Introduced by Simon Parkin and Andi Peters.
Playbus: The Patch Stop
In Sheffield, Sam Patch meets a nanny goat, a billy goat and their kids.
Storyteller: Derek Griffiths. Producer ANNE GOBEY
Winter Wonderland
Voices: Peter Hawkins and Susan Sheridan. Written and created by PETER MADDOCKS
Directed by KEITH LEARNER
Taking a look at legends. 11: Excalibur
With George the computer, UK-9 and children from
St Neot's County Primary School, Cornwall.
Theme music ALEC DANKWORTH Producers PETER CHARLTON and RICHARD SIMKIN
From Spencerville, Ohio, it's the wildest, zaniest, most adorable group of puppets. Hosted by the world's worst dresser, Mr Hallo Spencer.
From the Theatre Church in Bolton, with magic from Rev Michael Austin , drama from
Mustard Seed and dancing by girls from Bolton's Asian
School of Music and Dance. Compere: Mark Chatterton. Director CELIA BONNER Producer JUDY MERRY BBC North West
Which Is Witch?
Emma masquerades as a witch. She frightens off the Suntots, causing them to abandon their campfire. A huge forest fire results, and it takes all the Suntots' ingenuity to control it.
How do you make Christmas decorations? With
Simon Davies , Diane-Louise Jordan and Jo Korna.
Director STEVE HOCKING
Producer ALISON STEWART
In order to reward the Spectral Knights for a job well done, Merklyn gives them the 'Crystal of Detection' - the ultimate burglar alarm.
A chance to catch up on the best of last week's programmes, with Caron Keating, Yvette Fielding and John Leslie.
(First shown on BBC1)
Who's Ireland's answer to Indiana Jones? Does Blackadder like going to the theatre? Pop music, programme clips and children from the Chickenshed Theatre Company show some of the steps to stardom.
Music news and features with Andy Crane, including a look at Jason Donovan's hectic lifestyle.
An updated edition of Wednesday's Reportage with all the latest developments in the stories covered. There's the final result of the phone poll, your views on some of the issues covered, plus fashion, sport and music. Producers MICHAEL SPENCER and EMMA WILLIS (R) revised (First shown in 'DEF ID
Starring and Relive memories of the golden days of radio with the film version of ITMA. The wise-cracking Mayor of Foaming-at-the-Mouth is in deep trouble for sinking the entire council budget in a bombed London theatre.
Produced by EDWARD BLACK Directed by WALTER FORDE
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All about Ambridge
The Archers is the world's longest-running soap opera. It has survived for 38 years and more than 10,000 episodes. But does Ambridge exist? Producer JONATHAN GILI
Editor 40 Minutes CAROLINE PICK ( Shown last Thursday)
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Starring and Colditz Castle is considered escape-proof by the Germans in charge but seen as a challenge by the Allied prisoners of war incarcerated there. The POWs, all veterans of other escape attempts, refuse to accept defeat.
Based on the book by P. R. REID Directed by GUY HAMILTON
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In Knee Deep in Music With Nat Carr.
Ruth sings her favourite songs when hired by Gruber's Dried Fish Company for their advertising campaign. Director LOUIS BROCK
Featuring North v London and South West v Midlands.
The concluding weekend of the Toshiba Divisional
Championship, which is used these days instead of a trial. Introduced by Chris Rea. Commentator:
Nigel Starmer-Smith . Executive producer
JOHNNIE WATHERSTON
Featuring the men's downhill from Val Gardena , Italy. Traditionally the British skiers have performed well on the Saslong course. Graham Bell hopes to improve on last year's 11th place.
The slalom specialists are also in action at nearby Madonna di Campiglio - look out for the rising Scandinavian star, 22-year-old Norwegian Ole Christian Furuseth.
Introduced by David Vine. Producer MARK WILKIN
Executive producer JIM RESIDE
('Ski Sunday Special' on Thursday at 7.30pm)
* SKI 90: follow the world's top skiers with BBC Ski 90 magazine, price £1.95 from newsagents.
The top stories from the world of business and finance.
Reporters: Robin Aitken ,
Peter Eustace , Tom Maddocks , John Penycate ,
Michael Robinson and Nisha Pillai. Deputy editor
ALAN HAYDN GRIFFITHS Editor DAVID NISSAN
Last in the series. Under the Ice
Beyond the desolate lands of Antarctica lies an even more remote frontier - the world beneath the ice. In the eerie blue light and perpetual cold live Weddell seals, fish that produce their own anti-freeze, huge sea spiders and spectacular colonies of colourful sponges.
With intrepid divers and remote-controlled cameras, the programme explores this remarkable seascape to see why life is so much more prolific below the ice than on the surface above.
Producer NEIL HARRAWAY
Series editor MIKE SALISBURY
A Television New Zealand production for BBCtv
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A taste of the highlights for Christmas on BBC2.
Joe Arroyo
For decades, New York and Cuba have been regarded as the centres of the salsa scene.
Today, their dominance is being challenged by an explosion of music coming out of countries like Panama,
Venezuela and Colombia. Joe Arroyo, from the coastal town of Cartagena in Colombia, has been hailed as the champion of the Pan-Caribbean scene.
Featuring 55 minutes of razor-sharp salsa by a true innovator of the scene. Directors FRANCIS HANLY and TIM MAY
and
Gary Wallace and his friend Wyatt are science nuts - computer wizards with weird imaginations! One night, after watching Frankenstein on TV, they feed a spectacular centrefold spread into a computer and are stunned at the result - the room explodes and out of the smoke appears Lisa: beautiful, steamy and breathless....
Written and directed by JOHN HUGHES Produced by JOEL SILVER
(First showing on British television)
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When Nat King Cole died in 1965, the world lost its greatest ballad singer. This portrait traces the singer's life through his early career as a brilliant young jazz pianist in Chicago to world famous vocalist.
Nominated for an Emmy Award in the USA. Producer JO LUSTIG
Director ALAN LEWENS An 'Arena' production (R)
