Ends 9.00.

Polka Dot Shorts
A double bill of adventures with Polkaroo.
(Repeated at 1.10pm)
(R)

7.10 Top Cat
Benny's new horse gives Top Cat an angle for another money-making idea.
(R)

7.35 Rugrats
Animated fun with the carpet-crawling kids.
(R) (S)

8.00 Blue Peter
Liz Barker learns how to be a firefighter, plus the launch of a robot-themed competition.
(Shown yesterday at 5pm on BBC1)
(S) (W)

8.25 Monster Rancher
Genki and Holly meet Golem, a huge stone monster who is also the guardian of the lost discs.
(S)

8.50 Bob the Builder
Wendy takes over when Bob has a cold.
(R) (S)
BBC CD-ROM: Bob the Builder- Can We Fix It? for PC and Playstation, £19.99.
Bob the Builder - Fix It Fun! on Game Boy Colour, price £24.99

(Repeats are not indicated)

9.00 Number Adventures: Shape: the Queen's Castle (ages 5-7)
(S) (W)

9.15 Hands Up!: Dazzle the Dinosaur (ages 7-9)
with sign language.
(S)

9.30 Words and Pictures: Who Sank the Boat? (ages 5-7)
(S)

9.45 Dynamo
An exploration of the world of numbers.
(S)

The Teletubbies watch two children go for a ride in a hovercraft.
(R) (S)

While the snow falls, the Tweenies learn about hot and cold and sing a song to help explain the difference.
(R) (S) (W)
Magazine: published monthly, price £1.25

10.50 Zig Zag Shorts: France: Paris (ages 7-9)
(S)

11.00 Words and Pictures: Phonics Special: "ee" (ages 5-7)
(S)

11.15 Numbertime: Time: Night and Day (ages 4-6)
(S)

11.30 Look and Read: Zzaap and the Word Master: Into the Crystal Caverns (ages 7-9)
(S)

11.50 The Experimenter: It Runs in the Family (ages 7-9)
(S)

12.10 Zig Zag (ages 7-9)
(S)

A phonics special where Sophie Aldred looks at words with long vowel sounds and visits a vet and a farm in Wales looking for words with an "ee" sound.

Consumer updates.

Ends 2.00.

More equine fun down on the farm. (R)

Shown at 7am

Peggy Patch visits an Austrian village to find out about the wooden houses. (R)

Only practice makes perfect, but the fire-station band need something quicker. (R)

The little car engages in a spot of house-painting. (R)

Dougie Donnelly introduces further coverage from the Potters Leisure Resort in Norfolk as this year's tournament reaches the third-round stage.
(S) (W)

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

(S) (W)

Third-round action at the Potters Leisure Resort. (S) (W)

More contestants are brusquely ejected by Anne Robinson on the elimination quiz.
(S) (W)

The race is on for the Tracy family to defend the name of International Rescue after they are accused of stealing top-secret papers while saving a trapped man. (Repeated next Saturday)
(R) (S)

A probe sent into the core of a passing comet brings aboard a dissident member of the Q continuum, jailed for trying to end his status as an immortal.
(S)
(Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is tomorrow at 6.45pm)

Dick is overwhelmed by erotic fantasies. Sally is ordered to the kitchenware department of a local shop, where she discovers the joys of lifestyle pursuits.
(S)

The chef continues his culinary tour of the six-course menu.

Demonstrating the versatility of soups, Rhodes's recipes include a French onion soup with an English twist, spinach soup with goats' cheese, sweet pepper and spring-onion pancakes, and a soup based on French bouillabaisse.
(S)
BBC Book: Gary Rhodes at the Table available in hardback, price £18.99
Gary Rhodes's cream of tomato soup - Food: page 34

Antony Worrall Thompson prepares a dish of duck and orange sauce, which was placed 11th in the Top 12 Best of British dishes. Meanwhile, Oz Clarke shares his favourite bargain basement wines with friends, and Emma Crowhurst makes a spicy sausage-and-chickpea soup.
(S) (W)
Website: [web address removed]

More of the past is pieced together on the archaeology series.

Construction work beside Hereford Cathedral reveals six corpses, three of which are found with chalices and patens, evidence that they were priests. Who were the three figures and what was their role in one of England's great medieval cathedrals? With Julian Richards. The series will run on Monday evenings from next week.
(S) (W)
Website: [web address removed]

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

Continuing the repeats of the spoof police series.

Is the holiday atmosphere of Spain about to compromise the squad's latest operation?
(For cast see Monday)
(R) (S) (W)

Major 20th-century events - from Scott's Antarctic trek to the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, as seen through postcard collections.
(R) (S)

Political news. With Sian Williams.

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Ever Wondered?
12.45 Personal Passions - Max Clifford
(W)
1.00 Waiting Their Turn: Minorities in a Democracy
(S)
1.30 Art
(S)

Secondary Schools
2.00 PSHE: Lifeschool A-Z
(S)

Languages
4.00 Spanish Inside Out: Part 5
Talk Spanish: Parts 1 and 2
A short course for beginners.

Working in Engineering
5.00 Mind Your Own Business

Open University
6.00 Building by Numbers
(S)
6.30 The Spiral of Silence
(S)
Ends 7.00am.