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Ends 9.00.
Fireman Sam
Pontypandy's bus service is affected by a flat tyre.
Repeated at 1pm (R)
7.10 Playdays
Poppy panics when she hears it's Karl's birthday. (R)
7.35 Smurfs' Adventures
Animation with the little blue people. (R)
7.55 Smart
Creative picture-making.
Shown yesterday at 4.35pm on BBC1 (S) (W)
8.20 The All-New Popeye Show
Animated adventures. (R)
8.45 Polka Dot Shorts
Polkaroo prepares a surprise for Bibble's birthday. (R)
8.55 Yoho Ahoy!
Poop can't whistle like the rest of the crew. (R)
Repeats are not indicated.
9.00 Storytime: I Bet You Can't
(ages 4-5) (S)
9.15 Words and Pictures Plus: Ridiculous
(ages 5-7) (S)
9.30 Magic Key: Reading with Expression
(ages 5-6) (S)
9.45 The Pocket-Sized Guide to Parenting
(S) (W)
Ends 10.50.
Samira's Gymnastics The Tubbies watch gymnastic routines. (R) (S) BBC MUSIC: Teletubbies CD, price f 10.99, and cassette, £7.99
A Story from India
The Tweenies act out an Indian tale. (R) (S) (W) BBC TWEENIES MAGAZINE: published monthly, price £1.25, from newsagents
10.50 Come Outside (ages 4-5) Geese (S) 6000357 11.05
Numbertime (ages 5-7) Up to £2 (S) 6227390 11.20 Landmarks Shorts (ages 9-11) North Sea (S)
7418932 11.30 Megamaths (ages 7-10) The Six- Times Table (S)
1034086 11.50 ZigZag(ages7-9) This Is Kenya (S) 8905319 12.10 Around Scotland (ages 10-12) On the Move in Germany (S)
The latest business news.
Landmarks (ages 9-11) Redeveloping thelnnerCity (S)
Shut It Down (part 1). The cabbies consider going on strike. Part 2 is next Monday. (R) (S)
Drama, the last in the season of films featuring the music of Aaron Copland , starring
Robert Mitchum and Myrna Loy. While young Tom Tiflin devotes himself to his pony, trouble is brewing in his California ranch home.
Director Lewis Milestone (1949. PG)
(S) Films: pp 74-77 **
Contributors
Unknown:
Aaron
Copland
Unknown:
Robert
Mitchum
Unknown:
Myrna
Loy.
Unknown:
Tom
Tiflin
Director:
Lewis
Milestone
UK Today); Weather (S) (W)
Esther Rantzen is joined by Olympic javelin thrower Tessa Sanderson , cricketer
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint and snooker player Lisa Quick to discuss women in Sport. (S) (W)
Contributors
Unknown:
Esther
Rantzen
Unknown:
Tessa
Sanderson
Unknown:
Rachael
Heyhoe-Flint
Unknown:
Lisa
Quick
Ainsley Harriott hosts the beat-the-clock cookery show. (S) BOOK: Ready Steady Cook: Fast Meals for Two, L6.99, from retailers
Contributors
Unknown:
Ainsley
Harriott
The weekday general-knowledge quiz. With Anne Robinson.
(S) (W)
Contributors
Unknown:
Anne
Robinson.
A Star Is Burns. Springfield hosts a film festival in a bid to increase the town's popularity. (R) (S)
6.20 Summer of 4ft 2. Lisa dumbs down to make friends while on holiday. With the voice of Christina Ricci. (S)
Contributors
Unknown:
Christina
Ricci.
This week's robots competing for a place in the semi-finals include Gemini, the first ever "clusterbot" - a robot that splits into two identical halves to cause twice the amount of damage. Presented by Craig Charles and Julia Reed. Director Paul Kirrage ; Series producer Stephen Carsey
Repeated tomorrow (S)
Contributors
Presented By:
Craig
Charles
Presented By:
Julia
Reed.
Director:
Paul
Kirrage
Producer:
Stephen
Carsey
I Rrst in a two-part look at the continuing restoration work following the opening of the historic Welsh gardens. As thousands of visitors flock to Aberglasney, a damaged beech is condemned to the chop, a metal detector turns up trumps and the ancient yew tunnel gets a trim. See Choice. Director John Trefor ; Executive producer Richard Trayler-Smith (S) (W) 57
Contributors
Director:
John
Trefor
Producer:
Richard
Trayler-Smith
Clarissa Dickson Wright continues her celebration of the countryside with friend and hill farmer Johnny Scott. On the Island of Mull. Hind stalking, salmon fishing, cheese-making and prawn trawling provide more than just food for thought for Clarissa and Johnny. See Choice.
Series producer Steve Sklair ; Executive producer Bob Long (S) (W)
Contributors
Unknown:
Clarissa Dickson
Wright
Unknown:
Johnny
Scott.
Producer:
Steve
Sklair
Producer:
Bob
Long
Pippa Greenwood recycles the autumn leaves as leaf mould and gets her bare root fruit trees into the soil for next year while Rachel de Thame visits the last of the BBC Gardener of the Year finalists. With Alan Titchmarsh.
Executive producer Tony Laryea : Series producer Colette Foster (S) (W) Alan Titchmarsh on pebble power: page 42
Contributors
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Unknown:
Alan
Titchmarsh.
Producer:
Tony
Laryea
Producer:
Colette
Foster
Unknown:
Alan
Titchmarsh
Alan Bennett 's acclaimed monologue starring
Patricia Routledge , showing as a taster to tomorrow's evening of programmes celebrating the writer and his work.
A middle-aged spinster reminisces about her uncomplicated world of office work and canteen gossip. But as the three acts unfurl, her apparently cheerful monologue reveals an uneventful life that is falling apart.
Producer Innes Lloyd ; Director Giles Foster (R) (S) BBC PRODUCTS: Alan Bennett - Telling Tales, book, price £9.99. available from 30 November: audio cassette and CD. £9.99 and £12.99 respectively, from 6 November: video, f 12.99. from 27 November
Contributors
Unknown:
Alan
Bennett
Unknown:
Patricia
Routledge
Producer:
Innes
Lloyd
Director:
Giles
Foster
Unknown:
Alan
Bennett
Professional cleaners reveal how to polish up your act.
Director Edwina Vardey (R) (S)
Contributors
Director:
Edwina
Vardey
Actor and singer David Soul and television presenter Kate Thornton join the regulars Mark Lamarr , Sean Hughes and Phill Jupitus for the irreverent light-hearted pop quiz.
Director Paul Wheeler ; Producer Richard Wilson Repeated Sun (S) (W)
Contributors
Singer:
David
Soul
Presenter:
Kate
Thornton
Unknown:
Mark
Lamarr
Unknown:
Sean
Hughes
Unknown:
Phill
Jupitus
Director:
Paul
Wheeler
Producer:
Richard
Wilson
The day's news stories, with Jeremy Vine. (5) (W)
Contributors
Unknown:
Jeremy
Vine.
Mike and Fran clinch a deal to feature webcasts on the site, but funding is needed. Contains strong language.
Shown on Tuesday at 9pm (S) (W)
Shown yesterday at 6.45pm (S)
Continuing the definitive guide to club and nightlife in eight of the world's most vibrant cities. Tonight Carl Cox and Pete Tong are in Cape Town, where music from hiphop to trance is uniting young people.
Producer Paul Clay ; Series producer Annabelle Barnett (S) (W)
Contributors
Unknown:
Carl
Cox
Unknown:
Pete
Tong
Producer:
Paul
Clay
Producer:
Annabelle
Barnett
First in a 12-part series of the new black music show hosted by R 'n' B DJ Trevor Nelson. This week's guests include Courtney Pine, Lynden David Hall , Beverley Knight , boy band Damage and Australian artist Sia. Ends 1.55am. Producer Shurwin Beckford ; Series producer Serena Cross (S) (W)
Contributors
Unknown:
Trevor
Nelson.
Unknown:
Lynden David
Hall
Unknown:
Beverley
Knight
Producer:
Shurwin
Beckford
Dynamo Key Stage 2: Numeracy 1 Ends 5.00am.