With Simon Parkin, Philippa Forrester and Esther McVey
Tottie: Animation.
7.30am Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier: The tin soldier must outwit the evil jack-in-a-box
8.00am News and Regional News; Weather
8.15am Lassie: Classic canine drama series
8.35am BraveStarr: Cartoon
9.00am News and Regional News; Weather
9.05am Rude Dog and the Dweebs: Cartoon
9.25am Why Don't You?: Make a periscope, play "wink murder" and go behind the scenes at the fair. (Stereo)
9.50am Edd the Duck's Pantomime: Showbiz Edd and the Seven Dwarf Doods!
With Sonia, Lesley Joseph, Nicholas Witchell, Howard Stableford, Bill Giles and a host of familiar faces from Children's BBC.
Written by Christina Mackay-Robinson
10.05am Playdays The Tent Stop. (Stereo)
10.25am Pingu: Animated lovable penguin. (Repeat)
Cartoon.
Romantic fantasy adventure. When
Princess Lyssa is abducted, Prince Colwyn searches the world of Krull to save her.
Director Peter Yates
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Followed by Weather
(For details see 5. 35pm; ● STEREO
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First in a short season of films starring
Gregory Peck
The British mount a dangerous operation using a group of ageing ex-soldiers. With Roger Moore , David Niven ,
Trevor Howard , Barbara Kellermann , Patrick Macnee , Patrick Allen. Director Andrew V McLaglen
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Cartoon capers.
With Andi Peters.
Animation.
It's panto time with not one Jack but two! Watch out for famous faces from your favourite programmes.
Written by Jim Eldridge
Second in a three-part drama. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The children discover Narnia.
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Suspicions fly back and forth as the identity of the "phantom kisser" is revealed. Todd gets mugged and loses his expensive trainers. Gemma decides it's time to move on. (For cast see Thursday 2 January. Shown at 1.15pm) STEREO
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Philip Hayton with the latest national and international news.
Weather Michael Fish
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Another chance to see the interview with "America's funniest man "-
Robin Williams , the star of Dead Poets Society, Awakenings and The Fisher King. Terry Wogan hears tales of nudity in Central Park, street-wise cockroaches, Holy Grails, not to mention tall stories about George Bush 's hips and green tights. STEREO
From the island of Tenerife, eight of the mightiest men on the planet, including Britain's Gary Taylor , do battle for the DAF trophy in a spectacular contest of endurance, stamina and sheer brute strength.
Introduced by Bill McFarlan and Jamie Reeves. Producer Simon Betts
First showing on network television of this offbeat comedy starring Dan Aykroyd, John Candy.
It was going to be a quiet family holiday by the lake, just Chet and Connie Ripley and their two sons. But that was before the Craigs arrived. Connie's slimy salesman brother, his chain-smoking wife and their loathsome twin daughters appear on the cabin's doorstep expecting to share a vacation they'll never forget!
It is directed by Howard Deutch and scripted by John Hughes who also collaborated with Deutch on Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful. It features a small role for Hollywood's latest female star Annette Bening who came to prominence in the thriller, The Grifters and most recently the period drama Valmont.
STEREO
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With Michael Buerk. Regional News
Weekend Weather
Michael Fish
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Why is the dog wearing a gas mask? What are Bjorn Borg's underpants like? And who's making mad, passionate love? Find out as Jasper Carrott reviews some of the world's weirdest, wildest and most outrageous telly ads.
This is Carrott's second Commercial Breakdown - the first won two awards in 1990, the City of Montreux Prize for Independent Producers at the Golden Rose Festival and the gold medal for comedy/satire at the Film and Television Festival in New York.
"Again the humour is the point of communication where selling is concerned. The message seems to be 'make 'em laugh and they'll buy!' says Carrott. A Celador production for BBCtv (Stereo)
... who chooses his favourite ten films of 1991. It's cosmopolitan choice: France, Germany, Ireland and the United States; there's even a British comedy in there.
Will the much hyped but hugely popular Silence of the Lambsbe among them?
Will Arnold Schwarzenegger retain his position as the no 1 male star of the year with Terminator 2 or will
Kevin Costner 's Oscar-laden
Dances with Wolves and the tremendous success of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves pip him to the post?
There's a report on whether the recession has hit the hallowed grounds of the American movie industry and a look back over the events of the year that made the news. Has the caring-sharing 90s found its way onto the silver screen and are women's roles in films matching those of the men's? Director Liz Hartford
ProducerBruce Thompson
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Thriller starring Warren Beatty
Journalist Joe Frady is among the witnesses to a political assassination at a rally. His investigation leads him to the mysterious Parallax organisation and a terrifying conclusion.
Producer/Director Alan J Pakula
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