Ends 9.00.

Spider
The tale of the Spider's song. Repeated at 1.05pm (R)

7.05 Playdays
Peggy, Poppy and Why have a magic adventure. (R)

7.30 Smurfs' Adventures
Animated tales of the blue folk. (R)

7.50 Why 5
Ortis and Mary Anne Hobbs host a new series of the science show.
Shown yesterday on BBC1 at 4.35pm (S) (W)

8.15 The All-New Popeye Show
Cartoon sailor antics. (R)

8.40 Polka Dot Shorts
Humpty and Bear find a magical bottle that makes everyone sing rhymes. (R)

8.45 Oakie Doke
The Oakie Hollows folk hunt for a hat. (R)

Repeats are not indicated.
9.00 What? Where? When? Why? (ages 6-7) Homes: Living in a Home -the Happy Gang learn how to share rooms. (S) 5321937 9.15 Watch
(ages 5-7) Birth, Care and Growth: Caring and Growing- looking after babies and young animals. (S)
1649573 9.30 Writing and Pictures (ages 6-7) The Circus -Scribbles shows his letter-writing skills. (S)
2962689 9.45 The Pocket-Size Guide to Parenting - how do families cope with tricky tots? (S) (W)

Ends 10.50.

Teletubbyland gets a piano. (R) (S)

Milo isn't convinced that pink is nice. (R) (S) (W) BBC TWEENIES MAGAZINE: published monthly, price f 1.25, from newsagents

10.50 Numbertime (ages 4-6) Shapes: Triangles- introducing maths skills. (S) 6631221 11.05 Watch (ages 5-7) Living through the Seasons: Hedgehog- how changing seasons affect us. (S)
11.20 English Express (ages 9-11) Own Goal- Brian follows the trail of a trophy to Eiland Road. (S)
11.50 Landmarks (ages 9-11) River Severn: Travelling on the River - presented by Vanessa Collingridge. (S) 8536283 12.10 See You, See Me (ages 7-9) The Romans in Scotland: Health (S)

The latest business news.

Teddy Trucks Animated fun with Boss Bear and his drivers. (R)

Shown at 7.05am

(ages 7-9)
Environmental issues in the French delta.
(S)

Action from the second round of the Open at Sheffield's Ponds Forge international sports centre. Presented by Dougie Donnelly. (S) (W)

Alan Davies appeals on behalf of the housing charity Shelter. DONATIONS: for details see Sunday
4.55pm on BBC1 (S)

Coverage from the Commons of Prime Minister's Questions.
Series editor Jon Williams (S) CONTACT DETAILS: see Tuesday

UK Today); Weather (S) (W)

The day's final visit to Sheffield. (S)(W)

Another round of the elimination quiz, hosted by Anne Robinson. (S)(W)

Steve Wright hosts tonight's trawl through the archives.
Producer Mark Hagen (S) Repeated next Saturday Top of the Pops is on Friday at 7.30pm on BBC2

Improbable Cause. In the first of a two-part story, the attempted murder of a Cardassian tailor puts Odo on the trail of the secret Obsidian Order. (R) (S)
The second part of this story is scheduled for 6 December

The £50 Billion Bet. A bitter business battle is being waged to run the National Lottery. This is an inside look at the struggle between current operator Camelot and its challenger, the People's Lottery. Who will win - and how will it affect the fortune-making game? Nils Blythe reports. Producer Louise Adamson ; Series editor Diarmuid Jeffreys (S) (W)

Rick Stein continues his travels around Britain in search of seafood delicacies. Tonight, a trip to Rick's beloved South West reveals the delights of pilchards and bream, plus ormer and cockles with laver bread. See Choice.
Director/Producer David Pritchard (S) (W) RT SHOP: book available for £15.99 including p&p (normally L20). To order. send a cheque, payable to RT Shop. to [address removed]. or call [number removed] (national rate).
Roast monkfish with crushed potatoes, olive oil and watercress: p47

Gordon Ramsay takes a day off from his restaurant to help out one of his fans, Hannah Davie. Will the hot-tempered Chef of the Year avoid boiling over as the young trainee accountant prepares for a dinner party? See Choice.
Executive producer NickVaughan-Barratt; Series producer Nichola Hegarty
(S) (W)

Beginning a new series of the cult US drama series.
The Sixth Extinction. With Mulder in a perilous state in a psychiatric ward, Scully attempts to decipher strange symbols on a submerged spacecraft in the hope of finding a cure for his affliction. See Choice.
(S)

A Shy Butcher. Alan Bennett continues his monologues about growing up in Leeds by recalling his father.
The series continues next Saturday (S) (W)

Continuing the series in which bosses return to the shop floor. Bin Man. Broken-down dustcarts, disillusioned dustmen and maggots await the boss of rubbish company Onyx as he takes to the streets of Westminster. See Choice.
Producer Kelly Webb-Lamb ; Executive producer Robert Thirkell (S) (W)

Analysis of the day's news, presented by Jeremy Paxman.
(S) (W)

Cassocks for Council Estates. In a tale of two vicars, the Rev David Chantrey trades green fields for tower blocks, while the Rev Robert Johnson enters the world of cream teas and country lanes. What will the one-week job-swap reveal about the effects of a parish on a vicar's job?
Director Richard Bond (S)
Followed by 48 Preludes and Fugues Andrei Gavrilov plays Bach's Prelude and Fugue in D minor (Book 1 No 6). (R) (S) (W)

Analysis of today's political news.

Repeats are not indicated.
Open University 12.30 The Crunch Brixton Town Centre
1.00 Television to Call Our Own (S) 75622 1.30 A Migrant's Heart-with theatre director JatinderVerma. (S) Secondary Schools 2.00 Technology (S)
Languages 4.00 Buongiorno Italia! (parts 7 and 8); Bon Mot Collection Four The Speaking Clock/The Cloud Working In IT 5.00 Computer Basics
Open University 6.00 A New Way of Life (S) 36158 6.30 Housing Business as Usual Ends 7.00am. (S)