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Tom and Jerry in the Academy Award Winner for the Best Cartoon of 1952
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The dramatic story of the first successful climb of the world's highest mountain. Everest has claimed many victims and caused many disappointments. Even the camera can only hint at the magnificent achievement of the 1953 expedition led by Col John (now Lord) Hunt.
Commentary written by Louis MacNeice and spoken by Meredith Edwards
Produced with the co-operation of The Royal Geographical Society and The Alpine Club
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The Brains of: Greater London; North; Scotland; Ulster; Wales; West meet in competition to decide which three go forward to the Final.
Chairman Harvey Hall

Tales from the last frontier of the great American West.
A film series starring James Drury as The Virginian.

A wild black stallion and an old-time horsebreaker involve Randy Boone in a bad case of hero worship.
(First shown on BBC2)
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Introduced by Frank Bough featuring Racing from Kempton Park: three races from the major holiday meeting, including the famous and valuable King George VI Chase; Motor-Racing from Lydden: Graham Hill is again Grandstand's special guest commentator, and joins Murray Walker in describing Formula Ford and Saloon car events; and Rugby League: coverage of one of today's top-of-the-table clashes.

12.50, 1.25, 1.50, 2.20* Racing from Kempton Park
1.0 Holly Handicap Chase (2 1/2 miles and 90 yards)
1.30 Boxing Day Handicap Hurdle (2 miles)
2.0 King George VI Chase (3 miles)
2.30 Christmas Hurdle (2 miles)

1.10, 1.40, 2.10* Motor-Racing from the Lydden Circuit, Kent
Featuring the Grandstand trophy race for Saloon Cars up to 1300 cc and the W.D. and H.O. Wills Trophy Race for Formula Ford cars (organised by the Thames Estuary Automobile Club).

1.20* Football Preview
Sam Leitch introduces Grandstand's up-to-the-minute football preview, featuring the action and personalities in the news.

2.40* Rugby League
Outside broadcast coverage of one of today's top matches in the Rugby League.

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One of Hollywood's greatest musicals starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds with Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charisse

A satirical, tuneful, and affectionate story of Hollywood in the Twenties.

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A musical fairy tale, with Peter Noone (Herman of the Hermits) as the famous puppet, and Burl Ives as the woodcarver.
The wondrous story of the wood-worker whose affection for the puppet he has so skilfully carved changes the toy into a real boy. But that is only the beginning.
Adaptation by Ernest Kinoy

(a programme recorded in America)
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Introduced by Frank Bough
All the classified football, racing, and rugby results
News... comment... action from today's top sporting events
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A round-up of the year's top sellers, featuring discs by Amen Corner, The Beatles, Lou Christie, The Dave Clark Five, Desmond Dekker, Marvin Gaye, Bobbie Gentry, Robin Gibb, Rolf Harris, Herman's Hermits, Mary Hopkin, Tommy Roe
Introductions by Alan Freeman and Tony Blackburn
Top of the Pops Orchestra
Directed by Johnny Pearson
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starring Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice

Dr Simon Sparrow leaves St Swithin's to savour the joys of private practice, after he has lost the coveted post of house surgeon to a conceited rival.

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A musical based on "The Pickwick Papers" by Charles Dickens
Book by Wolf Mankowitz
Adapted for television by James Gilbert and Jimmy Grafton
Starring Harry Secombe as Mr Pickwick
with Roy Castle as Sam Weller, Hattie Jacques as Mrs Bardell, Aubrey Woods as Jingle and Bill Fraser as Sjt Buzfuz

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With Richard Baker and the BBC's correspondents and reporters around the world and Weather
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in which Brigitte Bardot invites you to join her in a variety of moods and settings with her guests, Manitas de Plata, Sacha Distel
A Bob Zagury production
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Closedown