Classic western series.
(Rpt)

David Frost interviews the week's newsmakers.
Series editor Barney Jones
Executive editor Bob Wheaton
Including at 8.15 and 9.00 News; plus weather forecasts

Rachel Hawthorn concludes her look at the first Christmas, with help from members of St Andrew 's Church,
Cullompton, in Devon.

Today, a visit to the Cafe Royal in London to find out who will be the Young Deaf Achiever of 1993. With signing and subtitles.

In the last programme of the series,
David Bellamy looks at the future of the human race. Rpt Subtitled BOOKLET: [address removed]

John Craven revisits the scene of the Shetland oil spillage to present a CountryFile review of the year.

Second World War action drama starring
John Wayne ,
Robert Ryan US fighter pilots are engaged in a bitter battle against the Japanese, and with their tough commander back at base.
Director Nicholas Ray (1951)
FILM REVIEWS pages 46-65

A look at Canadian cartoons with Tony Robinson.

Omnibus edition. Arthur tries to comfort Pauline in her hour of need.

Drama starring Rex Harrison
Ingrid Bergman
Three stories revolving around the different owners of a valuable Rolls-
Royce car, which is eventually used for running guns in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia.
Director Anthony Asquith (1964)
FILM REVIEWS pages 46-65

The fire-fighters of Tyne and Wear-are transformed into catwalk models as the Clothes Show team of makeover experts travel to the north east. The men and women of Blue Watch receive the expert attention of hairstylists and make-up artists as they swap helmets and waterproofs for the latest fashions. With
Jeff Banks , Caryn Franklin , Brenda Emmanus and Vanessa Scott. Producer Colette Foster
Executive producer Roger Casstles

Final episode in the adaptation of Mary Norton 's classic books. Imprisoned in an attic the Borrowers must escape. They have five days before the Platters are to put them on public display. Arrietty persuades Pod and Homily to build a balloon.
Adapted by Richard Carpenter Producer Grainne Marmion Director John Henderson
A Working Title production for BBCtv

With Jennie Bond. Subtitled
Weather Penny Tranter

A carol service from the 1 lthcentury Tewkesbury Abbey, which includes the telling of the Christmas story and old favourites including Once in Royal David's City and 0 Come All YeFaithful.
Producer AlunGibbard; Editor Helen Alexander

The sight of a sailboarder slicing through the water gives Foggy an idea. But where can he get a bit of wood big enough for three to stand on. Written by Roy Clarke
Director/Producer Alan J W Bell

Writer Richard Curtis sat down one Christmas determined to write something cheerful. "My family and I had just watched an Agatha Christie, during which two people were stabbed and one was forcibly injected with heroin," says the Blackadder creator. "By the end of it we were totally miserable."
Determined to provide something happier for Christmas 1991 he came up with the story of an out-of-work art dealer who polishes an antique lamp and finds himself face to face with a genie, played by Lenny Henry. "He doesn't do any of that 'Your wish is my command' cobblers," says Henry. "He's a mean genie who didn't want to go into the lamp in the first place." Watch out for appearances by Bob Geldof, Gary Lineker and Melvyn Bragg.
An Attaboy/Talkback production for BBCtv

With Martyn Lewis. Subtitled
Weather Bill Giles

Blockbuster adventure starring
Michael Keaton
Jack Nicholson
Kim Basinger
In the rotten heart of Gotham City, wrong doers face a new nemesis: a caped crusader cracking down on crime.
Meanwhile dapper mobster
Jack Napier becomes a fall guy for his criminal kingpin boss and undergoes a terrible transformation - emerging as The Joker, a twisted villain determined to bring Batman down.
Director Tim Burton (1989)
Film reviews pages 46-65

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In the last of this special
Everyman series, Emma Freud goes on a trek across the Arabian deserts in search of frankincense - one of the gifts of the Three Wise Men. She travels the route taken 2,000 years ago when the incense, then as valuable as gold, was carried to temples in the Mediterranean. The journey takes her from the wildness of the frankincense groves in Oman to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. She uncovers an ancient and mysterious world of lost cities, strange customs and passionate beliefs. Director Dennis Walsh Producer David Willcock
A Chameleon production for BBCtv

World championship action from the Tryall Resort in Jamaica. Coverage of the final round where the winner in the top-class field collects
$500,000. Introduced by Steve Rider.