Ends 12 noon.

Tweenies Christmas Countdown
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Followed by
Little Bear
Triple bill. Little Bear and Duck meet a playful porcupine. (S)

7.30 Brum
The little car tries to catch a runaway statue.
Shown last Mon. BBC2 (S) (W)

7.40 Fix and Foxi
Animated double bill. The pals drink Professor Knox's shrinking potion. (R) (S)

7.50 Flint the Time Detective
Flint Hammerhead continues his battle against evil Petra Fina. (S)

8.15 The Woody Woodpecker Show
Three fun-packed adventures featuring Woody and friends.
(R) (S)

8.35 Rugrats
A child psychiatrist comes over for dinner, and the rugrats imagine what it's like to be an adult. (R) (S)

9.00 The Saturday Show
Dani Behr and Joe Mace welcome guests Holby City heart-throb Jeremy Edwards and Elize du Toit from Hollyoaks, and there's music from Wheatus and Hearsay as well as new star Christina Milian. Karaoke Kriminals continues, there's cartoon fun with Super Duper Sumos, Jackie Chan Adventures and The Cramp Twins, plus last week's episode of Hollywood 7 (which continues on Thursday at 4.35pm) and US comedy with So Little Time.(S) (W)

Ray Stubbs previews the weekend's Premiership action as Liverpool visit Chelsea and in two London derbies West
Ham host Arsenal and Tottenham take on Fulham. Plus a review of last weekend's FA Cup second round and a look forward to the replays that will be happening next week. Match of the Day: FA Cup Replays Wednesday at 11.35pm
WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/football

Introduced by Steve Rider.
1.00, 2.45, 3.55 Rugby Union An introduction to, followed by live coverage (kickoff 3pm) of this afternoon's inaugural Celtic
League final, the season's first major piece of club silverware. UL0, 1.40, 2.15 Snooker Live semi-final action in the UK championship from the York
Barbican Centre. The final will be shown live tomorrow from
2.10pm in Sunday Grandstand.
1.20,2.00,2.30 Racing Clare Balding introduces three national hunt races from
Haydock Park, including the top class Tommy Whittle
Steeplechase at 2.35. Other starts are at 1.30 and 2.05. Jim McGrath , Willie Carson and Richard Pitman commentate.
3.45 Football Half-Times
Producer Ken Burton ; Editor
Carl Hicks (W) WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/sport

Results roundup. (W)

Weather (S) (W)

Sport (S) (W)

Terry Wogan raids the BBC's vast animal archives to present outtakes featuring feathered and furry four-legged friends. Director Ben Kellett ; Producer Tom Webber (R) (S)

Teams from north London and Cardiff compete to win a holiday in the boys-versus-girls game show. With Ian Wright. Producers lain Hollands and Samantha Hornick (S) (W)

Ruby Wax hosts the psychological quiz in which the longer contestants wait before answering, the more money they win. Director James Ditchfield ; Producer Amanda Wilson (S) (W)

Quiz show in which six contestants compete for the chance to jet around the globe. Includes the Thunderball, National Lottery and Lottery Extra draws. With Eamonn Holmes. Director Richard Valentine ; Producer Suzy Lamb
Jet Set Departure Lounge is on Wednesday at 8.45pm (S) (W)

Josh and Colette's wedding day arrives, and Dillon steps in to help an abused wife. With a guest appearance from Patsy Kensit.
Written by Ginnie Hole ; Producer Amanda Silvester ; Director Ian White
(S) (W) WEBSITE: [web address removed]
Celebrity guests: page 14

With Matthew Amroliwala.
Weather with Peter Cockroft. (S) (W)
Followed by National Lottery Update

Action thriller. US Air Force pilot Vic Deakins makes off with a cargo of nuclear missiles, planning to hold the Pentagon to ransom. His co-pilot, Riley Hale , sets out to find him. Widescreen. Review page 53.
Director John Woo (1996, 15) (S) (W)

Action thriller starring Peter Dobson and Dina Meyer.
A mobster due to testify against his former associates is assigned a top female FBI agent as protection - but two hit men are out to silence him. Review page 53. Director Rupert Hitzig (1998) (S) **

Followed by Weatherview (W)

Boyzonefrontman Ronan Keating and Rolling Stone guitarist
Ronnie Wood guest tonight. Shown yesterday (S) (W)

With guests rugby legend
David Campese , soccer manager Barry Fry , athlete Kelly Holmes and footballer Gary Speed. Shown last Wednesday (S)(W)

Chart hits. Shown yesterday (S) (W)