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Introduced by Simon Parkin , Andi Peters and Philippa Forrester.
Cartoon based on the stories by Alfred Bestall. (R)
Adventures of a zany bunch of puppets. (R)
Cartoon adventures of Ovide the duckbilled platypus. (R)
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Cartoon. A musketeer turtle hero avenges wrongs and protects the weak. (R)
The magical adventures of Wizbit and the residents of Puzzleopolis.
With Paul Daniels. (R)
Cartoon. Mighty Mouse is accused of kidnap. (R)
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Cartoon. (R)
The gang is involved with herbs, mazes and ransom notes, and some of them get lost.
Cartoon.
The Playbus stops today at the Christmas Tree Stop.
Humphrey, Wobble and Peggy Patch join Simon Davies ,
Elizabeth Watts , Will Brenton , Sheila Hyde , Ellie Darvill and Sue Monroe to tell the pantomime story Sleeping Beauty by Brian Cant. (R)
Cartoon based on Peanuts. (R)
A look back at the hits of 1990, July to December.
Starring Gregory Peck
With England at war against France and Spain, the courageous captain and his crew set sail for adventure.
Adapted from the novels by C S Forester
Director Raoul Walsh
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With Philip Hayton.
Weather Suzanne Charlton
Henry makes his radio debut. The fortnight's cast:
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Starring Julie Andrews Mary Tyler Moore
Fortune-hunting flapper Millie Dillmount gets mixed up with an eligible bachelor, an aspiring actress, white slavers and a not-so-eligible salesman, in this musical spoof of life in the 1920s.
Director George Roy Hill FILMS: pages 51-64
Introduced by Andi Peters.
A two-part children's drama set in 19th-century Australia. 2: Touched by Ned's visit to him at Christmas, Watson offers the use of the ponds for the O'Days' flock. (R)
(For cast see yesterday at 3.50pm)
A Newsround special.
Roger Finn and Terry Baddoo report on the children of South Africa who live in different worlds according to the colour of their skin - even though the apartheid laws are beginning to change after 40 years. Editor Nick Heathcote
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A ghost story in three parts by Robert Westall. 1: Anne, miserable and rebellious at her parents' recent separation, finds herself drawn to the Watch
House, the house of the Garmouth Life Brigade.
Something or someone is trying to reach her.
But what do they want?
Producer Brenda Ennis Director Ian Keill (R)
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With Philip Hayton. Weather Bill Giles
Golden Girls Estelle Getty and Betty White , and Blazing Saddles star Dom DeLuise talk with Terry Wogan.
The classic comedy series by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey.
Tom and Barbara discover oil in Surbiton.
(R)
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First showing on network television, starring
Andrew McCarthy Kim Cattrall
When young sculptor Jonathan Switcher is caught locked in a passionate embrace with a shop-window mannequin, his workmates are rather concerned. But only Jonathan can see that the mannequin is living flesh and blood.
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With Michael Buerk.
Regional News
Weekend Weather Bill Giles
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A special concert featuring Jasper Carrott from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. Carrott treads the boards with sit-down comedy, timeless classics, a helping of brand new material - and not a Christmas tree in sight.
A Celador production for BBCtv
Picture story: page 99
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First network showing for this deceptive thriller.
Starring Bryan Brown Brian Dennehy
Walking into a restaurant, an armed man starts shooting - is it real, or is it movie F/X
(special effects)? For technical wizard Rollie Tyler , fact and fiction begin to blur when his special talents are called upon to help 'kill' a man, and unfortunately he succeeds.
Director Robert Mandel
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Starring Frankie Howerd Ray Milland
1907: Roving thespian Foster Twelvetrees is invited to give a recital at an isolated stately home. As the thunder cracks and the lightning strikes, he becomes a little concerned about the strange goings-on. Director Peter Sykes
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