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Live coverage of the 12th round in the championships at Motegi, Japan. Continues at 2.05pm in Grandstand. Commentary by Nick Harris and Matthew Roberts. Director Richard Carr : Series producer
Belinda Rogerson

Contributors

Commentary By:
Nick Harris
Commentary By:
Matthew Roberts.
Director:
Richard Carr
Producer:
Belinda Rogerson

Ends 10.30.

Arthur
The aardvark decides to buy a must-have toy.
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7.15 Looney Tunes
Tweety gets a jet-propelled birdcage, then Daffy Duck turns detective.
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7.30 Smile
A viewer in Newcastle puts forward their case for Your Riddims Your UK 2003, plus a new Featured Artist of the Month. With Fearne Cotton, Reggie Yates and DJ Devstar. Plus programmes including What's New Scooby Doo?, Arthur, Dennis the Menace, Stuart Little, Cavegirl and Even Stevens.
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(Reggie Yates hosts TOTP, Fri 7.30pm BBC1)

Contributors

Presenter (Smile):
Fearne Cotton
Presenter (Smile):
Reggie Vates
Presenter (Smile):
DJ Devstar
Director (Smile):
Ian Trill
Producer (Smile):
Fiona Robinson

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen shows how to achieve a tranquil look using excerpts from Housecall, Big Strong Boys and Home Front.
At 11.10 in The Life Laundry,
Dawna Walter and Mark Franks bring some order to the Davis family's cluttered household.
Then at 11.40 in Planet Patio,
Diarmuid Gavin transforms a garden in Birmingham.
Director Paul Vanezis ; Series producer Vanessa Jackson

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Unknown:
Dawna Walter
Unknown:
Mark Franks
Unknown:
Diarmuid Gavin
Director:
Paul Vanezis
Producer:
Vanessa Jackson

Presented by Clare Balding in Paris and Hazel Irvine in Preston.
1.35 British Supetbikes Highlights from last week's final round of racing. The sport was robbed of a true hero back in July when reigning champion Steve Hislop was killed in a helicopter crash. Shane Byrne sealed the title at Cadwell Park in August and dedicated the win to Hislop's memory. With Craig Doyle.
2.05 Moto GP The latest from Japan, with Italy's
Valentino Rossi looking to win his second title in a row. With Suzi Perry.
2.15 Racing The Prix de I' Arc de Triomphe at 4.30 forms the centrepiece of a four-card group one meeting from Longchamp. Last year, Frankie Dettori caused an upset by riding 10-1 shot Marienbard to victory. High Chaparral, who finished third in 2002, won last month's Irish
Champion Stakes - his biggest challenge here should come from the Aga Khan 's Daiakhani, who won the French Derby back in June. The three other starts are at 2.35, 3.10 and 3.45.
5.00 Snooker Coverage from the early rounds of the LG Cup at the Guild Hall in Preston.
TV presentation Gerry Morrison (Racing) www.bbc.co.uk/sport

Contributors

Presented By:
Clare Balding
Unknown:
Steve Hislop
Unknown:
Shane Byrne
Unknown:
Craig Doyle
Unknown:
Valentino Rossi
Unknown:
Suzi Perry
Unknown:
Frankie Dettori
Unknown:
Aga Khan
Unknown:
Gerry Morrison

An episode from the classic sitcom first shown in 1973. Frank and Betty's picnic on a cliff top ends disastrously.
Written by Raymond Allen ; Producer Michael Mills

Contributors

Written By:
Raymond Allen
Producer:
Michael Mills
Frank Spencer:
Michael Crawford
Betty Spencer:
Michele Dotrice
Henry:
Vernon Dobtcheff
Miss Partridge:
Hazel Bainbridge
Joan:
Elissa Derwent
Rugby player:
Peter Leabournc

The "people's champion" Jimmy White takes to the table this evening as coverage of the LG Cup from Preston's Guild Hall continues, with the tournament's champion Chris Small returning to defend his title later in the evening. Commentary comes from Clive Everton, Dennis Taylor , Willie Thorne and John Virgo. Introduced by Hazel Irvine , with Steve Davis and John Parrott.

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy White
Unknown:
Chris Small
Unknown:
Dennis Taylor
Unknown:
Willie Thorne
Unknown:
John Virgo.
Introduced By:
Hazel Irvine
Unknown:
Steve Davis
Unknown:
John Parrott.

The Gardeners' World team report on this year's Britain in Bloom campaign organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. Monty Don catches up with the first multi-racial community to reach the finals as they struggle to clear rubbish off the streets of Balsall Heath in Birmingham, and Chris Beardshaw travels to Cumbria to meet newcomers
Hawkshead, who feel a little daunted at the prospect of the rigorous preparation involved. Meanwhile the much-maligned hanging basket gets a bit of a battering. Gardeners' World is on Friday at 8.30pm.
Producer Sarah Davis ; Series editor Gill Tierney

Contributors

Unknown:
Monty Don
Unknown:
Chris Beardshaw
Producer:
Sarah Davis
Editor:
Gill Tierney

The survival expert concludes his three-part insight into a remarkable wartime mission in Norway, undertaken 60 years ago, in which survival skills helped the Allies to stop Hitler's atomic bomb programme in its tracks. Tonight
Mears hears how the heroes of this daring Second World War raid would like to be remembered.
Producer Martin Pailthorpe ; Executive producer Dick Colthurst

Contributors

Producer:
Martin Pailthorpe
Producer:
Dick Colthurst

Jane McDonald , Josie D'Arby , Athlete's Joel Pott and Gavin Webster join Phill Jupitus , Bill Bailey and Mark Lamarr.
Shown last Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jane McDonald
Unknown:
Josie D'Arby
Unknown:
Joel Pott
Unknown:
Gavin Webster
Unknown:
Phill Jupitus
Unknown:
Bill Bailey
Unknown:
Mark Lamarr.

Highlights of the early rounds in the LG Cup from the Guild Hall in Preston, where champion Chris Small began the defence of his title. Introduced by Hazel Irvine. www.bbc.co.uk/snooker

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Small
Introduced By:
Hazel Irvine.

At 46, the evergreen Steve Davis is the oldest player in the top 95 world rankings. A good run of form last year has catapulted him back into the top 16. How will he fare in this year's LG Cup? Hazel Irvine presents highlights from Davis's match today.

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Davis
Unknown:
Hazel Irvine

Repeats are not indicated.
Key Skills 2.00 The Contenders - -BBC/Bovis
Secondary Schools 3.00 Scene Offside; following 16-year-old Shoheb Jaffrey 's dream of becoming a Premiership footballer; Dead Drunk: drama about teenage drinking 38761 (non-PDC) Languages 4.00 Suenos World Spanish (parts 1-4) Working In Construction 5.00 The Guide

Contributors

Unknown:
Shoheb Jaffrey

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