Ends 7.00.
6:00: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: Animated fun with Beatrix Potter's characters.
6:25: Pingu: Today, the tale of Pingu's trick.
6:35: Bob the Builder: Bob gets all his jobs mixed up.
6:45: Clifford the Big Red Dog: Cleo comes to town.
Ends 1.00.
Dennis the Menace
The day that TV was banned.
7.25 Arthur
DW wants to bring a deer home, then Buster hits the books.
7.50 Taz-Mania
Taz gets a job at the Hotel Tazmania.
8.40 Blue Peter Review of the Year
Highlights of 2002 from the show.
Shown on New Year's Day at 1.15pm
8.50 The Woody Woodpecker Show
Midnight snacks, evading capture and impersonating chickens keep the friends busy.
9-00 Xchange Xtra
Chart stars Big Brovaz and circus troupe Cirque du Soleil guest.
9.25 Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Backstreet Boys guest in a special edition in which Arthur and co meet their favourite stars.
10.25 Cavegirl
Cavegirl's tribe play football match against a rival tribe.
Cast on 30 December
10.50 Serious Jungle
An orang-utan attacks in the last of the adventure series.
11.15 Tartan Smalls Inside an Uncle
What is making Uncle Bob work?
Written by David Caims
Durango Kids **
Fantasy. Four schoolchildren journey back in time in search of - stolen gold and the solution to a mystery. Review page 74.
Director Ashton Root (2000)
Then Wallace and Gromlt's Cracking Contraptions
Weather
Weather
The wrath of Chloe descends upon Rick and Stuart.
(Repeated at 5.35pm)
Like the Neighbours theme on your phone? Visit [web address removed]
Ends 5.35.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Daredevils of the Desert
Catherine Zeta-Jones guests as a mysterious dancer who goes with Indy on a mission.
3.25 The Woody Woodpecker Show
Woody gets superpowers and tries coaching, and Miss Meany makes Winnie's life hard.
Fancy a Woody Woodpecker mobile ringtone? Visit [web address removed]
3.45 Arthur
How can Arthur be a famous discoverer?
4.00 Chucklevision
Paul and Barry take care of a spooky museum.
4.15 The Scooby-Doo Show
Chaos is caused by an alligator-headed ghoul.
4.35 Ghost Hunter
William and Flora return to Victorian London in the first of the third series.
5.00 Blue Peter
Matt Baker hang-glides solo for the first time; but will he be able to land?
5.25 Newsround
With Lizo Mzimba and Adam Smyth.
Shown at 1.45pm
With Fiona Bruce. Including weather and sport.
Details on Thursday 2 January 61
Followed by Weather with David Braine.
Tenor Russell Watson and footballer Stuart Pearce join Ally McCoist 's team for a music-themed edition of the sports quiz. Frankie Dettori 's team is Nicky Byrne of Westlife and ex-Aston Villa striker Andy Gray. Hosted by Sue Barker.
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Kate Humble of Tomorrow's World and Malandra Burrows of Emmerdale team up with Nick Nairn and Paul Rankin in the culinary challenge. Ainsley Harriott keeps the peace.
Director Chris Fox ; Producer Sue Waiton 45 RECIPES: Ceefax p580 and at www.bbc.co.uk/food
Sonia hits breaking point. Meanwhile, Ian has a proposal for Garry and Martin finds it hard being back at work.
Episode written by Gary Brown Cast on Monday 23 and Monday 30 December Repeated 10pm on BBC Choice Omnibus next Sunday
The island is in a celebratory mood in the first of the eight-part, third series. But upset looms when Robbie - Charley and Alfie's father - Gets in touch. Is Abby ready for him?
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Today's Choices
Drama: Two Thousand Acres Of Sky 8.30pm BBC1
For the past two series we've watched and waited for Abby and Kenny to fall in love with each other. And they came close in the last episode (shown last February). But even the romantic setting of a deserted beach with the northern lights lighting up the night sky failed to get a spark of desire going between them. So, as the third series of the gentle drama opens, it's clear that their relationship is going to be strictly platonic from now on.
Michelle Collins and Paul Kaye return as Londoners Abby and Kenny alongside all the Ronansay regulars, including Elaine C Smith, Michael Carter, Monica Gibb, Sean Scanlan, Jenny Foulds and John Straiton. But while the sheltered harbour, quaint cottages and beautiful scenery of the remote Scottish island remain the same, time does not stand still. There are changes ahead for the tiny community, as well as some new characters for us to befriend.
In the first episode, the islanders are in celebratory mood when Carolyn (Karen Westwood) gives birth to her daughter - even though the lovely Alistair (John Straiton) is struggling with the reality of fatherhood. Gordon (Sean Scanlan) is out to impress Marjorie (Elaine C Smith), Malcolm (George Anton) is ebullient about his latest moneymaking idea, but Kenny's feeling restless. He decides he needs to move on and finds the perfect opportunity to sneak off back to London for a while.
Viewers have really warmed to this undemanding, easy-on-the-eye drama, which this time around has slightly more emphasis on the island's other inhabitants and issues about the community as a whole. Future storylines cover births, deaths, partings, reunions and, to add a vital touch of humour, the problems caused by a massive prize bull.
However, Abby does not get off scot-free. There's yet another twist to her history of romantic dilemmas, with the unwelcome arrival on the island of her children's father. (Jane Rackham)
Manchester City striker-turned-toilet-tissue-millionaire
Francis Lee and former Romanian tennis star Hie Nastase guest on a 1970s special. Hosted by Nick Hancock , with the comic quiz regulars Jonathan Ross , Gary Lineker , Rory McGrath and David Gower. Repeated tomorrow
With Peter Sissons. 10.25 Regional News
Followed by Weather with David Braine.
Mirthful and moving in equal measure, Lenny Henry takes a fond look back at his mother's emigration from Jamaica to England and his own childhood in the Midlands. He also wonders what might be said at his own funeral. The film is based on the show with which Henry toured the UK earlier this year and was written as a tribute to his mother. Written by Lenny Henry and Kim Fuller ; Director Matt Lipsey
Producer Tim Sealey
Comedy western directed by and starring Clint Eastwood , with Sondra Locke. "Bronco Billy" McCoy meets his match when he ropes Antoinette Lily into his travelling Wild West show, unaware that she is a spoilt heiress who is missing, presumed murdered. Widescreen. Review page 74.
(1980, PG)
Comedy starring Sidney James and Hattie Jacques. The proprietor of Speedee Taxis gets unexpected competition when his wife starts up her own firm, the all-female Glamcabs. Review page 74.
Director Gerald Thomas (1963, PG) (BW)
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