Friday, September 03 2010

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MORNING

06:00

CBeebies: Wibbly Pig TRW

Wibbly makes a boat out of a box and sets off on an adventure (Animation)

06:10

Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! TRW

Dizzy and Scratch are left in charge at the yard when Bob is called away on a job (Animation)

06:20

Postman Pat: SDS TRW

The mailman's sat-nav system proves more of a hindrance than a help as he tries to deliver a telescope to Charlie in time to view the appearance of a rare comet (Children's)

06:35

Guess with Jess TRW

The cat finds a new friend after hearing a voice in a hollow log (Children's)

06:50

Pingu; Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! RW

The little penguin's grandpa comes to stay (Children's)

07:00

Everything's Rosie TRW

Will wants to be able to fly, and turns to Rosie for help in making his wish come true (Children's)

07:10

Garth and Bev; Bob the Builder TRW

The youngsters are fed up with the dark and try to light Grandfather Lir's cave using fireflies, and meet Thomas Edison, who is having a similar problem (Children's)

07:25

Jollywobbles TW

Justin tries to impress a girl with his unique style of dancing (Children's)

07:35

Buzz and Tell TW

Comedy puppet panel show in which contestants try to win points by answering questions on pictures, sound, numbers and general knowledge (Children's)

07:40

Timmy Time TRW

A new go-kart appears in the playground and all the youngsters want to have a go in it (Children's)

07:50

Charlie and Lola TRW

A birthday surprise causes problems when Lola struggles to resist the temptation of telling Charlie about his present (Animation)

08:00

CBBC: Prank Patrol TRW

Barney Harwood and the mischievous ninjas help a girl play bridesmaid at a stranger's wedding, causing more mayhem (Children's)

08:30

Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions TRW

The duo build an all-terrain vehicle with a juicer and a custard cannon, which starts off well until Oucho crashes it (Children's)

09:00

Sam & Mark's Guide to Dodging Disaster TRW

How to avoid charging hippos, packs of wild dogs, twisting tornadoes and giant ants (Children's)

09:30

Gimme a Break; Leon TRW

Brothers Jack and Tom Marshall plan their family holiday to Finland after years of being fed up with their mother's teaching stopping them having fun. Kirsten O'Brien presents (Children's)

10:00

Copycats TRW

Game show, presented by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, in which two families use their miming and drawing skills to win a series of challenges (Children's)

10:30

Deadly 60 TRW

Steve Backshall searches for deadly creatures in the swamps of Louisiana, finding alligators, cottonmouth snakes and predatory turtles (Children's)

11:00

What's New Scooby-Doo? TRW

The gang investigates a zombie gladiator spreading terror in Pompeii by causing volcanic eruptions (Animation)

11:25

Odd Man Out (1947 PG) TB

Genre: Thriller
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: James Mason, Robert Newton, Kathleen Ryan, Robert Beatty, Cyril Cusack, FJ McCormick, Kitty Kirwan, Fay Compton

An IRA operative stages a robbery to steal funds for his cause, but as he makes his getaway he is wounded by the police and is forced to go on the run. Staggering through the backstreets of Belfast, the fugitive encounters a succession of people either willing to help him - or determined to turn him in. Carol Reed's thriller, based on the book by FL Green, with James Mason, Robert Newton and Kathleen Ryan
(Film)

AFTERNOON

13:15

Ready Steady Cook TRW

Casualty stars Jane Hazlegrove and Matt Bardock join chefs James Tanner and Lesley Waters as they race against the clock to prepare on-the-spot recipes. Ainsley Harriott presents (Cookery)

14:00

Wanted Down Under TRW

A woman takes her husband to Sydney for a week hoping to persuade him to move there permanently, but questions whether she can leave her children behind. Nicki Chapman presents (Documentary)

15:00

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is TRW

Eric Knowles and Charlie Ross compete to raise money in a charity auction, with the final result deciding which of them is to be crowned champion (Quiz)

15:45

Flog It! TRW

Mark Stacey and Charlie Ross visit Crawley to help people make a profit by selling their valuables at auction. Meanwhile, presenter Paul Martin learns about the art of mounted skill at arms (Factual)

16:30

Pointless TW

Quiz show in which five pairs of contestants have to score the fewest points possible by giving the least obvious answers to questions posed to 100 people before the show. At the end of each round, the team with the most points is eliminated until the final two pairs battle for a cash prize. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman (Quiz)

17:15

Escape to the Country TRW

Alastair Appleton helps a couple with a £600,000 budget find a rural retreat in Buckinghamshire with at least an acre of land to keep goats. They also want a character home with two or three bedrooms, a large open-plan kitchen and a reception room

EVENING

18:00

Eggheads TW

Quiz, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan, in which the winners of famous game shows work as a team to tackle a new set of challengers hoping to win a cash prize (Quiz)

18:30

Restoration Roadshow TW

Eric Knowles and the team visit Burghley House near Stamford in Lincolnshire, where Barry Witmond tries to restore a Victorian baby rattle, Lucia Scalisi revamps a painted family crest hidden under layers of grime, and Roger Hawkins repairs a 19th-century Royal Doulton vase. Last in the series (Factual)

19:00

Ulster Rugby Live TW

Ulster v Ospreys (Kick-off 7.05pm). Stephen Watson presents coverage from the opening evening of the new Magners League campaign, featuring this fixture at Ravenhill, where the defending champions begin their title defence against an Ulster outfit that could only finish eighth last season. Both matches between the sides last term were won by the side playing away, with Ulster winning 20-16 at the Liberty Stadium, and Ospreys gaining revenge with a 38-27 victory here in April. The league has been expanded for the forthcoming campaign with the addition of Italian clubs Aironi and Treviso adding an extra element to the competition. Ospreys' success last season was their third in this league, with Ulster victorious in 2006. Commentary by Jim Neilly and Ryan Constable (Sport Live Sports)

21:00

Home Movie Roadshow; BBC Weather Update TW

Presenters Dan Cruickshank and Kirsty Wark, along with experts Robin and Binny Baker, watch 50 years' worth of footage charting the changes in farming and estate life from the 1920s onwards, recorded by the Bowser family in Perthshire. A helicopter pilot reveals his 1950s films documenting the Malayan Emergency, and a movie reveals life on the King's Road in west London during its heyday. Last in the series (Factual)

22:00

Roger & Val Have Just Got In TW

Val tries to console Roger after the death of his father, but it emerges there is more to his despondency than first thought. Following grief counselling advice, he reveals that he wrote an idealised self-image, only to mistakenly e-mail it to his management team at work. Comedy, starring Dawn French and Alfred Molina (Comedy)

22:30

Newsnight TW

Analysis of the day's events, presented by Emily Maitlis

23:00

The Review Show; Weather TW

Kirsty Wark and guests discuss comic book-inspired films Jonah Hex and Tamara Drewe, starring Gemma Arterton. They also pay a visit to the Edinburgh Festival, where they watch an operatic adaptation of Peter Carey's novel Bliss (Arts)

23:50

Reading Festival 2010 TW

Edith Bowman and Reggie Yates introduce highlights of music sets at this year's rock festival, where bands performing included Guns N' Roses, Arcade Fire, Queens of the Stone Age, Klaxons, Mumford & Sons, Biffy Clyro and the Libertines (Dance)

LATE NIGHT

01:15

The Haunted House of Horror (1969 15) TW

Genre: Horror
Director: Michael Armstrong
Cast: Frankie Avalon, Jill Haworth, Dennis Price, Julian Barnes, George Sewell, Mark Wynter, Richard O'Sullivan, Gina Warwick, Carol Dilworth

A gang of bored teenage friends leaves a party to go exploring an old abandoned house, but before long one of them is brutally murdered. Realising there is a killer in their midst, they decide not to phone the police but to try and expose the culprit themselves - leading to even more bloodshed. British mystery horror, with Frankie Avalon, Jill Haworth, Dennis Price, Julian Barnes and Richard O'Sullivan
(Film)

02:45

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