Starring Jeanette MacDonald, Ramon Novarro

In the first film in this Jeanette MacDonald double-bill, the enormously popular musical star of the 30s plays an American student of music who, on arriving in Brussels, finds herself reluctantly sharing a taxi with a penniless but charming young composer.

This lively musical comedy is distinguished by its delightful Jerome Kern score and stunning finale shot in Technicolor.

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Starring Brian Cant who invites you to join his guests in an entertainment of comedy and music from the Leith Town Hall in Edinburgh.
With Anita Dobson, Stuart McGugan and Alex Norton

starring Jeanette MacDonald, Allan Jones

Rudolf Friml's music provides the background to this spectacular story of romance and intrigue. Among the songs featured is the ever-popular 'Donkey Serenade'.

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Presented by Ludovic Kennedy, who discusses The Merchant of Venice (BBC2), Everyman on Nicaragua (BBC1) and the documentary on Toyah Willcox (ATV) with Michael Billington, Christopher Hitchens and Peter York

Sue Peacock dips into the archives of past Christmas programmes.

Jack Tinker, author of The Television Barons, talks about the allocation of the ITV franchises.

The last of eight programmes
Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson are on top form, so this final - the best of 11 legs - should be a classic darts match.
Peter Purves reports on the draw for the first round of the 1981 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship, which begins on 10 January on BBC2.
Introduced by Peter Purves
BBC Manchester

Weather

As a difficult financial year comes to an end, Joan Bakewell reports on the state of the arts in Britain. Looked at as an industry, ' Arts UK' is a successful, profit-making undertaking. Its products are in demand, its work force is dedicated, its standards of the highest, and in comparison with most other countries, its state support is small. With CHRISTOPHER HOGWOOD
PETER BARKWORTH , GAVIN EWART SIR PETER HALL , THE RT HON NORMAN ST JOHN-STEVAS , MP
RICHARD CONDON , ROBIN MIDGLEY BYRON OUSEY , TED NORTHCOTE
BRIAN MCMASTER , MELVYN BRAGG SUE WESTON, PETER DARRELL
NATHAN HARRIS , HELEN CRUMMY MIKE ALFREDS , MICHAEL BALDWIN MEL RAMSDEN and HENRY MOORE
Film editor KATE RIVERS Producer JULIA MATHESON

The Thorn Inter-Divisional Championship Finals from Twickenham
Last week the Midlands played London and the North played the South and South-West. The two winners, and two losers, played each other today to decide the final order in the Championship. Nigel Starmer-Smith commentates.
News of today's other big matches.

from The Grand Hall, Olympia, featuring The Courvoisier Cognac
Cigar Stakes
As the show moves towards its climax the riders will be keen to gain points from tonight's main class in order to qualify for tomorrow's Grand Prix. Introduced by DAVID VINE
Commentators DORIAN WILLIAMS
RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD
Producers JOHNNIE WATHERSTON and ALASTAIR SCOTT

Weather

The Old Grey Whistle Test takes a look at the contemporary rock scene with Anne Nightingale. In the studio this week Sniff 'n' the Tears, Japan
with films, album tracks, interviews, news and reviews.

Record (same title, BELP 017), and cassette (ZCF 017), from record shops

A feature film starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten
with Dame May Whitty, Angela Lansbury

A young bride returns to live in the house where her aunt was murdered. Under the influence of this mysterious atmosphere and her husband's sinister behaviour she begins to doubt her sanity.
Ingrid Bergman won the Best Actress Academy Award for her performance as the beautiful Paula Alquist, who marries the mysterious Gregory Anton, in this thriller of the Victorian era.

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