Presented by Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams.
Timetable on Monday Then The National Lottery Daily Play
Discussion show. (S) Followed by News; Weather
What will today's prospective buyers think of a converted 19th-century granary in Bridgnorth, Shropshire? Followed by News; Weather
A rustic kitchen is created in a Yorkshire Dales property.
Justin Ryan and Colin McAllister smarten up a young bachelor's bungalow. Followed by News; Weather
A family seek to raise £2,000 for a trip to Australia.
Busby's Bar opens its doors, and the Blues Brothers tribute band play at a festival.
Weather
1.30 Regional News; Weather
Serena and Lilijana try their best to get David back on track. Repeated at 5.35pm
A Late Flowering. A son fears for his mother's sanity.
Writer Jane McNulty
More cast on Monday
The Stone Killer Mystery. Is a murderous ex-con gunning for revenge? Fr Frank investigates. First shown on ITV
Ends 3.45.
Tweenies Max's surprise doesn't quite go to plan.
Arthur
The Tibbie Twins pretend to have super powers.
4.00 ChuckleVision
Madcap antics with the silly siblings.
4.15 What's New Scooby-Doo?
A space-shuttle mission is jeopardised by a tricky alien.
4.35 Intergalactic Kitchen
3/13. Reur plans to indulge in some retail therapy - then her credit card is refused.
5.00 Blue Peter
There's a first challenge in store for Liz Barker.
(Repeated next Mon on BBC2)
5.25 Newsround
Shown at 1.40pm
With George Alagiah and Sophie Raworth. Including a weather summary and sport.
Details on Monday
Followed by Weather with Alex Deakin.
Boxer Ricky Hatton and cricketer Ronnie Irani join
Ally McCoist , as footballer Gary Speed and athletics champion Roger Black aid Frankie Dettori. With Sue Barker. Producer Ade Rawcliffe ; Series producer Caroline Roberts
Repeated tomorrow
Including Pink, the Offspring and Alex Parks. With Tim Kash. Director Tony Gregory ; Producer Sally Wood Repeated tomorrow
Sam seeks support from an unexpected source.
This week's producer Jonathan Phillips
More cast Thursday
Repeated 10pm on BBC3
Omnibus next Sunday
1/6. A comedy about a separated couple who find their lives are still very much intertwined.
Alice's world is turned upside-down when her estranged husband Doug announces he has a new girlfriend.
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Danny Kelly on comic contrasts: page 19
Sitcom: Mad about Alice 8.30pm BBC1
Amanda Holden is the Alice of the title: an interior designer and mother-of-one who's separated from her husband (Jamie Theakston). They both sing the jaunty theme tune - "Despite the things we say, we wouldn't have it any other way" - and it's clear that, though the pair of them have new partners, they still have residual feelings for one another.
But perhaps Mad with Alice or Absolutely Furious about Alice would be more appropriate, as Holden's character is a wittering, sulky and immature airhead who behaves like a 14-year-old. Holden does her best with what she's given, but it's hard work. There's a laboured running gag about lunchboxes that should have been put out of its misery within 30 seconds, and every plot point is spelt out to the point of incapacity.
Still, if you enjoy comedies that are mired in the 1970s, larded in smut and haunted by the spirits of Terry and June, then you'll love this.
(Alison Graham)
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TV lnsider
Acting up Jamie Theakston's (right) acting career takes a leap forward with his role as the estranged husband of Amanda Holden's character in Mad about Alice (8.30pm BBC1). After making the transition from presenting children's to adult programmes, the 33-year-old's career went quiet after a newspaper report of a visit to a brothel. But, since then, stints on the London stage earned him
decent reviews. Next week, Theakston also appears in an Afternoon Play called Drive on BBC1.
Theakston's no novice: in his teens he was a member of the National Youth Theatre. He later acted alongside one of his contemporaries there, Liza Tarbuck, in the BBC1 series Linda Green. His broadcasting career got off the ground while he was still a student - presenting traffic reports on Radio 5.
Olympic gold medal rower Matthew Pinsent and England cricketer Mark Butcher join David Seaman , Phil Tufnell , Jonathan Ross and Rory McGrath. With Nick Hancock. Director Ian Lorimer ; Producers Simon Bullivant and Jim Pullin
Repeated tomorrow
With Fiona Bruce. 10.25 Regional News
Followed by Weather with Alex Deakin.
Another comical look at global television commercials.
Director Patricia Mordecai : Producer Sue Fox
Crime drama starring James Belushi.
Cop Harry Woltz owes $150,000 at a local casino. Looking to get rid of their business partner, the casino owners offer to cancel his debt if he helps in her murder. Review page 51. (2002, 15)
Followed by Weatherview
Thriller set in the Australian Outback starring Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis. Following a series of murders, trucker Patrick Quid is prompted into a personal investigation when a hitchhiker he has befriended accepts a lift in a mysterious black van. Review page 51. Director Richard Franklin (1981, 15)
