Ends 9.00

Poddington Peas
Zip-Pea saves the day when two peas get lost in the dark.
(Repeated at 1.05pm) (R)

7.05 Playdays
Chris, Peggy and Why play hide-and-seek.
(R)

7.25 Smurfs' Adventures
Fun with the mushroom-dwelling folk.
(R)

7.50 Blue Peter
Featuring badminton stars Simon Archer and Jo Goode.
(Shown yesterday at 5.10pm on BBC1) (S) (W)

8.20 The All-New Popeye Show:
Fun with the spinach-eating sailor.
(R)

8.40 Polka Dot Shorts
Humpty has a special golden pear.
(R)

8.50 Fiddley Foodle Bird
Fun with the metamorphosing bird.
(R)

(Repeats are not indicated)

9.00 Number Adventures: Number Puzzles 2: Red Rock
(ages 5-7) (S)

9.15 Hands Up!: Signed Words and Pictures: the Dancing Hen
(ages 5-7)

9.30 Words and Pictures: Not Now Bernard
(ages 5-7) (S)

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

A cloud follows Dipsy when he goes for a walk.
(R) (S)

Bella is sick today.
(R) (S) (W)

10.50 Landmarks Shorts: Using the Land: Growing Settlements
(ages 9-11) (S)

11.00 Numbertime: Side by Side
(ages 4-6) (S)

11.15 Watch: Special Friends
(ages 5-7) (S)

11.30 Landmarks: Rivers of the World: the Angara
(ages 9-12) (S)

11.50 The Experimenter: Changes in Materials: Mending a Monster
(ages 7-9) (S)

12.10 Zig Zag: Tudor Life: Street - a Merchant's Story
(ages 7-9) (S)

The programme shows the physical power of the Angara river in Siberia, its ability to erode its banks, carve out a valley & carry boulders in flood. Show more

Educational programme for seven- to nine-year-olds, exploring what the streets and buildings were like 450 years ago. Show more

Consumer news.

More adventures with the heavenly mouse.
(R)

Animation.
(Shown at 7am)

(ages 7-9) (S)

Coverage of Rally Australia. Shown in Sunday Grandstand

Dermot Cavanagh visits County Louth with Ballykissangel star Tina Kellegher.
(R) (S)

Ken cooks stir-fried chicken with black bean sauce.
(S) (W)

The latest political news from Parliament with Diana Madill.
(S)
Contact Details: fax [number removed] or e-mail [email address removed]

(Digital: UK Today); Weather (S) (W)

In today's show Esther Rantzen discusses the appeal of police dramas with stars past and present.
(S) (W)

Culinary challenge, hosted by Ainsley Harriott.
(R) (S)
Recipes: see Ceefax page

Quick-fire general-knowledge quiz.

(Weakest Link: Champions' League is at 8.25pm on BBC1)
(S) (W)

The Empire State Building collapses, trapping two journalists underground.
(R) (S)

When a humanoid robot is found floating in space, B'Elanna determines to repair it.
(R) (S)

Mary takes Dick to a charity auction where he enters into the spirit of the event rather too well, while Sally's snoring is giving Don sleepless nights.
(S)

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen designs a bedroom for two asthmatic boys in which soft furnishing, storage and privacy are issues, and creates a romantic haven in their parents' bedroom. Meanwhile, Diarmuid Gavin divides the poorly-drained garden into a play area for the children, and an adult garden with a cubic summerhouse accessed by a decking pathway and flanked by a wildlife pond.
(S) (W)
BBC Book: The Home Front Directory, price £12.99, from retailers

Penultimate in the drama about a new internet company.

Fran decides to sort things out with Mike so, putting her own feelings aside, she suggests to him that pulling the business round might also get his marriage back on track.
Contains strong language.
Episode written by Alan Pollock
(Repeated Friday at 11.20pm)
(S) (W)
Website: [web address removed]
BBC products: book. On the Edge: the Inside Stories of Jake and Luce, available from 23 November, price £6.99; two videos, both containing three episodes, are to be released on 27 November, price £12.99 each

Analysis of the day's major news at both home and abroad. Presented by Jeremy Paxman.
(S) (W)

Continuing this week's job-swapping programmes.

Ellis Ward, a presenter on a UK shopping channel, exchanges the studio for Justine Burgin's door-to-door, commission-based cosmetic sales.
(S)

Followed by 48 Preludes and Fugues
Angela Hewitt plays Bach's Prelude and Fugue in F sharp (Book 2 No 13)
(R) (S) (W)

Andrew Neil discusses today's political happenings in Parliament.

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Breaking the Seal: Military Records
(W)
1.00 Ever Wondered?
1.15 Personal Passions
1.30 Was Anybody There?
(S)

Secondary Schools
2.00 History: Britain 1750-1900
(S)

Languages
4.00 Buongiorno Italia!: Parts 15 and 16; French on a Plate: Provence

Working in IT
5.00 Leading a Team

Open University
6.00 Swedish Science in the 18th Century
(S)
6.30 Looking for Hinduism in Calcutta
(S)

Ends 7am.