Christopher Crocodile
Cartoon. The resourceful reptile rescues a cat.
(Repeated at 1pm) (R)

7.05 Poddington Peas
Cartoon. A mole uproots the peas' houses.
(Repeated at 1.05pm) (R)

7.10 Playdays
The bus takes Dave and friends to the scrap store.
(R)

7.30 Tom and Jerry Kids
Cartoon cat-and-mouse high jinks.
(R)

7.55 Blue Peter
(Shown yesterday at 5.10pm on BBC1) (S) (W)

8.15 Inch High Private Eye
Fun with the diminutive detective.
(R)

8.40 Noddy in Toyland
Live-action and animation. The contents of a picnic basket go missing.
(R)

9.10 Lieutenant Bilko
A backdated promotion could result in Bilko going into space.
(BW) (R)

9.35 Bilko at Bay
Bilko needs to raise funds to finance a few days' leave.
(BW) (R)

The quartet watch children taking photos of each other before a telescope appears in Teletubbyland.
(R) (S)

Jake tries to deal with his arachnophobia.
(Shown last Tuesday BBC1) (S) (W)

Musical starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra.

Gabey, Chip and Ozzie are three sailors on a 24-hour pass in New York with high hopes for a memorable day. Their first order of business, however, is to find some female company with whom they can see the sights.
(1949 U) (S)
(The Grass Is Greener, also directed by Stanley Donen, is on Thursday at 10.50am)
Films: pp 60-65 ****
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Consumer reports with Adrian Chiles and Adam Shaw.

(Shown at 7am)

(Shown at 7.05am)

John Inverdale introduces action from last night's concluding first-round ties at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green. Among those occupying the oche were seeds Martin Adams and Mervyn King.
(W)

Diana Madill reviews events in Parliament, plus the chance to question the politicians by phone.
(Contact details on Thursday) (S)

(S) Weather

Presenter John Inverdale is joined by Bobby George for more action from last night's first-round clashes, plus a look ahead to the second phase.
(W)

Clues are few and far between when Fraser looks into the kidnapping of a local restaurateur's son.
(R) (S)

John Inverdale introduces live coverage from Frimley Green as the best-of-five-sets, second-round matches get under way. If defending champion Raymond Barneveld has emerged unscathed from his first test, the Dutchman will be in action in one of tonight's four scheduled encounters. The winners are guaranteed a cheque for at least £4,900 as well as a place in the quarter-finals. Tony Green and John Part occupy the commentary positions.
(W)

Chef Jamie Oliver reduces recipes to the bare essentials in the first of a six-part series in which he creates simple but delicious meals in his London flat.

Tonight he prepares a menu for fellow chefs that starts with fusion broth with seafood, noodles and black beans, followed by a main course consisting of lamb with pancetta, rosemary and sage, with vanilla baked fruit for dessert.
See Choice.
(R) (S) (W)

Antony Worrall Thompson prepares seared salmon, as well as guacamole with a difference, in which peas replace avocado. Emma Crowhurst counsels on buying and storing spices contained in Worrall Thompson's salmon dish and host Jilly Goolden casts an eye over viewers' wine racks.
(S) (W)
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Drama starring Ellen Barkin and Oprah Winfrey.

Northern Florida in the sixties: "Bird" Jackson is a precocious nine-year-old, struggling to cope with the aftermath of her father's suicide. Bird's mother, Glory Marie, is haunted by her tragic past and trapped in an alcoholic present. Bird finds refuge in a secret friendship with Miss Zora, a wise, tender woman with a mysterious past.
(1997, 15) (S)
Films: pp 60-65 ***

Analysis of the day's events, presented by Jeremy Paxman. Including at 11.00 News headlines.
(S)

John Inverdale introduces the best of tonight's second-round action at the Lakeside Country Club.
(W)

Andrew Neil presents an in-depth look at today's events in Parliament.

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 The Romans in Britain: Fact and Fable
1.00 Music to the Ear
Analysing a Beatles tune.
(S)
1.30 Philosophy in Action: Debates about Boxing
(S)

Secondary Schools
2.00 English
Dramatising three texts.

Languages 4.00 Spain Inside Out: Part 1
Guide to Spanish culture
Talk Spanish (parts 1-2)
Beginners' course.

Working with the Land
5.00 Problem Solving and Customer Care
Using initiative to keep customers happy.

Open University
6.00 Asthma and the Bean
How statistics were used to find the cause of asthma outbreaks in Barcelona in the eighties.
(S)
6.30 Caught in Time
New juggling patterns discovered by mathematicians.
(S)
Ends 7.00am