' Adaptation of Charles Dickens 's yuletide story, starring Reginald Owen
Mean-spirited Ebenezer Scrooge gets revealing visits from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. Director Edwin LMarin (1938. U)
Black and white ...............................
♦ See Films: pages 43-76
Drama, based on the novel by Charles Dickens, starring W.C. Fields, Lionel Barrymore
David Copperfield's happy life with his mother changes when she falls under the influence of the tyrannical Mr Murdstone.
(1935, U)
(Black and white)
See Films: pages 43-76
Roy Hudd and Amanda Barrie do battle with Loyd Grossman and Lynda Barron in this festive edition of the nostalgia quiz using clips from Christmases past. With Martyn Lewis.
A documentary about Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan, whose birthday is celebrated today.
Classic drama, showing in the British at War season, starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon
The outbreak of war in 1939 brings a brutal end to the placid village life of the Miniver family. An ordinary woman becomes a quiet heroine on the home front.
(1942, U) (Black and white)
(The British at War season continues with We Dive at Dawn on Monday 29 December at 1.55pm)
See Films: pages 43-76
The series exploring the world of a young conductor continues with Mark Wigglesworth leading the BBC National Orchestra of Wales playing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
A hair-growth Product transforms Homer's life.
Next episode Friday 2 January at 6pm.
(Repeat) (Stereo)
Musical starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney
Old army buddies Phil Davis and Bob Wallace decide the only way to help their old commanding officer to keep his struggling hotel is to put on a show.
(1954, U)
See Films: pages 43-76
Charlton Heston and Rod Steiger recall their favourite moments from James Stewart's film career.
(Stereo)
Adaptation of the classic Puccini opera, starring Ying Huang, Richard Troxell
Japan 1904: American sailor Pinkerton marries Madame Butterfly, a 15-year-old geisha. But he feels nothing for her and leaves for America, unaware that she is pregnant with his son.
Showing in widescreen. In Italian with English subtitles. (1995, PG)
See Films: pages 43-76 **
Her Majesty's message to the Commonwealth.
With signing and subtitles.
A feast of old chestnuts from the glory days of Christmasses past with this look at the rise and demise of the Christmas light-entertainment spectacular.
From Christmas Night with the Stars to Val Doonican and Christmas Snowtime Special, the programme revisits a world of snow made from soapflakes, chorus lines sweating in winter woollies and recycled sleighs.
Dickens's affection for The Pickwick Papers led him to turn this comic encounter with the zealous landlady Mrs Raddle into one of his funniest and most popular entertainments.
(The series concludes tomorrow at 7.10pm)
Animated adventures of a Stone Age family known as the Gogs.
The prehistoric hooligans exhibit amazing ingenuity in the face of freezing temperatures.
Historical drama starring Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade
Paris 1572: Catholic Marguerite de Valois is forced into a political marriage with Protestant Henri of Navarre in order to appease the opposing religious factions. But then Margot's vacillating and partially insane brother, Charles IX, who is dominated by their mother, Catherine de Medici, orders the killing of all Protestants, leading to the St Bartholomew's Day massacre.
(Showing in widescreen format) (In French with English subtitles)
(1994, 18)
See Films: pages 43-76 ***
Another celebrity chooses a treasured movie moment from the film career of the late James Stewart.
Crime thriller, directed by John Huston, starring Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern
A brilliant criminal is released from prison where he has devised the perfect crime. Like any other businessman, he seeks backing, manpower and a market for his enterprise.
(1950, PG) (Black and white)
See Films: pp 43-76 *****
Followed by Skiing Forecast
