Presented by Jeremy Bowen and Sophie Raworth.
News from Moira Stuart at 6.00, 7.00,
8.00; at 6.15, 6.45, 7.50 business news with Tanya Beckett ; 6.25, 6.53,
7.15, 7.53, 8.15, 8.55 weather from Isobel Lang ; 6.27, 6.55, 7.28, 7.55,
8.28,8.55 regional news, travel;
6.35,7.35,8.35 sport.
Editor Andrew Thompson (S) (W)
Debate with Robert Kilroy-Silk.
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Followed by News; Weather
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Live from Southampton General, the team share the trials and triumphs of hospital life at Christmas with the patients and staff. Presented by Shauna Lowry and Nick Knowles.
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In an hour-long episode of the DIY show, Anna Ryder Richardson and Linda Barker join forces to give the living quarters of an old Black Country pub a traditional Christmas look. (S) (W)
Followed by News; Weather (S) (W)
Guest contestants Jean Boht, Joe Pasquale and Louise Jameson join Bob Monkhouse to play the general knowledge game for their favourite charities. (S) (W)
The soap's cast spend some time away from Ramsay Street as they reveal their favourite Melbourne haunts. Presented by Anna Walker.
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Weather (S) (W)
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Drew tries to convince Steph to be bridesmaid.
Repeated at 5.35pm (S) (W)
How can America's leading war hero be guilty of cold blooded murder?
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Fizz meets her dream toy.
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Bob dresses up as Father Christmas.
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BBC Music: single CD and cassette Can We Fix It? by Bob the Builder, from retailers
(Next episode Friday 3.45pm)
In the last of the current series Sally Gray demonstrates how to make a space rocket from a lemonade bottle.
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Animated carpet-crawling capers.
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Concluding the drama, a decision is reached over the foster home application.
(Repeated Sunday on BBC2)
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Presented by Kate Sanderson.
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The team demonstrate how to make edible decorations.
(Repeated tomorrow at 8.05am on BBC2)
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With Fiona Bruce. Including a weather summary.
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Regional news, weather and sport, presented this week by Tim Donovan and Mike Embley. I Editor Jane Mote (S) (W) REGIONAL PROGRAMME: on digital satellite this programme and all regional news bulletins are replaced by UK Today/Tonight, a summary of news items from around the country.
Followed by Weather with Helen Young. (S) (W)
Host Sue Barker and regular captains Ally McCoist and John Parrott are joined by four star names from the world of sport for tonight's edition of the long-running quiz.
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Detective Inspector Howard Groves was awarded a special bravery award by the Mayor of New York after he apprehended an armed robber in the city's subway while on holiday. Crime Squad follows DI Groves back to the Big Apple as he begins a month-long attachment to the New York Police Department. Presented by Sue Lawley. (S) (W)
Nick Cotton tightens his hold over Martin Fowler. An arrival in the post for Phil spells trouble for Lisa.
This week's episodes written by Edel Brosnan and Carey Andrews
(For cast see Tuesday and Thursday)
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Soap and Flannel with Alison Graham: page 38; Steve McFadden's kind of day: page
Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh go back to Drumoak near Aberdeen, where the Ground Force team tackled a stream for the first time, turning a triangular patch of garden into a babbling burn.
Director John Thomicroft : Executive producer Carol Haslam (R) (S) (W)
In the first of three documentaries charting the isolated community's experiences over the year, personal relationships are explored. The participants describe their feelings of love and hate for each other during their stay on Taransay and identify the moments which had the greatest impact on the community.
(Castaway 2000: Changed Lives is tomorrow at 9pm)
See Choice.
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With Michael Buerk.
Followed by Weather with Helen Young
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Michael Parkinson introduces a special programme from : London's National Film Theatre in which the BBC and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts honour one of the film world's most popular and prolific stars, the multi-award winning and recently knighted Michael Caine. Ken Russell's film Billion Dollar Brain follows.
See Choice.
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Praising Caine: page 20
Spy thriller based on the novel by Len Deighton, starring Michael Caine and Karl Malden.
Harry Palmer, now retired from the Secret Service, accepts a private mission to take a mysterious package to Finland.
Widescreen.
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Films: pp 77-84 **
Followed by Weatherview
Ends 6.00am.
