Ends 9.00.

UBOS
Gus's powers fail, affecting the whole family.

7.20 Blue Peter
Including the return of sci-fi adventure The Quest.
(Shown last Friday, BBC1)

7.45 X-periMENTAL
How many children does it take to lift a ton of water?
(Shown last Wednesday on BBC1)

8.00 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
More mystery-solving with the tomboy detective.

8.25 Flint the Time Detective
The team go to 1492 and board one of Columbus's ships.

8.45 Sheeep
The wolves plan to steal Eliot's stamps.

Ends 10.50.

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Jetta exploits Charley and Emily to win a model-building contest.

9.15 Bob the Builder
Mr Sabatini accidentally kicks a ball through his own shop window.

Followed by CBeebies Birthdays

9.30 Binka
The enormous cat has his sleep interrupted, then is prevented from playing.

9 40 Fimbles
Pom finds a traffic light.
Shown last Friday. BBC1

10.00 Tweenies
The gang learn about Tom Thumb. [website removed\

10.25 Teletubbies
The chums imitate some pictures.

Repeats are not indicated.
10.50 English Express (ages 9-11) Texts -Magic 3190310 11.10 Primary History (ages 9-11) Britain since 1948 - Never Had It So Good 8056339 11.30 The
Experimenter (ages 7-9) Light and Sound - Stop That Noise
3604310 11.50 See You, See Me (ages 7-9) Are You Eco-friendly? - the River 1703204 12.10 Around Scotland (ages 10-12)
Children of Coal and Iron - Accident and Disease

With Adam Shaw.

Repeats are not indicated.
1.00 Magic Key (ages 5-6) Fraser the Eraser- Descriptions
1.15 Numbertime (ages 4-6) Time - Days of the Week

Behind-the-lens tricks from photographers.

Hitchcock suspense thriller.
Shy Lina McLaidlaw fears her charming husband is not all he seems.
Review page 48. (BW)
(Alfred Hitchcock is profiled at 3.30pm)

(Digital: BBC London News) Weather

The first of five weekday profiles recalls how Alfred Hitchcock became a TV star in America before making such landmark films as Psycho and The Birds. Director Deep Sehgal ; Series producer Tom Ware

Cookery contest.

Elimination quiz.

The Simpsons' dog takes a course in obedience.
With guest voice Tracey UlIman.
Fancy the Simpsons theme on your phone? [web address removed]

Mother's Day. Jazz asks Will to father his baby.
Another episode is on Thursday at 6.20pm

Mental as Anything. D'Argo is accused of killing his wife. www.bbc.co.uk/cult/farscape

Building the Canals. The Bolton steeplejack traces the 18th-century origins of civil engineering in the 52 miles of underground waterways of Worsley, Lancashire. He also takes a boat along the 127-mile Leeds-Liverpool canal, explaining the work that went into building one of the tunnels. Directors Mike Ibeji and David Hall ; Producer David Hall

Birkbeck College, London takes on Clare College, Cambridge in this second-round match, hosted by Jeremy Paxman.
Director Tracey Rooney ; Producer Peter Gwyn

Ends 10.30.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Balladeer Gordon Haskell , TV presenter June Sarpong , Culture Club bassist Mikey Craig and singer-songwriter Tom McRae guest. With Mark Lamarr. Director Paul Wheeler ; Producers Simon Bullivant and Warren Prentice
Repeated next Sunday
9.30 Shooting Stars Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer welcome reggae singer Eddy Grant , model Victoria Silvstedt and Mis-teeq singer Sabrina Washington to the comedy quiz. With team captains Ulrika Jonsson and Will Self.
Director Richard Valentine : Producer Lisa Clark Repeated on Thursday at
9.30pm on BBC Choice First shown on BBC Choice Vic Reeves 's TV CV: page
10.00 The Kumars at No 42 Singer Robin Gibb and Shane Richie , now in EastEnders, are interviewed on the family sofa. With Sanjeev Bhaskar , Meera Syal , Indira Joshi and Vincent Ebrahim. Written by Richard Pinto , Sharat Sardana , Sanjeev Bhaskar : Producers Lissa Evans. Richard Pinto , Sharat Sardana : Executive producers Jimmy Mulville ,
DeniseO'Donoghue Repeated Friday at9pm on BBC Choice

Eamonn Holmes and Tamzin Outhwaite are interviewed on the family sofa.

Analysis of the news, with Kirsty Wark.

First in a nightly rerun of this four-part drama series starring Julie Walters.
The Journalist When a young man is brutally murdered on his way to work, his adoring mother's life is shattered. For cast and credits see Wednesday

Beginning a run of the fourth series of Phil Cornwell and John Sessions 's celebrity satire, showing on consecutive nights. In the first of a double bill, the residents recall the swinging sixties.
12.20 Michael Caine has a nightmare about old age.
Written by Phil Cornwell , John Sessions and Peter Richardson : Producer Ben Swaffer ; Director Peter Richardson

Repeats are not indicated.
Open University 12.30 Well Connected 12792 1.00 The French Revolution: Impact and Sources 27841 1.30 Rousseau in Africa: Democracy in the Making
Secondary Schools 2.00 Special Needs Go for It: Life Skills Languages 4.00 Talk French (parts 5-6)/France Inside Out (parti) Marseille
Working in the Arts 5.00 Film
Open University 6.00 Designer Rides - Jerk and Jounce 44889 6.30 Deadly Quarrels