With AliStairCooke. Repeat of yesterday at 8.45pm
6.05 Papers
6.08 Sports Desk
Helen Mark meets the people and wildlife of the British countryside. Producer Brian King Extended 2 January at 1.30pm
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly. Producer Steve Peacock
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Canon David Winter.
John Peel takes a wry look at the foibles of family life.
(Repeated on Monday 30 Dec at 11pm)
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Arthur Smith presents a selection of the best international travellers' tales.
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A A communist princess, the world's most baffling fish, and a seriously scary dwarf ... When the BBC brought a surreal TV series from behind the Iron Curtain, it had thousands of children trembling behind the sofa. Chris Bowlby relives the Cold War fairy tale that linked East Berlin studios with bizarre British back gardens. Producer Chris Bowlby
Dennis Sewell presents the political discussion programme, sharpeningthe focus on current ideas and events. Producer PaulVickers
BBC correspondents around the world look behind the headlines. Producer TonyGrant
Paul Lewis with impartial money advice and the latest news from the world of personal finance. Producer Chris A'Court Repeated tomorrow at 9pm
The multi-award-winning topical sketch show returns with a compilation of the year. So expect Sven-Goran Eriksson , David Dickinson , Matt Smith and Joe Grundy to keep you entertained. Repeat of yesterday 6.30pm
Brian Hanrahan chairs this year's discussion, as the BBC's specialists from around the globe identify issues that will dominate the front pages, and the world, in 2003. Repeat of yesterday 8pm
Simon Hoggart casts a Christmas eye over the best of 2002 with Alan Coren, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Linda Smith and Francis Wheen. Repeat of Christmas Day 12.04pm
By Mike Walker. "Give me a year of your life."
A middle-aged man makes this intriguing offerto a young woman about tojumpoff Waterloo Bridge. She does not kill herself but instead grants him a wish. But why has he done it? A touching, personal drama from an award-winningwriter.
Director Peter Kavanagh
As it approaches its centenaryyear, Alan Dein traces the history of the Workers' Educational Association and finds out how it is still changing people's lives. Producer Clare Csonka
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney.
Series editor/producer Jill Burridge EMAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. With Dan Damon.
Joe Cornish presents a special Christmas edition of the weekly film programme. producer Stephen Hughes
Ned Sherrin and Emma Freud select theirfavourite musical and comedic moments from the past year. Producer Maria Simons
As the year winds down, Tom Sutcliffe and guests focus on some of the issues that have attracted attention on the cultural agenda in 2002, and take a brief peek at some of the highlights to look forward to in 2003. Producer Jerome Weatherald
Do advancing years make us less tolerant of rudeness, mess, body-space violation and worthless promises? You bet. In a spirit of traditional, heart-warming Christmas curmudgeonliness, writer and broadcaster Lynne Truss rants against three types of modern hell. 1: Daring to Shop 22 December 5.40pm
Dancer Deborah Bull discovers the truth behind the stereotype of the ballerina. Talking to tomorrow's stars and listening to archive recordings of some of yesterday's greats (including Margot Fonteyn ), she asks what it means to be a ballerina. Producer Philippa Ritchie
By Mark Twain. Dramatised by Marcy Kahan. Part 2. Freedom forthe runaway slave, Jim, would be the town of Cairo. Beyond that is slave territory and the Deep South in the 1840s. As Huck and Jim continue theirjourneybyraft, a friendship grows. ButHuck's conscience troubles him. Shouldn't he be returning Jim to his owner, rather than helping his escape? music composed Dy John Roby and performed by Roman Borys , Carlos Del Junco , Anne Lederman , John Roby and Don Rooke Director Ned Chaillet 22 December 3pm
Michael Buerk chairs another live debate on a topical moral conundrum. Producer David Coomes
Robert Robinson chairs the final of the nationwide general knowledge contest.
23 December 1.30pm
Roger McGough returns with a new series of the poetr y request Show. 22 December 4.30pm
Australia v England for the Ashes
Commentary on the fourth day's play of the Fourth Test in Melbourne For details see Christmas Day
An imaginary conversation performed by American artist Gregory Whitehead. A performance artist eats the Oxford Universal Dictionary, Gray's Anatomy and one copy of the King James Bible: "One for the mind, one for the body, one for the soul." Producer John Dryden (R)
Mia Soteriou reads the first half of the title story from a collection by Ana Menendez , about the passions, regrets, and dreams of Cuban-Americans in Miami. Abridged by Richard Hamilton. Producer Sarah Johnson
Australia v England for the Ashes
Commentary on the fourth day's play of the Fourth Test in Melbourne For details see Christmas Day
