Today's story is "Hans Goes to Work" (traditional)

(repeated on BBC1 and BBC Wales at 4.20pm)

(Colour)

The Royal Institution, London, Annual Christmas Lectures to Young People by Dr John Napier

In this programme Dr Napier, using his own terminology, considers some of the unique movements a man can make with his hands: the precision grip using fingers and thumb, and the power grip using the fingers and the palm of the hand. Man can now carry things, wield things, and throw things, and he can use, and later make, tools and weapons. Useful hands with an adequate brain become instruments of construction. Sadly they may also become instruments of destruction. We consider ways of ensuring the survival of our species.

with Peter Woods
Weather

The World as seen through European Eyes
50 million watch it in Britain; 300 million watch it in the rest of Europe.
From the Shannon to the Volga, right across the face of Europe, hundreds of hours of television are beamed out each week in dozens of languages.
Each week Europa takes some of the stories that have interested viewers across a continent. Stories that show how Europe is looking at itself - and at the rest of the world.
Introduced by Derek Hart

A Television Literary Quiz
Tell the king that the great hall has collapsed, and that Phoebus no longer has his chamber, nor his prophetic laurel nor his speaking fountain. The water which speaks has run dry
Who wrote it? Do you like it?
Alan Brien asks Eleanor Bron, Dan Jacobson, Francis Hope, Bernard Levin for their opinions and reactions to this and other quotations.

King of Country Music
featuring George Hamilton IV
with The Hillsiders
and guests Skeeter Davis, The Lorne Gibson Trio, Tex Withers

The last show in the series brings to viewers one of the greatest names in country music - Skeeter Davis, singing some of her great hits.
Introduced by David Allan from the Nashville Rooms in London

by Arden Winch
With Clive Swift as Inspector Waugh

Introduced by James Mossman

Lifelines
A young girl looks back on a love affair which ended tragically and relives its best and worst moments. "Lifelines", danced by Bill Louther and Naomi Lapzeson is a short ballet written specially for "Review" by Bob Cohen, director of the Contemporary Dance Theatre.

Drama Competition
James Mossman talks to John Hopkins about the "Review" television play competition. (see page 13)

(Colour)

and Weather

Tony Bilbow looks back over the week with William Rushton, James Cameron and other people, other views