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T Stands for Subtitled Programme
Video Plus+ Nos.[/font]
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Monday 18th
[/font][font=Arial, sans-serif]ITV3 6.00 – 7.00 am Survival – Desert Song: Mojave[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 8040296[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 9.15 – 10.00 am Animal Park[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 1790437[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 3.45 – 4.30 pm Castle in the Country – John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the treasures and stories at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, home of the Rothschild family. John discovers the tale of Waddsdon's creator and 19th century party planner, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. Chef Lotte Duncan concocts some delicious receipes to take the pressure off Christmas cooks everywhere, and Nicki pulls on her wellies to lend nature a hand at Britain's biggest wildlife sanctuary, St Tiggywinkles.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 4787418[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 5 7.15 – 8.00 pm Penguin Week with Nigel Marven 1/5 Nigel is on the island of South Georgia to observe three species of penguin in their natural environment as the Antarctic winter fades and the spring breeding season starts. The resulting films, which were still being made two weeks ago, are being shown every evening this week. Although he picks three pairs of penguins to focus on he's also able to chart the activities of some other sub Antarctic wildldife including Albatrosses, Elephant seals and Giant Petrels[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 5344963[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 Scotland 7.30 – 8.00 pm Vet Safari[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 741[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Tuesday 19th[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 1.20 – 1.50 am Sign Zone: Johnny Kingdom: A Year on Exmoor – Close Encounters[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Updated Listing[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 1.50 – 2.20 am Sign Zone: Johnny Kingdom: A Year on Exmoor - Strange Sights[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Updated Listing[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 2.20 – 3.10 am Sign Zone: Horizon – The Survivor's Guide to Plane Crashes[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Updated Listing[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV3 6.00 – 6.55 am Survival – Heart of Brightness[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 6701109[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 9.15 – 10.00 am Animal Park[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 1767109[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 3.45 – 4.30 pm Castle in the Country – John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the treasures and stories at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, home of the Rothschild family. John discovers the story of the notorious Hellfire Club. Lars Tarp gets Nicki in the mood for Christmas with a Meissen Turkey, chef Lotte Duncan creates a delicious Christmas Eve supper and flower arranger George Smith gets to grips with some festive foliage.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 4747890[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 Scotland 700 – 7.30 pm Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife – Scottish Highlands [/font][font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 3364[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 5 7.15 – 8.00 pm Penguin Week with Nigel Marven 2/5 Each programme explores a week in the life of the penguins and is based on three different locations. This instalment sees Nigel following courtship activities on St Andrews Bay[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 5311635[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Anglia 7.30 0 8.00 pm Special Edition Dreaming of a Green Christmas – Ingredients for Christmas dinners can travel thousands of miles before ending up on the plate. It may be too late to change shopping habits this Christmas but today's programme finds out how you can be kinder to the planet by leaving a smaller carbon footprint in the future.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Carlton Central Heart of the Country 7.30 – 8.00 pm Heart of the Country – In a seasonal edition Tony Francis travels to the Peak District where he meets the villagers still singing 15th century carol, embarks on a wintry mountain picnic and uncovers the Derbyshire version of Gretna Green. Meanwhile Herefordshire provides the drink – in the form of its very own cassis.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Carlton West Country 7.30 – 8.00 pm Special Report – In the last programme of the year, Jemma Woodman investigates what's in store for the West country over the next one hundred years, following the lives of three computer generated people[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Granada 7.30 – 8.00 pm The Way we Were – A nostalgic journey through a century of North West life, featuring unique archive footage of working life, the wartime years and the swinging sixties and testimony from well known faces like Edwina Currie, Terry Waite, Malcolm Hebden and Cannon and Ball.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Wales 7.30 – 8.00 pm Full Steam Ahead – Hywel James celebrates 100 years of the Fishguard Rosslare Ferry route and discovers how it brought the two towns closer together.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 West 7.30 – 8.00 pm West Eye View The Future Game - Jemma Woodman investigates what's in store for the West country over the next one hundred years, following the lives of three computer generated people[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Yorkshire 7.30 – 8.00 pm – My Yorkshire – Ian Clayton continues his celebration of contemporary Yorkshire. Today, he is shown two very different experiences of Yorkshire in the company of Father Peter Needham of St Luke's Church, Grimethorpe and Hawarun Hussain, a Health Education Co-ordinator in Bradford. Both are working hard to bring about integration and improve opportunities within their communities.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Wednesday 20th[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 2.45– 3.45 am Sign Zone: Coast – Felixstowe to Margate[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 181440[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV3 6.00 – 6.55 am Survival – Madagascar: Island of Ghosts[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 6698681[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 9.15 – 10.00 am Animal Park[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 1654681[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T ITV3 1.25 – 2.30 pm The Tutankhamun Conspiracy[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 5690056[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 3.45 – 4.30 pm Castle in the Country – John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the treasures and stories at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, home of the Rothschild family. John visits a very exotic aviary. Lars Tharp examines Waddesdon's stunning porcelain collection, chef Lotte Duncan creates some warming winter treats and Nicki visits the home of Enid Blyton in nearby Beconsfield.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 4641662[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC2 7.00 – 8.00 pm Coast Felixstowe to Margate[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 3933[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 5 7.15 – 8.00 pm Penguin Week with Nigel Marven[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 5215407[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Thursday 21st[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Sorry the following programme is not being shown in Scotland or Northern Ireland[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 12.55 – 1.55 am Sign Zone: Planet Earth – Seasonal Forests[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 8882624[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T ITV3 6.00 – 6.55 am Survival – Tiwai: Island of the Apes[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 7775353[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 9.15 – 10.00 am Animal Park[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 1621353[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 3.45 – 4.30 pm Castle in the Country – John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the treasures and stories at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, home of the Rothschild family. John deciphers the enigma that is nearby Bletchley Park, while Nicki and Lars Tharp look at Waddesdon's antique collection. Diana Moran takes to the roof on a search for the story behind Father Christmas and chef Lotte Duncan gets in the Christmas spirit with boozy trifle and mulled cider.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 4618334[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 Wales 7.00 – 7.30 pm The Welsh Way of Life – Christmas Past – Rare archive footage offers a glimpse of Christmas as it was once celebrated in Wales[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 1150[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 5 7.15 – 8.00 pm Penguin Week with Nigel Marven[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 5282179[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Anglia 7.30 – 8.00 pm Secret Rivers – Paul Heiney explores little known corners of the region's rivers by canoe. He paddles down the river Ivel, which rises on waste ground near Baldock and flows north through Biggleswade and Sandy before joining the Great Ouse. Along the way, Paul learns about the Ivel's famous watermills which powered an important flour milling industry, and how it gave its name to the very first British tractor, built on the banks of the river by Dan Albone.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 228[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Carlton Central 7.30 – 8.00 pm Safari Park – the West Midlands Safari Park[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 228[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T ITV1 Carlton West Country 7.30 – 8.00 pm Bendell's West Country – Ron Bendell pays tribute to the lumbering giants of yester-year thundering around a Cornish field and Buckfastleigh plays host to a nostalgic look back to WWII. Meanwhile, in Cornwall, careful driving takes a back seat on the racing circuit from hell.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 228[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Granada 7.30 – 8.00 pm Up the Amazon – Earlier this year, Granada Reports viewers donated more than 80,000 to a local charity which provides medical aid for remote communities living along the banks of the Amazon. This programme follows reporter Paul Crone as he travels to Peru to see how the money is being used to save lives.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 228[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Meridian 7.30 – 8.00 pm Country Ways – Icklesham in Sepember – A film portrait of the village of Icklesham near Wincheslea. Shot during a week in early September, it shows the people, wildlife, character and natural history of the area.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP228[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Yorkshire 7.30 – 8.00 pm My Yorkshire – Ian Clayton continues his celebration of contemporary Yorkshire, in the company of farmer, Fred Hirst from Garforth and folk lorist, Georgina Boyes from Rotherham.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 228[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 4 8.00 – 9.00 pm The Whale that Swam to London. Warning not for the squeamish as the post mortem is included.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 5686[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 4 9.00 – 10.30 pm Animals in the Womb – This is an enchanting account of how mammals gestate, using clever special effects to re-create the extraordinary world of animal foetuses. As we follow conception to birth in dogs, dolphins and elephants, lovely rubbery models and computer graphics show us the different stages.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 4082[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 10.00 – 10.30 pm The Year of Weird Weather – This year the UK sizzled with the hottest summer since records began but also experienced flash floods, freak storms, tornados, mudslides and even golf ball sized hail stones in early autumn. Featuring eye witnesses and victims of this extreme weather, this programme asks what's happening, why and will it get any worse?[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 57808[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Friday 22nd[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T ITV3 6.00 – 6.50 am Survival – Sunlight and Shadow: The Dappled Cats[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 2343551[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC2 7.10 – 7.40 am Animation The First Snow of Winter – Animated tale of a duck called Sean who faces a winter alone after missing the annual migration south. Fortunately Sean is befriended by Vole, who helps him prepare for the hazards that lie ahead. With the voices of Miriam Margoyles and Dermot Morgan[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 2457464[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 9.15 – 10.00 am Animal Park[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 1698025[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 3.05 – 3.20 pm Wildlife on One – Dragons – David Attenborough investigates some real dragons, lizards with characteristics as extraordinary as their mythical ancestors. Drawn to fire and sporting amazing colours, the lizards can even fly.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 1454071[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 3.45 – 4.30 pm Castle in the Country – John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the treasures and stories at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, home of the Rothschild family. Nicki meets up with Lord Rothschild, while Lars Tarp [/font][font=Arial, sans-serif]takes a rare look at a piece of modern design at the house. Chef Lotte Duncan creates a Christmas day breakfast and a foolproof turkey, and floral master George Smith creates a festive feast of fruit and flowers.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 4685006[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Sorry the following programme is not being shown in Northern Ireland [/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 7.30 – 8.00 pm Big Cat Week[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 209[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 Scotland 7.30 – 8.00 pm Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife Brecklands[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 551[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 5 7.30 – 8.00 pm Penguin Week with Nigel Marven[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 9036700[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Saturday 23rd[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]The following programme is only being shown in Scotland and Northern Ireland[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 1.25 – 2.25 am Sign Zone: Planet Earth – Seasonal Forests[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 5933897[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T Channel 5 5.35 – 6.00 am Wildlife SOS[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 91729236[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T Channel 5 11.30 – 12.15 pm Arctic Giants: Polar Bears[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 9759878[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 Northern Ireland 1.00 – 1.30 pm Diving with Dolphins – World Champion freediver Tanya Streeter travels to the Bahamas in search of wild Dolphins.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 25410[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Sunday 24th[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T Channel 5 5.35 – 6.00 am Wildlife SOS[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 91796908[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T ITV3 6.00 – 6.25 am Savage Planet – Off the Radar – Series looking at the powerful natural forces which affect the earth. This programme looks at the invisible natural danger of turbulence, which can turn a routine flight into a terrifying roller coaster ride, as proven by eyewitness stories and archive footage.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 50667279[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 10.00 – 11.00 am Animal Park [/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 71960[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T Channel 5 1.10 – 1.45 pm Built for the Kill: Ice Predators Cold Documentary series which looks at predators who adapt themselves to an extreme environment. Part one looks at polar bears, killer whales, pumas and eagles.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 8796095[/font]
T Stands for Subtitled Programme
Video Plus+ Nos.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]
Monday 18th
[/font][font=Arial, sans-serif]ITV3 6.00 – 7.00 am Survival – Desert Song: Mojave[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 8040296[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 9.15 – 10.00 am Animal Park[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 1790437[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 3.45 – 4.30 pm Castle in the Country – John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the treasures and stories at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, home of the Rothschild family. John discovers the tale of Waddsdon's creator and 19th century party planner, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. Chef Lotte Duncan concocts some delicious receipes to take the pressure off Christmas cooks everywhere, and Nicki pulls on her wellies to lend nature a hand at Britain's biggest wildlife sanctuary, St Tiggywinkles.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 4787418[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 5 7.15 – 8.00 pm Penguin Week with Nigel Marven 1/5 Nigel is on the island of South Georgia to observe three species of penguin in their natural environment as the Antarctic winter fades and the spring breeding season starts. The resulting films, which were still being made two weeks ago, are being shown every evening this week. Although he picks three pairs of penguins to focus on he's also able to chart the activities of some other sub Antarctic wildldife including Albatrosses, Elephant seals and Giant Petrels[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 5344963[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 Scotland 7.30 – 8.00 pm Vet Safari[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 741[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Tuesday 19th[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 1.20 – 1.50 am Sign Zone: Johnny Kingdom: A Year on Exmoor – Close Encounters[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Updated Listing[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 1.50 – 2.20 am Sign Zone: Johnny Kingdom: A Year on Exmoor - Strange Sights[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Updated Listing[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 2.20 – 3.10 am Sign Zone: Horizon – The Survivor's Guide to Plane Crashes[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Updated Listing[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV3 6.00 – 6.55 am Survival – Heart of Brightness[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 6701109[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 9.15 – 10.00 am Animal Park[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 1767109[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 3.45 – 4.30 pm Castle in the Country – John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the treasures and stories at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, home of the Rothschild family. John discovers the story of the notorious Hellfire Club. Lars Tarp gets Nicki in the mood for Christmas with a Meissen Turkey, chef Lotte Duncan creates a delicious Christmas Eve supper and flower arranger George Smith gets to grips with some festive foliage.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 4747890[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 Scotland 700 – 7.30 pm Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife – Scottish Highlands [/font][font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 3364[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 5 7.15 – 8.00 pm Penguin Week with Nigel Marven 2/5 Each programme explores a week in the life of the penguins and is based on three different locations. This instalment sees Nigel following courtship activities on St Andrews Bay[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 5311635[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Anglia 7.30 0 8.00 pm Special Edition Dreaming of a Green Christmas – Ingredients for Christmas dinners can travel thousands of miles before ending up on the plate. It may be too late to change shopping habits this Christmas but today's programme finds out how you can be kinder to the planet by leaving a smaller carbon footprint in the future.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Carlton Central Heart of the Country 7.30 – 8.00 pm Heart of the Country – In a seasonal edition Tony Francis travels to the Peak District where he meets the villagers still singing 15th century carol, embarks on a wintry mountain picnic and uncovers the Derbyshire version of Gretna Green. Meanwhile Herefordshire provides the drink – in the form of its very own cassis.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Carlton West Country 7.30 – 8.00 pm Special Report – In the last programme of the year, Jemma Woodman investigates what's in store for the West country over the next one hundred years, following the lives of three computer generated people[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Granada 7.30 – 8.00 pm The Way we Were – A nostalgic journey through a century of North West life, featuring unique archive footage of working life, the wartime years and the swinging sixties and testimony from well known faces like Edwina Currie, Terry Waite, Malcolm Hebden and Cannon and Ball.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Wales 7.30 – 8.00 pm Full Steam Ahead – Hywel James celebrates 100 years of the Fishguard Rosslare Ferry route and discovers how it brought the two towns closer together.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 West 7.30 – 8.00 pm West Eye View The Future Game - Jemma Woodman investigates what's in store for the West country over the next one hundred years, following the lives of three computer generated people[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Yorkshire 7.30 – 8.00 pm – My Yorkshire – Ian Clayton continues his celebration of contemporary Yorkshire. Today, he is shown two very different experiences of Yorkshire in the company of Father Peter Needham of St Luke's Church, Grimethorpe and Hawarun Hussain, a Health Education Co-ordinator in Bradford. Both are working hard to bring about integration and improve opportunities within their communities.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 258[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Wednesday 20th[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 2.45– 3.45 am Sign Zone: Coast – Felixstowe to Margate[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 181440[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV3 6.00 – 6.55 am Survival – Madagascar: Island of Ghosts[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 6698681[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 9.15 – 10.00 am Animal Park[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 1654681[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T ITV3 1.25 – 2.30 pm The Tutankhamun Conspiracy[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 5690056[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 3.45 – 4.30 pm Castle in the Country – John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the treasures and stories at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, home of the Rothschild family. John visits a very exotic aviary. Lars Tharp examines Waddesdon's stunning porcelain collection, chef Lotte Duncan creates some warming winter treats and Nicki visits the home of Enid Blyton in nearby Beconsfield.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 4641662[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC2 7.00 – 8.00 pm Coast Felixstowe to Margate[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 3933[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 5 7.15 – 8.00 pm Penguin Week with Nigel Marven[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 5215407[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Thursday 21st[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]Sorry the following programme is not being shown in Scotland or Northern Ireland[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 12.55 – 1.55 am Sign Zone: Planet Earth – Seasonal Forests[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 8882624[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T ITV3 6.00 – 6.55 am Survival – Tiwai: Island of the Apes[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 7775353[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 9.15 – 10.00 am Animal Park[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 1621353[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 3.45 – 4.30 pm Castle in the Country – John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the treasures and stories at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, home of the Rothschild family. John deciphers the enigma that is nearby Bletchley Park, while Nicki and Lars Tharp look at Waddesdon's antique collection. Diana Moran takes to the roof on a search for the story behind Father Christmas and chef Lotte Duncan gets in the Christmas spirit with boozy trifle and mulled cider.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 4618334[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 Wales 7.00 – 7.30 pm The Welsh Way of Life – Christmas Past – Rare archive footage offers a glimpse of Christmas as it was once celebrated in Wales[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 1150[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 5 7.15 – 8.00 pm Penguin Week with Nigel Marven[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 5282179[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Anglia 7.30 – 8.00 pm Secret Rivers – Paul Heiney explores little known corners of the region's rivers by canoe. He paddles down the river Ivel, which rises on waste ground near Baldock and flows north through Biggleswade and Sandy before joining the Great Ouse. Along the way, Paul learns about the Ivel's famous watermills which powered an important flour milling industry, and how it gave its name to the very first British tractor, built on the banks of the river by Dan Albone.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 228[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Carlton Central 7.30 – 8.00 pm Safari Park – the West Midlands Safari Park[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 228[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T ITV1 Carlton West Country 7.30 – 8.00 pm Bendell's West Country – Ron Bendell pays tribute to the lumbering giants of yester-year thundering around a Cornish field and Buckfastleigh plays host to a nostalgic look back to WWII. Meanwhile, in Cornwall, careful driving takes a back seat on the racing circuit from hell.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 228[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Granada 7.30 – 8.00 pm Up the Amazon – Earlier this year, Granada Reports viewers donated more than 80,000 to a local charity which provides medical aid for remote communities living along the banks of the Amazon. This programme follows reporter Paul Crone as he travels to Peru to see how the money is being used to save lives.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 228[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Meridian 7.30 – 8.00 pm Country Ways – Icklesham in Sepember – A film portrait of the village of Icklesham near Wincheslea. Shot during a week in early September, it shows the people, wildlife, character and natural history of the area.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP228[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 Yorkshire 7.30 – 8.00 pm My Yorkshire – Ian Clayton continues his celebration of contemporary Yorkshire, in the company of farmer, Fred Hirst from Garforth and folk lorist, Georgina Boyes from Rotherham.[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]VP 228[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 4 8.00 – 9.00 pm The Whale that Swam to London. Warning not for the squeamish as the post mortem is included.[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 4 9.00 – 10.30 pm Animals in the Womb – This is an enchanting account of how mammals gestate, using clever special effects to re-create the extraordinary world of animal foetuses. As we follow conception to birth in dogs, dolphins and elephants, lovely rubbery models and computer graphics show us the different stages.[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]T ITV1 10.00 – 10.30 pm The Year of Weird Weather – This year the UK sizzled with the hottest summer since records began but also experienced flash floods, freak storms, tornados, mudslides and even golf ball sized hail stones in early autumn. Featuring eye witnesses and victims of this extreme weather, this programme asks what's happening, why and will it get any worse?[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]Friday 22nd[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T ITV3 6.00 – 6.50 am Survival – Sunlight and Shadow: The Dappled Cats[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC2 7.10 – 7.40 am Animation The First Snow of Winter – Animated tale of a duck called Sean who faces a winter alone after missing the annual migration south. Fortunately Sean is befriended by Vole, who helps him prepare for the hazards that lie ahead. With the voices of Miriam Margoyles and Dermot Morgan[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 9.15 – 10.00 am Animal Park[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 3.05 – 3.20 pm Wildlife on One – Dragons – David Attenborough investigates some real dragons, lizards with characteristics as extraordinary as their mythical ancestors. Drawn to fire and sporting amazing colours, the lizards can even fly.[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 3.45 – 4.30 pm Castle in the Country – John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore the treasures and stories at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, home of the Rothschild family. Nicki meets up with Lord Rothschild, while Lars Tarp [/font][font=Arial, sans-serif]takes a rare look at a piece of modern design at the house. Chef Lotte Duncan creates a Christmas day breakfast and a foolproof turkey, and floral master George Smith creates a festive feast of fruit and flowers.[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]Sorry the following programme is not being shown in Northern Ireland [/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 7.30 – 8.00 pm Big Cat Week[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 Scotland 7.30 – 8.00 pm Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife Brecklands[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]T Channel 5 7.30 – 8.00 pm Penguin Week with Nigel Marven[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]Saturday 23rd[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]The following programme is only being shown in Scotland and Northern Ireland[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T BBC1 1.25 – 2.25 am Sign Zone: Planet Earth – Seasonal Forests[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T Channel 5 5.35 – 6.00 am Wildlife SOS[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T Channel 5 11.30 – 12.15 pm Arctic Giants: Polar Bears[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 Northern Ireland 1.00 – 1.30 pm Diving with Dolphins – World Champion freediver Tanya Streeter travels to the Bahamas in search of wild Dolphins.[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]Sunday 24th[/font]
[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T Channel 5 5.35 – 6.00 am Wildlife SOS[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T ITV3 6.00 – 6.25 am Savage Planet – Off the Radar – Series looking at the powerful natural forces which affect the earth. This programme looks at the invisible natural danger of turbulence, which can turn a routine flight into a terrifying roller coaster ride, as proven by eyewitness stories and archive footage.[/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]T BBC2 10.00 – 11.00 am Animal Park [/font]
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[font=Arial, sans-serif]*T Channel 5 1.10 – 1.45 pm Built for the Kill: Ice Predators Cold Documentary series which looks at predators who adapt themselves to an extreme environment. Part one looks at polar bears, killer whales, pumas and eagles.[/font]
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