Ends 9.10.

Philbert the Frog
Amphibious cartoon misadventures.
(R)

7.05 Playdays
Peggy Patch visits a croft on the Isle of Barra.
(R)

7.25 Top Cat
When Choo Choo falls in love, TC decides to help.
(R)

7.45 Blue Peter
Matt Baker travels to St Petersburg in Russia.
(Shown yesterday at 5.10pm on BBC1) (S) (W)

8.10 Funky Phantom
Animated adventures.
(R)

8.35 The Busy World of Richard Scarry
Triple bill of animated fun.
(R)

9.00 Fireman Sam
Animation. Station officer Steele becomes a TV star.
(R)

A double bill of vintage comedy.

Bilko vs Covington
The sergeant meets his match in sharp operator JJ Covington.
(BW) (R)

9.35 Bilko Joins the Navy
Bilko, Paparelli and Zimmerman pretend to be sailors.
(BW) (R)

Some children visit a conservatory and make pictures of cacti.
(R) (S)
[web address removed]

The Tweenies have a problem with glue.
(Shown last Thursday BBC1)
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Richard Whiteley talks about his time at Cambridge.

Crime drama, concluding the short season of Dick Powell films. Raymond Chandler's famous creation Philip Marlowe is hired by an ex-convict to find his former girlfriend.
(1945, PG) (BW) (S)
(Susan Slept Here is tomorrow at 10.55am)
Films: pp 56-63 *****

A roundup of the latest business and consumer news.

Animation. Bob catches cold.
(R)

Romantic drama starring Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young.

Oliver, a disfigured First World War veteran, is saved from thoughts of suicide when he falls in love with Laura. They marry and hide from the world in a New England cottage.
(1945) (BW) (S)
Films: pp 56-63 ****

An update on the day's events in Parliament.
(S)
Contact Details: phone [number removed] (calls charged at the local rate), fax [number removed] or e-mail [email address removed]

Esther Rantzen and guests discuss issues facing teachers.
(S)

Cookery challenge show, with Fern Britton.
(S)
BBC Book: The Big Ready Steady Cook Book, £9.99, is available from retailers

Retail news and views.

A series of mechanical malfunctions sends the holodeck programmes out of control.
(R) (S)

Two new vampires arrive in Sunnydale, along with a strong and assertive girl named Faith. Buffy, meanwhile, struggles to be accepted back at school.
(Repeated tomorrow at 12.15am) (S)

Eric tries his hand at ventriloquism, then he and Ernie attempt to swindle a rich American in a game of cards. With guests the King Brothers, Murray Kash and Barbara Law.
(First shown on ITV) (BW) (S)

Followed by When I Grow Up
Young people from around the world discuss their views of the future.
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Mears continues his travels to inhospitable places.

North America's Rocky Mountains are so wild that it's possible to walk for 100 days without encountering another person - but bears are a constant danger. A former park ranger tells of seeing his friend decapitated by one swipe of a bear's paw, while Mears learns of an even bigger threat: hypothermia.
See Choice.
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Motoring magazine show, tonight revealing the results of a survey of 24,000 British motorists who assess top-selling models. With Vicki Butler-Henderson, Kate Humble, Tiff Needell and Quentin Willson.
(S) (W)
Magazine: £3.30 from newsagents
Website: [web address removed]

Wrestler, miner, Mensa member and Doctor of Law: Sir Jimmy Savile has been all of these, as well as the childhood hero of Louis Theroux. Staying with Savile at some of his seven homes, Theroux attempts to get a glimpse of the private man behind the public persona.
See Choice. (S) (W)

[Photo caption] Close and big cigar... flamboyant Jimmy Savile reveals to Louis Theroux some intriguing insights into his character, When Louis Met Jimmy

Entertainment: When Louis Met Jimmy 9.30pm BBC2
What a wily old fox Jimmy Savile is. Having agreed to spend time with Louis Theroux and the camera team, the 73-year-old is smacking his chops at the prospect of a jolly good battle of wits. "I'm odd. You're different. That's not a bad double. Between us, we should be able do something." They surely do. Savile uses every minute of his 50-odd years in the business to bait, dodge and outsmart the deceptively bemused Theroux, all the while dangling tasty bits of insight into his character. It's a terrific bit of television, showing the eccentric ex-miner and club manager "warts and all" as Theroux tries hard to get Savile to admit that there is something nasty lurking beneath the public persona. Make up your own mind which one of these bulldogs is the winner. (FL)

The first in an occasional series examining cultural fads.

Short for "pocket monster", it is possibly the biggest children's craze ever. This short film traces the origins of Pokemon and its remarkable rise in popularity.
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With Jeremy Paxman.
At 11.00 News headlines.
(S)

By the Liberal Democrats. With signing and in-vision subtitles.

Tonight's guests include Texas and Stereophonics, plus the Roots, Beth Orton and Dark Star.
(Revised repeat) (S) (W)

Jools is joined by Beth Orton, Scottish band Texas, Stereophonics, Dark Star, Scratch and The Roots.

Jools is joined by Beth Orton, Scottish band Texas, Stereophonics, Dark Star, Scratch and The Roots.

Presented by Sian Williams.

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open Science
12.30 The Ageing Files
1.00 The Ascent of Man: World within World
1.45 Final Frontier
2.00 Nerves
2.30 Insect Hormones - the Control of Moulting
3.00 Regulation and Control

Curriculum Development
3.30 ICT: Getting Connected in the Primary School

Languages
4.00 Get By in German

Working In Health and Care
5.00 The Future

Open University
6.00 Breathing Deeply
(S)
6.30 Seal Secrets
(S)
Ends 7.00am.