Parliamentary update.
Visits to gardens at the Old Barn, Fremington, north Devon, and Torbay.
Starring Paul Muni, Bette Davis
Maximilian von Hapsburg arrives in Mexico believing that the people have elected him Emperor. But he is used by the French to destroy the elected Benito Juarez and his arrival heralds a bitter conflict.
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As part of the John Ford season, this western starring James Stewart, John Wayne
Tenderfoot lawyer Ransom Stoddard arrives in the frontier town of Shinbone and makes a bad enemy - gunman Liberty Valance, toughest man south of the picket wire.
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The Bear and the Travellers
Betty and Norman go camping but it's too much to "bear".
Animation about a bird who can change size and colour.
Life in the 1940s and 50s.
8: End of Empire -Africa Freedom. That was the cry challenging colonial Africa. But in Algeria, the French tried to hold on to this part of"France". (Part 9 on Monday)
Followed by Michael Barry 's Choice Cuts
Favourite recipes. Today: lighter Christmas puddings.
Introduced by Helen Rollason.
Horse Racing
From Cheltenham.
2.30 Allied Dunbar Novices Steeplechase (3m 1 ½f)
3.05 Food Brokers Fisherman's Friend Steeplechase (Handicap. 3m 1 ½f)
3.40 ASW Bill Love Memorial Gold Card Hurdle (Handicap. 3m 1½f)
Swimming
Winter Championships, from Ponds Forge, Sheffield.
After their disappointing display at the Barcelona Olympics, Britain's swimmers will be keen to impress in the build up to next year's European
Championships, to be held in Sheffield. Nick Gillingham,
Britain's only medallist at the Olympics, heads the competitors. Also in action are
Sarah Hardcastle and Mark Foster.
Producer Sharon Lence
Editor Paul Armstrong
Including at
2.55pm News and Weather
3.50pm News and Weather and Regional News; Weather
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Word game with Paul Coia. • STEREO
BBC2 's topical daily talk show. Today: the world of media and the arts. With Shyama Perera. (Repeatedat 1.10am) • STEREO
The series offering a guide to cooking at Christmas. • TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
• BBC BOOK: Delia Smiths Christmas, price 112.95 available from booksellers.
The spirit of 50s and 60s
American cars recaptured. • STEREO
Classic 1960s puppet series. The Invaders. The crew are sent to protect Marineville from invasion. (Rpt;
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Spy drama from the 60s, starring Robert Vaughn. David McCallum
The two agents have to rely on the unreliable girlfriend of a dead THRUSH agent to capture a death-dealing ionising projection machine.
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A review of the week's press. A Granada production for BBCtv
"In over a hundred countries in the world, governments can lock you up and torture you if they don't like you. The odd squash of protest seems to help. It's also a way of saying 'thank you' for the relatively safe and comfortable lives we live in the UK" - actor John Cleese. (Repeated at 11. 15pm)
• INFORMATION PACK: if you would like to know how to help, phone (free of charge) [number removed]after tonight's programme or send sae to [address removed]
Followed by Advent Calendar (Txt)
In Search of Safety
The civil war in former Yugoslavia is creating a flood of desperate refugees, and Britain provides a safe haven for some of them.
But many refugees from other countries are treated with less compassion by the authorities. David Lomax reports. Producer Tricia Lawton Editor Peter Horrocks
Series of programmes revealing how gardens grow. Making the Best of Things. To survive, plants adapt and compete with other plants, and gardeners can help their favourites win. They can now buy super plants - bigger, brighter, more fruitful, and more disease resistant.
Producer Mick Rhodes
A Catalyst production for BBCtv
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Sister Wendy Beckett , hermit and unorthodox art expert, visits Wilton House near
Salisbury. She gives her views on the flattering poses of Van Dyck , a fake Rembrandt,
Ribera's laughing philosopher, and the epic love story of Leda's seduction by a swan. Director John Hooper
Series producer Nicholas Rossiter * TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
The topical comedy quiz show. Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined tonight by Peter Cook and Douglas Adams. Angus Deayton is in the chair. Producer Harry Thompson
A Hat Trick production for BBCtv • STEREO
With Sue Cameron.
(Shown at 7.55pm;
Tonight's French Film Classic is the first showing on network television of Jacques Becker's re-creation of the bohemian life of the Parisian demi-monde of 1919. The project was 'willed' to Becker by Max Ophuls, whose "La Ronde" will be shown tomorrow on BBC2.
(In French with English subtitles)
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Editor Charles Miller * STEREO
