7.15 Teletubbies: Christmas Tree
A Christmas tree appears in Teletubbyland.
(Shown yesterday at 10am)

7.40 Secret Life of Toys
Toy adventures.
(Repeat) (Stereo)

7.55 Yakky Duck
Cartoons.
(Repeat)

8.15 Blue Peter
Children's magazine.
(Shown yesterday at 5.10pm on BBC1) (Stereo)

8.40 Harry and the Hendersons
Comedy.
(Repeat) (Stereo)

9.10 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Animation.
(Repeat) (Stereo)

9.30 Sweet Valley High
Everyday teenage life in a lively California town.
(Repeat)

9.55 Pingu
Penguin fun.
(Repeat)

10.00 Teletubbies: Making Christmas Cards
Some children make cards for Christmas.

Animated adventure. A unicorn searches for her missing brothers and sisters who are suffering at the hands of an evil king. With the voices of Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury and Christopher Lee.
(1980, U)
See Films: pages 43-76 **

Family drama. The MacWade family is forced to sell Meg's orphan colt Gypsy to racing stables. But the colts is determined to come home.
(1954)
See Films: pages 43-76

Animation.
(Repeat)

Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Bernhard Langer and Ian Woosnam are among those competing in the Champions' Challenge Shoot Out, a charity pairs event taking place at Wentworth.

A comic and dramatic plasticine animation telling the four-billion-year story of the past, present and future wildlife of Australia.
(Repeat) (Stereo)

Regional News and Weather

Word panel game.
(Repeat) (Stereo)

Actor Farley Granger talks about working with James Stewart in Rope, and Joe Dante talks about his favourite scene from the film Harvey.

Regional News and Weather

David Vine introduces highlights of the pre-Christmas international show from Olympia.

Classic comedy, continuing the James Stewart season, also with Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant

The wedding of socialite Tracy Lord to a wealthy executive is turned upside down by the arrival of her playboy first husband.
(1940, U) (Black and white)
(The season continues with Destry Rides Again on Tuesday 23 December at 1pm)
See Films: pages 43-76

Director Rob Reiner and actor/director Peter Capaldi discuss It's a Wonderful Life.

A documentary tribute to the film actor who died in July at the age of 89. In a long and prolific career, which included such landmark films as Vertigo, The Philadelphia Story and Harvey, Stewart's most famous role was in It's A Wonderful Life, which is currently enjoying a cinema re-release. Janet Leigh, David Lynch and Frank Capra Jr are among the friends, admirers and colleagues who remember one of Hollywood's true stars.

(Repeated on Friday 2 January at 1.50pm) (Stereo)

Followed by Winter on Two
Previewing the new season.

A special edition in which the last-ever Mastermind champion and her three fellow finalists take on the reigning University Challenge champions - Magdalen College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
See today's choices.

(An international edition featuring a team from the UK against an American select is next Tuesday at 7.45pm)

Another reading by Simon Callow.

Dickens's love of the circus is at the heart of this story about a dwarf who wins the lottery and attempts to ascend the society ladder.
(The next programme is on Christmas Day at 8.30pm) (Stereo)

The culinary magazine show presented byChris Kelly.
Including the announcement of the winning entries from the viewers' poll, plus
Antony Worrall Thompson 's advice on what to do with turkey leftovers, and Jilly Goolden and Oz Clarke preparingtwo of theirfavourite hot drinks for Christmas.
See today's choices.
Producer Moyra Rose : Series producer
TimHincks Stereo
CEEFAX: page

A feature-length comedy drama, first shown last year, starring Julie Walters, Robert Lindsay

A chance meeting with an old schoolfriend gives Maureen Hardcastle the idea to hire male strippers to boost her ailing pub.
(Repeat) (Stereo) (Subtitled)

Followed by A Perfect Day for Christmas

News analysis, presented by Jeremy Paxman.

Satirical drama starring John Sessions and Phil Cornwell as various retired celebrities.
(The series continues on Boxing Day at 10.55pm) (Stereo)

Documentary on the life and career of the great jazz saxophonist Sidney Bechet.
The film contains tributes and recollections of his friends, family and fellow musicians, including Bob Wilber, Wynton Marsalis, Humphrey Lyttelton, Michael White, Woody Allen, Phil Schaap, Carl Reiner, George Wein and Claude Luter. With extracts of Bechet from the fifties, clips from his film Einbrecher, plus coverage of his centenary celebrations.

Drama starring Jack Webb, Janet Leigh

The leader of a jazz band makes a stand when a gangster muscles in on his business in Prohibition-era Kansas.
(Showing in widescreen format)
(1955, PG)
See Films: pages 43-76 ****

Jazz documentary telling the story of how, in 1958, photographer Art Kane gathered together the greatest living jazz musicians, 57 of them, for a photograph in New York. Narrated by Quincy Jones, and featuring many of those who appeared in the historic picture.
(1994, U) (Black and white and colour)
See Films: pp 43-76 *****

Followed by Weatherview