A pageant of comedy and cliff-hanging from the golden age of the silent film
with Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Houdini, Pearl White, Harry Langdon, Ben Turpin, Charlie Chase, Snub Pollard, Mack Sennett, Fatty Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, Ford Sterling, Boris Karloff, Warner Oland, Ruth Roland, Al St. John, The Keystone Cops, The Sennett Bathing Beauties and Cameo, The Wonder Dog

[Repeat]

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More previews of future BBC School programmes.

Words and Pictures: Part A: The Story of Moka
A play by Glynn Christian

for 6-8-year-olds
Introduced by Gabriel Woolf
[Repeat]

2.10* Words and Pictures: Part B
a programme to help 6-and 7-year-olds with reading
Introduced by Gabriel Woolf
[Repeat]

2.25* Merry-go-Round
for 7-9-year-olds
Some simple scientific ideas relating to movement.

Starring Shirley Jones as Mrs Shirley Partridge

Today: The Red Woodloe Story
...the family falls for a once famous folksy philosopher with stage-fright.
(Colour)

A programme for children under 5
(Shown at 11.0 am on BBC2)
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by Frank R. Stockton
with pictures by Maurice Sendak
Adapted and directed by Elizabeth Harden
With Freddie Jones

(Next week: A Special Holiday Jackanory with Bernard Cribbins)
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Starring Eleanor Parker, Richard Basehart, John Gregson, Cyril Ritchard
with Robin Askwith

In December the annual ice-skating race takes place, an event looked forward to by all the young people, not least by Hans who wants to win the coveted prize-a pair of silver skates.
This lavishly staged musical film, set in Holland in the middle of the last century, tells the story of the poor Brinker family and young Hans who is trying to raise money to help his ailing father.

Produced by MMM Production Company in co-operation with NBC
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and Weather
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People, places and events in the news around town

Starring Bruce Forsyth
Beat the New Year in with Bruce and his guests
Ronnie Hazlehurst and his Orchestra
(Colour)

presented by Robert Dougall with the BBC's reporters and correspondents around the world
Weather
(Colour)

Starring Frankie Howerd
A gala occasion where celebrities from the world of show business gather in London's West End to see out the Old Year and welcome the New.

Michael Aspel introduces from the Cafe Royal
The Variety Club Awards for 1971
Stars and personalities of film, stage, television and radio receive Silver Heart awards from past Chief Barker Bernard Delfont for:
Film Actress of the Year
Film Actor of the Year
Stage Actress of the Year
Stage Actor of the Year
BBC TV Personality
ITV Personality
BBC Radio Personality
Show Business Writer of the Year
Most Promising Newcomer Special Award
and the Show Business Personality of 1971

From St Margaret's, Westminster Canon David Edwards reflects on the passing of the year

Midnight - the chimes of Big Ben

Welcome 72
Frankie Howerd stars in the first laughter and song show of the New Year

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Stanley Baxter stars in a New Year's special programme with guest Clodagh Rodgers.