A See-Saw programme
with Rick Jones

Alan Rothwell tells the story of Papa Panov the Shoemaker, who has no one to share his Christmas with - until he is visited by a stranger.

BBC Manchester

Children's stories, songs, pictures and thoughts about the Nativity. 'Mary was doing the washing-up when the angel came and told her she was going to have a baby.' 'The three kings brought presents of gold, frankenstein and myrhh.'
'Today he would be born in a garage and they'd put him in newspapers.' with the children of SUNNYSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL, ALLOA; YSGOL GYNRADD, LLANRUG; ST SAVIOUR 'S
PRIMARY SCHOOL, LIVERPOOL; WOOLTON JUNIOR MIXED
SCHOOL, LIVERPOOL; DURAND
JUNIOR MIXED SCHOOL, LONDON Film editor TARIQ UNWAR Producer ROBYN WALLIS

Asian Magazine celebrates Christmas with a compilation of music and dance, including a Christmas song by the Choir of Good News Church, Birmingham.
Other artists are: Kalyani Ghosh Musarrat Nazir
Jagjit and Chitra Singh and the Delhi Sisters Producer KRISHAN GOULD
Executive producer ASHOK RAMPAL BBC Pebble Mill
Book: Speak for Yourself, E2.75 from booksellers

For the fourth Sunday in Advent from St John 's
Methodist Church, Colwyn Bay, North Wales.
The Annunciation led by The Rev John H. Davis Preacher
The Rev Philip Barnett Organist ALISON PEPPER
The CHOIR OF RYDAL SCHOOL will sing 'The Angel Gabriel' Hymns: Joy to the world (Antioch); Away in a manger; 0 come, 0 come Immanuel (Veni Immanuel );
Tell out, my soul (Woodlands) Reading: Luke 1, w 26-38 Producer JOHN GERAINT Television presentation DAFYDD OWEN BBC Wales

The Story of the Christmas Truce
Narrated by Martin Jarvis Seventy years ago, on Christmas Eve, 1914, on the Western Front, British and German soldiers sang carols to each other across a frosty, moonlit No Man's
Land. The next morning, on Christmas Day, hundreds of men of both nations emerged from the trenches to talk, joke, take photographs and exchange souvenirs in the most famous fraternisation of the First World War.
This remarkable event is remembered by three soldiers who took part:
Graham Williams , then a rifleman of the London Rifle Brigade; Leslie Walkinton , then a rifleman of the Queen's Westminsters, and Albert Moren , former private of the Queen's Regiment.
And another truce of that war, on another front, is recalled by Dr Friedrich Kohn , former medical officer attached to the Hungarian Army.
Research SHIRLEY SEATON
Produced by MALCOLM BROWN

The classic cartoon series featuring The Boyles - a typical American family.... The Fling
Harry is quite perplexed when a perfectly innocent night spent with a female client is misunderstood by the family.
A HANNA-BARBERA production

Selected episodes from one of the most popular Western series. starring David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine

Remembering the sanctuary he once received in a Christian church, Caine pledges to restore a stolen chalice to its niche in a New Mexico chapel.
(Repeat)

Weather JIM BACON

by Anthony Hope
The last of six episodes by James Andrew Hall
[Starring] Malcolm Sinclair as Rudolf Rassendyll/King Rudolf, John Woodvine as Col. Sapt, George Irving as 'Black' Michael, Jonathon Morris as Rupert of Hentzau, Nicholas Gecks as Fritz von Tarlenheim, Pauline Moran as Antoinette de Mauban and Victoria Wicks as Princess Flavia

Rudolf has set off for Zenda castle with Colonel Sapt's small force, in a desperate attempt to rescue the King.

A BBC Enterprises Illustrated Classic £1.95 from newsagents
(The Prisoner of Zenda can be heard on Radio 4 on Christmas Day at 2.0)
(Ceefax subtitles)

with Jan Leeming
Weatherman

appeals on behalf of The Boys' Brigade
For 100 years members of the Brigade have enjoyed companionship, adventurous activities and a disciplined yet creative outlet for their youthful energy. This evening, as part of The Boys' Brigade National Centenary Appeal, you are invited to contribute towards the work of the Brigade and to help it expand in the Brigade's second century.
Please send donations, preferably by crossed PO or cheque, to: [address removed]

Written by Gawn Grainger
A series in ten episodes
[Starring] Ray Brooks as Robby Box, Sharon Duce as Jan Oliver

Robby Box and his mate, Geordie, scare an intruder out of Henry Diamond's yard. They think they are doing Diamond a favour....

(Ceefax subtitles)

Starring Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Carolyn Seymour

In this film version of one of television's most popular comedy series, Harold falls for a stripper, and marries her in spite of Albert's opposition. But when the happy pair set off on their honeymoon, Albert goes too!

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Frank Bough and Selina Scott present a star-studded curtain-raiser to your
Christmas viewing. With special studio guests and clips including Mary Poppins , The Two Ronnies, Hi-de-Hi! and Absurd Person Singular. Special reports by Mike Smith from the set of the Christmas Day edition of Just Good Friends; and a magical occasion where Paul Daniels conjures up some Christmas surprises. Barry Norman makes his choice of feature films.
Assistant producers CHRISTOPHER HUTCHINGS. NIGEL CROWLE Director BRUCE THOMPSON Producer JANE LUSH

with Jan Leeming
Weatherman

Wayne Sleep leads The Hot Shoe Show company in this Christmas feast of song and dance, together with many of Britain's best dancers including Bonnie Langford, Cherry Gillespie, Finola Hughes, Stewart Avon Arnold, Hugh Craig, Claud-Paul Henry, Andy Norman, Wendy Roe, Kim Rosato, Lizie Saunderson, Tim Spain, Oke Wambu
Songs sung by Gerard Kenny, Jacqui McShee, Nicky Moore, Ray Shell, Carl Wayne
Music specially composed by HOWARD GOODALL, GERARD KENNY, DAVID MINDEL, ALLAN ROGERS, RICHARD STILGOE
Resident choreographer ANTHONY VAN LAAST
Guest choreographers CHARLES AUGINS, CHRISTOPHER BRUCE, ARLENE PHILLIPS , WAYNE SLEEP
Musical director ALLAN ROGERS
Lighting directors BILL MILLAR , DICKIE HIGHAM
Sound ADRIAN BISHOP-LAGGETT
Designer DACRE PUNT
Directed by TOM GUTTERIDGE , RON ISTED

from St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
The James Last Orchestra is joined by The Monks of Glenstal
Noirin Ni Riain and the Choir of St Patrick's Cathedral
Producer Ian McGarry Television presentation Ken Griffin (Part of a concert given in aid of the Cheshire Homes)
In association with Radio Telefis Eireann