".
Two Minutes Speed dating Gujarati style. Producer Mark Bentley ; Writer/Director Neil Biswas
The Silent Treatment The morning after the night before.
Producers Steve Ackhurst and Will Quarte-Papafio; Writer/Director Peter Lydon
Claverdeek Jack Claverdeek had better watch his back. Writer Lee Santana ; Director Dominic Santana
Domestic Put-upon Helen finds solace in her housework. Producer Sol Papadopolous ; Writer/Director Eric Christaensen
Uncle Douglas Christmas is no fun when Uncle Douglas visits. Writer Naveigazing; Producer Adrian Sturges ; Director Sean Grundy
Executive producer Jeremy Howe

Contributors

Producer:
Mark Bentley
Director:
Neil Biswas
Producers:
Steve Ackhurst
Director:
Peter Lydon
Director:
Claverdeek Jack Claverdeek
Unknown:
Lee Santana
Director:
Dominic Santana
Director:
Domestic Put-Upon Helen
Producer:
Sol Papadopolous
Director:
Eric Christaensen
Producer:
Adrian Sturges
Director:
Sean Grundy
Producer:
Jeremy Howe

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JG Ballard - Profile The provocative author talks to Tom Sutcliffe. Executive producer David Okuefuna
1.30 Stephen Pinker : Nature Boy - Profile A portrait of the scientist whose ideas of evolution have propelled him to the bestseller lists. Director Steve Condle ; Executive producer Lucy Hetherington

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Sutcliffe.
Producer:
David Okuefuna
Unknown:
Stephen Pinker
Director:
Steve Condle
Producer:
Lucy Hetherington

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