Presenters Stuart Bradley Elizabeth Watts
Guest Nicola Katrak
Story: Another Mince Pie by H. E. TODD
Musical director MICHAEL OMER
Graphics OLIVER ELMES , JOANNA CHEESE Production CHRISTINE HEWITT
Series producer BARBARA RODDAM Editor CYNTHIA FELGATE
Once Upon an Eggtimer
When Rowlf loses his voice the babies start searching for it. But what does a voice look like? It is a baffling case that calls for the combined skills of Indiana Frog, Sherlock Gonzo and the Sleeping Beauty!
A special Christmas edition starring
Norman clashes with the Burtons over the true meaning of the holiday and faces spending a very silent night alone.
Wntten by SANDY SPRUNG and MARCY VOSBURGH
Directed by ARLANDO SMITH
Phillip Schofield presents the programme that gives you the opportunity to comment on BBCtv. Today, a feast of your favourite clips from 1986 together with your opinions about them.
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
The Grand Final of BBC television's 1986 motorcycling competition from Lord Hesketh's estate in Northamptonshire features six outstanding junior riders, aged up to 14, in their final bid for the Norwich Union trophy. Exceptional skills and good technique are pre-requisites as they negotiate a specially designed new course.
with Jan Leeming
Weather MICHAEL FISH
starring
Gregory Peck David Niven
Anthony Quinn Stanley Baker
Buried deep in the solid rock of a cliff and impregnable to assault by plane or ship, the German guns on the Greek island of Navarone must be destroyed if the lives of 2,000 British soldiers are to be saved. A crack team of commandos is assembled for this perilous mission, each with a special and deadly talent. An all-star cast features in this exciting screen version of ALISTAIR MACLEAN 'S World War II adventure.
Written and produced by CARL FOREMAN
Directed by J. LEE THOMSON
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The traditional Christmas look at the world of WALT DISNEY films introduced by Little and Large
Films include:
The Aristocats, The Rescuers Cinderella
Basil, the Great Mouse Detective
Sword in the Stone
One Magic Christmas
Parent Trap, Three Caballeros Producer RICHARD EVANS
Introduced by Harry Gration
All the headline-makers and the day's results.
Starring Les Dawson
Relax... Put your feet up and watch the contestants win some of the most wonderful prizes to be seen on television this Christmas. Joining Les from under the tree are his special friends Lynda Baron, Frank Carson, Samantha Fox, Syd Little and Eddie Large, Wendy Richard
Produced in association with Mark Goodson and Talbot TV Ltd
Michael Crawford stars as the great American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum, in the hit American musical which has broken records all around the world, scoring its greatest success in Harold Fielding's productions at the Palladium and Victoria Palace theatres in London.
Crawford studied circus techniques for months to perfect a role which he played more than 1,200 times on stage and won him the year's 'Best Performance in a Musical' award.
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Including 6.50-7.0 News
with Jan Leeming
Weather Michael Fish
Created by ROBERT BANKS STEWART starring John Nettles Fires in the Fall by CHRIS BOUCHER with Terence Alexander
Louise Jameson , Sean Arnold and featuring
Deborah Grant , Mela White guest stars Barrie Ingham Amanda Redman Margaretta Scott
A message from beyond the grave leads Jim Bergerac to a deadly pattern of lies, corruption and madness.
Theme music by GEORGE FENTON Script editor JOHN CHAPMAN Film editors
BERNARD ASHBY , PAUL GARRICK Designer KEN LEDSHAM
Photography ALEC CURTIS
Produced by JONATHAN ALWYN Directed by TOM CLEGG
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with Jan Leeming
Weather MICHAEL FISH
starring
Paul Newman James Mason
Charlotte Rampling with Jack Warden Milo O'Shea Boston attorney
Frank Galvin is down on his luck and reduced to chasing ambulances for business, and hitting the bottle for recreation. When his old friend Mickey Morrissey presents him with a 'simple' case of medical malpractice it looks as if Frank's luck has changed. But defending the doctor in question is Ed Concannon - the city's most successful and ruthless lawyer.
The scene is set for a thrilling courtroom battle, with Paul Newman and James Mason cast as the rival legal eagles.
Screenplay by DAVID MAMET
Based on the novel by BARRY REED Produced by RICHARD D. ZANUCK and DAVID BROWN
Director SIDNEY LUMET
(First showing on British television)
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continuing a series of acclaimed films introduced by Barry Norman.
Tonight starring
Margaret Sullavan James Stewart with Frank Morgan
A young shop assistant in a Budapest store carries on a romantic correspondence with an unknown girl, not realising the delightful complications that will occur when he discovers who she really is.
One of Hollywood's best-loved romantic comedies, directed by the great Ernst Lubitsch.
Screenplay by SAMSON RAPHAELSON From a play by NIKOLAUS LASZLO Produced and directed by ERNST LUBITSCH
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