2: President Wilson is replaced by Warren Harding - ushering in an era of scandal at the White House. Mrs Harding calls on Maggie's services day and night, anguished by rumours about her husband's affairs. When
Harding dies suddenly, Vice-President Coolidge takes over, filling the place with children and animals.

His humour has its roots in the world of 'talking bunnets' and faces 'like City Bakeries' Hallowe'en cakes'.
He put down his welder's torch and commanded the spotlight on some of the world's finest stages. Love him or loathe him there are few who can ignore him.
Tonight the Big Yin himself, Billy Connolly , is open to questions from 80 Scottish teenagers.
Presented by Hilary O'Neill and Michael MacFarlane Producer DAVID ROSS
Executive producer DAVID MARTIN

starring
New Life, Old Dragons
Rockford is hired to find a missing Vietnamese immigrant. What he discovers is a bizarre kidnap plot involving three ex-soldiers and missing GI payroll money, grim legacies of the war.
Written by DAVID TAYLOR
Directed by JEANNOT SZWARC

How would you feel and what would you do if you found yourself miles from home with no idea where you were? As
Charles Bowman discovers Britain has such a varied landscape that no two places look quite the same, and clues to your whereabouts abound in the landscape.
Writer Anthony Burton guides Charles over a five-mile walk through unknown terrain. Will our 'lost soul' work out his location? Can you beat him to it?
Video cameraman ROGER PRIOR
Videotape editor STEVE KNATTRESS Producer MARTIN L. BELL

A series of seven programmes 2:Early Nativity Carols
Presented by Geraint Evans with the William Byrd Choir and The Belgrade
Theatre Company, Coventry How did carols come to tell of Christ? In today's programme Sir Geraint shows how the church in the Middle Ages began to sell the Christmas story to the people at large, by taking over popular forms of entertainment that already existed. The result was that from Medieval mystery plays to modern nativity plays, drama, dance and carols came together to express the joy of Christmas. Today's carols: 'Ding dong! Merrily on high', 'The
Coventry carol', 'The cherry tree carol', 'Shepherds have left their sheep', 'Personent hodie'.

Andy Kershaw goes to Paris to watch the Thompson
Twins record their follow-up to the successful 'Into the Gap' album.
John Peel makes a rare appearance in Radio l's
Maida Vale studios to see how bands record sessions for his radio show.
David Hepworth and Mark Ellen introduce studio performances from one of rock's most influential
'living legends', Lou Reed , and the extraordinary collection of musicians who meet up annually to form
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Richard Skinner surveys the Christmas charts.
Also Hindsight, a vintage performance by David Bowie , The Video Vote - call [number removed].
Producers TREVOR DANN and JOHN BURROWES
Director TOM CORCORAN
Editor MICHAEL APPLETON
Top 40 singles and Top Ten albums on Ceefax page 264

[Starring] Oliver Reed as Frank Hobbs, Ann-Margret as Nora Walker, Roger Daltrey as Tommy, Elton John as Pinball Wizard, Eric Clapton as Preacher, Keith Moon as Uncle Ernie, Jack Nicholson as Specialist, Robert Powell as Group-Captain Walker, Paul Nicholas as Cousin Kevin, Tina Turner as Acid Queen and The Who

Pete Townshend's rock opera receives characteristically vibrant treatment from director Russell in this spectacular star-laden version. Roger Daltrey plays the pinball wizard hero, and the songs which have become modern classics include 'See me, feel me', 'What about the boy', 'Pinball wizard' and 'I'm free'.

Music by Pete Townshend and The Who
Films: page 13

BBC2 unwraps just a small corner of the Christmas package and reveals some of the delights in store on television.

John Tusa , Peter Snow and Donald MacCormick with Jenni Murray and Ian Smith
Producers HOWARD ANDERSON
JANA BENNETT. DAVE STANFORD Directors
JOHN WILKINSON. CHRIS FOX Assignment editors
NICK GUTHRIE , MIKE ROBINSON Deputy editor JOHN MAHONEY Editor DAVID DICKINSON

Twenty programmes for beginners in Italian with Lilly Lembo Lambert and Enrico Verdecchia A tour of Etruria and around Lake Bolsena.
19: Parliamo un po'
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