With Zoe Ball and Chris Jarvis.
(Stereo)

Santa and the Tooth Fairies
Hans Peterson's letter to Father Christmas arrives too late
(Repeat)

7.10 Wishing
Last of the live action and animation series.
(Stereo)

7.20 Playdays: The Tent Stop
(Repeat)

7.40 Santa's First Christmas
Animation.
(Repeat) (Stereo)

8.05 The Bears Who Saved Christmas
Animation

8.30 Noddy
Animation

9.05 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Animation, narrated and sung by Fred Astaire.

Pam Rhodes celebrates Christmas Day morning live from All Hallows Church in the City of London in the company of Lynda Bellingham, Fiona Castle, Robert Duncan and Marti Webb.
A thousand singers add to the festive fun with carols from Blackpool, while Don Maclean hosts a house party and Marti Caine goes to Lapland to join children in a hunt for Santa Claus. Carols include O Come All Ye Fathful, See Amid the Winter Snow, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.

Cinema version of the science-fiction TV cartoon series.
George Jetson finally gets promotion from Mr Spacely, but it means moving the entire family to a remote "Spacely Sprockets" asteroid mining operation where something odd is going on. With the voices of: George O'Hanlon, Mel Blanc, Penny Singleton, Tiffany, Patric Zimmerman Directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (1990)
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Animated cat and mouse fun.......

Omnibus edition. (Stereo)

Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth.
Repeated at 9.35pm on BBC2, 9.40pm on Channel 4

In the season of goodwill, Noel Edmonds journeys around Britain and the world to take gifts and surprises to deserving people.
See today's choices.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)

Rolf Harris, Lynda Bryans and Steve Knight pay a Christmas visit to the RSPCA Harmsworth Hospital. The patients should be an unpredictable variety of pets, and owners, and will include some of the animals featured in the summer series who are returning for checkups....

Oscar-winning animated comedy by Nick Park.

The home-life of Wallace, the amiable inventor, and Gromit, his long-suffering dog, is threatened when a villainous lodger rents out the spare room and involves unsuspecting Wallace in a spectacular crime.
Featuring the voice of Peter Sallis as Wallace.
(1993) (Stereo) (Subtitled)
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Action adventure starring Kevin Costner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Alan Rickman

When he is released from prison in the Holy Land, Robin of Locksley and his friend Azeem return to England, where they discover Robin's father murdered and King Richard exiled. When they meet a band of thieves in the woods, they join forces to try to oust the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham. Featuring the hit song "(Everything I Do) I Do for You" by Bryan Adams. (1991)
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With Jill Dando. Subtitled
Weather Peter Cockroft

Vintage comedy from with Britain's much-loved double act, Eric and Emie. With special guests Shirley Bassey ,
Glenda Jackson and Andre Previn , and guest appearances by Frank Bough , Robert Dougall , Dick Emery ,
Cliff Michelmore , Patrick Moore ,
Michael Parkinson and Eddie Waring. See today's choices.
Producer John Ammonds Rpt

A sideways look at Christmas Day.

Comedy starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis

Millionaire brothers Mortimer and Randolph Duke decide to create an experiment in human nature. They frame their nephew Louis, a pompous stockbroker in their own firm, for theft and drug pushing. As Louis's privileged life crumbles around him, they install the down-and-out conman Billy Ray Valentine in his place.
(1983)
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