Ends 9.00.

Little Polar Bear
Animated antics.
Repeated at 1.05pm (R)

7.05 Playdays
Rosie has surprises for Poppy, Peggy and Why. (R)

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

7.50 The Really Wild Show
With sign language. Shown yesterday at 4.35pm on BBC1
(S)

8.15 Dink, the Little Dinosaur

Prehistoric cartoon fun. (R)

8.35 Moomin
Animation. (R)

(Repeats are not indicated)

9.00 Cats' Eyes (ages 5-7) Electricity and Magnetism: Electricity Helps
(S)

9.15 Cats' Eyes (ages 5-7) Electricity and Magnetism: Electric Shocks
(S)

9.30 Words and Pictures (ages 5-7) Emeka's Gift
(S)

9.45 Watch (ages 5-7) Music: the Songcatcher
(S)

The mysterious and enigmatic Song Catcher catches the song of a marching band in her carpet bag.

The Tubbies watch some children styling their friend's hair.
(R) (S)
BBC Music: Teletubbies CD, price £10.99, and cassette, £7.99

The gang play flying games and see some real planes.
(Shown last Wednesday on BBC1)
(S) (W)

10.50 Numbertime (ages 4-6): Time: Clock Face
(S)

11.05 What? Where? When? Why? (ages 6-7): Transport: Trains
(S)

11.20 Zig Zag (ages 7-9): France: the Map
(S)

11.40 Space Ark (ages 7-11): Electricity: Electric Currents
(S)

11.50 The Experimenter (ages 7-9): Living: Switching On
(S)

12.10 Around Scotland (ages 10-12): New Scotland: How It Works
(S)

Consumer news.
Ceefax: page 238

Animated prehistoric adventures.
(R)

Cartoon fun.
(Shown at 7am)

The House Detectives Juliet Morris and the team visit Sedburgh in Cumbria.
(R)

1.40 Hart-Davis on History
Adam Hart-Davis looks at the role played by the Mersey ferry during the First World War.
(R)
Series Guide: for a 48-page colour series guide send a cheque for £4, payable to BBC Education, to: [address removed]

A candid look at chimpanzees in the wild, including footage of them hunting monkeys for food.
(R) (S)

Live coverage from the Commons of Prime Minister's Question Time. Presented by Diana Madill.
(Contact details on Thursday)
(S)

(S) Weather

Esther Rantzen asks whether love can cross the racial divide.
(R) (S)

Cookery challenge. (R) (S)

Lowri Turner presents more news and views from the world of retail.

Another raid of the pop-music archives produces memorable performances by Slade, Queen, Madonna and a duet from John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. With Steve Wright.
(Repeated next Saturday)
(S)
(Top of the Pops is on Friday at 7.30pm on BBC1)

O'Brien befriends a criminal after being called to work undercover.
(S)
(Star Trek: the Next Generation is tomorrow at 6pm)

Dr Phil Hammond returns with six new programmes in the medical-advice series. Tonight he investigates the link between the power of the mind and the body's health. He discovers how a person can become intoxicated without touching alcohol, and looks at research into psychological techniques that can help to control cancer.
See Choice.
(S)

Financial expert Alvin Hall tonight helps out hairdresser Lisa Hunt from Bournemouth, who is struggling to make ends meet on a salary of £18,000 and with debts of £13,000. Hall thinks that Lisa, who is single, might be waiting for the man of her dreams to rescue her from her perilous financial situation, so he decides to shock her with video evidence of what her friends think.
(S)
Information: Ceefax page 625; Website: [web address removed]

The fashion-and-health show looks at the impact clothes, food and exercise have on personal happiness. Regulars John Gustafson, Anthony Yacomine and Lowri Turner search their wardrobes for their favourite "happy" clothes, then look at esteem-boosting make-up and hair products.
(S)

Diarmuid Gavin modernises an old-fashioned garden owned by Nottingham couple Peter and Jenny, the latter a mature art student. They want a contemporary space so Gavin creates an art studio suspended over a Florida-style swamp, with projected works of art illuminating the garden at night.
(S) (W)

A comedian promises to use Ben and Robbie's scripts on his TV sketch show. Last in the series.
(S) (W)

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

Followed by Video Nation Shorts
(S)

Sara Cox looks at the future of the high street, and talks to retailers about marketing a successful brand.

Presented by Steve Richards.

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Athens: Democracy for the Few
1.00 Out of the Melting Pot: Jewish Americans.
(S)

Secondary Schools
2.00 Science Short Circuit: Physics

Languages
4.00 Greek Language and People: Parts 7 and 8
French on a Plate: Burgundy
The language of food.

Working in Education
5.00 Business and International Partnerships
Advice for headteachers and principals.

Open University
6.00 Partnerships
6.30 Imagining New Worlds - Mexico
(S)

Ends 7.00am.