12:00–18:00 (6 hr)
On 5 live sports extra This Month
sports extra Formula One: Coming up at 1.25am on Friday, uninterrupted commentary on the first practice session for the Australian Grand Prix.
12:00–13:00 (1 hr)
BBC News
Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.
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12:00–14:00 (2 hr)
Jeremy Vine
Talking to the people who make the headlines.
12:00–13:00 (1 hr)
Composer of the Week
Reinhold Gliere (1975-1956). 2/5: Donald Macleod charts Gliere's early teaching career, including his influence as Prokofiev's first successful music tutor. Includes Sextet, Op 11.
12:00–12:57 (57 min)
Call You and Yours
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson. Call 03700 100 444 [calls cost no more than to 01, 02 landline numbers].
12:00–12:30 (30 min)
The Daily Politics
Andrew Neil and Anita Anand have the top political stories of the day.
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12:00–12:06 (6 min)
BBC News
The latest news updates from around the world.
12:00–12:30 (30 min)
The Navy Lark
Mount Rumpus Atoll: Povey has no trouble in naming a useless frigate to be a target in a NATO exercise. Stars Leslie Phillips. From December 1960 [Rpt of today 8.00am].
12:00–13:00 (1 hr)
Roar
The baby gorillas who are going to be released back into the wild get some jungle training. Their first lesson is tree-climbing because they'll need to find their own food, like fruit, when they get to Africa. We find out what the monkeys make of having their bananas served in bouncing buckets, whether porcupines have a taste for salt and which of all the different animals in the parks is the most easily scared. More wild animal stories with Rani Price and Matthew Skilton.
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12:00–12:20 (20 min)
Fimbles
Box of Coins
Series for young children in which the colourful characters Fimbo, Florrie and Baby Pom explore the magical valley around them. Fimbo finds three shiny coins, and he wants to buy something with them.
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12:00–12:30 (30 min)
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12:00–12:15 (15 min)
Tractor Tom
The Big Adventure
Adventures with Tractor Tom and his friends at Springhill Farm. Tom gets a puncture on the way to the market, and Buzz and Rora teach Wheezy just how powerful imagination can be.
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12:00–13:00 (1 hr)
Top Gear
Motoring magazine presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. The chaps take their favourite supercars on a continental road trip - the Ford GT, Ferrari F430 and Pagani Zonda. Car cultures clash when the Austin Healey Sprite takes on a Peugeot 306, and the Focus ST takes to the track.
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12:00–12:30 (30 min)
Coronation Street
Tony is left reeling by Michelle's revelations about Carla. Ken and Deirdre fear that Peter is back on the bottle. Umed warns Dev against investing in Tara's projects.
- Gray O'Brien (actor)
- Kym Marsh (actor)
- William Roache (actor)
- Anne Kirkbride (actor)
- Chris Gascoyne (actor)
- Harish Patel (actor)
- Pip Banyard (director)
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12:00–13:00 (1 hr)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Vendetta for a Dead Man
Cult detective series about a private detective and his ghostly partner. Hardened criminal Eric Jansen escapes from jail to exact revenge on the man responsible for putting him away - Marty. Finding out Marty is now dead he goes in search of his widow, Jeannie, vowing that she will inherit the brutal revenge intended for her late husband.
- Mike Pratt (actor)
- Kenneth Cope (actor)
- Annette Andre (actor)
- George Sewell (actor)
- Barrie Ingham (actor)
- Ann Castle (actor)
12:00–12:30 (30 min)
Sky Travel
Fantastic deals on holidays to some of the most popular destinations around the world. A range of deals are on offer from resorts, hotels and airlines.
12:06–12:30 (24 min)
Global Business
Peter Day explores the forces and issues driving the world of business and work.
12:15–13:00 (45 min)
Bargain Hunt
Antiques experts James Braxton and David Harper are on hand to lead two teams of women searching for antiques in Swinderby. Tim Wonnacott visits Brodsworth Hall, near Doncaster, to discover the influence dogs have had on the place.
- Rob Bayly (director)
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12:15–12:30 (15 min)
Bookaboo
Amanda Holden - That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown
As Bookaboo is getting ready to go on stage, he suddenly realises that he cannot perform. But Amanda Holden pops in with the Bookabag and 'That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown' (by Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton). Will she be able to put the stars back in Bookaboo's eyes?
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12:20–12:30 (10 min)
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
The Snow
Animation about the friendship of three happy nomadic animals. There is Yoko the bird, Jakamoko the armadillo and Toto the monkey. Come and join them as they sing, laugh and dance their way through their wilderness environment. Yoko, Jakamoko and Toto meet some penguins and learn how to play in the snow.
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12:30–13:00 (30 min)
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12:30–13:00 (30 min)
The Strand
Your daily journey into global arts, culture and entertainment with Harriet Gilbert and Mark Coles.
12:30–13:00 (30 min)
Steptoe and Son
Robbery with Violence: Albert lies to Harold after breaking his porcelain. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From May 1971 [Rptd today 7.30pm].
12:30–12:50 (20 min)
Balamory
Plum the Musical
Series for preschool children based around the small island community of Balamory in Scotland. Josie is very busy making all the right noises! She is organising a very special performance at the nursery all about a famous Balamory Policeman.
- Julie Wilson Nimmo (actor)
- Juliet Cadzow (actor)
- Mary Riggans (actor)
- Kim Tserkezie (actor)
- Andrew Agnew (actor)
- Miles Jupp (actor)
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12:30–12:40 (10 min)
Proud Parents: Toyah Willcox
Proud parents and their celebrity offspring talk about their relationships with each other. Punk pixie turned author and presenter Toyah Willcox visits her dad aboard his beloved boat.
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12:30–13:00 (30 min)
Bo on the Go
Two episodes. Bo is a positive, super-energetic and inquisitive young heroine. With her young friend Dezadore dragon, she encourages children at home to go on amazing adventures by actively joining her in a variety of movements.
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12:30–13:30 (1 hr)
Trisha Goddard
My Teen Sister Gets Paid to Pose for Seedy Sex Sites. Now She's Marrying a Man Old Enough to Be Her Dad
Daytime discussion show. Two sisters try to bury their differences.
12:30–13:30 (1 hr)
Loose Women
Join the loose ladies for another helping of fiery non-stop lunchtime chat and fun.
- Jo Johns (director)
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12:30–13:00 (30 min)
Coronation Street
Things get passionate between Tony and Natasha. Deirdre is frustrated by Ken's seeming indifference to Peter's self-destruction. Tara is gutted when her gallery fails to appear in the Gazette.
- Gray O'Brien (actor)
- Rachel Leskovac (actor)
- Anne Kirkbride (actor)
- William Roache (actor)
- Chris Gascoyne (actor)
- Ayesha Dharker (actor)
- Pip Banyard (director)
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12:30–13:00 (30 min)
Babies At Risk
Series about premature and sick babies born at Bristol's Royal Children's Hospital. Doctor Louise Owen is so busy with her work in the Special Care Baby Unit that she barely has time to organise her wedding. Meanwhile, Dom Hares is looking after an infant with a very complicated set of problems.
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12:40–13:45 (1 hr, 5 min)
A Place in the Sun: Home or Away
Series in which property experts Jonnie Irwin and Jasmine Harman help people find their dream homes. Leicester couple Clive and Christine decide whether to move to Italy or to Cornwall.
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12:45–13:00 (15 min)
Newsbeat
All the news you need to know from the UK and around the world, brought to you by Radio 1's dedicated team of journalists.
12:45–13:15 (30 min)
Scrubs
My Drama Queen
American hospital sitcom. Carla postpones her lavish wedding plans when she gets some bad news. JD's relationship with Jamie becomes public knowledge.
- Zach Braff (actor)
- Donald Faison (actor)
- Sarah Chalke (actor)
- Ken Jenkins (actor)
- Judy Reyes (actor)
- John C McGinley (actor)
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12:45–12:55 (10 min)
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12:50–13:10 (20 min)
Me Too!
The School Trip
Drama series for four- to six-year-olds about the parallel lives of parents at work and their children who stay with warm-hearted minder Grannie Murray. Raymond has to sort out the packed lunches when Mickey John takes the children on a school trip.
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12:50–13:55 (1 hr, 5 min)
Heartbeat
In on the Act
Nostalgic police drama series set in a 1960s Yorkshire village. A motorbike stunt rider becomes a target of sabotage. Greengrass vows revenge when his beloved dog, Alfred, is dosed with rat poison.
- Nick Berry (actor)
- Bill Maynard (actor)
- Derek Fowlds (actor)
- William Simons (actor)
- Juliette Gruber (actor)
- Kazia Pelka (actor)
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12:55–13:45 (50 min)
Wordplay
Jenny Powell hosts a live puzzle quiz in which four contestants battle it out to crack the combination of the Wordplay safe and win the daily jackpot.
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12:57–13:00 (3 min)
Weather
The latest weather forecast.
Summary
- 12:00: On 5 live sports extra This Month
- 12:00: BBC News
- 12:00: Jeremy Vine
- 12:00: Composer of the Week
- 12:00: Call You and Yours
- 12:00: The Daily Politics
- 12:00: BBC News
- 12:00: The Navy Lark
- 12:00: Roar
- 12:00: Fimbles
- 12:00: News at Noon
- 12:00: Tractor Tom
- 12:00: Top Gear
- 12:00: Coronation Street
- 12:00: Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
- 12:00: Sky Travel
- 12:06: Global Business
- 12:15: Bargain Hunt
- 12:15: Bookaboo
- 12:20: Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
- 12:30: Working Lunch
- 12:30: The Strand
- 12:30: Steptoe and Son
- 12:30: Balamory
- 12:30: Proud Parents: Toyah Willcox
- 12:30: Bo on the Go
- 12:30: Trisha Goddard
- 12:30: Loose Women
- 12:30: Coronation Street
- 12:30: Babies At Risk
- 12:40: A Place in the Sun: Home or Away
- 12:45: Newsbeat
- 12:45: Scrubs
- 12:45: Five News
- 12:50: Me Too!
- 12:50: Heartbeat
- 12:55: Wordplay
- 12:57: Weather