Regional News; Weather
With Zoe Ball and Josie D'Arby.
7.10 Secret Life of Toys
Animation.
(Stereo)
7.25 Felix the Cat
Cartoon
7.40 Marlene Marlow Investigates
Live action and animation
(Repeat)
8.00 News (Subtitled) and Weather Regional News; Weather
8.10 The Adventures of Skippy
Adventures with the world's most famous kangaroo.
(Stereo)
8.35 Swat Kats
Cartoon
(Repeat) (Stereo)
9.00 News (Subtitled) and Weather; Regional News; Weather
9.05 Bucky O'Hare
Animation
(Repeat)
9.30 Why Don't You?
Outrageous ways to survive the holiday
(Stereo)
10.00 Playdays
The Playground Stop
William's Wish Wellingtons
Cartoon.
(Stereo)
10.35 Joe 90
Puppet series.
Comedy set in 20s London, starring Peter Ustinov
A British aristocrat steals a secret microfilm from a Chinese war lord. He returns from Asia to London, only to be kidnapped by Chinese secret agents.
Director Robert Stevenson (1975) Subtitled . The Disney Family Movie season continues with Candleshoe tomorrow at 11.00am.
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Festive cartoon capers. submied
Details at 6.00pm Stereo
All the magic of a favourite fairytale is brought to life in this classic Christmas ballet, which tells the story of a girl transported to a magical world on Christmas Eve. In Peter Wright's acclaimed production, the familiar Tchaikovsky score is matched with spectacular stage effects and world class dancing from the Birmingham Royal Ballet. The story begins at the Stahlbaum's Christmas party, where young Clara (Sandra Madgwick) is given a Nutcracker doll by the mysterious Drosselmeyer (Joseph Cipolla). Later that night, Clara creeps downstairs to find the Christmas tree growing and the Nutcracker Prince brought to life. The Royal Ballet's Russian star Irek Mukha 'medov joins the Birmingham company as a guest to partner Japanese ballerina Miyako Yoshida, playing the Sugar Plum Fairy.
(Stereo)
A friend of Harry's arrives. Stereo..
Barry Davies with highlights of this year's World Cup in the United States. ..
Germany 1916. The adventure series ends with the elderly Indiana's recollections. Stereo Subtitled .......
With Chris Lowe , Regional News
Weather Ian McCaskill ...........
The first of four animated versions of Beatrix Potter stories. With no choice but to leave home, Pigling Bland sets off to the market looking for work. But he finds many distractions on the way. See today's choices.
(Subtitled)
(The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny can be seen tomorrow at 3.45pm)
The Tale of Pigling Bland 5.35pm BBC 1
This refreshing animation brings ; out the adventure and excitement of the Beatrix Potter story as well as its charm. Narrated by Niamh Cusack as Potter and with the voices of Pam Ferris as Aunt Pettitoes and Josie Lawrence as Pig-wig, the tale begins as Aunt Pettitoes reluctantly decides that with a hungry family of eight piglets she must send Pigling Bland and his brother Alexander to market.
There are more tales from The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Will Len Mangel break Helen's heart? Michael has the biggest test of his life. Shown at 1.05pm. For cast see Wednesday
21 December Stereo Subtitled .........
This special episode of the comedy series is set in 2019, and the former staff of Whitbury Newtown Leisure Centre are paying tribute to the man who gave them everything - Sir Gordon Brittas.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
It's 2019 and former staff of the Leisure Centre - including three millionaires and a concert pianist - are at Colin's Scottish castle for their annual tribute to the man who gave them everything
Jim Davidson becomes the Mad Hatter in this special edition of the snooker quiz show. Joining him are Zoe Ball , John Parrott , Marti Caine ,
Terry Griffiths , Craig Charles and Steve Davis. John Virgo attempts to referee dressed as the March Hare.
Director Charles Garland ; Producer John Burrowes
Sanjay feels he's on to a winner and Ian has a fishy proposition for Bianca.
Real life comic book action directed by and starring Warren Beatty with Madonna, Al Pacino
America in the 30s, the home of heroes and villains; villains like Big Boy Caprice, hunchback and underworld syndicate boss. And heroes like Dick Tracy, the handsome detective who has been close to catching Big Boy in the past, and is determined not to let him get away this time.
(1990) Stereo * FILM REVIEWS pages 47-70
With Chris Lowe. Subtitled Regional News
Weather Ian McCaskill .............
Jasper Carrott presents sketches, spoof ads and plenty of humour in his first all-new stand-up comedy show in two years. His guests are actresses Sara Crowe and Ann Bryson. See today's choices.
Producer/Director Ed Bye Stereo ..........
Barry Norman selects his personal choice from more than 200 films seen during 1994. Spielberg finally received recognition from his peers and Tom Hanks won an Oscar. Schindler's List, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Pulp Fiction are a few of his short-listed recommendations. This year has also seen a resurgence of film-making activity in Britain and more people attending the cinema. Interspersed with Barry's over-view of the cinema world are occasional surprises and funny moments from the year's films.
Rock band U2's extraordinary vision of ZOO TV, recorded at Sydney Football Stadium. The show is an explosive mixture of concert and multi-media fantasy. Aftertwo years of developing the show in Europe and America, the stage is stacked with huge television monitors. Among the hits played are The Fly, Even Better than the Real Thing, and With or Without You.
Romantic comedy starring Shirley MacLaine
Tired of being known only as the director of his wife Lucy's pictures, Paul Robaix decides to make a film version of Madam Butterfly without her. Arriving in Japan, he casts an unknown geisha in the leading role. But why is this girl strangely familiar?
(1962)
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