17:00–18:00 (1 hr)
BBC News at Five O'Clock
With Huw Edwards. The BBC News at Five O'Clock with in-depth discussions and analysis as well as breaking news.
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17:00–17:05 (5 min)
MySay
Khem Loves Cars
Children from across the UK talk about their interests, hobbies, passions and loves. Khem is ten years old and knows everything there is to know about cars. He worries about the damage they cause to the environment, but cannot resist their power and beauty. His only problem is that he is never likely to own his dream car.
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17:00–19:00 (2 hr)
In Tune
Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world, including American Ballet Theatre director Kevin McKenzie and folk singer Kate Rusby.
17:00–18:00 (1 hr)
PM
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn. Including Weather at 5.57pm.
17:00–17:06 (6 min)
BBC News
The latest news updates from around the world.
17:00–17:30 (30 min)
Second Thoughts
Maybe, Baby: Broody Faith fancies starting a second family, but what about Bill? Starring James Bolam and Lynda Bellingham. Episode 5 of 8 [Rptd Wed 6.30am].
17:00–17:15 (15 min)
The Story of Tracy Beaker
Big Fight
Drama series about a young girl and her life in a children's home. Justine and Tracy set up the boys as champions to wrestle on their behalf.
- Dani Harmer (actor)
- Montanna Thompson (actor)
- Chloe Hibbert Waters (actor)
- Chelsie Padley (actor)
- Ben Hanson (actor)
- Ciaran Joyce (actor)
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17:00–17:30 (30 min)
Mister Maker
Arts and crafts programme. Mister Maker uses splodges to make gloopy glue patterns, makes a marvellous mouse finger puppet in a minute, and shows how to grow a hilarious head with a grass hairdo. Guess the answer to the shape puzzle and watch the Mister Maker Kids make an enormous birthday cake.
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17:00–18:00 (1 hr)
The Paul O'Grady Show
Paul O' Grady hosts the comedy chat show, with guests including John Sergeant.
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17:00–17:30 (30 min)
My Parents are Aliens
Lord Of The Bling
Brian brings home a treasure chest, but refuses to share any of the booty with the children. And Sophie confronts a teacher she believes has insulted aliens.
- Tony Gardner (actor)
- Carla Mendonca (actor)
- Jessica Woods (actor)
- Daniel Feltham (actor)
- Katie Pearson (actor)
- Jake Young (actor)
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17:00–18:00 (1 hr)
Top Gear
Motoring magazine presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. Featuring a challenge between Jeremy in a Bugatti Veyron against the boys in a light aircraft flown by Captain Slow. Nigel Mansell is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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17:00–17:30 (30 min)
Friends
The One Where Eddie Moves In
Joey and Chandler both miss living with each other, but neither will admit it until Chandler gets a new flatmate.
- David Schwimmer (actor)
- Courteney Cox (actor)
- Matthew Perry (actor)
- Jennifer Aniston (actor)
- Matt LeBlanc (actor)
- Lisa Kudrow (actor)
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17:00–17:30 (30 min)
Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky
National and international news anchored by Natasha Kaplinsky.
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17:00–17:30 (30 min)
8 Simple Rules
Get Real
Family sitcom. Cate's wayward nephew CJ drops by to pay his respects to Paul, to the surprise of the Hennessy household.
- Kaley Cuoco (actor)
- Amy Davidson (actor)
- Katey Sagal (actor)
- Martin Spanjers (actor)
17:00–18:00 (1 hr)
Taste the Nation
Nick Hancock hosts the county vs county cookery competition, in which amateurs are mentored by celebrity chefs. Today Cheshire competes with Wiltshire, and the menus include an exciting mix of traditional fare like Cheshire cheese and apple cake and ham hock cakes, alongside more contemporary dishes such as venison carpaccio and burnt custard with poached pears. Will everything go to plan for our amateurs?
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17:00–17:50 (50 min)
The Ricki Lake Show
Ricki Lake talks teen pregnancy, gangs, drugs, makeovers and weight loss in her different approach to chat shows.
17:00–18:00 (1 hr)
The Professionals
Rogue
Action-packed drama series about two criminal intelligence agents. Bodie and Doyle find themselves on the trail of one of CI5's founder members after two key witnesses in a drug-smuggling trial are found dead.
- Martin Shaw (actor)
- Lewis Collins (actor)
- Gordon Jackson (actor)
- Robert Gillespie (actor)
- Pamela Stephenson (actor)
- Glyn Owen (actor)
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17:00–18:00 (1 hr)
Badger or Bust
Apprentice finalist Ruth Badger attempts to revive the fortunes of failing businesses by taking control of some of the worst sales teams in Britain. In Bradford the Badger must sort out a double-glazing business with immature managers and a lazy workforce.
17:05–17:15 (10 min)
Newsround
Daily news magazine keeping young viewers up to date on the latest stories and events happening at home and abroad.
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17:05–19:00 (1 hr, 55 min)
Simon Mayo
Simon Mayo sits in for Chris Evans with music and chat.
17:05–18:05 (1 hr)
Relocation, Relocation
Property hunters Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer present a series helping people find both a place in the country and a pied-a-terre in town. Mark Thomas and Alice Green want to move out of Marylebone and find a family home on the Kent coast and a London crash-pad.
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17:06–18:00 (54 min)
Europe Today
Every weekday the programme brings listeners up-to-date on the day's news and how it affects the continent.
17:15–18:00 (45 min)
The Weakest Link
Anne Robinson presents the quick-fire general knowledge quiz in which contestants must decide at the end of each round which of their number should be eliminated.
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17:15–18:00 (45 min)
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
Tony Blackburn v Alvin Stardust
Tony Blackburn and Alvin Stardust look for bargains at an antiques fair in Sussex to sell them for profit at auction in London. Among the items Alvin loves is a 70s hi-fi pod, while Tony cannot resist a coat of arms bearing the Blackburn crest and a canon ball. During their day shopping, presenter Tim Wonnacott discusses Tony's interest in old gramophone players, while Alvin demostrates the old acoustic guitar which his mother gave him and which he got many of the biggest names in music to sign, including all the Beatles and Buddy Holly.
- Tracy Comer (director)
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17:15–17:45 (30 min)
Paradise Cafe
A Map of Stars
Drama series. Maori navigator Te Ura storms into the cafe. She is desperate to find the legendary Black Pearl, but her mutinous sailors don't want to search for it any more. Robbo and Tai help Te Ura find the Black Pearl and are led to its hiding place by a school of sharks. When they present it to Te Ura, Robbo takes all the credit. The glory goes to Robbo's head and he manages to fall out with everyone, banishing Chloe from the cafe. Only a visit from the sharks can reveal the real hero.
- Pax Baldwin (actor)
- Nua Finau (actor)
- Holly Bodimeade (actor)
- Lara Custance (actor)
- Amelia Reynolds (actor)
- Miranda Harcourt (actor)
- Danny Mulheron (director)
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17:15–17:55 (40 min)
Goodnight Sweetheart
Turned Out Nice Again
Time-travel sitcom. If there's one wartime entertainer Gary can't stand it's George Formby. When George turns up wanting to record Gary's latest song, Gary has to find a way to keep musical history intact.
- Nicholas Lyndhurst (actor)
- Dervla Kirwan (actor)
- Michelle Holmes (actor)
- Christopher Ettridge (actor)
- Victor McGuire (actor)
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17:30–23:00 (5 hr, 30 min)
Live House of Commons
Live coverage of the day's proceedings in the House of Commons.
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17:30–18:00 (30 min)
It Sticks Out Half a Mile
Marooned: A visit to the pier theatre ends in disaster for Arthur Wilson and Miss Perkins. Stars John Le Mesurier. From January 1984. Episode 8 of 13 [Rptd Wed 6.00am].
17:30–17:45 (15 min)
Grandpa In My Pocket
Princess Purpelovna's Plan
Comedy drama featuring a Grandpa with a magical Shrinking Cap that only his grandson Jason knows about. Sunnysands has a special visitor - it is the famous film star Princess Purpelovna. But Grandpa is horrified to discover that she has big plans to change Sunnysands. The purple Princess must be stopped.
- James Bolam (actor)
- Jay Ruckley (actor)
- Rula Lenska (actor)
- Josie Cable (actor)
- Sam Ellis (actor)
- Zara Ramm (actor)
- Richard Bradley (director)
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17:30–17:45 (15 min)
Emu
Emu Sleepwalks
Emu is sleepwalking, dreaming of biscuits. He finds them, but not in Toby's flat. He has sleep walked downstairs into Ken Cole's foyer and is making a terrible mess.
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17:30–18:00 (30 min)
Friends
The One Where Dr Ramoray Dies
Joey's remark to a fan magazine causes him to lose his role as Dr Ramoray in a popular daytime soap opera. Meanwhile, Chandler attempts to bond with his strange new flatmate.
- David Schwimmer (actor)
- Courteney Cox (actor)
- Matthew Perry (actor)
- Jennifer Aniston (actor)
- Matt LeBlanc (actor)
- Lisa Kudrow (actor)
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17:30–18:00 (30 min)
Neighbours
Karl, Susan and Rachel struggle to deal with Zeke's disappearance. Bridget's need to find her birth parents intensifies. Donna is wary of her siblings.
- Caitlin Stasey (actor)
- Alan Fletcher (actor)
- Jackie Woodburne (actor)
- Margot Robbie (actor)
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17:30–18:00 (30 min)
8 Simple Rules
Consequences
Family sitcom. The school's new drug-sniffing dog catches Kerry with marijuana.
- Katey Sagal (actor)
- Kaley Cuoco (actor)
- Amy Davidson (actor)
- Martin Spanjers (actor)
17:45–18:00 (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.
17:45–18:00 (15 min)
Pinky and Perky
Pig Issues
3D animated comedy series. It's Pinky and Perky's birthday, and there's a special show lined up to celebrate. Everyone is doing their best to make it a great day, apart from Vera, who decides to test their brotherly love to the limits. By the time they go on air, Pinky and Perky are no longer speaking to each other, and the live show looks doomes. Fortunately, KT has a brainwave and Pinky and Perky stop bickering just in time for the end credits, much to Vera's dismay!
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17:45–18:00 (15 min)
Chuggington
Koko and the Squirrels
Children's animation. Chuggington is a special place where all the trains talk, think and do not need drivers. Ride along with young trainees Koko, Wilson and Brewster as they embark on new adventures. Koko has her first big solo job, delivering timber to the paper mill, but she ignores Old Puffer Pete's advice to take it slow and ends up coming off the track and spilling her load!
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17:45–18:00 (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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17:50–18:35 (45 min)
17:55–18:55 (1 hr)
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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Summary
- 17:00: BBC News at Five O'Clock
- 17:00: MySay
- 17:00: In Tune
- 17:00: PM
- 17:00: BBC News
- 17:00: Second Thoughts
- 17:00: The Story of Tracy Beaker
- 17:00: Mister Maker
- 17:00: The Paul O'Grady Show
- 17:00: My Parents are Aliens
- 17:00: Top Gear
- 17:00: Friends
- 17:00: Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky
- 17:00: 8 Simple Rules
- 17:00: Taste the Nation
- 17:00: The Ricki Lake Show
- 17:00: The Professionals
- 17:00: Badger or Bust
- 17:05: Newsround
- 17:05: Simon Mayo
- 17:05: Relocation, Relocation
- 17:06: Europe Today
- 17:15: The Weakest Link
- 17:15: Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
- 17:15: Paradise Cafe
- 17:15: Goodnight Sweetheart
- 17:30: Live House of Commons
- 17:30: It Sticks Out Half a Mile
- 17:30: Grandpa In My Pocket
- 17:30: Emu
- 17:30: Friends
- 17:30: Neighbours
- 17:30: 8 Simple Rules
- 17:45: Newsbeat
- 17:45: Pinky and Perky
- 17:45: Chuggington
- 17:45: Bookaboo
- 17:50: Sally Jessy Raphael
- 17:55: Heartbeat