Ceefax AM starts your day with news, sport, weather and travel - available to all viewers whether or not they have teletext sets.
As you wave goodbye to 85, join Selina Scott and Mike Smith for the great Breakfast present 'swap'.
News on the hour and half hour read by Sue Carpenter
Weather with Francis Wilson at 6.57, 7.27, 7.57, 8.27, 8.57 Sport news at 7.20 and 8.20 Also this morning:
Lynn Faulds Wood has news and reports from the consumer unit;
Russell Grant starts the day with a guide to the stars; and lots of special features for younger viewers.
The Trapper
Hobo outwits an animal trapper and rescues a puppy. (R)
just switch off your TV set and go out and do something less boring instead?
The Cardiff gang kick off with a gangful of games, puzzles, tricks, makes, and more hilarious jokes.
Producer DAVID J. EVANS
Series producer PETER CHARLTON
When the Fox turns into a telly-addict, New Yorkers are left in the dark.
Bill Hartston advises young beginners on the role of the pawn on the chessboard, as well as offering a few tips to more experienced players.
by Michael Bond
(R)
Snow! Snow!
Just look at the snow! Come out! Come out! Come out in the snow
Presenter Carol Leader
Guest lain Lauchlan
Story: Peterkin Meets a Star by EMILIE BOON
The Deadly Toys
The season of goodwill becomes open season on three scientists involved in a secret military project.
Wonder Woman investigates and discovers a mysterious toy-maker busy creating some very unusual presents. Written by ANNE COLUNS
Directed by Richard MODER (R)
A second chance to see four programmes of highlights from the 1985 Montreux Rock Festival. Noel Edmonds talks to the groups backstage and introduces their performances. Starring
Bronski Beat , Bryan Ferry Frankie Goes To Hollywood Kool and the Gang The Pointer Sisters, Chris Rea, REO Speedwagon, Sting and Tears For Fears
(R) (Part two tomorrow 11.40am)
with Frances Coverdale
News Headlines with subtitles
Weather News BILL GILES
Chris Serle and Concorde Captain John Hutchinson joined a capacity crowd at
RAF Fairford last summer to witness some exacting flying. The displays ranged from the awesome SR71 Blackbird to the diminutive Cri Cris; and from the inverted helicopter flying of the Bolkow B0105 to the extraordinary refuelling of the King Jolly helicopter. The finale is a second chance to see the unique formation flying of the Red Arrows with Concorde.
Production RICK GARDNER (R)
A See-Saw programme (R)
starring
Robert Newton
Bobby Driscoll Basil Sydney
A host of characters from Robert Louis
Stevenson's great sea tale spring to life in WALT DISNEY'S colourful live-action entertainment. When the sinister Blind Pew visits the Admiral Benbow Inn to serve the 'black spot' on ex-Captain Billy Bones ,
Jim Hawkins finds he has possession of the secret map of Captain Flint's buried treasure. His friends, Squire Trelawney and Dr Livesey, charter a ship, but unknown to them Flint's old crew, led by peg-legged Long John, ha ve signed up for the voyage ...
Screenplay by LAWRENCE EDWARD WATKIN based on the novel by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Produced by PERCE PEARCE Directed by BYRON HASKIN
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A selection from the world-famous cartoon films starring
Tom the cat and a far-from-underdog mouse called
Jerry
3.47 Regional News
with Stuart Bradley
'Follow the trail to North Wales - what can you hear?'
Spidey is attacked by a false Spider-Man, and even Fire-Star and Ice-Man don't know who is who.
A new cartoon of the second
Alice story by LEWIS CARROLL , first shown on Russian television. other voices by IESTYN GARLICK
LISABETH MILES
DILLWYN OWEN
OLWYN REES
Produced by E. DUBENKO
with Simon Groom, Janet Ellis and Peter Duncan
Goodbye 1985
The presenters' feet have hardly touched the ground this year! Janet's been up with the RAF Falcons, Simon's flown down Derby County's right wing, and Peter skated his way round a supermarket - on a collision course with the tinned peas!
Join the team as they look back at the year in which Simon found himself under the River Mersey, inside a boiler, and down the barrel of Mons Meg, a 15th-century cannon; when Janet tackled the biggest monolith in the world and almost passed out, and when viewers voted for Peter to cut his hair!
In the year of Halley's Comet, the stars came to the Blue Peter studio - Elton John, Stephanie Lawrence and Bob Geldof among them - not forgetting the biggest star of all... Lucy Francis Duncan, who made her TV debut when she was just eight hours old.
(Ceefax subtitles)
with Frances Coverdale Weather News
For the Daf Trucks Trophy Introduced by Archie Macpherson from Cascais in Portugal
Eight of the most powerful men in the world, whose combined bodyweight totals over one ton ten stone, compete in a spectacular contest of sheer brute strength, stamina and character. The competitors -
From the USA:
Rick 'Grizzly'Brown, 26 stone. The giant with the personality to match! From Iceland:
Jon-Pall Sigmarsson , 21 stone. Charismatic, fiercely patriotic, and the reigning title holder.
From Great Britain:
Geoff Capes , 25 stone.
Superb athlete, supreme strategist - Sigmarsson's greatest threat. From Holland:
Cees De Vreugd, 221 stone. A butcher by trade and the world superheavyweight power-lifting champion. From Canada:
Tom Magee , 19½ stone.
'Mr British Columbia' in bodybuilding 1984 - now a professional wrestler. From Finland:
Roger Ekstrom , 20 stone.
One of Scandinavia's finest lifters, who works at a school for mentally handicapped. From the USA:
George Hechter , 24 stone. The likeable man from
Baltimore is the senior US national power-lifting champion.
From France:
Jean-Pierre Brulois , 171 stone. Four times French power-lifting champion and, in a field of giants, the lightest man. Produced in association with TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL and RADIO TELEVISAO PORTUGUESA BBC production team:
Videotape editor JOHN PAROUSSI Production assistants
LESLEY TAYLOR. STEVE MORRIS Producer SIMON BETTS
FRANCIS COPPOLA 'S presentation of the classic children's story by WALTER FARLEY starring
Mickey Rooney
Kelly Reno , Teri Garr
194b: 'fhe only survivors of a ship which sinks off north Africa are Alec, a young American boy, and a beautiful, headstrong Arab stallion. They are shipwrecked on a desolate island where Alec succeeds in taming and riding 'the Black'. After the two are rescued and return to New York, the horse is kept in a cramped back yard. Restless and unhappy, he escapes with Alec in hot pursuit....
Screenplay by MELISSA MATHISON JEANNE ROSENBURG and WILLIAM D. WITLIFF. Produced by FRED ROOS , TOM STERNBERG
Directed by CARROLL BALLARD
(First showing on British television)
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with Frances Coverdale Weather News
Party Games written by ANTONY JAY and JONATHAN LYNN starring Paul Eddington Nigel Hawthorne with Derek Fowlds
The seasonal festivities at the Ministry of Administrative
Affairs are overshadowed by rumours of a Cabinet shuffle.
LUDOVIC KENNEDY as himself With LAURA CALLAND
ROGER DAVIDSON , DAVID HOWEY
BERNARD LOSH. ROGER OSTIME
JOHN PENNINGTON
MARTYN READ . REX ROBINSON Designer ROCHELLE SELWYN Produced and directed by PETER WHITMORE
(New series begins next week)
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(The Weaver of Raveloe) by GEORGE ELIOT Screenplay by LOUIS MARKS and GILES FOSTER starring
Ben Kingsley Jenny Agutter Patrick Ryecart
George Eliot 's much-loved story of the lonely outcast weaver whose life changes dramatically one winter night when a small child wanders into his deserted cottage.
Music by CARL DAVIS Designer GERRY SCOTT Film editor ROBIN SALES
Costume ANUSHIA NIERADZIK Photography NAT CROSBY
Script editor STUART GRIFFITHS Producer LOUIS MARKS Director GILES FOSTER
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Dramatisation of George Eliot's novel about a lonely weaver whose life changes when a young child appears.
The last in a series of films for the festive season from the master of suspense.
Tonight starring
Montgomery Clift Anne Baxter witn Karl Malden
Brian Aherne
After the brutal murder of a Quebec lawyer, young Fr Michael finds himself under suspicion. Only the sanctity of the confessional prevents him from revealing the real murderer's identity.
Screenplay by GEORGE TABORI and WILLIAM ARCHIBALD
From a play by PAUL ANTHELME Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK
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