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(last updated Wed 15 Oct 2008, 05:25 BST)

6.00am The Treacle People The Boggarts commit every foul in the book during a game of football (888)
6.10am The Hoobs Tula wonders why the flowers look blurred through the window of the Hoobmobile (888)
6.35am The Hoobs Groove searches for sticks on the Hoobnet and ends up with a lot of old bamboo, but it's a mystery what he's going to do with it all (888)
7.00am Freshly Squeezed Featuring an interview with CSS and videos by Scouting For Girls, W Brown and the Pigeon Detectives. Morning entertainment show, hosted by Alexa Chung and Nick Grimshaw
7.30am Everybody Loves Raymond Ray's close encounter with Debra's new can opener leads to a colossal argument between the couple — in which Marie, Frank and Robert can't help getting involved. American comedy, starring Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton and Peter Boyle (888)
8.00am Just Shoot Me A former skating partner asks Finch to train her and her new sporting companion. Meanwhile, Maya bleaches her hair for a research project, and persuades Elliott to fulfil some sexual fantasies (888)
8.30am Just Shoot Me Spoof documentary delving into Nina's eventful past, including her role in blaxploitation movie Foxy Trouble, her involvement in the closure of Studio 54, and her brief marriage to Hollywood producer Robert Evans. Among the celebrities popping up as themselves are Jerry Hall, Don Henley of the Eagles, comedian Buddy Hackett, film director Sydney Pollack and TV presenter Vanna White (888)
8.55am Frasier Henpecked Niles decides it's time to turn over a new leaf and stand up to Maris, but she immediately files for divorce. Comedy, starring Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce (888)
9.30am KNTV — Philosophy Animated comedy clip show examining the life and works of leading philosophers. Slabovia.tv's teenage geniuses Kierky and Nietzsche begin with Albert Einstein (888) 3 Minute Wonder (888)
10.00am Rockcorps Young people undertake four hours' work in exchange for a ticket to one of the year's most sought-after concerts at the Royal Albert Hall (888) Tate Modern and 3 Minute Wonder (888)
11.00am Drugs: The Lowdown on Getting High Five young people talk frankly about their experiences of taking a variety of drugs, from cannabis to cocaine and Ecstasy (888) 3 Minute Wonder (888)
12.00pm News at Noon Daily update, including business news, sport and weather (888)
12.30pm Property Ladder Sarah Beeny catches up with David Hollingworth from Crouch End, north London, who gave up his successful career in IT to become a professional property developer. Despite an initially successful project with wife Christine, he now finds himself with a £1million mortgage and, minus the help of his spouse, faces the challenge of matching his previously high earnings (888)
1.35pm Retreat, Hell! (PG) (FILM) 1952 US Marines have to battle their way through a frozen mountain pass despite dwindling supplies and continual enemy attacks. Korean War drama, made while the conflict was still raging, starring Frank Lovejoy, Anita Louise, Richard Carlson and Russ Tamblyn (888)
3.25pm Countdown Ann Widdecombe joins Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman for the words-and-numbers game (888)
4.15pm Deal or No Deal Cash-based competition featuring one contestant who's determined to win, an anonymous banker hoping to minimise his losses and 22 sealed boxes — one of which contains £250,000. Noel Edmonds presents (888)
5.00pm The Paul O'Grady Show American bluesman Seasick Steve joins the host for another dose of his daily chat show, also featuring Paul's pets and ordinary people doing extraordinary things (888)
6.00pm The Simpsons Marge is diagnosed with stress, so the family decide to hire a nanny to help her cope with the domestic demands. Successful applicant Shary Bobbins bears a striking resemblance to Mary Poppins, and soon has Bart and Lisa doing chores — but the family become too dependent on her* (888)
6.30pm Hollyoaks Myra receives a text message asking her to visit the church where she abandoned Niall, while Tony reports the McQueen sisters missing. Newt rushes to tell a disbelieving Lauren that he saw Niall abduct Jacqui, and the lad's manic behaviour disrupts the Osbornes' plan to escape to Spain. Jack receives an unwelcome visitor (888)
7.00pm Channel 4 News Including sport and weather (888)
7.55pm 3 Minute Wonder: Frieze Films 2008 — Road Movie Short arts film inspired by Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel The Road (888)
8.00pm Supernanny USA Supernanny intervenes in a couple's family life because they are forced to sleep in separate beds by their three-year-old daughter, who demands to be breast fed whenever she pleases, and their two sons are continuously fighting, making the shortest car journeys unbearable (888)
9.00pm The Family Jane and Simon become locked in a battle of wills with daughter Emily, and as dawn rises on the Hughes household, the teenager returns home after another night on the town. A further all-night disappearing act fuels the tension, affecting the rest of the house (888)
10.00pm Desperate Housewives The day of Bob and Lee's wedding arrives, but problems with the catering threaten to scupper their plans. Gabrielle finds money hidden in Ellie's teddy bear when her fugitive tenant asks for her possessions. Julie is accepted for a university place, leaving Susan to come to terms with her daughter flying the nest. Last in series (888)
11.05pm Jamie's Ministry of Food With his campaign slowly failing to revolutionise the diets of Rotherham residents, Jamie Oliver seeks advice from wartime cooking guru Marguerite Patton, who was once a part of the original Ministry of Food. He also witnesses the shocking measures the NHS has taken to deal with the country's obesity problem, and attempts to teach a recipe to 1,000 pupils in just one day (888)
12.05am 4Music: Transmission: Collaborations Kelly Rowland and the Script join together to perform a Stevie Wonder classic
12.25am 4Music: JD Set Presents the Futureheads Featuring a performance by the four-piece post-punk revival band from Sunderland (888)
12.40am 4Music: 4Play: Emiliana Torrini Profile of the Icelandic folk singer (888)
12.55am Comedy Lab: Kids School of Comedy Showcasing potential comedy stars of the future, beginning with adolescent comedic actors including Will Poulter and Jack Harries. Through a range of characters such as a filthy profane receptionist and an emotionally inadequate policeman, the youngsters present their take on the world of adults (888)
1.25am Goodbye Lover (15) (FILM) 1998 Comedy thriller about a seemingly perfect, carefree woman, who hides a twisted psyche and steely determination as she uses her considerable feminine wiles to get what she wants. However, when her schemes lead to tragedy, those around her prove to be just as driven by their own strange desires. Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney and Ellen DeGeneres star (888)
3.10am Freesports on 4 Phil Young heads to Eastern Europe to meet some of the region's standout breakdancing crews, including Russia's Top 9, who rose to prominence in last year's B-Boy Championships final (888)
3.35am Freesports on 4 Highlights include the best moments from the World Freerider Tour and freestyle BMX riding at the Empire of Dirt event (888)
4.05am FIA GT Championship Highlights from the eighth round of the season, held at the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro, France, where the Vitaphone Racing Team will hope to continue their dominance in the GT1 class (888)
4.30am KOTV Boxing magazine show, featuring all the latest news and hard-hitting action from around the world (888)
4.55am Freesports on 4 Highlights of this year's Nissan Summer Outdoor Games in Interlaken, Switzerland, and the Highland Open in Thurso, Scotland (888)
5.20am Countdown Nicholas Owen is in the Dictionary Corner as Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman present the words-and-numbers game (888)