With Bill Tumbull and Susanna Reid. Including NewsWatch at
7.45, in which viewers can question newsmakers.
Bill Granger , Australian wines and seafood skewers for a barbecue. Producer Michael Connock To vote which of three dishes you would like to see at the end of the show, ring
[number removed] (max cost lOp). press the red button or log on to www.bbc.co.uk/food
Dick and Dom in da Bungalow
The Bafta-nominated duo move house from BBC1.
11.00 Top of the Pops Saturday
Kylie Minogue, Lemar, Brian McFadden, Blue and Girls Aloud perform.
(Rptd 6pm CBBC channel)
Remembering rationing in the second of three historical recollections. With sign language, voiceover and in-vision subtitles. Repeated Tuesdayl2.50am on BBCl www.bbc.co.uk/seehear
Anaesthetics.
A review of singleton sequel
Bridget Jones : the Edge of Reason. Shown last Monday. BBCI
Lavish dramatisation of Jules Verne's science-fiction tale, starring Pat Boone and James Mason.
A geology professor and a student plan a perilous trip.
Review page 51. (1959, U)
(The Blue Max with James Mason is tomorrow at 12.50pm)
The Famsworth Stratagem. Jim traces Becker's cash.
New series Mr Monk Goes Back to School. A teacher's suicide looks dubious.
4/7. The Second Stain. The prime minister seeks the help of Baker Street's finest.
First shown on ITV
A trip across the Irish Sea for Paul Martin and valuers Kate Alcock and Mark Stacey as the antiques show heads for Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Executive producer Jane Lomas ; Series producer
Hannah Corneck www.bbc.co.uk/antiques
Kim Sengupta of The Independent reviews the press. Director Vernon Antcliff ; Producer Ged Clarke
The orchestra and soloists of the Mariinsky theatre under the direction of distinguished conductor Valery Gergiev give a special concert at the London Coliseum to help raise funds for the people of Beslan and North Ossetia in light of the recent school tragedy. An all-Russian programme begins with music from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and concludes with his Symphony No 6, Pathétique. Introduced by James Naughtie.
5/6. Dangerous Magic. Harry Houdini became one of the most well-known magicians thanks to his extraordinary feats of escapology. But there was one trick that even he would not attempt - the infamous bullet catch that claimed 12 lives, including that of Chinese illusionist Chung Ling
Soo on stage in London in 1918. This look at the riskier areas of magical acts culminates in a tongue-in-cheek version of David Blaine 's recent endurance test as magician Robert Gallup is strait-jacketed above the Thames in a glass box with a timed trap door - over burning metal spikes. Also featuring eccentric US duo Penn and Teller.
Director Steve Cole ; Series producer Kerry Richardson
The highlight of the country music year from the Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. Among those up for an award are Kris Kristofferson , Dolly Parton , Norah Jones and Toby Keith. Performances come from such top names as Alan Jackson , Shania Twain , Gretchen Wilson , Big and Rich, Martina McBride and Alison Krauss. Introduced by country duo Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn.
Producer Mark Hagen
Engaging comedy drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow and directed by her father. Six disparate, would-be singers learn some important life lessons as they travel across America to compete in the national karaoke finals in Omaha, Nebraska. Review page SL
Director Bruce Paltrow (2000, 15)
www.bbc.co.uk/ieamingzone
Open University/General Interest Repeats not indicated.
2.00 Rough Science Six consecutive episodes: scientists are challenged to purify water in the heat of Death Valley. 17801 2.30 Carrying a voice on a sunbeam. 97068 3.00 Cooling systems for spacesuits. 64172 3.30 Measuring moon craters.
4.00 Designing an aerial surveyor. 47563 4.30
Water powered rockets. 65801 5.00 Open Advice -a Different Way of Learning 20240 5.30 Snapshots: Building on Success 9635356 5.45 Background Brief Testing the Best Si
