In the story chair, Roy Castle
Today's story: 'The Trumpet'
(to 11.25)

Starring Colin Peterson
and Ralph Richardson, John McCallum, 'Chips' Rafferty

The adventures of a spirited young boy in the bush country of Australia.
(Colour)

The world premiere of a story for the very all ages as told by Spike Milligan
In pictures by Carol Barker to music by Malcolm Williamson
Conducted by Marcus Dods
with a cast of 1 1/2 in the Jungle of Bozzollika-Dowser
(Colour)

Starring Andy Williams
and his guests: Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Channing Pollock, Victor Julian and his dogs, Gil Dova and ice-skating champion Peggy Ann Fleming
A programme recorded in the U.S.A.
(Colour)

A chance to match your musical wits, if you have any on Boxing Day, against Juliet Mills, Richard Baker, Robin Ray, Geraint Evans, guest musician.
Chairman, Joseph Cooper

In which Danny Kaye and his special guests, Wayne Newton, Peggy Lee entertain to the music of Paul Weston and his Orchestra with Harvey Korman, Joyce Van Patten, The Tony Charmoli Dancers, The Earl Brown Singers.
A programme recorded in the U.S.A.
(Colour)

A highly-coloured version of The Mikado by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
Adapted for television by Alan Melville.
Starring Harry Worth as Ko-Ko
with Richard Wattis as Pooh-Bah, Hattie Jacques as Katisha, and guest star, Cyril Ritchard as the Mikado
Featuring Mary Millar as Yum-Yum, Valentine Palmer as Nanki-Poo, Julian Orchard as the Lord Chamberlain
See page 34
(Colour)

Life ...in the animal world

There's no art
To find the mind's construction in the face (Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 4)
Is this true? Have we not as a species had the opportunity and intelligence to 'make faces' at each other? Do the functional expressions of our primate ancestors still play a part in this invention?
A stimulating analysis of the faces that apes make is described by Dr. Jane van Lawick-Goodall and Dr. Jan van Hooff.
Introduced by Dr. Desmond Morris.
from the South and West
(Colour)

Maurice Chevalier and Diahann Carroll sing and dance their way through a programme of favourites old and new. (Colour)

Leningrad is renowned as one of the world's most colourful cities. This film recalls its history and reveals its wealth of art treasures.
Produced by George A. Vicas for N.B.C. News
(Colour)

A last look around the daily scene with Michael Dean, Joan Bakewell, Tony Bilbow, Brian King and Sheridan Morley.
Shut up the box (Thackeray)
(Colour)