in Sock Me to Sleep
An RKO film

with Jeremy Paxman Sally Magnusson and John Stapleton

Weather followed by Open Air with Eamonn Holmes

with Robert Kilroy-Silk

Weather followed by The Flintstones Dr Sinister (R)

Andy Crane with programme news and birthday greetings followed by Presenters Chloe Ashcroft lain Lauchlan
Story: When Annabel was Rani for a Day by SHEILA FONT (R) and The Wombles by ELISABETH BERESFORD
Told by Bernard Cribbins (R)

with Joanna Lumley

Weather followed by Open Air with Pattie Coldwell and Eamonn Holmes

with Pamela Armstrong Alan Titchmarsh and Judi Spiers
Today a ray of winter sunshine as Alison Rice joins the team to hear your holiday reports. BBC Pebble Mill

with Michael Buerk
Weather BERNARD DAVEY

Charlene receives a mysterious phone call. Helen takes over at the helm of Home James. Zoe bids farewell to Paul. Madge and Helen have words. This week's cast:
Written by SALLY WEBB
GINNY LOWNDES. GREG MILLIN REG WATSON. JOHN LINTON Directed by MAX VARNEL. RIc RELLIZZEA
Introduced by Frank Bough
This year is the 20th birthday of the original holiday programme: Holiday 88, and to celebrate there's an exciting new series coming up. This week, Anne Gregg treks through the foothills of the Himalayas, explores the ancient city of Kathmandu and takes an elephant safari into the jungle.
Kathy Tayler goes Greek Island hopping, from the sophistication of Mykonos to the dramatic volcanic island of Santorini.
And Frank Bough looks at that great British tradition - the Blackpool Lights. He discovers you can have a great day out and still get change from a 'tenner'. In the studio, up-to-the-minute advice to help you plan your dream holiday.
Series producer PATRICIA HOULIHAN
40 COMPETITION: page 44
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COLLEEN MCCULLOUGH 'S bestselling novel adapted for television in five parts.
2: While friends and family celebrate her 75th birthday,
Mary Carson reveals to Ralph her desire for him, and Meggie is troubled by his apparent indifference to her. But looming on the horizon is a disaster that will overshadow all the Clearys' lives. (R)
(For cast see page 27. Part 3 tomorrow at 1.50pm)
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First of four programmes
The first heat of television's international white-water canoeing competition from
Llangollen, North Wales, for the Norwich Union Trophy. Top medal winners from Europe race over a formidable course of natural and man-made obstacles on the River Dee.
Commentators Chris Rea and John Gosling

Andy Crane - starting with:

Henry's Cat: The Hypnotist
by Bob Godfrey and Stan Hayward
(R)

with Johnny Ball
(R)

(R)

by Roald Dahl
Told by Rik Mayall for Jackanory
Today: The Cook-up (R)

(R)

with Terry Nutkins.
Nick Davies and Chris Packham The wild bunch are back!
Solo diver
British waters contain 120,247 seals - and one sealion. So, Terry makes a unique dive with the only wild sealion in Britain.
Top of the Pops
Nick lets a meerkat loose in the studio.
Tailed around London
Why do animals have tails? Chris feels the benefit of a tail of his own!
Producers PAUL APPLEBY
ALASTAIR FOTHERGILL BBC Bristol
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A series of 20 programmes Episode 1 by CHRIS ELLIS
First day at school for a new first year, but plenty of old faces are back as well. Ziggy and Robbie start off the new term with even less enthusiasm than usual. This week's cast:
Devised by PHIL REDMOND Script editors
ANTHONY MINGHELLA LEIGH JACKSON
Associate producer DAVID LEONARD Producer RONALD SMEDLEY Director ALBERT BARBER
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with Nicholas Witchell and Philip Hayton
Weather JOHN KETTLEY

London Plus, Spotlight Points West, Look East
Look North, South Today North West Tonight Midlands Today

Introduced By: Frank Bough.This year is the 20th birthday of the original holiday programme: Holiday 88, and to celebrate there's an exciting new series coming up. This week, Anne Gregg treks through the foothills of the Himalayas, explores the ancient city of Kathmandu and takes an elephant safari into the jungle.
Kathy Tayler goes Greek Island hopping, from the sophistication of Mykonos to the dramatic volcanic island of Santorini.
And Frank Bough looks at that great British tradition - the Blackpool Lights. He discovers you can have a great day out and still get change from a 'tenner'. In the studio, up-to-the-minute advice to help you plan your dream holiday.
Series producer PATRICIA HOULIHAN
40 COMPETITION: page 44
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by Bill Lyons.
"So many people to say goodbye to..."
(Ceefax subtitles)

Questionmaster David Coleman is joined by captains Bill Beaumont and Emlyn Hughes and their teams of top sporting celebrities.
They each face questions on the famous facts and feats from the funniest to the greatest moments in sport. Director MICK DEMPSEY Producer MIKE ADLEY BBC North West

by MYRA TAYLOR starring
Anna Keaveney and Shaun Curry featuring
Maggie McCarthy Peter Childs and Vivienne Martin
Since Maisie barred Bert from the matrimonial bedroom he has been sleeping in the boxroom.
The arrival of their daughter, who is pregnant and has left her Spanish husband, puts an even greater strain on the sleeping arrangements - or could it be to Bert's advantage?
Film cameraman COLIN DEEHAN Studio lighting DON BABBAGE Designer DEREK EVANS
Studio director SUE BYSH
Producer and film director
HAROLD SNOAD
(Postponed from 15 December)
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with Michael Buerk and Debbie Thrower
Regional News; Weather

Screenplay by MICHAEL BAKER
Based on the novel
The Face of Trespass by RUTH RENDELL starring
Stephen Dillon and Amanda Donohoe with Jean-Laurent Cochet and Matthew Marsh
The end of the affair is just the beginning for Gray. He can leave the phone off the hook, but shutting her out of his mind is impossible. His obsession has fatal consequences.
Music composed by NIGEL HESS Designer OLIVER BAYLDON Film editor PAM BOSWORTH Photography IAN PUNTER
Produced by JACKY STOLLER Directed by COLIN LUKE
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An Anatomy of the Television Personality
Written and presented by Robert Robinson
The magic rectangle - a geometric figure that has only to be placed around the head and shoulders, and suddenly everyone is looking at you. Without any very obvious, or any very special talent for doing anything in particular, you become the person everyone sees ...
Robert Robinson anatomises this novel phenomenon, and asks those who underwent the transformation whether the casual nature of the attention they received makes them feel disposable, whether the most enduring television personality would be one with no characteristics whatsoever, why television personalities so much resent the phrase, and why in the whole history of the thing,
; only one person has ever ' refused it ...
Film editor ALAN LYGO
! Producer PATRICIA HOULIHAN