with Van Heflin
In this enchanting and lighthearted musical comedy, Judy plays a small-town girl who wants to be an actress. Lily, in fact, will do almost anything to get on the stage and so in the great tradition of Hollywood in its heyday that's exactly what happens. Romance, songs, a witty script and scintillating performances make this rarely seen movie a holiday treat and TOMMY DORSEY and BOB CROSBY and their bands
Screenplay by RICHARD CONNELL and GLADYS LEHMAN based on the novel by BOOTH TARKINGTON Produced by Joseph Pasternak Directed by NORMAN TAUROG
(First showing on British television, Christmas Films: page 15

The Royal Institution's 154th Annual Christmas Lectures for Young People by Professor Leonard Maunder A six-part series
2: Gathering Momentum
When Sir Isaac Newton defined the principles of motion in 1687, he laid the foundations for a vast range of machines, from the bicycle to the Harrier Jump Jet. Each time a new design is proposed, new questions are raised, and life and limb often depend on the answers, especially in vehicles. Presented for television by BRIAN JOHNSON

A Day of Thanksgiving on Waltons' Mountain starring Ralph Waite
Ellen Corby , Jon Walmsley
In the last of three specials based on The Waltons series, the time is the days before Thanksgiving, 1947, when the boys are safely back from war but the family is shattered. Upset that so many of them will not be sitting down for the traditional dinner. Ehzabeth takes matters into her own hands.
Written by KATHLEEN HITE
Produced by CLAYLENE JONES Directed by HARRY HARRIS

with subtitles, followed by Weather

The Year of the 147 A review of the 1983 Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship. David Vine looks back to that festival of snooker where CUFF THORBURN recorded the first ever maximum break in World Championship history, and STEVE DAVIS became the first player to win a second world title at the Crucible Theatre. These, and other highlights featuring
ALEX 'HURRICANE' HIGGINS
TONY KNOWLES
RAY REARDON
KIRK STEVENS
TERRY GRIFFITHS
BILL WERBENIUK and WILLIE THORNE.
Producer RON GUBBA
Videobook: The People's Champion BBCV 50 retailers

by EDGAR WALLACE
Adapted for television by VICTOR PEMBERTON starring
Virginia McKenna Warren Clarke and Tim Woodward
Murder runs riot in Mark's Priory, and the frightened lady sleepwalks through the vast silent house.
Music composed by MARC WILKINSON Costume designer RF.G SAMUEL
Make-up designer SYLVIA THORNTON Designer RAYMOND CUISICK Producer CEDRIC MESSINA Director CHRIS MENAUL ●FEATURE: page 117
(Virginia McKenna stars in Watera of the Moon. Friday BBC1.90 pm)

with Eva Renzi, Paul Hubschmid, Oscar Homolka
Caine returns to his Ipcress File role of Harry Palmer in the second of Len Deighton's spy thrillers. Harry is sent to Berlin to deal with a prospective defector, a Colonel in Russian Intelligence; however, matters are complicated by the intervention of an Israeli agent.
Screenplay by EVAN JONES Based on the book The Berlin Memorandum by LEN DEIGHTON Produced by CHARLES KASHER Directed by GUY HAMILTON Christmas Films: page 15
(Billion Dollar Brain: Friday 9.30)

with John Humphrys Weather

When Groucho becomes the president of Huxley College, he decides to sign up two famous football players for the college team. But in their place he gets a bootlegger iceman and a dog catcher, who bring with them some unusual tactics.
Professor Quincey Adams Wagstaff
GROUCHO MARX
Screenplay by BERT KALMAR , HARRY. a J. PERELMAN and ILLa JOUNSTONE
Directedbynormanmcleoo
Christmas Films: page 15