Animation.

Children's series that brings poetry to life. Today's theme is the sea. Rik Mayall reads The Walrus and the Carpenter from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. Poet Lemn Sissay takes a coach party to the sea and meets up with a party from Swanmore County School. Together they play pirates before reaching the beach and make an enormous sandman.

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Animated adventures of Albert in 17th-century France as he foils the evil plans of Cardinal Richelieu and Milady.

A jigsaw caused Barry and Paul a lot of trouble.

Cartoon.

Live entertainment with guests including Elton John and Gladiator Cobra. There's music from Those 2 Girls, competitions and comedy, cartoon action with Rugrats and X-Men, and more adventures with the teen soap sensation Clarissa. Trev and Simon visit the Video Goldmine, and John Barrowman hits the ski slopes for a snowy Electric Circus special.
Presented by Andi Peters and Emma Forbes.
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12.12pm Weather

Introduced by Steve Rider.
12.20 Football Focus Steve Riderand
Gary Lineker review another week of FA Premiership action and a look ahead to Chelsea's European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final first leg against FC Bruges in Belgium. Live coverage can be seen on Tuesday, first-half at 7.20pm on BBC2 and the second-half 8.30 on BBC 1.
12.55,1.25,1.55,2.20 Racing From Haydock Park featuring races at 1.00,
1.30,2.00 and 2.30. Commentary by Jim McGrath , Julian Wilson , Richard Pitman and Peter Scudamore.
1.10 News
1.15,1.40,2.10,2.40 Bowls World
IndoorChampionshipsfrom Preston Guild Hall. Featuring action from the final of the pairs competition,
2.55,3.55 Rugby League Warrington v Oldham
Live coverage of the fifth round of the Challenge Cup, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake, kick-off 3.00pm. Warrington last won the trophy in 1974. Oldham have been cup-winners three times, but their last success was back in 1927. Commentary by Ray French .
3.45 Football Half-times
4.40 Final Score Roundup of the day's results and reports. Producer Martin Hopkins
EditorDave Gordon

Classic cartoons

Tonight's edition of the snooker game show features Willie Thorne ,
Gary Wilkinson and Billy Snaddon. With host Jim Davidson and referee John Virgo. Producer John Burrowes

The crime-fighting hero returns for another series of exciting exploits.
Starring Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher
Hiding the fact that she is the ex-wife of the late criminal mastermind Lex Luthor, Arianna Carlin arrives at The Daily Planet with a scheme to discredit both Superman and Lois Lane.
See today's choices.
Win a trip to New York and Los Angeles: page 14 and at home with Superman in Los Angeles: page 20

Noel Edmonds plays host at Crinkley Bottom to guests comedian
Les Dennis and 'Allo 'Allol's Vicky Michelle. Barry McGuigan receives a "Gotcha", andamongtheregularfeaturesarethe Number Cruncher and the chance to
Grab-a-Grand, while NTV stuns another unsuspecting viewer.
Producer Jonathan Beazley ; Executive producer
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This week's winning numbers are announced live from Beamish Open Air Museum, County Durham. With Anthea Turner and Gordon Kennedy. Producers Lesley Jones and Tony Wolfe

Branded. A new arrival of an old flame makes it a memorable shift for Charlie, while a woman's past leads to the destruction of another'sfuture.
See today's choices.
Episode written by Billy Hamon
Producer Corinne Hollingworth ; Director
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With Michael Buerk. Subtitled
Weather Richard Edgar ............ Followed by National Lottery Update

In the last tale of the series teacher Philip Goodall discovers a novel but dangerous method of attracting his stunning colleague Maddy. See today's choices.

Highlights of two of today's top games in the FA Premiership, including
Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City. Plus key moments from today's other games, and the February Goal of the Month competition. Commentary by Barry Davies and Clive Tyldesley.
Introduced by Desmond Lynam with Alan Hansen and Trevor Brooking. Series producer John Shrewsbury ; Editor
Brian Barwick
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The last of the current series features football guru and the Radio Times columnist Alan Hansen and music from the Brand New Heavies.
Producer Caroline Leddy ; Executive producer
Beatrice Ballard