The Royal Institution Annual Christmas Lectures to Young People by David Attenborough

Animals can understand their own kind but how do they communicate with other animals?

The return of the real-life Captain Kirk and his crew in earlier adventures.

Today: Wolf in the Fold
Caught red-handed beside savagely-slain victims, the misogynous Chief Engineer of the Enterprise seems to have taken his aversion to the fair sex too far. If he is to go Scott-free, his captain must isolate the evil spirit that has actuated such spasms of slaughter through the ages.
Tomorrow: The Changeling

Peter Alliss looks at the achievements of South African Gary Player, winner of one United States Open, three British Opens, two Masters and two American titles - Player the perfectionist, the man who wants to do everything better than anyone else.
In 1974 Gary Player earned the right to be called the greatest golfer in the world. He talks about his attitude to the game, his home and family and answers the critics who have questioned his religious and political views.

Barbara Edwards

Miranda Connell and Johnny Ball visit Aviemore in Scotland
Guitarist DAVE ARTHUR
Scriptwriter JUDY WHITFIELD Director PETER CHARLTON

Here they are again-that well known villain Dick Dastardly and his pal Muttley.

Told by Peter Ustinov
Babar, king of the elephants, and his queen, Celeste, go sight-seeing in New York while little Arthur makes his own plans.

Richard Baker; Weather

Throughout the country 3,000 projects are under way to alert the people of Britain to the need to preserve our priceless architectural inheritance - from great cathedrals to humble Victorian cottages. In this special edition at the start of European Architectural Heritage Year Nationwide looks at some of the work being done and includes an interview with HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, President of the United Kingdom Council of EAHY.

(Regional details as Monday)

starring Robert Shaw
Mary Ure , Jeffrey Hunter Ty Hardin , Robert Ryan
After a whirlwind career in the Civil War Gen George Armstrong Custer is offered the command of the 7th Cavalry in the West- and so begins one of the great legends of the American West.
Director ROBERT SIODMAK
Holiday films: pages 17-18

with Richard Baker Weather

by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

Jack Point and his sweetheart Elsie come to the Tower to earn money with which to buy medicine for her sick mother. Elsie is persuaded to become the secret bride of Fairfax 'to be beheaded in an hour,' but then he escapes.

"It's a song of a merryman, moping mum,
Whose soul was sad, and whose glance was glum,
Who sipped no sup, and who craved no crumb,
As he sighed for the love of a ladye!"