Ends 7.00.

Fimbles
Fimbo finds three shiny coins. (R) (S)

6.20 Teletubbies
The friends do some gymnastics. (R) (S)

6.45 Clifford the Big Red Dog
Mr Bleakman appears to be rather grumpy one day. (R) (S)

Ends 8.30.

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
Michelangelo thinks his birthday has been forgotten.

7.20 Ocean Star - the Quest
11/13 Chaos ensues when Trent tries to hide the pearl box containing the Ocean Star.

7.50 Flint the Time Detective
The investigators travel back in time to Copenhagen.

8.10 Arthur
The aardvark tries to save the family car.

8.25 Newsround

Ends 10.35.

Tweenies
The friends learn about opera and plan a wonderful surprise for Judy.

8.50 Bob the Builder
Wendy holds a surprise party for her sister Jenny, who's coming to visit.
BOB THE BUILDER MAGAZINE: £1.50

9.00 The Shiny Show
Dogsby is the quizmaster and asks questions about telling the time.

9.20 Boo!
Boo and his friends meet some farm animals.

9.30 Teletubbies
The tubby custard machine isn't working.

10.00 Fimbles
Florrie finds a purse.
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10.20 El Nombre
Double bill. Pepita flies by balloon. Then, Santa Flamingo station wins a prize for the best in the country.

Followed by CBeebies Birthdays

Bilko needs some money for a few days' leave in New York. (BW)

Live coverage from the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown delivers his eighth budget. David Dimbleby gauges reaction from tax expert John Whiting, personal finance specialist Christine Ross and businessman and Millwall FC chairman Theo Paphitis, while Andrew Marr and Evan Davis provide political and economic analyses respectively. Away from the studio, Working Lunch's Adrian Chiles and Adam Shaw are in the Midlands to assess how the Budget will affect the pound in your pocket.

Mystery starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
While accompanying a valuable diamond on the London to Edinburgh express, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson soon discover there's a killer on the train.
Review page 56.
Director Roy William Neill (1946, U) (BW)
Sherlock Holmes investigates The Pearl of Death on Friday at 2.25pm

The elephants are taken to their new home in France.

With guest chefs Brian Turner and Lesley Waters.

Elimination quiz.

Grift of the Magi. As Christmas approaches, a sinister toy company takes over Springfield Elementary.

Will incurable romantics find their perfect partner? The next episode is at 7.30pm on BBC3. First shown on B8C3

Mears demonstrates how to ford a river in full spate by floating across on an inflated rucksack. (Revised rpt)

4/12. Horse trainers Henrietta Knight and husband Terry Biddlecombe invite Adrian Chiles to spend a day with them that takes in the gallops and racing at Cheltenham. Director/Producer Rob Finighan

2/3. Making Dough. American doughnut-maker Krispy
Kreme is preparing to take the UK by storm with the opening of 25 stores. In the middle of an obesity epidemic hitting Britain, do we really need yet another imported US fast food high in sugar and fat? Rajan Datar reports for The Money Programme on Britain's enduring love affair with snack foods. Producer Joanna Bartholomew : Series editor Clive Edwards

5/10. Following whirlwind romance, Lincoln couple William Watters and Gill Andrews have decided to move to the Hebrides and run a B&B. Emma Basden and Jason Maloney follow the pair's progress as they leave behind the children from previous marriages and search fora suitable property. Series producer Pete Lawrence : Executive producer Mark Hill (AD) RT SHOP: accompanying book. Safe as Houses - Make the Right Move, £7.99. Order on [number removed] (national rate) Energy-efficient lighting: page 38

2/5. Drama-documentaries centred around major issues of the day are projected into the near future.
2014: Britain is a deeply divided society, yet there's one man who's determined to narrow the gap between rich and poor- and that's when the trouble begins. Colin McFarlane stars as the UK's first black Prime Minister, Andrew Kirk.
Director Mary Downes : Editor Peter Barron www.bbc.co.uk/if

1/6. The dramatisation of the late MP's memoirs, with John Hurt, comes to BBC2 after BBC4 success.

Clark joins the Department of Employment and, later, scandalises the House of Commons.
(Episode two follows on BBC4 at 10.30)
(First shown on BBC4)
(John Hurt is a guest on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Friday 10.40pm BBC1)
John Hurt - Face of the Week: page 61

With Gavin Esler.
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Then: Budget Statement
By the Chancellor of the Exchequer

3/3. The Ground War. Following the allied troop deployment from the start of war, a year ago this week, to toppling Saddam. (Revised rpt) War Feels like War, on journalists in Iraq, is on BBC4 at 12.20am

Ends 1.50am. www.bbc.co.uk/four
A Texas Murder In Black and White - Storyvllle The killing of an African-American led to three men being charged with murder. Directors Whitney Dow , Marco Williams ; Series Editor Nick Fraser
1.20 Yusuf Hamled : Breaking the Aids Barrier Profiling the multimillionaire who's giving cheap "generic" drugs to the poorest sufferers. Director/Producer Tuppence Stone

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2.00 Revisewise Challenge at School - English

4.00 Music Programme
Marsalis on Music compares a variety of musical styles; Cool Keys introduces different styles.