Ends 9.00.

Polka Dot Shorts
More tales from the land of Roo.
(R)

7.10 Top Cat
TC discovers that Fancy has given away a priceless piece of jewellery.
(R) (S)

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

8.00 Blue Peter
Stunt-bike stars in the studio, how to make a sleep-over bag and surviving the snow in Norway.
(Shown yesterday at 5pm on BBC1)
(S) (W)

8.25 Monster Rancher
In their search for the Phoenix, Genki and co become trapped in a cave.
(S)

8.50 Fiddley Foodle Bird
More fun with the metamorphosing bird.
(Repeated at 1pm)
(R)

(Repeats are not indicated)

9.00 Number Adventures: Measuring Length: The Measuring Snake (ages 5-7)
(S) (W)

9.15 Hands Up!: The Enormous Crocodile (ages 7-9)
with sign language

9.30 Words and Pictures: Time to Get Up (ages 5-7)
(S)

9.45 Dynamo: History: Cars and Buses (early years)
(S)

Ends 10.50.

Teletubbies
Laa-Laa watches some children make ice-lollies by freezing their favourite juice. (R) (S)
BBC CD-ROM: Play with the Teletubbies, for PC and Playstation, price £19.99

10.30 Tweenies
Jake has a terrible tantrum when he can't tie his shoelaces. (R) (S) (W)
BBC CD-ROM: Tweenies: Ready to Play. for PC and Playstation, price £19.99

10.50 Landmarks Shorts: Using the Land: Changing Industry (ages 7-9)
(S)

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

11.15 Numbertime: Time: Half Past (ages 4-6)
(S)

11.30 Look and Read: Zzaap and the Word Master: The Castle of Gloom (ages 7-9)
(S)

11.50 The Experimenter: The Earth and Beyond (ages 7-9)
(S)

12.10 Zig Zag: A Walk through Time: Food (ages 7-9)
(S)

A phonics special where Sophie Aldred looks at words with the long vowel sounds 'igh'. Sophie visits the Welsh Wildlife Centre to look for badgers.

Weekday roundup of business and consumer news.

Shown at 8.50am

Drama based on true events, starring Donald Sinden and Peter Wyngarde. In London during 1911, a gang of Russian anarchists commits robbery and murder to finance its activities. A Scotland Yard inspector goes underground to infiltrate them and meets a young woman among their members. Widescreen.
Directors Robert S Baker , Monty Berman (1960) (BW) (W) Films: pp 60-66 **

The latest political news from Parliament, with Diana Madill.
(S)
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(S) (W)

Another topical issue discussed by a studio audience, guests and Esther Rantzen.
(S) (W)

Culinary contest presided over by Ainsley Harriott.
(R) (S)

Ruthless elimination quiz, hosted by Anne Robinson.
(S) (W)

Scott takes over the helm at International Rescue while Jeff takes a well-earned holiday.
(Repeated next Saturday) (R) (S)

Day two of the ultimate robotic sporting event features the first heats in the swimming, high jump, micromouse, rocket egg-lofting and solar marathon challenges. (S)

When an academic shows up in Mary's office, Dick becomes rather jealous.
(S)

Tonight, Gary Rhodes looks at the classic menu and presents a table of dishes ideal for entertaining a number of people. Recipes include poached ale herrings, country pate, and marmalade cream tart.
(S)
RT Shop: a BBC hardback, Gary Rhodes at the Table, is available for £16.99 plus 99p p&p (normally £18.99). To order, send a cheque, payable to RT Shop, to [address removed], or call [number removed] (national rate).
How to make Gary Rhodes's marmalade tart - Food: page 37

Antony Worrall Thompson introduces Henry the goat to his smallholding, and is taught to make a real Cornish pastie. Oz Clarke pays a rare visit to the kitchen to prepare the perfect pancake, while Emma Crowhurst cooks three-cheese risotto. Series producer Gloria Wood ; Executive producer Tim Hincks (S) (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/foodanddrink

A documentary following a small but growing band of would-be parents who, in their pursuit of the child they desire, refuse to be bound by their country's laws, rendering fertility an international business. Alan and Louise Masterton hope to use a controversial technique which can predetermine the sex of a child after losing their young daughter in an accident, while sixtysomething Jenny is seeking help abroad to become pregnant after being refused fertility treatment in the UK.
See Choice.
(S) (W)

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of last year's series that explored the natural history of South America.
(R) (S) (W)
(Another episode can be seen on Friday at 9.50pm)
BBC Products: book, Andes to Amazon: a Guide to Wild South America, price £20; a CD of the soundtrack from the original series is also available.

Continuing the series about the north-west London suburb.

Art graduate Faisal finds models for his latest project by stopping women as they pass by his barbershop window, while Jamaican-born DJ Hotty Hotty Johnny organises a "back-to-school" dance at a local nightclub which he hopes will be successful enough to let him give up his day job.
(S) (W)

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

Lord Nelson is seen as the classic British hero yet, as this film recalls, he also shocked polite society when, at the height of his fame, he began an adulterous affair with Lady Emma Hamilton.
(R) (S) (W)

Followed by 48 Preludes and Fugues
(S) (W)

Political news.

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Whose Web Is It Anyway?
(S)
1.00 Environmental Control in the North Sea
(S)
1.30 Seeing through Maths - a Source of Inspiration
(S)

Secondary Schools
2.00 Techno - Designing Your Future
(S)

Languages
4.00 Japanese Language and People: Parts 5 and 6
A guide for beginners.

Working in Construction
5.00 Health and Safety
Advice on the correct use of equipment, working at height, and general safety measures on a construction site.

Open University
6.00 Groupware - So What?
(S)
6.30 Linkage Mechanisms
Ends 7.00am.