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Ends 9.10am
Dump-pea overeats. Repeated at 1.05pm
Dave and friends create apaperworld.
Kate and Truman find a dog.
Cartoon cat-and-mouse high jinks.
Shown yesterday 10.05am, BBC1
Fun with the diminutive detective.
9.10 The Colonel Breaks Par
Bilko enters the colonel in a golf tournament. (BW)
9.35 His Highness Doberman
Bilko plays Cupid. (BW)
Ends 10.50
Playing in the Rain
Dipsy steps in a puddle.
Can't Go There. Fizz and friends are not allowed anywhere. Shown last Tuesday BBC1 BBC MAGAZINE: Tweenies, monthly, Ll.25 WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/tweenies
Nautical drama, first of today's two films starring John Wayne. In the Second World War, a freighter loaded with dynamite sets out on a dangerous voyage. Director John Ford (1940, PG)
(BW) Rio Grande is at 1.40pm
Films: pp 56-64 ****
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Wayne.
Director:
John
Ford
First of four daily wildlife showcases. Bat-Eared Fox. In the harsh
Kalahari desert, a fox family raises five cubs.
Ends 1.10 The reptile becomes airborne.
In the first of a repeat series showing across the week, host
Adam Hart-Davis explores Bath's Roman legacy. SERIES GUIDE: send achequeforL4, payable to BBC Education, to: [address removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Adam
Hart-Davis
Western, second of two films today starring John Wayne.
In the 1880s, Lt Col Yorke of the US cavalry is conducting a lonely campaign against marauding Indians. Then his trooper son and estranged wife arrive. Director John Ford (1950, U)
(BW) Films: pp 56-64 *****
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Wayne.
Unknown:
Lt Col
Yorke
Director:
John
Ford
The first of 12 slices of village life in Bentley, Hampshire. In the opener of this week's four visits, Christopher is taken to hospital. First shown on ITV
Overnight Fame. Guests, including Cheryl Baker and Jeremy Spake , talk about being thrust into the public Spotlight.
Contributors
Unknown:
Cheryl
Baker
Unknown:
Jeremy
Spake
Cookery challenge. RECIPES: see Ceefax page
Chef Gary Rhodes reviews some of the TV programmes he's made, starting with a Rhodes around
Britain edition from 1994.
Contributors
Unknown:
Gary
Rhodes
Daily rerun of the against-the-clock elimination quiz show.
Written by Malcolm Hulke
Continuing a seven-part adventure starring Jon Pertwee.
The Doctor and Liz enter the caves to try to discover the Silurians' secret.
Contributors
Writer:
Malcolm
Hulke
Producer:
Barry
Letts
Director:
Timothy
Combe
The Doctor:
Jon
Pertwee
Pizzas and Promises. Fraser and Vecchio pose as used-car salesmen to infiltrate a stolen-vehicle racket.
David Bowie talks about his latest single and Jamie Theakston meets Carleen Anderson and the Brand New
Heavies. With Jayne Middlemiss and Rajesh Mirchandani. Producer Jo Pilkington ; Executive producer Mark Cooper
Contributors
Talks:
David
Bowie
Talks:
Jamie
Theakston
Unknown:
Carleen
Anderson
Unknown:
Jayne
Middlemiss
Unknown:
Rajesh
Mirchandani.
Producer:
Jo
Pilkington
Producer:
Mark
Cooper
Eric gives Ernie a lesson in pipe-smoking, and the pair act out a French drama. Featuring guests the Mike Cotton Jazzmen, plus Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr.
FirstshownonlTV (BW)
Contributors
Unknown:
Mike
Cotton
Unknown:
Teddy
Johnson
Unknown:
Pearl
Carr.
The first part of a trilogy showing over the next three days looking at how medical technology might shape the future. Living Forever. Recent breakthroughs have led some scientists to believe they could find a formula that would provide eternal youth. This film examines how near humankind is to the dream of immortality. See Choice. Producers Lara Hannay and Charlie Smith ; Series editor
Bettina Lerner
Contributors
Producer:
Lara
Hannay
Producer:
Charlie
Smith
Editor:
Bettina
Lerner
A six-part series that considers what the world will be like in the future starts by focusing on computers. Directors Steve Burrell and John Durrant
Producer Monica Garnsey The series continues tomorrow at 8.50pm with a look at genetics
Contributors
Directors:
Steve
Burrell
Directors:
John
Durrant
Producer:
Monica
Garnsey
A two-part drama inspired by the real-life relationship between Arthur Conan Doyle and his tutor at Edinburgh University, pioneering forensic pathologist Dr Joseph Bell, who is believed to have been a model for Sherlock Holmes.
Starring Ian Richardson, Robin Laing and Charles Dance.
In 1878, Conan Doyle assists Dr Bell at the scene of a gruesome and apparently motiveless crime.
Contains strong images. Concludes tomorrow 9pm. See Choice.
Webwatch on Sherlock Holmes sites: page 37
Contributors
Writer:
David
Pirie
Producer:
Ian
Madden
Director:
Paul
Seed
Joseph Bell:
Ian
Richardson
Arthur Conan Doyle:
Robin
Laing
Sir Henry Carlyle:
Charles
Dance
Elspeth:
Dolly
Wells
Lady Sarah Carlyle:
Ruth
Platt
Inspector Beecher:
Sean
McGinley
Summers:
Laurie
Ventry
Crawford:
Joel
Strachan
Neill:
Alec
Newman
Stark Andrew:
John
Tait
Sophia:
Tamsin
Pike
Mary Doyle:
Sarah
Collier
Charles Doyle:
John
Bett
Waller:
Matthew
MacFadyen
Dr Gillespie:
Stephen
MacDonald
Canning:
Ewan
Stewart
Canning's maid:
Julie Wilson
Nimmo
The Strand editor:
Ralph
Riach
Fiddler:
Aly
Bain
Medical lecturer:
Alan
Sinclair
Baxter:
David
MacDowell
Madame Rose:
Linda Duncan
McLaughlin
Hazel:
Anne Marie
Kennedy
Sobbing woman:
Mary
Goonan
PC Murdoch:
Eric
Barlow
Dr Latimer:
Patrick
Hannaway
Crawford senior:
Bernard
Horsfall
Kate:
Jenny
Foulds
Marie:
Coral
Preston
One bitterly cold night, Harold and Albert are called upon by two mysterious crooks.
Contributors
Writer:
Ray
Galton
Writer:
Alan
Simpson
Producer:
John Howard
Davies
Harold Steptoe:
Harry H
Corbett
Albert Steptoe:
Wilfrid
Brambell
Johnny:
Leonard
Rossiter
Frank:
JG
Devlin
With Jeremy Paxman. Including at 11.00 News headlines. Editor Sian Kevill
Contributors
Unknown:
Jeremy
Paxman.
Editor:
Sian
Kevill
Mystery drama. Psychiatrist Dr Mildred Watson becomes caught up in the bizarre investigations of Justin Playfair , who believes he is Sherlock Holmes. Ends 12.45am
Director Anthony Harvey (1971) Films: pp 56-64 ***
Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Mildred
Watson
Unknown:
Justin
Playfair
Unknown:
Sherlock
Holmes.
Director:
Anthony
Harvey