6.20 Biology Form and Function

6.45 Build a Better Business

7.10 Desert Ecology

7.35 Steel, Stars and Spectra

With Signing.
(Subtitled)

Today's presenter is Andrew Neil.
(For details see Monday)
(Stereo)

Note: repeats are not indicated.

9.00 The Statistics Collection (ages 16+)

9.25 Mathsphere 2: On Shaky Ground/Twin Peaks (ages 11-16)
(Stereo)

9.45 Come Outside: A Rainy Day (ages 4-5)

(Rpt) (Stereo)

10.25 Ghostwriter: Lost in Brooklyn (episode two) (ages 10-12)

10.55 Watch (ages 6-7)

11.15 Movable Feasts: Under Threat - Judaism (ages 7-11)

11.30 Landmarks: Explorers and Encounters - the Aztec Empire (ages 9-12)

11.50 Le Cafe des Reves (ages 13-15) (Stereo)

12.10 Techno: Making It (ages 11-14)

Animated characters introduce us to images of different places. Artist Clare Goddard makes a cityscape collage using recycled teabag.

Business and consumer news.

1.00 Lifeschool: Careers - So What Now? Stay On, Train On (ages 14+)

1.25 History File: The Roman Empire - Rome: Centre of Empire (ages 11-14)
(Stereo)

1.45 Storytime: Big Al (ages 4-5)

From Goudhurst, Kent.
(Shown on Sunday at 6.25pm on BBC1)

Third of seven self-help programmes for sufferers from back pain.

A look at the traditional Chinese method of relieving pain using needles, and also laser acupuncture.
Presented by Donna Dawson
Booklet: for a copy of the booklet that accompanies the series, send a cheque or postal order for £2.00, payable to [address removed]

(Subtitled) (news)
Regional News; Weather

Followed by Westminster with Nick Ross
Live coverage from Parliament.

3.55 News and Weather
(Subtitled) (news)
Regional News; Weather

Daily quiz with Martyn Lewis.

Cookery challenge

On today's show, advice on how not to be conned by confidence tricksters.

Today: preparing a dinner party.

Piano Man. 10 November, 1985: Sam leaps into the body of piano player
Chuck Dannerwho is on the run from the mob with his ex-partner, Lorraine. With Scott Bakula , Dean Stockwell.

This week an Essex girl trades her bar job, social life and home for those of a Cambridge University student.
(Revised rpt) (Stereo)

Fourth in a six-part series about a South London community health team.

After downing a mixture of alcohol and Ecstasy, George [name removed] finds himself in the local casualty unit. Tormented by voices telling him to kill himself, he is transferred to a psychiatric hospital where the team discover his problem is far more severe.

Chris Goffey drives the new Rover 400, the final car to emerge from the Rover-Honda partnership. And Steve Berry goes to Italy to visit one of the newest motorcycle companies, Aprilia, whose strategy of marketing bikes as fashion items includes the new Moto' 6.5, styled by designer Philippe Starck.

Drama about a young man whose life is shattered by the onset of schizophrenia. From the moment 19-year-old Ian is diagnosed, his life spirals out of control as he faces ineffective social services, an ignorant public, over-protective parents and a confused girlfriend.
Written by Joe Penhall

Followed by Victory Stills

With Jeremy Paxman.

Political thriller starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Caine

A high-flying but underpaid academic capitalises on her good looks by becoming a high-class call girl. But she also becomes the unwitting bait in a terrorist murder plot. With Patrick Kavanagh , Faith Kent, Ram John Holder.
(1986)

(Subtitled)
Film Reviews pages 59-64

12.05 Open View
A look ahead to OU programmes.

12.10 The Jewish Enigma: Pride and Prejudice
Anti-Semitic attacks.

Today in Parliament.
(Stereo)

4.30-5.00 Developing Family Literacy

5.30-6.00 RCN Nursing Update