| BBC 1 |
| 12:00 BBC News; Regional News and Weather |
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| 12:15 Football Focus |
| Dan Walker and Mark Lawrenson review the week's action and look ahead to the weekend's Premier League and Scottish Cup fixtures, which include Chelsea v Manchester United, Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers and Rangers v Dundee United. (Subs) |
| 13:00 World Olympic Dreams |
| A look at 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medal-winning Mongolian boxer Badar Uugan Enkhbatyn's preparations, as he bids for another title in London, and reveals how he first learned to fight when growing up in a rough neighbourhood in Ulan Bataar. (Subs) |
| 13:30 Live Six Nations Rugby Union |
| France v Italy (Kick-off 2.30pm). Coverage of the opening match of this year's tournament, which takes place at the Stade de France in Paris. Both sides have new coaches in the shape of Phillipe Saint-Andre and Jacques Brunel respectively, and Les Bleus are looking to build on their surprise run to the final of last year's World Cup. They will need to improve on their performance in their meeting with the Azzurri in March during last season's Six Nations, when they lost 22-21 in Rome, thanks largely to Mirco Bergamasco kicking five penalties and a conversion for the Italians. John Inverdale introduces the programme live from Murrayfield, looking ahead to the tournament, with Gabby Logan presenting from Paris. With commentary by Eddie Butler and Lawrence Dallaglio, and analysis by Keith Wood. (Subs) |
| 16:30 Live Six Nations Rugby Union |
| Scotland v England (Kick-off 5.00pm). John Inverdale presents all the action from the sides' opening match of the tournament at Murrayfield. Both teams are looking to banish their memories of last year's World Cup and start afresh. Scotland failed to reach the knockout stages for the first time and also struggled in this tournament in 2011, with only a victory over Italy keeping them off the bottom of the table. Meanwhile, England have temporary coach Stuart Lancaster at the helm for the first time and a new-look squad, as they begin their defence of the title in a match that will also decide the destination of the Calcutta Cup. With commentary by Andrew Cotter and Brian Moore, and analysis by Jeremy Guscott and Andy Nicol. (Subs) |
| BBC 2 |
| 12:00 Coast |
| Series 5. Episode 4/8: Gower to Pembrey Nick Crane explores the violent history of smuggling around the Gower Peninsula. He abseils down a sea cliff to reach a stone structure that was once used as a stronghold by criminals, and also served as a medieval bird house. (Subs · Repeat) |
12:15 Film:  Miracle |
| Fact-based sporting drama about an ambitious coach who teaches a ragtag group of American ice hockey players the finer points of the game, leading them against a seemingly unstoppable side from the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics. Starring Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich and Sean McCann. (Subs) |
| 14:20 Film: Flower Drum Song |
| A Chinese illegal immigrant is sent to San Francisco to honour an arranged marriage to a debonair nightclub owner. However, her fiance is already in love with one of his cabaret entertainers, who in turn is romancing the son of a wealthy businessman. Adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical comedy, starring Miyoshi Umeki, James Shigeta, Jack Soo, Nancy Kwan and Juanita Hall. (Subs) |
| 16:30 Final Score |
| Mark Chapman presents the classified results and a round-up of the afternoon's news from the Premier League, Football League and Scotland. (Subs) |
| 17:30 Escape to the Country |
| Derbyshire Alistair Appleton travels to Derbyshire to find an idyllic retreat for a Herefordshire couple with a budget of £375,000. However, the pair struggle to agree on whether they want rural isolation or a property in a village. (Subs · Repeat) |
| ITV 1 |
| 12:30 Murder, She Wrote |
| Series 1. Episode 6/22: Lovers and Other Killers Jessica Fletcher becomes embroiled in an investigation during a visit to Seattle and remains convinced that the man she hired as her secretary is not a killer, although evidence seems to suggest otherwise. Crime drama, starring Angela Lansbury, Andrew Stevens, Peter Graves and Greg Morris. (Subs · Repeat) |
| 13:30 ITV News and Weather |
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| 13:40 Film: Evil under the Sun |
| Hercule Poirot braves the heat and sand to investigate the murder of a glamorous stage star on an idyllic Adriatic holiday island. It becomes clear many people had reason to want the temperamental actress dead and the Belgian sleuth is soon hard at work figuring out which of her enemies eventually managed to kill her. Mystery, with Peter Ustinov, Diana Rigg, James Mason, Maggie Smith and Jane Birkin. (Subs · Audio/desc) |
| 15:55 Film: Wild Wild West |
| A government agent teams up with a gadget-mad and master-of-disguise US marshal to investigate the disappearance of several scientists. Their search leads them to an evil genius who is plotting to kill the US president with some bizarre inventions of his own. Sci-fi Western comedy, starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, Ted Levine and the late Ian Abercrombie. (Subs) |
| 17:45 London Tonight |
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| Channel 4 |
| 12:25 New Girl |
| Series 1. Episode 5/24: Cece Crashes While staying the night, Cece convinces Jess that Nick likes her as more than a flatmate, and deals with amorous advances from Schmidt. Comedy, starring Zooey Deschanel, Hannah Simone, Jake Johnson and Max Greenfield. (Subs · Audio/desc · Repeat) |
| 12:55 The Big Bang Theory |
| Series 2. Episode 12/23: The Killer Robot Instability Sheldon and the gang are excited when Barry Kripke challenges them to a robot duel and cannot wait to start building their `killer' machine called Monte. Meanwhile, Penny confronts Howard about his crude behaviour toward women. Guest starring John Ross Bowie. (Subs · Audio/desc · Repeat) |
| 13:25 The Big Bang Theory |
| Series 2. Episode 13/23: The Friendship Algorithm Sheldon decides to put his formidable brain power to use in formulating a scientific procedure for making friends. However, to prove his findings, he must first win the trust of fellow scientist Barry Kripe to gain access to his powerful computer. Starring Jim Parsons and John Ross Bowie. (Subs · Audio/desc · Repeat) |
| 13:55 Channel 4 Racing |
| Ffos Las and Lingfield Park Alastair Down and Alice Plunkett present live coverage of six races from two meetings. From Ffos Las at 2.10, 2.45 and 3.20. From Lingfield Park at 2.30, 3.00 and 3.35. Commentary by Simon Holt, Nick Luck, Stewart Machin, Mark Slater and Tanya Stevenson. (Subs) |
| 15:55 Come Dine with Me |
| Nightclub owner Vicki Pengilley hosts the first party in east London, hoping to impress her diners with a traditional roast dinner. However, clothes designer Timothy Sanderson is disappointed with the menu, and New Yorker January Jones-Omatajo expresses her view that all British food is boring. As the evening progresses, designer Sarah Angold's behaviour becomes increasingly odd, much to the disapproval of city boy Ryan Waters. (Subs · Repeat) |
| 16:25 Come Dine with Me |
| Fitness enthusiast Ryan Waters hosts the second party in east London, hoping to impress his fellow diners with the kind of food that may have been eaten by people in prehistoric times. To complement his themed menu, he decorates his bachelor pad with fake animal skins and wears a skimpy caveman outfit. Despite his extravagant display, however, the guests find their thoughts straying back to the antics of the previous night. (Subs · Repeat) |
| 17:00 Come Dine with Me |
| The third dinner party challenge in east London is held by experienced host Timothy Sanderson, a burlesque impresario who hopes to win favour with his guests by serving a selection of his own recipes, including a home-made ginger and chilli ice-cream. (Subs · Repeat) |
| 17:35 Come Dine with Me |
| Designer Sarah Angold hosts the penultimate dinner party in east London and hopes to secure victory by spending as much time as possible with her guests - despite having managed to annoy most of them already. In the kitchen, she complicates things by preparing a frozen dessert she has never made before. (Subs · Repeat) |
| Five |
| 12:25 Film: Riding Shotgun |
| A stagecoach is ambushed by outlaws, who leave the guard for dead. He recovers and heads to the nearest town to warn the people about the bandits, but they are already aware of the attack and accuse him of being in on the crime. He realises the only way to clear his name is to bring the crooks to justice. Western, starring Randolph Scott, Wayne Morris and Joan Weldon. (Subs) |
| 14:00 Film: Apache Drums |
| A gunslinging gambler is thrown out of an isolated frontier town for his improper behaviour. He returns to warn the unsuspecting settlers of an impending attack by a band of Apaches fighting to regain possession of their lost territory - but struggles to convince them of the danger. Western, starring Stephen McNally, Willard Parker, Coleen Gray and Arthur Shields. (Subs) |
| 15:30 Film: Death of a Gunfighter |
| A town marshal kills a drunken man in self defence, but finds his uncompromising brand of frontier justice is no longer condoned by the locals. When he refuses to step down, the town fathers realise they may have to use violent methods of their own to rid themselves of the brutal lawman. Western, starring Richard Widmark, Lena Horne, Carroll O'Connor and David Opatoshu. (Subs) |
| 17:25 Film: Private Benjamin |
| A scatterbrained society woman looks for a change of pace after her husband dies on their wedding night, and is tricked by a duplicitous recruiter into enlisting in the army. In spite of the initial culture shock and conflict with her tough commanding officer, she gradually finds direction and self-esteem for the first time in her life. Comedy, starring Goldie Hawn, Armand Assante, Eileen Brennan, Harry Dean Stanton, and Sam Wanamaker. Including 5 News Update. (Subs) |
