With Andi Peters and Lisa Jones.

The Nativity Play
The Christmas story. (R)

The elves are preparing for Santa's big journey on Christmas Eve, including the elf called Small One.

Story: Papa Panov's Special Day by Leo Tolstoy, adapted by Ruben Saillens, retold by Mig Holder.
Illustrations by Tony Morris.

Ziggy takes a job as a street-comer Santa.
Music and lyrics by HARRY NILSSON Directed by RICHARD WILLIAMS (R)

Bert Worm tries to help with the Christmas preparations. (R)

Seasonal fun with Fred, Barney and the gang.

With Cheryl Baker. Jason,
Sinitta, Big Fun and Sonia all help, and Jimmy Somerville performs his newest release. Goodies galore, with festivities at Hatfield House and more ...
Director J.F.D. NORTHOVER
Producer MADELINE WILTSHIRE BBC North West

Roy Castle joins the congregation of his home church, Gold Hill Baptist in Buckinghamshire. Service led by the Rev Jim Graham.
Preacher: the Rev Bob Allen.
Reading: Luke 2, w 4-14.
0 Come, All Ye Faithful; Away in a Manger; The First Nowell; See, amid the Winter's Snow; Joy to the World; Angels from the Realms of Glory; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Come On and Celebrate. Director SIMON HAMMOND Producer CHRIS LOUGHUN

The programme has travelled all over the world to give some very unusual presents to some very special people. Join Noel Edmonds to count down the 12 days of Christmas with a gift for each day.
Script associate CHARLIE ADAMS Written by MARTIN BOOTH .
BRIAN LEVESON and PAUL MINETT Directed by BILL MORTON
Produced by MICHAEL LEGGO
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By Jimmy Perry and David Croft. Starring and My Brother and I
Capt Mainwaring gives a party.
Designer ROBERT BERK
Producer DAVID CROFT (R)

HM The Queen speaks to the Commonwealth.
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Written by Carla Lane. The Boswell Christmas stocking filled with some fun, sadness and surprises.
Title music by DAVID MACKAY
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With Jill Dando.
Weather Michael Fish

Special guest star Les Dennis.
Featuring Bella Emberg
Sherrie Hewson , Tom Bright and Michael Stainton.
Jack Frost roasting by an open fire, chestnuts nipping at your nose - pull up your television set and join Russ Abbot in his Yuletide festivities. See the golden days of the Hollywood musical revived by joke-to-joke resuscitation. See Russ and Les Dennis celebrating the New Year together separately. See the Phantom of the Opera as you've never seen it before. A Merry Russmas and an Abbot New Year!
Produced and directed by JOHN BISHOP
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Starring Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski.
Mick Dundee, nicknamed 'Crocodile' because of his tall tales of survival, is a modern-day hero, a larger-than-life character with a broad sense of humour and a unique outlook on life. American reporter Sue Charlton travels to the outback to discover the man behind the legend and uncovers more than she bargained for. But that's nothing compared to what Mick finds when he goes to New York and takes a walkabout on the wild side!
A special presentation of the famous comedy adventure which made an international star of Australian comedian Paul Hogan.
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A Caribbean Mystery screenplay by T. R. Bowen. Starring with and Sent on a recuperative holiday to Barbados, Miss
Marple finds the Golden Palm Hotel - a tropical paradise of blue sea, white sand and lush vegetation - a rather dull place where nothing seems to occur. But it soon turns out to be a Garden of Eden where a dangerous serpent lurks.
Music by KEN HOWARD
Film editors BERNARD ASHBY and PAUL GARRICK Designer DON GILES
Photography JOHN WALKER
Directed by CHRISTOPHER PETIT Produced by GEORGE GALLACCIO
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With Jill Dando. Weather

Starring John Cleese and Penelope Wilton.
For headmaster Brian Stimpson this will be no ordinary day, but not in the way this most meticulous man has planned. Due to address a prestigious conference in Norwich, he misses his train - the first setback in an increasingly hysterical race against the clock. This frenetic farce teams the author of the stage comedy Noises Off with the star of A Fish Called Wanda to great success.
(First showing on British television).
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The Word Made Flesh
Alec McCowen reads the prologue to St John 's Gospel. Director GARRY BOON
Producer HELEN ALEXANDER

Starring Humphrey Bogart as Frank McCloud, a disillusioned
Second World War veteran, who is caught up in a sinister situation which forces him into a confrontation with mobster Johnny Rocco. When he arrives at a remote hotel on the Florida Keys he finds it under the control of Rocco and his gang ...
Screenplay by RICHARD BROOKS and JOHN HUSTON
Produced by JERRY WALD Directed by JOHN HUSTON
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