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 Justin Webb and Juliet Morris.
At 7.00,8.00, 9.00 main news, with summaries every 30 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.
Including at 8.40 The Elder Statesmen, in which Robin Day is joined by spokesmen for the three major political parties - Roy Hattersley, Lord Jenkins and Lord Tebbit - to comment on election-related news.
Paddy Ashdown, leader of the Liberal Democrats, answers viewers' questions on his party's policies. With Peter Sissons. Call [number removed] (lines open from 8am). (Simultaneous Broadcast: with Radio 4)
Makeover show with Oz Clarke, John Leslie, Shauna Lowry and Caryn Franklin.
Cookery challenge with Ainsley Harriott.
(Stereo)
Ainsley Harriott's Kind of Day: p
(Subtitled)
Regional News and Weather
Consumer advice presented by Chris Choi and Cheryl Baker.
Action from the Crucible with the final second-round matches scheduled to pit James Wattana against Nigel Bond and Ken Doherty against Steve Davis. With Dougie Donnelly.
(Stereo)
Including at 12.00 News Regional News and Weather
Daily magazine show offering lifestyle ideas. With Jane Asher.
Weather
(Subtitled)
Danni puts a friend before romance, and Phil stands up for Ruth.
(Repeated 5.35pm) (Stereo) (Subtitled)
More coverage from the Crucible with, barring upsets, Jimmy White expected to clash with John Parrott and Tony Drago due to play John Higgins.
(Repeat) (Stereo)
Cartoon fun with the comedic ursine.
Puppets.
(Repeat)
Animation about a friendly ghost.
(Stereo)
Children's quiz and game show, presented by Sally Gray.
(Repeated on Friday at 7.55am on BBC2)
Competition: To take part ring [number removed] (calls cost a maximum of 25p, and children must first ask permission from the person who pays the phone bill.)
With Stuart Miles, Katy Hill, Romana D'Annunzio and Richard Bacon.
(Repeated tomorrow at 7.55am on BBC2)
(Shown at 1.45pm) (Stereo) (Subtitled)
With Martyn Lewis and Moira Stuart.
Weather Peter Cockroft
Comprehensive regional news, with live reports on the issues affecting the South East. Regular presenters are Sharon Doughty , Gwenan Edwards , Mike Embley and Gargy Patel. Plus sports reports from Rob Curling.
Editor Jane Mote Subtitled ............
REGIONAL PROGRAMME
Sue Lawley and the reporting team investigate more human-interest stories. Tonight, Sankha Guha sees how credit cards can be used by people other than their holder, and Anastasia Cooke looks into the legacy of a drug taken by mothers in Dublin which has severely harmed their offspring's reproductive systems.
(Subtitled)
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Tiffany's paternity test result finally clarifies matters for Grant and Tony, and Michael offers Sanjay an irresistible solution to his financial worries. Meanwhile, Lorraine's concern for Joe is exacerbated when his behaviour takes a turn for the worse.
See today's choices.
(For cast see Tuesday)
The last of four programmes putting the leaders of the main political parties under the spotlight. Tonight, David Dimbleby interviews the Prime Minister and Conservative leader, John Major.
(Subtitled)
With Peter Sissons.
(Subtitled)
Regional News
Weather Peter Cockroft
By the Labour Party.
A feature-length scientific thriller, written by Michael Stewart, starring Neil Dudgeon, Samantha Bond
When a rare illness strikes down three people near a scientific research site, doctors battle against time to discover if a genetically-engineered pesticide, designed only to affect insects, has jumped the species gap during field tests.
(Postponed from 22 April)
New releases under Barry Norman's scrutiny tonight are Liar, Liar, in which Jim Carrey stars as a compulsive fibber, and Ghosts of the Past, a thriller about a racially motivated murder, with Whoopi Goldberg and Alec Baldwin. Katie Derham's location report takes her to the set of upcoming film The Serpent's Kiss, where she meets its stars Pete Postlethwaite, Ewan McGregor and Richard E Grant.
Repeated next Saturday on BBC2 Stereo
See Barry Norman: page 62
Fantasy adventure starring Jack Palance, John Terry
In a harsh age of sword and sorcery, two brothers are pitted against each other in a battle of good against evil. They both seek to control a magical sword that will give them the power to rule.
(1980, PG)
See Films: pages 48-55 *
