Hosted by Bill Turnbull and Jules Botfield.
Including 6.00, 7.00, 8.00 news with Moira Stuart (Mon-Wed), Kate Sanderson (Thu, Fri); 6JS, 6.45, 7.50 business news with Declan Curry ;
6.25, 6.53, 7.15, 7.53, 8.15, 8.55 weather with Carol Kirkwood ; 6.27,
6.55, 7.28, 7.55, 8.28, 8.55 regional news, travel; 6.35, 7.35, 8.35 sport. Editor Richard Porter
The Wooing of Widow
Artois Edith looks for a new husband. Written by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd
Missing car parts are discovered in the monkeyjungle in the first of this week's visits to Longleat, while all around animals are giving birth. Presented by Kate Humble and Ben Fogle.
Executive producer Annette Clarke ; Series editor Chris Powell
Romantic comedy about a young boy saved from drowning by a beautiful mermaid, only to fall in love with her 20 years later when she returns to seek him out.
Romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah. A mermaid saves the young Allen Bauer from drowning and, years later, leaves the sea to seek him out in New York. Review page 56. Director Ron Howard (1984, PG)
The boys from Westlife, one of the biggest names in pop music, risk their reputation in front of a demanding Nashville audience as they attempt to cut it as a country band after just 72 hours coaching.
Weather
Jennie Bond , Tim Vine , Shaun Williamson and Julia McKenzie seek to fathom another array of obscure words.
Animation featuring the voices of Val Kilmer and Ralph Fiennes.
Rescued by the Queen of Egypt from the River Nile, baby Moses is raised as the brother of Rameses, heir to the throne.
(Widescreen)
Review page 56
(1998, U)
Weather
Historical adventure based on Alexandre Dumas 's novel and starring
Leonardo DiCaprio. The musketeers plot to depose the tyrannical
French monarch, King Louis, from the throne. Widescreen. Review page 56.
Director Randall Wallace (1997, 12)
David Dickinson presents the first of this week's five evening broadcasts from an auction house in Haslemere, Surrey. As the hammer falls two teams of fitness instructors will discover who has managed to turn the greatest profit from £5OO-worth of antiques purchased earlier at Ardingly antiques fair in West Sussex. With David Barby and Thomas Plant.
Director David Weir ; Series producer Linda Cleeve TO TAKE PART: visit www.bbc.co.uk/antiques or call [number removed] (cost 60p) BBC BOOK: David Dickinson 's autobiography David Dickinson : the Duke - What a Bobby Dazzier , price £14.99, now available
Comedian Jo Brand conducts a personal investigation into the foibles and eccentricities of contemporary British life. Aided by actress Josie d'Arby and former Castaway Ben Fogle , she scours the country for quirky stories in an attempt to uncover what they reveal about the British today. Producer Lizzi Becker ; Executive producer Vicki Barrass
As Phil and Kate prepare to return to the Square, will Sharon's concerns about Dennis be confirmed? Alfie makes an attempt to impress Kat.
Episode written by Alison Fisher For cast see Thursday and Friday
Repeated at 10pm on BBC3 www.bbc.co.uk/soap Alison Graham 's Soap & Flannel: page 42
With Sian Williams. 10.40 Regional News
Followed by Weather with Rob McElwee.
Dawn French looks at how comedy can be found in an extraordinary variety of times and places in the conclusion to her three-part series. Ben Elton , Clive Dunn , Michael Portillo , Ardal O'Hanlon , Richard Wilson and Peter Sallis are among those reflecting on the eclectic gaggle of characters - including vicars, aliens, soldiers, politicians and pensioners - who have brought laughter into our homes over the last 50 years.
Producer Sarah Gibbs ; Executive producer Beatrice Ballard
Comedy. Dr Nookey's unethical behaviour gets him posted to a remote South Sea island. There he senses an opportunity to make a fortune but has to contend with the increasingly extreme interventions of the covetous Dr Stoppidge. Review page 56.
Director Gerald Thomas (1969, PG)
Followed by Weathervlew
