The sights of New York.
Roley befriends a bird.
Looking for a cure for old age.
Followed by
Small is invited to a competition.
The kids stage a radio show at school.
Presented by Justin Fletcher.
Detective mystery starring George Sanders. The Falcon trails a destructive ex-wrestler who's searching for his former girlfriend. Review page 52.
Director Irving Reis (1942) (BW)
Westminster news, with Prime Minister's Questions at 12 noon.
How England and Scotland were joined under one monarch and one flag - the Union Jack. With Adam Hart-Davis.
Business news.
Boys' bedrooms are overhauled with themes of outer space and dinosaurs.
Can a dull and dreary suburban garden be transformed into a tranquil Japanese haven?
Paul Martin , Judith Chalmers and Roger Black try to follow
Catherine Gee 's clues.
Professor Dimitri Vvedensky wants to leave London behind in favour of the Cambridgeshire countryside.
Discount dishes with Paul Rankin and Brian Turner. See Ceefax p560 and www.bbc.co.uk/food
Catty, cut-throat quiz.
Presenters Ben Fogle and Kate Humble are on safari in Namibia, where camel patrols are helping to save the endangered black rhino and a caracal needs to be caught and returned to the wild.
The three finalists board luxury ocean liner the QE2 after being flown to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Will they be all at sea when challenged to cook breakfast for 1,000 passengers followed by a four-course meal for the captain's table?
10/10. While Bishop Bill begins to worry about life after retirement, the search gets under way to find a new priest for the Isles of Scilly. In Boscastle, the crowds gather for one of the top events of the year. Director/Producer Nigel Farrell
As well as highlights from Melbourne of the opening ceremony, there's a look ahead to 11 days of competition featuring more than 4,500 athletes from 71 nations. The action gets under way at 11.10pm on BBC1. Presented by Clare Balding. Live online at [web address removed] (UK broadband only)
Digital viewers can access four extra streams (two on Freeview) - see [web address removed] or timetable - plus a text service of news, results, a medals table and a viewing planner New kids off the blocks: page 20
4/8. It's Christmas week but the recent redundancy means seasonal cheer is in short supply. Business guru Basil has been asked to deliver some cold, hard facts to the team, while rumours circulate that there are to be interviews for a new group leader. In spite of this, John and Ann are still planning a festive party. But will anyone turn up? Narrated by Bill Nighy.
Series producer Fergus O'Brien ; Exec producer Nick Mirsky
With Jeremy Paxman.
7/10. As well as an interview with Imran Khan , there's the work of photographer Steve McCurry at Asia House in London, a debate on the importance of cracking the arts mainstream, plus the controversial issue of sampling in the Asian music industry.
Producer Gurdip Bhangoo ; Exec producer Tommy Nagra
Signed programmes
Natural World African driver ants. (su
1.15 How to Live Longer 9/10. A newlywed needs to shed one third of his body weight. (SD
Schools Repeats not indicated
2.00 Key Stage 3 Bitesize Revision Science 1
4.00 Class Clips Geography
Introduces and illustrates Key Stage 3 topics and ideas with dramatic archive footage, eye-witness accounts and expert analysis.
