A roundup of business from the Lords and Commons by the BBC's parliamentary team.
Some Daytime on Two programmes are aimed at teenagers and may be unsuitable for the very young.
An adaptation in five parts of the novel by Nigel Hinton starring Roger Daltrey.
2: Crying, Waiting, Hoping (R)
Measuring. Just you measure up, or strange things may happen! Presented by Martin Roberts.
Series producer Julia Drum
A science series for 5- and 6-year-olds. Thirsty Plants Decorating Nan's (
Patsy Byrne ) room and an adventure at the garden centre demonstrate aspects of a plant's need for water. Producers Judy Brooks and Penny Lloyd (R)
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds. Lost Teddy (R)
Step This Way. See the bare bones of animal locomotion revealed move by move. Director Tina Fletcher Producer Neil Ryder
Caledonians and Romans.
Survival
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Thomas Tortoise. What kind of race is it when the last one home is the winner? And will Thomas Tortoise ever find a friend? (R)
For and Against. A series of five programmes designed to stimulate discussion in the classroom.
Fast Food. Teenagers present the arguments surrounding fast food and the effects of this industry on the environment and the nation's diet.
Producer Sonia Palmer
Language in the National Curriculum.
Language Repertoire. A day in the language life of two institutions: Bristol Royal Infirmary and Callands
Primary School, Warmington. Producer Paul Ashton
Up in the Air. A study of flight and aerodynamics. (R)
You and Your Health.
Up in Smoke. As the number of girls who smoke continues to rise, this programme talks to young people who smoke and asks why they do it. (R)
Cash in Hand. Practical help with everyday maths presented by Carol Vorderman with Johnny Ball. (R)
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An adventure for the under-5s. Making pies for the sky means life will never be the same again for the Pieman (David Hargreaves ) and Piewife
(Chloe Ashcroft ). This week, the Piepilot (Ben Thomas ) leads them a merry dance. (R)
Movement. Paul Coia and Sheelagh Gilbey go on safari with Nick Davies as their guide. (R)
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds. Lost Teddy (R)
January. Dennis Cornish looks at ways of conserving valuable heat in the greenhouse. Producer David Spires
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A Smallholder. Paule and Denis Pym are cottagers in rural Suffolk. Their aim to be self-sufficient on their smallholding means a long but satisfying day.
Producer Paul Baker (R)
John Craven with the latest stories from and about the countryside.
(Shown on Sunday at 12.30pm on BBC
Weather followed by Westminster Live
Today's Parliamentary highlights including Question Time and the Select
Committees in action.
The quiz for wordsmiths, with host Paul Coia.
Beverly Anderson chairs a lively debate on current social, cultural and scientific questions.
Automata. David Secret has revised the art of making automata. Presented by Eric Thompson. Director Neil Davies
Producer Paul Smith (R)
Keen As Mustard
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The adventures of the new
USS Enterprise and its crew. Starring Patrick Stewart
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This week Reportage charts the alarming rise in 'crimes of hate', the recent spate of vicious attacks which are striking terror in immigrant, Jewish and gay communities.
Reports from Berlin, Bradford, Glasgow, London, Manchester and New York. Presented by Aminatta Forna.
Producer Charlotte Metcalf
Series editor Sebastian Scott
Antoine de Caunes presents his rapid reviews of albums and bands. This week's line-up includes the La's, Talking
Heads and a special report on Spanish speaking bands. Executive producers Alex Berger and Tim Newman
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Leakey's Wildlife
Anthropologist Richard Leakey reports on his first year as Kenya's director of wildlife, and on his attempts to save elephants and rhinos.
Producers Martin Freeth and Hugh Whitworth
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The Knowledge
As details of genetic coding are unravelled by biologists, Dr Bernadette Modell asks if people are ready for the knowledge it will provide.
Producer Tim Haines
And this month's 'perspective' is an enhanced view of the microscopic world.
The Life You Save. Charles
(David Ogden Stiers ) becomes obsessed with death. (R)
Historical Irish drama in four parts, written by Hugh Leonard. Starring Trevor Eve
Francesca Annis
David Robb
2: The Outrage. Dublin's
Kilmainham Jail houses not only Parnell but all the Irish Party's best men and Home
Rule seems as far away as his beloved Katharine.
Solo flute: James Galway. Producer Terry Coles Director John Bruce
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New perspectives on a current debate, from a personal standpoint.
Jeremy Paxman presents the day's top stories.
Features, films and discussion on the arts and the media.
