Presented by Noel Edmonds with Keith Chegwin
John Craven and Maggie Philbin
Give them and their guests a ring any time after 9.30 on [number removed]. How does he do it? Man of magic and mystery John Salisse is back to baffle you with some amazing telephonic magic - and some tricks for you to astound your friends.
Sing a song of Swaporama with KEITH CHEGWIN. If you can't swap it, why not give it away? Keith will be running a Giverama for ' a good cause '. Where? Cheggers will tell you at about 9.35-you can come and have a sing-song, too, with one of Britain's top bands.
Larry's best girl has made a new record -join
Isla St Clair for a ' live '
Christmas swap and singalong.
John CRAVEN achieves his secret ambition today-find out what it is and who's the Stringer of the Week - it could be you if you write to him with your news.
How's the Christmas robin? Probably feeling the cold like the rest of the British birds-see how they're getting on, with MAGGIE PHILBIN and Peter Holden of the Young Ornithologists' Club.
Award-winning Debbie Harry from America's super group BLONDIE is calling in for a chat and a swap - give her a ring with your questions - early in the day. Plus what's new in the charts, the Top Ten and Noel's Record of the Year. Cartoons! Oddswaps! The treasure-hunt and a whole lot of Christmas surprises.
A great big thank-you for your Christmas cards-they'll be in Swap Shop somewhere, so keep your eyes peeled.
Let us know your New Year news, ideas and plans - we love hearing from vou. Send them to: Swap Shop, BBCtv, London W12 8QT
Producer Crispin EVANS Editor ROSEMARY GILL

Introduced by Frank Bough
12.20*
Football Focus
BOB wilson takes a seasonal look at the football scene.
12.35; 2.0; 3.5* Swimming from Coventry
The Arena Sprint
A competition to find the fastest male and female swimmer in Great Britain over 50m.
Plus the first professional swimming race in Britain this century, featuring the great names of the past, IAN BLACK, BOBBY MCGREGOR , BRIAN BRINKLEY and DAVID WILKIE. Commentators ALAN WEEKS
HAMILTON BLAND, PATRICIA THORNTON
12.45*
International
Weightlifting from Tokyo
The world's top Super Heavyweights, including Russian Olympic gold medallist, VASILY ALEXEEV , compete for the unofficial title of ' The World's Strongest Man '. Commentator RON PICKERING
1.5; 1.40; 2.15; 2.45* Racing from Chepstow
1.15 The Panama Cigar Hurdle Race (Qualifier) (2m)
1.50 The Coral Welsh National (Handicap Steeplechase. 3m 6f)
Fred Winter 's Chumson, a former winner of the New Zealand Grand National, now seeks to lift the Welsh equivalent.
2.25 The Finale Junior Hurdle Race (2m)
2.55 The Newsboy Steeplechase (Handicap. 2}m)
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN
JULIAN WILSON and RICHARD PITMAN
1.25; 2.35"
Badminton from Concord Sports Centre, Sheffield
The Ladbroke Trophy
RAY STEVENS and MIKE TREDGETT , European Champions and Commonwealth gold medallists, defend their title against England's top international players in this special doubles competition. Commentators
BARRY DAVIES , RODDY MACCRIMMON
Today's timetable:
12.2* Football Focus: 12.35 Swimming
12.45 Weightlifting; 1.5 Racing
1.25 Badminton: 1.40 Racing
2.0 Swimming; 2.15 Racing
2.35 Badminton: 2.45 Racing
3.5 Swimming
* Timings subject to alteration Television presentation:
Football FOCUS MIKE MURPHY
Swimming JOHNNIE WATHERSTON
Weightlifting JAPANESE TV SERVICE Racing JOHN MCNICHOLAS Badminton BILL TAYLOR
Producer Grandstand MARTIN HOPKINS Editor Grandstand HAROLD ANDERSON
Theme music on Sporting Themes (record REH 348, cassette ZCR 348) from record shops

Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court With the voice of MEL BLANC
Yet another of his famous accidental wrong turnings lands Bugs Bunny in Camelot.
Directed and produced by CHUCK JONES

The feature film, starring
George C. Scott , Trish van Devere ' You are not ugly, beast - you are monstrous.' These words are spoken by Belle, youngest and most beautiful daughter to a merchant. To save her father's life, she must agree to live in the vast and magical castle inhabited only by the grotesque creature. This is a retelling of the classic fantasy about the transformation of the beast, through love.
Written by SHERMAN YELLEN Produced by HANK MOONJEAN
Directed by FIELDER COOK. Films: pp 16-17 (First showing on British television)

with Angela Rippon Weatherman

starring Basil Brush with Billy Boyle Special guests Sacha Distel
Percy Edwards
Basil and Billy invite you to join them in a traditional country Christmas with a barn dance, a pantomime, Christmas fun and games and surprise guests dropping in. Script by COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH
PETER HOBINSON and JOHN MORLEY MUSIC THE BERT HAVES ORCHESTRA Costume JUNE HUDSON
Make-UP DEANNE TURNER
Sound NEIL GLYN-WILKINSON Designer PETER BLACKER Producer PAUL CIANI BBC Birmingham

Recorded in the village of Leysin, Switzerland
Introduced by Dame Edna Everage (a member of the Barry Humphries group) with international stars Abba; Boney M
Leo Sayer ; The Jacksons Kate Bush ; Bonnie Tyler
Wolfgang Danne and Jillian Denise Biellmann featuring
GEOFF RICHER'S FIRST EDITION
RONNIE HAZLEHURST
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Choreography GEOFFREY RICHER Vocal direction MAGGIE STREDDER Sound CHRIS HOLCOMBE Lighting BERT OATEN Designer ANNA RIDLEY
Additional film direction PHIL BISHOP Producer MICHAEL HURLL

Join Paul Daniels for a special edition of the programme in which television's top comedy magic star entertains in his own unusual form, and introduces the remarkable skills of his guests, including from
Great Britain: the incredible illusions of Jeffery Atkins Germany: the sensational knife-throwing of Duo Brumbach India: the hand shadows of Bablu Mallick China: the diabolo dexterity of Wong Mow Ting with the PAUL DANIELS MAGIC SET
Music KEN JONES
Choreography NORMAN MAEN
Programme associate ALI BONGO Sound KEITH GUNN
Lighting BILL MILLAR
Designer GRAEME STORY Director JOHN HUGHES Producer JOHN FISHER

continuing the series about a rich and powerful Texas family - starring Barbara Bel Geddes as Ellie Ewing, Jim Davis as Jock Ewing, Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing, Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing, Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing, Victoria Principal as Pamela Ewing, Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ewing and Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs

Unaware of Ellie's secret - and very real - fears about her own health, Jock, J.R. and Bobby go off on a hunting trip. Camped out in the wilds they realise too late that they are the ones being hunted...

with Angela Rippon and the BBC's reporters and correspondents around the world Weather

Join Michael Parkinson and his weekend guests for conversation, entertainment and the occasional surprise.
Music HARRY STONEHAM
Programme associate CHRIS GREENWOOD
Assistant producer SITA WILLIAMS
Director JOHN HUGHES
Produced by JOHN FISHER