Ends 7.00.

Yoho Ahoy
Bilge stacks a pile of crates, Poop and Plank play a game of Blind Man's Buff.
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6.10 Fireman Sam
More fun with Sam and the villagers.
(R) (S)

6.20 Fimbles
Pom uses a bracelet to cheer up King Roly.
(R) (S)

6.40 Tweenies
Jake has fun while stuck in a traffic jam.
(R) (S)

Ends 8.30.

ChuckleVision
The siblings take care of lions at a safari park.
Today and tomorrow's episodes written by Rory Clark, Robert Taylor (R) (S)

7.20 Anthony Ant
An Egyptian ant colony is discovered. (R) (S)

7.30 Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo
Triple bill. The friends wreak havoc in Arabia, on a film set, and then in the Sahara desert. (R) (S)

8.00 Newsround
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8.05 Tom and Jerry Kids
Three fun episodes with the cat and mouse duo during their youth. (R) (S)

Ends 10.35.

Tweenies Count to Christmas
The tenth Advent moment. (R) (S)

Then The Story Makers
After Byron washes clothes, Kevin the Spaceman visits a smelly planet. (R) (S)

8.55 Pingu
The clumsy penguin has a meeting with a seagull. (R)

9.00 Tweenies
Max spends the day at the steam railway. (R) (S)
BBC VIDEO: Tweenies: Let's Play. £9.99

9.20 The Koala Brothers
Archie worries about a loose tooth. (S)

9.30 Fimbles
The friends find two shoelaces to play with. (R) (S)

9.50 Teletubbies
Dipsy's present is a Christmas cracker. (R) (S)
BBC PRODUCTS: Teletubbies and the Snow, limited edition video £9.99, DVD £12.99, available from [web address removed]
Followed by CBeebies Birthdays

10.20 Clifford the Big Red Dog
Emily Elizabeth learns a lesson about responsibility. (R) (S)

An Echo of Danger. X-20, a spy working forTitan, plots to discredit Phones. (R) (S)
11.00 Invisible Enemy. A man in a trance begins to put Marineville's residents in comas. (R) (S)

Andrew Neil and Adrian Chiles present Gordon Brown's pre-budget Autumn Statement. Teams from The Daily Politics and Working Lunch will be across the country and at Westminster reporting on the Chancellor's speech and getting the public's reactions to his plans. (S)

Swashbuckling adventure starring Richard Greene as the intrepid Captain Scarlett, who fights for justice against royal tyranny in post-Napoleonic France. Review page 60. Director Thomas Carr (1953, U)
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A couple seek a property in north Lancashire. But will loyalty to a football team hamper their decision? (S)

Chefs James Martin and Nick Nairn make delectable meals for actresses Sue Jameson and Anne Reid. (S)

Elimination quiz. (R)(S)

Monty Can't Buy Me Love. Mr Burns covets adoration by bringing the Loch Ness monster to Springfield. (R) (S)

Timeless classics from the pop music scene. (S) All New Top of the Pops is on Friday at 7.30pm on BBCl

Dirty Girls. Faith makes a return to Sunnydale as Buffy leads the troops into a highly dangerous battle against the First's evil agent Caleb. For cast on Thursday (S)

Massive power blackouts both here and around the world have shown the vulnerability of today's electrical supply systems. But could the same problem occur in Britain this winter? The Money Programme investigates the state of Britain's electricity generating system and questions whether wind power is the solution to bolstering supplies.
Producer Jessica Atkinson : Series editor Clive Edwards (S)

Andrew and Natasha. This Surrey pair are the final couple to undergo surveillance as their irritating habits are dissected. Natasha hopes to prove that her husband still thinks he's single, while Andrew wants evidence of his wife's stubbornness when it comes to house decor. Contains strong language. Director/Producer Shura Davison (S)

Sue Young, a Dame at Eton College, is a "Jekyll and Hyde' character when it comes to clothes. Mini skirts, plunging tops and frumpy suits all help to make up her varied wardrobe. Can Trinny and Susannah bring a little orderto this faltering fashion sense? There's another chance to see the "Tribes of Man special at 9pm on BBC3.
Director Nicola Silk ; Series producer Kaye Godleman (S) www.bbc.co.uk.lifestyle/style

6/8. A seven-bedroom Victorian house worth £500,000 awaits the magic touch of designers Justin Ryan and Colin McAllister in Edinburgh. But with signs that the local property market is facing a downturn and a severe case of dry rot affecting the renovation, will the duo make any kind of profit? Series producer Jane Merkin (S) BBC BOOK: to accompany the series. £16.99 from www.bbcshop.com

5/6. It's Comic Relief and wackiness is the order of the day.
Written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
Producer Ash Atalla (R) (S) www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice RT SHOP: DVDs and videos of both the first and second series are available from Choices Direct. To order call [number removed]. quoting Radio Times.

With Jeremy Paxman.
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Striving to prevent more killings, two mothers of murder victims from Manchester's gang wars travel to Boston to see how the city reduced its homicide rate by 80 per cent during the 1990s. Showing as part of the Guns and Gangs season. Director Jane Drinkwater : Executive producer Ruth Pitt (S) Taking the rap: page 27

Profile of the passionate and outspoken MP who's made a successful career out of not toeing the line. Director Jeremy Monblat (S)

Repeats are not indicated.
Open University 12.30 From Here to Modernity (S)
1.00 The Museum of Conflicting Histories (S)
1.30 Women and Allegory: Gender and Sculpture (S)
Secondary Schools 2.00 Scottish Programmes: Intermediate
Modern Studies - Power and Influence in Decision Making (S) Languages 4.00 Make German Your Business (part 2) The Confidence Zone 5.00 The Tool Kit to Communicating: Making the Best of Yourself (S)

Compilation secondary schools programme looking at key principles that have featured in the devolved Scottish government and investigating health needs in the UK. Show more

Compilation secondary Schools programme about environmental issues in Europe, investigating the pressures on environments and potential solutions. Show more