With Paul Burden and Sara Coburn.
At 6.00, 6.15, 6.30, 6.45 News; 6.15
Financial papers; 6.25 Sport; 6.27,6.58
Regional news; 6.55 Weather
With Juliet Morris and Huw Edwards.
At 7.00, 8.00 main news, with summaries every 15 minutes; 7.12,7.40,8.12,8.40
Business; 7.25,7.55,8.25,8.55 Weather, Regional news, Travel; 7.32,8.32 Sport.
With Juliet Morris. TELEPHONE: (0181) [number removed]. fax (0181) or write to PO Box 9988, London W12 6BN.
Makeovers with Oz Clarke, John Leslie, Shauna Lowry, Kirsty Young.
Topical discussion, with Robert Kilroy-Silk.
Cookery challenge with Ainsley Harriott.
Regional News and Weather
Consumer advice show. Presented by Chris Choi and Cheryl Baker.
Chat show with Carol Smillie.
Regional News and Weather
Quincy and Sam investigate a mysterious epidemic. With Jack Klugman.
(First shown on ITV)
How weather affects our lives
Weather
Details at 5.35pm (Stereo)
Word game with Bob Holness and team captains Alan Coren and Sandi Toksvig.
Phil Vickery, Nick Nairn and Ken Horn prepare a low-calorie gourmet meal.
(Stereo)
General-knowledge quiz.
(Stereo)
Animated fun.
Puppetry. Mousey chews Mrs Dribelle's dress.
Cartoon adventures.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
Gina Campbell talks about her grandfather Malcolm and father Donald's world land- and water-speed records. With Kriss Akabusi, Cheryl Baker and Ron Reagan Jr.
Today Katy Hill presents her video diary of a week spent with a family in Inner Mongolia, where life has scarcely changed for hundreds of years.
(Repeated tomorrow 7.50am BBC2)
Stonefish and Catherine confront their differences and Billy rallies the troops around Andrew.
(Shown at 1.40pm)
(For cast see Wednesday)
With Martyn Lewis and Moira Stuart.
Weather Peter Cockroft
(Subtitled)
Noel Edmonds hosts this year's first semi-final of the light-hearted television knowledge quiz.
Giving sight back to the blind by utilising their teeth may sound bizarre, but a new technique could make it possible. Until now the only way of treating a badly damaged cornea has been a transplant. Now an Italian surgeon has developed a method of manufacturing an artifical cornea from one of the patient's teeth. Tonight's programme follows the progress of the first British patient to undergo the treatment. Presented by Howard Stableford and Shahnaz Pakravan, with Vivienne Parry, Philippa Forrester, Jez Nelson, Rebecca Stephens and Craig Doyle.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
Further Details: Ceefax page 623, the TW Information Line on [number removed]. or the Internet on [web address removed]
See Rebecca Stephens's Choice: p8
Tiffany wants more commitment from Grant. George receives disturbing news.
(For cast see Tuesday) (Stereo)
Spotlight on Martine McCutcheon: p9
The comedy series starring Lenny Henry as the fearsome chef Gareth Blackstock.
Renee, the spoilt daughter of new restaurant owner Cyril, joins Gareth's team in the kitchen.
With Peter Sissons.
(Subtitled)
Regional News
Weather Peter Cockroft
In-depth investigations and analysis of major events at home and abroad.
This week the comedian performs in Brisbane. He learns how a house can be delivered to a location of the customer's choice, loops the loop in a glider, and relaxes on the world's largest sand island.
Re-run of the drama about a crew of dustmen. Privatisation has driven the crew to the job centre.
(Repeat) (Stereo)
The men begin to face the realities of privatisation. A Belgian company promises to provide the council with an efficient refuse service while the Supercrew are down at the job centre.
Tonight's reviews include Jingle All the Way, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a well-meaning but neglectful father; Home for the Holidays, the tale of Thanksgiving family reunion, directed by Jodie Foster and starring Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft and Robert Downey Jr; The Long Kiss Goodnight, with Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson.
Also Katie Derham interviews Ismail Merchant and James Ivory.
Repeated next Saturday on BBC2
See Barry Norman: page 66
Highlights from the talk show.
(Stereo)
Fantasy adventure starring Robert Vaughn
Despite his superstitious tribal upbringing in a harsh environment, a young rock dweller braves the hidden dangers lurking in the outside world.
(1958) Black and white
See Films: pages 69-76 **
