A cartoon featuring the voices of Glynis Johns as the Swallow and Christopher Plummer as the Prince.

Oscar Wilde's classic bittersweet story of a swallow winging its way south which stops to rest upon the sorrowing statue of a once-happy prince and stays behind to help.

in Fresh Hare

The classic serial in 13 episodes.
Episode 9: Fighting the Fire Dragon, in which Flash Gordon, having won his fight with the monster, is given a ' drug of forgetfulness ' by Ming's daughter Aura, and taken to the abode of the fire dragon.

A season of films featuring Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan Brenda Joyce as Jane.

While fishing one day, Tarzan lands an unexpected catch - a beautiful, young, mermaid-like girl.

Noel Edmonds invites you to a Solid Silver Swap with Keith Chegwin and Abba at a Multi-Coloured Boxing Day gig

Introduced by Frank Bough from Leeds
Leeds v Wakefield Trinity
The second half of this morning's important Derby match.
Commentator EDDIE WARING

BOB WILSON reflects the festive season and brings you latest news of today's big holiday programme.
Racing
Five races from two popular holiday meetings.

1.15 G. J. Novice Hurdle (2m)
1.45 William Hill Christmas Hurdle (2m)
2.20 King George VI Steeplechase (3m)
Top chasers from England and Ireland clash in this famous mid-season race worth over £8,000 to the winner.
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN and RICHARD PITMAN

1.30 Joe Coral Handicap 'Chase (2m 5f)
2.0 Joe Coral Golden Hurdle (Qualifier. 21m)
Commentators JULIAN WILSON and JOHN HANMER
* Timings may be changed by events Television presentation:
Rugby League NICK HUNTER Football FOCUS TERRY LONG
Racing (Kempton) DAVID KENNING Racing (Wineanton) BOB DUNCAN
Grandstand producer BRIAN VENNER Editor ALAN HART

starring Ray Bolger , Tommy Sands Annette, Ed Wynn , Tommy Kirk
A delightful musical with many traditional fairy-tale characters. Tom Piper's and Mary Contrary's plans to marry are jeopardised by the evil miser Barnaby. But with the help of the eccentric Toymaker, Barnaby is finally defeated.
Director JACK DONOHUE. Films: pages 15-18

A contest to find the sporting Superstar of Europe.
The Final from Rotterdam The competitors

From Sweden: the defending European Superstar, Kjell Isaksson, and world speed-skating champion at 500 and 1,000m, Johan Granath

From Great Britain: one of the greatest-ever Welsh rugby players, Gareth Edwards, and world light heavy-weight boxing champion, John Conteh

From Holland: Dutch Superstar and their top 400m hurdler, Frank Nusse, and captain of their crack soccer team, Ajax, Rudi Krol

From France: Olympic gold medallist at Montreal in the 110m hurdles, Guy Drut, and star basketball player from Racing Club de France, Marco Ostarcevic

From Belgium: double silver medallist in track athletics, Ivo van Damme, and from their national basketball team, Corky Bell

From Austria: gold medallist on the 90m Olympic ski-jump, Karl Schnabl

Commentators DAVID VINE and RON PICKERING
Produced in association with Trans-World International and Candid Productions Inc.
Director PIETER VAREKAMP of AVRO tv, Holland
Executive producer IAN SMITH

Richard Whitmore ; Weatherman

The first television showing of another of the perennially popular 'Carry On' series, with foreman Sid Plummer leading a band of factory workers into, and out of, a slapstick series of comedy catastrophes.

Films: pp 15-16

Starring Mike Yarwood, with The New Seekers featuring Paula Scott

A feature film starring Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten and E. G. Marshall, directed by Richard Fleischer.

With events - diplomatic, political and military-seen from both sides as they happened, this spectacular film tells the story of the attack on Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941 - a date which President Roosevelt said will ' live in infamy' and which brought America into World War II.

With Richard Whitmore; weather

Michael Parkinson introduces a selection of musical moments from past programmes, including Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr, Duke Ellington, Elton John, Glynis Johns, Jack Jones, Michel Legrand, Dudley Moore, Oscar Peterson, Buddy Rich, Harry Stoneham, Andy Williams.