Listings
Ends 9.00
Poddington Peas
Pea-pie are playing at Poddington Hall.
Repeated at 1.05pm (R)
7.05 Playdays
Peggy Patch doesn't know what to wear. (R)
7.25 Smurfs' Adventures
Fun with the mushroom-dwelling folk. (R)
7.50 Blue Peter
Matt Baker tries herding geese with a sheep dog. Shown yesterday at 5.10pm on BBC1 (S) (W)
8.15 The All-New Popeye Show
Fun with the spinach-eating sailor. (R)
8.40 Polka Dot Shorts
More animated adventures with Polkaroo. (R)
8.50 Fiddley Foodle Bird
Fun with the metamorphosing bird. (R)
Repeats are not indicated.
9.00 Number Adventures (ages 5-7) Number Puzzles 2: Blue Mountain (S) 9428741 9.15 Hands Up! (ages 5-7) Signed Words and Pictures: This Is the Bear and the Scary Night 1843397
9.30 Words and Pictures (ages 5-7) Spaghetti for Suzy (S) 2159113
9.45 The Pocket-Size Guide to Parenting (S) (W)
Ends 10.50. Two girls dance for the Tubbies. (R) (S)
Milo tells the others about his jungle. (R) (S) (W)
10.50 Zig Zag Shorts (ages 7-9) France: The Alps (S) 9625723
11.00 Watch (ages 5-7) Time Treasures: Poppy Day (S) 6060007
11.15 Watch (ages 5-7) Making Books (S) 6156858
11.30 Megamaths (ages 7-10) The Eight-Times Table (S) 1932674
11.50 The Experimenter (ages 7-9) Stop That Noise (S) 8730007
12.10 Zig Zag (ages 7-9) Tudor Life (S)
The latest business news.
Ends 1.10 More adventures with the heavenly mouse. (R)
1.10 Megamaths (ages 7-10) The Seven-Times Table (S)
Nightlife. A film capturing the activities of some rarely seen nocturnal animals. Narrated by David Attenborough. (R) (S)
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Attenborough.
Dermot Cavanagh visits Clones in Monaghan and paints with former world boxing champion Barry McGuigan. (R) (S)
Contributors
Unknown:
Dermot
Cavanagh
Unknown:
Barry
McGuigan.
Ken prepares dim sum and stir-fried beef with oyster sauce. (S) (W)
The latest political news from Parliament with Diana Madill.
(S) CONTACT DETAILS: fax [number removed] or e-mail westminster@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Diana
Madill.
(Digital: UK Today); Weather (S) (W)
Culinary challenge hosted by Ainsley Harriott. (S) RECIPES: see Ceefax page
Contributors
Unknown:
Ainsley
Harriott.
Anne Robinson hosts the quick-fire general-knowledge quiz with a top prize of £10,000. Weakest Link: Champions' League is at 8.25pm on BBC1 (S) (W)
Contributors
Unknown:
Anne
Robinson
Attack of the Alligators. An experiment to help feed the world goes horribly wrong when a new drug substance leaks into a swamp, spawning three gigantic alligators. (R) (S)
Manoeuvres. Kazon intruders steal a transporter module. Janeway is adamant that Starfleet technology must not fall into the hands of alien races, but Chakotay has a stronger reason for pursuing the Kazons. (R) (S) See also Star Trek: Deep Space Nine tomorrow at 6.45pm
Dick, Who's Coming for Dinner? When Nina won't let him attend her black student union meeting, Dick scouts around for a substitute exclusive group that he can belong to and innocently takes his family to a white power rally. (S)
Continuing the interior and garden makeover series.
Diarmuid Gavin designs the ultimate contemporary garden for the Smyth family in south London, including converting an air-raid shelter to a chill-out room. Meanwhile, in the master bedroom, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen installs French windows that open inwards for a better view of the garden. Director Samira Osman ; Series editor Franny Moyle (S) (W) BBC BOOK: The Home Front Directory, price £12.99. from retailers
Contributors
Unknown:
Diarmuid
Gavin
Unknown:
Laurence
Llewelyn-Bowen
Director:
Samira
Osman
Editor:
Franny
Moyle
Seventh in a ten-part drama about a new internet company.
Mike may have cleansed his conscience by denouncing the sponsorship deal on the site but it leaves Luce horrified. Nevertheless, she agrees to support her husband against a dumbfounded Will and an apologetic Yvonne. Contains strong language.
Repeated Friday at 11.20pm (S) (W) WEBSITE: [web address removed]
BBC products: book. On the Edge: the Inside Stories of Jake and Luce, available from 23 November, price £6.99; two videos, both containing three episodes, are to be released on 27 November, price £12.99 each
Contributors
Writer:
Amelia
Bullmore
Producer:
Simon
Heath
Director:
Julian
Holmes
Will:
William
Gaminara
Luce:
Claudia
Harrison
Mike:
Justin
Pierre
Sophie:
Amanda
Ryan
Murray:
Andrew
Sachs
Jake:
David
Walliams
Reece:
William
Beck
Brandon:
Iddo
Goldberg
Yvonne:
Sally
Rogers
Fran:
Poppy
Miller
Zoe:
Romola
Garai
Sawyer:
Sandy
Welch
Kerry:
Julie
Smith
Oily:
Razaaq
Adoti
Alice:
Felicity
Dean
Tom:
Alfie
Lindfield
Tad:
Andrew
Buckley
Daniel:
Keir
Charles
The drama about a minicab driver continues with Keith deciding to get away from it all by spending the day with wild animals at a safari park. Starring Rob Brydon.
Written by Rob Brydon. Hugo Blick ; Producer/Director Hugo Blick (S)
Contributors
Unknown:
Keith
Unknown:
Rob
Brydon.
Written By:
Rob
Brydon.
Written By:
Hugo
Blick
Director:
Hugo
Blick
More comedy sketches, including a Buddhist mouse-catcher who offers some peaceful alternatives to killing mice. With Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia and Kulvinder Ghir. Director Nick Wood ; Producer Anil Gupta (R) (S) (W)
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Contributors
Unknown:
Meera
Syal
Unknown:
Sanjeev
Bhaskar
Unknown:
Nina
Wadia
Unknown:
Kulvinder
Ghir.
Director:
Nick
Wood
Producer:
Anil
Gupta
Presented by Kirsty Wark in London with Jeremy Paxman in Washington, with the first election results announced live from 11pm. (S) (W)
Contributors
Presented By:
Kirsty
Wark
Unknown:
Jeremy
Paxman
Tonight Ruby Wax's after-diner guests are actors Michael Gambon, James Fleet and Kevin McNally. (S) (W) 903026 '
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Gambon
Unknown:
Kevin
McNally.
Bilko and a WAC sergeant vie for the right to have a personal jeep at their disposal.
(BW) (R) (S)
Repeats are not indicated.
Open University
12.30 Breaking the Seal Domesday (W) 76040
1.00 Ever Wondered? 6535205
1.15 Personal Passions I 1425595
1.30 Passing Judgements (S)
Secondary Schools
2.00 Vingt Minutes
Languages
4.00 Espana Viva! (parts 10 and 11); Famously Fluent (S)
Working in IT
5.00 Leading a Team
Open University
6.00 Cinema for the Ears (S) 17804
6.30 Open Advice A Different Way of Learning