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Ends 8.00.

The Silver Brumby
Boon Boon is captured while trying to rescue a foal from two men.

6.25 The Adventures of Marco and Gina
Yagor's niece uses Ardelia's love for a TV soap in her plan to steal the Ku Wang. Signed.

6.50 Home Farm Twins
What has caused Sultan's illness?

7.05 Lilly the Witch
Leonardo da Vinci gives Lilly art lessons.

7.30 Ocean Odyssey
Neri encounters a strange girl.

7.55 Newsround

Contributors

Writer (Home Farm Twins):
Diane Whitley

Ends 10.30.

Big Cook Little Cook
The duo make a pizza for a knight.

8.20 Tots TV
Tom accidentally breaks Tilly's model of donkey.

8.30 Postman Pat and Friends
Pat has his hands full babysitting.
And in Pingu at 8.45, the penguin becomes trapped in an ice maze.
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9.00 Balamory
Miss Hoolie's double-booked for a trip to the beach.
Writer Davey Moore

9.20 Come Outside
The journey made by a letter.

9.40 Tweenies
Milo invents a game on the slide.

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Contributors

Writer ("Balamory"):
Davey Moore
Edie McCredie:
Juliet Cadzow
PC Plum:
Andrew Agnew
Miss Hoolie:
Julie Wilson Nimmo
Penny Pocket:
Kim Tserkezie
Suzie Sweet:
Mary Riggans
Josie Jump:
Buki Akib

Live coverage from the Werzer Arena in Portschach, of the opening singles match in Great Britain's crucial Davis Cup tie against Austria. If Britain win this play-off they will return to the top-level World Group, while Austria risk being relegated.
Tim Henman is a key player
- and he's proven his ability on clay recently, reaching the semi-finals of both this year's French Open and US Open.
Greg Rusedski and youngsters Alex Bogdanovic and Andrew Murray round out the team. Among the Austrian side are highly-ranked Stefan Koubek , and Jurgen Melzer , who has already beaten Henman on clay once this year. Coverage continues at 2.35 on BBC1. Producer Paul Davies
Editor Philip Bernie BBCi: uninterrupted coverage available via the red button on the handset

Contributors

Unknown:
Werzer Arena
Unknown:
Tim Henman
Unknown:
Greg Rusedski
Unknown:
Alex Bogdanovic
Unknown:
Andrew Murray
Unknown:
Stefan Koubek
Unknown:
Jurgen Melzer
Producer:
Paul Davies
Editor:
Philip Bernie

Coverage flits between Haydock and Ascot this afternoon, with six races featured. Starts are at
1.50, 2.00, 2.20, 2.30, and 2.50, and culminate with the Group 3 Princess Royal Stakes at 3.05. Presented by Rishi Persad and Lydia Hislop. Commentary from Jim McGrath and Ian Bartlett. Directors Steve Docherty. Gerry Morrison Editor Stephen Cook

Contributors

Presented By:
Rishi Persad
Presented By:
Lydia Hislop.
Unknown:
Jim McGrath
Unknown:
Ian Bartlett.
Directors:
Steve Docherty.
Directors:
Gerry Morrison
Editor:
Stephen Cook

Continued coverage of Great Britain's Davis Cup play-off against Austria, featuring the second singles match. Introduced by Andrew Castle. Commentary by David Mercer , John Lloyd and John Barrett. BBCi: uninterrupted coverage available via the red button on the handset

Contributors

Introduced By:
Andrew Castle.
Commentary By:
David Mercer
Commentary By:
John Lloyd
Commentary By:
John Barrett.

Introduced by Clare Balding and Colin Jackson. British duo Bob Matthews and Noel Thatcher are chasing gold in the 5,000m. Matthews is competing in his seventh Paralympics, while Thatcher has won medals at every Games since 1984. Britain's men's wheelchair basketball team play a crucial final group match against Canada, and the wheelchair rugby and tennis competitions reach their semi-final stages. BBC Radio 5 Live has updates from Athens throughout the day

Contributors

Introduced By:
Clare Balding
Unknown:
Colin Jackson.
Unknown:
Bob Matthews
Unknown:
Noel Thatcher

8/8. Somerley celebrates its biggest social event in years - Lady Portia's wedding. And a group of teenagers from inner-city London arrive for a rather unusual visit.
Meanwhile, the ailing Lord Normanton's thoughts turn to the future of the estate, and his plans for his son and heir. Director Anthony Palmer ; Producer Nigel Farrell (AD)

Contributors

Director:
Anthony Palmer
Producer:
Nigel Farrell

Early autumn is the perfect time to split and re-plant peonies, so Monty creates a border for the temperamental beauties in a new format area of the garden. Chris is busy propagating plants from the long borders, while Rachel looks forward to spring, planting scented biennials in the flower garden. Producer Andy Vernon ; Series producer Sarah Moors BBC GARDENERS' WORLD MAGAZINE: £2.95 monthly

Contributors

Producer:
Andy Vernon
Producer:
Sarah Moors

8/8. Taking to the skies in a high-performance stunt plane, Dan Snow passes out three times as he experiences the extraordinary G-forces pilots would have faced during the most critical aerial showdown of the Second World War. Peter
Snow provides CGI-enhanced accounts of key moments in the battle, and explains how the heavily outnumbered RAF used revolutionary technology to help repel the might of the Luftwaffe. Series producer Danielle Peck ; Executive producer Jane Aidous (AD) RT DIRECT: the hardback book Battlefield Britain, is available for £14.99 including p&p (RRP f 16.99). To order call [number removed] (national rate)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dan Snow
Producer:
Danielle Peck
Producer:
Jane Aidous

3/4. Meedja. From the tabloids' obsession with fabricated "celebrity", to newspaper columnists' belief that "their lives are interesting merely by virtue of the fact that they've written it down", the disgruntled ones stick their well-sharpened knives into the popular media.
Producer Alan Lewens : Executive producer Stuart Prebble (AD)

Contributors

Producer:
Alan Lewens
Producer:
Stuart Prebble

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Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel An affectionate account of the short life of the musical pioneer, whose synthesis of country and rock has influenced a diverse range of musicians since his untimely death in 1973. Five years in the making, the film includes contributions from Keith Richards , Emmylou Harris and Elvis Costello.
Director Gandulf Hennig : Executive producer Mark Hagen (AD)

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Richards
Unknown:
Emmylou Harris
Unknown:
Elvis Costello.
Director:
Gandulf Hennig
Producer:
Mark Hagen

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2.00 Glasgow 1998 - Supporting the Arts
2.30 In the Shadow of the Vesuvius
3.00 Finding a Way - Luke, Carl and Matthew
3.30 Running the Planet
4.00 Open Advice - Study to Succeed
4.30 Asteroid Hunters
5.00 The KT Event
5.30 The Nature of Impacts and Their Impacts on Nature

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