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Pre-school fun, fantasy and education.
Jelly and Jackson make a story about Diwali, the festival of light.
Ends 12.00.
Astro Boy
Astro has to save his little sister from a micro-robot attack.
7.20 The Mummy
Alex and his parents are beaten to the sacred Scrolls of Thebes by the spirit of an evil Egyptian priest.
7.45 Arthur
Buster is coming home from his travels, but will things be the same now he is back?
8.10 Taz-Mania
Double bill. Taz and family feature in a documentary film, then Taz is wired up by the Platypus brothers.
8.35 The Scooby-Doo Show The gang investigate when hissing demons
Plague Seattle.
9.00 Dick and Dom in da Bungalow
Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood host another edition of their zany entertainment show. Including the usual array of games, plus cartoons Batfink, The Fairly Odd
Parents and Watch My Chops.
(Also on CBBC channel)
(The fun continues tomorrow at 9am on CBBC channel)
1100 Top of the Pops Saturday
Music from Robbie Williams, Rachel Stevens, Ashlee Simpson, Rooster and DJ Casper, plus Fearne spending a day out with Dannii Minogue
Presented by Fearne Cotton and Sam.
Contributors
Presenter (Dick and Dom in da Bungalow):
Richard
McCourt
Presenter (Dick and Dom in da Bungalow):
Dominic
Wood
Director (Dick and Dom in da Bungalow):
Simon
Hepworth
Producer (Dick and Dom in da Bungalow):
Steve
Ryde
Presenter (Top of the Pops Saturday):
Fearne
Cotton
Guest (Top of the Pops Saturday):
Robbie
Williams
Guest (Top of the Pops Saturday):
Rachel
Stevens
Guest (Top of the Pops Saturday):
Ashlee
Simpson
Guest (Top of the Pops Saturday):
Dannii
Minogie
Director (Top of the Pops Saturday):
Adrian
Johnson
Producer (Top of the Pops Saturday):
Christina
Brown
Arsenal are at Manchester City, Chelsea travel to Middlesbrough and Manchester United visit Tottenham. With Manish Bhasin , Mark Lawrenson ,
Peter Schmeichel and Gordon Strachan.
Contributors
Unknown:
Manish
Bhasin
Unknown:
Mark
Lawrenson
Unknown:
Peter
Schmeichel
Unknown:
Gordon
Strachan.
Presented by Sue Barker.
1.05. 3.50 Great North Miles Double Olympic champion
Kelly Holmes will be the star attraction for today's Great North Mile women's event.
Having won the first two stagings of the event she will be looking to reclaim the title she lost last year to Turkey's Sureyya Ayhan.
Coverage of tomorrow's Great North Run begins at 9.30am
1.15 Tennis Further live coverage from the Werzer Arena in Portschach of Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against Austria, where Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski are expected to team up for the crucial doubles rubber. While the winners of this World Group play-off return to the top level of world tennis, the losers will be relegated to the Europe/Africa zone.
3.40 Football Latest
Producer Lakviar Singh ; Editor
Ron Chakraborty BBCi: from 2.40. digital viewers can access the latest football scores on Score Interactive using their TV handset
Contributors
Presented By:
Sue
Barker.
Unknown:
Kelly
Holmes
Unknown:
Sureyya
Ayhan.
Unknown:
Werzer
Arena
Unknown:
Tim
Henman
Unknown:
Greg
Rusedski
Producer:
Lakviar
Singh
Editor:
Ron
Chakraborty
Results round-up, hosted by RayStubbs.
Real doctors Mark Porter and Linda Papadopoulos and screen doctors Hugh Quarshie (Holby City) and Colin Baker (Doctor Who) face examination by Anne Robinson.
Producer Alex McLeod ; Series producer Jo Street Weakest Link can also be seen weekdays at 5.15pm on BBC2
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Porter
Unknown:
Linda
Papadopoulos
Unknown:
Hugh
Quarshie
Unknown:
Colin
Baker
Unknown:
Anne
Robinson.
Producer:
Alex
McLeod
Producer:
Jo
Street
In this Christmas special from 2002, Del Boy and Rodney go on a nostalgic trip to France where they end up bringing back more than just booze.
Contributors
Writer:
John
Sullivan
Director:
Tony
Dow
Producer:
Gareth
Gwenlan
Forty-nine players compete for a chance to win a three-week round-the-world trip. Hosted by Phillip Schofield.
Director Patricia Mordecai ; Executive producer Colman Hutchinson (S}
Contributors
Unknown:
Phillip
Schofield.
Director:
Patricia
Mordecai
Producer:
Colman
Hutchinson
Love 's Labours ... Lost. A new doctor's arrival creates difficulties for Bex, while a press conference to celebrate Fin's heroism is disrupted by a grieving husband.
Writer Emma Frost ; Producer Lowri Glain ; Director Robert Del Maestro
Contributors
Unknown:
Emma
Frost
Producer:
Lowri
Glain
Director:
Robert Del
Maestro
Selena Manning:
Elizabeth
Carting
Ellen Zitek:
Georgina
Bouzova
Bex Reynolds:
Sarah
Manners
Abs:
James
Redmond
Nina Farr:
Rebekah
Gibbs
Finlay Newton:
Kwame
Kwei-Armah
Comfort Newton:
Martina
Laird
Josh Griffiths:
Ian
Bleasdale
Luke Warren:
Matthew
Wait
Claire Guildford:
Leanne
Wilson
Harry Harper:
Simon
MacCorkindale
Jim Brodie:
Maxwell
Caulfield
Tess Bateman:
Suzanne
Packer
KarlAckerman:
Christopher
Timothy
DI Will:
Manning
Garymavers
Michael Chalmers:
Robert
Cavanah
Angela Chalmers:
Lou
Gish
Chantale:
Stephanie
Fearon
Amy:
Chloe
Wilson
Brian Harris Paul:
Mark
Elliot
Tom Appleby:
Paul
Bryant
PC Steve Tydeman:
Mark
Delaney
Jenny Jenkins Lara:
J
West
Sally Greene:
Hannah
Morgan-Lewis
unidentified victim? Concludes on Monday at 9pm.
Writer Michael Crompton ; Producer Nick Pitt ; Director Douglas McKinnon
www.bbc.co.uk/silentwitness
CRIME DRAMA
Silent Witness 9.10pm BBC1
At the start of this final episode in the latest series, we appear to have entered Casualty country. A train is rattling through the countryside in the dark, and a young mum assures her restless daughter, "We'll be home soon."
Well, don't bet on it, because in true Casualty-esque fashion, the train hits a car parked on a level crossing, and veers off the tracks, resulting in awful injuries and loss of life. The actual accident is extremely effectively and frighteningly portrayed, and might give regular train travellers pause for thought.
But, of course, this isn't Casualty, and after a belting start we are pitched into the usual ponderous plot as the team of medics is asked by survivors of the crash to perform a second postmortem on a hitherto unidentified victim, known rather poignantly simply as "Body 21".
I could have missed something, but I'm not entirely sure why doctors Dalton, Cunningham and young professor Alexander are called upon to do this, or why it's the business of the survivors group. But there you go.
Naturally, this is merely a means by which the fabulous trio begin their own investigation into the actual cause of the crash. Of course, the police have drawn a blank - - no one seems to know why the car, which belonged to an officer at the nearby army base, came to be parked on the level crossing. And everyone is behaving very oddly indeed.
The story concludes on Monday.
Alison Graham TV editor
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Crompton
Producer:
Nick
Pitt
Director:
Douglas
McKinnon
Nikki Alexander:
Emilia
Fox
Leo Dalton:
William
Gaminara
Harry:
Cunningham
Tomward
Diana Baker:
Amita
Dhiri
Sarah Baker:
Simran
Sandhu
Rosa Christie:
Emma
Cunniffe
Sgt Paul Bradley:
Danny
Webb
Joe Moss:
Sean
Murray
William Gould:
Paul
Hilton
Dr Bennett:
Cordelia
Bugeja
Maj Mark Wiltshire:
Stephen
Boxer
Dl Freeman:
Shaun
Parkes
Thomas Christie:
Colin
Tierney
Luke Christie:
Sebastian
Hurst-Palmer
Alice Christie:
Robyn
Cooper
Katie Wiltshire:
Patricia
Kerrigan
Maurice Garton:
Michael
Webber
Suzi Bradley:
Talisa
Garcia
Jon Sopel. Weather Darren Bett.
BBC News DVD offer: page 10
Followed by National Lottery Update
Contributors
Newsreader:
Jon
Sopel
Weather Presenter:
Darren
Bett
Premiership highlights from today's games, including
Tottenham v Manchester Utd. Presented by Gary Lineker. Producer Phil Bigwood ; Editor Andrew Clement
Repeated tomorrow at 7.10am BBC MAGAZINE: Match of the Day Premiership Guide 2004/05. price £3.95
Contributors
Presented By:
Gary
Lineker.
Producer:
Phil
Bigwood
Editor:
Andrew
Clement
Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas spark an on-screen magic as veteran criminals in this poignant comedy. Released from prison after serving 30 years the pair are soon contemplating a return to crime. Review page 47.
Director Jeff Kanew (1986, 15)
Followed by Weatherview
Contributors
Unknown:
Burt
Lancaster
Unknown:
Kirk
Douglas
Director:
Jeff
Kanew
Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine guest along with Paul Bettany and Cybill Shepherd. Plus Robbie Williams performing his new single. Shown yesterday
Contributors
Unknown:
Trinny
Woodall
Unknown:
Susannah
Constantine
Unknown:
Paul
Bettany
Unknown:
Robbie
Williams