Fimbles (AD)
6.40 The Story Makers
Astro Boy
A marauding robot is misunderstood.
7.20 Yvon of the Yukon
7.45 Arthur
Double bill.
8.10 Taz-Mania
(AD)
8.35 The Scooby-Doo Show
Tackling vampires.
9.00 Dick and Dom in da Bungalow
Wacky fun with Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood. Including Batfink, The Fairly Odd Parents and Watch My Chops. Also on the CBBC channel. There's more tomorrow at 9am on CBBC channel
11.00 Top of the Pops Saturday
Sounds from Kylie, Blue, Liberty X and Electric Six.
With Fearne Cotton, Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes.
Repeated at 6pm on CBBC channel
12.00 News; Weather
Previewing the weekend's action, including tomorrow's crucial game between Arsenal and Chelsea. With
Manish Bhasin , Mark Lawrenson and Gordon Strachan.
Presented by Hazel Irvine.
UO Gymnastics Coverage of the World Cup final from
Birmingham's National Indoor Arena, featuring the world's best gymnasts, including triple Athens gold medallist Catalina Ponor. More tomorrow at 2pm on BBC2.
2.40 Football News
2.50,3,55 Boxing Action from last night's bill that saw Israeli heavyweight hope Roman Greenbergtake on Julius Francis. Also on the bill is exciting cruiserweight
David Haye , plus there's a look ahead to tonight's WBC heavyweight world title fight in Las Vegas between Britain's
Danny Williams and the Ukrainian title holder Vitali Klitschko.
3.45 Football Half-times
Producer (gymnastics) Kate McKeag ;TV presentation (boxing) Chris Lewis BBCi: 2.45 to 6pm. digital viewers can access the latest football results on Score Interactive, hosted by Ray Stubbs
Results round-up, presented by Ray Stubbs.
Regional News; Weather
4/5. With the live final looming, commitment problems and a collapsed lung force more singers out of the picture. Hosted by Lorraine Kelly with judges David and Carrie Grant.
Producer Dale Templar : Executive producer Tracy Jeune
Members of the public vie for a round-the-world trip. Ian Wright hosts, with music from Duran Duran.
Director Julian Smith : Series producer Suzy Lamb
4/8. The Big Yin leaves the South Island en route to New Plymouth via Wellington, and in so doing recalls two 20th-century transport disasters. In
1968, the inter-island ferry sank with 600 people aboard during a fierce storm. Boarding a train,
Connolly then passes the site where, on Christmas Eve 1953, the Tangiwai Bridge collapsed, plunging a train into the river below. With strong language. Director Billy Sneddon : Series producer Steve Brown
With Matthew Amroliwala.
Weather with Penny Tranter.
Followed by National Lottery Update
Action from all seven of today's Premiership ties, including high-flying Merseysiders Everton's clash with local rivals Liverpool at Goodison Park and Crystal Palace v Blackburn at Selhurst Park. Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson join host Gary Lineker. Match of the Day 2 is tomorrow 10.30pm on BBC2. Producer Phil Bigwood ; Editor Paul Armstrong
Repeated tomorrow at 8.10am
Low-budget science-fiction thriller starring Timothy Hutton , Suzy Amis and John Glover. John Larkin 's idyllic family life is shattered when he discovers that he is a pawn in a secret government experiment. Review page 53. Director Jim McBride (1997)
Followed by Weatherview
With Kim
Cattrall and Dara O'Briain. Shown yesterday
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