With Simon Parkin , Andi Peters and Lisa Jones.
Humphrey and Wobble Clown join Trish Cooke ,
Ricky Diamond , Arjaerjit Deu and Tracey Wilkinson to tell Jack Frost and the Four
Seasons by Joanne Zorian. Music: Richard Brown. Director BRIAN JAMESON Executive producer CYNTHIA FELGATE
A Felgate production for BBCtv (First shewn on BBCI,)

Barney's Christmas Surprise Barney gives Mr Prophet a special Christmas present. (R)

12: The Venerable Bede with children from St Bede 's Junior School, Jarrow.
Theme music ALEC DANKWORTH Producers PETER CHARLTON and RICHARD SIMKIN

On Christmas Eve, Santa and his helpers load the sleigh ready for the evening ahead.

Mark Chatterton and Cyril Nri have a party full of surprises. Director CELIA BONNER Producer JUDY MERRY BBC North West

It's Christmas Eve and Kevin and Jenny have disappeared with Santa's sleigh! Can he deliver his presents before Christmas morning?

With Simon Davies, Diane-Louise Jordan, Stephen Johnson, Sophie Aldred and Jo Korna.

How do they make snow on television? Why do you put money in Christmas puddings? And who's playing Prince Charming?

Questions to: Corners, [address removed]

Cryotek finds he has more magic than he can handle when a Darkling Lord's magic totem is accidentally placed inside him.

With Caron Keating , Yvette Fielding and John Leslie. (First shown on BBC1)

This week: Christmas.
A look back to Christmas past with Slade's Merry Christmas in 73 and Christmas round the world in the 80s.
Executive producer ERIC ROWAN Producer ROY MILANI

Music news and features with Andy Crane.
Producer Paul Smith

Augusta in Time.

Beginning a short season of holiday films. Starring and In pursuit of two would-be horse thieves, a band of teenagers become trapped in a flooding mine-shaft. Manalpuy HIMSELF
Producers GILDA BARRACHI and PAUL BARON
Director HENRI SAFRAN
('The Prince and the Pauper' tomorrow at 1 1.00am)
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With sign language and subtitles. Presented by Isobel Ward , Simon Barnes and Chris Davies.
Producer CHRISTOPHER HUTCHINS

Three popular orchestral works in a decidedly off-beat style. With the Radio
Symphony Orchestra of Basle conducted by Matthias Bamert.
Director ADRIAN MARTHALER

Written and read by Laurie Lee.
2: Christmas Day 1951 finds Laurie Lee and his new wife
Cathy in Granada, as they continue their journey across his beloved Spain.
Produced and directed by JOHN KING BBC Pebble Mill

Puttin' on His Top Hat
Narrated by Joanne Woodward. The first of two documentaries celebrating the screen's great dancer looks at his early career, from the first stage successes through to such RKO classics as Top Hat and Swing Time.
Written by JOHN L. MILLER Produced and directed by DAVID HEELEY
(Part 2 can be seen tomorrow at
1.10pm. 'Swing Time' on Boxing Day at 9.30am)

With guest star Tom Petty. Garry's hosting a Christmas
Eve party when he receives a special gift from his Mom.
Written by MERILL MARKOE Directed by ALAN RAFKIN

Hosted by Hannah Gordon.
The major cities of Britain are linked for a people's celebration of song and verse. In London:
Frank Bruno and Mike Reid.
In Liverpool: Jean Boht.
In Belfast: Barry McGuigan.
In Cardiff: John Nettles , Ruth Madoc and Russell Grant.
In Birmingham:
Christopher Timothy.
In Glasgow: Rikki Fulton.
Stephen Fry recalls The Boy
Who Laughed at Santa Claus, and Jimmy Savile shares Christmas at Stoke
Mandeville.
Soloists: Jason Howard and Gillian Wright.
Music by the CWS Glasgow Band, conducted by John Hudson.
Accompanist: John Pitcathley. Glasgow Youth Choir, conducted by Agnes Hoey.
Massed choirs, conducted by James Hunter.
Producer DAVID MARTIN BBC Scotland

Narrated by Studs Terkel. In 70 years, the Greyhound bus has become part of the American tradition. Every day at noon, a bus pulls out of the Seattle terminal and heads east to Chicago - 2,000 miles and 53 hours away.
Cameraman BRIAN TUFANO Director CARINA COOPER
A Westboume Films production for BBCtv

St Mark 's, Venice, is the matchless setting for a complete performance of Monteverdi's Vespers of the Blessed Virgin (1610). Conductor John Eliot
Gardiner believes it to be the building which inspired the composition. Tonight's performers are:
Monteverdi Choir
London Oratory Junior Choir
English Baroque Soloists.
Gardiner himself introduces this extraordinary work.
Lighting cameraman JOHN HOOPER Film editor DAVE KING
Producer JONATHON FULFORD
0 SIMULTANEOUS BROADCAST: from 7.40pm with Radio 3.

By Alan Ayckbourn.

A comic masterpiece of misunderstanding begins when a young man thinks his girlfriend's former lover is her father, and goes to ask his permission to marry her. But is he her father?

Drama: page 15
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Sergio Leone , creator of the spaghetti western and one of Italy's most popular and controversial film directors died earlier this year. At the time of his death, Leone was planning his most ambitious project to date - a$100-million Russian-American co-production called The Siege of Leningrad.
Heralding a short season of his films, this profile features a rare interview with Leone and contributions from those who worked with him, including actor
Clint Eastwood and composer Ennio Morricone , and admirers
Christopher Frayling and Alex Cox. Producer NICK JONES

The complete version of Leone's epic western opens a season in tribute to the great director.
Nothing must stop the progress of the railroad, and cold-blooded killer Frank is hired for the job.
But who is the stranger who plays the harmonica?
And will Jill McBain be forced to sell her property which has the only local water supply?

("My Name Is Nobody" tomorrow 10.40pm)
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