With Paul Burden.
At 6.02, 6.32 News; 6.12 Business news briefing; 6.27, 6.57 Regional news; 6.35 Business news; 6.55 Weather.
With Andrew Harvey and Liz MacKean.
At 7.00, 8.00 Main news, with summaries half hourly; 7.25,7.55, &25, &55 Weather, Regional news, Travel; 7.32,8.32 Sport;
7.40 Business.
A vegetarian alternative to the Christmas meal. With Jane Asher.
Ceefax: page
Christmas crafts with Jane Asher p 46
Makeover series, with John Leslie.
(Stereo)
Topical debate.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
Cookery challenge.
(Stereo)
Consumer advice show with Ruth Langsford, Tony Morris and Sandra Maitland.
Including at 11.00 News Regional News and Weather
This week the design-roadshow team visits Sutton Coldfield.
(Stereo)
Regional News and Weather
Two Children in Need auction winners join in today's word game.
(Stereo)
Celebrity charades game.
Weather
(Subtitled)
Topical weather stories.
Debbie splits up with Darren.
(Repeated at 5.35pm) (Stereo) (Subtitled)
Petrocelli tries to defend a woman accused of murder. With Barry Newman.
(Repeat)
It's graduation day.
(Tomorrow at 3pm Vets in Practice)
(Repeat) (Stereo)
Drawing at the Why Bird Stop.
(Repeat) (Stereo)
Animated series.
(Stereo)
The first of 15 comedy-drama programmes.
Bodger, Badger and Mousey move to the seaside to run a hotel.
Animated adventures of a polar bear.
(Repeated next Sunday on BBC2) (Stereo)
Evan enters a forbidden room at his aunt's house.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
(Stereo)
With Stuart Miles, Katy Hill, Romana D'Annunzio and Richard Bacon.
(Repeated tomorrow at 8.05am on BBC2)
(Shown at 1.45pm) (Stereo) (Subtitled)
With Martyn Lewis and Moira Stuart.
Weather John Kettley
Comprehensive regional news, with live reports and interviews on the issues affecting the South East. Regular presenters are Gwenan Edwards ,
Mike Embley and GargyPatel, plus sports reports from Rob Curling. EditorJaneMote
REGIONAL PROGRAMME
Michael Aspel lies in wait with the infamous red book and microphone, ready to spring a surprise on another unsuspecting person.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
The current-affairs magazine, presented by Juliet Morris.
Most developed countries screen women for breast cancer every two years, but in Britain the gap between screenings is three years. To make matters worse, up to a quarter of breast-cancer screening units are failing even to meet this three-year requirement. Reporter Katie Derham asks whether this is a factor in Britain's extremely high breast-cancer mortality rate.
Frank helps Bianca and Ricky through a sad day. Cindy is faced with tough decisions.
(For cast see Tuesday)
Concluding the comedy series about a bachelor in his mid-40s written by Roy Clarke.
Starring James Fleet, Jan Francis
Having escaped from Ursula, Ashley meets a goddess-like barmaid at a local hostelry.
With Michael Buerk.
(Subtitled)
Regional News; Weather John Kettley
Another in-depth look at a major topical story from home or abroad.
(Subtitled)
Another chance to see Ruby Wax's revealing encounter with Hollywood siren Sharon Stone at an exclusive Manhattan hotel, first shown earlier this year, in which the two women discuss such subjects as sex, acting and getting older.
(Repeat) (Stereo)
Movies under review tonight include Spiceworld the Movie, in which pop sensations the Spice Girls make their big-screen debut, Home Alone 3, the continuation of the stranded-kid saga, and George of the Jungle, starring Brendan Fraser and the voice of John Cleese. Also tonight, Barry talks to Helena Bonham Carter about her role in The Wings of the Dove, a new film based on Henry James's tale of passion and betrayal which also stars Linus Roache and Alison Elliot.
(Repeated on Saturday, BBC2)
(Stereo)
See Barry Norman: page 55
Action adventure, based on historical events, starring Sho Kosugi, David Essex
Seventeenth-century Japan: as battles rage for the future of the country, a samurai warrior is sent to Spain to acquire modern firearms for his army. But he is soon trapped in a web of romance and jealousy centring on the beautiful Lady Cecilia.
(1991)
See Films: pages 58-70 ***
Followed by Weather
BBC1 joins the continuous-news station.
