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Tess and her brothers make plans for Christmas, but Jack announces he wants them to help prepare a festive surprise for Grandma instead

Short stories based on well-loved fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Today, The Little Red Hen, written and narrated by comedian Sinead Quinlan

American animated comedy

The animated adventures of a girl with Down's syndrome who lives in the moment and works to solve problems encountered by her friends and family

The animated adventures of a girl with Down's syndrome who lives in the moment and works to solve problems encountered by her friends and family

Children's programme

It's Bity's ballet lesson, and Itsy is joining her for the first time.

The Wee Littles build Bitsy a shoe shop in the garden when she realises she's outgrown her favourite shoes!

Pre-school animation about a young girl whose enthusiasm infects everyone around her

Pre-school animation about a young girl whose enthusiasm infects everyone around her

The day of the big céilí arrives, but Gearóid isn't confident about his dance skills. His friends teach him about different styles of dance

Elliot is being coached as he has a match with his friends due on the court at the Basketball Arena, but it's not any old match - it's sponsored by Dizzy Deliveries

Children's series in which curious alien Zoom helps the presenters find out how things work and perform experiments

Andy travels 15,000 years into the past to meets a giant prehistoric sloth. On the way he is stalked by a sabre-toothed cat and rides a colossal Columbian mammoth

Dad gets embroiled in a game of Hotel, where Bluey and Bingo run a crazy hotel and Dad is the beleaguered guest

Bluey's struggling to ride her bike. But inspired by her friends, she refuses to give up.

It's Bingo's turn with Kindy's Bob Bilby puppet and she's going to show him a good time!

Fia and her best friend Ameer learn about the enchanting Irish language through exciting adventures with a pair of fairies and their magical friends

Lu refuses a snack that turns out to be yummier than she'd imagined

Ella, Blaze and Lucy head to the moon to try and find some moondust to help Lucy get to sleep

A fun multimedia show for young children exploring monster characters created by real kids

Nina investigates how we can spin and turn faster, and experimenters Amy and James visit a trampolinist to see him doing somersaults.

After chewing huge amounts of discarded chewing gum, Bagel develops an oversized powerful jaw and becomes obsessed with all things chewy

Bagel develops a powerful jaw after eating large amounts of chewing gum. Offbeat animated comedy following a mismatched brother and sister

Hugh Cahill presents live coverage of the first day of the tournament, which takes place at Royal County Down Golf Club

After getting busted with the money, Holly admits to Wendy it belonged to Heath

Harper shakily recovers from her fainting spell, while a concerned Tane hovers, and Bree and Remi struggle to talk about their newly public relationship

The work of activists committed to saving the North Atlantic right whale, which is currently dying faster than it can reproduce, with less than 350 left in the waters

Kevin McCloud meets adventurous couple Colin and Adele, who are spending £700,000 to build a curved glass family home in the Manchester suburb where they both grew up

The agents of the Impossible Mission Force become fugitives in order to bring down a shadowy society of assassins. Spy thriller sequel, with Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner

Gates goes on the run, convinced he can still prove his innocence, and Arnott questions Fleming's integrity as the anti-corruption team faces renewed pressure

Roger hires 25-year-old Joe Lindsley to be the editor of a newspaper he bought in New York, and together they seek revenge against the Obama administration

A birthday celebration for Adam is spoiled when one of the guests, Sheila Bloom, makes unkind remarks about his car, and it transpires she and Dad were once an item

European and international headlines live via satellite

European and international headlines live via satellite