Ends 9.00.

Playdays
The chums meet some friendly African visitors.
(R)

7.20 Little Bear
The curious cub enjoys another adventure.
(R)

7.45 Inch-High Private Eye
Cartoon fun with the pint-size detective and his trusty dog Braveheart.
(R)

8.10 Tom and Jerry Kids
Cartoon triple bill with the pugilistic pets up to their usual tricks.
(R)

8.35 The Mask
Trouble is in store for The Mask when he accidently joins the marines.
(R) (S)

Another studio debate chaired by Robert Kilroy-Silk.
(R) (S)

Followed by News (S) and Weather

How to fit your own shower unit and build your own barbecue, plus tips on how to find the right home insurance.
(S)

Prog 11 of 19:HENBANE:The most sinister of wildflowers, and the most misused Henbane was used by Dr Crippin.

Jake Robinson and Gavin Lowe help a Reigate woman build a basement bar for her boyfriend.
(R) (S)

Western adventure.

Following an unsuccessful attempt at cattle herding with his partner, Jim Redfern decides to try gold mining, but finds himself up against serious opposition.
(1950) (S)
Films: pp 52-60 **

Home design tips. (S)

An update on all the latest business news.

Further ursine antics with the cuddly cub.
(R)

More animated capers with the cheeky canine.
(R)

Highlights from the fashion series. (S)

Romantic drama starring Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor.

An encounter between an army captain and a young ballet dancer on Waterloo Bridge during the First World War leads to an uncertain romance.
(1940 PG) (BW) (S)
Films: pp 52-60 ****

Esther Rantzen and a studio audience discuss the highs and lows of teaching.
(R) (S)

More culinary challenges hosted by Ainsley Harriott.
(S)
BBC Book: The Big Ready Steady Cook Book, £9.99, from retailers

General-knowledge quiz where the contestants decide who to eliminate. (S) (W)

A routine cargo delivery to a penal colony brings an intruder aboard the Enterprise and persuades Captain Kirk to inspect the high-tech prison.
(R) (S)
(Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is on Thursday at 6pm)

Having arrested a young basketball player for a gangland shooting, Ray is mystified by Fraser's attempts to get him bail.
(R) (S)

Fare dodging, assault and even murder are just everyday hazards for today's taxi drivers. Secret cameras concealed in a West Yorkshire cab reveal why cabbies are wary of the behaviour of some passengers.
(First shown on BBC North)
(S)

Another chance to see Gary Rhodes's definitive look at great British cooking. To start the series Gary revives the classic Sunday lunch with the perfect roast rib of beef, fail-safe Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, broad beans and red-wine gravy.
See Choice.
(R) (S) (W)
BBC Book: New British Classics - Gary Rhodes (hardback), price £20.00

In the first of eight garden makeovers, Diarmuid Gavin transforms a gloomy courtyard into a subtropical paradise based around a glass cube room suspended over water, while John Rocha adds a touch of glamour by designing a waterfeature. Introduced by Tessa Shaw.
(R) (S)

The threat of a massive asteroid impact causing human extinction may seem like the stuff of science fiction, but scientists believe that a smaller asteroid with the destructive power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb will hit Earth within the next 50 years. What danger could a strike pose for the planet?
(R) (S) (W)

Professional pest controllers share tricks of the trade.
(R) (S)

Rhona drives her hairdresser away by pestering her for information about her ex-girlfriend.
(S) (W)
Website: [web address removed]

Analysis of the day's news developments with Jeremy Vine. Including at 11.00 News headlines.
(S)

In the first of three programme tackling topical dilemmas through imaginary case studies, Clive Anderson sets out to discover what doctors and other medical professionals do when faced with tough ethical decisions.
See Choice.
(S) (W) (Next programme tomorrow at 11.20pm)

Followed by Forty Eight Preludes and Fugues
Andrei Gavrilov plays Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C sharp and in E (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 No 3 and No 9).
(S) (W)

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Asteroid Hunters
(S)
1.00 Paris and the New Mathematics
(S)
1.30 Problems with Patterns
How certain patterns can trigger epileptic fits.
(S)

Teenagers and Families
2.00 Today's Family: 3: Divorce

Languages
4.00 Italianissimo: Parts 9-12

Work Essentials
5.00 Europe

Open University
6.00 Keeping Watch on the Invisible
(S)
6.30 Given Enough Rope
(S)
Ends 7.00am.