Ends 9.00.

Funnybones
Animated fun with a skeleton family. The skeletons decide to go out tonight and frighten someone or something.
(Repeated at 1.05pm)
(R)

7.05 Playdays
At the Why Bird Stop, Peggy asks for things to help you see better.
(R)

7.25 Smurfs' Adventures
Cartoon fun with the Smurfs.
(R)

7.50 Blue Peter
Children's magazine presented by Konnie Huq, Simon Thomas, Matt Baker and Liz Barker.
(Shown last Friday, BBC1)
(S) (W)

8.15 Top Cat
Officer Dibble gets a police dog to help him on his beat.
(R)

8.40 Polka Dot Shorts
Animated fun with Polkaroo and friends. Today Polkaroo's umbrella mysteriously disappears.
(R)

8.50 Just So Stories
Geoffrey Matthews narrates the tale of How the Camel Got His Hump
(R)

(Repeats are not indicated)

9.00 Storytime: I Love Animals
(ages 4-5) (S)

9.15 Words and Pictures Plus: Need a Trim Jim
(ages 5-7) (S)

9.30 Magic Key: Short Sentences
(ages 5-6) (S)

9.45 The Pocket-Sized Guide to Parenting
(S) (W)

A signal light appears in Teletubbyland.
(R) (S)
Website: [web address removed]

Fizz tries to make her own hot air balloon.
(R) (S) (W)
Website: [web address removed]

10.50 Come Outside: Dandelions
(ages 4-5)

11.05 Numbertime: Number Six
(ages 4-6) (S)

11.20 Numbertime: Counting On and Back
(ages 5-7) (S)

11.35 Watch: Living through the Seasons: Blackbird
(ages 5-7) (S)

11.50 Megamaths: Money- up to 20p
(ages 7-9) (S)

12.10 Landmarks: Britain since 1930: Evacuation
(ages 9-12) (S)

Educational numeracy programme teaching children how to work with numbers up to 100. Includes musical sketches, animation and vox pops, and teaches counting backwards and forwards.

Weekday roundup of business and consumer news.

Stories from around the world.
Two children from the USA play in the rain.
(S)

Animated fun.
(Shown at 7am)

(ages 7-9) (S)

The new series featuring popular oriental recipes continues in a weekday slot. Today Ken Hom shows how to use the wok and how to make perfect steamed rice.
(S) (W)
BBC Book: price £15.00, from retailers

Champion John Higgins starts the defence of his Grand Prix title today at the Telford International Centre. Introduced by Dougie Donnelly.
Clive Everton, Ray Edmonds, Dennis Taylor, John Virgo and Willie Thorne provide the commentary. Further coverage at 6.45pm.
(S)

Including at 3.20 News; Regional News (Digital only: UK Today); Weather
(S) (W)

While browsing through the family photo album, Homer recalls how Maggie's accidental birth changed his life for ever.
(R) (S)
A Simpsons double bill can be seen on Friday at 6pm

Geoffrey humiliates himself by insulting the Banks family and quitting his job when Will and Carlton trick him into thinking he has won millions in the lottery.
(R) (S)

Live coverage of the opening frames of tonight's second-round Grand Prix match featuring the ever-popular John Parrott. Introduced by Dougie Donnelly.
(S)
Website: [web address removed]

A young team from St John's College, Oxford, takes on a more mature team from Birbeck College, University of London, in a first-round match of the academic quiz hosted by Jeremy Paxman.
(S) (W)

A rerun for Delia Smith 's back-to-basics guide. This week fruit dishes, including a traditional rhubarb trifle, a Thai fish curry and a tropical fruit salad in planter's punch.
(R) (S)
BBC Book: Delia's How to Cook - Book Two available from bookshops
Join Delia Smith for Christmas Dinner - Reader Event: page 42

Victor Lewis-Smith continues his irreverent look at archive television and cinema commercials. Tonight he focuses on old-age pensioners. Contains some strong language.
(S)

Comedy starring Kathy Burke and James Dreyfus.

It's Tom's 30th birthday and Linda has planned a surprise party for him. But who are the invited guests and what have Bucks Fizz and Peters and Lee got to do with it?
(R) (S) (W)

News and analysis of the day's main stories. Presented by Jeremy Vine. Including at 11.00 News headlines.
(S) (W)

Highlights from the day's Grand Prix snooker action at Telford International Centre.
(S)

Ritzik's wife persuades him to leave the army to escape Bilko's influence, but the Ritziks end up asking Bilko for help.
(BW) (R) (S)

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 What's Right for Children?
(S)
1.00 Playing Safe
(S)
1.30 Play and the Social World
(S)

Secondary Schools
2.00 Geography: The World 2000
(S)

Languages
4.00 Deutsch Plus: Parts 5-8
(S)

Webwise 2000
5.00 Get Webwise: TV13 Librarians - the Issues
(W)
5.30 Get Webwise: TV14 Librarians - Hands On
(W)

Open University
6.00 Packaging Culture
(S)
6.30 The Emergence of Greek Mathematics
(S)
Ends 7.00am.