Ends 9.00.

Spider
Animated antics with the eight-legged character.
(R)

7.05 Polka Dot Shorts
Adventures in the polka-dot land of Roo.
(R)

7.15 The All-New Popeye Show
Three more misadventures with the spinach-guzzling sailor.
(R)

7.35 Rugrats
Animated double bill with the cute youngsters.
(R) (S)

8.00 Blue Peter
Children's magazine, presented by Konnie Huq, Liz Barker, Matt Baker and Simon Thomas.
(Shown yesterday at 5pm on BBC1)
(S) (W)

8.25 Monster Rancher
When their plane breaks down, Genki and his friends end up in an area controlled by arch baddie Pixie.
(S)

8.50 Romuald the Reindeer
Animation. Romuald becomes completely addicted to his computer game.
(Repeated at 1pm)
(R)

(Repeats are not indicated)

9.00 Cats' Eyes: Living: Movement (ages 5-7)
(S)

9.15 Cats' Eyes: Living: Survival (ages 5-7)
(S)

9.30 Words and Pictures: Kipper's Toybox (ages 5-7)
(S)

9.45 Dynamo: Literacy: Letters H and I (early years)
(S)

Website: [web address removed]

The Teletubbies dance about to some music, then watch a little girl play her piano.
(R) (S)

Fizz pretends to be a baby and sucks her thumb and plays in her cot.
(R) (S) (W)

10.50 Zig Zag Shorts: France: The Alps - Traditions and Tourism (ages 7-9)
(S)

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

11.15 Numbertime: Time: Comparison of Time (ages 4-6)
(S)

11.30 English Express: Language Knowledge: Slowly, Sadly, Wildly (ages 9-11)
(S)

11.50 Science Zone: Plants and Animals: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (ages 9-11)
(S)

12.10 Focus: Substance Misuse: Nobody Tells Me What to Do (ages 9-11)
(S)

A phonics special where Sophie Aldred looks at words with long vowel sounds. Sophie visits the Alexandra Palace Ice Rink where she discovers words wth the "magic e" sound.

The latest business and consumer developments.

(Shown at 8.50am)

Coverage from the Masters tournament as the quarter-final stage gets underway at the Wembley Conference Centre. Matches are the best of 11 frames and the winners are guaranteed at least £45,000 in prize money. Presented by Dougie Donnelly, with commentary from Clive Everton, Ray Edmonds, John Virgo and Dennis Taylor.
(S) (W)

Diana Madill offers viewers the chance to quiz MPs.
(S)
(Contact Details: see Tuesday)

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

Further quarter-final coverage of the Masters tournament at Wembley.
(S) (W)

Another round of the general-knowledge elimination quiz, hosted by Anne Robinson, in which nine put-upon contestants compete for potential prize money of £10,000.
(S) (W)

Max is captured by sadistic FBI agent Pierce and undergoes traumatic medical experiments.
(S)

Coverage of tonight's quarter-final match in the Masters tournament at the Wembley Conference Centre. Presented by Dougie Donnelly, with commentary from Clive Everton, Ray Edmonds, John Virgo and Dennis Taylor.
(S) (W)

The local-affairs documentary series investigates the fate of a couple from Australia brought in to help solve the problem of teacher shortages in a south London comprehensive. As more and more schools recruit personnel from overseas to tackle the crisis, the film asks if this measure is tantamount to papering over the cracks.
(S)
Website: [web address removed]

The survival game show this week relocates a trio of car salesmen and three librarians to the Arizona desert where, throughout five tortuous days, they face a raft of cowboy-and-Indian-style challenges that include lassoing, shooting and firing arrows, then having to earn their dinner - crickets and worms - by panning for gold. Presented by Ed Hall and survival expert Hugh McManners.
(S) (W)

Twelve years ago a small patch of a strange gigantic seaweed appeared off the coast of Monaco.
Despite warnings from a marine biologist about its high toxicity, the seaweed was ignored by local authorities, and has now mutated into a phenomenon known as the "killer algae" which is choking all indigenous life. This documentary examines how a supposedly harmless plant has become a potential threat to global marine life.
See Choice.
(S) (W)
Killer algae websites - Webwatch: page 42

Scientific hopes that Venus was similar to Earth were dashed in the sixties when the initial probe of this alien world revealed temperatures hot enough to melt lead, lightning striking constantly, and acid rain.
(S) (W)

Former Big Breakfast presenter Liza Tarbuck and chat show host Clive Anderson join the regulars for the satirical quiz.
(R) (S) (W)

Analysis of the day's national and international news, presented by Jeremy Vine.
(S) (W)

Highlights from the world championships in St Anton, Austria, featuring the men's giant slalom, in which local boy Herman Maier will be hoping to add another gold medal to his tally in the face of stiff competition from Switzerland's Michael von Gruenigen. Presented by Hazel Irvine.
(Further coverage tomorrow at 12 midnight)

Political events in Westminster.

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open Science
12.30 What Have the Sixties Ever Done for Us?
12.40 Background Brief: Impact - Planet Earth
1.00 Final Frontier
1.30 Background Brief: First Came Dolly
1.45 What Have the Eighties Ever Done for Us?
2.00 Stress
(S)
2.30 Looking Glass World
(S)
3.00 Samples of Analysis
(S)

Curriculum Development
3.30 Explicit Learning Plus: Listen to This - the Pupil's Perspective

Languages
4.00 Get By in French: Part 1

Working In the Arts
5.00 Career Development

Open University
6.00 Restoring the Balance
(S)
6.30 Brief Encounter
(S)
Ends 7.00am.