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The Silver Brumby
Thowra saves a foal from drowning.

6.25 The Adventures of Marco and Gina
Ardelia arranges a surprise party for the Duke.

6.50 Home Farm Twins
The siblings arrive at their new home.

7.05 Lilly the Witch
Animated escapades with the young sorceress and her friend Hector the dragon. Lilly and Hector travel back in time to the Stone Age.

7.30 Ocean Odyssey
Live-action fantasy adventure series. Jason and Winston find unusual magnetic activity in the water.

7.55 Newsround

Contributors

Writer (Home Farm Twins):
Jeremy Front

Ends 10.30.

Big Cook Little Cook
Ben's baguette causes problems.

8.20 Tots TV
Animated fun with Tilly, Tom and Tiny. The trio hold a street carnival.

8.30 Postman Pat and Friends
Animated stories. Pat and Ted try to get Greendale's old steam train working again.
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9.00 Fimbles
Florries comes across a postcard. (AD)

9.20 Come Outside
Exploring the world of snails. Followed by CBeebies Birthdays

9.40 Tweenies
The friends make cards to send to each other.

10.00 Teletubbies
A group of children make ice-lollies.

Comedy drama featuring a strong central performance from James Cagney. Jailed for vagrancy, one-time reporter Tom Richards is paroled to the charge of Vinnie McLeod , a courageous newspaperwoman. Together they battle the town's crooked bosses. Review page 48.
DirectorWilliam K Howard (1943. U)
(BW) James Cagney stars in Blood on the Sun on Friday at 1.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
James Cagney.
Reporter:
Tom Richards
Unknown:
Vinnie McLeod
Unknown:
James Cagney

New series
Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire is once again the focus for the return of Ben Fogle and Kate Humble 's weekday wildlife watch. Today, Amy the lioness gives birth - how will the big cats react to their tiny new recruit?

Contributors

Unknown:
Longleat Safari Park
Unknown:
Ben Fogle
Unknown:
Kate Humble

Jo and Trevor Whyley say good riddance to West Midlands life as they jet off to Goa, with the aim of setting up a modest guesthouse in the town of Candolim. Barely a week into their new existence, Jo finds an ideal property that has two rooms which can be let out. But the joy is soon tempered by stress as they discover the house harbours a stack of problems. Can they cope? Find out tomorrow at 6pm.
Series producer Helen Nightingale : Series editor Susannah Walker

Contributors

Unknown:
Trevor Whyley
Producer:
Helen Nightingale
Editor:
Susannah Walker

Vernon Kay questions Joe Cornish and Lauren Laverne in the first of this week's four editions of the pop-culture trivia quiz. More tomorrow at the same time.
Executive producer Mark Ford First shown on BBC3

Contributors

Unknown:
Vernon Kay
Unknown:
Joe Cornish
Unknown:
Lauren Laverne

8/8. The King. How much do we really know about our medieval kings? Jones finds flaws in Richard the Lionheart, admirable qualities in the pilloried character of Richard II, negative bias in Shakespeare's portrayal of Richard III - and even a male monarch airbrushed out of the royal line. Director Nigel Miller ; Series producer Paul Bradshaw The first episode is repeated with signing at 1.25am on BBC1
RT DIRECT: accompanying hardback book. £16.99, incl p&p. To order call [number removed] (national rate)

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Iii
Director:
Nigel Miller
Producer:
Paul Bradshaw

Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot murder-mysteries, film dramatisations of Bram Stoker's gothic novel Dracula, the Battle of Britain, and the life and music of Buddy Holly are the specialist subjects. John Humphrys asks the questions.

Contributors

Presenter:
John Humphrys
Director:
Derek Hallworth
Series Producer:
Pam Cavannagh

Last year's hugely acclaimed festive episodes, showing here as one edition, which marked the end of the cringe-making comedy. What has happened to overbearing boss David Brent and his Slough paper merchant workers in the three years since cameras started rolling at Wemham Hogg?

First shown on BBC1 (AD) [web address removed]
BBC DVDS: The Office Christmas Specials, £14.99: The Office: Complete Boxed Set (including the Christmas specials), £27.99: The Office: Series 1, £14.99: The Office Series 2, £13.99. all available from [web address removed]

Contributors

Writer/Director:
Ricky Gervais
Writer/Director:
Stephen Merchant
Producer:
Ash Atalla
David Brent:
Ricky Gervais
Tim:
Martin Freeman
Gareth:
Mackenzie Crook
Dawn:
Lucy Davis
Neil:
Patrick Baladi
Lee:
Joel Beckett
Anne:
Elizabeth Berrington
Keith:
Ewan Mackintosh
Finch:
Ralph Ineson
Peter the agent:
Steve Brody
Paul Ferguson:
null Himself
Howard Brown:
null Himself
Mike McClean:
null Himself
Greg Burns:
null Himself
Ruth:
Rebecca Charles
Susan:
Cally Lawrence
Carol:
Sandy Hendrickse

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Fantasy 60s Actor Patrick McGoohan 's 1967 brainchild The
Prisoner was emblematic of the growth of television fantasy in the mid 60s. The first of two films in the Time Shift strand recalls some of the most inventive and ambitious television of that decade. Producer Laura Humphreys : Series producer Kate Broome
12.00-12.30 The Gay Decade Did the decriminalisation of gay sex in 1967 change the public's view on homosexuality? The second of tonight's Time Shift films hears testimonies from
Wayne Sleep , writers Maureen Duffy and Paul Bailey , and artist
Maggi Hambling , as Philip Hensher analyses whether the swinging decade saw a decline in appalling yet prevalent prejudice.
Director Emily Kennedy : Series editor David Okuefuna

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick McGoohan
Producer:
Laura Humphreys
Producer:
Kate Broome
Unknown:
Wayne Sleep
Unknown:
Maureen Duffy
Unknown:
Paul Bailey
Artist:
Maggi Hambling
Unknown:
Philip Hensher
Director:
Emily Kennedy
Editor:
David Okuefuna

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