(R)
Presented by Simon Davies and Sophie Aldred with Jo Korna
Last in the present series
The Chuckle Brothers prepare for Yuletide with their own show. There's also Billy Butler's Armchair Theatre and magic from Simon Lovell.
BBC North West
Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield host a special programme that's just packed to bursting point with Christmas goodies. Musical guests this morning include Curiosity Killed the Cat and Pet Shop Boys. Pantomime dame Christopher Biggins is making a special appearance, so too are the London Community Gospel Choir with a song for Christmas. Peter Simon has a celebrity edition of the crazy game show Double Dare. Ruth Madoc and Felix Bowness from Hi-de-Hi! take on Doc Cox from That's Life and pop star Sinitta.
Bill Giles
(See panel )
including at 1.00 News Summary
Grandstand
12.15 pm-5.05
Introduced by Desmond Lynam
featuring Rugby League
Timetable* 12.20 Cricket 12.25 Football Focus 12.45 Racing 1.05 Rugby League Focus 1.15 Racing 1.30 Motor Racing 1.50 Racing 2.05 Rugby League 2.55 Ski-ing 3.10 Rugby League 3.50 Half Times 3.55 Show Jumping 4.25 Ski-ing 4.40 Final Score
*Timings are subject to alteration
Rugby League: John Player Special Trophy
Live coverage of today's second semi-final.
Show Jumping
from Olympia.
London Volvo World Cup - Qualifying Round
The final is in April in Gothenburg.
Motor Racing
from Brands Hatch
BBC Grandstand Trophy: Formula Ford 2000 Final
Racing from Ascot
12.50 HSS Hire Shops Hurdle Race (2m)
1.20 Youngmans Long Walk Hurdle Race (31m)
1.55 SGB H'cap 'Chase (3m)
Football Focus
with Bob Wilson
World Cup Ski-ing
Men's Giant Slalom and Women's Slalom from Yugoslavia and Italy
David Goldstrom and David Vine reporting
Cricket: Third Test
Pakistan v England
with Moira Stuart; Weather
Rolf Harris presents classic cartoon comedy. Today featuring Doggone Cats, Polar Pest with Barney Bear and Two Little Indians with Tom and Jerry.
Last year the Reynish family from Swansea became the Telly Addicts family of 1986. Not even Noel Edmonds can predict which of this year's families will win the title. Join him tonight for the final.
BBC Pebble Mill
by Gerald Durrell
Last episode of a ten-part screenplay by Charles Wood
Starring Hannah Gordon, Brian Blessed
Both Kralefsky and Theodore reluctantly agree that the time has come for Gerry to go to school in England. A farewell party is arranged but, true to form, everything goes wrong.
('Durrell's Ark' New Year's Day BBC2 6.10pm)
(Ceefax Subtitles)
by Jimmy Perry and David Croft
Maplin's Holiday Camp, 1960
It's circus night at Maplins but Ted has another sort of ring on his mind.
(R)
(Ceefax subtitles)
by David Ashton
Last episode of a 15-part series
'If you are unable to punish the person responsible for my mother's death, I shall find the requisite authorities who can.'
(Ceefax subtitles)
with Moira Stuart
Weather
A stolen rock video has the 14th Precinct dancing to a very confusing tune, although there seems to be more interest in who will be chosen as the role model for the latest toy - a police doll. Meanwhile, New York is a winter wonderland for Brigit Cagney, but the youngster's enchantment brings some hard truths to Christine....
(Ceefax subtitles)
Starring Stanley Baxter
Special guest star Lesley Collier
Stanley brings you a feast of surprises in his latest spectacular.
Turn the pages of the Picture Annual to reveal no less than 37 different characters that Stanley portrays within the space of 50 minutes.
Mae West in Gone With the Wind? Noel Coward in a Western? The State Opening of television?
These are just a few of the appetisers for what promises to be a memorable occasion.
(R)
(Ceefax subtitles)
from Olympia, featuring the Modem Alarms Puissance
There have been exciting puissance competitions at Olympia including Nick Skelton breaking the high jump record and Hugo Simon clearing over seven feet with both hands off the bridle. Introduced by David Vine.
Starring Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Christopher Walken, Martin Balsam
Duke Anderson, out of jail after a ten year sentence, devises an audacious scheme to rob an entire New York apartment building. He gathers a team of experts for the job and after much careful preparation they execute the plan. However, unknown to Duke, his every move has been monitored and taped by the authorities.
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