A poetry contest for Joe and friends.
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An endangered monkey needs emergency surgery.
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This week's episodes written by Wayne Jackman.
The children want a swing in Granny Murray's garden.
A nasty weed spreads.
Ben has toothache.
Then Pingu
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10.30 Let's Write a Story (ages
7-9) Master Story Teller
10.50 Around Scotland (ages 10-12) The Jacobites
11.10 Social Inclusion Dramas
(ages 9-11) A Fish out of Water 1763362 11.30 Shakespeare: the Animated Tales (ages 9-13) Romeo and Juliet
New series 1/10. Improving an establishment in Suffolk.
Business update, presented by Adam Shaw.
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1.00 What? Where? When? Why? (ages 5-7) Blooming Weather
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(ages 4-7) Mini Beasts
Educational programme for children with learning difficulties, offering teachers, parents and carers a range of approaches to develop language and communication skills.
Highlights, with Nicholas Crane. (Revised rpt)
Thrilling western starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Wade Hatton , a tough cattleman, takes on the perilous job of bringing law and order to Dodge City. Review page 52. Director Michael Curtiz (1939, PG)
Eve Pollard, Angus Scott and Bonnie Langford decipher Catherine Gee's clues.
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A trip to Cambridge. (5)
Talent show.
Elimination quiz.
A fresh set of wannabes take on the general knowledge behemoths as presenter Dermot Murnaghan puts them all to the test.
Executive producers Andy Culpin and David Young Eggheads quiz: page
7/9. A recap of the gems from the north of England, including a water-powered corn mill disguised as a Greek temple, a Victorian gun battery used at the start of the First World War, and a Lancashire cotton mill that spawned an entire village. Votes are still being accepted and the series continues at 9pm on Friday. Exec producers Nikki Cheetham and Annette Clarke ; Series editor Jeremy Cross Shown last Friday www.bbc.co.uk/restoration VOTING DETAILS: lines for this episode close at 12 midnight tomorrow. Contact details on Friday
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Contestants opt for the band REM, the Roger Brook novels of Dennis Wheatley, the Summer Olympics from 1896 to the present day, and the life and career of Ernesto "Che" Guevara. With John Humphrys.
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2/2. Muhammad Atta and his accomplice fine-tune their plans to hijack civilian aircraft and crash them into buildings in the US. While flight training at
American flying schools, they arouse suspicions in US intelligence. But what are the reasons behind the failure by those in the know to prevent the forthcoming atrocity? See yesterday's choice.
Calling Keitel: page 14; Terror vision: page 18
Presented by Jeremy Paxman.
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New series 1/3. Tracing the evolution of folk music from the end of the Second World War to the scene's latter-day revival, told by those who lived and shaped it. Ballads and Blues. Exploring politics, ownership and the birth of the British folk revival, from the postwar, highly politicised folk clubs to the 1950s skiffle scene that captured the imagination of the nation's youth. Featuring music from Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie. Director Mike Connolly ; Executive producer Mark Cooper
Zone www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone
Languages and Travel Repeats are not indicated
1.00 Real Chinese An introduction to Chinese language, culture and way of life. With in-vision subtitles. 216299 3.30 China Close Up Documentary about Chinese people living through a period of dramatic change. With in-vision subtitles.
The concerns and aspirations of people caught up in China's rapid drive for change. In 1998 the river Yangtse burst its banks causing unprecedented devastation. Show more
Examining China's rapid drive for change. Dr Wang Jin fought for the Communist Revolution but now she's a passionate believer in China's market economy. Show more
