6.40 Migration from a Turkish Village

7.05 Maths: Multiplying Matrices

Animated version of the classic children's story.
Babar's children remember the time when they took a balloon ride which went horribly wrong.

The scrummy breakfast show. Cheryl Baker celebrates St Patrick's Day with some special recipes including potato peppermint creams.
Today's live music comes from World of Twist from Manchester, and there's Asian pop from bhangra band the Sahotas.
Ideas: write to Cheryl Baker at Eggs 'n' Baker, [address removed].

More cartoon adventures in outer space. (Rpt)

After last night's red nose extravaganza, Ben Elton drops in with the latest Comic Relief news. In between the latest pop videos, news and reviews The Raccoons and the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles provide the cartoon action, and Darren Day presents another Clockwise quiz. With Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield featuring Trevor and Simon.

Introduced by Desmond Lynam from Twickenham.

Provisional Timetable
12.20 Rugby union; 12.30 Hockey; 1.05 News; 1.10 Hockey; 1.50 Ice hockey; 2.35 Rugby union; 4.10 Rugby union highlights; 4.50 Final Score

Rugby Union
England v France
Live coverage of the whole Save and Prosper international from Twickenham. Will the England team be able to celebrate their first Grand Slam in 11 years. Commentary by Nigel Starmer-Smith and Bill Beaumont.
Feature: page 10
Scotland v Ireland
Highlights of the Royal Bank of Scotland international from Murrayfield. The Scots attempt a victorious end to a poor post-Grand Slam season. Commentary by Bill McLaren and Hugo MacNeill.

Ice Hockey: Murrayfield Racers v Cardiff Devils
From Edinburgh.
Cardiff looks for revenge after a 7-2 defeat by Murrayfield at the start of January. Commentary by Gerald Sinstadt and Red Imrie.

Women's Hockey: England v France
An enthusiastic crowd at Wembley Stadium are guaranteed to cheer England on for the first leg of today's cross-Channel tete-a-tete. Commentary by Ralph Dellor.

News by Telephone: BBC News can now be heard between 5.00am and 8.00pm by dialling [number removed]. Calls are charged at 33p per minute (cheap rate), 44p at all other times.

Tony Robinson presents another selection of animated action and cartoon craziness.

Jimmy Savile makes some more dreams come true.

Requests: If you have an unusual request for yourself or as a pleasant surprise for a friend, write to Jimmy Savile at [address removed].
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)

Starring Syd Little and Eddie Large

Syd and Eddie 'Toddle off to Toytown' and prove that once even they were 'New Kids on the Block'. And Eddie plans a television takeover, aided and abetted by special guest Terry Wogan. Musical guest is singer Chesney Hawkes. With Maddi Cryer, Eli Woods, Kenny Baker and Robert James Leake.
See panel below.
Feature: page 11
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)

Syd Little and Eddie Large return for a new series tonight, featuring, among other things, a mirthful look at the 70s film Grease (left). Eddie Large was born Edward Hugh McGinnis in Glasgow and was a promising youth footballer until a road accident cut short his career. 'In those days I was thinner than Syd,' he says, 'but once I knew I could never play professional soccer, I began to put on weight.' 7.00pm

First showing on network television for this sci-fi adventure.
It is the future. In a world dominated by the Protectorate a team of orphans grow tired of playing by others' rules.
Director Alan Johnson
• FILMS: page 29
• TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888

With Michael Buerk.
Weather Michael Fish
(Teletext subtitles (news): page 888)

Jasper Carrott kicks off a series looking at the funny side of life in the 90s. Special guest is Robert Powell. With Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
A Celador production for BBCtv
Picture Story: page 38
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)

Canned Carrott 9.20pm BBC1
A swift recycling for comedian Jasper Carrott's most recent show. He first appeared on our screens in 1978, but this was the first show he recorded in advance. 'Live TV is very exciting,' he says, 'but it takes its toll. I ended up not knowing if anything was funny.'

First showing on network television for this action thriller.
Starring Chuck Norris, Henry Silva

Eddie Cusack is a good cop having a very bad day. The mean streets of Chicago are about to be blown apart by a violent gang war and he is top of the hit list.

Films: page 29

Hammer version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic chiller.
Starring Paul Massie, Christopher Lee

Obsessed by his work on the darker side of the mind, and by his wife's infidelity, Dr Henry Jekyll enters dangerous and uncharted territory - and embarks upon a journey into violence and depravity.

(Postponed from 26 January)
Films: page 32