Herman's Happy Valley. Herman buys ten acres of an idyllic hideaway in the desert. Black and white Repeat Subtitled .....

Animation. A new firefighter is dropped in at the deep end.
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More animated neonatal naughtiness. Repeat ...

Animation featuring the verdant giant and his cousin

Live action fun with the reptiles........

Fred and Barney gamble at the dinosaur track.
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Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston are joined by comedy popsters Cartoonz, performing theirnewsingle WitchDoctor, and Dr Aric Sigman, who talks about epilepsy. There is also a Mother's Day edition of Rugrats. Ritchie from Five presents Electric Circus, while Ben Ward. Gez Foster and Richard Webb provide more amusement with the help of the Leprechauns and Mr Blobby.
Plus the J:Drive computer-games rundown, new singles reviewed in Hit, Miss or Maybe, and adventures with Kenan and Kel.
Executive producer Chris Bellinger
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12.10pm News; Weather

Introduced by Steve Rider.
12.20 Football Focus Gary Lineker previews the weekend's games in the FA Premiership and looks back at last week's FA Cup sixth-round action.
1.20,1.55,2.25 Racing From Chepstow, including a quality field in the 1.30 Tote Handicap Chase. Plus the 2.00 and 2.30. Commentary by Jim McGrath,
Richard Pitman, Peter Scudamore and Clare Balding.
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1.40, 2.10 Skiing Julian Tutt and Matt Chilton take the commentary box for action from the final World Cup meeting at Sierra Nevada. Lasse Kjus and Hermann Maier are expected to go head to head in the men's downhill, while 1997 winner Pemilla Wiberg could crown her impressive season with another gold medal.
2.40 Around the Grounds
A rundown of team news from soccer venues nationwide.
2.50,3.55 Rugby League Castleford v Salford
Coverage of this Challenge Cup quarter-final, with kick-off at 3pm. Castleford reached this stage last year, only to lose 22-32 to eventual winners Sheffield.
Commentary by Ray French and Jonathan Davies. Coverage of Bradford v Warrington starts tomorrow at 2.20pm on BBC2.
3.45 Football Half-Times
4.45 Final Score Today's results, with football-match reports and interviews with the Premiership's movers and shakers. Plus a racing review and rugby reaction.
Executive producer Martin Hopkins : Executive editor Dave Gordon Digital widescreen
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Tonight's hopefuls on the pop music talent show are Maria
Panchoofrom Cheshire and Jeremy St John from Berkshire. Hosted by Ronan Keating. Director/Producer Martin Scott
Digital widescreen

Jim Davidson hosts the snooker game show with John Virgo. The professional players are Tony Chappel , John Parrott and Matthew Stevens.
Director Richard Valentine ; Producer
GeoffMiles Subtitled ...................

Following a Comic Relief vote, Noel Edmonds presents viewers' top eight Gotchas from the current series of Noel's House Party. Among those caught out by Noel are Alan Titchmarsh, Mike Reid, Frankie Dettori and Richard Whiteley.
(Digital widescreen)

Brian Conley hosts the lottery-draw show, plus a second chance fora a luckless individual, and a problem solved by Julia Bradbury. Director Trevor Hampton ; Editor Ruth Wrigley Digital widescreen

George and Josh's hostage nightmare reaches a climax, while Sam gets into even greater danger. The final episode in this series, a new one can be seen in the autumn.

(Holby: a Morning in Casualty starts at 9am on Monday.)
See today's choices.
(Digital widescreen) (Subtitled)
See This Week: page 6

Then National Lottery Update

With the team mourning, a a new probationer finds it hard to adjust to her shift.
See today's choices.
(Digital widescreen)

See Alison Graham: Review, page 32; and Lorraine Ashbourne's Kind of Day, page

Susan Tully narrates another compilation from the series following travel-company reps. Series producer Julian Mercer ; Executive producerTessa Finch Revised repeat
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With Peter Sissons. Weather
Isobel Lang

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from Chelsea's match against London rivals West Ham United, plus goals from today's other Premiership ties. Commentary by John Motson, Jon Champion and Gerald Sinstadt, and studio analysis from Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson.

(Repeated tomorrow at 7.20am)
(Digital widescreen) (Subtitled)
BBC Match of the Day Magazine: available monthly
See Alan Hansen: page 43

Stanckip from the comedy veteran. Shown last Wednesday
Digitalwidescreen Subtitled ....

Thriller starring Patsy Kensit
A male-female police team investigating grisly murders look into a killing closer to home.
Director Clive Fleury (1994, 18) .. * See Films: pages 54-59 **

Shown yesterday on BBC2