Ends 9.00.

Little Polar Bear
Animated antics with a curious bear at the North Pole. Repeated at 1.05pm (R)

7.05 Playdays
Poppy finds a grumpy worm who wants to fly. (R)

7.25 Tom and Jerry Kids
Cartoon cat and-mouse capers. (R)

7.50 The Really Wild Show
The nature series visits Scotland in search of the Loch Ness monster. Plus a look at one of Britain's rarest birds of prey-the red kite. With sign language. Shown yesterday at 4.35pm on BBC1
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8.15 The Kwicky Koala Show
More animated fun with the mild-mannered marsupial and friends. (R)

8.35 Moomin
Animation set in storm-tossed Moomin Valley. (R)

(Repeats are not indicated)

9.00 Cats' Eyes (ages 5-7) Living: Movement
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9.15 Cats' Eyes (ages 5-7) Living: Survival
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9.30 Words and Pictures (ages 5-7) Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
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9.45 Watch (ages 5-7) Music: the Songcatcher
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The mysterious and enigmatic Song Catcher catches the song of the sea. The music is played by a young musician of the year piano finalist.

Laa-Laa and Dipsy play an 'up-and-down" game.
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BBC Music: Teletubbies CD, price £10.99. and cassette, £7.99

Fizz teases Jake for being slow.
(Shown last Wednesday on BBC1)
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10.50 Numbertime (ages 4-6): Time: Comparison of Time
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11.05 What? Where? When? Why? (ages 6-7): Health: Play Safe
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11.20 Zig Zag (ages 7-9): France: The Mountains - a Remote Village
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11.40 Space Ark (ages 7-9): Plants and Animals: Inside Plants
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11.50 The Experimenter (ages 7-9): Living: the Alien Tree
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12.10 Around Scotland (ages 10-12): New Scotland
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Consumer news with Adrian Chiles and Adam Shaw.
Ceefax: page 238

Animated prehistoric adventures with the five young dinosaurs.
(R)

Animated fun.
(Shown at 7am)

Ken Doherty is in action this afternoon as Dougie Donnelly presents second-round coverage from Wembley Conference Centre of the Masters. The Irishman made last year's final, where he lost out 10-8 to John Higgins.
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Live coverage from the Commons of Prime Minister's Question Time. Presented by Diana Madill.
(Contact details on Thursday) (S)

(S) Weather

David Vine presents more second-round action from Wembley Conference Centre of the Masters tournament, now in its 26th year. Canada's Alain Robidoux fell victim to eventual champion John Higgins at this juncture last year.
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Coverage of the European Figure Skating championships in Vienna begins with the short programmes in the men's and pairs' competitions. Introduced by Sue Barker, with Jayne Torvill. Commentary by Barry Davies and Robin Cousins.

Further live Masters coverage from Wembley, featuring the second-round match between reigning world champion Stephen Hendry and England's Mark King.
(S)

Financial expert Alvin Hall tonight offers advice to a young couple considering buying a house together. Kate Allen, a 25-year-old traffic-news reporter on the BBC's London radio station GLR, and her 27-year-old partner Kieran Kinsella, an AA Roadwatch traffic collator, have been together for five years. Before they take the plunge into the property market, Hall draws their attention to the huge financial and emotional implications of buying as a couple.
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Information: Ceefax page 625; Website: [web address removed]

The fashion-and-health show takes a look at the rise of "cheap chic" shops offering the latest in fashion at low prices, and discovers how these stores are able to offer such value for money. Presenter Lowri Turner sets John Gustafson the challenge of buying a complete outfit for under £50 in London's West End, and the show's resident style expert finds a welcome helping hand in the form of socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson.
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Anne McKevitt replaces some outdated crazy paving with a modern Latin look as she transforms the garden of Andy and Sabine, a fashion-conscious urban couple living in Acton, west London. Using ideas picked up on a recent trip to Barcelona, McKevitt creates an intricate, snake-like mosaic garden with volcanic red and yellow tiles, and, with the help of designer Oliver Heath, builds an outdoor DJ box for staging the ultimate garden party.
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Copywriter Ben is keen to direct the next agency advert, but is dismayed to find that his colleagues have signed up a talented new director for the job.
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With Jeremy Paxman.

At 11.00 Newsnight Scotland
With Gordon Brewer. (S)

Highlights from the final day of second-round matches at the Masters, introduced by Dougie Donnelly.

Presented by Michael Dobbs.

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Athens: Democracy for the Few
The history of Athens, regarded as the birthplace of democracy.
1.00 Cultures of the Walkman
How the design of the famous personal stereo has evolved.
(S)
1.30 They Did It Their Way
A look at influences on modern management techniques.

Secondary Schools
2.00 Languages Le Cafe des Reves

Languages
4.00 Talk Spanish: Parts 3-6

Working in Education
5.00 Classroom Management

Open University
6.00 Our Health in Our Hands
Health issues in local communities.
6.30 Synthesis of a Drug

Ends 7am.