Ends 8.15.
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Little Monsters
Young girl Sadie learns not to take her life so seriously.
(R) (S)

7.05 Potsworth and Co
Adventures in the Dream Zone.
(R) (S)

7.25 Monster Rancher
Genki and the gang accidentally awaken an ancient fighting robot.
(R) (S)

7.50 Blue Peter
With Handy Andy and Linda Barker of Changing Rooms.
(Shown last Friday, BBC1) (S) (W)

Ends 10.50.

8.15 Ethelbert the Tiger
Double bill. To exorcise some fears, the cub travels to South America and Africa.
(Repeated at 1pm) (R) (S)

8.25 Just So Stories
A rerun of Rudyard Kipling stories starts with how the whale got its throat.
(R) (S)

8.35 Postman Pat
Fun with the friendly postman.
(R) (S)

8.50 Pingu
The penguin encounters a cross-country skier.
(R)

9.00 Teletubbies
Double bill. Some children build towers, and the friends learn a nursery rhyme.
(R) (S)
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9.50 Playdays
Why Bird learns how bread is made.
(R) (S)
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10.10 Tweenies
Double bill. The friends hunt for Milo's lost ball. Fizz discovers just how useful sticks can be.
(R) (S) (W)
Website: [web address removed]
Tweenies on tour: page 26

(Repeats are not indicated)

10.50 Magic Key: Floppy and the Puppies
(ages 5-6) (S)

11.05 Numbertime: Time - O'Clock
(ages 4-6) (S)

11.20 What? Where? When? Why?: Caring and Sharing - Who Needs It?
(ages 6-7) (S)

11.35 Watch: Seaside Holiday with Magic Grandad
(ages 5-7) (S)

11.50 Watch: Art Start - Painting
(ages 5-7) (S)

12.05 Pathways of Belief: Sikhism: Living as a Sikh - Baisakhi and Commitment
(ages 7-9) (S)

12.20 Revisewise: Revisewise Shorts - English Tests
(ages 7-9) (S)

Exploring the concept of time, this edition explains what 'o'clock' means. Plus, Little Juan prepares for the football match, Scrap eagerly awaits the post and Bernie tricks Bill.

Weekday financial news.

(Shown at 8.15am)

From Salt Lake City, highlights of the closing ceremony to the 2002 Winter Olympics as 17 days of competition come to an end. Presented by Hazel Irvine , with commentary from Barry Davies. More highlights at 11.20pm.
3.20 News; Regional News
(Digital: BBC London News)
Weather

The first of the week's studio debates with Esther Rantzen.

Culinary contest, hosted by Ainsley Harriott.
Ceefax: recipes on page

Anne Robinson hosts the elimination quiz.
Wesbite: [web address removed]

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The Springfield residents begin a five-nights-per-week run.
Dissatisfied with gentle academia, Lisa enrols in military school.
With the voice of Willem Dafoe.
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Homer Simpson and his subversive yet strangely loveable family begin a welcome showing every weekday on BBC2

The Simpsons 6.00pm BBC2
Here's the start of a daily treat that's worth rushing home from work for. (And if you can't make it on time, be sure to set the video recorder.) BBC2 is showing The Simpsons every weekday night at 6pm.
Of course, fans of this wonderfully funny and subversive show with cable and satellite have been enjoying regular dates with The Simpsons for some years now on Sky I, but it's about time terrestrial viewers had the same privileges, so this is cause for celebration.
In tonight's episode, sweet and clever little Lisa, distressed with just how easy she finds her schoolwork, enrols at an all-male military academy in search of a more testing challenge. Actor Willem Dafoe is the guest voice. (These guest spots are much sought-after by celebrities as badges of cool credibility.) And tomorrow, in a sublime Rear Window spoof, Bart spends the summer spying on his neighbours after breaking his leg.
These witty Simpsons cinematic homages are astonishingly good and remarkably assured, and this one is no exception. Day in and day out, you will marvel at just how they get away with it. The scripts are masterpieces and the animation is a joy. Without The Simpsons, the world would be a much poorer place.

The Trap. Scarlet has a race against time to ensure the safety of delegates at a World Air conference.

We Have a Lot to Talk About. In the first episode of a repeat run for the third series, Lois is confused as to who wants to marry her - Clark or Superman?

Continuing the job-swap series. Fiona Parry , senior sister on a busy intensive-care ward at a central London NHS hospital, compares notes with Yasmin Kabani , sister in charge of the intensive-care service at an expensive private hospital, when they each take over the other's post. ProducerCharlie Clay: Executive producer Hilary Rosen

In the first of the semi-finals, Edinburgh University and Imperial College, London, vie for a place in the final.
Director Tracey Rooney ; Producer Peter Gwyn

Joining regular team captains Phill Jupitus and Sean Hughes and presenter Mark Lamarr are comedian Dave Johns, Christian Ingebrigtsen from A1, presenter June Sarpong and 1980s star Paul Young.
Director John L Spencer ; Producers Simon Bullivant and Warren Prentice
Repeated next Sunday

Larry Hagman, Gail Hipgrave (nee Porter) and Paul Whitehouse subject themselves to Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's surreal game show. The guests join regular panellist Johnny Vegas (who also appears in Room 101, which follows), team captains Ulrika Jonsson and Will Self, plus Matt Lucas as George Dawes.
Director Richard Valentine ; Producer Lisa Clarke
This series premieres on BBC Choice on Sundays

10.00 Comedy Night: Room 101
The spleen-venting comedy show returns for a new eight-part series. Paul Merton's first guest is comic Johnny Vegas, whose choices for Orwellian oblivion include holiday reps, novelty pants and internet chat rooms.
Producer Victoria Payne ; Series producer Richard Wilson
Repeated next Sunday

News and analysis, with Jeremy Vine.

Highlights from Salt Lake City of the Games' closing ceremony. Presented by Hazel Irvine , with commentary by Barry DavieS. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics

Political roundup, with Andrew Neil.

(Repeats are not indicated)

Open University
12.30 Ever Wondered?
12.45 Personal Passions
1.00 Breaking the Seal
(W)
1.30 Music to the Ear
Dissecting the Beatles' music.
(S)

Secondary Schools
2.00 Miscellany: English: Taking Stock of Talk
Tracking the spread of disease; profiling Loch Lomond.
(S)

Languages
4.00 Talk Italian: Parts 5-6
Italy Inside Out: Venice

Working In Education
5.00 Middle Management

Open University
6.00 Building the Perfect Beast
(S)
6.30 What Have the 1970s Ever Done for Us?

Compilation secondary schools programme looking at the process of glaciation and the physical features of the Loch Lomond area. Show more