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Ends 7.00.

Big Cook Little Cook
Frank the firefighter visits.

6.20 Tots TV
The friends ride a cable car up a mountain.

6.30 Bobinogs
Ogi needs help with the housework.

6.45 Wide Eye
Is there treasure in Natterjack pond?

Ends 10.00.

Snailsbury Tales
The annual town hall dance is at risk.

7.15 Arthur
Arthur and co want to see their favourite band.

7 30 Raven
Young warriors are led on a magical quest.

7.55 Newsround

8 00 Serious Desert
Exploring the Namibian desert.

8 25 The Scooby and Scrappy Show
Doggy derring-do.

8.50 Looney Tunes
Doc decides to turn Bugs into stew.

9.00 Big Wolf on Campus
A monster intruder stirs up fear.

9.20 Watch My Chops
Corneil meets his dead ringer. (AD)

9.35 Taz-Mania
Wombats and ballet keep Taz busy.

Ends 11.00.

Balamory
Suzie Sweet needs help with marching.
(For cast see Friday) (AD)

10.20 Come Outside
Auntie Mabel looks at buses.

10.40 Tweenies
The wind is making strange noises.

Contributors

Writer (Balamory):
Penny Lloyd

★★★★ Ghoulish comedy starring Charles Laughton and Boris Karloff. Travellers take refuge in a sinister family home. Review page 54. Director James Whale (1932, PG)
(BW) Series of Universal horror films continues with The Invisible Man, on Friday 11.20am Barry Norman/Film Trivia: page 49

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Laughton
Unknown:
Boris Karloff.
Director:
James Whale

*** Deft comedy with John Wayne and Claudette Colbert , plus a cameo by Cary Grant.
Author Kit Madden 's plans for a film are altered by a chance meeting. Review page 54. Director Mervyn LeRoy (1946, U)
(BW) Claudette Colbert stars in Sleep, My Love tomorrow at 1.25pm
Then Hall of Fame Charlie Chaplin in performance and in public.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Wayne
Unknown:
Claudette Colbert
Unknown:
Cary Grant.
Unknown:
Kit Madden
Director:
Mervyn Leroy
Unknown:
Claudette Colbert
Unknown:
Charlie Chaplin

Nick Nairn and Paul Rankinjoin party people Danielle Nay and Johnny Roxborough as a week-long celebration of RSC's 10th anniversary begins. VIEWER COMPETITION: details on Wed

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Nairn
Unknown:
Paul Rankinjoin
Unknown:
Johnny Roxborough

New series Don't know an answer? It doesn't matter on this general knowledge quiz: contestants can beg, borrow or steal them from each other. Jamie Theakston hosts the show with thousands of pounds at stake.
Producer Andrew Musson ; Executive producers Andrew Breton. Gail Sloan and David Young

Contributors

Unknown:
Jamie Theakston
Producer:
Andrew Musson
Producers:
Andrew Breton.
Producers:
Gail Sloan
Producers:
David Young

Claudia Winkleman hosts the complementary show to BBC1's ballroom dancing contest. Today she is joined by the first couple to be voted off, and judge Len Goodman gives his verdict on the remaining contestants' chances. Plus behind-the-scenes news and gossip.

Contributors

Presenter:
Claudia Winkleman
Guest:
Len Goodman
Series producer:
Noleen Golding
Executive producer:
Steve Kidgell

Newseries 1/5. One of the most magical architectural creations is explored by Dan Cruickshank. Its splendour has been obscured by almost two centuries of political hot air, but Cruickshank gains exclusive access to its interior, one of architectural history's great secrets. From the pinnacle of Gothic Revival to the MPs' private sewage pumping system, the seat of Parliament is laid bare. Producer David Thompson ; Executive producer Basil Comely
First shown on BBC4 (AD)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dan Cruickshank.
Producer:
David Thompson

Fawlty Towers, British prime ministers of the 20th century, the life and works of poet Robert Fergusson and English civil wars 1642-1651 are the specialist subjects in the first of six semi-finals. John Humphrys has the questions.

Contributors

Presenter:
John Humphrys
Director:
Derek Hallworth
Producer:
Sally Evans

St John's College, Cambridge, take on the students of the University of Reading in another first-round match. Jeremy Paxman is on hand to harry them for answers.
Director Vernon Antcliff ; Producer Peter Gwyn (AD)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Paxman
Director:
Vernon Antcliff
Producer:
Peter Gwyn

Ends 10.30.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks 6/6. Katie Melua ,
Michelle Gayle , Jane McDonald and Aaron Gilbert of the Delays join host Mark Lamarr , with team captains Bill Bailey and Phill Jupitus. The show will return fora Christmas special. Director Paul Wheeler ; Producer Steve Doherty
Repeated next Sunday Phill Jupitus on R.E.M.: page 38
9.30 Room 101 7/8. Comic and actor Omid Djalili , recently seen in the film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, nominates his pet hates for Orwellian oblivion. Host Paul Merton has the final say on whether to admit irritants such as hecklers and male yoga teachers into the room of doom. Director Geraldine Dowd ; Producer Victoria Payne
Repeated next Sunday (AD)
10.00 Monkey Dust Newseries 1/6. Provocative animation set in a permanent urban nightmare - a nocturnal world inhabited by the sad, lonely and emotionally crippled. Voices by Morwenna Banks , Brian Bowles ,
Rebecca Front , Simon Greenall , Enn Reitel , Kate Robbins , Frances Barber , Nick Holder , Tom Hillenbrand and Saraj Chaudhry. Producer Harry Thompson First shown on BBC3

Contributors

Unknown:
Katie Melua
Unknown:
Michelle Gayle
Unknown:
Jane McDonald
Unknown:
Aaron Gilbert
Unknown:
Mark Lamarr
Unknown:
Bill Bailey
Unknown:
Phill Jupitus.
Director:
Paul Wheeler
Producer:
Steve Doherty
Unknown:
Phill Jupitus
Unknown:
Omid Djalili
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Director:
Geraldine Dowd
Producer:
Victoria Payne
Voices By:
Morwenna Banks
Voices By:
Brian Bowles
Voices By:
Rebecca Front
Voices By:
Simon Greenall
Voices By:
Enn Reitel
Voices By:
Kate Robbins
Unknown:
Frances Barber
Unknown:
Nick Holder
Unknown:
Tom Hillenbrand
Unknown:
Saraj Chaudhry.
Producer:
Harry Thompson

Jeremy Clarkson , Richard Hammond and James May put Porsche's new 911 through a track test. And the Jaguar S-type is driven head-to-head with Vauxhall's Monaro VXR and Chrysler's 300C. Shown last night at 8pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Clarkson
Unknown:
Richard Hammond
Unknown:
James May
Unknown:
Monaro Vxr

www.bbc.co.uk/leamingzone Languages and Travel
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Espaha Viva 1-12 A beginner's introduction to the Spanish language, way of life and culture. Topics range from introducing yourself to booking hotels and shopping. With in-vision subtitles.

Contributors

Unknown:
Espaha Viva

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