With Nicholas Witchell and Sally Magnusson.
With Zoe Ball
Playdays: The Patch Stop.
Including:
10.45 Room for Improvement
10.50 Consumer Road Test
11.00 News (Subtitled) Regional News and Weather
11.05 TV Review
11.10 Star Guest of the Day
11.20 Touch of Love
11.30 Patric Walker's Video Horoscope
11.50 Medical Phone-In
12.00 News (Subtitled) Regional News and Weather
With Alan Titchmarsh.
(Details at 5.35pm) (Stereo)
The Cheltenham meeting is the jumping season's equivalent of Royal Ascot, and reaches its climax with the Gold Cup. Today is St Patrick's Day, and once again Irish punters, with their preference for racing over the jumps, have made a takeover bid for this genteel West Country spa.
Last year's winner Jodami remains favourite to become only the second horse since the legendary Arkle to win twice in a row: L'Escargot was the other.
Featuring races at 2.15,2.50 and, at 3.30 the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup.
With reports by Jonathan Powell. Introduced by Julian Wilson.
With Toby Anstis.
Noddy
A seven-part comedy-drama series set in an activity centre.
5: Bill and Simon's gang are pursued by two escaped prisoners on motor bikes.
Written by Danny Peacock and Mickey Hutton
4: Continuing the story about a boy lost in New York City.
With Diane-Louise Jordan, Anthea Turner and Tim Vincent.
An old foe returns to haunt Julie. Rick defies his parents and strikes out on his own.
(Shown at 1.30pm)
With Anna Ford and Andrew Harvey.
Weather Suzanne Charlton
Grant and Phil have a word of warning for Richard while Ian has a surprise for Cindy.
This week's episodes written by Jeff Povey
The dainty, delicate Thomson's gazelle leads a life full of tension, unease and danger.
Filmed on the East Africa plains, this programme follows the gazelles in their relentless and perilous search for fresh grass.
As they await the end of the dry season, the gazelles travel across hostile territory where hungry lions, cheetahs, jackals and even crocodiles are looking for a meal.
When the rains come, the dust turns to mud and the first green shoots of grass start to appear. The males mark out their territory, and females drop their vulnerable fawns. But, with a sting in the tail, the film reveals the biggest danger to the gazelles is not the predators.
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Comedy set in a local newspaper office starring John Gordon Sinclair. "This is the best lead story the Courier has ever had; it's just a pity we work on the Herald." When the Herald comes under threat from a rival paper it's up to Gavin to save the day.
With Peter Sissons.
Regional News
Weather Suzanne Charlton
On behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee for the victims of the former Yugoslavia. Donations to, [address removed]
A young woman was murdered in Ipswich a month before Christmas. Karen Hales was at home with her 18-month-old baby when something or someone disturbed her.
Two boys walking near her home saw smoke, and locals saw a man running quickly across the road. Maybe you recognise him?
In Kent a family were held hostage throughout the night after robbers forced their way in at gunpoint. The two men, one posing as a postman, guarded them for 12 hours before taking the father, a jeweller, to his shop. He was forced to hand over the contents of the safe. As one of the robbers escaped he was seen by a local man. Can you help catch them?
If you have information about any of the crimes featured in the programme, call the studio free on [number removed]. With Nick Ross and Sue Cook.
(Crimewatch UK Update is at 11.20pm)
Among tonight's panellists in Cardiff are the Secretary of State for Wales, John Redwood, MP, and Labour MP Kim Howells. David Dimbleby is in the chair.
A Brian Lapping production for BBCtv
The latest news on some of this evening's stories.
In between some impromptu singing, Chris Isaak talks about his album successes - Blue Hotel and Wicked Game - as well as his blooming film career (from Married to the Mob through Silence of the Lambs to Little Buddha).
A Channel X production for BBCtv
Highlights.
12.20-12.25 am Weather
2.45 Benefits Agency Today
Another chance to view the new magazine
3.00 RCN Nursing Update: Unit 44 - Making Decisions
