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With Philippa Forrester, Zoe Ball and Chris Jarvis. (Stereo)
7.10 The Snow Queen
Animated version of the classic story. Narrated by Sigourney Weaver.
(Stereo)
7.35 Fireman Sam
Animation.
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8.10 Anytime Tales
Super Dooper Jezebel by Tony Ross
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8.15 Bluetoes - the Christmas Elf
Animation. The elves are preparing for Santa's big journey.
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8.35 Alien's First Christmas
Animation. Celebrating Christmas in outer space.
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9.05 Henry's Cat
Cartoon for children.
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9.10 The Jetsons
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9.40 Why Don't You… ?
More tricks and fun.
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10.05 Playdays
The Playground Stop
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10.25 The Greedysaurus Gang
Cliffhanger scenes from gripping
British films.
Rudyard Kipling 's classic tale, starring Errol Flynn
Dean Stockwell
British-ruled India in 1885: a young orphan, Kim, becomes involved in espionage when he is befriended by a colourful Afghan horse-dealer.
Director Victor Saville (1950) Subtitled
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Animation about a mean old grinch who is prepared to do anything to spoil the Christmas fun. Based on the poem by Dr Zeuss. (1966)
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Action drama starring
I Steve McQueen
1926: tensions mount among the crew of a gunboat patrolling the Yangtze river during China's civil war.
Director Robert Wise (1966)
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A full results service.
Long unseen cartoons plus viewers' special requests.
Presented by Tony Robinson. Senes producer Nick Freand Jones
Doug and his father Bert are irreconcilable, but Doug may live to regret his actions.
(Srrown at 1.05pm. For cast see Wednesday 22 December)
The magic of the festive season continues as Paul Daniels takes everyone into a winter wonderland. The spirit of Christmas is evoked in this special edition of the magic show which conjures up nostalgic images as a backdrop for illusions, including one featuring Debbie McGee in Beauty and the Beast. Director/Producer Geoff Miles
On Bill Beaumont 's team are golfer Colin Montgomerie and from cricket Worcestershire and England batsman Graeme Hick. Ian Botham is joined by rugby's Gavin Hastings , the British Lions and Scotland captain, and footballer Niall Quinn of Manchester City. With David Coleman.
It's the day after Christmas but for some the festive spirit is thin on the ground. Away from the Square, Mandy and Aidan are forced to face the truth. Gita has some news for Sanjay and Phil is increasingly troubled about Nadia.
(For cast see Thursday 23 December)
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Comedy starring Michael Caine, Steve Martin
Posing as an exiled prince, sophisticated conman Lawrence Jamieson makes a tidy living fleecing rich women in the French resort of Beaumont-sur-Mer until his position is suddenly usurped by the arrival of a small-time
American rival Freddy Benson. Lawrence has no option but to declare a wager and whoever loses must leave the Riviera.
The film is loosely based on the 1964 film Bedtime Story, which starred David Niven and Marlon Brando.
(1988)
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With Michael Buerk.
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Television commercials in this country may be models of taste and restraint, but fortunately for Jasper Carrott this is not the case worldwide.
In the third of his anthologies of witty and weird advertisements he offers 70 newly-culled examples, including a stripper with smelly feet, a flying dog, rhino dung and Mazda's notorious Charles and Diana commercial.
A Celador production for BBCtv
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It's been a year of mixed fortunes for the film business. In a year when ticket sales In Britain soared to around 112 million thanks to big commercial blockbusters like Jurassic Park and The Fugitive, cinema found Itself under intense moral scrutiny regarding its effects on the nation's morals.
Barry Norman chooses his ten favourite films of 1993, covering the full range of the year's releases. "We all sat down with a list of the films we'd reviewed this year and picked the ones we'd enjoyed the most," says Film 93 producer Bruce Thompson. "My list doesn't agree with Barry's. He didn'teven mention The
Fugitive, which was my favourite and did phenomenal business."
In between each choice of film, Barry looks back at the issues that have affected the industry over the year.
" It's been a strange year for
British films, says Thompson. "There's really only one film in Barry's top ten that you could definitely say is 100 per cent British, but a lot of them have British stars, directors or writers. It's difficult to say exactly what a British film is these days. We undoubtedly have the creative talent, but most movies are made by American companies." Director Michael Samuels
Last in the short season of Carry On comedies, starring Sidney James
Kenneth Williams
Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord
Darcy lend a hand to the noble heads of France during the revolution of 1789 but Citizen
Camembert, head of the secret police, and his assistant Bidet, are soon on their trail.
Director Gerald Thomas (1966)
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