Ends 9.00.

Polka Dot Shorts
Fun with Polkaroo. Today, Bibble is naughty. (R)

7.10 Dastardly and Muttley
Pigeon-pursuing missions. (R)

7.35 Rugrats
Tommy and Chuckle try to trap Santa Claus. (R) (S)

8.00 The Really Wild Show
Michaela Strachan and Nick Baker head up the Amazon in search of the capybara. With sign language.
Shown yesterday at 4.35pm on BBC1(S) (W)
WEBSITE: [web address removed]

8.25 Albert the Fifth Musketeer
Fun with the French hero. (R) (S)

8.50 Noddy
The goblins go stealing. Repeated at 1pm (R) (S)
BBC GAME: Noddy's Magic Adventure for Playstation, price £19.99

Repeats are not indicated.
9.00 What? Where? When? Why? (ages 7-9) Toys: the Happy Gang Game (S) 7928829 9.15 Watch (ages 5-7) Seaside Holiday with Magic Grandad (S) 7047493 9.30 Writing and Pictures (ages 6-7) The Knave (S) 8434035 9.45 Dynamo (early years) Number Eight/Circles and Squares (S)

Ends 10.50. Rain forces Laa-Laato take a walk indoors. (R) (S) BBC CD-ROM: Play with the Teletubbies, for PC and Playstation, price £19.99

Celebrating Chinese
New Year. (R) (S) (W) BBC CD-ROM: Tweenies: Ready to Play, for PC and Playstation, price £19.99

10.50 Tales of Europe (ages 7-9): The Ugly Duckling
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11.05 Numbertime (ages 4-6): Side by Side: Under/Over
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11.20 Revisewise (ages 7-9): Maths Tests
(S)

11.30 English Express (ages 9-11): Texts: Football Stories
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11.50 Zig Zag (ages 7-9): Environment - Water, Air, Land: Waste
(S)

12.10 See You, See Me (ages 7-9): Maps: Farm and Croft
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The latest business news.
Ceefax: page 238

Shown at 8.50am (S)

Drama starring Robert Newton and Glynis Johns. A drunken rascal on a South Sea island cnanges his ways when he has to work with a lady missionary.
Director Muriel Box (1954, U) Films: pp 56-59 **

Leslie Grantham appeals on behalf of the Down Syndrome
Educational Trust.

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

UK Today); Weather (S) (W)

The Economy Drive. Jim Hacker attempts to save some money. Written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn
Postponed from 6 December (R) (S)

Against-the-clock cookery, with Ainsley Harriott. (R) (S) Celebrity Ready Steady Cook is tonight at 8pm on BBC1

General-knowledge quiz, hosted by Anne Robinson. (S) (W)

Bob Marley, Bobby Brown, Alice Cooper, Roberta Flack, Etta James and Thin Lizzy are among the archive gems.
(Repeated next Saturday) (S)
(Top of the Pops Friday at 7.30pm on BBC1)
Website: [web address removed]
Top of the Pops The Magazine: price £1.50, available from newsagents

Shadows and Symbols. A false vision affects Captain Sisko's quest and Worf's mission seems doomed to fail. (S)

Another episode of the classic seventies comedy.
The Weaver's Tale. Tom enjoys his rare financial solvency. Written by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey ; Producer John Howard Davies
(R) (S)

Opera. Designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen , with a little help from international singer Angela Gheorgiou , is asked to add colour and opulence to a tiny bedroom in Hitchin,
Hertfordshire, to reflect the passions of a fanatical opera fan. Director Caspar Peacock ; Series editor Elaine Hackett (S) (W)

Earthworks. An underground cave -just the thing for a quiet drink - is among the features this week as Diarmuid Gavin creates a sculptural garden in south London complete with a contoured lawn that rises and falls.
Director Helen Foulkes ; Producer Dan Adamson (S) (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/homefront
BBC BOOK: Home Front in the Garden by Diarmuid Gavin , hardback £18.99

Fourth in a ten-part drama tracking the fortunes of the Freeman family over the second half of the 20th century.

Sex, love and jealousy come to the fore as the children get to grips with adolescence.

Contains strong language.
Dramatised by Neil Biswas from the novel by Tim Pears
(S) (W)

Psychiatrist Dr Sandra Scott , psychologist Ros Taylor and communications coach Roy Leighton spend a week trying to change the lives of underconfident men and women.
Linda and John. Working mum Linda wants to lose weight, while probation officer John worries about his height.
Director Emma Bowen : Series producer Janice Gabriel (S) (W) INFORMATION: call the free BBC Action Line [number removed] or see Ceefax page 636 or the website: www.bbc.co.uk/health/confidence

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

Continuing the rerun of the spoof police series.
Jubilee. Former EastEnder Patsy Palmer guests when the team are asked to look after a very important family.
Written and produced by Dominic Anciano. Hugo Blick and Ray Burdis Directors Dominic Anciano and Ray Burdis
Another episode tomorrow at 11.20pm (R) (S) (W) Followed by Turning Points Pizza Express founder Peter Boizot discusses a pivotal point in his life.

With Steve Richards.

Repeats are not indicated.
Open University 12.30 Women of Northern Ireland (S)
1.00 Open Advice A University without Walls (S) 69913 1.30 Looking at What Happens in Hospital (S) Secondary Schools 2.00 Geography (S) Languages 4.00 Talk Italian (parts 3-6)
Working in Engineering 5.00 Project and Safety Planning Open University 6.00 Valued Environments, Environmental Values Ends 7.00am. (S)