With Dermot Murnaghan and Natasha Kaplinsky.
Including 6.00, 7.00, 8.00 news with Kate Sanderson (Mon 22-Wed 24). Luisa Baldini (Mon 29-Wed 31);
6.15, 6.45, 7.50 business news;
6.25, 6.53, 7.15, 7.53, 8.15, 8.55 weather with Carol Kirkwood (Mon 22-Fri 26) and Louise Lear (Mon 29-Fri 2); 6.27,6.55, 7.28, 7.55,
8.28,8.55 regional news, travel;
6.35, 7.35, 8.35 sport.
Editor Richard Porter Then The National Lottery Daily Play
Ends 11.05.
Arthur
Arthur gets glasses. Muffy does a makeover.
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9.25 The Woody Woodpecker Show
School, a derby and stardom keep Woody and co busy.
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9.50 Looney Tunes
Tweety Pie and Granny take a trip.
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10.00 Second Star to the Left
Hugh Laurie, Barbara Windsor and Mark Williams provide voices for the tale of a rabbit and friends.
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10.30 Rugrats
1/2. The friends try to ensure Dil's first Christmas is special.
Concludes at the same time tomorrow.
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10.50 The New Scooby and Scrappy Show
Scooby is suspected of stealing sheep.
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Sci-fi adventure, starring Ashley Karan. Superheroes battle against evil leader
Ivan Ooze. Review page 51. Director Bryan Spicer (1995. PG)
Exeter antiques fair welcomes the show.
Weather
Comedy with Ted Danson and Macaulay Culkin. Ex-con Ray, saddled with his son before a heist, thinks he can fool the kid - but the boy has tricks of his own. Review page 51. Director Howard Deutch (1994, PG) **
Ends 5.30.
The Woody Woodpecker Show
A lodger, stagefright and fishing fill another triple bill.
3.45 The Wild Thornberrys
Eliza has penguin problems.
4.10 Get Your Own Back
Dick and Dom are in for a gunging galore.
Last in series. Dick and Dom reappear at 4.40pm
4.40 Sleeping Beauty: Uncovered
Busted join a sparkling line-up of stars for CBBC's Christmas panto.
Repeated on Christmas Day at 9am on CBBC channel
Busted play a classic hit on Top of the Pops Saturday, 27 December at 11am
A dream holiday home in Turkey awaits if Verity and Ian Smith can raise the funds.
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With George Alagiah and Sian Williams. Including a weather summary. www.bbc.co.uk/news
A school in Devon and pensioners' lunch club in London get makeovers from Nick Knowles and Lowri Turner.
Senes producer Annie Heather : Executive producer Mark Hill
Rolf Harris meets a dog injured after being frightened by seasonal fireworks and one rescued after it appeared in the first ever series. The final edition is tomorrow at 7pm.
Police scour Albert Square after news of Phil's escape.
Writer Jeff Povey The fortnight's episodes produced/directed by Jo Johnson and CoiinWratten More cast Mon 29 December Repeated 10pm BBC3 Merry and bright? No chance: page 21; Soap & Flannel: page 40
Looking back over the highs and lows of the year, Phillip Schofield and Anne Robinson lead viewers and the studio audience through the topical test. Viewers can take part via mobile phone and online - or simply by playing along with pen and paper. The live event continues at 10.35pm.
Series editor Alexandra Henderson
www.bbc.co.uk/testthenation BBCi: digital viewers can play along by pressing the red button on their handset Videoplus code for 8.30-11.45pm (non-PDC)
With Huw Edwards.
10.25 Regional News
Followed by Weather with Alex Deakin.
Which Britons have the best memory of the past year?
The second half of the show will reveal all.
Comedy starring Bill Murray and featuring Robert Mitchum. Also starring John Forsytheand Bobcat Goidthwait. Frank, a network TV president, is visited by three ghosts to make him change his mean ways. Review page 51.
Director Richard Donner (1988. PG)
Followed by Weatherview
Satire starring Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft. During the Nazi occupation of Poland in the Second World War, two actors become accidentally involved with the Polish Resistance. Review page 53.
Director Alan Johnson (1983. PG) Mel Brooks also stars in The Producers on Christmas Eve at 1.05am
Signed programmes. Ends 4.55.
See Hear Christmas Special Magazine show for the deaf community. Shown Saturday 20 December 12.15pm on BBC2
3.55 The Million Pound Property Experiment 1/8. Looking for a profitable property in Birmingham. First shown on BBC2
