A Drover's Life. Richard Sanders follows the ancient cattle route from the Isle of Skye to London's Smithfield Market. Producer Alasdair Cross
With Peter Hobday and John Humphrys.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Richard Holloway.
Sport news with Cliff Morgan.
Presented by Sandy Gall.
Ned Sherrin is joined by Ken Russell and Sally James for some festive fun.
In the first of two programmes, three modern magi retrace the steps taken by the Three Wise Men almost 2,000 years ago. Rowan Williams , Bishop of Monmouth,
Professor Heather Couper , astronomer, and Paul Vallely of the Independent newspaper set off across the Syrian desert to re-create the atmosphere of this exotic group. Producer Christine Morgan
The return of the Saturday edition, with fresh analysis from around the world.
A Christmas edition of the British
Comedy Award nominated series. Hapless broadcaster Roy Mallard , Played by Chris Langham , spends a week with the director of an amateur dramatic society's Christmas show.
With Tracie Bennett , Polly Adams , Philip Pope , Robert Harley , Melanie Hudson , Caroline Strong and Stephen Critchlow. Written by John Morton
Producer Paul Schlesinger
Barry Took presents the first of two compilations of the biggest, strangest and funniest stories from the News
Qu/zyear. With Alan Coren , Francis Wheen , Andy Hamilton and guests.
Producer Aled Evans. Rptd Christmas Day 6.30pm
Repeated from yesterday
Berlie Doherty 's version of Hans Christian Andersen 's fairy tale is narrated by Dirk Bogarde with Diana Rigg as the Snow Queen.
Gerda sets off into the wide world to find her playmate Kay, who has been seduced away by the powerful Snow
Queen to her ice palace in the far north. with Natasha Pyne , Annabel Mullion , Oliver Senton. Kristin Milward , Don McCorkindale , Gavin Muir , George Parsons , Joshua Towb. Deborah Berlin , Robbie Gill , David Cooper , Adam Morley and Laurence Amias. Music by David Chilton and Nick Russell-Pavier Director Janet Whitaker Rpt
Susie Blake pokes around in Auntie's archive to unearth some crackers from Christmas past.
Written by Alan Francis and Mike Hayley Producer Jon Rowlands
Sir Roy Strong continues his journey through six historic British towns.
4: Chester. A miracle of mock Tudor, where tweeness and tourist dollars combine to obscure the impact of ring roads and shopping malls,
Producer Martin Buckley. Rptd tomorrow 8.30pm
Peter Evans reports on the highlights of the winter meeting of the British Psychological Society.
Professor Anthony Clare analyses Hollywood's obsession with the screen psychiatrist. Repeated from Tuesday
Satirist Joe Queenan continues his exploration of the American soul.
4: You're So Quiet It's Unbelievable. US sports fans - confessions of a Yankee hooligan.
Repeated from yesterday
Is sharing the names Sellers, Morecambe, Olivier, Moore or Nicholson a useful asset or an overwhelming burden?
Robert Robinson finds out from sons and daughters of household names what it is like to live in the shadow of fame.
Producer Min Raisman. Rptd Thurs 11.30pm
Oh No It Isn't!
Every year at Christmas time, hundreds of men dress up in skirts and pretend to be middle-aged women in front of thousands of complete strangers. Chris Wallis investigates the British phenomenon of the pantomime dame. Producer Jackie Christie. Rptd Fri 9.30pm
By Nikolai Gogol , dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.
When the Devil steals the moon on Christmas Eve, magic and mayhem befall the villagers of Dikanka. with Patrick Barlow. Gavin Muir.
Stephen Critchlow , Wayne Foskett. Patience Tomlinson, John Hartley , David Timson , Geoffrey Whitehead , Jane Whittenshaw and David Collings Director Sally Avens
Presented by Brian Kay.
Led by Angela Tilby.
Russell Davies presents the last in the series which explores language. Firk, Cropple and Git Minging Producer Edward Odim Rpt
In the last of the series. Andrew Udris teaches French to a class of 13-yearolds at The Marr College, Troon.
Repeated from Tuesday
The first in a series of three American plays is Willa Cather 's moving story of self-sacrifice, set in Boston in the late 1890s. Dramatised by Sara Baker.
A Public Media Foundation/New Voices production Rpt
By Bill Franzen , read by Garrick Hagon. Producer Duncan Minshull Rpt
