Ends 9.00.

Spider
Tales of a boy and his naughty but loveable spider. (R)

7.05 Playdays
Peggy, Poppy and Why learn about trains. (R)

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

7.50 Why 5
The science show.
Shown yesterday on BBC1 at 4.35pm (S) (W)

8.15 The All-New Popeye Show
A triple-helping of spinach-guzzling sailor cartoons. (R)

8.40 Polka Dot Shorts
Fun in the land of Roo. Repeated at 1pm (R)

8.50 Oakie Doke
An orchestra comes to Oakie Hollows. (R)

Repeats are not indicated.
9.00 What? Where? When? Why?
(ages 6-7) Fire and Science: Hot and Cold (S) 3566849 9.15 Watch (ages 5-7) Ourselves: Me and My Friends (S) 9652099 9.30 Writing and Pictures (ages 6-7) The Big Question (S) 3739780 9.45 The Pocket-Size Guide to Parenting (S) (W)

Ends 10.50.
Advent Calendar
Then Teletubbies: Po visits her friends on her scooter. (R) (S)

The gang go on a boat on the Thames. (R) (S) (W) BBC TWEENIES MAGAZINE: published monthly, price £1.25, from newsagents

The latest business news.

Ends 1.10.
Shown at 8.40am

Look and Read (ages 7-9) Spywatch: The Pilot (S)

Ends 2.30.
The chef's cookery class is filmed. (R)

Why meets a sneezy dragon. (R)

All the water has run out in Greendale. (R)

Trouble is brewing at the royal palace. (R)

Rageh Omaar appeals on behalf of the charity Impact. (S)
DONATIONS: for details see Sunday
4.55pm on BBC1

Coverage from the Commons of Prime Minister's Questions.
Series editor Jon Williams (S) CONTACT DETAILS: fax [number removed] or e-mail westminster@bbc.co.uk

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

The Economy Drive. Humphrey is horrified when Jim Hacker devises ways to save money.
Written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn
(R) (S)

Against-the-clock cookery test, with Ainsley Harriott. (S) Celebrity Ready Steady Cook is tonight at
7.30pm on BBC1

The elimination quiz show, with Anne Robinson. (S) (W)

PM Steve Wright unveils more music performances from the past including Sheena Easton , REM, Everything But the Girl, Bucks Fizz, Tom Waits and Donny Osmond.
Producer Mark Hagen (S) Repeated next Saturday Top of the Pops is on Friday at 7.30pm on BBC1

The Die Is Cast. An attack by Cardassians and Romulans on the Founders' homeworld threatens intergalactic war.
(S)

LRick Stein 's passion for seafood takes him to East Anglia where he savours cockles and samphire from the marshes, pink shrimps from King's Lynn and sweet crabs from Cromer. 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). WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/food/rickstein
Shrimp and samphire risotto - Food: page 49

This week Ainsley Harriott helps fan Dosolina Brando prepare a dinner of spicy Indian dishes. But can he help her lose her reputation for tardiness? See Choice.
Executive producer Nick Vaughan-Barratt ; Series producer Nichola Hegarty
(S) (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/food/friends

The new series of the cult US drama series continues.
Millennium. Mulder and Scully seek out an ex-agent, some of whose former associates have become zombies.
(S)

No Mean City. In tonight's final monologue, Alan Bennett reflects on his upbringing in Leeds.
Director Tristram Powell (S) (W) RT SHOP: CD, £10.99 (normally £12.99), and cassette, £7.99 (normally
£9.99), plus 99p p&p. Call [number removed] (national rate), or send cheque, payable to RT Shop, to: [address removed] BBC book. price £9.99, is also available

r Changing Homes. Sir Neville Simms , Chief Executive of Britain's biggest building company Carillion, faces a hectic week refurbishing tenants' homes on a Birmingham estate - and the small matter of a visit to the Queen. See Choice. Series producer Hugh Dehn (S) (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/floor

Analysis of the news with Jeremy Paxman. (S) (W)

By the Labour Party. (s) (W)

Love to Settle Down. The last in this week's series of three films about the death of a 25-year-old rough sleeper.
For credits see Monday (S)

Andrew Neil presents highlights from the State Opening of Parliament.

Repeats are not indicated.
Open University 12.30 The Crunch The Food Ferry (W)
1.00 Wendepunkte: life after reunification in Germany
1.30 Somewhere a Wall Came Dawn (S)
Secondary Schools 2.00 Parenting: The Pocket Guide to Parenting Plus: Programme 4 - parents discuss bringing up children (W) Languages 4.00 Make French Your Business (part 1) - Business French for Beginners
Working in Health and Care 5.00 Numeracy and Using IT Open University 6.00 School Is for All: Moving on Up
6.30 Partnerships: urban regeneration in Stoke-on-Trent Ends
7.00am. (S)