24 April 1998

Friday

1998-04-24

TV

 * BBC One
 * 5.10 pm Blue Peter Manchester girl band Cleopatra perform live, plus a report on yesterday's World Book Day celebrations at London's Globe theatre.
 * 7.30 pm Top of the Pops Jayne Middlemiss introduces the hottest hits from this week's top 40, with live performances from some of the current top bands, a selection of the best pop music videos, a countdown of the top 20 and Britain's top selling single this week. Repeated tomorrow.
 * 8.00 pm Confessions Simon Mayo with the show that exposes dirty deeds. The new format includes the revelations of showbiz stars, and tonight Jamie Theakston unearths some sibling secrets in Double Trouble.Catatonia - Strange Glue (live Later)
 * BBC Two
 * 11.15 pm Later With Jools Holland. Influential jazz-soul figure George Benson collaborates with host Jools Holland on this week's edition of the informal music show. Also recorded live in the studio are Manchester band James, Welsh indie rock group Catatonia.