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War drama, starring Eric Portman
Laurence Olivier , Leslie Howard
A Nazi U-boat is sunk off the Canadian coast as crew members look for supplies on shore. The stranded men are forced to go on the run across a hostile landscape. Director Michael Powell (1941, U)
Black and white Subtitled .....................
♦ See Films: pages 52-62

Contributors

Unknown:
Eric Portman
Unknown:
Laurence Olivier
Unknown:
Leslie Howard
Director:
Michael Powell

The average British consumer will this year spend more than £700 on Christmas. As the tills ring out, festive fever can leave all but the most battle-hardened shopper shattered. With only one week to go, Nicky Campbell visits London's West End to offer a seasonal survivors' guide.
(First Sight returns on 7 January)
(Regional Programme: see variations in panel on left)

Contributors

Reporter:
Nicky Campbell
Producer:
James Cameron
Executive Producer:
John Samson

The music-and-travel Odyssey takes Jools Holland to Beirut, the capital of the Lebanon, where he discovers that, after 20 years of civil war, the city is approaching its former glory.
He meets Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, tours the ancient city of Byblos, and visits girl-group the Four Cats in the Roman nymph sanctuary before dropping in at a nightclub where each table is a shrine to a notable musician.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jools Holland
Guest:
Rafik Hariri
Director:
Geoff Wonfor
Producer:
Sarah Brailsford

In the concluding episode of the current series, Jeremy Clarkson, Tiff Needell, Quentin Willson and Vicki Butler-Henderson select their favourite cars of the year.
Last year it was the Ford Puma that won the plaudits for its overall performance. Can the team find common ground to agree on the best of 1998?
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Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Clarkson
Presenter:
Tiff Needell
Presenter:
Quentin Willson
Presenter:
Vicki Butler-Henderson
Producer:
Chris Richards
Editor:
Jon Bentley

Dick takes the family camping in an attempt to re-create the family spirit he thinks they have lost. But struggling to put up the tent and a failed fishing trip doesn't bring the Solomons closer together. Last in the current series, which is set to return in the new year.

Contributors

Dick Solomon:
John Lithgow
Sally Solomon:
Kristen Johnston
Harry Solomon:
French Stewart
Tommy Solomon:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Dr Mary Albright:
Jane Curtin
Nina:
Simbi Khali
Jimmy:
Marcus Paulk
Freddy:
Miles Marisco
Roy:
Jack Salvatore Jr

Concluding the series about the use of science in warfare.

A revolution is sweeping through America's military, affecting how and where future wars will be fought. With the aim of never losing another conflict, the US is avidly pursuing "full spectrum dominance" - total superiority on land, sea, in the air and out in space.
See today's choices.

Contributors

Producer:
Ed Harriman
Executive Producer:
Harry Dean

As the year draws to a close, the regular reviewing team of Tom Paulin, Tony Parsons and Allison Pearson join host Mark Lawson to discuss the cultural events that have enthralled or appalled them over the past 12 months.

Followed by Skiing Forecast

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Panellist:
Tom Paulin
Panellist:
Tony Parsons
Panellist:
Allison Pearson
Series Producer:
Mark Bell
Editor:
Michael Poole

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The Leisure Site
12.30 Personal Passions
12.45 Soaring Achievements
1.20 The Museum of Modern Art
1.50 Open Late - Technology

Belief Season
2.00 The Long Search: Zulu Zion/A Question of Balance; Faith to Faith: Stories of Peacemaking

Teaching Film and Media
4.00 Amistad - Slaves to History
4.30 But Is It Any Good? - Evaluating Film

Teacher Training
5.00 Numeracy in Action

Open University
5.45 Just like a Girl
6.10 Energy at the Crossroads
6.35-7.00am A Different Way of Learning

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