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Entering a writing contest. and discovering science.
Series two. Teachers' exams start.
The science behind your shoes.
Ziggy takes a journey into space.
Milo tries to mend Max's clock. (R) (S)
Miranda the Mermaid wants soup.
The fun of having a bath.
Charlie convinces Lola to try new foods.
Repeats are not indicated.
10.30 Pathways of Belief: The Bible and the Koran - the Revelation (ages 7- 9)
10.50 Pathways of Belief: The Bible and the Koran - Today (ages 7-9)
11.10 BBC Primary History: Time Lines - Home (ages 7-11)
11.30 Focus: Growing Up - How Am I Behaving? (ages 9-13)
11.50 Thinking Skills: Think about It - Mystery (ages 9- 11)
The latest developments from Westminster, presented by Sally Magnusson.
Contributors
Presenter:
Sally
Magnusson
Do you have any questions about tax? Submit queries via email: working.lunch@bbc.co.uk; or via bbc.co.uk/workinglunch.
Editor Tracey Hobbs
Contributors
Editor:
Tracey
Hobbs
Live quarter-final action from the Masters tournament at the Wembley Conference Centre, which should see the conclusion to the best-of-11-frame tussles.
Who will have booked a precious place in tomorrow night's semi final? Last year eventual winner, England's Ronnie O'Sullivan , enjoyed an easy 6-2 victory over Ding Junhui of China.
Introduced by Ray Stubbs , with Steve Davis and John Parrott.
www.bbc.co.uk/snooker
Digital viewers can access live, uninterrupted coverage and other leatures via the red button. Plus reports in Sport on 5 at 7pm on Radio 5 Live
Contributors
Unknown:
Ronnie
O'Sullivan
Unknown:
Ding
Junhui
Introduced By:
Ray
Stubbs
Unknown:
Steve
Davis
Unknown:
John
Parrott.
The Money Programme returns with the first of a ten-part series. Internet search engine Google is the fastest growing company in history. Created just seven years ago, it is now worth $120bn and fields 250 million queries per day. But, though it's helped many with problems from the medical to the mundane, Rajan Datar finds this dot-com dream facing problems.
Contributors
Reporter:
Rajan
Datar
Producer:
Charles
Miller
Producer:
Dan
Trelford
Series Editor:
Clive
Edwards
3/10. Chris Packham and his team go whale watching off the Scottish coast and uncover the secrets of one of the country's top locations for rockpooling.
Series editor Jane French
Contributors
Unknown:
Chris
Packham
4/6. Horticulturist Christine Walkden goes back to her roots as she makes an emotional return to
Lancashire, where her passion for gardening was nurtured on a tiny allotment. But things have changed a great deal since she last visited 20 years ago.
Series producer Rupert Miles : Executive producer Nick Patten
Contributors
Unknown:
Christine
Walkden
Producer:
Rupert
Miles
Producer:
Nick
Patten
4/6. Early Summer. Perfect growing conditions bring cottage garden plants to their peak, along with patio pots, peonies and pests, as Alan Titchmarsh continues to make his way through the gardening seasons.
Director/Producer Helga Berry BBC GARDENERS' WORLD MAGAZINE: E2.95, monthly
RT DIRECT: save E2 on The Gardener's Year book. To order for E18 incl p&p (UK delivery only), call [number removed] (landline calls cost 8p per min max) quoting RT or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com Alan Titchmarsh on your gardening problems: page 24
Contributors
Unknown:
Alan
Titchmarsh
Producer:
Helga
Berry
Unknown:
Alan
Titchmarsh
New series 1/6. Eighteen months ago, National
Museum of Ireland archaeologists set out to solve a pair of ancient murder mysteries after the discovery of two bodies perfectly preserved by the peat bog in which they had been buried many centuries before. The historical strand returns by following the entire investigation into who these men were, when they lived - and how they died. Michael Praed narrates. Producer John Hayes Fisher : Series producer John Farren www.bbc.co.uk/timewatch
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Praed
Producer:
John Hayes
Fisher
Producer:
John
Farren
Gorgeous grub with faux foodies Minty (Arabella Weir) and Simon (Richard E Grant).
Writers Jon Canter and Arabella Weir ; Director Chris Langham
Producer Gareth Edwards
Postponed from 9 December
Contributors
Writer:
Arabella
Weir
Writer:
Jon
Canter
Unknown:
Richard E
Grant
Director:
Chris
Langham
Producer:
Gareth
Edwards
New series 1/6. News and current affairs are picked apart via improvised sketches, stand-up comedy and games in a second run of the satirical quiz.
Team captains Rory Bremner and Hugh Dennis are joined by Jo Brand, Al Murray, John Oliver and regular panellist Frankie Boyle. Dara O'Briain hosts. Producers Mark Leveson and Bill Matthews
Series producer Dan Patterson What Dara O'Briain is watching: page 29
Contributors
Unknown:
Rory
Bremner
Unknown:
Hugh
Dennis
Unknown:
Jo
Brand
Unknown:
Al
Murray
Unknown:
John
Oliver
Unknown:
Frankie
Boyle.
Unknown:
Dara
O'Briain
Producers:
Mark
Leveson
Producers:
Bill
Matthews
Producer:
Dan
Patterson
Unknown:
Dara
O'Briain
With Gavin Esler.
Contributors
Unknown:
Gavin
Esler.
Kirsty Wark and guests review the cultural highs and lows of the past week. Series producer Tanya Hudson
Contributors
Unknown:
Kirsty
Wark
Producer:
Tanya
Hudson
Quarter-final highlights from Wembley plus a look ahead to tomorrow's semis. <S)
www.bbc.co.uk/iearningzone
Open University/General Interest Repeats not indicated.
2.00 From a Different Shore An American Identity 5876518 2.50 Ever Wondered? 8017063 3.00 Alaska - the Last Frontier? 40889 3.30 Water Is for
Fighting Over 466864.00 Family Ties: the Story of Adeline Yen Mah 67179 4.30 Coming Home to Banaba 41518 5.00 Civil War The Breakdown 47565 5.30 Civil War Taking Sides